THE PROGRESS.
CEO. NII.MMT.COITOr,
3T BWBERN, 1ST. 'O.
' TRIDAT EYEXING.-IF.C. 19, 1812.
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THE NEWS.
Tile BewA from Fredericksburg" is
Wghly exciting- prtd; Important. The
groat battle which is probably to do
termine me tare ot tue rebellion was
opened -cm Saturday. . The morning
was cloudy, and it was not . untU..-nu
'nomtbatsssere flsrhtinsr commenced
At that hour an attempt was made to
carry tho first range of hills on which
the. rebel batteries were placed.
French's division, supported by Gen.
Howard's division, butt) of Sumner's
corps., wero assigned to this duty. The
troops advanced at a run, under
heavy artillery hro. At tho baso of
the ridge they were met by a terrible
musketry fire from the rebels who
ww1 sheltered behind a stonewall.
Tho advance was here checked and fell
back ' to a ravino. Reinforcements
.were then thrown forward and another
attempt made to take the position.
Tlfce troops advanced in splendid stylo
with their bayonets at a charge, but
wero unablo to stand tho concentrated
musketry and artillery lire to which
they Were exposed. The centre gave
a.y in disorefcr but afterwards rallied.
iua ugiu nua um ricu uu euiriicuiy
until night but no farther attempt was
made to carry the rebel position
On the left where Gen. Franklin's
grand division was engaged, our troops
met wijh. better success." After a hard
day's fight he- succeeded ju driving the
enemy for-a mile, and his troops slept
on the ground they had fought over.
The rebels advancod to the attack, but
were repulsed with terrible slaughter
anVa loss "of between four mid flvw
hundred dh son era belomrine Gen. A.
P. Hill's division. Franklip's move
ment is directed down the river and
towards tho flunk of tho rebel position.
The loss on Saturday is said to have
lieeq heavy t n both sidpp, and, is prob
ably, heaviest on.our gidu, as the rebels
fought behind fortifications. Anion?
our losses in officers aro Generals Day
ard and Jackson killed, and Generals
Vinton, Gibbons, KeinbaU 'and -Cald
well, wounded. Only about forty
thousand of our forces were engaged
i the fight.
It appears to be well ascertained
that the rebels hare their whole army
eonoentratcd' around' Fredericksburg,
though wo think the estimate given of
their numbers, two hundred thousand,
is probably exaggerated. Longstrept
is on the left (our right), and holding
tho main works. A. 1. Hill and Jack
eon wero in front of Franklin, with
D. II. Hill's division acting as a re-
. IAI-MI ' T)uvitl fintnKilnw .!..!. . ......
parationa wore actively mado for re
newing 'tho engagement. Our dead
who were killed in front of the rebel
position had to bo left wJiore they loll,
as the enemy opened fire on those at
tempting to rcinoyo them. The wound
were orougut Ironi tlie held.
, At flaj light yeswraajr rnormng uer
was heavy artillery and infantry (Ling
alonjr tho, wliolo line, .This lasted an
honr and then iluckcnod, but up to 11
'cltxk continued at intervals. The
. enemy, it was discovered, had been 0C'
enpied during the night in strengthen
ing their work, and also ill bringing
Hp reinforcements.
The indication w rc, at half-past 11
q'clock yestoiday morning that no de
cisive ba'.Je would lie fought yesterday
unless the rebels made the attack. No
later despatch than this has beenr
eivtd. A multitude of rumors pre'
vailed in Washington, and it was fen
announced on lite iniiiciiii iiourus ui the
lintels that Geuer.il. nurusidn li.id car'
ried the front line of thr rrhel works,
Hill , a loss of seven thousand men.
Nad such an important soccers been
nclrevrd wa should doubtless have
' lies rd of-, it.
, Though Jiotliitig lalrr. limn the des
)nkh referred to Imv has been re-
ctivrd direct from headquarters,, at,
lara through a relmlU sourca thalj
thert was na. fighting yi alerduy after-'
, .i i t i,
noan. Uur Ioi in tho fijgt of irtJu. -
Jay is also said to be less serious than ;
at first anticipated. , . . J
From the correspondent! of the Army
uf the Potomac we have interesting
accounts of the crossing of Rappahan
nock. Twenty of the engineer- en-.
f,aged in tITe construction of the pon
toon bridges were killed at the first fire
of the "rebel sharpshooters among
them Capt. Bruinard, their commander
by the second tire Capt. Perkins of
)h N'ov Vnrfc tVU .l-arl, anil rapt.:
McDonald was severely wounded. The
fire from our, batteries opened at oners
and continued without cessation from
5 1-2 until noon. W-hen the tog lifted.
fifteen houses were seen to he in flumes.
Our batteries rested . until 3.: Geuccul
Sumner's grand division was tit this
time drawn up in line of battle. The
7lh Michigan crossed; in boats under a
heavy fire, and drove out the rebel ri
flemen killed and wounded fifteen and
took fifty prisoners. . A'drummer boy
only ten years old, was in the first boat
that crossed. ' The.MiU Pehusylvan'ia.
without erdef. ltti(L',thaUr'uliy.lfr'
the railroad in the face oTa severe fire,
crossed it, and joined 'the 7th Michigan
At sunset the firing ceased. The bridges
were completed in the afternoon, and
the order to move was issued at sunset.
The 2d Khode Island; started across on
the double-quick. All the troops, how
ever, encamped for-the night on it
right bank of the liver. One of -the
bridges was built by McLeod Murphy's
Regiment. Owing to the inability tQ
complete olhr bridges, the osigtnnl
plan of crossing at five points was not
carried out on Friday morning, The
bombardment on Thutsdvy wtis.at the
rate of 500 shells per. minute.' Some
of the battries used 200 rounds. The
rebel batteries cannot reach the river
bed. Gen. Dumside had positive infor
mation that 20,000 rebels had been sent
to I'ort Royal, expecting aaaltt mpt on
the part of the loyal troops to cross
there. - -
Gen. Nigel's corps, U i understood, Imd
yesterday joined Geo. llurnsidc, and other
movements are understood to be in progress
both to reinforce the Army of the l'otoniau
and secure the safely of its communiuuiionr,
On Friday some of Stuart's cavalry made
a raid into Duinfiics about ten miles ubo6
Aquia Creek, cut tliQ telegraph wires and
captured a few suttlers and sulJiers. Gen"
Strinwehr, of Kigcls corps, now holds the
Editorial fflclunge.
We aro under great obligatTons- to
Mr. AVm. ?. Derby and also J. B.
Smith for tho fialtimort American of
tho 15th inst. Wo understand a few
copies of this paper came by the Port
Royal. But for the kindness "of those
gentlemen tho readers of the Progress
would not have had tho important
newsfrom tho Army of the Potomac,
Tho residence of , lion, Wiu. A.
Graham, at Ilillsboro was destroyed
by fire on the 12th inst. ' His library
was saved and most of the furniture.
Mr. J. B. G. Harrow., member elect
from Craven county, to tho House of.
Commons, of this Stnte, is detained
from his scat in that body by severe
indisposition, lie is at present, and
has been for some titno an inmate of
Sutherlin's Factory Hospital, Danville,
and so severely, i 1L that ho cannot sot
up, in bed, . .
Mr. B. is a Corporal m Company
"I," 2d Kcgtnient N. C. Troops, and
was sent to tho Hospital at Danville
in September lust. When ho was
elected would puzzlo, tho olde stitihab-
itant, at
county;
not a poll, was held in tho
A difficult question has been pre
sented for tho decision of tho assessors
of internal revenue. Congress . has
decider that a pig becomes a hog. at
six months old. Slaughtered hogs are
taxed anil pigs aro not. In one ot tho
districts in New .York city one hun
dred and sixty thousand hogs were
slaughtered during tho last two months.
The KsserHors have no criterion ly
which to determine thoin nges, cither
by examining their teeth or measuring
their. tails, yet in the performance oil
their, duties they aro required lo ascer
tain this fact! Coiigrewi will have to
dutvriiiiuo tho criterion. .
The Japanese ainbassadt-rs contract
ed a bil of '20,000 at their hotel in
London. They sent it to Lord John
Ivtissull, hoping England would pay it
n other countries hud done, but Lord
John "didn't ioc it."
The Sharp's riflu company, Ilarlfi.rd,
have declared another dividend of
twelve per cent., tho samo Uing the
second twelve IK.T cent, dividend tic-
I , . . , , ... I"1 io iui'iiareai lliai
UrtJ lj this cvtnanv ntilno lLeb tj la Maiaitoti.
Uather paying insti-
tution, that.
Looking tdeconoiriy, the
goern
goon S8
mont proposes to employ, as
can' be htained portablo mills for
grinding wheat, and cornTxA. large
number of them will bo wanted, and
the Comniisary of Htilieistene ri in
vite proposals for models and 6ample8
immediately. They' fmiBt hot weigh
over ITi pounds, tjin "grinding gnrfaee
of burr stone, grind SO pounds in one
hour, and made in' two pieces, so as to
be carried by two mon.
It has 1)6 the habit of Hie dead let
ter oflico to sond back only those let.
' that contained 'matters of value,!
but for the past year tho experiment
liasJbeen tried of sending all letters,
and tho resnlt has been very satisfacto
ry. Not more than sixteen per cent
of the letters have been returned to
the Department, and the double pos
tuge that is clnrged has realized a sur-i
plns'ftveUxeTexpenso.. '
Tho human race is divided into two
classca flioee who tro ahead aiwl do
something, and those who sit still and
inquire, "Why wasn't it doud the
other way V
Here is a bit-of English ccccntiicity
in stillieiently bud taste, even for John
Bull. llr. Queeiibly, the Cambridge
savant, a great admirer of tho j.reek
poets, has given, orders Jjl his will that
after his death his body sudl U dis
sected and tis skin be taken (f and
tanned, in 6uch a manner as to convert
it into a parchment, on which the
Iliad of Homer shall then be- copied
the singular MS. to bo then dieyiosited
iii the British Museum.
Statistics show that the four leading
powers of tho -earth Great .Britain,.
France, Prussia, and flic United States
expend $1,000,000,000 annually for
alcohol, tobacco and opuinv. That is
the direct expense; the indirect is
much more.
It is proposed in Virginia City, Ne
vada, is shipped immediately to, tlie
East, for the benefit of tho Sanitary
Fund, tho sum of $20,000) and in the
novel currency of silver brixska. The
Territorial 7itcrriss say ':
"Th!. .laiumottl will uu Mind. its aairlvf
silver bricks, stamped villi appropriate
inforrption,. and. will prove tiie biggest
advertisement lir JNevaua territory
Unit ingenious bruins have yet con
ceived. These silver bricks wiU he
curiously examined and commented on
by .many a man in New "York who
would forgot in fifteen minutes after
ho heard it, the luct that $20,000 in
euld coin or Trcntiiirv notes hurl hiin
aent from unknown lund f Nevada."
What is thcro not in California!
Discovery follows discover,' there
The eqvattera find gold, the gold hnnt
erg find silver, tho silver-miners stum'
ble on quicksilver, fruits of every kind
grow iii profusion, in short, no- sooner
is anything wanted by tho world than
California furnishes it. Now that
North Caroling has stopped sending
forth her naval stores, California comes
to tho resoue, and tulls us that slio-is
getting turpentine and roain for us,
ami will soon be furnishing a large sup
ply. And besides all this, she guts in
to tho service a regiment that oilers
$.10,000 for tho " privilege of co'Jiiwg
east to get a shot at atho rebels. "Is
nut sho a sister worth having I
Vlbl Mnwrra Hrbal .ad l.ar.l ladlaaa,
Mia Ihe 23d ult., chiefs and braves of Wiehi
ta, and Kechie tribes ol Indiana, to tha number
of eighty, arrived tt Leroy, lodi in Territory,
lo ask for the protection of the United Slates
gnrrrninanti , TaVy left tha rest of.lhuir band,
numbering seven hundred in all, on Walnut
creek, hanam, eighty miles smith nf Lcror. "
Tha Indian tribe bring with lliera a large'
numoer oi scalps, an I Ilia Inleingenco ol a
Moody fight at Kurt Cohb, in Ihe Indian terri
tury, on tht 21st ol Octobm. Ttsa layal forces
coisprised three hundred and Wichitai. one
hundred.and sixty three Towakonos, one hun
dred and thirty-seven Kakos, sixty sis Keen
irs, a lew Kaddiis, and about thirty Shsaneea.
t he rebels Wers led by Col. Leper, at tha head
of sin hundred of the Tnnkawa. Leper is a
white man, and, tha Coi.kdenile agent of Ihe
allllisled trllna. Tlis loyal Indians vsere tn
(irely succraslul having defeated their oppo
OFius, and slaughtered large numbers on Ihe
Held, among Ihi iii Col. Leper. Getting news
lint I'hetly Mclulnsh s ipproacluiiE with s
laigc lorce ol.Tcxans and Indiai.s, the Wicht.
tss Ihd lo Kins, They accomplished the
journey ol abiut thro hundred uiiUs t tnuiilli
and t day.
Ih'tr bring wl'h Iheia the papers of the
head Tnogkaaa chief, all uf which were cap
lured, 'these papers cuter s period ol thirty
yenr,and some nf Ihrtu hear the aigmliarea of
liciirr.il Mam Houston, Governor lauiur, Ah
tierl Ituat, and other Well kiionu houthern
mm.
It a ill be tcmcuilx red Dial Fort Cobb Was
rtaijoaled hy the I nitid tiules (roups hi
..i.i.ii, inni, aim a is soon aurr laurn tin.
..I I.. il. T..
... .....h,
Hit i leiniaa have alweva Isren represent d
aaiiietiiiiy in.ii.ina, aim ihe last ri-B.rl issued
oy me iniiiaii iini.'aiia snows mat ni-f were
among the la.l in arcv pt Ihe vvtnuica wade loi
ihnii by the Con : derate units.
Tint last flht shows Ihat Out rebels havt s
More serious oe In contend w nil in the ludians
of lha Southwest than that eticuua ered by Ult
last ixty days
AKMOF THK -roTOMAC.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
at Ik Ur.al Biallla.
ATTACK OX. . TUB ' UE13EL WORKS.
Stneral Franklin jSueeatul- on Hit Left.
at..,., mt lb. Mrb,l. ... t .Pl.r. .f
Frlwnrrt.
ItcucwHl of tlie IShiiIo on Siuidii)"
TllSt tKiMT HATI ItOAY.
H EADtje A KTKKS, AllMV f TUB PoOHAC, )
g.iturdav, I tec. mlierl-i If r. a.
Tlie fog began lo disappear, and present
fed an anobsli lifted view of our own nnd
the rebel poMlion. It beinji evident' llwt
tho Hint ridge of hills in I lie r.:r of, the
citv, on which the enemy had their gui
posted behnid woiks, couhl not be- cariied
except by a chargo ol Infantry, Uetiend
Sumner assigned Ihat duty to Fremdi's di
vision, supported by Howards. v
1 ha troops advanced to their work ut ten.
minute, before twelve o clock, ut a brisk
run. The. enemy's guns oponcd a fttpid
fftre. When withtti musket range of the
base of tho ridge, 'our troops wero met by a
temblo tire from tho' rebel infantry, who
were' posted .behind alono wall on I ho
right ot the line. This checked their adV
vance, and tuey fell hack to a small ravine,
but not oat uf musket range. At this rime
another body of troops moved to their a-
sisiance in splondid style, notwithstanding
gaps were made m thctr rauks hy tho rebel
artillery.
When Ihey arrived at the first
... . . . i
line, they doublc-tpltckeu, and with r. com
mand, fixed bayonets and endeavored to
dislodge the rebels from their hilling places.!
p- llio concentrated lire ot acliilery and
infatilry which they were forced to face
was loo much, and the centre gave way in
disorder, but were nfterwards rallied und
brought back. f rom that linio
r rotn that lima tl.o fire '
was spiritedly carried on, and never ceased
until some time after dark.
Gonci ill Franklin,, who commanded tho
attack on the lcfi, met with butler success.
He succeeded, after a hard day's tightj in
driving the enemy, about one mile at one
time. The rebels advanced to utlmk, but
wero handsomely repulsed willi terrible
slaughter, ami a loss of between four mid
Ave hundred prisoners," belonging in Gen.
A. 1. Hill's command.
Franklin's niovcnianl was di seeled down
the river, and his troops are encamped to
night nut tar Ijo:u IU Alasstiponax C'reik.
Our troops sleep to-night where they fought
to-day, und the (lead and wounded are bet
ing carried from the Held tu-night.
Ihe following is a list of olticers killed and
sounded, as far as known.
Gen. Jackson, IVnnsi Ivania Reserves, killed.
Gen. Kayard, struck in the thigh by a shell,
and afterwards died.
Gen. Vinton, wounded in the side, but not
dangerous.
Gens Gibbons, wounded In the hand.
Gen. Kimball, wonnded in the thth.
Geu. Caldwell, wounded iu two places, but
notseruua. - ; I
afi.luo.1 ,aiiic!atr, of Pannajtranla, danger-1
ously wounded.
Captain ilendricksnn, commanding the New
York Militia, seriously wounded.
' The following is the loss in the 5th Xew
Hampshire Hegunent :
Col. Cross, wounded in tha abdomen.
Mai. Surleveiit, killed.
Adjutant Oodd, killed.
.Capt Man ay. killed,
t'apt. Perry killed.
The firing of musketry ceased ab itit six
o'clock, hut the rebels continued thro ing' shell
into the citv until eight o'clock. The position
of the reb.l-i. was as follows; Longstreet on
Ihe left, and holding the mam woikx ; A.I'.
Hill and Jackson were in tht Iron! of Fianklin,
will Jackson's right resting on the Uappahan
sock ; I). IU 1 1 i 1 1 aciiug as a reserve.
Gen. Ilurnstdv will renew the bat. Ic at day
light in the morning.
Ihe troops are in good spirits and nut the
ttaal uisheartcneu.
fraarraa at las llnlllr arNaailar naraing
IhalijHtirtcri Army nf the J'vtomae.l
Ducmbtr H, II. (hi A. M. (
There Is no fog lo d.iy, . The sun is shining
brghlly with a strung breeze. At delight
this moriiing there was a heavy lire "f urlilh rv
and inlaiitry in fn.rtt of Ihe 'oneinv s woiks
a here Sumner ami Hooker were enat d yes
trrday.r" About aith.our--3lunJiiU the file
slackened, and then was heard only at llilel-
yala unlill t le pre.-ciil inoinent. l'lie same oc
curred in front ol General Franklin's position
down the rinr.
The object of both parties this morula was
evidently to feel Ihe oilier. During lu-l night
and this forenoon Ihe rebels have cousiderahlv
extended their works and slrvtigiheutd Ihei'r
posilioe. Laie bodies of rebel Inaipa are now
to be seen where but few were found yester
day, 'I h:.se n our dead Ihat were killed yestenis y
bile charging in front of tht enemy's wyika
anil remain where Ihey fell. W hen atlimpl
ing thetr rcmuval last nigiil tha Hebirls would
open with infantry. The wounded' have all
bn 'removed from Iba Bald and alt Ihe dead
obiaincd are now being buried, The Indira
l:ons are that no decisive battle will he Might
lo day unless Ihe rebels bring on the light,
which ia not probable.
' r-i-T77. ,.,.,.,.
Niew Yoi a, Ilee. H.
1 he Herald's special despatch imtu 1'reder
irkshurg says :
"It is asci-rtoMiid, U- o-wl ihubt, lh.it Ihe
rebvl lurce la neatly Iso hundnd lliuucainl
sitong. Jakaon commands the rebel right,
extending from liuinney'a Station In I'ort Hoy!
al. Longstrecl his Ihe centre, rxtcmlinir from
Guiuney s S a'1011 to the tthgiapli road, ainT
bee ami ninnn ara on llieir h it.
The llcrgtd s latest dispatch, dated heed.
Cjiiarurs, last night, gives) the following ac
count of Ihe battle eu Saturd.iy,
General Krai.khu'a Imv waa ninvrd forward
at sunrise with his right resting on Krc Jencs
burg, his rnir resting n ihe river, three
miles below, hkiriuishiu coinmened on the
le II about Oi) Liens, and toou alter a rebel
bai lei y opened on niw hues,. The D,h N. V.
luiliiia w as ordeied lo riWire, hut alter a II --ret
struggle waa e nnpelled to retire 'I he reirain
ler ol llie bresdo, under Gen. Tihr. Ihrn
charged the enemy 'a guns, when the lla-ht be-
; came Itenriai. uu Hit exlreuia tell liener
I I .1;. : . . ..
i M,H((V p viMo-oa iii. laiuiit euriiiiuieriii me
itiglil of Gn. A. 1'. Hills command. The ran-
i.nui ailing was iprr.nc though ixirtro- ps suf.
(.red bul h. lie fn.iii the enemy's arnllrrr.
Graduitlhr the light eaiennad around lulh!uuil. It has even been noticed ihil rats and
I : n 1 ll..a.ul.l .1 . , .. ...
right, tienural Howes divnuon then aent In-
lo llie llni, sua tlieii General llrmiks' dit ia-
Mall IaSallMla.1 lllMltlllt M MM aa .... I. .1 . ,1 I.. 1. .
Ua a.atlUVa, l.olle I... .Vl'
-a .7 .7".. s-"'
Inacn, c( Ibt.b fuit.d mX.ry, a,. k,IM.
About 10 aV-lork Oererat Su-nner's troops
engtrtd the enemy back of lha city afler which
Ibe Uitlo raged lunuusly along in "
The enemy occupying tlie roadj and hills had
a much more advantageous position, but they
were driven back on ibeir right a mile aod a
half. . Eirlvinjhe day, about noon, Oenerai
Gillen wa's relieved by tian. Poubliday. and
Cenerat Miade by (icneri.1 Stonemar. ''hen
General Nrwton's division moved lo Tlie sup
port of the lclt whtn the -flring . ecasid fora
short time and (hen broke out ilU greater
fi .rwness in the centre, whiro i tir troops Wi're
exposed to a plunuinx tire from the enemyV
guns and earthworks on the hill. Along :h
whole line the buttle eouluiued Qerca all da)
To night each army holds its own position
excent a sliuht adanee of our IcM. lannon
adinir is still ifoins on. and musketry breaks
out at Intervals )oiic Ucrcely.
(iencral Uivaid was struck in the hip by
solid shot while CJinvcrsma with (Jt-n. Frsnk-
Int.. His i ight Kg was ainpulatedv but he can
not survive.
Several htindred prisoners havoboen taken
who report Gen Lee's entire army as in Ihe
vicinity. Gen.Jlil's troops started down the
river I his uiorniiir but returneu.
General Frankiihis to night opposed to
Stonewall Jackson. It ta impossible to form
an accurate idea of tl:a btss wn either side.
Firing is still going on, rwideikig j. extremely
dilhcult to remove the Icilleu and wouiKK-a
The citv has suffered terribly fi oin the.ene-
my's artillery, and is crowded with our troops
our front extenUing UU suoi i eiatance oe-
Vond. 4; - re.1--- ., '
The battle' will probably bo renewed to
morrow.'. "
Our balloon baa bcon lip all. dny making ob
aervalious. a
About dark our furrrt carried the right creit nf
tli hill ocfiifk-J-hy the rebrhi 'hiving lueio from
tliei pasitrou with great slaughter
1 hit evening lbs rebels have been ahelling
r--rirki.burg, en.leavurii.g o orive our troops
ont tif iIi..i-i1mi . hiTt without anceeaa.
tii nerHl.l!urniilti is iu the city personally di
recting operations. ''
Tftr Ilnll'e .1 Fredrriehabara-
Washington D rceniber 14 It ia thought here
that abuiu 4H.U0U of our troops only were en
iratrtril in vi-Mti-Htiv'a baltlj. From iiifnrmatiori
received early this muruiug. prepaiaiiona were
ii'iikme si! niirlil for Itie e ii.niet to diiya General
liuritMiuo rootaiuiug on ine lu-ia giving urtlers,
and looking to tb- poiiii)n and rnnitilinn of his
furcea Ad.litionai surgeon's, a d everything
which the nrcrnintic of the wonolvd require
have been dispatched from Washington.
Aid far ihe W.aailrd.
Washington, Dereinher 14 -The Sanitary
CoinniiSM'-oii sent a vensei to day lo Aquia Creek
wub sura-eons, nurses and hospital stures for tlie
mouiidad.
THE VERY LATEST.
Skirmishing With the Advance.
RESEWAL OE THE C'AXXOXADIXG,
Ihadquartm Army nf the Potumae. )'
December 10 11 A. il.
There was coi sideiuble tin ig during yester
day, between the advance troops cf the two
arrwies. At o:-e time the enemy showi-d a dis
position to move upon Genural Krimkliu's com
maud, and occasionally they would throw a
few shells among our troops, jut to remind us,
as it would seem, of the fact that Ihey were
Still there. Willi these exceptions, everything
was quiet yesterday.
There is tome skirmishing this morning,
with considerable artillery llnng.
The body of General lisyard left for Wash
ington to day. Ho was to have been married
next Wednesday.
d tie mt tatara'ar.
The following despatch from the correspon
dent of the Assoc a td I'ress, at headquarters,
relates to (he battle of Saturday, but dues not
seem (o have been sent to the press beyond
Washington.
Nine o'clmk p. m.
The great battle of Picd.ricksbuig, whic'.
conitueiicedalsuiiri.se this (Sututilav) morn
ing, clilsed at a niiiricr past fi o'clock tin
evening. It wus desperately fought on the
left. - We were met by an overwhelming lorce.
hut ciul d no. he di iven back. 1
A I fmir o'clock Sumner had carried the ene
m v's Hist line of works. At five o'clock the
Hre ot muskelrv w as deafening. At six o'clock
the enemy ceased firing, and hostilities ceased
altogether, lo he renewed in. the morning, il
ttie ciiciny,opcs not niarHl;ii his pnsiiio'i. '
Tlie battle was desperati ly contested, and at
the close of the day the advantage appeared
to be on our side. If iwc rcbelsd not retreat,
to-morrow will witness the bloo.llest battle ol
the century,
Tu-niglit reinforcements are being thrown
into our weak points, and several rigimrnls
I Inst were held in reserve all day have been
brought forward to take part in Ihe roiinn
struggle. Gineriil Jo Ihmkcr will'takepan
to morrow, ni.d cr.diuvor to pitroc ihe eneuiy's
c nire.
Generals Burnide' and Sumner r6 in ihe
besl of fpii its. and roi tlilent Ihat tomorrow
w ill close on a brilliant victory for Ihe Union
aims.
The s g lal fires of the rebels arc in full blast,
show ing ihat they are also watchful, and are
seizing every oppotlumty to strengthen their
lines.
The National nepiibrean ssys the following
despatch was receiv.d by the President at four
o'clock Sunday uioruing :
IleAttMUAKriMis, Assr or thi Potossc, I
tfereaiher 14. (
We have carried Ihe first line ol the enemy's
works opposil the town and three miles be
low, and hope to gain the crest ol tht I. ill to
day. .
Our toss in killed tud wounded ia-estiuiaied
at bonl five thousand.
arilvalef Weaaalra r.eaa Ike Ratltr.rlrla.
List night, about nine o'chs-k, Ihe airainrr
(ieorge Weema, fr ui Aipiia Creek, arnveil at
the Sixth slreut wlutf, bringing Hill ollirers
and soldiers, w ho wero wounded in Ihe battles
.it Fredericksburg. AtnbiilsneeH were p-mnpt
ly in iilleinlai.ee, and the sulf.-r. rs comeyed lo
uu' varioua nti.iiiaia a im unusual proinpineas.
These men are not dangerously w., undid,
but are prinrlpwll) such as were able to walk,
aniMhus loans -ed to be the first It, get lo the
boat.
Caisuins or Lias at i lurrrirrnt
Itiiiglet't I'olylecknlsches Juurnnl say:
"In sca'lciing chlondn of bine on a pi ink
in a siahle sll kinds of Hies, but more cpci-inl
ly biting tiffs wire qui. kly got rid of. irn.k
lli g bvd of Vegetables a illi even a Weak
aolulion of t!i ssU rlf rtuallv prestrvvs llia'iu
riu. n C4teipulas, in iniilla.
llutf Il I. .a 1
I i uiua . II, el : i, .nr.. . l..,i .t,. r..i
.. .
1 oi iron ireta.
of fruit Irei a. A paste uf one part poailru .l
cl.l-Jilde of Itaienndone half part of wmie tally
niaiiir luai-L-ii in a narriiif i.aii.1 .miis. o.
Iru'sk of a tree, nreveiiia ms.-.-i. fi.xn .....
mire t un-piacce in wiucn a Certain quanlpy , ." , . . '"'r!-
chloride of lirn, La, been spread. This 'all.i.' .V.f'a".'h!h',.,'f .K'
chloride of lim has been spread.
' J . .1 aa...l . I I 1 1 I a. a
i ,i,t
I.' ... ' l ,:1''
";s loi in, sa.ot nurinaia as I H r VI
J.l,.hur, snd b. s.-r.ad hin, . uu, u.e.rfc"
Tat Mirk Rrl.4e.
B!tM alon(f rlijlit along,
KigUt all nt '!.
. Croodtd Ihi-tikk Biigada
Niua or ten htMidred.
Kaeit" a Iheir only ery," '
Thoug'i ibry had no.teiuini why.
Theirs but to push and try '
Iflto the Doctor' shop
tjurged tin tea buudrad.
6kufk rs iii front of it,
Skuikirs in r arof it,
tjkulsen iiiiiuiin.icd it,
Cianiorcd auif thundered
Deaf to sll n of sliain.
Ureal ttrappii f ft-i a cam
-AskiiiK h-irm; t u. all.
lime or Ud buudrad.
Oh, what a crowd was there,
lo their groans rent the air,
AuJ every man did awear
Ho was ilitabted ;
Soma had an ache or pain,
iSome had a bruise or spiaiu, '. ' .
BoMte couldn't siand llie raua, "
All were enfeebled.
Roddy with health were Ihey,
' Lliuba in full active play, .- - -
Itight at Ihe door lh. y Urov,
Kvery wan uunibered ; ;
Cru ding and stiugnliug there,
vaaphig tor want ol air, - - . - .
.How they did alaurpaud tit ear, :",'i ''
GwlUut leu huuoitd. ' . ' .
Honor the 8iek Brigade 1 - " ''
U...,il..h.,lli.. i.s,1V f :-i 'V -..
i'ii.iri.fil uu Ilia doetor'a sh n. . .
Ouwsid, right onward " - ;
Long shall the tals be told, r: , -Vea,
when our babes are old v ..
Ifow Ihey strove ouward. , . ,
Traaps far Stlate Dafraee. ' -
"- .J'.. "
We know tho subject of raising troops is
difficult one, but with all respect for ihe Lcgts- J,
lature we must say, that in 'our opinion the '
troops for Siutc delence ought to be raised hy
cotiirdeen from 18 to 00. To permit any.,
more conscripts to be taken from the Slate IS
to put it out of power of the Legislature, to
raise State troops. Our State cannot submit ,
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industrial pursuits.
VI Ihe conscripts aro taken , rtiK no tr(tpi
if the conscripts are not taken, ruiw thtlrouyi, .
this mate lias altcauy turned over to II
Confederate Slates mnru than 80,000 inert. If ,
the conscripts that remain should also bo
nnroth'd and turned over al lial 1)0 000 will ,
navo ocen mustereu into Coulederale service.
Well, suppose this done whnt next? No-
Sate troops arc raised, and tho line of the-
Wilimnglon and .Vildon Hosd it made the lint
f tl'iittt- hi that event the whole of tho -
hastern part of the Mate w ill have been sur-
rendered lo (he enemy, and slf that the Stat
cm do will bs to withdraw some twenty thou.
sand ol tier troops irom Virginia. 67i ie.lt do
thu, before me will ere the Juutern Countiti,
up to the line it railway, dteoUitei hy thr
enemy. She will dolt, be the c msequences-1
what they may. The great massof our people
w ill be true to themedcee in Ihe last resort.
They acknowledge no masters, either at Wash
ing! on or Richmond. They will control Iheir
0n resource!, m.the hist resort, for Ihe de
fence of their own soil ; and. under Providence,,
they are Ihe maslcrs of llieir own destiny.
tlrA r,.,, . .1. i .1.: . ... . i
w iivui m gii;rti in-41 uu una PII'JCCl aUOUV-
the iinporlance of avoidii g a conflict with tho
Confederate government. This comes for tho !
oiost part from gentlemen who were oot at all
scrupulous about bringing' about a conflict
with the old government, and tearing it dwn
b loro good cause w as given lor so doing ; but ,
now, when we insist on jualioe, on the rights
ef our State, -end ph ad fbr measurer on wliich 1
(lie Uelenci", il not tne existenco ol the State
depends, these gentlemen ireuiblv wilh appre
hensinn lest a conHict should lake place be
tween tho two governments. If that e-mflict-'
should cme, the blaoio for it will not rest on
North Carolina. She has sent moro troops to' r
the field in proportion lo her population lliarv
any othi r Stale ; and she has sent three con
sciipts fur one sent by any other State. Heir'
j.illsiit sons have b. en plueed in front of near.
Iv evrrv important battle, and bones of thou-'
i.. 'e .i I i.. T-! :i
s:uia ui iiiein now inouiaer in irgiuia son. '
It is needless for her to tviy that she is devote:!
to Ihe common causo, w hen she has done so.
much for it.. Klic has been neglected grossly
nrglected. There is no good ground (or hnp- '
log that she w ill receive justice at Ihe hands
of the g -veiniusnt al K ehinond. We should)
rijoice il Here was soch ground. Now, tha.
re in anl of hrr consaftpts is rail d for, ar.d she
is to be .ell naked lo her enemies. Where,
lin n, is tlie conflict ? Is it not hy the Con-
Tedeiatc government iith North Carolina? Wf
warn genjiinen that Vie people see and nor
these things as we do ; und thai if any prefer
enee is lo be shown iu this matter, so vital in
it nature, it mutt be ehwen in fatorjtf Kortk
Carolina. Woe unto the public man, who,
fir any cause or any government, shall door
omit acts that will lead to Ihe utter iuipiver.
isbjm nt, ihetlrTsstsiion, and Ihe ruin of bis .
own S'atel We must so act, Ihat while doing
anil soil, ring all we can for Ihe com mon cause,,
we shall not deliver up our nwn State to Ihe
horrors of a general invasion to the chances
of starvation-to tht danger of demestic strife.
and bl.ioil.hed, and to tlio compara'ivt depop
ulation ; and, an-a cnnsiquencv uf all these, to
the moral -certainty of not beino" able, at Ilia-
close ot ihe war, to resume our course in tho
inarch of nations with such nnansand such,
resources si will render ua respectable In eus
own ryes, or resecTed by others.- (
It is clear, from a careful reading of Oer,.
Vanca'r message, Ihat h eipecli Ihe tea thou
sand troops It at raistef at sWaefurSv eaf ef las '
utiriplu Hpenkii g of the eonserirpiian law
iu inn inisiiia; ui wui'jm lor oisie icieoea, lav
Governor says i '
"To lalse an a.leqi.ata force for 8ta'e daftnea,.
from our eit s'iis beyond Ilia are ef 4V aad sub
mit to llnrva.l ilrain hesidra, I that it, tha eon.
eriptinn law. laoafal tmlirtlf ia.prarfit.Ht. V
hop I, ton. that by aiding aad assisting la lb-
rs-eo'liin an Ult roiiaeriptiiin law. 1 would we-rfT-elually
pnividing for Niale defeuea. list
riatoaaift kuft sat, I rifrtt fe f eeta a'ltwyfaiat
He lhn ri-fert lo Ihe fart that Ibongh Nsrtlr
Camlina last a grrater eitenl of l a roast than
any other Ntat, tha hat had fiiaer Ironpt grren
hor fur its defence! and than, adilrestlHg hioieelf
lo Ihe Let-lslnluie. ha ssjt "it it lor tea lo tay
shrllier )o. will snlT-r our deli-nen, at kerala
foia, Is ira.aiii rn-tmlvely In Ihe banes ef the
Confederate auiliiuiiiea or lo lake ttepa to carry
out Ihe a ill nf Ihe laal Legislature, and to raise
iroiia enough on Hiats saubottiy to tlrengibta
the weak hand uf Ihe gei.eial govtthaaeul aa
nnr r.wal "
Our fr tn.lt ia Ida Legiatalure will pareeiva
thai in advaii.'iiig (lira vii.aa.ipt on tmlemiof
duo Inure Hi nu-asaga' aid with wuivaital
public approval, 'lbs people are wilh hint. and
lie it ih. ir si'iesnt aajd Hikeaman fit awal
In the fmtrtutine ia ' ftro timet lo StmnJ
lac (.ur.ra.r (afttja Smn1.t4, Bk:
aarr4rat. ( aaaieirtll Urletlar.
1hr folli.aing Olireihni lor deirrliiig spurious
i C.,i,t, rsl- ii,..nr ia from a aoiilh. in uta. paper,
It ia not panleulaily r..mp:iui-iiiary to the rebel
eiiravvrs in lue ttum iiuinirsui .i..i u a. n
Hi aanlrr vijn.lia. aa li s lielil tide aaar iba
r"t,"u t"r't-"I ("" llgiiie of an animal, la
I lift S)rtl!llil,a ll I . 1 M.l i a , I 1 1 - I
'iiiiiim Hafiirsr in wrii ut nnrti niHts III I A
' 1-tlaellf Vl.lbla.a .
lha rotlBli lis. In Ilia Inast I. ft k.n I
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