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.1 . - 1 - t: " - 1 -:5 -1 -' -1 1 - N- -.a---;--, f; A .-Uv4 - v V -1.- V J ! i x , . : 4 v six MOCTns; ose dowlaii. TER31S S pTWO DOI,I,.UUi. 1'- ffOLIIL PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY Sierlins, Campbell &; Vlbrislit. Advcrtlscmenft Inrted at TWO DOLLARS rr sqnare for. the first fn 4 ertion, an1.0NE DOLLAR for each snbscqaent intrtio'n Ten litics or oa conntfcJ as a square. WAY OF THE WOULD- :ORJEEN5B'OIl6. N.'.C..' -: -Tljuwdny, Mny 10.L1804. THE NEWS. It itH be cccn by refcreoce to another i culuinn hi to-day's pnper, that by the help ofGod.our brave Ikjs have triumphed on many well-fought fields. Banks has sur rendered to Gen. Taylor ia the Trans- 31ississippi. Lee has thrashed out'G rant on the Kapidian, and Beauregard has gained a signal victory near Ilichniond. 3Iay the good work go on till not one. of the vandals are left, to pollute the soil of .the sunny south with their presence and pence, glorious peace,,' be vouchsafed to our whole country." ' , v -ioint of Interest, ljooking at tlic map, says tho. Macon Confederate we find t!fe late battle field in. Virguiia in Spottsylvania county, forty fivc miles north of northwest ofllichmond sixty miles south of southwest of Wash ingtgh. Gen. Grant as, therefore, fifteen miles nearer .Richmond than Gen. Lcc is of Washington. The Richmond, Fred cricksbiirfr and Potomac Railroad runs through tbe eastern end of that country. The fenjwned city of Fredericksburg is in the northeastern end of the countrv on the Rappahannock river. The battle "as loughi1 fifteen miles from that city. Ohesierficld is that county immediately across the river from Richmond. Chester Courlhouso is about tbirtcbn miles from Richmond j on a direct line. Petersburg is thirtv mil 3s still farther south. And is about half that. distance from City Pointi wjicrc the enemy recently landed. Fort Drcwry is on the Jauics, a few miles from Ptichmoad, and is the main work guard ing the water approaches to the city. Chcneville, La., the place which our forces are reported to have occupied, is a point of great importance It is on the righ t bank of Bayou Rapides, the principle ' ro'urcc of the Teche, about nine miles -from Red River and on the direct road to Opclousas from Alexandria, with .which 'it is connected by a railroad some twenty : two miles long. It gives us command of the line of the Rapides, and effectually cuts off the enemy's retreat southward. Cmisnlities in the Guilford Grays. The following is the list of the killed nnii wounded in Co. B. 27th Reg. N. C TroOps, in the recent fight , in Northern A'irginia, as published in the Richmond paper?, . - Kdlcd. Samuel F. McLican and L. S. Lineberry. Wounded. Capt. John A. Sloan, slights. ly; Scrg't. W. U. Sttiner,. slightly; Stafford, severely; Corporal Klutts, severe ly Privates, Chile ltt, severely; D. "Cole train, slightly; S E. B Gray,, slightly; T. R. Grecson, severely; W. A. Homey, leg amputated, SS. Hiatt3 slightly; Wm. Hunt, slightly; James Hardin, severely; R. B. McLean, severely. W. II. Donr.eH, slightly; W. May, slightly; John Siler, severely; R. B. Tate, mortally: W. Wil liams, severely; James Wilson, severely. Death of Gen. Stuart. Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart died in Rich mond, on Thursday last, from a wound . received in a fi?ht near Yellow Tavern op " Wednesday, lie was a gallant ofEccr, and will be a great loss to the country in this hour of our severest trial. Messrs. Editors. I learn from" Mr: Rvley, who passed with the prisoners to-day, that the fol lowing persons were wounded on the 5th May.-18 4, in Company 0. 45th Rcg't. N. C. T. J. C. Reed, severely in breast; wui. iiarris, m arm: rioKney Harris, in arm; Reuben Wright, in the hand; Alfred Ozment, thumb shct off; Jefferson Brad shaw, iQ hand; Lt. Col. Winston, wound ed in lcjr. 1 . Mny.lOtb, 1301. C. (GtREMSBOROE MAY . THE NEWS. ' ' "v.:- , We copy from the Dailj Stale Journal of tbe 16th, the ; following news of the movements of our armies : : . - -MobUe. Mav 14. The following -tele gram was received by ; Gen.. Maury -from 1 Iation had been received in New Orleans j li o a en one imeinireuce ui iauno- wunu- on the 10th, although it was thouht-he had surrendered, and it was. believed. No boats are crossing down and all communi cation is cut off., '; The ironclad Granite City, gnnboat No. 45, and a transport with forty soldiers, were captured by the Confederates at the Sabine Pasa on the 6th inst. - DemopoUs, May 13. -A dispatch tos day from Col.; Scott, via Summit, confirms the TrSns Mississippi dispatch" which say that Geo. Taylor has Banks. hemmed in at Alexandria, and has also a battery six miles below, stopping; .all "communication via Red River. It is said that this battery, supported bv Mai. Brigcs' and a portion of Gen'. I Pol igoacV infantry captu-ed a transport with a valuable cargo of commissary stores and one hundred prisoners, and the Cih) Belle with the 120th Ohio regiment, kilN ing Col. Mudd, Col. Bassett of the Corgx de Jifrique Col. Ogicl and ohe Lieutenant Colonel. " ; ; On the 5th they captured the Wa, nert also the gunboats Eight and lwenty two, taking from them twenty one pieces of art illerv, including eight thirty two pound er Parrott's. The crew also were taken. It was reported at Shreveport that Gen, Smith and the enotny had had a fiht ; at JcDkins' Ford. We captured 700 prisoners many small" arms, a pontoon bridge, and all their trains: : We lost Gen. Searsv and Col. Green wood, killed, and Gcn Wall Randall Clarke wounded. Mobile, May 13. Dispatehes at head quarters from Oak Spi ings with" Newl Orleans dates to the Dili state that Gold was. selling at two for one and was rising. All knowledge of Baoks was ignoied.f . Steele was reported at Litt'e Rock.- Marmaduke was between Little Rock and Pine Bluff shelling the latter place. We'don, May WK via Raleigh- 1 ih. Various wild rumors have been ofloat here to-day, one of which is, that Lee has driven Grant's forces across the Rapidian." with terrific slaughter, but all that L can gather that is reliable is the following : ' Holcombe's Legion successfully resisted the enemy at Chester on Monday last. There has been no fighting there since. The enemy still holds the Rail Road. Beauregard's Head Quarters a ve in Petersburg. He has been reinforced by twenty thousand or move troops ' recently, and still they pour in. ' The stores are all closed in Petersburg, and every man is in the ranks ready for the eogagemeot to morow. The Bridge across Stoney Creek has ho.fin re-huilt. and the one across Notto way River will be done to morrow niht. Drcwry's Bluff has been rciotorced, so that no apprehensions are felt about its security. Trains will run through to i etersburg day after to monow. Two gunboats were certainly blown 'up or burp t, and probably four. rs otcing elsq .reliable. There are many rumors from Gen. Lee's army, but nothing relta Die or satisfactory since the' following dispatch from Gen. Lee himself: i Spottsvlvania Court House, , Via Guinea's, May 11 Honorable Secretary of War: Gen. Grant's army is entrenched hear this place on both sides of the Brooke road. ' Frequent skirmishing occurred yester day and to-day; each army is endeavoring to discover the position of the other. To-day the1 eneuijr shelled our lines, and made several assaults with infantry against d'fierent points, ! particularly on our left,-held by General R. II. Anderson. The last, which occurred after sunset, was tlic mo-t obstinate some of the enemy leaping over the breastworks. They were easily repulsed, except in fiontof Dole's brigade where they drove our men .from their position; and from a four gun battery there posted. The men were soon rallied, and by dark our line was re-established and the battery recovered. . . A large bedy of the enemy moved arouod our left, on the evening of the 9th, and took possession of the road about midway between Shady Grove church and the Court House. ' General Early, with a part of Hill's corps, drove them back this evening, tak ing one gun and a few prisoners. Thinks to a Merciful Providence, our 1 :njall. Aaiong the aeral Hajes and II. R. E.XEE. 'ETl, . .. . ; - ' Daily Conservative wounded are Brij H. Walker. ) t We copy from of tVe.vMti llowing interesting uchs.w,iv - rtions of the Con federacy : :Ptteribarg tMi 11-30 a. m. Many prisoners h j) ceo taken. New lork papA 1 of the 11th received The JIeraLl:-a&tl )the lpss of iwenty seven thbusantl inj Jrant's army Gold 2-1 0 i tiiyr-YotVl n Mon da vC L i Petersburg, May 1 6. The operations to-day near this citje. were entirely saccess ful. The enemy were driven several miles losing many men, wagons and ambulances. Our entire ; .loss - not .over thirty. Gen. Dearing made a gallant charge at Chester capturing ; a strong positi'on and many stores. Uen Beauregard drove back the centre, leaving one thousand dead yankces on the field. General Ransom had turned their right fitnk at noon.- The Yankee General Hickman was Captured:' The enemy were repulsed with a loss of 20,000 at Spottsylvania C. II; on Thurs day by Mahone's and Lace's biigadej. , Mebile, May 1 6 A ", special - dispatch frjnf Brookhaven, dated 16th, states that news from Natchez direct says that Banks' has surrendered unconditionally - to Tay lor; The Federals say he did it for spite, being supcreed cd by, Me Art hur. ' Tho rumor that our men were brutally murdered ncarVan Duncan after being taken prisoners seems confirmed. : It is talked of 'in Natcbe : as 'i retaliating for tort Pillow. Mobile, May 16- The bperattr at Holly Springs reports on the authority of the Chicago Tunes of the Pith, that Grant's loos in the. Virginia ' fights wa twentv ' -seven ; thousand!: ? ineltrdin - ten general'ofiiccrs.DThe of the news admits Grant's defeat. Tangipahoa dates to : the 16th ret ort that Powers made a dashf on. Springfield land ingtbek w- Pcyt-IIud soqcit t he 15 th capturing 20 -hedrocs; sirf y . mules and seven horses. Tle enemy afterwards at- night in the direcudo of Baypu Sara. Con firmuf ion cf uSanklSurrender, tfce. ;: Meridian, May 16. -Trans. Mississippi advices confirm Jhe former rumors of Banks' surrendchafe Alexandria. .. . LATEST. ' ; Battlefield near Spottsylvania ) C;il May n6yia:Milfbrd 17. j The enemy during Saturday abaodoned their front on butf left, requiring new dis positions of our foyces. The move on the part of Grant wa? Evidently for the pur pose of building' u) and covering the Rail road, in order. to it for '.the transporta tion "of supplies. Xhe enemy thus far is reported to acknowledge the Ions of thirty one General Officers and fory Jive thou- sand mm. The enemy let t in their hos pitals their wounded in the rear of Yellow Church on Sunday containing about seven hundred of their men and a few of ours. The enemy left a large number of their unburied dead on our left from whence they retired. ' j There was n general engagement to day ronly slight "skirmishing and some cannonading, late this evening. The Yan kee cavalry came wfthia a mile; and a half of Guinea Station. The enemy also left on our front, yesterday, thirteen cassions and twenty one gun carriages. This shows they left their post of the line hurriedly. Gen. A.' P. Hill' was not in command of his corps, but was on the field, lending the aid of his presence j td Gen. .barly. Large quantities of arms left by the enemy on the battle field have been appropriated by our men and taken off. The army is still in high spirits and Gen. Lee, yesterday, Js3ued a congratu latory address to the troops, on receiving the news of success in various parts of the Confederacy, eoncljidtng as follows : "The heroic valor of this army, with the blessings of Almighty God, has thus far checked the -advaaco" of the principle' army of the enemy and inflicted upon it heavy loss. -The eyes and hearts of your countrymen are turned to . you with con fidence, and their prayers attend r jrx in your gallant 8trnle, cncouragecV'by the success which has been vour "isafed to us; and stimulated by the greaV interest that depends upon the issue, f iet every man resolve to endure all and,. JraYe all until, by the assistance, of adjust and merciful God, the enemy sull be'driven baok and peace secured tonr. country.- Continue to emulate the vafcV of your comrades who have fallen; and remember that it depends upon you Whether thby have died in vain. casualities JiavjS I talked him and . were , repulsed ... e lost our war. crv uapt. AmbrotB, .1 Vtii La., cavalry, r ea- .and of O eral loss unknown. firing was heard to- that riht 19, 1864. v. It is in your power, under God. to de feat the last great effort of its enemy. " Re solve on the independence of your native land and cam the lasting love and grati tude of your conntryman and the admira tion of mankind." ' - The enemy are fortifying their linest now contracted, as if missing their troops. It is .reported the enemy have destroyed Catharine furnace. Daily Stale Journal, $th. ' , : . . , - , m , ' i m Prayer for the success of our arms. . We; have before noticed that daily prayer meetings were being held at the various churches in this city for the suc cess of oura'rms and the deliverance . of our couitry. Of them the Spirit of the Age says : We have been much impressed with the propriety and solemnity of the daily union prayer meetings, held in this city, id behalf of our country, at this critical juncture of her history. The good work began in the Methodist church, but the spirit of grace and supplication soon spread to tne otner congregations, ana during the last week these seasons of humilia tion and prayer have been observed at tentively in the Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches. We commend the custom to all christ ian communities in the Confederacy. If there he truth In the teachings of the Bible, theft God is directly and intimate ly connected with all the events of this world, and can shape them at his will Both his fory and tho.Bible teach us that those nations which have " honored him, have been blest. When Israel rebelled against God and did wickedly, then he rebuked them with'orc chastisements, but when they repented of their sins and cried unto thi Lord, lie delivered them from, their .calamities he smote Egypt for their sake with the plague and at the Red Sea -he delivered them from pesti lence and famine he fought their battles for them he pluaked up the nations and planted them, and prospered them above all nations, when they honored him by committing to him their interests as a people. God is the same Being, to day, yesterday and forever. If we honor him, he 'will honor us if we commit cur ways unto him. he will direct our paths. If be "the sttord of the Lord idcon,' we shall conquer and speedily. When Moses lifted up his hand in supplication to God, then did Israel prevail against the eneiuvV but when Moses lowered his arm through weariness, Israel was discomfited. At this juncture, Aaron and Hur supported the raised right arm of-the leader ot Israel, and the foe was su.itten hip and thigh. While our brothers and sons and fathers and husbands are exposed to death in battling for our liberties, let us plead with God for their iives let us by our prayers hold up the arms of ous piou3 leaders so that God may give us a victory" so signal and complete and decisive that there shall be no need to fight another." The Lessons of History. "To consider history only as a magazine of facts7arrang ed in the order of their dates, is - nothing more than the indulgence of a vain and childish curiosity; a study which tends to no valuable or useful purpose. The object of the study of history is one of the no blest of the pursuits of man. Jt is to fur nish the, mind with the knowledge of that great, art on .which depends th3 existence, the preservation, the happiness and pros perity of States and nations. That the connection of politics with morality is inseparable, the smallest acs quaintasce with history is sufficient to show. No nation has afforded a more strik ing example than the Romans have done, of the necessity of good morals to the pre- servation ot political .uoe.rty and tne nappi ness of the people. This is a doctrine of so much importance that it cannot be . too seriously considered nor attended to. Un like, in this respect, too many other polit ical truths which are interesting only to statesmen and those who conduct the t machine of government, this truth is of importance to be known and considered by every single individual of the commu nity; because the esror or fault is in the conduct of individuals, and only can only be amended by a conviction brought home to the mind of every private man, that the reformation must be begun by his own vir tuous and patriotic endeavors Virtue is necessary and indispensably necessary to tbe existence of every government, what ever be its form; and no human institution whero men, are assembled together to act in concert, however limited their numbers or however extensive, however wise may be their governors, however excellent their law?, can possess any measure of. duration without that powerful cement, virtue in the principles and morals of their people. The force of the torrent of corruption in the degeneracy of a nation is never so NO. 1 sensibly perceived, so strongly felt as when ono man of uncommon virtue makes a signal endeavor to oppose it If his ex ample, though ineffectual to excite a gen eral imitation, is yet strong enough to at tract applause, there i still some faint hope that Mai nation or people is not be yond the possibility of recovery. Tytler A Story with a Moral. Not a' thou sand miles from here, the following inci dent occurred : . An oldgentlcman very politely invited several ofneers to hear his daughters play on the piano aad sing. The Invitation was accepted and the oBcre-highly-n tertaincd. Presently a couple of privates presented themselves at the door, but were very cooly bade good evening, and no scats being offered the privates, fight ing men., withdrew-' A spectator of the whole affair suggested to them if they wouia gee an omcer s coat it wouia pass them easily, and thoy oould make the trip without any trouble. One of the privates who had been so shabbily treated asked one of the lieutenants the loan of his coat for a few minutes. The coat was willing ly loaned. The private, with the lieutenant's coat returned, and who for a moment would dmbt it?r was most cordially-welcomed in, and a chair handed him, and ho very pressingly and cordially lnvited -to bo seated. The private listened to the sing ing and playing of several pieces, then,- arising, hprrorAfl tPi 1:1(1IPS Wnillil 1 him, as he had on his lieutenant's coat, and his lieutenant being outside in his shirt sleeves, he did hot wish to keep him waiting. Imagine the young ladies feel ings! Selma Dispatch. Wealth and Power and Crime of Lon (7pn. The city of London now covers an ' area of one hundred and twenty squaru mile?, and contains a population of about thiee million souls. It is stated in a late report ,of the Register General that its population has increased, since 1SG0, at the rate of one thousand per week. If far surpasses any other oity 'on the face" of the earth in wealth, and alas -it must be add ed in human misery alsol The Register General records the lamentable fact that one in six of those who leave the world die in the public institutions, work houses, hospitals, asylums or prisons. Nearly one in eleven of the deaths 'is in the work house. Every sixth person dies a pauper or a criminal ! And'how great the number who barely escape this fate; The severe competion for subsistence and wealth which cnaracienseN ljonaon nie is a terrible or deal for any human being to pass through. Cities are centres of great temptations, in which many persons sink every year trom wealth tojfcflverty, by a display .bes yond their income. Others again' are tempted still deeper, and forsake the paths of virtue for those of vice. It is related that of the 8,000 convicts in institutions near London, 1,000 were born in affluence and had received a classical education. Al- ' lured by the vices of gambling in attend ing, sportive scenes, they squandered their partrimony; and being tempted, commit ted crime, thus sinking to the degraded condition of felons. .Loridon has always been an alluring city to provincial youth. Goldsmith declared, that in bis day, thou sands died there yearly, from broken hearts, stricken by poverty; and today similar scenes are witnessed and liko sor- rows experienced, to an extent unimagiq ed by the sensitive poet. .. - How to make Sugar from SoWi urn. We have a letter from Mrs. Dr. Ewinir. of Bedford describing the process by which she succeeded in making sugarof Sorguhm syrup. The syrup must be .mad of cano thoroughly ripe. Boil until the syrup be comes very thick, clarifying in the mean time with lime water or soda. When the syruj has been reduced to a proper consis tency, pour it off into shallow vessels, not to be disturbed until it granulates. After this is done separate the btigar from tho syrup by straining through a muslin or other opon cloth, Then spread tho sugar, and let it dry in the shade. The boiling may be done in either iron pr copper ket tles. The sugar made by Mrs. Ewing is of Sorghum raised from the black seed. There is an impression that only the red seed plant will make 'sugar, .but this is a mistake, as Mrs. E's experiment proves. As to the yield, she says that of two tablc spoonsfnll of syrup she made one of sugar. She thinks however thai this is not a fair test of the yield, and that the quantity can be increased. Now that it is proven beyond doubt that sugar can be made from Sorghum, let every farmer prepare to produce not only enough for his own use, but to sell to others, and there will be no further lack of that most useful article of consumption. Lynchburg Virginian. 1
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