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THE PROGRESS. Vfc'O. .VI 1 1, 1. a JOV. FDII'OK. NEWBERN, KT. O- THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. 15. 18G3. f-Sf " The , Progress will be issued cvcrv rcning a5 b'clotk. Advertisements nd no tice fat publication mnst be handed in by 10. 1-3 o'clock A. ,M. ; if received after tliat Boar, they will lm over till the next day. tf. b Th Weekly Progress will be, ready Satur day forcneoM at 9 o'clock. fffWsi. I.iNonAX, Jr.. editor of the Ar mytt Arnfy Journal, 3S) School si., lioston. is or sole agent for that city. Any contract en- tared into by him, torjulvertismg or subscrip tion on our account, will he ratified by us. Mr. Linghain is also authorized to act as our gent in New York, and elsewhere. ... L ... .. J , Head-Quarters, Department of North Carolina, New Berne, Dec. 81st, 1802. OSNIKAL OKDEKS, NO. 89. The General Commanding' having been in- formed that several line officers occupy quar ters in this town; llvision and brigade Com manders are hereby ordered to see that thei e ulcers immediately return to their regiments, and give up any quarters that tbey may now occupy in town. Permission to remain in town can only be given by the Division Com xnandcrs, By command of Major General Foster, J. F. ANDERSON, . - Major and A. A. A. General. Headquarters, 18th Army Corps, ) New Berne, Jon. 2, 1863. - GENERAL OHDKRS. HO. 1. General Orders No. 89 are hereby amc'nded so as to include all regimental oniccrs, whether Field, Staff or Line Officers. Division and Brigade Commanders will see that these orders are immediately and strictly obeyed by the officers referred tot, By command of Mj. Gen. Foster," (Sigued) . J. F. ANDERSON,' . Major and A. A. A. Gen. Headquarters, 18th Army Corps, ..'...' Nowbern, Jan. 4th, 1803. ( " ' SPECIAL ORDERS, HO, 4. The Provost Marshal will attend to tho im mediate execution of General Orders 89 and 1, relating to the vacating of quarters io the city, by officers. By command of y- Biig. Gen. NAGLEE, 1 , Commanding 18th Anny'Corps. , , John F. Anderson, Major A a. a. a. a. THE NEWS A steamer from Memphis, which arrived at Cairo Thursday, brought nothing new, no steamer having come up,from Vicksburg, owing to tho fact, as stated by the passengers, that the rebel bad planted batteries at Cypress Bond, tod thus cut off the river communica tion. " ''"""". , The rebel accounts of tho movements at Ticksburg as stated in the official dispatch from Gen. Pemberton to the Confederate War Department states that our troops had re embarked, loaving a quantity of tools and other property behind, and had apparently, re linquished their designs upon Ticksburg. On Friday, the 2d. according to the rehel innm.l. the Union forces had gone 'down the Yazoo river toward Snyder's Bluff, where it was thought ao attack. would be made on the rebel works. - Jeff. Davis had been making a great speech Before the Legislature at Mississippi. He speaks hopefully of the result of the war, and while admitting tha' it has assumed a greater magnitude than be anticipated, and that he has himself erred in several matters of judg ment, he Rtill looks for success as tho result Ho thinks that Vicksburg and Port Hudson are the two most important points now to be defended, because upon their preservation the sentiments of the Northwest, as to whether they would longer endure and support a war against the South depended. Bo looks lor the restoration of Missouri and Kentucky to the Southern Confederacy, and confidently antici pates a happy termination to the conflict, des pite of tho failure to obtain foreign recognitien, which he gays only reminds him of the prov erb "Put not your faith in princes." He gives a severe cut to France, and is unscrupu lously abusive of the Northern people. Dispatches from L Louis Thursday, say II. nt tk- MK'..la fOOA .1 1 ihm tuv ivwiB, vuoy nirvng, unuer uenerais Mormaduke and Burbridgo, mado an attack on the town of Springfield, Missouri, and opened lire upon it without giving netiee to remove the women and children. Gen. Brown was de fending the town with his Union troops as best he could. A body of fully 1000 rebel cavalry were visible, drawn up In line of battle. . The Navy Department was apprised' of the f.ict Thursday, that one of Commodore Wilkes' fleet had captured the rebel' steamer Virginia in the Gulf. Some reports were current that she had been taken within the jurisdiction of Mexico, and that thero was a probability that her capture -might bceomexbje subject of diplo matic corresiiondence. The Louisville JoiirntU is officially informed mat the army or the Cumberland is at present supplied with subsistence in sufficient quantity to meet its wants., until tin 25th inst., oven should it bo cut off immediately from its source f supply. Tho Cumberland, rivor is now open to navigation, however, nd,thcre need bo no fear" indulged that our victorious army at Murfrccgbore will suffer from a lack el subsistence, i Four completo batteries wero shipped from Indianapolis, on Jin. (I, to Bupply tho place of Uiosc lost in action at Minfrcesboro, and large applies of arms and ammunition were for warded on the same day from Columbus, Ollio. Telegraphic communication between St. Louis and Springfield is interrupted, and we kare no ndvijes from the latter point later than the evening of Thursday, Fighting had been going on alt day, and our troops were holding their positions, and 'expecting ruin force mcitl. Gem Brown, in command of the National fiitos, Jid been wounded. Gen. Muiivadune .iii cuiiiiiiAud of llie ribels "ine rt'j.'cYol' the sunk, ia to capture a large amount (it utmynUrvi-, amis and amuMumliuii, An additional dispatch from (U'lv, Ilcrroii, of the Army of the Frontier, to Maj. Gen. Curtis, among other things states that, after the oc cupatiorrtif'Yn Buren by our troops, Gen. Iltndmaii ordered (ho town to be shelled, without giving the women and children of the place the slightest opportunity of departing in hsafety. The usual amenities of civilisec war fare in such eases were wholly disregarded. .. .A New York correspondent of the Boston Journal atalea (hat " a new expedition isi on band from this port. Secrecy and dispatch are now the watchwords. Boston and Maine steamboat men are here, and are as acltvTand busy as bees- beforo swarming time. Capt. Loper, who is the quiet but efficient executive in all naval matters, who fitted out Iturnside's fleet, and moved MeClellan's a'my on the Potomac, "has his hands full. But he says nothing." The Washington KrjtvhUfiri. of Thursday says: "We are satisfied that Gen. Hooker is not only not to relieve Gen. Burnsido in com mand of the Army ol the Potomac, but that Gen. Hooker is decidedly in favor of having Gen. Burnside remain in the position he now occupies. Gen. Hooker is perfectly satisfied with his present command, and thinks that frequent changes in the command of so large an army will prove injurious to the army and' tho cause of the Union." . " ' " ' A private letter from Robert Rhodes, Exe cutive Officer ofthe U. S. "steamer Clifton, stationed off Galveston, states that about the fith of December a messenger came down from Sabine Pass, saying that it was expected that four or five gunboats, and some artillery on the shore, would attack pur two schooners, which wer guarding the Pass. Capt. Rcn shaw sent Capf Taw to see what to do,, and he ordered the vessels to be towed outside the bar. On the 8th ult. the: rebels ordered the women and children to IcaveTiaWeston within two days, as they intended lo attack our fleet. Up to the '1 i th no attack , had bcci made. On the 12th Capt. Itcnshaw sent to New Orleans, by the bark Itland City, a number of the" Union people of Galveston, -some of whom were in danger of starving if they remained. The Mcmphis-Grcnada-Jackson Amcal is published at the moderate price of Hiirly. dol lars per annum. When at Grenada it was willing to accept no peace -which did not em brace the unconditional recognition of the Confederate States ; now it would pfit up' with any which may be " decent and honorable." We arc in receipt of late New York paper's. through the kindness of Capt. Crane of the Dudley Buck, and sundry other persons. The Quartette Club of the 24th Mass. were around last evenine. and eave us a practical illustration of their surrcrior vocal cowers. Their pleasant, allusion to tho rrogrru in one of tleir songs, was highly appreciated. Wo aro glad to learn that our etlorts to furnish the latest news, as we receive it, has been success. ful and acceptable to the officers and men com prising the various commands in tho 18th Army corps.; in IMPORTANT from VICKSBURG. Rebel Reports of t'nion Opera tions on tho Yazoo. A NEW POINT OF ATTACK SKLECTED BY GENERAL SHERMAN. Communication with Our Troopt Temporarily t- Cut Off. ' Cairo, Jan. 8, lf58. . The stoamer from Memphis has arrived. There is nothing later from Vieksburcr. The reason assigned by the passengers lor the non arrival of the steamer from Vickuburg is that iho rebels have planted batteries at t y press Bend, and thus prevented intercourse for the present. !' These will be easily cleared by our gunboats when communication becomes neces sary. Iy way of Grenada a report had reached Memphis that thero had been no fighting since tho 2tfth ult. ('lnrl t'blpmnia'a Official Dlapnlrh. Coi.i mbcs. Jan. 2. 1803. To Major General S. R. Curtis : The Rocket left Yazoo river Sunday morn- mc. Ucneral hherman debarked bis armv eight miles abovo tho month.-and was fighting aaru lo get possession of the heights in rear ol yckeuurg. - . : Captain Gwin, of the gunboat Benton, was mortally wounded in an engagement with, a battery twenty miles up the Yazoo. v o met the Kew Kra fli)vo Memphis, and the Conestoga is oruisitrg at the moulli of the Arkansas. N. P. CII1PMAN, Rrbttl Aermau. Viehluri AhanJoned ly the Enemy Another - , " Change of Jlnie." Tho following official dispatch was received at tho rebel War Department on Saturday morning: Vicasra-RO, Jan. 3, 1SCV -Hon. Jaiies A. Seddon, Secretary of War : Tho enemy, finding all his eflbrts unavailing to make any inroad upon our position here, has re-emliarkcd, leaving a considerable quan tily of intrenching tools and other property, and, apparently, has relinquished his designs upon Vicksburg. J. C. PEMRF.IlTON, Lieut. Gen. Coiurtianding. Th Operation! againtt Vicliburg The Ene my Retire. Vii Ksni no, Jan. 2, 1S03. Skirmishing continued all day yesterday, but no gtncral eniragemeiit is expected nntil the arrival of McC'lernand and Sherman with tho balance ol I tie Yankee army. We aro conn dent of our ability to, hold Vicksburg against .Miy force the federals may bring ngiinst it. This morning our forces advanced against toe enemy, who wore erecting works on the laK' eaitsing them to evueuato their position, leaving flfiy stand of arms, nino prisoners and all their implements for culling fortifications. Our fnrcea'iiow occupy the wln.lo country bordering on Ihe lake, the enemy having re turned with their traasorls and gone down the YtU'io. . The enemy havo left Chickanw Bayou, and are reported going nn their transports inSuyd er's Itjutr, on ibo Yaxon, where il is supposed lhy will make an Attempt lo storm our works. Our force arc well advis- dof their movtineits. S'oriniii n Wine A genlleiiian in Iowa lias n'ntiinejl a patent fur making Wine Irom sor- ! ghutll, wlnrli is siul liy ccMilii.elirs ut , ali- iugloa lo he equal to Madura, It call be mail" so as lo he sold for twenty-five cents pr pal i Ion. A line quality ol luui 19 ulso uiudo lioin tbs Mini u.'vduc', IMPORTANT, FROM MISSOURI nslilliiB in Sprliisaeld. liEN.JIKOWI'l itKVKftEI.Y Ml OKD. The KihiU After Army Stpru, A run aui . v St. Lous, Mo., Thursday, Jan. 5. , Gi. Curtis has received the following dis patch from tim. Brown Si'iuxoriEi.o, Mo., Jan. 88 P. M. Tho enemy are crowding the fighting, but I my men are bchavinpwelh 1 am holding all me siruiiR positions, x ne enemy musi ngin as I want him to, whether be likesjit or not. GEM. BROWN. Dr. Melcher has just sent the following dis patch, dated this afternoon : "Gen. Brown is badly wounded. There has teen no severe fighting since noon. Tho ene my are in large forco. Tho rebels took one of our guns, wero repulsed at dark. Militia rein forcements are coming in. Prisoners say that (ien. Marmaduke is in command of the rebels, and will be reinforced to-night.'" St. Loi ts, Friday, Jan. 9. Telegraphic communication with Springfield ceased at 3 o'clock, this morning. The-enemy entered our stnekado ycslerday afternoon. ' Our force was reported to be 2,000 strong, with two pieces of artillery. Spring field contains a very largo amount of army stores, arms snd amunUion, ' i , Fifteen four horse teams, and thirty jjen belonging to the Telegraphic Corps, were sup posed lo be captured a few miles south of Springfield. Gen. Brown's left shoulder is badly shatter ed. Ho would have to submit' to amputation to save bis life" " v. . JTrolahlf Capture of SprinieU. St. Lot is, Mo., Friday, Jan. J. Communication with Springfield is still broken. ' A party, sent rtW Lebanon to repair the line bad not been heard from, and apprehensions are felt that they have been captured. The opinion strongly prevails that Springfield has been taken.' . ' ' T v 'i ..ir Important from Tennessee,-,- CSeneral Kom-itium Following tip 1 tlic IJclx l. HIS ARMY TEN JULES BEYOND MUR ' FREEiSIIOUO. - Arrival of Large Quantiliet of Sujipliet at Kiuhrille, Kawrraan t'mplimfnlr4 bjr lrideul anil titm. nallwk. Nashvim.r, Thnraday, Jan. 8. - MnrfrecBboro it entirely deserted. Our army and (ien Koaecram' headquarters have advanced leri milea beyond that place. The rebeLarniy is reported to be at Tulla bonis. Tba Federal pr.nboat W. II. flidclt. T. W. Van Dorn commanding, has arrived here with Wt (T) transport! from Clarksville, bringing M.OOO bbli flour, JU.IKIO pounds bacon, 900 aacka pati, and 2,000 bushels shelled corn. The gunboat captured two Confederate Cap tains, with horses and mulci. The rivor ia 3J feet deep on the aboals.' V NAnyti.i.r.,'Friday, Jan 9. One thonjanu rebel prisoners were sent North by rail to-day. Two hundred arrived from Mur freeaboro Gen. Itoaeerans orders all captured rebel otnecrt confined, until Davin' order ia re voked ; tho rebel prisoners to stibiint on army ralioni ; the food contributed by friends to be eiinfiicated to hospital use ; and the repetition of such contribution to constitute. arjaih)ITenco. 1 hero is a heavy rain to night. Tho river is Jtationary. Thero ore seventeen steamer at tho foot of llarpeth Shoals. THE PUESIDEXT TO GEN. RORKCKANS Wasiiisuton, Jan. 5. . To Maj Ocm. Roterrant : Your dispatch announcing the retreat of tho enemy lias just reached linra. God bless yon and all willi you. I'leas lender to all, and accept fjr yourself, the nation's gratitude foryour and tlieir skill, endurance and dauntless cumufro. A.LINCOLN. GEN. IIALLECK TO (JEN. ROSECBAN8. ' Htiil(vrrfrti of th Arm. ) . ' Wnthitigtun, 1,X' , Jan 9. I Nil - M.ij.-ftrn. IV S. fioseerans, Commnndinjf Army of tlir i nitiinrimtd : IIkni.uai. : Kebcl srennnla fully confirm your telrirranis Irpm the ballle field, The victory was well earned, and it ia one of Ihe most brilliant of Ilia war. You and your bravo army have won the 'grali tude of your country and the admiration of tho world. The fielT of Murfrcesboro Is made historical, and future generations will point out the plncoa where so man heroes fell piorioiisly, in dofouco of lire Constitution and the Cnfon. All minor to tli Army of tho Cumberland. Thanks to the living, and tears to tho lament ed dead. 11. W. IIALLLCK, Ventral in-Ckitf. The .East Tennessee Raid. Official Krporl ( l.riH-rni C'arlr Dar ius Oprrnlloav Cincinnati. Jan 7, MV,X Major-Gin. II. If. Ilatleck, antral in Chit, liaik ingtun : Km i I have just rcecived a dispatch from Major (ten. (). GiiANiiRR, that the envalry forco of about one thousand men, which lie eent to Eaat Tennessee on tha 21st alt., ender theeohv maud of Brig. (Ien. H.'CaII'PKR, (of destroy the East Tennessee Railroad bridges, etc., has been heard from. ' Gen GnANiinn l as jut received a dispatch from Uen. C'ARTKR, at VYinchesler, Ky , bo ia oft his rstnrn, staling that on Ihe Uutb all,, he entirely destroyed the I'nion and Watauga Ilridgea, willi toil miles of railroad. Fire him dred and fifty rebala were killed, wounded aad taken prisoners. Seven hundred atnnd of arms and a large amount of Hour, salt and other rebsl stores i snd also, a locomolive and (wo ears were destroyed. A brisk skirmish took place nn tho Watauga Hiidgo, and another at Jonesvllle. We lotl bu( ton men. This expedition, as characterised by Gen. GlMMit n, has been one of the most haaardous snd daring of the War. It was attended w'uh great hardships and pri vations, owing h tho most impracticable nature of Ihn country, tho length of tho route, ot nearly two hundred isilei each way, and the inclement season. 3 lio important results of this r-2pdltlnn can hardly be overrated, severing as it has llm main rebct array comniniricaliun betweon Virginia and Iho Hontliwest: Gen. CiiiTT.n and his ortieera and men deserve the llianks of the country. . t (treat credit is also duo to Mnjor'Oen. Oram itr.R, under wlmao unmediato supervision Ihe expedition was filled out, and whose long cavalry experience was a guarantee that nothing lending to its success would be neglected or forgotten. II. Li. WK1UII T, M.ij Gen. Cumiuaudiug. ACKNOWLElKiMES r 01' (IEN IIALLECK . . . Wahikiitii!,T). C.Jan. , lr;l. Jl'iij Otn, Wright. Ciorinnnll : . -. i he during op'salioiis and brilliant achieve ments of lien. Carter ojol his cuiutnaiid are with out a paral el in Ike history of llm war. and 'deserve the Ibanki 'ef Iho country This expo diliou haa.piuvtrl llm eapaeily ol' our ravalry fr li -ll and ia-hoi inovf ncnU, nhieh I doubl nut ViU b loot ite I hv o'Iitx U. W. Jl.VLLLCU, Gvuutiu iu IW. lMi'uiawNT it;o.m ki.niilky. Gov. Holinou' Menc to tlir ' - l.ccikliiliii e. ". ; ' 1U liihnnmeiutt . the State to J.'.jict Emancipation 1'roclamtilion. thr FRANKroiiT. Ky., Jam 8. ' The State Legislature met Uv-day. The message of Gov. Kobinsort rccnmiiicnd that Kent iMlWy reject President iiaculiui Pr ciarnation lo liberate tbe slaves, and protests against any interference with her Slate policy as unwarranted by trieonstitution. He thinks that (lie Proclamation giving free- dorn to Lie slaves in the -rebellious States, in-Hi u . it . 1 f, 1 1 .. . Hiels nnnn K enlncK w-a Mini And indiscreet Hicts upon Kentucky a fatal and indiscreet blow. ' .. - .. ' . '' , Jle says that the saddest fact of the Procla mation will be to fire the whole South into one burning mass of incihanstiblc hate. The Proclamation will destroy all hope of restoring the Union, which is only possible by adhering to the Constitution as it was. Further than that, the most alarulvrrg aspect of the Proclamation is the-usurpatioti of pow ers of government by the President under the plea of military necessity. Gov. Kohinson concludes his message by advising tbe Legislature to place on record their pleaagnitmt-fhe Proclamation. ADVICES FROM MOBILE. . 'Qnarsl narSUhlw" tm saw CIt Ta M rase Orel milt ia iho Iarbr, a. Wasuinotos,' Friday; 'iJan. 9. "Private letters from the. blockading floet ofT Mobile, dated Dec. 23, says that many deserters to the United 5iL-Ucs from the rebel forts and neighborhood, state that "General' Hardship" commands in Mobile. Beef once a week oys ters at all other times no sugar, ne tea,' no coffee.'.. - The pirate Oreto is still in harbor. Our fleet expect her to stay there. Nothing has been entering or leaving the harbor since Capt. .Preble's departure, save one sloop with cotton, which," getting out, was captured by our cruis crs, and a cotton laden schooner, which, getting out under cover of a stormy night, "found her heart failing her," and endeavored tprun back ajcain, lost her footing and went1 on- to the breakers too nearly under the guns of Fort Morgan to enable our squadron to indulge in any sequestration ; but by way of making everything sure, she set herself on Dro, and was utterly consumed. Kverything is dead and dismal in Mobile, the place having become, hardly worth taking. Rebel' Reports from Vicksburg. CAiim, friday, Jan, 0. There is nothing from Vicksburg, to-day. The Jackson Appeal, of the 3d, characteri zes the light at that place as a trivial affair, an as far as ilia rebels aro concerned. It says their loss is small, and places the Federal loss at 2,0011. It regards the falling back as a trap, auguring no good for the rebel cause. Tho telegraph is In working order from here to Memphis. 1 I! rem Frnnds at IVrw York aa the Csr - . eramral. Sinco the first of November an invcsligation into the frauds which havo been practiced upon, tho Government since lho commence ment of tho war has been in progress in this eiiv. The special committee appointed to make tho investigation is II. S. Olcott, who has been provided with interpreters, clerks and detec tives. The resulls of the inquiry show that out of the sixteen hundred thousand dollars (Jl, (!!), Jlnm u-liinV. I,.... I :j .... .1.:- -...:r....UVii,II,,u ,.., ,;i,u ,Mll in mi., othy.4 ..w,.( ,llv r(UVN.I "('jo "JO lilllOU Ol f.',. 000.000 mado for tho recruiting, organizing and drilling of volunteers, nearly one half has been paid on fraudulent accounts. Tho inquiry has also developed the means bj! which these frauds luye b'een accomplished, and show that nearly one thousand persons havo been engaged in them not all of whom, hor iver, are criminally implicated. .. About the 1st of Scpteinbor, ISfll, the first money paid under appropriation was received by Col. Sacked, a mustering and disbursing officer in this city, and as soon as it was knoivn that bills of contractors for subsistence and lodging of volunteers, who had not been uius lercd into service, could be paid without going through tho ordinary courso, such an arinyaf claimants came forward as to oxhaust "the (und in three or four days. Soon afterwards one hundred thousand dol lars wcjje received and paid nut in like manner, but the demands increased so rapidly that the funds were never sufficient for their payment. The mode in which the frauds were commit ted was as follows : I'nder the regulations for" tho disbursement .of tho funds appropriated, llo certificate of Iho colonel of tjic regiment aild that of the special contractor only were needed, unlrss in the opinion of tho disbursing officer a fraud was contemplated, in which case the bills wero certified under oath. . Tho scarcity of funds rind the accumulation of bills, however rendered it impossible for honest claimants to obtain their dues speedily, and they Were often compelled to fait weeks, if not months. " - The brokers then camo in, and offered lo take the claims at a discount; nnd frequently tic b'.lls wero bought at twenty flvo per cent, of their value. The claims which were princi pally for subsistence and lodging, wero nearly all presented by Germans. Ihcse men did not understand tho-rejriiia-tions, and feared (list they would never neive anything, ami therefore took the money which was nllerod them by brokers who could allord to wait.- 1 Milt the contractors, not content with rcceiv ing tha ktrgo amounts which Ihcy gained in this manner, instituted a plan of obtaining claims wh'c'i were in part or wholly fraudu lent. They induced lief mans who had sub stMaJrroops to sign bills in blank, anil in somn cases men who had never subsisted any troops signed bills which amounted to thou sands of dollars, Tho brokers employed " runners " who assisted in getting up these bills, and they or Iho "runners" frequently counterfeited the siguatnres of the Germans. In one case Lm cknulullcr, of tho llnwcrv, kicked nut of his place the man who presented a claim for, bis signature, and retained the papers, iu evidence against him, which are now in possession of Mr. Olcnll. This (ounnision is not authorized to pun ish tbe crimes which may bo discovered, and U liich it is not now permitted to develop iu detail ; but the citizen who hare been enga ged In the frauds will be handed over lo the civil courts for trial, and the olllcers nf the army who are implicated will bo liiei by court martial. .V. J'. 7W. Al KxPi.osui( iry' To a .t Tout. Mis, Mullen, residing in Ijnojv stmt, was seriously burin by the explo-iori of aif'air-liglit ran ol loiiia- inca which she Has bo iling uj on lliu store litiiioik irarttlrr, H'M, a" rofn.ii!'i i wi I hp i nt. ti i nr.ii.ic i- printed on -.i('..-r ab i-h None -q i irt"i or;!nn. Twa loijjhiim I'.ipir uiii Uic alr.4 !y I aiming' III lllioju, ' iff iiaaarir Tarard II srnsrs. Dr. Lictit'tlonte Haflile Oi'iratiohl in Ajrtea. ' . - j The Oxford and Cambridge. Mission in Africa is a nligions enterprise which was wt on luot by the tuo Knglish universities whose name it beats. Or.. Livingstone, the celebrated Afri can explorer, and a clergyman as well, is at the 'bead ol i. Not content, however, with llu- effort to propagate Christianity among the savage tribes of the Zambesi; Dr. Livingstone and his eo-laborera Imv-e Ined tlvcir hand at war infected, perhaps, by the prevailing tcn ilency to commotiom . - " A curious letter from a clergyman who.be- Zz. . . ,, y ,, , t ll-itowtevji ppears in IheJast I.onilon papers. I . .- '.! .... It iong. lo'Tliis band of. missionaries one Kev Mr. Rowley tells us how Dr. Livingstone and me missionaries in his company camo to lay down the I'ible for the sword, the Psalter for tho bayonpt, and he also tells how terribly the mission people were whipped by the blacks against whom they marched. -. It appears that Dr. Livingstone led the mis: sion party to thchighlandsand nn the way fell in wijjr several companies of slave dealers, and released their captives. After a number of encounters ol this character, the slave dealers grt?w angry, ind resented Livingstone's interference by force of amis. " A somewhat desperate fight," saysj Mr. Rowley, " took place with a body of Ajawa, who liai invaded Mangauja territory, and were destroying vil lages, and murdering and .waking captive the Mangania. The fear of the" Ajawa was so -great upon the Manganja, that the districts souin oi zomba were denuded of. people the' fugitives flying by hundreds." These Ajawa having inspired such a degree of terror in -the minds of the Manganja that they feared extermination, the missionaries wore besought (0 remain with them, and Dr. Livingstone promised to do srt, " in order to give confidence to the people." The mission aries were now fairly in for a sharfr of the war between the rival tribes. Dr. Livingstone and his party tookoip their residence in (ho Man ganja, avillage of Magomera,and were at once beset by a-mullitu'de of applications Irom the chiefs to g out against their enemies. Mr. Rowley gives the upshot of tho affair as fol lows : . " The depredations of these bodies iof. Ajawa' were as great as those attackSd under Living stone's direction. . I say 4 attacked under Liv ingstone's direction' advisedly, because. I be lieve he now blames me for our after proceed ing" proceedings which were but the' fulfill ment of his programme; the inevitable conse quent of his advice and deeds-. From the moment he Ctttiiincnccd the rehaie of slaves his course was one of aggression. Ho hunted for slaving parties in every direction, and when ho heard of t.he Ajawa making captives in order to sell lo tho slavers, he went designedly in search of them, and intended to take their captives from them by force if necessary. It is true that when ho camo upon them ho found iliem to be a more potent body than he 'expected, and had they not fired first ho might have withdrawn; bjhad he done sp it would have been from prudence," not principle, for when searching for them his men entorcd into every place whrro Ihcy wero supposed to bo, tiring their guns and making every kind of nuriiNo demonstration. His parting words to the chiefs assembled at Magomcra, just before lie lei t, gave no evidence of tho purely defen sive policy he, I believe, now claims for him self - . , ' I p lo the day. of, our leaving Magomcra" ve were receiving continual visits from chiefs from all quarters ; their object being the same to beg us to go against the Ajawa in their respec tive neighborhoods. They all declared that the Ajawa had been guilt j of the horrid work for wlitclv we went against them ; but they told not the truth. Wo nover could get a single instance substantiated.. Of course we steadily refused to' go to the. war again ; and, as the Ajawa seem to lie as much afraid of us as the - . - anganja are of them, we hoped that our pre sence in (he land would keep them quiet; and so I think it would have done had it not been for the conduct of tire Maganja toward them during the past live months. Unablc.to defend themselves in war, they seem also upablu. to ptirsuo other than a provoking policy in lime of peace. We discovered that during tho months of tho raiuy season Ihey killed and made captive many in dividual Ajawa who lived in detached villages, and that, assuming ournamc, lljey bad done many other reprehensible deeds." The end of it all was that, after having, fought in the wrong cause, (ho mission was obliged to move from the scene of its martial operations In a village on tho Shires river, upnji which Dr. Livingstone, who had set the ex.-unph; of rc-ort to the sword, and had hunt ed and shot down slaving parlies, wrnto to Sir T. Maclean, expressing his regret that .the missionaries "had turned tail." The result ol these performances will pro bably teach Dr. Livingstone. Iho lessons set fonh-in Ihe old proverb, which says that "the shoemaker should slick to his lastl" The IllarkasWag Fled atT Chnrtratoa. The blockading squadron off Charleston on tho 'Z!d ult comprised about Ihir'ty vessels, nil under steam. .Some of them nre now and part gun beats, and Ihcy are stationed along the entire outlet from Charleston, guarding every channel or inlet. Sixteen of them lay off Charleston, in the Very sight of Sumter and the shore bstleriea. So mompleto now is the blockade it will be a very difficult mailer for any craft, large or small, to enter Ihe harbor day or niclit, as the strictest lookout is kept from every ship, and nothing, we think, can pass unobserved. Tha fleet Is in charge of Capt .Oordon, of Ihe frigate Powhatan, who is second in command, The health, of the others and crews of the variona ships and gun boats is remarkably good The woaihsrat times is very eold and boisterious, the glass being down lo reros then It changes to very hot. Tin crews suffer somo for tho waul of a better supply of fresh beef and vegetables than they now gel. T Abovt I.irs. If it is well for a man to live at all, he should endeavor to avoid all those influences which detract from tho bsauly and harmony of human existence.- In other words, he should "mako the most of life," and not al low hiniself to be distracted, annoyed or csrw founded by anything, lie should fully possess himself, being at peace with his own soul, snd having groat good will fur all mankind, Life, then, will have a beautiful significance to him ; its current will be deep and llow gently on in all the beauties of tho world rellected. One of Iho weekly Iiondon journals received by last inner contains llm or ions item of news lhat Mr. I. M. Singer, the famous sewing machine mannfhciiircr, has founded a monas tery in the iieiglibnihood pf Constantinople, al the cost lo begin with ol (I'J'i.nfTii. ft IsifuMrtl thai he has become an iumateof Ihe institution liitiH' If. Al al! evl-nts it is not likely that lie will ever return lo ihe United Stales ; although he lias still an intere st in the IIoiii ishing esta blishment Irctc Hint biars his name, and abuse machines aro exported ta almost every country in Europe. V. )', ,Vn, Fox, Iho celebrated orator, was one day told by a lady whom iie visited, (bat she ilid not cur "lim e skips of a lou-e for him." He hu I mediutilt' look on following hues : nt Ins pencil an 1 wiolu Ihe ,.A ,,M ,, ,,i rVr own h e, n, ,, ,.,., , ,f , -ihro .kip. ..'a l,ui.a ' I fu-jive ihe d-nr en-aniie lor wnil Iu .aid, fe:uw) riyuvu. nulliuii vt Ttu.it iuui.L.h livsJ." The aakre St hsstmssli-r ftaalh. A letter writer, writing from New Orleans says . , I met a spcAmcn te day nf (he Yankee school master Stfiuli, who esme here ten years ago, and is now worth Si'i.OiM. Ha was votubla in cuu- versation. and seemed a perfect encyclopedia of information with regard so everything in tho Honth, from the price of jack kiiirca to the most important principle of political economy. He related the troubles through which ho and bis " niccers" had passed on account of his being a northern man by birth. He was originally from Utiea, .New York, and lias gone throngh the rca-, pective stage! of school teacher, overseer on a' sugar plantation, and storekeeper, which last busi ness he still continue!. 1 met him on .the out skirts of nnr picket lint, uliera I as rambling with a conpleof friends He was looking around thinking one of Ilia negroes, who had fled from the town forfear of being murdered by the aecesh soldiers; saightcoine backe-jirha offense of hie slave consisted iri having guided -the Union aold irflo some secreted cotton about a year apo, since which time ' Sam had "lived in tho woods, coming in occasionally at night for fresh supplies of "chawin' irrhaeker." lie invited us lo the hospitality of his house and bottle. We drank his hoalth in s glaas-of water, while he responded with corn whiskey. Ids store was a fine speci. men of manv similar establishments in Ihe Sonth. I think an inventory vould read "ae.fiiiilows :'- One bottle vJliisky, six wooden washboards, two jars candy, on? piir heavy shoes for negroes, ono pair Doots, lour coffee mills, a card of shirt but tons, two spad", three papers of tobacco, live pipes, and a half bushel of sweet potatoes. There may have been some other few articles, but I do not remember that thore were. He informed us that many of the inhabitants left the city not because they were afraid of the federal soldiers, but they feared the rebel troops would rob snd niHao-a befora ths luft fh W MA - the former battle. The -ax schoolmaster enter, tained us considerably by slating his reasons tor" remaining in eelibacy. He thought he should have boeu married if he had remained North, but here bis opinion was that "there wasn't a woman he would gi ve a d h for." Of course he couldn't think of marrying a " poor white," ignorant and stupid as the negioes themselvs; and as for.au inteligent planter's daughter, it would take a for tune to keep her hand white, and he had only four niggers " " If I had an industrious aud ecohonjii'at-nortli.e.rn woman for a wife,"aaid h " I should mates mnrA mnna ! avb tn .Tnln wastes as much in cooking as would support one." . i An InrMralaf Itattle. . Col.-ITirgli McNeil, of the famous "MJueklail " rogiment, who was killed nt the battle of Antio tam. was one of the most accomplished ofiicors of tho ferderal service. A soldier relates an exploit of his at Saultt Mountain whiea ia worth record ing.' During the battle at Sonth Monntain tbe rebels held a very strong position. . They wore posted in the Mountain Pass, and had infantry on tho heights on eyory tide. Our men wore compelled to carry the plico by storm. Tho position seem ed impregnable; Jarge craggy rocks protected the enemy on every side, while our men wero exposed to a galling Bre. A band of rebels occupied a ledge on the ex treme right, as Ihe colonel approached with a few of.his men. The unseon force pno'ed upon them a volley. McNeil, on tbe instant, gave tht com- .ruaua i Cut your fire upon those rocks ! " The Buektai s hesitated ; it was not an order that Ihey bad been accustomed to receive they had always picked their men. ' Fire ! " thundered the colonel, " I tell yon to fire at those rocks! " The men obeyed. For some time an irregular fire was kept up; tha Bucktaila sheltering them selves ss bestthej could behind the trees and 1. . 1.1 T mens, vsn a snuuoji, 7iciveu raugni signc ol iwo rebels peeping throngh an opening in the works lo get an aim. The eyes of Ihe men followed their commander, and half a dozen rifles worer levcled in (hat direction. " Wait a minute," said the Colonel. "I will try mr hand. There is nothing like killing two birds with one stone." The two rebels were not in a line, but one stood a little back of the other, while just in front of the foremost was a slanting rock. Col; McNeil seized a rifle, raised it, glanced a moment alone; the polished barrel; a report followed, and both rebels disappeared. At that moment a loud cheer a little distance beyond rent the air. . "All 4s right now," cried the Colonel: "charge the rascals. ' - - The men sprang np among the rocks in an instant. The affrighted rebels turned to run, but encountered another body of the llucktails, and were obliged to surrender. Not a man of them e.rsped. Kvcry one saw the object of the Col oriel's order lo tiro at random among tho rocks. I In had sent the party round to their rear, and meant this to attract their attention. It was a perfect success. . The two le'hels by the. opening in the ledge, were fond J lying tliero stiff and cold. Col. Mc Neil's bullet had struck the slanting rock in fiont of them, glanced, anil passed through both their hoads. Tliero it lay beside them, flattened. The Colonel picked it op aud put it in bis pocket N. Y. Port, lralh af Ihe Wife at Fallal, Ihe Itape-tValher-Mhaeklag ralaalraphy al llavaaa An exchange gives Ihe following thrilling partic ulars of the death of tha wife of Farihi, the ecle brated rope w alker, who is well remembered by our citizens : "Atoniblesnd heart-rending catastrophe os enrrod iu Havana on the fith nit , at the Plaza Torres Hull King. Mr. Farinl the celebrated tight rope walker, and rival of Illondin, adverti sed, among the many wonders that he would pre-form-on Ihe light rope, the carrying ot bis wifa across tho rope stretched from ono side of tho ring; to the other, at a height of about sixty feet, npon his- back a feat ha had preformed in other places. He started-wiih the lady open his back, and had nearly-finished his journey across, within about four feet, when the audienee applauded the dnr ing act, it seemingly boing completed I and th lady in acknowledgment for that applause, loosen ed her hold npon her hnsband's neck and waved her hands, and on the instant of doing eo, she discovered that she bad lost her balanoe, and called to her hnsband to eateb her as she was fall, ing. This he attoanpted to do, and caught her by Ihe skirt of her dress,, but the frail lahrio was not of sufficient strength to sustain her with the im petus given to her decent by the fall, snd tha dresa gave way leaving a piece in the unfortu nate man's hand as she wont down crashing npon the ser.t. lhat a.eend from the curb of the ring to Ihe lop of Ihe inclosiire. She was taken op for dead, but she showed, after some Utile time, signs of lira, and lingered Irom WnTdsy until Thnrsday morning, when death put an end lo her suffering. She ass taken in hand by the ladies in the nelg borhnod. and everything that' could bedonewae dono. The wcalthuat ladies of Havana were at her bedside and soothed her dying pillow. She was -embalmed and placed in on of the ntrhe of the burying ground. It ia said that from 10.. 000 to 'J0,ink will be raised by snbicriptioa for I l.II.I -L - 1 I . , , r (iio vuuu sno nas ien oenina. t C'oniirrilriit Items. A span of horses belonging lo Mr. B. B. Kellogg, of New Fairfield, ran away on Tues day, and alter demolishing the wagon, one of them brought up against a Ire, and received injuries which caused his death in leaa than an hour. James Maxwell, 9."i years, of age, was drowned at Willimantic on Thursday. Ho broke through llm ire a nils skating. Tan nf his brothers, who malted to bis assistance, also broke through, but were rescneil, vTbe deceased leavos a wifo and three children Mr. Kzra Chudwick, of Middlrlown, qycr 70 years of age, twice allctnptrd lo commit suicide l ist week ; once by banging, and once by" tabbing himself. Iloih attempt wore, how ever, fortunately frustrated, lie is probably deranged. ' . , IIP t IIH Ha re-olin-; in (own are re- apeelliilly it ,i, V,-i u leave th'-tr ltsmi- and re. ol- io e in a hi in;' , at.iov ntTc u t..i. h It street, i .trrn r I'nna.,, .ilaiiS "t ' . t Is (':iiC,ea.l aa ot,a JAAlLoC M.AI.Iir. II, Ik J. Ca,t at A q. U.
Newbern Progress (New Bern, N.C.)
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