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THE CONFEDERATE. A. M. tiOKMW A CO., Proprietors. THE CONFEDERATE. ADVERTISING. ADVrKTISEME.NT8 will b. iiucrud at two r0 TERMS : DAILY EDITION, for months....... 3 44 1 44 TUt-W 2F.K LY, lor 0 moi-tln?. H " WEEKLY EDITION". fr month? SI t DoLLiki ptr MQre of ten Hon (or Urn) for e.c' r ii i i . . ... . f iimvriiun. juarriagc nonce aim ooiiaarict trill D v charged as advtrtiecmenti'. JOB WORK. . JON- Vf OEK f every Ucfjcriptiou will b , ecat?r( at tbls Ofllce with duj.at.'U, Q1 aa neatly as can be done anywhere in th Sonthern Con deracj. I ! 4 ! - 1 o - EJN'u suo-criptions will be received o any other j Vims than the above. uor tor a longer or thorter , VOL. 1. RALEIGH, . WEDNESDAY, MARCH .16 1864. NO. 7. pei iou. JL'ggg!!? 11 p fry FEUE m The l round He Stand on. Hh "Prliiei pies and Views." Previ us o the 10: Ii (!:iy of December last, i t tl.e Standard ha 1 indulged in a cntiniip'l 1 strain, w ith ahus", complaint and denunciation of the Ga -emmet. t at Richmond, as well of iU dealings with s-liitrs as of I lie jxor-ic. It charge! t i: Govt rotoc t.t with witholdlng the ', snbr'ers, p'.y, i-egh -cling the sob'krs, families, ! of bard aru! ciud treatrn t of the s hher : Lhns-lf, "iiig so fr as to accu.-e that the ! Standard was prewitted from reaching the. j cam.' bv t'j violations of the mail and that i lurlo.igo.s wcr- refused to sei ners it they j were Mr. ilolden's friends, j Ou the loth of December last, thelitis- j latiire having a Ij -timed. Mr. llolden pub lished the following short 1 ut significant edi torial : 'Nearly five months wi'.l intervene between " it? adjournment and reasomb!ing in May, I ' and meanwhile, the ui'-st imp-Ttant events are : 4 likely to occur. The people will have ample j 44 time in v hich to instruct their Represcnta- j 44 tiv-s, arid we trust that during this time their j " will n.ay ho publicly, and untnistakeably j 44 pronoum ed." This parugrah a ppirently so insig:,:tkant and unostentatious, v. as the pre- j cursor of an ::?vance move by the "peace ; party" t-t the Srafe ; was a sign fnm the chief of th" signal ror-ps, of a new position. On ihe KOrh of December, in two short weeks after, the f .'.lowing, by way of appeal to a uislinc- j tive inten-st, he gave rather plainer indica- tion of the contemplated purpose. "The in- j 4- oications .ire that the only way to pave slavery j "is through iiegotiatb'i s for, an honorable! 44 peace. The only w.wr that can close the war ' is the p'jWer that made it, that of the Sove " reign States, an 1 the States can speak "autho 4 ritativcly only in Convention." Here is a call upon a particular class an active appeal to an especial inteicst, an un qualified ignoiiug of the Confederate Govern ment and an explicit call for separate State ! action. ! 1'jtween the oOth of December and the Gt;i ol' January, as can readily be proved, Dr. j J. T. Leach, the member el-ct to ('onies lrotn the 3rd District, who lives in Johnston county, was several times in Raleigh, and ahvajjj visited at the ufficeol Mr. llolden. On the 12th of January Mr. Holden published the proceedings of a meeting held in G)aU District, Juhnst n county, and announced the t ii.uiuiii'uj hi uj iu;iiii itoir. in loot; iiuu ti- pressioii." He also announced that thee resolutions were prepared by Dr. Leach, who he said look an active part in the meeting. The proceedings of that meeting recited a pre amble as follows : "Whereas, The alarming and fearful ten dency of the Confederate Government towards a military despotism by the enactment of tmjust and oppressive laws, to citizens is jut cause of comphdnt : o 44 W"S"ived, That North Carolinaas a sove " reign and independent S'ate has a right to " consult the present good, and future happi " ncsa of her ciiiz i:s, and when she is forced " to choose between a military despotism and 44 her State sovereignty, for the good of her 4 people she will choose the latter by a con 4viition of her citizens." In Mr. Holden's pap-rr of th?. same lat inentior.ed ilate, was published a communica tion from the sr.me Dr. Leach whom Mr. llolden hail applauded which communica tion was entitled 44 Whom the Gods would destroy they hsr made mad' This commu nication was intended to go out as an expla nation of the meaning of the resolutions and preamble, in order to afford a cue to the initiated in the further progress of the agita tion. Iu that communication there is this startling enunciation " There is a, point beyond which forbearance 44 ceases to be a virtue, and North Carolina, as " regards her obligations uuder the Confed ' erate compact, aud her duty to her citizens, 44 has reached that point, and it now behooves 44 herfrceborn people to stand up in the defence " of their inalienable rights. It is a fearful 44 struggle for life and property on the one hand, 44 and for civil and religious liberty on the other. 44 The reckless legislation of Congress, etidorsed 44 by the President, audi the mghty strides now 44 making towards a military despotism, admit 44 of no delay. Nations, like families, are held ,.,. !..: . f a ' 1 . ! together by duty and interest ; if one fails to discharge their duty, the others are released 44 frcm the discharge of theirs. She 44 (North Carolina) made a virtue of necessity. 44 and coalesced against her interests with those " w ho are now fastening the chains of military 44 despotism upon her. She now claims 44 the fulfillment of the terms of that compact, 41 or the right to depart in peace.' Thus Mr. llolden published to the world this treasonable denunciation ia which, af ter stigmatizing our Government as a viola tor of its obligations, a military despotism which had failed m the discharge of its doty, and with which we coalesced trom necessity hut against our interest the author proceeds to advise a cessation of forbearance, aod an immediate standing upon the defensive in a fearful struggle about to be commenced for life and property, for civil and religious liber ty all against our own government the claim to secede being deliberately set up. And Mr. Hohlen give his endorsement to this vi-!;' d and .traitorous communication by withholding reprobation by compli menting its author by establishing political afrilia'ion with him and in the sune paper by recon:mei.dinT uber counties to 44 follow the example of our Johnston friends" ba ling this recommendation ui his assertion that the 44 cor.sMttnional Tights of the people are ' in darker, and unless the people should ' come to the rescue, they may be entirely "swept away. Now is the time for action." Mr. llolden thus combined wi:h the leading malcontents in an open, avowed hostility to eur Government. If closed its columns upon the acts of the enemy. It kept them open for attatks on our own Government in all its departments and it thus advised, instiga ted and inaugurated the agitation in North Carolina, whose end would be, if unchecked, to jiive the State over into tht hands of the ene my. YVe shall follow up the acts of Mr. Hol drn to their legitimate consequences as far as they have gne, and we hope to be able, if his cyrs an; not blinded t-junfold even to his view, the enormity of the danger he is invo king upon bio country if he sin-ceed ou him self and his coadjutors if there is strength enough to ensure his failure. The Confederate Prisoners. We hail with joy the prospect of a speedy exchange of our prisoners and their return from th i r long confinement. All the laud will welcome hese sufferers home. They fought bravely .".nd only yielded to the mis fortunes of war. We gather .from the Rich. inond Sentinel some idea of the hardships, trials, tortures and temptations to which they have been exposed. Tr.ty have been enured in loathsome prison-houses they have suffered from hunger and nakedness have been obliged to lie down in filth and tquallor have been I erne down by wounds and disease 'depressed by harsh threatenings of a protracted confine ment have been tempted by promises of pardon and freedom from further serviae. But in all, and through all, they have re mained firm and unshaken their constancy has never faltered their patriotism never flagged. In Yankee journals they have seen whole columns taken from papers published at their own homes, in which their Govern ment was abused for all that was vile and des potic, and their manly hears have sunk in shame, as their Yankee keepers have jeered them with these evidences of disaffection and disloyalty. But their noble natures have stood up, and with unshaken devotion they waited through the night for the coming dayt now piercing with the ere of an unflinching faith, through the 'gloom-cloud to the bright star beyond. Neither threats,- promises, bribes, cruelties or disease have swerved them from duty and patriotism. In the language of the Sentinel, they deserve a cherug welcome at the hands of their countrymen. Eight hundred and twenty privates and sixty-two officers have arrived in Richmond from Point Lookout, for exchange, in accor dance with the cartel of July, 1863 ; aud there is reason to hope, that this is the begin ning of a general exchauge. We are frequently asked if it can bo pos sible that Mr. Holien will be Governor of North Carolina? We answer If our cause prospers; No. But if Lincoln subjugates our people U' for then, 44 They will fall by the sword they will become a portion for roxEs." Psalm 63, 10. ' Public attention is called to the Card of Rev. John N. Audrews, in this paper, calling lor Books, &c, for the 4 Soldiers Reading Room," at Smith ville, N- C. For so kindly a work, surely all will respond who can. Mr. Andrews will be in this city for two or three days, and any Books sent to this office will be handed over to him. The Lock ville Mining and Manu facturing Company. This Company was organized in Ralfigh on the 8th instant, by the election as Directors of Messrs. J. M. Heck, W. J. Hawkins, W. S. Downer, Thomas Webb, B. T. Williamson, Kemp P. Battle and Orlando Shay. At a meeting of Directors subsequently held, Col. J M. Heck was elected President, and B. F. Williamson, Treasurer. Rumors of More Captures. The Peters burg Express of Monday, says : Rumors of a very pleasant character were rife on the t streets of Petersburg Saturday and yesterday. One was in effect, that Gen. Matt Ransom had succeeded in marching his brigade to Deep Creek, Nortolk, and thus gained the rear of the enemy's camps at Bowers Hill, midway between Suffolk and Portsmouth, and captur ed some 600 of the vandals, including many negroes. We have do means of ascertaining the truth of these reports, bat we are satisfied that at a late hour yesterday afternoon no confirmation of them had been received iu official circles here. It is generally known here, and among the Yankees too, of coime, that our forces have occupied Suffolk for sev everal days past. Up to Saturday they had not been disturbed, but our pickets, several miles beyond Suffolk, are said to hare been driven back some distance Thursday night. We are unadvised of the intention of our offi cers, but that there is some wise end to serve by this advance movement, is txyond a deubt, and it will doubtless be developed at an early day. European News. A late at rival brings London dates to the 19th ult. THK WAR IN DENMARK. The Prussians continued their eperations against the entrenchments at Duppe!, but the thaw retard-d the movement of their heavj artillery, and delayed attack. It was slated the Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia will command ihe attack It is asserted at Rendshtirg that the Prus sian comroaeder has summoned the Dnes to evacuate Duppel, and the Island of Alsen, givm very short dHay ; failing to comply, the Prussian atmy would immediately occpy Jutland. The Dane s were strentheuing the defences of Duppel aud Alsen. LATEST, VIA LOJfDONDERY. Loj?D N, Feb 19. An attack upon Duppel by the Prussian and African forces is immi nent ; but no news of its commencement has yet been received. It is stated that the place si defended by forty thousand Danes. THE WAR IN SCHLESWIG. Copenhagen, Feb, 18. 8 o'clock P. M. The Danish monitor iron-clad Krallkrake has attacked Engensund. They attempted to de stroy the bridges erected by the Austro Prussians in the Braager peninsular, but could not get near enough to do so, owing to the shallow water. She fired seventy-two shots and the German batteries fired one hundred aud fifty. O.ic shot went through her funnel. The Germans drove tT(e Danish pickets from the Stvndrur and Nubell woods. The D "lies subsequently ralMed in force, when the Germans retired without offering resis tance. The position of the Germans in Braager laral is very dangerous. - The Great Eastern has heen so'd to j, new company, for ninety-five thousand poui'ds. Parliamentary proceedings on the 17th un important. The Confederate loan haa further advanced to 5456. The rate of interest has been reduced by the B ink of England from eight to seven per cent. At Liverpool on the 10th, American cottou firm ; other qualities some decline. Breadsiulls Flour hoavy and tending do ward. Wheat quiet and steady at Tues day's rates. Corn dull and unchanged. FRANCE. It is stated that the arrangements for the departure of the Archduke Maximilian for Paris, en route to Mexico, are complete. The Jiecue des Ducx Mondes contends that France and England lose by want of co-operation, and urges the restablishment of an - active alliance to avert the catastrophe which menaces Denmark. The &iede (Liberal organ) demands the support of France for Denmark, so shamefully abandoned by England. It is stated that the Moniteur has been pro hibited publishing Prince Napoleon's anti-English speech at the Suez canal celebration. 8PAIN. The Spanish Government has chartered sev eral steamers to convey four thousand troops to reinforce the army of the Antilles. MEXICO. . The cotton trade at Mafamorss is represen ted as of growing importance. The Urge English houses in Liverpool and Manchester have now commenced to send their ships with supercargoes to Matamoras. where they discharge the cargo and await their eg t ton, which is brought the following way: A clerk or supercargo leaves Eng land two or three months before the ship, and goes on horseback to Eagle Pas and from there to San Antonia, Texas. In San Antonia or another Place in Texas he buys the cotton, engages the mules aud trains, and the cotton starts for Mexico; mule-trains ati'ive commonly in thirty or thirty-five days Cotton is between five and six cents per pound in Texas, but fifty percent. h:s to be paid extra as ti.x to the Confederate States Gov ernment. The Confederate Government sup ports the trade in every way, but no train is allowed to goon the road below Loredo, for fear it might fall in the hauds of the Northern troops. Wiih all expenses a pound of cot . ton in Matamoras comes to twenty-one or twenty-five cents, but is worth in the place thirty-five. Sir.ce January, 1806 about eighty or eighty-five thousan t bales of cotton have beeu shipped from here. A pound of cotton sent to Liverpool, after being preyed shipped, aod every expense paid, will cost thirty-six to forty cents. A Gallant and Daring Advekture The 44 Mississippian " gives the following ac count of a daring descent on Island 7G by Captain Evans' scouts : Capt. Evaus' souts, commanded by Lieut. Gallaher consisting of eleven men made a mo-t desperate and daring descent on Island 76, opposite Bolivar, capturing the steamer 4 Guilliam". and crew, ogether with thirty five white men and fifty contrabands and sev eral mules and horses ; also the arrant traitor, Col. Millford, who has been in command of the island for some time, which had become a general rendezvous for runaway negroe. The manner of tneir proceedings were as followg : Sergeant Robert Lee 'with five men procuieda skiff on-the night of the 3d aod crossed over to the island, where they laid in ambush until daylight, a d then surprised and captured the steamer 4Guilliam" and crossed their prisoners and captured property ou the boat. While embarking four Federal transports loaded with troops passed within pistol shot, but our gallant scouts remained as cool and unconcerned aa though it was an every day occurrence. Never Eat Supper "Reflect, my breth ren exhotted a chaplain, "that whosoever falls today in battle saps to night iu Para dise.' The fight began, the ranks wavered, the chaplain took to his his heels, when a soldier stopping him, reproachfully referred him to tiie promised supper in paradise. "True, my friend, true," said the chaplain, "but I never eat supper." The Richmond Enquirer of Monday, says: The bidy of Dahlgren has been brought to Richmond for the parpose t f identifying ii as that of the officer upon whom was found the papers ordering the murder of the civil offi cers of the Government aud the burning and sacktna cf the city of Richmond. What is to ho dene with the officers and men of this fJahigrcn command? Are they prisoners of I war 7 If they are to oc rcgardt-d as pris 'tiers of war, then the deliberate" murder of civil officers, the burning of cities, the di-fiohor and murder of womn,are ali acts of legitimate wrar. Is the Confederate Government pre pared to assume such a position ? Art? our peop'e willing to be ,plac?d in such a positi tioti ? Can wo deliberately countenance th arson, fijf rtiJlaearsd murder set forth and ordered ' y .these commands of Dahlgren as the legitimate acts of warfare? What would have been the condition of Ri htnond this day, one week ago, had Dahl green succeeded ? Imagine ten to twelve thou sand brutal soldiers released from captivity, inflamed with liquor, ar d burning with lust, turned loose with arms in their bands, with out officers to restrain their violence and no excited imagination is required to pictur e the smoking ruins, ihe dishonored women, and f the murdered men of Richmond Won VI that have been a legitimate act of war? No man, not even the Yankee, will contend that lawful war has any such horrors. These men are, therefore, not prisoners of war, but, are land pirates, whose destruction is the duty of those having them in possession. By immediately executing them we relieve our enemy cf all suspicion of complicity with the brutal purpose f these wretches. If the Washington authorities choose to make this act their own by avowing it, choose to bring upon themselves the disgrace of sustaining such in outrage, it should make no difference with the Confederate authorities. But the Washington Government will not :rvow it ; they will be thankful to escape correspondence about the matter. No government would be quick to array itself as the insjtigator of arsn, murder, rape and pillage. The public opinion of the world will justify us if we execute' them ; but if we do not the worli will ao ept can- action as proper, since we a Ion? are inter ested. , We therefore txpect the authorities to or der the . immediate execution of the officers and men of Dahlgreen's command. A young man has been caught stealing let ters from the Pst Office at Raleigh. We wish they could now catch the fellow that prevents the Raleigh papers from reaching this place regularly. Charlotte Demoerat. There is more than one but we are after thein. and expect to catch them atthier trick in le-s than a week. Yankee Prisoners. The Petersburg Ex press of Monday, says eleven Yankee prison ers nnd ore free negro, captured by Gen. Ran som's forces between South Mills and Nor folk, on Tuedaylast, reached this city yes terday via Weldon The prisoners belong to the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and were taken Liu a slight skirmish which ensued on the ad vance of the Confederate forces. 1 wo "Buffa loes" were also captured at the same time, but left in Weldon. The skirmish, we un derstand, occurred some eight t.r ten miles of Norfolk. The prisoners, among whom was ot e Lieutenant, were lodged in the guard house on Bank stroet, and wiil probably be sent to Richmond tu-.day. No More Insults to Richmond. Gen. Bragg has determined to order fifteen hundred cavairy to tie permanently stationed around Richmond. Such a force, picketing the roads, will effeetually pr tect the city from the in sults of the raids, as well as the country from their injuries. Such a cavalry force in front of a raiding party, wtll always cluck them, untl the cavalry from Gen. Lee's army can come up. Such a f roe has alrraj's has been wanted here and tho fat that no cavalry was-p-Tuia-nently attached to the R chmond -defences, has eneouraged ths enemy in making these raids. The presence of these fifteen hundred cavtlry will relieve us from raiding parties. If General II unpton with his 44 six hun dred," eould, blown and exhausted by hard travel from Fredericksburg, overtake, and capture so many, what damage wou'd fifteen hundred fresh cavalry have done under such a leader 1EnqttLcr. From the New York Times Newbern, N. C , Feb. 24. Major-General Ptck, since his return, has been busily engage! in making a rigid inspection of all the fortifi cations of the department. He lias received reliable intelligence of the enemy's intention to make another effort to dispossess us of our possessions iu Eastern North Carolina, with the assistance of three rebel iron-clads, plated ten inches thick, which are nearly ready to move simultanvously down the Neuse, Roanoke aod Tar rivers. Gen. Peck is taking measures to impede the progress of toe iron-clads. which purpose mov ing conjoinUy with land forces on our three most important points on those rivers New bern, Plymouth and Washington. It appears to be the impression both within and outside of our lines, that Virginia is to to be evacuated, and the battle ground is to be transferred to North Carolina. Hencethe desire of the enemy to make a formidable and desperate effort to obtain possession of this productive portion of tie State and its exten sive water comcfluhications before reinforce ments can arrive for us. The presence of an additional number of formidable gunboats, and a small increase to our present force, which Gen. Peck is anxious to obtain, will make the enemy's efforts fruit less, and turn the existing conditional CD-operation mentioned in our favor. Morgan. It is said that Gen. Morgan is about to undertake one of the boldest expe ditions he has ever yet made, which, if suc cessful, will be productive of great good to our cause. The President has commissioned three pri vates as officers, for gallantry at the battle of Chickamauga. For The Confederate, Soldiers' library and Reading Boon. To the Citizen of North Carolina ; At a meeting held by the Soldiers of Fort Pender, Smithville, N. C, he undersigned was requested to act as Agent to procure clo nal ions of Books and money for the csUhliwh mentof a Cibculatiko Liosart and Read ing Rom at that place. Such a work must certainly commend itself to your brans, and can need r.o arguments fmni me. A few simple facts will suffice, viz: The defence o the month of the Capo Fear, consist of not less than seven fortifica iotis within a radius of nine miles, all named for distinguished North Carolina soldiara, ami under command of Brigadier Gen. Hubert, to whom they report dly at Fort Pender. The .number of troops it is not proper to state. They are mostly young men, wht) would read and caltivate their intellects, if they had the mean?. But. they cannot buy books aud papers on the slender pay of a soldier, nor have they access to them in any other way. These young men are not only our thftnders now, but they are to be our hope and strength after we have gained our independence. They are to take part in the affairs of a j-reat nation. If they lose the habits of study and reading and become d moralized and brutalised, what hope have we for them in the future? They have time, and want booksand shall they ask you for the means of improviug their moral and intellectual culture and will vlui re fuse ? Iu ti e name of your soldiers. I beg you to go to yonr libraries and e!ect such as you can snare of the best R-;lirious. Historical. Bio graphical, or Scientifiie works, arid send thun. T)., t... I . r it I x .tnoi.s in i nure iies a?e rcspec: luuy reqnolotl to aid in ibis good work. All money sent bv Expt ess to the subscriber at Goldsboro', and packages of b.oks to 44 Sildtc;f Library," Fort Pender, care Capt. C. W. Styrcn, Quar termaster, YVilmingfor, N. C. will be thank fully received and acknowledged. Newspa pers donating copies will ple se direct to Soldiers' Reading Room," Fort Pender, Smithville, N. C. JNO N. ANDRE VS. Gen Miss. D,-p't. LVpo Fear. The Press of the State will please copy. A Warniku to HoADEits. A late Yankee paper says au expedition recently sent up the Chowan rivi r, North Carolina, destroyed fifty thousand pounds of bacon. Another recent raid up the same mer resulted in th" destine tion ui t'uicc hundred thousand pounds, in tddition to ' other suppl'e The expedition of Smith and Grieison in Northcru Missis sippi, though a splouded failure in its chief obj ct, was attended, as the Yankee claim, with gr ater results than those up the Ch-nvau river. home of th? MwTcrcrs by lhee raids are probably those who have hoarded up . what they dia not need for their own use., and turned a deaf ear Jo the wants of .th? country. It is a source of son;e consolation, under tin circ rn Unees, to reflect Unt i!Mr se'tlilnies has receive 1 its proner reward. Narrow Escape of G ex. II x danp Staff. The Columbia Ctrolioiaa le-ri:s, that while en. route to D.il ton, a collision took plice b twrtn the cars on one of lh lo.tds, which killed a whiiH woo-vm, br-ke s-.-vi r sl .srois and legs, 'and sot.isiit'd one or t . o carriages. Geo. H mmI wa .sii da! y iiijurL Major Hamilton, of C 'luiiibiaf ";:it hims'if su id-n!v acuido oi the ftove, v:th his hut in m p tt-.r-er, pipe in aru.t'.er, with ; !.. iumatrs of th- car lung arcund Ioc- 0 We are informed th t Mrs. Muniford, wifa of Win. II. Mumford, wio was murdered by Hut ler in New Oilcans, is iu this city, with her three children, an is stopping at the Planters' Hotel. She is ou her way to llichniond. Aug Chronicle. It will be rcmerr.hcred that Mumford jerked d '.v:i and tcrs up the first U. S. flag; that raised in New Orleans after the Yankees took possession cf th"city. For doing this, he was hung by Deast Butler. Mumtord was a natire of North Curolitu, and we hope if any of oifr soldiers ever get hold of Butler they will hang him without a moment's delay. Char. Dcm. Confederate OSlccrs Kcturncd. The following is a list of the officers who arrived in Richmond on -Sunday afternoon from Point Lookout : Colonels J K G.rmely, 53th N C; J How ar l Smith, 5th Ky; W S Christian, 55th Va ; llobt Budock, 7th Fi'jrid--4. Lieut Colonels John Critcher, 15th Va Cavalry ; S II Boyd, 45th N C ; R E Burke, 2J Li; II A Carrington, 18th Va 4. MijorsJ C Davi;. 17th Tenn ; J A Blair, 2d Miss; R J purr. SOth Miss ; W K Beunctt, Staff Department C S A ; C C Blacknall, 23d N C 5. Coptmns B II Miller, SOth Ga ;B L Brid ges, 2d Ga Cavalry: Little, James Whit taker, 47th Ala; J B Cloud, IGdi Ark ; M V Collum, 39th Miss ; W C Clybura, 7th S C: J P Lee, A G Dspt ; R D Anderson, Hankins, Teun Art ; W M Boyd, 19th Va ; J W Bla-k-burn, 14'h Atk ; J B Brown, 5th Va Cavalry ; D Bcli;4th N C; J C A Bell, 22J Ga; W M Berkeley. 8:h Va ; J U Buchanan 2d Mis ; D G Alexander, od Tenn ; J F Ai derson, lGih Va Cavalry 18. First Lieutenants JT Andrews, 23d Ark; Joseph Anderson, 15th Ark; J J Ashe, 11th Miss; Amos Anderson, 2d Texas Cavalry; WM Caudle, 10th Ark ; F M Bledsoe, 11th Ga; W II Brysou,62d N C; S E Belk, 53d N C; J C Warren. 521 MC; D F Goodlow, 18?h Miss ; J T Boughn, 5oth Va; Wm Reed, Gilmer's Cavalry ; W W Brown, 4th Texas; R W Adams, 5th Fla., S F Adams, 44th N C 15. Second LieultnatUs S S Armttrong, 5th Tenn Cavilry ; N D 'Adams, 1st Ala; V W Apperso.'i, 5th Texas; A G Archer, 12th Ark; J D Perkins, 21st Fla : G N Nixo., 32rl N C ; J R Bowhs, 12th S C: J R Crawford, 46th Ala ; N C Hobbs, 1st Va Cavalry ; J T Miller, 38th Va 12. At Fortress Monr they were informed 'that Kil pat tick had takeu Richmond, burned the city and huag the President aull his cabinet. TFor The Confederate. Messrs. Editors: The parablo of the ten talents, by which our Saviour iltmtmted th accountability of man to hi Miker for hi precious gifu of reasei i attt intellect. vhh , dtstincnisSi him from and !eve him ah .v the hi ute creation, h noe ef those instrnctiT lessor with which tht teachings if ut L -r l are replete. That imr-tble v;U as well i t leference to those who bury thtir talents be neath the rubbish of inactivity and slothful ness, as to thoje who misapply it. Indeed, of tn two classes, the hitler urn uiui.mhtedly the more reproluib!e. Both hivo their illus itations in holy writ the former by the light ed 'aud e pu uuder a buh-l the latter in tK wicked ntid unfiiil character r mi Ais lom. How many lighted ran. Res are ther among us in this dark hour of our c ttMrv' ttial, which a e n.t under a bushel 7 Alas! but tni many. Men, whom God ha endowed with intellect and caoaeity, eminently fittin-r them to be lights and guides amid the aur rounding gloom, what are they doing ? Why is hot thoir v icc heaid ringing highab v the uproar e'f faction, exhorting to unity and increased energy for th sanation of the State ? Histt.ry and Tradition will hand down such men to posteri ty . as mi worthy of the times in which they lived, and God. in thu great day, will i-xict of them a strict a court of. the talents buried iu a time of their country's nrcd. Agvi.i, I wilt ask, how many aro there nnio'ijr us whoso ligh, not hid utidra hu.h I, on IVing used to inlhme at d destroy the fair fabric founded by statesmen, aud consented by tht; blol of heroes nod pit not'.' Surely Gtl "ill d m ind of stub a t-trict no conn ability of the intfHppoe ision of his pre cious gifts. It is not for living man to jme tra! beyond tlie vale that yep irate tie pres et. t from th futnr", j ml roil thedoim 1' those who have Wen 'n!s to God, t them selves and their country : hut it i sulli i-ntly indi.Mied iu the pirabL ni-tred to. y th light of histon , v.e may as-trt iiti tin late of such iu this li c, and it is my putpovj to ad vert to two case" olio iu anchmt, and the other in modern nines. L':e ins Sergius Citaliue. was .i H unan of i noble family, who foiined the d si 411 of de stroying the Senate, as.isina'ing the c'i.Mi1 sez'ng the public treasmy, saiinx ln l R tii', nt.d usurping sovca-igu power, lit urdc- to prosecute this dcsii, Claline ass--elated in his plot som young noblemen, whom he prevailed upon, if is said, t-o drink huai tn blood as a pledg'j of their union. Thiv eon. spir.t'-y however. w:i d Hoovered by 1 L vig -lance of Cicero, who wa consul ut th li It was exceedingly difficult to K-izo ihv per son . fono who had oIdier at his comma :d both iu and out of ll-toC.Rio! more dilhculr, wool 1 it be to prove his guilt before thon who wie accomplices with Ut, or, t lea.-t, Were willing to m ike usa of his pViu nerve their own interest. He h id to.ch' 00 bct Arcn twouvils . revolution nitliio the city, or a ir 1 wir! He preferred the I Uter. CHlii:H had the boldue-s to take hissiv.t ill the S' titr, oi. :is ho w:is to be tht etinv of the l!o men Sta'e. Cicero then rosy at.J delivircd that hold ration against him which nas the, me.i'is of saving Rome, ly driving CaUlimj I nun the city. Having raised an amir, he fou.-ht with valor against iVtreius, hctton ant to Ano.ny, Cicero's c dlea;r!ij in t o eon MiWiiji lu this bat'le, Cat-ilinc was def a'c.i ai.d l iiltd S i h was the: L-e of o;.e who, endowed bv hi- rn -tker w tth many talents, ihoox! rather to u-i-vipt ly them, than use th-to to iht ! . ry of (ini ;.ud toe b tCUt of hi.s kind. I wiil now !iim to a mo'c modcro instance of au abue of heaven', are .-l, r;clu.t gifts-. B -nedlct Arnold waj au oflioer iu tho war of American Independence. He was Lru in C'niiecri'jut. cng tged with 7-o.i; iu the cause, of his countrymen, and rose to be a Riigadh r General. He was appointed, after a wound in 4 he leg. to the command of Phihidelpiiia, where his conduct was sirh, that h vva trM by a Court Martial in 1773, and repri li ituhd. On this lie nvogi.ed his eo'nmi.sion, an 1 t -jM-a.s frotu that thn to hnv entered o:j tiuj di.-!."irir.nble schnne for which he ia chielly reuieinbei'il tii .t of betr.iyitig his country. Alter his escape to the B'itiMi, he held th same rank he; had, held in the American army, and was employed iti Virginia aud Connecti cut, in both of which he committed great de vastation, especially in Ins native Province After the su. render of Gunwallis at York Town, ht; went t) England, but was only partially rewarded for hist treachery by tin, payment of $C,C00. His position waahuiuili 1 ti:;g, fr nearly every unuavoideel him with dhgut arid horror, and he' was repeatedly iu suited. He died in utter obscurity ai Lou don 1801. Such is, the brief sketch rf one, of whom it has been said, that Washington, although he could not respect the private character, was even the first to acknowledge and defend the public ability Thus, Messrs. E lhors, I have cited two remarkable instance of t)io perversion of those talents which God com mits to our care aud use. I cite thorn, not for thek purpose of illustrating the character of anyone in our midst for 1 rincerely trust ihere is none such but as u warning to tho-e, whom God has endowed with faculties fr great good or great evil, not to mijapnly them, but so to us? them, that when they shall com.') to give an account of them, they may hear pronounced the pleasing words, 44 wall dine, theu true and faithful servant." P. FcoM Bklow. By the train from Ivor yes terday afternoon, we learned that our forces, which have been occupying Suffolk for sever al days past, have roturued to their old quar ters on the Blackwatcr, having accomplished all they intended or expected by their advance. They left Suffolk Saturday uight and it was occupied by four companies o? Yankee cava4 ry Suuday morning. Two gunboats cafne up the river and snchorcd at the wharf daring the etay Sunday. The rumor that General Ransom had occu pied Bowers' llill, seems noto have been cor rect. But without doubt ho has done a -good work iu the vicinity of South Mills and on the Duuial Swanip Canal, a full report of which we are expecting soon to receive. A tcrtburg Express.
Weekly Confederate (Raleigh, N.C.)
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