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f
lit
Ori Sat untu v, 16th, t,; federals
2f;ttle of Baker's Creek.
v bn v inV'keoii 'm o nd h3i 2 Black bridge j
l'V vn y of Ed'.vardftSD
endt,
'General
Pcinberton jidvance'd a heavy force
(-ver cn this side of the riveit, nbout
piL miles, urvd engaged 'the fcacmy on j
Tt.ilor' Tln'Tf TTnr. n- x-c-ir lif-nwl
battle. was fought, -very few iparticu-
Inrt'toT whicli are knowr. -it 'is known
iatj'eniherton had advantage of the j
.ground' that he was successful until j
Grant reached the field with reinfoi ce-j'
ments from Jackson, i'einberton did j
. yiot fiht halfhi& 'fprecs. Gefi. Lloyd
- Tilghman's division was knowrii to have j
"been erigagexl. He was killed! Tilh-j
-m4n Commanded at Fort Henry-, and !
nau incf, alternative or escafunc ana !
losing his arm', or saving , llis arm
and being Captured himself. lie chose
the latter ; alternative. A fw days
' after, Buckncr, at.-Doftcsori,i had the
alternative of escanin and lcsinij his
army, or ihaVing'its. fate in captivity.
,11c shared its fate. Both were heroes
land noble examples of Kentnbky chiv
; airy. Loring,' who commanded our
left wing, did not engage until late,
'4Avhen ;ho felt .himself surrounded by
1 the enemy in force. r? , j
4 Ho charged and cut his wat througlr
.their lino, and marched on! Crystal
' Springs, twenty-eiiht miles SQ;uih of
: OUCKS
on. After ;rcttin out: it rsssafd
he encountered a supply train of j
; Grant's, of 150 wagons, which he de
stroyed. It is also reported that he
lost all of-his artillery, whici he was
compelled to abandon but l lost- ft'w
men. .Our loss as estimated. by Gc'n.
J?cmer4c;i, is said to be 3,0X10 and the
', enemy's at three times tint number.
Knowing the position of" the gronnJ,
the disproportion of the loss of the two
: artne3 is quite a reasonable cst4mate,
if we lost C, 000 men.' lemberton
; .whipped the forces he wasj figlit'ng,
arid when Grant came up retired le
hind hi entrenchments, expecting, it
js said, a'general attack fron Grant,
which was not made. Lorijig is very
; highly extolled for his part iri the'fight.
.1 know of no more particuhiiis
",v yesterday evening, the enemy ?ent.
1 in a .flag of truce, l'ur his principnl
..Surgeon, who; haV..V-'cn lef. hero iu
f ' charge of the Federal wound jd. ' From
' the enemy we learn that their loss in
; z battle of iJaker's Creek hvas G.OOO
kmed and wounded, and they suppos
ed our loss to be as great. They
' claim tQ have captured six tecn pieces
of artillery This may be true that
of Lo ring's. . They say Pemberton fell
dback to the Big Rlack, cfbssed the
rive r, and bu rnt the b ri dgo. They
claim to have taken 70Q prdtoners.
are beginning to look better,, ami I
'sincerely hpe the worst his passed,.
The storm has been a long trnie gath
ering, and our ehtre'nelnnen"t'have not
'yet boen atiackpj; all has ljceh so far
uijodi ligiiung. v icKSDuirg has not
yet bccnsh:iLcn. Grant's aimy above
and below '4 estimated a 120.00.0
men; and now, to -make due allowan
ces for casual tie3';.I th?nk tlat he can
hardly bring more than' 80j000 men,
iinto the field. CorrczpondMce cf the
luo'oiic 2iave?-nscr.
Interesting to Foreigners abd tli033
who have furnished Subst
tute'3. r
; ' May 2Ut MKG3,
tret. jj. tr. owfe-r-ucs r sir : iViii
' 7l Ml T7 ! -T A illT-l
you be sogood as to answcif the fol
lowing questions
asi. nave. i uie rint to place men
in the militia to giiard the bridges who
have furnished substitutes', irt the xr-
m if
i 2d. Have I the right tod
ice J
ews.
vzuiiiraip, juien, in a wori, lorei
:n-
ers, (who live among us-making mbn-
ey) in the militia a bridge gJard, who j ?auSl' cven tll10l,S 1 ;i
laim-to bo ovpmnT r,v,m nil titu fl?n among its leaie
hmmtrc nnAM .v,T ' i.' f
v - y . v 11 ViiW Vlf IIU Ilia i
they are not -naturalized, &c:
k By answering the .above ivou will
confer a favor, kc.
k Respectfully yurs, - N. IrY,
ri " !Lt..ColSthBegtN.
CM,
It Adjiitaxt G ex l'r-a's. Off de, .
r MiLitlA, Raleigh, May 2oth. J
Colonel:--Your communication ma
king inquiry 'as to the liability of "for
eigners and person who have placed
Substitutes in the Confederate 'army,''
id military duty has been rec?ivc.
By thoTOth Chapter, Sec. 1, Re
vised Code, r.oione is subjectft Militia
duty unless he is a citizen of tie State
or of.the."United States," but at the
session of the General AsscmLiIy heh
w in lbbU- Ol the. law was! so amfndel,t
' . . ........ . . I . .'
as to embrace liaU tree, white males
and apprentices," between certain
Uges whp reside in the State," &c.
It is clear that foreigners would. n at
ie embraced under the term "Cuizen,"
ut K is equally clear, that tl cv arci
presidents," , and arc embraced under
the aet of 1SG0- Gl. Thev arb there -
lore liable. As to those who. have
placed snbsthutes in the Confederate
"arrov: I am not awaro of anv j taw bv
which they aro exempt frouuuiilitary
fi.Y.- Amy laiu i-jegisiaiure passed an
f'Acttoara'endan Act entitled Militia."
n section 3d the 'Legislature ef.nmer-
ico iuc umssesi persons wincuj it was
Heir intention to exempt.
. mi .,.- -.
nose iurnisning substitutefrrenot
bnnmeratcd. We must therefore tko
tint the Legislature intended that
they, should perform military duty..
1 uiii; state farther that Justices ot
the Peace ami persons owning twenty
negroes rcxot exempt from Militia j
duty. Men detailed by the Conieder-
ate Government are exempt, because
tlmtr nrAstill r'orrn rilrfl :is xoldi&r8. and
iurc liable to he ordered into dctivc ?cr-!
Vice at anv time..: ' .
I urn Colonel j Very respectfully,
Dan l i. r-owLE, Adj t uen.
ToJol. Xatiia Ivy,
S5th Resr. N. C. Militia.
Grant's Base of Supplies.
This is jriven in a letter of acorres-
poudent of the New York Times, of
thellth datcU "Opposite .Grand Gulf,
La., April 29, 18G3," as follows: . -
pL'he route from Milliken's Rend to
this" point, as constructed By our forces,
is in thehighest'degree complimentary
to their ingenuity Sand perseverance.
The entire distance, by land, is about
sixty miles, and for the greater part ot
its length it has been, constructed a
cros.s swamps that, at first sight, would
socin-itnpac-sable for any ihing S.ave alli-
L'ators, or other amphibious denizens
J of .the country.- Mile afte'r mile of tim-
I I , co
j b.cr
'iUc Va.6S
been chopped down to admit
ssage of wagonscorduroy roads
been- thrown across morasses of a
feri.u.g y endless width; wide, swift
bayous have been bridged, causeways
thrown up, heights leveled, and in
short a labor performed whose equal
as to magnitude antl difficulty, has
scarcely been performed during this
As- may generally be known, the ob
joct-o'f constructing this route .was ty
enable us to pass, around Vicksburg
with a view ot'.reach'ing it from some
point -below. All the other approach
es of Ykk-jburg have bt en experimen
ted upon hitf fall Grant- tried them
on the oast, and during the' last six
j r.jontlks Sherman, Grant, Porter, Ross
and others, lcavei tested them from the
northwest in fact from every imagin
A le point of the compass save the one
upon which Ve -are moving. So far
the armor of .Vicksburg has been found
proof in no place have we becn,able
t' iind a joint. - '; '
Down this corduroy road then fer
ried across (he Mississippi to Grand
Gulf and then, up the Big Black as far
as navigable, and thence by wagon,
must all the immense eupplus for so
largo an array as Grants', be transpor
ted. The necessity for a short cam
paign need not be enlarged upon.
) Jackson and lee.
cation gtvms-rartoti3" ?,'uems'tand''i'nci
dents connected with the late battles
on the Rappahannock, from which .we
take the following:
The messenger who carried General
Lec- intelligence of the severe misfor
tune (ih'.'Voundhg-of General Jack
son) tells me that he found.the Gener
al on a bed of straWt aboutt four oclock
in, the morning, and tint t when told of
what .had - occurred, his-Words .'were
these :f 'kThank God it is no worse:
God be praised that he is still 'alive ;"
and that he further said : "Any victo
ry is a, dear one that deprives us of the
sjt ices of Jaekson, even for a short
time'.' Uppn"t!ie informant mention
ing that he believed jt was General
Jackson'Js intention to have pressed
then cn Sunday, had he not have fal
len, General Lee quietly said : "These
people. 'bhal I be p:e-scd 'o-day," at the
.sain; time rising about?4'a. m. Hast
ily dressing and partaking of his sim
ple f.;re -of "ham and cracker, he sallied
forth, I hear unattended, and made
that Sabbath a blessed day for our
though a Jttcksoa hadfal-
. As every incident connected with
s every
these two great men must interest the
reader, I wilLmention, as' qui-te cur
rent, tat when Genera Jackson re
ceived the letter which General Lee
cnt him on Sunday mornings bursting
into tears Jie said,; far Better for the
Confederacy tliat ten Jaeksons should
have fallen than one Lee.".-.
The United States and Russia.
The particulars of the great alliance
proposed to be formed by.Russia with.
.1.. T"". j Oi . . - i . i . -1. i .
uie united oiaies i:nc eaKeu out in
Federahloni. Accordinu: to state
mcnts of the matter now made, it ap
pears that the Czar of Russia propos
ed to furnish the .Federal Government
men ;tnd monev to crush the rebellion
With, provided she would mortgage all
lalnds North cf tire Ohio River to him,
assinin for his reason for not taking
. . n r .... T . O
the, territory of the .South, that the
Sneonlo of the' South wfmld suffer total
people ot tne &outh wTmiu sutler total
annihilation tef'.ire thev would submit,
and there would be nothing to gain by
j the conquest ; that the'Fcderal Gov-
erinocut would be exhausted, and her
j bonds would be worth nothing. This
1 nronosition did not meet with any fa-
vor with Old Abe and his advisers;
ana iur. viay ior enicriaiiung it nas j appoiiitiraent is maue, r-orreax preie
been sent to a new field to exepcischis i ring fo conjmand' histoid brigade fn
great persuasive powers.-'.;-A complete ! person wfth'out any restrict-ions throm
history of the diplomatic schemes of i around him in the shape of ordeij.
j Lincoln's administration would make
a decidedly spicy'boolc. Our Western
; scoY boatman would appear in a more
J" tr 1 1 La"'a1 - I. - J:J 1. l.A
rlUlCUUOUS llLrni lUall HO UlU tvuuu .lie
rushed throuch Baltimore tvith his
J Scotch' cap and plaid cloak. '
Frcsi the United States.
Advices: from New York, dated ths
22d. instanij says: . ' ": - "lJ
' TXhe Democratic. State Mass ;j pee t
ing, held at Indianapolis, (Ohio) fain the
19th instaDt, was very largely atten
ded. Hon. D. W, Vvorhecs wa3 made
$j
President.. A good deal of excite-
merit prevailed. . During the.daysom
forty or fift.v arrests v.ere.naae ofper-
sons for earn ing concealed weapon fliave been gathering our troops togeth-
: nnd shontintT for Jeff. Davis. &-C.
0 ,
' Speeches, principally m opposition
to the war measures of the administra
j tion, were delivered. At three p. m;
! resolutions were introduced and huf-
riedty passed amid great confusipd,
! after which the meeting adj ourre4
sine die. The delegates .anjjl 'othe-rs
left the city at night oh several trains'.
The excursionists commenced fi'itg,
on the soldiers, when the home milita
ry authorities stopped the traini ud
searched -the passengers. About Eve
hundred revolvers wer.fi taken and a
number of arrests were? made. Val
l4ndigham has been conveyed to Fort
V arren. 1
The Syracuse Courier says Mr3
Yallandigham has become lunatnanr
The ofifice of the Monitor a D?5
ic newspapcr publisbed at Iluiitingtf,
Pa., has been destrt'ved by a.mou.
It isreported that the Alabama h i
blockaded m the Jiay at Martinique.;
Elockade Running. . t
The following is fi om. the Charles-
ton Mercury of the 21st : j f
'The steamers Margaret and JesfeV
Cant. Wilson. Eila and Anna, CaM
CJaflifi, and Kale, Capt. Siubbs, ir-
Bived here yesterday from iS;asiu
iith valuable cargoes,. 't'i:
The steamer Gladiator, frod-XIv
erpooi, naa arrivea at Nassau..; iie.
I I 1 1 X ' i ft -
Ella and Anna and lvate, while coin,-
ing up to this Bar, were fired uty
the .Xiiiikee.biocKaaers. : j
The Wilui.inston Journal of TiJts
ening sa's : The steamer Bu-
Irene
arrived here yesterday; fr&m
Knrbtnd via Bermuda, loaded on Gov
ernment accoaj.t. She is a handdine
vessel. Also thestcamer Emma. Trim
Nagau, got in night before last wfth
an assorted cargo on private account.-
Jayhawker Hcntjonery.- j
A telegraph some time - suit'P an
nounced the death of this notorifaia
scoundrel, but the particulars we do
i riot recollect to have seen before4 we
find them in the Arkansas Democrat,
of April It. seems that ; a QjI.
Davis and Montgomery, crossed ofer
from Matamora?, Mexico, to rtwn
ville, Texas, and enticed away me
Coofederafe Soldiers, v3Tdr fttr M);
nent over ftiid wo t043Tf'ftft
army," a boat Being there to taka'thm
to New Orleans. A party of Confed
erates went downjhe river on this siJe
crossed over and took Davis and Mont
gomery prisoners, killing and captjr
.ing about a dozen of the deserters.'
Davjs was sent a prisoner to Browns
ville, but Mongomery up a tree on the
end of a rope. The lexicans mad 3 a'
great fuss, but soon c Joled .doyrt. . 7".
The KnoxvilleTenn.) 'Rej$lt;
upon .information furnished by ;i re
turned prisoner, who, after his capture
was taken to Murfreeshoro', Nashville,
Louisville; and thence' by w:iy of Bal
timore to-City Point, states i:
That the eople of the. Northwest
are all resolved to resist the conscrip
tion Act of the Federal Congress, even
to blood.. And Ithat many of them as
sort positively they will not pay the
threeiiuridred dollars in lieu of service.
All are very desirous of peace; and
a very large majority condemn the ( b-
ject lor which Lincoln and his Admin
istration are now continuing the war
the abolition of slaverV. "
- Some of currrcturned prisoners ia
foi m us that they have understood that
there are at Ieaat one hundred and six-'
ty thousand men in the Northwest en
rolled to resist the conscription Act,
and of these some fifty thousand are"
well 'armed and determined to resist
any attempt to enforce the consciip
tion law of the Federal Congress. -
To Conscripts. W -
Judge Pearson, of this State hat
ing decided that parties furnishing'
substitutes over thirty-five years, whon
the conscription only extended to tint
ag e ; do not become liable themselves
t o
,nrtnr,f nf ti,n;.cKat;tt3
ig liable under a subsequent call, re
are authorized to state that the Con
federate authorities do not regaid
Judge Pearson's opipion as authority;
and that persons who have obtaimd
snbstitutes, but subsequently becooe
liable through the liability of the su'j
StituteSj vill be required either to ef
ter the army or procure new subst
tutes "oyer the age of the present cal.
-Wilmington. Journal.
" Gen. Van Dornai Division, ; :
Itvis stated tjiat Gen. Forrest his
been ordered to take command ofVki
Dorn's division. He assumes coir-
j uiahd temporarily until a "prnaapeit
j He would be 'a worthy successor to Via
j Porn, and 'rio one doubts" that he woull.
j oy nis wonaeriui energy ana ijc au
JlflinVatl.rtOAll-fnTifvoiA Vnt An
auuuiuuai iui cia h i catuc vuanvui ix
j Gen. Forrest and itaff arrived at ghl-
j by ville, Tenn., on the 14th instant!
rrom Virginia. f
Of aSairs on the Rappahannick the
JZnauirer " of Fridav. savs : I
2 - - -9- ft , -. O f " . . J '
Oo3tbe Rappahannock allis Qtxiet as;, brought to our linos by ilaof . truce,
regards a general movement 6f.roops. but the oommander of the outposts re
Thq enemy are massing large Ijpdies of fused to recognize it for any such pur-
cavalry opposite our forces stationed
pear Culpepper Uourt Jriouse,- ana
seem to be in some state of alarm and .
pertubation, from a rumor that we .
er at tue aoove mentionea point.
lher,e has, however, been no bod skir-
mishins.
The Federals last week madfs o raid
dofn the Rappahannock- river into
Westmoreland and iSm-thumerland
rcouhties, and destroyed a good-deal of
property They established herid(uar
ters at a place called Union Yillage.
i ad fourteen
"regiments of. cavalrv, seven ofj which
. . t ' . " mi 1 : l . a-
went to Aancasten aney earjLEu;ou
between eight and nine hundred hor
ses, andbne hundred and thirty wag
on loads of negroesK besides thse who
were mounted pn stolen horses! The
wagons were also stolen. The! burn
ed houses, barns, and outstanding crop
jof last ycor
r
yQthe IcratlOnsof Jlho &emy,
ccaf.-Wcfet-P6iuahor..'sam pa pi
1
paper
has the following :
The Yankees in the vicinity West
point are committing great depreda
tions and outrages! Theyaiavf burn-
! mills, dwelling houses and llirns in j
IJing and Queen county, as weil as in
Gloucester and Matthews. 1
'"In the latter countynear te line
of Gl mcester, about a dozen jpf the
wretches committed the most simmeiul
and brutal butrages upon the paVson of
Mis Cray, a young lady ot lih re
spectability. The injuries to lipr per
son were so great that it was ifeurod
he would lie.
Residents; in that section
country say that a regiment o:
ry would effectually check tlies
dations.. If the men of the
would form themselves into guerilla
parties, they could clear the epuntry
in a week. ' j
Some days ago. our troops tool; down
below West Point two pieces o artil
lery, and fired into a transport disab
ling, it and causing great jcomf notion
aboard. Shortly after the. departure
of our artillery, the Yankees jlanded
troops from two gunboats, and iurpcd
three dweHmg houses with all he out
buildings.5 j
. , Death of a Brave Man.-?
rW mentioned in yesterdayfs Ex
pre8S, that Lieut. Gainbnll, jofjMissis
piva.Confederate scout, wast killed
qji SndayTast. about ten mile, from
videttes. A gentleman just frm Isle
of Wight county, gives us the particu
lars of Lieut. Gambrill's death. They
stamp hira one of the bravest uipn this
war has produced. Lt. G. wa:s over
hauled near Barham's Crofs iloads.
t'10 pnpmv v.'hn immom-itfpiv flpmnn.
ded a surrender. lie instantly re
plied, k,I never have surrendered, and
never' intend to," at .the siitiif .. time
drawing his revolvers and emptying
the barrels of each, before he Sell.-
Seven of the enemy were killed and
two wounded. in the brief space f four
ininutes,.whcn the Lieutenant fetriior
tally -wounded. ' Thei survivor, then
repaired. to the house of Mrs, illy, in
the imurdi itc vicinitv, and tjlll 'her
that a aiticular friend of hers as ly-j
ing de:id in the road a short distance
6X. Upcn asking tis name, antSbinr
told that it was Lieut. Gamhiill Mrs
Ely replied "that she would bujr him
if it cost her her life." 'Yo,u bught
to," rejoined the Yankee, "for bra
ver man never lived,", and theyl then
jjof the
(l caval-
tdepre-jyntry
related to Mrs. Ely the particufirs of . ken lIeienaT and hanged a regiment
his (loath and how desperately le de- ! of negroes; (340) with the Yankee of
fended himself. A Lieutenant who ! ficers. The Quartermaster at Canton
commanded the gang, said to Ms. E., ! says positively thatthe statement mayl
that he thought at one time tbatjCratn- i be relied on. ' ; - -
brill would ' have dulled, him, but allded, i Yankee gunboats are reported- to
had be done so, it would have corfs'jled i have arrived at Yazoo eity.
his friend3 to know that he met Heath 1 ....--L :
at the hands of as brave a man al ever ! rofm Middle Tgnnessea...
breathed. ' ' " ". ! - 0ur- Plctets are 'lmst within can -
True to her pledge, Mrs. Ely! pro- i non shot of MurfreesW;,. but an en
sured a cart, and. calling upon a couple" ' gSeneiU with the enemy. eeui3 less
of ladies in the neighborhood, scoured-P.robab- tban it "aS seemed for some
the.body, washed it, and with heJ own lime Some s-ay that Bragg will ad
hands, assisted by her lady friends, vancc, and some say he won't. The
gave the1 body of Lieut. G. sepulture.
Petersburg Express.
-
A B32 of Biackin1?.
A box of black in";, a brush a'nd a
little imp of a darkey in a barber shop,
ts an establishment in itself, gooj will
and fixtures. Tx look at the three
ing costs two and a half dollars and a
brush one dollar. The same will! pol
ish about seventy pair of boots or-sloes.
fur which fifty cents ner naii-lur
chargeU, making about thirty-fiveidol
lars, or-thirty dollars, clear gainfona
saoie partners, blacking, brush a;nd a ment for the purposeof 'pulverrzng,
negro, one would notice it; but let jus the South. As he stands nowbe cer
make a calculation. 'A box of black- tainlv is defeated, for his bushu 4
box of blacking that 'onco on a time" It is reported to us, by a gentleman
cost just ten cents. No wondeit the just from the enemy't lines, that Bos
barbers are getting jealous of the bus- encranz' force has been greatly dimin
iness of their boot blacks, and want to ished by the sending of troops to Grant
incorporate it into their business.) - and that he has no idea of advancrnV.
The above is equal to a man who, in His excuse last winter was thel-bads,
this town, Out of the proceeds of ajbhr- Surely the way is open now, and the
rel of whiskey and a few bucketi. of roads 4ire good. But he might meet
James river water, purchased himself with some obstacles worse than bad
a brick house, a horse and bnggyijsnd roads and high -water courses. We
got married on the balance. I don't consider a fight imminent. Win
: Rich. Examine. abetter (Tenn.) Bulletin 23d. -
Arrival ot Vallandigham at ShelbyviUe.
SfJELBrviLLK, May .25. Mr. Vai-
landieham has iuet arrived. He was.
pose as a claim of right to send any
one througn our ijnes Dy auinoruy.
The Federals becoming alarmed re-
tired, leaving Mr. Vallandiham with
his baggage upon the neutral groundt
nen our omcers apnroacneu mm, uc
proposed delivering himself as a pn
sVner of war. This was declined, in
asmuch as lie was not a. soldier in the
service of the United States. Upon
learning his name and situation, hej
was, however, received as an exile
banished from his State, and as such
tendered the. hospitality of the coun
try as a,n foreigner, seeking a refuge
or bauished from his home for opinion
sake. He was then received by Gen.
Martin and escorted to his 'headquar
ters without any demonstration; there
he was receive d by Cdl. J. Stoddaro?
Johnson, of Gen . Bragg s. stall, and
bv him conveyed in a carriage tOvShel-
bvville. where comfortable quarters
were uruviueu. xiaic a in -
whol e nqf - denn$tratieri iluterery'
where 'tas1io pasSeSlTerpi wboi
had heard of his coming, they 'greeted
l:im kindly and with silent tokens of
sympathy and respect. 1
Mr. Vallandiham is cheerful, and
seems to breathe, freer on. escaping
from the Lincoln despotism. lie very
properly dewres to .avoid all' public
demonstration, and only asks' that he
may find a quiet refuge in our midst,
until such time as the f cice ct his peo
pie, relieved from despotic influence,
shall call him again to their midst '
lie seems fully to realize the embar
rassment of his position, and will, be
vond doubt, be equal to its responsi
I9ities. A dignified retirement and
seclusion from all publip matters, wil
to the minds ofall proper persons, as
doubtless his own. be the best course
for him to pursue.
In stature, Mr. Yallandigham is.
about five . feet eleven inches, with
dark hair and slight whiskers extend
ing under the chin, but np moustache.
HU expression is verv agreeable, and
bus manners affable and pleasant ; in
fact, attractive, while not obtrusive.
Correspondence Chattanooga Rebel.
Later froni the West.
Mobile. May .28. A. special
dis-
patch from the reporter for the Ad
vertiser $ Register? dated Jackson,
27th instant, says: '
"Reports from belov. states that
Banks has. crossed his army at Bayou
Sara. Federal deserters confirm the
5?f"- hfij4f&.t r?2,;,-ili;,fiJd ' codearorini ot'-UepieeiaW the
bnr'ff. Grants sent a flaj; yesterday
"6 " v"ffe: r.,r, 'V
ahout tho sick and wounded. 1 em
her ton is burning Tar Jnd using other
disinfectants to save his troops, from
the effects of the stench caused by the
Federal dead Ivin in front "cf our
works. The slaugh:cr of the' Feder
al j is far greater than during, any Kit
tle since the var commenced. The
Mississippian states tha t two gunboats 1
were sunic at YicKsburg during a re
cent engagement. The Jlissitaipjiian
of Tuesday evening eetair,-s a report
of Saturday's battle at Vicksburg
which represents it to have been the
most stubborn of the war."
News has been received from Mem-
phis at Gren:ida, and believed at Mem-
phis, that Helena has been recaptured
j by the Confederate?. Afterwards a-
telegram was received from Oxford at
Grenada, whiehvfenys Ilelenahvas cap:
turcd o-n Monday last. A nian from
the rivpr who has. reached Cant.on says,
he read a dispajtehf directed to Col.
Fut-guson, that jMahnaduke had re't-a-
samc as to itosencranz.-. In fact, since
, fvosencranz the dog has issued s'uch
. stringent mder3 in regard to cur la
' dies, saying they shall not-pasa from
fretfsboro or within the lines of his dp.
jj-juisiuu iu iiasnviiic, or to IVlUr-
partment this leads some to think he
intends to commence aTortrnnl mr.t.o.
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to advance. That's what hem mp fAr
rto crush the rebellion. But for
months he has stood behind his fortifi
cations, while in his front, andH over
the country down here, the rebellion
waxes more bitter f till.
STATESVJLLE,
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Trs4ay,
Jane 4. 186S.
The Commencement.
e Commencement exercises of the Cojt
cofci ?male College closed- on last Wedea- "
Jjivening. "' Of the examination of the pa- 1
ve can say nothing ; but judging Xrom
th Wports o4 the yoang ladies, hich were
rejp before the public on Wednesday, we 43eeJ
satisfied that they-were as perfect in their
stile3 during tTie session as could be wishe.
vji Tu?day night,; at the Presbyterian
CliiWch, was delivered bckwe the pupils of
tjif'ollege g$d an attentive audience, . tbd
Annual Sermon,, by ijer. Pr. S. C. Pharr.-r-wtould'
be doiu"g 1iijus;ice to .this distn .
gufafied divine to attempt au eJicomitim pn
bin'HiRnt and instructive discourse, ;
Wednesday we had the pleasure f
ffefi'mg to the compositions read by the
yoig ladies of theGraduating Class. They
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aniposscssca iiicrary merit 01 uie nrsv orae
bu re. must he excused for mentioning the
ViMdictry,, by MissMaggie V;nJIcIughr -
yf. to anv thatl we have'heard.for many
a cay. . tivcu seemea ta ie caim-ana wen
ff"- - -1 ' ' . . t " '"1 r ' '
nainted with the subjects chosen-; Th.e
dfI&nias presented by the accomplished Pr
feideit, lie v. 5. V- -Muica, to the uraduatesw
Wsacco.mpanied by a uad bui aSectionaU
adlfess to the worthy recipients. Ii tX .
attgnoon, tne A-nnuai urauon, ir. o.o.
Rjsey,:f Rowan, wasdelivered. All know
thracefni Sddress and rhetorical power of
ihslgifted gentleman. He dealt with his
6jct' as one well acquainted with the im
oftnce of Feihale Education. All present
a,pared to follow him, in the limpid flow
trrfeflit.erary productigii. .
t the evening, the jL'oncert. given by-th
V)e pfProf. lleonig, was a rare treat.
Tlil programme was well chosen and the
m-isc executed in the most perfect manner.
We.Jran but compliment the Professor fox
liiz-al in the ins'.ruction of the young hid tea
unjr his .especial charge, The awljejoe
weiJe!ihted with the entertainment, and we
hot he -Wight dreams of all will be realized.
j IIoTasTt Should BeT
. - .e th fK'9ple of the' South united in th'f
prosecution of this wart Are the people of
Nor! 1 Carolina united in the proseciHion of
j tlnjvar I Are the people of Iredell county.
amsuiidrv Ji'djoining counties, united in a
deliii.ncd spirit fr the prosecution of this
waf.Ithis wicked war whici; Xiinjcoln has
viid against us ? We ask the question in
a 8jit of misgiving, w.hcn we hear of men
whare jusing all their influence to excite
pretJice hot 9.nly agavtst-the Governnient,
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butrainst isbme of the best xf our Generals
--''.rf y ' VniMin rrnnnlinr l.7ffT- v.
i andjjjause of the ccumtry !. We tell alt such.-
taillncom could have, na better aids cm
plAtf in his service here in o;ir midist, than
thef who, though vithott arms in their
lrl, talk and act in this reprehensible
fff4r- Words, represent .'the feelings iu
the r.r(s of men. We mijUt add more, but
let ill, suffice. '. ; ' h
nimisiouers of Appraisement.
t;
T Coinmissioncrs of Ajinrispmenk for
the jatc of Nprth Carolina, acting under the
ImsAnUM.t Lavv of the last Congress, have
pibihed the ratea of compensation to the .
on&t of i.robertv. fur tlie ensuing- r'ixIv
. . . - - o 'J
i a--l'&-f?:.? f?lcrtrlng nrea portion of tlie
arli(i5' tiutnerated and prices in this Drs-45o-
3 : Corn, $18 ,perJ barrel ; Bacon,
-.P'rpund; Wheat, So per bufiUel;
FM:S5. per UL ; Lard, So ct.'j)er pound ;
.lii-0Q cts. per pouiad j. Salw, t2 per busU
el ; -p.per Leather $2 50 per pound?; . Sole
.?Wr '-rerPnd ; Mouses, $4pejgaj-lon-VThifrky.
and -Brand, $S per gallon ;
Iron wound and plate, $350 per tor.
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" If Crop Prosnects.
. UW ""g -visit throughJSouth Caro
lina l Georgia, to Columbus, we Are pleas-
c,r".te rtiat according to obrvation tho
""OP ospects'u tJise States smost pro-
mUne . TV'heafc was being harvested also,
frf crn .appears remarkably fine, be-:S-Wle
uee gb.. Ve' 8aw yerjf
lathjtton'grovying in the fields, ami were
tpld: Ver.v Tittle "had. been planted. The
of corn 0X1 band h large fur tlii? U
easbjpr the year, and the price was ruling 1
atSmorSSajiq per tushel, cing ta
dista& ffonjgiiarket. Planters were wilf
ii:g tnake ngagemehts off new wheat aV
$2 pe.u9hib j . :
1 1 Simonton House. ;': . :
Tblarge and commodious llotel, located
in thff center of business, and affording a
Diostesirable and comfortable home "or
faniil?, has been re opened under rlie man
aserat f :Mr.M. E. Hyamy, lessee:
Stajelfe is one of the'mosi healthful .nd .
desirae locations for SummeT residence in
the Sein full view of the grand moun- s
ta'n W Dery of Nort Cflroliria and Mr-
Hya is a landlord who will spare no paifcs
t0r bis gUests comfortable and leader
hi Hkel one of the most popular in West
ern
Carolina.
The powder mill, located near Char.
tl0je as jyiP on- Saturday week last,
arid rj men instantly killed and one morl
tall w An rt'A ', Tl. !J '".
' j jfuMUCU' Me Bcciaeni is supposed to
have feh caused by one of the men knock-'
ing thf caked; powder off the stones -with a
coffiftnfmer; jThe. mill house was en
tW toroyeuVbot the" principal portion of '
ll?e -njinery is . uninjured. r There - was
about ggO pounds of, powder in the mill at
the tiinf of the explosion, '. - "
8 pr. Gibbs, the able Editor of the Car-"
ohniaiHalished.at Col urn Ua, 3. a. will
JPWr for BewdinS Q an exchange
or his "valuable narjer Inr fmi..w.
s,.
I i 'v "IVMJ, Willi-
ioot tjrjr charge. , : 1 V.
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