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Tl RALBI011 RBGISTERj WEDNESDAY -MORNING, 'FEBRUARY 25 1863"He THE LATEST-NEWS 3 ' CONFEDERATE fcONGRES$ KtraiioHD.- Feb," 23 la the SwaitHJf. introduced ft W11 to vest in the uoternmient af part of 4U poetftg Mijem fcll right t; thf Ataerloan Telegraph Company in telegraphy line la the Confederate Putoj. Referred jto th Committee oil Postal Affairs. The ; Exemption rutll wat further considered and amended ana finally ordered to be engrossed: The sectipije lative to overseers M amended so that I) should not extend to' any farm on; which ; negroes haJ iboen olaood by ft division of the farni with , any other iarnuerf biuo f- BRITISnl STEAMER ASHORE CHARLESTON i HARBOR. a f!n aktjestow. Feb. ,23.-The British war steam er Rincddo. : Vrhile-.trying to enter the harbor this morning, ran ashoreoff 8alliyat'8 Island. .The British steamer .Petrel and the French steamei! MilanlM been try log all 0ay to get her ff bu so far have b&cn unuccess:ul. THKNORTH. Rtphmosd. Feu. 20. a resolution was re-i I romtlv introduced in the Illinois Legislature fo; a rflcflis until June, the object being to-gtye th6 Peace Convention time to take action and peporij to the Iiejrislature, Alter tne; resoiuuona wer introduced i into the Senate the Republicans hei a caucus Ahdi aereecTthat there shoald be .no mor resolution calling a convention atluiilK a4 pledge themselves not- again" to present tbem---4 The ReDUbiican Senators have left Spriiiefield urirt will noteturn. until a pledge is given: so the T,ilfiirft ta -ht lallv dui lved. " . The Pert Soy al correspondent of e Newf IforM Woflci, Hiider aaie oi w ni,syai jutpf ox neditioo is Worse than at a stand still, and are em Wkinir from transports and taking quarters ori St. HelenaTsland. Many days must elapse beford anything can. be achieved by it. , ; - k ;- Reporu are rife as to the disagreement betweeri Gens. Hunter and Foster. -The lrtter basfione W Washington' for additional. Icstructioni, , anc nothing will be h,eard from tbe ; expedition fJ throe weeks to come. -. I .. s. ; -v.c' .. Gen. Schdnck having caused , the Yankee r fla r hatfianUiod In the Hall of tbe AssemblV rooa - of the Baltimore congregation i tney disconJtinuei their religious services in that place N -"r Lincoln has lent toxne oenaie uia nomiiaBiuoa of Gen. Phelp, as ft Major; General, dated ' Vm 4 186l thus outranking I all ptheir jyolbnteei Major Generals, including Burnside. and Hookl et'ThZ WTwirork World of the 13th contains communication from D. A. ; Mahohey, 4ecJar in? that Van Buren'a late speeech does mot re flo.t tKft gfintiments of the Democracy vbf th North west, ho now favor a vigorous prosekjulio f . CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. TIichmonD. Feb. 20.-i-Tho Senate occupied to'J dny in the furthet consideration of .the xeiinptio! bill. At ftmenament was aaopteu eitnujjuug oni person oh any farm on ; which there resides a farolv of-women and children of not less than te nnnmhftr.itDoira aenenaens wi wu ibwi nii nreBflnc.fflof 'a white man for support and protect tion, with various conditions, to.previent abuse the exemption law. The Sedate adjoined unti Monday. T ' i J ' f Th Hoi&fl wont inlo secret session on tnlo curs roncy question. I V . I; RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Mo-niLK.fFeD.' 20. Tbe Advertiser and iR- tAr hi a (6rmtchfrom Jackson. Mias., dated Fel 20. If sayi, as the out freight train from JIe"ri( an came tc Chauky Biidgelast night it gave precipiUting the eBgine and four cars $to im river. There was a large number of passeugofl on board the traip. From fifty to one hundred . are reotvd to, be drowned. The bridge cannyt be repairouj tin tne wa'.er iaus. 4 FROM EURgPJI RiCifMojrD, Feb. 20. -Steamer . Asia, 1 Liverpool dates ef the 3lst.ult., arrived at N York on the 15th inst. Tho emancipation de; monstratiob at Exeter Hall was one of; thje most enthuiiastip scenes witnessed in London for a long time. The resolutions reiterate the sentiments of the emancipation society, and express greaf svmnatbv tor the North. The London Tinies was denounced by the speakers amidst groans an hlsse similar to those given, at the meetings hel at Bradford and other towns J ' -- A 4 T U iranArallo KflUwAr? . ihaf tha nrnnnla fh modiatioh bv the EmDeror were merely prelimif nary to toore important steps. If the proposal ' ' . mf f The NeW Yora- World ' says (h fMeatljkaw elections in New York 6how jan immeiiise,conMf vative galn'over the. vote last fall. . i ; c ; Capt. Beipmes had a reception at the! Commer-f cial Exchahge,. in Kingston, given him by the merchants of that city. He was lustily Cheered.' There are rumors of new difficulties between the British 'and Washington Governments jj owing? to the seizure of EngliBb vessels near Bahama. ; Sir Robert Peel, in a speech, declared himself In favor of a separation between h& North and South, He strongly condemned the Lincoln! eman-f cipation edict. . .....I. . . f : j f" , i xieenan is maicoeu ior a prize ugav wua a unknown pugilist for $10,600. ,fZ: j I .1 FROM .'THE WEST.- i - J - i i;; CHATTAroodi., Ftb. 20.1 Trains from Tulhv homa make connection at Look Out Creek, and pontoon bridges are constructed for passenger to "cross, 'f f. ( f j-. I An officer of the second Arkansas regiment ha been sentenced to be shat- on the 27th, for cow-j ardice at tbe battle of Murfreesboro. j ;-:! The Loilisville Journal, of the 16th, his been receive!, j Prentice ays that the Democratie Convention at Frankfort is an artifice, dishonor ai blein fact as it is deadly in purpose; it is the cat of secession in the meal tub ot democracy. Thl Journal says that the rebel sy mpathizers in Louis ville are folding meetings ; preparatory to theiK Slate Convention U Frankfort, on the 1 8th. -4. Similar meetings are being hell in adjoining .counties. . .. . - ' . ! i i Immense preparations were being made; ini Indianapolis for ft republican meeting on the 26tb. ' : ' ' f -ii-- ! : 1 It is believed at New Orleans that Butler woul return if riot made Secretary, of War. Memphis papers say four million dollars bav been sent qown ta C rant's troops. The health of the troops was bad. 5 " . i '?f-'!f 1 j Oho hundred bales of cotton have been hr ought up th4 river on the steamer Ruth. , l ii Prisoners say that the Federals have been re Eulsad , in f every demonstration against Ior udson. ti '' j ;i (' " j Cassius M. Clay has determined to abandon hil commiisien apd retlirn to Ruasiai , ; j j.j y A letter 'from Murfreesboro, received la 'New York sayf the reason Rosencranz' army d'on'i j advanee it Is mud, bound, Tbe army is iri excel- lent condition, but diminished by4 desertion, j ( Bill have been reported in the Fedor Conjgrees, appropriating ten million dollar's fot the abolition! of slavery In Maryland, a million and ft half fo Western Virginia, and foir hundred and forty thousand for Delaware. . ' ' ' I The select committee have rred 'unnn n hilt to eetalAish a board of emigration and coIooIxaJ uvu iu connection with the war.TJepartmeat. ' x.asd raiVATEBaiKaIn tbe ConfeaVate! ot MrMtDowell, of North Carolina it Iras ferred to the Committee! on Judiciary, toiladuire1 oe V !? aU nrws taken in against! the Confederate States, the proceeds to be divided1 T V n . ' ' ' ' I m meir capture; i - --From the Richmond ftispatch.: B. SEWARD'3 ATTEMPT ,TO DECEIVE . .;,. . , -franoe v v 4 ' -- Mr. Reward nlninlv hnMi In Uia tamI lb at well told and stuck to is as good as the truth." wnicn .ia aireciea to te laid beforo the French -Government, he says the Confederate States fro tiih pnly the Statoa -of GeoTgift,; Alabama, and Texat,' -.with half, of Virginia, ;hatf .of .North Carolina,; Jwo'thirda 6f South , Carolina, half of Mississippi, and" onaHhlrd respectively of Arkan sjwand IUlana.4'r'The remainder of the Con federacy,; he claims, has been re-established 'under the flag of the Tjnion. - " .- X- " ' i 8uch is the statement of facts presented to Mr. Orouyn; da L'Hujs I ; It la hardly lesa insulting tot" his intelligence than the ans wer given to his recommendation for ft conference between the bel ligerents that 'a mode1 already exists for such conference, ty iut acknowledging the Authority f th Yanked Government, ana sending Sena-, tprs and Representatives to .Washington. - At the same time that the French Minister of Foxeign ' Affairs ?receivei $lr.' SewardY statement he, will .probably also deceive front, Mr. Mercier full jiud accurate, accounts of the state of the war, and fjroio Mr. Paul, and other French Consuls of tbe fjouth, i reports of the situation not less trust worthy Land accompanied by files of Southern newspapers. j With th&e materials in hand, de rived from' honorablehd impartial soutces, M. D'ouyh 4e L'Hoys takes up his maps and ad dresses himself with the quick apprehension' of a great mind to sift the truth of Mr." Seward's dec larations. Of Virginia -Mr -Seward claims half. The French Secretary finds from, his report that while . the Yankees hold the Northwest and the Kanawha Valley , the extreme north of the Val lpy to Winchester, and a few of the more nor th eir n . and eastern coupties, the Confederacy -holds the- capital firmly nearly the whole of the rail roads, and ift faot about two-thirds, of the State- that thipo8se8lon has been : maintained after four gigantic attempts at invasion have met bloody; repulse,' and that' at last the enemy's army tin the, Rappahannock, demoralized and dispirit ed, has retreated,' apparently tinl despair from the hopeless task of subjugating an uneonquera bie people.-. ' pflNrthiC'trolinaalso, Mr. Seward claime half as subiuealed. Threetourtbs of this State lies west ot of the Weldon and Wilmington Raj- road. as a glance at the map will snow, Jrrom the beginning of the war "umil now not ft single Yankee hireling has put his foot prints west of that railroad. Except for ft period of ten days that road has been constantly employed, and cars ru a ttirough. carry ing our troops and munitions of war, and it is now dsily used for that purpose. East of this "road the Yankees hold, by a liberal estimate,! one half of the remaining fourth of the State, j-and even there the people continue isitnrui and steadfast in devotion to the Southern Confed eracy i Mr. Seward's falsehood concerning North Carolina eclipses the one upon Virginia. ' ;; In South Carolina, Mr. Seward claims one-third as in Yankee occunancy. What must be the disgust of the Emperor and his Minister to find rthat at no time have the enemy held any part of that State West-or JSorth of. the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, and. thai the road referred to has been regularly and daily used by the Confed erate Government .? A simple inspection of the map will show that this road dees not cut off one twentieth part of the State, and yet it embraces all and more of South Carolina soil than the Yankees have ever held even" for a moment. ; Georgia, Mr. Seward does not claim ; nor Ala bama. Texas, too, he magnanimously admits is ours. But of Mississippi - he .claims one half ? Sometime ago the Yankee army of invasion ad vanced to point somewhat South or the Talla hatchie rivor while our lina of defenca waa tho Yallabusha. The enemy held most of the coun try North and'West of the Tallahatchie, which comprised, perhaps, a fifth part of Mississippi. Since then their lines have been much with drawn and it would be, too much" to say that they now hold a sixth pari of that State. This is sufficient, however, for Mr. Seward's purposes of iabrification. "Give tho devil an inch and he :w.ill take an ell." ... ; Of Louisiana, according to Mr. Seward, the enemy holds two-thirds. In fact, they hold only tlTe banks of the Mississippi up to Port Hudson and the extreme Southeastern part of the State ; at the outside, hardly a tenth of Louisiana. - This is shown conclusively by the cannon of Port Hudson and by the fact that the Confederacy own and work an almost inexhaustible salt mine with in twenty miles of the reft coast and less than "eighty from' New Orleans. ' ' j Of Arkansas, Mr. Seward claims two-thirds. Not less than four-fifths are -and have been al ways -in undisturbed oceypancy of the Confede racy. Tennessee and Florida areciaimed bodily by Air. Seward. Of the latter not one twentieth part is in Yankee occupancy. As to Tennessee, our Government holds East Tennessee firmly; our army, under Gen. Johnston, is-encamped in the very heart of Middle Tennessee, at Tallahonja, Confronting the enemy, who does not dare to ad vance ; and our cavalry, under Van Dorn, For rest, Wheeler, and Morgan, roam almost at will over west Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and Central Kentucky, burning bridges, capturing posts, -cutting off detachments, and destroying tbe stores and tnonttlcms-"of-lhe-omy. All these facts were well known to Mr. Seward When be- pened the. falsehoods we. have exposed. What could have been Ma aim ? It could hard ly have been the hope of successfully deceiving the Emperor and "M. DrOuyn de" L'Huys, for they are men accustomed to. look beneath the r Surface, and to act on more reliable information than what, is supplied by tbe dispatches of the Yankee, Premier. Nor are these impudent ab rifications explained by the natural desire to make out a case which would soothe the wounded-vanity of a people stung with rage and shame at the defeats of Fredericksburg and Vicksburg. No, itis John Barleycorn who must answer for these perversions of well known trutns. Seward fas for some time past taken to drink. Anima ted with the courage thus inspired, he has thought t a fine thing to insult the French Emperor , with statements of fact which be must know to be false, and by deliberately informing hira, in re? iponse to a grave proposition, that the Southern States can "confer" with the North by ground ing arm?, submitting to the Union, and by send ing representatives to the Yankee Congress.- A respectful answer, truly, to a humane offer of me diation between two belligerents whose strife has brought so much suffering to the civilized world 1 CONGRESS ON SATURDAY, i . The Senate was not in session, on Saturday. In the'Housevery little business of an important cha racter was transacted in open session.. A resolu tion offered by Mr. Curry, of Ala., tendering to Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, the privilege of a seat in the Hall, during the sessions of the House, waa agreed to. The House also-passed 'a resolu tion, offered by Mr. Collier, of Va., Btating that whereas the Congress of the United'States have by law authorized the raising o negro troops to be used in the present war in the attempted subju gation .of the Confederate States, therefore resolv ed, that the Committee on the Judiciary inqure pto the expediency of providing by law that all negroes i -captured whilst bo in the service of the United States ipso facto, unless they be fugitive ilkveer; shall become the property of the captor?, and shall thereafter be held and considered in all Respects as slaves. . " ( 1 A bill was-pased in the House by a vote of 50 to 21, for the establishment and equalization of the grade of "officers of the Navy of the Confederate States, and for other purposes. ! The policy of raising and arming aegro regi monts seems to have been finally adopted by the Administration. So abhorrent was this policy to the pountrv a few months. ago, that the Adminis iration did hot dare ,to adopt it, and a regiment which the shallow-brained Hunter had raised io South Carolina, was disbanded- by an order from ; Washington.'-- - r vv.''. -. ",L I This was before the calls for the, last six hun dred thousand men. No more men (white men) being expected by voluntary enlistment,, the ad ministration feels unrestrained as to the abolition negro scheme hence the-nsro Bofdier, policy INTEGRITY dF HISTORY BATTLE OF : , ,1 . WIIXIAMSBURG.5. ;r . . .': The Revolution now progressing and the thrill ing , events will for m . the future history of our country. We are glad to see .that from time to time, independent of the newspaper accounts, the Government . and others , are preserving , the recotda of each battle and event . We have re-' oeived the official Reports of the Battles pub; lis bed by the authority of the Uonrederate uon grees; the f 'Confederate States Almanaa" for this year is a repository of useful information, the "Diary of the War of Separation published, by H; O. Clark, at Vicksbure, riving a chronicle of events from November I860, to January, 1863, is tne most vaiuaoie compendium . we nave . met with. It will aid the future historian aad afford dulft upon which . he .may record the 'deede of heroic daring and preserve the medtory of the gallant and patriotic. The fflciat: repotfs of each battle, will towewr be useful and Impor tantt and repress much displaced eulogy, white it will correct unmerited cehsure, . that the excite ment tf the moment jfiay have produced.' We have seen a copy of tlr) Official Report of Geo. D. H. Hill- as regard thebattleof WUliami burg, fought Bth of amy last, sand it materially corrects the unfounded" calumnies that have been spread against the 23d J 1 0. Regiment and its gal lant commander, Col.iT. F.' Hoke. It has been Started and widely too?Mat thy regiment did not come into action pro; jtly, and had it done so-, the misfortunes of the : th Kegiment I mcKaesj bad been avoided : ani that Col. Hoke failed to proved! his courage in .ttle. ; J It will be seen thaV m General Hill's official report, that ihe 23rd fcrth Carolina did its duty as ordered by him, and that its Colonel done eve-. ry thing in his power. - - The official: report of CoL Hoke is fully aus-. tained by Gen. .Hill. If the rashness "and want Of military skill' in others caused so many brave men to fall, the fault -j&hould belaid on the right shoulders. ' '- . j , The following is an : extract from Gen. Hill's report : :. ' . HEADQtTABTKBS HlLL'S DIVISION, i . i" ,; 25th December, 4862. j i 'In the battle of Williamsburg, it was the in-- tefl tion of Gea. Longstreet to gain the rear or tne Yankee battery on ouif left flank, by passing tbroueh the-: woods. I It was never intended to make a r front, attack .upon it through an open field. I ordered Col. John F. Hoke, command ing the 23d N. C. Regiment, and another regi- inent (38th Virginia,) to clear the woods of the enemy's skirmishers, this was dme very hand tonielv. And had it not. been done, the regiment advancing over the field! would have been exposed to a flank fire all the way. . D. :H. HILTJ; Maj. Gen." (' We hone that this aflair. which was a bloody and brilliant victory to or arms, will now be viewed in its true light and the integrity of his tory maintained. Those papers who have copied Oolonal McRae'e report win ao an act oi justice in cop ,nS wie' Charlotte jbulleniin. THE KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS. The famous resolves of the Keu'ioeky, Leg is lature, of which we have had so much by tele graph, are at . last presented in a readable form and may be-scanned' and appreciated. They are preceded by a long preamble, similar in form and substance to the indictment against George III in the Declaration of Independence, reciting the many ontrages upon the people of Kentucky and the numerous infractions of the Constitution which have been perpetrated by the Lincoln Administration. 1 Ruolvud by the General Assembly of the Com monwealth of Kentucky. That Kentucky wllU by tall Constitutional means in her power, protect citizens in the employment of the elective fran chise;' the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus; the security of . their persons and property against the unconstitutional edict of the Federal Execu- tive, and their enforcement by the army under its control. - 2 That .by the Constitution of the Slate of Kentucky, 'the right of the owner of the slaye to such slave and its incease is the same, and is inviolable as the right of the owner to any prop erty whatever ;" that "Keritqcky understands her own interests too well to bo thankful for gratuitous jadvice as to the mode in which she should manage them; and when she wants the assistance of any outside administration of her affairs, she claims the privilege of. originating the suggestion;" consequently, the propositions made by Abraham Lincoln for her to emanci pate her slaves, are hereby rejected. 3. That the object and purpose of the war. having been perverted by the party now in con- trol of the government, in violation of its oft re peated and most solemn pledgor,-our Senators in Congress are instructed, and our Representatives are requested to oppose any further aid in its pros ecution by furnishing either men or money. 4. That the proclamations of the President,? dated September 2 2d, 1862, and January 1, 1863, purporting to emancipate the slaves in certain States and. parts of Spates, set forth therein, are unwarranted by, any code, either civil or mili tary, and of such character and tendency not to be submitted to by a people jealous of their lib erties.' ' . ,,,s; 5. That the act of Congress, approved by the President, admitting Western Virginia as State, withoht the consent tf the State of -Virginia, is such a palpable violation of the Consti tution as to warrant Kentucky in refusing to recognize the validity of such proceeding. 6. That Kentucky will cordially unite with the Democracy of the Northern State in ad Car nest endeavor to bring about a speedy termination of the existing war, and to this end we insist upon a suspengicw ot hostilities and an armistice to enable the belligerents to agree upon'terms of peace. : V That commissioners from this State be &- pointed, whose duty it shall be to visit the Federal i and Confederate Governments at Richmond and Washington, and urge them respectively to agree upon an armistice for the purposes herein "contem plated. 8. That the Governor of Kentucky is hereby requested to for ward a copy of the foregoing pream ble and resolutlonsio the President of the United States, and to each of oar Senators and Represen tatives in Congress. CHARLOTTE & B, C. RAILROAD. The report of the President congratulates the stockholders on the fact that the business of the road for the past year has been more than double that of any previous year, thatthe trains have been run with mnch regularity, considering the difficulties of the times and the pressure of business upon them, and 'that no serious accident has- occurred. The Company has purchased" 40 slaves to be used in workin, g the road, and 1,000 bales of cotton, as a medium of exchange and basis of credit abroad, in order to procure supplies upon the return of peace. The report alludes to vua law mat Yfmio iuh iucuuiu oi tue roau nas been greater, the' deterioration, wear and tear oT the property has beenjn .a corresponding ratio. The tabular statements show; the receipt for the past year to have been! $651,520 76, and the ex penses $189,334 21, leaving a ' nett income of $452,186 5, on a capital stock of about $1,&D0 000; ' This income exceeds that of last year over $259,000. The operating expenses are 29 per cent of the earnings, being 5 percent, less than last year . 'LVf'jr. " ' This road has had more than the uiual amount of business thrown upon it, owing to the interrup tion of communication ;by the routes via Wil mington and Lynchburgj . The early compleUoia of the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad to Statesville, and the iesnrance that the Greensboro ana Danville connection;; will be madedaring the present year, give reason. tc i rely upon a pcrmanet and increasing. busioessJj One more : important liak, the Columbia an4 Hamburg Railroad, la waoting-io place thisj road upon' the principal high way of the coun try: Columbia Caroliniati. , We jearn that at the meeting of the stockheld "ers of the Company, the old Board, of Directors was i re-elected. At a subsequent- meeting of the Board, Wm. Johnston, !Ksq., was unanimously re-elected President. i . . A BRIGHT EXAMPLE JOR SOUTHERN -' The following aceoun t of what patriots have en dured patiently while fighting for their .homea and liberties,' is taken from the "History of the. Dutch Republic:'1 V . " ' '- t v' The city of Harlem was one of this largest and fchost ' ltlfdl.1n;'Uir'KetarlAftai.It'w ftUo one of the weakest. The walla were of antique construction, turreted, .but not strong. The exf tent, and feebleness of the defenses Tnade a:; large garriaoa :tneceiaftryft -but nnfofiunately fotbe farrison was even weaker than the walls; it aum ered onIy about one thouaacd pioneers j or del; vers, three thousand fighting men, and about three, hundred fighting women. The last "wat V most efficient corps-all females of respectable character armed with tword.muaket and dagger. ITha chief, Kanau Hwselear, was a widow of distinguished family and unblemished' reputation, about forty- seven years of age, who, at the head of her Ama4 tons, participated in many of the . most fiercely contested actions of the age. When such a spirit animated the maids and matrons of the city, it might be 'expected that tho men would hardly Surrender the place without a" struggle. After three days cannonade; Don Frederic -or-dered an assault, but met with a resistance that astonished the Spaniards. The church bells rang the alarm throughout the city and the whole pop ulation swarmed to the walls.s The- besiegers were encountered not only with sword and mus ket, but with every implement which the, burgh ers hands could find. Heavy stones, boiling oil, live coals, were hurled upon the he&ds.of the sol diers hoops, smeared with pitch and set on fire,! were dexterously thrown upon their hecks. Even Spanish courage and Spanish ferocity, were obliged to shrink before the steady determination of a whole population animated by a single spirit. Many officers were killed and wounded, and' three or four hundred soldiers left dead in the breach, while only three or four of the. towns men lost their lives.' The signal of recall was re luctantly givexi,and the Spaniards abandoned me assault. It was now obvious to Don Frederic that a siege must precede tbe massacre. He gave orders, therefore, that the ravelin should be un dermined. On the 31st January, after two or three days' cannonade, Don Frederic ordered a midnight as sault. . " A tremendous onset was made on the gate of the cross, and the ravelin was carried and lost -The Spaniards poured into this' fort .expecting in staotly to sweep into tbe city with sword and firo. As they' mounted its wall they became for the first time aware of the new and strong fortifica tion which had been secretly constructed on the inner side.: . A half moon rose before them brist ling with cannon. A sharp fire was instantly opened upon the besiegers, while at the same in; slant the ravelin, which the citizens had Under-? minded, blew up, carrying into the air all the soldiers who had just entered it so triumphantly. This was she turning point. The retreat was sounded, and the -Spaniards fled to their camp, leaving at least three hundred dead beneath the walls. . Thus was a second assault, made by an overwheling force, and led by the most accom .pliahed generals of Spain, signally and gloriously repelled by the plain burghers of Harlem. The whole population had long been subsisting upon an allowance of a pound of bread to each man. and half a pound or bread to each woman. 3utthe bread was now exhausted; theTamine had already begun- Through tbe month of June, the sufferings of the inhabitants increased hourly. Ordinary food had long since vanished. The pop ulationaow subsisted on lin seed and rape. seed. As these supplies were exhausted, they devoured cats, dogs, rats and mice, and when at last these unclean animals had been all consumed, they boiled the hides of horses and oxen; they ate shoe leather; they plucked the nettles and grass from the grave yards, and the weeds that grew between the stones of the pavement. Men, women, and children fell dead in the streets, perishing of pure starvation, and the sur vivors had, hardly the strength to bury them out of their sight; arfd yet, still they refused to surren der. Thb Statk Qtjarahty of Confederate Bonds The bill on this subject, by which it was proposed to increase the amount of the State en dorsement of Confederate 'Bonds from the propor tionate share of South Carolina of the amount of $200,000,000 to that of $500,000,000, has passed three readings in both Houses of the Legislature of that State. The bill ia as follows : Be it enacted, c, That the Governor for the time being, whenever application fir such guar antee shall be made to him by the Government of the Confederate States of America be, and he is hereby authorized aad directed to endorse -the guaranty of the State of South Carolina upon the bonds of tbe Confederate States of America, to be hereafter issued, according to a plan to be adopt ed by Congress, to the amount of $3,432,758 62. 229. being the proportionate share of the sum of $500,000,000, according to the representation of Doum uarouna in tne xxouse 01 xwepresentauves of the Confederate Oongress, .the representation of the -States of Missouri and Kentucky being omit ted in the calculation. - J. P. imiGrxIT & CO,, (SUCCBSSOBS TO KFIGHT,BOBKKTgei fe CO.,) NO. IRON FItONT BUILDING, SYCAMORE STRE1T, PETERSBURG, VA., Will sell on commission TOBACCO, COTTON, WHEAT, FLO UR, CON, BAUUIfLAltl), BUTTER, BRANDIES, &C. Will attend to the filling of orders r will make cash advances on prodace in hand.' ' J. P. KNIGHT & CCf, NOTICE.: I am connected with the above house, and will be pleased to have my old friends and custo mers patronise me as heretofore. BENJAMIN M. ROBERTSON. Peb 6 lm R. P. LESTER, . AUCTIONEER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, PETERSBURG, VA., i' (OPPOSITE MCILWAINK, SOK & CO.,) Store reoQntly occupied by Stevenson, Weddell A Co, " REFBRS TO f " H. D. Turner, Esq., Raleigh. A. W. Ven able, Granville. ,Prof- W. T. Walters, Porcstville. 7eb21-lm ... Sootoli Snuff. THE SUBSCRIBERS, AGENTS " FOR Messrs.'-Riddle and Mc II wain e, arejnow prepared to furnish to the trade their superior' brand Scotch Snuff; which will be found equal to any manufaetvred, in the Southern Confederacy. They also pffer the tW. JL Beasley'1 and "Smith Egerton" Snuff, and solicit orders for the same. . - . c .McILWAINIE,S0N C0. . . Mollwaine, Son & Co., ' PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, JT EEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND 'A Jj. well assorted stock of manufactured and Smo king Tobacco. - Also- the celebrated 'Riddle it Mell waine" Scotch Snuff and other brands suitable, for the trade. MoItWAINE, SON CO; . Fob2L-lm ' .-Tr1--. -': -!' - - v-C . ' For Saie.i SMALL FARM OF ABOUT 60 ACRES J in the Tillage of Oak Bill, Granville oonaty, N. CL. 12 miles from Oxford., Tkere ia ; good dwelling, school house, and oat-houses on the plaoe. -: Abio,' m rery good Applo Orchard. f Mri Wm. Haryear, the Postmaster at Oak Hill, will show any .one . the prem-, iees. Ifor. information regarding, terms, Ae addres "f ;.,r:1"-. ' . : ;r BmFORi ; .? i Jan It tm,'t ; . .Smchmond;ya.; S50 ewara; t & 'TTl ANA WAY, ABOCTTHE 1ST OFOC Jti tober, my negro bey .HANDY, aged about J3. rears, Weighs about 165 pounds, very fleshy, and very arge eyes. I will give'thebove"reward for Mf apt prehension' and delivery to me, or confiuement in any jail so that I can get him again.'1' .1- ..-. c .-.". JAMES BUNN, S. ' i Wake County,Dec 1, 1862. , , dee 17-wlmpd To Capitalists mnE AXABA5IA 'AND MISSISSIPPI X' River Railroad Company of Alabama will, offer iov aaie at paDlifl aactioa, to tne big Mat Wdder, (not leu than par) on Wednesday, the 4 day of , March, 1863, at the Bank of Selsoa,' In tha City of Selnaa, $400,000 bonds of th Company, , dated January lst, 1862, aid da January 1st, 1873, aad $42,000 loads of the City of Selma, dated January 1st,-182, and due Jaauary 1st, 1882. The last named bo-ds . will be endorsed and guaranteed, by Railroad Compa A7, ,Ail thee boDda beai 8. per oeat interest, P7 bla semi annually, at the ! Commercial , Bank of Ala TMuaa, at Seima,- witheoapont attached for theinter est. - The bonds of the. Company!, (intwett and prin eipal) are secured by af mortgage, duly executed and recorded, oa th entire Railroad of the Company,' with aU its machinery aad lands, and franchise, aad other appurtenances.'-' The road commences at the City of Sclma, where it connects with, the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad (oomplefbd 135 miles,) and now being extended 'uner a', contract with the Confederate Government, to Rome,' Georgia) and with a daily line of steamboats, plying-between Selma. and Moatgomery, andxtenda West through a well culti vated and very fertile region, via Uniontown aud De mopolis, about 11 milei, and is eonnected by means of the Northeast - and Southwest Alabama Railroad, f with the Mobile aad 'Ohio, and Southern (Mississippi) uaiiroaas,at Mermtan Aliwissippi. Juesides :its very markedlocal adTantaeasecurihg to it a large loca business, this road holds almost favarable position, in the crest Eastern and Western line of traTtd WMm Texas, Arkansas, Louisiwia and' Mississippi, and the Northern, and Eastern portidns , of the Confederacy, affording' the most : direct and shortest route from Vicksburg, and all intermediate places to .the Capitol of the Confederacy, and the Bouta'. Atlantic citiea.--Althongh the route through from' 6elmato Meridian has been opened only within the last few weeks, and is not yet working as fejtilaiiy as it will, so soon ai the arrangements in progress, are' completed, the in come already far exceeds the sum required to make good tne Donas proposed fo be issued. In short, it is believed, that no better securities than, these, bonds, can be found in the Confederacy. Two prior liens exist, to-wiJ a mortgage to secure $160,000"boBds of tne uompaay, due January next, to be paid out of the proceeds of 'the bonds'now oLered; r ad which will be received in payment for the If iter bonds, r Second, a mortgage to secure $150,000 advanced: by the Confe4 erate Government for the completion of the road, -and payable in 1872, unless sooner discharged, at expected, by transportation for the G o vernment; ' - . i Sealed proposals er bids, directed to the undersign ed at Demopolis, of W. S. Knox, Egq Treasurer, at belma, (who on appuoation will give any inlormation desired) will receive due attention. G. Q. GRIFFIN, President. Sflliha, JeW 11 t8feb. ? : - '. : w V. " HaaDQVAUTUU( 3d N.: C. Battawow, Light, 1 . .. j 1 1 "" ABTtLLxar, i 1 ... 1 -yi't -t WiutnroTCK, January S3, 1863 BPBCIAL UBSKRg, I j ' 'HO. 32. I JOHN H. IliLNES, JOHN A. MOODY, Thos. Johnson, Joseph TL , Vincent, Nathaniel Jones, N L. Oder and David Coffield, ef Capt. A. J Ellis company ; James S. Jackson, Samuel Privet! John h. Outhmr, James W. Farmer and Charles I. JBailey, of Capt. Willi&mjBadham's company, absent without leave are hereby ordered to report immedi ately at these headquarters or they will be considered deserters, and treated accordingly. By order of Maj. Johr W. Moorb : jan31r-lm AUG. M. MOORE, Adj't. Broom Corn Seed. A GENTLEMAN WHO RAISED A CROP of Broom Corn last year has a large quantity of seed for sale. Price $2.50 per bushel me dollar extra when a bag is furnished. Printed directions for the'cnltivation of broom -corn wiU be Bent to all who desire to raise a crop. " All orders sent to WILLIE J. PALMER, Principal of the Institution for thai Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, will receive prompt attention. Peb 21 swim , - Lost. CERTIFICATE OP STOCK FOR ONE Share in the North Carolina Railroad Company, No. 865. Application will be made for renewal of same. JNO. W. SYME. feb 18 lm .. , , . - ; sc. ' - Shocco Springs. TIIIS CELEBRATED WATERING ' PLACE IS now open for the reception of visitors, (refugees' and others). For terms, apply to . HYMAN N1CH0LLS 4. CO, Proprietors, Shocco Springs, Warren Co., N. C. Peb 1? lmpd 1 For Sale. A FIRST RATE . CLOSE CARRIAGE and harness, but little used; also a good Carryall. J. W. FORT. ,Forestville Feb. 17 5tpd To Cotton Planters. I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Agent for the purchase of Cotton for the Confederate Government within the State j of North Carolina, and will pav for the same in 8 per cent . Bonds or. cash. Such agents visiting theAifferent parts of the State, buying in my name, will have written certificates of appointment. Patriotic citizens are now offered an opportunity to aid the Government by selling lo it their cotton rath er than to private capitalists. LEWIS S. WILLIAMS. Charlotte, Feb. 11, 1863. " feb 14 lm Headquarters, Ramsenr's Brigade, February -7th, 1862. A EL COMMISSIONED OFFICERS of XjL this Brigade, absent without proper authority, are hereby . ordered to return immediately to their commands, or they will be recommended to be drop- pea xrom tne service, and their names will -toe . sent to the nearest Conscript officer for enrolment. All men absent without authority are also ordered to their respective companies under the severest pen alties. L A fall list of all such absentees commissioned of ficers and privates will, in a few days, be published. All officers now absent on detached service for the purpose of collecting - absentees1 procuring recruits, Ac, are hereby reminded that a. failure on their part to bring or sen a a sumciant number of. such to this Brigade, wUJ involve a rigid: investigation as to the manner in which they have discharged their duty. By order of Brig. Gen. Ravsbttb. - i - . trk SEATON (TALES, : r Ass't Adjutant General. Camp near Fredericksburg; Va, Feb ll-5t State Journal. Wilmington Journal. Charlotte Bul letin, will copy five times and forward account to thia Brigade Headquarters, "Guinea. Station, near Fed ericksburg, Va.?' , , TuoMAavuxa, Feb, 16, 1863. VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT one month after this date I shall apply to the North Carolina Railroad Company for the re-issue of certificate .n o, mo, tor one share or their Capital Stock standing in my name, theonginal having been lost or miBlaid. JAMES IL HOLT. FeblS wlm - Office of the Chatham R. R. Co., 7 - Balxish, February 6,1863. j mHE STOCKHOLDERS OF THB CHAT X ham Railroad Company will meet at the Court House ia the City of Raleigh, en Tuesday, the Sd day of March, .1863, to consider the propriety of accept ing the amendments' to their Charter lately passed by the General Assembly; f i ,v feb 14 td KEMP P. BALLE, President. 1 . ; Committed TO THE JAIL OF. WAKE qOCNTY.ON the 11th of November, 1862, a' negro .man who says his name is HARRY, and that he belongs to John Thomas Mebane, of Bertie County. Said boy is about 35 years of age, and of dark complexion. The owner of said boy is requested to came : for ward, prove property and pay charges or he will be dealt with a the law directs. j i :.;,. tr - 4 ; ! t W. H. HIGH, Shfl. 5Uee. 15th;' 1862 iv.v, dtfc-17 tf- Committed TcT Jail WkW COMMITTED TO THE 3&XLfot - Warren County, en the 31st day of December laftae a runaway, a Negr man who say s his name ia Washington Newell y thaT lie beldbes to Capt Wmi Smith of tha 6th Regiment N. C. Troops, and that his master lives in FaquierX!ounty, Va when at home. He also says he" escaped from Che Jail of Wake Coua ty some aix or eight weeks since, aad subsequently 'froaaNath. Codnyafl. .?:-,'--.' - C "- Said Negro la a dark ginger eike or baoon color ; about 6 feet ft or 6 inches high haa bad.teeth in front and appears to be aboat 40 of 45 years; of age,'' ' iTheownerniui.l p.ove property, pay ehargM and' take him away or he will be dealt with as the law di rect. ' ' ' WM. L. HARRISS, Jan.. 10 tf Jailor. -f 111 1 'Mt. TOBACCO FJiT JBTTTIUSIXfiD, l.eatof Jlre Ry, Imp Priam, 0. damby Imp. liusborough lost eniy one raoe out oi o o jwr old -how stinted to Albion. Jr $800. . . ' , 3. Her produce, B.: Ft. by 'Albioa, Jr.. foale4 ust sprlngrice fftOe. tofr5 m - -. Z. Br; IL. Horse Hy, by Imp. Fly by NighVout of FirePly years jldJf Z00 . .-::. J x a. Bri 4 full fUtef to last named, 6. B. tiH Lola by Bailie Peyton out f a regt mare, new ten yeara old ani Stinted 'to Tar Riven a jane blood and saddle animal $45. ' ? v . Her predaoe,B.Mi Estfiaryiby Gen.; Hawkins,- bay Priam. I veart now suntea w ik uyery 7. BJ H full brother to last named, J years old, $500. : ,v,lii '1 IT- - I ' &i B. F., by Imp-,Fly y NighV l years f4; 00- 9. B. Bpsilon,"by Kptilon-Jr one: year old, 10. B. C, by Albion, Jr.,' which horse' CoL Green lost upon the fall of! Reanoke Island last spring! COlt. i; . . X: - . - 11. B. C, by same eutiof Ne. , foaled May lVth, . 1862, as .was No. 10 a perfect match, price for pair, $500. : ',-,-.. -tf-i : 12. Be. JL, Mid Nlght,!by Imp. Albion, dam by Imp. ulenjsoe, 4 years.old, I $ 1,000. ... s .w , ' IS. B. C M., Pitch paf k, 4 years eld, in foal to Al bion, Jr. she by Imp. Albion, dam Stockholder, G. dam by Imp. Lerialhani $7M. - 14. Ch. M., - Bitty, S years old, a ' splendid saddle horse, by Roanoke, $500. ' '- : 15. S.1L Regent, Jr., ty Regent, 3 years old, $700. ' 16. B. U. Beauregard, j4 years old, by Gen. M T. Hawkins' bay Priam. jThis horse is believed' t be the 1st or 2d racer . to the country. He wen the great New Market Sweep Stake in two straight heats, beat ing a fine field. . Among them Niaette, full sister to the renowned Planet-hls dam by Imp Trustee he is -a full brother to thaj celebrated raoe horse Frank Alien. We will sell one-ialf interest ia him for $1000. 17. Also, apaif of dark, brown carriage horses by a Wagoner horse large, i gentle aad .well broken to tingle or double harness, $700. , Being overstocked I with horses, we will tell at pti- V vate sale, the above listl .Most of their pedigree are a vuurouga uv xasaionaoM as any in 1011 eounvj. More complete pedigree will be furnished puuhaeere. THOS. J. GREEN Jt SON. Emeralda, sear Warrenton, N. C, Jan. 28 2m ! pr. After the laipf kekt menth, 10 per 'cent will be added to the prices of any Of thU list then unsold. i .1: i W. J. GREBN A SONS. February 9th, 1863. feb 14 tf Yrtirrw a:Tfit!.Taf a''arrr'TTr at.'t. is i- INSURANCE. COMPANY, OFFICE RALEIGH, N, C.-4THI8 COMPANY takes .risks upon ail healthy llvfs between the ages of 14 and 60 years for iqn year, for teren yaarsv or for life 7ae a$urer fort lift participating in the pro fits of the Company. 'Slaves between the ages of 10 and and .60 years, ale .insured for one. or Hy years, for two-thirds their market value. All losses are-paid within 0 days after satisfactory proof is presented. . j. .t- . -. .- , . VlKEgTORS rCK 186! AND 1861. . Charles E. Johnson,; Wm. H. Jenea Wm. W. Holden,S J. G. Williams, ; Quentin Busbee, Wm. H. McKee, H. W. Hosted, P. F. Fescud, K. P. Battle, W. S. Mason, Charles B. Rooty ! Everard Hall, Rich'd H. Battle. OFFICERS. Dr. Chas. E. Johnson, President. - W. Wi Holdefn, Vice President. H.W. Huited, Attorney, ." . . -Wm. H. Jones, Treasurer. , Rt H. Battlej Secretary. m W. H. McKee, "Medical Examiner. WV H. MoKee, l 'S( Charles B. Rootl Exteti94 OommitU t Q. Busbee,' Jj , , . , ; . . For further . information, 'the public 'is referreu the pamphlets and farms of proposal, which, may be obtained at the Office of the Company, or any. of its Agenoies. Address R. H. BATTLE, Sac'y. Raleigh Jan. S,tb, 1862. jaa 11 N' ORTU CAROLINA MUTUAL F1UE INSURANCE I COMPANY At : the annual meeting of the North Carolina Mutual lire Insurance Company, held on th ltth January, 1862, the follow ing persons were elected .Directors and Officers tot Urn jeasuing year : ! 1 - ' DIRECTORS. Henry ,J. Turner, Raleigh ' John R.Williaana. do. T.H.Selby, 4 f C. W. D. Hutciiugs, - Kemp. P. Battle,! George Little,! James M. To wles, , do. do. do. d. James E. Hoy, Washington, Alexander Mitchell, Newborn. ? Jos. G. Wright, Wilmington . John MJJones, ICdenton- George W. Charles, EUsabeth City Jos. Ramsay; Plymouth. . ' J. W. HarreU,Mtrfreesboroneh H.B. Willianaa, Charlotte. Samuel" Watkios, Milton. A. W. Steel, Fayetteville. J oseph White, Anson county Josh. Boner, Salem. A. P. Summy, fAiheville; OFFICERS OiF THE COMPANY Henry D, Turner; Pc do. John H. Bryan, Attorney. "Hamdea S. Smith, Secretary and Trtarurer T. H. Selby, ex-ojficio, ) ' - John R. Williams, Ex. Commit, C. W. DHutchings, j This .Company ha peon in successful operation overlSyuars, and conlinuei to take risks upon all jlasses of property int the State, (except Steam- Mais and Turpentine Distilleries) uponavoraU termv Its Policies now cover property amounting to nearly $4,000,000, a large polrtion ef.which isvineountry risks ; and its present capital ia over Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, ia bonds properly secured. ' : All communications in reference to inuranoesheuld be addressed to the Secretarv. ooatnaM. jJHAMDSH S.SMITHVSieVj' lanuaxyatn, j.Bzj. j jan 12 0nc,o th Chatham B. R. CoarAjrr, MAMiea, uotober 29th, 1862. A MONTHLY INSTALMENT ? OF TEN r rj yu. uio maw mmj m ca monm, until the whole subscription is paid, is hereby called for, -by an order of tho Board of Directors! .. ' . . . I I : W. W. VASS, Treasurers - Raleigh, Oct 31, 1862. nor 8-tf Wanted, THREE WASHERWOMEN AND Cook, at Fair Grounids Hospital, Raleigh. ONE Good .wagea ana rauous given... Apply to 1 E. BURKE HAYWOOD, Feb 11 w&sw-St each. Snrgeoa. THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR. By Edwabo A. Poi-labd, Author of "Black D amonds," Ac. i Price, . I I $100 ' When sent by man; . $2.60 1 3 J)'. ' W. L. POMEROY. ; ' I r . Groceries, Groceries. 51 SACKS FAMILY FOUR , v&JL Justreceitediitj ' v, -.. '' "? h't xi- - j E. A WHHAKER'S,V ' j "' Hargettstreet.,!. SACKS SUPERFINE FLOUR, WHITAKER'S. 100 100 BUSHEL MEAL, " 1V At ,,(, WHITAKER'S. BUSHEL SWEET POTATOES, At;. J WHITAKER'S, 2000 if9' WHITAKEIW9. t. .w, m o.y s t o n; .. .' .PETERBIJRG,Jv-A4-'- , MANUFACTURER OF CITIZENS' and military olothing of aU kinds, in Tth theil style. Cloths, CMsiraerte and Vestiac;s ef all tha lowtpaterr s. Staff Suttois-wbolesale er retail; Trim mings of all kinds, Ao Gold Lace by th 'pifoe or at retail ' In fact, I hare a complete stock' of military Shirts, Drawers, Socks, Gloves, Cravats, Ties ' aad Uniforms, all readv madtt. t JJone hut the best handa ' toctloyedat . i i - . A -. I '.T.W, R0YST0N8.o; V : . - - 1 57t Sycamore street. . . P. B. Orders for mlutary clothing promptly filled. jay 11-ly ,r Yfr.y. U .Tt WfB, COUNTRY PODUCE HQUOUT4 jf At market rates. Feb 13 It , . 1 1. 1 1 a SaJGAItf'. mm ri uaAaaxiai ' Hargett street. I if