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"FRIDAY tM0 RKIHQ tKDRUARY W
Va do Wiriioi-rt iSto'thtt 'oi v ' ' "w t5 i V- SSnt nf tthelife!iLTilP irJ Connected 4wttl :rrcVr -rpua qutries. ihlrleea'.ye.M ojCe, httint to bar loldln,
- It .
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Crrr, Persons desirtogtotadrertiaetoaaslentiy in
,' tMi paper must tt nd the mfney. With tk MTMti.
meati if they expect them f PPi'Aj'til
, ilroui ot remitUn ,monxto this p$pe can do S L
' ;.. ine Boataern jsxpresa a w wM.au-.,:
The C. 8. Home ef Bepf eaectallvei yesterjiay
J-'removed the Injunction of 6crejj . JTron the Hen-'
ate Jlilitary Dill aBienaf a tou puseu uj, u
4 s" body; - Tbe'prfncipidi raendmeiaw - mado'by tha
i House are given id our Uleg ra'pbio coIucdd. Th'e
' bill wai senttb the SenaU for further considera-
1 ' - tion' in that bodyr T A ' ' f :T. v- m f
The House baa alio paOed the Tax and Cur-
rency billi -nd f est ihem to the Qesaft ferita
' - concurrence; 'The 8f nate' af iepealed.the Uw
' authorizing the organisation ef b'andaef partisan
rangerj', and rqairicg'thoBi;iAlertice fo
. enlist for the wr. v k .J r , ; . r. , rp$
. .Onehunded and nlne'yaakee bflwweiwfped
- . from tho Libby prison Ttxeiay highi,' only oneof
whom has bean recabturei. : ; . r "
Informstion from dbatleiton is to the ffect
that -the Tankees in considerable 'ioreo. maaa
demonstration against our iroops on John's. Is-
. land yesterdsy, but the object of tm movement
has tot yet been developed. , 1 . ' -
An election took place yeiterday n theKen-
tacky regiments in the armies of the Ooafedra-r
4 cy xor uongroMuiwu-. , . ; t , 1.' . r
: kit,
: TUB PItESIDEftTtfil ADURESS TO TUB
1 We publish in Jull in today's paper th6 ad-
dreisofVur President to tvi armyf a brief synop-
sls of which was. giren. in ..our lat issue; :"We
' Have' rarely, if ever, read a composition which;
;combiuoi as much honestr pstrietio ftoling prrlt-
teiout jn.ai. eood English ; as, this. - .Prom: the
i commmencement pf the most trying AdmiBistra-.
tion that mortal man jwas everjcauea .on
duct, the State Papers , signtd by4;tlie name of
' "Jefferson batis"' have: extorted praise from eVeo
1 tbV damnable Tanksesj an won comtnendatioa
. rum the best critics of j tbe trabs, Atlantic world.
The sir ef manlines and '..&gnity which charac
terkes erery emanatbf irpm hU pen must be ac
knewledged whereferj rasnlfness and dioifr; UUj
swerted, no matter ho if imminent the dangers'or
ho sr heavy the reponlbilities that clustef
around, are appreciate!. He is called coldr dog;
ged, tbitinate, ascBtic, illtnanoered. . rguch ? he
may, be. But ytt, we, say, he has borne himself
' like a mana true, pkriotio1 man in .the awful
storm in which h has had, .day andv night, in
health and in sickness, to grasp the helm oiHhe
ship, freighted with a pleljess cargo, and never,
take his eye from the binaele while steering it.
Cold be rny bo, but he has in a bule Mast re
p'nded to tho (ns'pirijig notes that cpme tons
' hourlv from ou, ;:r:n, war-woro, but 3Vpr;
to be war-tlrtxl ' . ' .',
e bereavement: in-.
pi ivj. iorx ' .ired,'
u jt.'.cciwU-. . gacy of
flicted in tbi - y. .
thull DO COU"; ki. 11 atti oj
liberty to bur "Vhiidren aaji ouc children's
drcn through long generations' v' 1
chU-
SOUTHERN IilTEttAUY. MESS11CGER
We have received the KcVjr numbtr of the abop
named peri dical, Theirstjand mpt interpeting
ariicle is the continuation of Howison's "History
of the War." -Itds a-ples!ng;:iiarratlye of the
.campaign in the Valley of ..the nawit'athie
close of 1661,'and haj ori' the poiomao Jo the
battle at Lewlpsville irj M temper of" the same
year. It makes the nifijih chapter of Ihe Mstory.
. In addition to the Jaljayi. it cpntal w'tnV Ibis
lowing' prose articles i '7 '?' ' :-.v -'.;
: Evelyn Lochlel, anovel frfhe French Revolu;
tionistS j Anes, 'anovl ABchelor SlObrist
maj . tso DrA.m ht A camun ivEditora Table i
Literary Notices ;,Oattn4tU8 Poetry Pretorito;
I'm Growincr Old : Southerns, Yield netto.-Pef-
pair ; Iist Words 01 Msror vv nea. ; . xuq, pt
dier's Dream. f;! :'1Ti--.-VM " . - I '
We commend the Meesengerto the support of
th Southern people, asioop thoroughly Southern
in its principles and maaagemenU " "
THAT INIiV
In
WnliMnm.in atrrfav'l rianer'the 'A 1
Ink." which, when inter nreUd. mans "Alexan
der'sinimUable:Inkwec
it was f jr sale In anv aaanlitv'. at the;
of OotoheV JosipK 0.'is2a:WBak;ijfWThit
ink will sell rabtdlv It haV ihre? iaesmeniri-
t matched for selling whsjt il t eh'den eti
- AUnruir ith hu ixtntiv Hcotcnitm. our- VVS.
- friend OolonelSwatt winisilrishiierw
fmindl we didn't say barney 1 "afid Tenownef old
"DaVywKo has a tongue so tuneful and mlof
diouvthet one would luppose he had bVen trying
all his life,, to bring out from . his montn,
strains which the sacred and royal musfcl an, after
whom he was named, drew forth from the harp
in ancient days". VAlexsnderVInlmitable Ink'
-will not pause on the order of its gring. "It wil
' soon be gone unless he renews his supplier ,
. i. 1 : j il-l : J-'. ;;r
We were favoured astnighVwith: Qneof
Smith's" Uiesthiciiinoemprehensibilities.--This
.'Smith" ' is a deuce , of a fellow." His dis-
, patches resemble, somslimes, the Merogljphicki.
on the Pyramids which used to bother us so much
until we got hold of the: I'Bosetta Stone,-
'Smith," ssnds a tooe' "witbr his ijiirogljrpnicks.
buf it ii " the "tone' : whjrch stouldVnot r be
l!gif en' "when 'bread" is'asked'foripaid for,and
expected as;r contract; . : " J
Major MoAspcALr-We tee authorised 16 say
that the Mtior llordecal whoi mehtioned in
the Northern rjpaperiu as' belhgnezmlaatip
before a Committee on the Cbudnci lof the -War
i Vnot MajorJMordacal ? formerly t of - the United
States Ordnance "previous to hv secession of. the
South.; When that ine'yiuhle course wtj adopted,
he Tesigne.p)is cbmiMion, retired from the
s:rvic4 and has., ever since resided'wlth his fami
ly ln;PiiiIadelphla ialprivatillfe. -J'
Thk rVscn To8AticrA Washington cor-,
respondent of the Newf Tork Herald ; says much
surprise is manifested thero at tho. cbursft of the
'British joumats ' in denouncing tha icomlty
shown by the 'l3zv.il &:-X'i to the J?reoch Gov
" erlOaont, in r 'gar 1 i v .por Utioa of fpbac'cb
The,Tbencesslo4 tV' - '- .'' v .-the r 'q!ueJt the
FrenchHiovrnm.14T.: jUior ei by th' Vxtrs
roquest oftW Br.tUa iUvmmat,. .'tx;f"
f' 1 r'- r' - -" " 4"ttr-
f DA.wcsias.p-r)o 4'fcsdent of the Charleston
Gas Light Company giyos notice u the eity pa-'
, pers lhat bn and after that day all parties must
And f an illuminating I substitute -for gas which
they ican no longer make o wine to the iaadoauata
tpf w wtv.
' . 2 t
' ' .r NftTTCB d TaiimiKT AevsarwaaS I th
killed t3 obt&Ifled from i .nlhfrt- th J' well I irl'Try' iS5-rfS5 ed i a moment, ni the f iooqr tent fk po,M of eithef government-: Tbt at Blchmond fair. hTaadstCi fUJnl V 'ttoit1 noltf txamril.
.??WltoftioUU; bcaweUlGen;et:st94tacku andstcured. rnd the wounded ffUtPo where the i Wwe believe, no orn.-andTra ddnbt know ll a AAXZ&iZrtr Ti
nut year! however, differs, from 1828 In,onecr
more ituppr lanf ptftticulars. and .the difference 1j
In 1823r the U-ef erJj
oft wheat iforced into'' a a uo natural, growth 7 11
es$onro('unpreceaQniea, warmin ,- u-fweit re
member; iu i Totimd"upon";thca
pounds of pork and other salted narwert5 de
stroyed by.the excesaive heati, : nd weYjrecelleci
an instance in which in the;fetinth of January
of that.y ear, a pair of itrong bonse-v, pulling .a
carriage fainted and f ell by ;the. roadside ;oter-.
powered by heat;'r Jn'conirt' with thaldemOM
jable' VeaHs'Hhia.rr.'WlthoUt, betor blasted and
nugniea wna irosr ana snow as in ine opening pi.
1857-aspeIl never tobeoreotten we have had;f
cldenouga tomellewlheirowdfh
iee enough for purposes luxurious as well ; as
medicinal,1 and best of all; have had open weather
f A ' , t - ' v
ahead w their 6perations of afiy February weaU er
tbat t&ey haveieen in the last ix yearsi They are
not pretermitting the bpportuhity given1 lothem
and the results-Qod; willing--wilVJpe realized w
enough to sustain ua la the atrasrele forJibehyi in
which ibo vagefoo exulUngly .tlWnkW' wiit
perish igt the want of food. ,V 'jr - 7 V
-.JEn connection with-, tjrls; we gladly look upon
the spectacle' which our army is presentinEf tothe
admiralionl of all the world eave Tankeedom.
;ihe men; in good heart and spirit), are re-enhst-
ing, and dsflantly tlling.the' hated Yankee that
no terms out loaepenaenceirA, peace -will be ac
ceptedr by thoss , whe are resisting ."a--gigantic
brjgacdismi'' auch as civilixed earth never before
witneesed. ! The? Yankee press- is. desnondins-
the Tankee!?;gre!ssfJs ItsVown
'quarrelsthejlfjiinkee flriances are olng; to D ivy
Jonea' ! Jockf mtkia ore than railroad speed.
the Yankee Government is now the ye?word
ana scorn, ox an ennstenaom anajoon ;we. snau
see the j Yankee nMibn:.Mstfbide'cjBrom . thP atti-
tudp bf &f ittjpi! flirting kit 'brimalanoria j
he face plallj the i world intazpWwe 'jrhiph if
recpgniseq at an, ?ytu be oniyfacfnpwledged asj
a concern too ooiitemptible - to evoke any tbiog
9mn 'Unit. Anf mtAMlM J kii Akf .Mtt
uyiu tug icavtuiiiuauaiuu uuk i-ubi pitjr nuiuu,
not "attli to love," is insepara'ilefrbm the most
soveFeigh 'CPntempt. ,' , ' ' ;.s;;,; K " A- .
DEATil OF A VENERABLE WOMAN. !
A letter received in this eity, yesterday morn ;
ing, eotipunicated. the intelligence of . the death
Thomas G. Broughtbo, of Norfolk. t Shedied:in
the seventy
year of l;er.agei-i:hBhe 4gently;
breathed - her life away without al Struggle,, and
enterea upon that rest which remain eth for
poopiopf'Gpd"- Such is the langijge in which
this intelligence was conveyed to the daughter,'
grand-daughter, and great grand-daughter o; the
deceased. Che was, from early life, an exempla
ry member of the Presbyterian Church, and in
Jher dying.mbment8 proved and exemplified the
strength of i the faith that was In her by the calm
ness with which sho met the "grini tfue," and. the
confldeiice lhe'tU that be had "noiptingfor hop
as faf as ,-the etemal world , is concerned. WhaFt
the Tenprahl woman -thought about' the sad
scenes in which her latter days were passed they
were manyi ana nearirenaing is novior-us citner
tb knewtbr epauiro
1 astinjg. rest, and intci recbmmtihioh with: those,
who, ukeo;rrcmr;eartuwiii yet icnowana love
oneasother in a -better world.
" AI1 LECTIN (Si 80ISNE-SEN TE N OE OP
i';Porde, the murdererbfiJJKxOh former Clerk
pi me ja.ous6; oi epresaniauvesc wncee? recent
trial resulted in, a' verdict of. guilty and-th fiis
ine of his Dubiahment at 18 years confinement in
$be State -Penitentiary, ,was ,Carr1ie4 before the
Hustings :Coart . of BichmondbnSaturdavJ
when sentence was pronounced by? Judge Lyons;
-The Enquirer gives the following account : the
prini-r,;-;: :; j;lf7 ,
I 'When ssked'by Judge Lyons1 ff he hadn'
thing to say why the1 Court should nottbenl.ami
there proceed, to proaounce sentonceJupou bii,
Porde, in bJ tremulous yoice;iwlh iearsf'oilirig'
down his pheeks, replied Ihat he had lit tie to
ssy.r-ertainly notMng.he oouldj say 'would ave
him from the ignominious puniihrneht about to
be inflicted. 1! He hoped Jhis r eoeimies were satis
fled now. j.Th'y . had pursued (ihim In the most
unrelenting' manner j but he forgave them, and
trusted th at th ey would meet , with that mercy
in another world; frbm an allwise Godr Which
they so: heartlessly denied-hinr; in this, ?7t1iU
lonely colli, lbng after the niidhfght hour, he had
frppjuentlyt torayedj-ihat the ball which reach d
poor -DixonV"hart, -bad,- lnstelid,-have piarced
his Own. : iHe afllrmed that the Ssrhi was foreign
to his incljnatipns 'that it(vatMought onW
tirelv bv circumstances bevohdihis control:
against hii will anoV iQclinationi" - Prom the mov
ment when he opened th'e gatebh toed&r of'the
unfortunate occurrence, nd Jjsajr tho eyeav'of
Di xon and Goodrich ' fiiedtn tently rupong him;
he knew the time for1 reconplialLlbn had passed.
H declaf "ihat:I)ixons plslbr:drew Ws fire;
ine i aeceasea nnng nrst. .; . xte ,i p;id opt believe
himself giiiltj ,otj;any rime he had simply.
done that iwhich any other hoabrahla manwnnUI'
have donende?' tbef same7 eircninstanee jppr'
this, be had , been ie nomlniousl v doomed, tb inn
years of lAbof7hd the: lashes from the whin of
u j Mawwr, vuak . iusj. mu . upon US DaCK,1
would wound his heart more than they weuld hta
His fate no w, he continued was a jmatleT of
small con sequence ; simply , a ripple : upon 4he
wavelOlle would, perhaps fccsifcely be immnred."
in hiaXUvmte - before the TrieaCs who had
stood by Mim thteucJrdevottonViwofUdibtgei'
him-in the noise and bustle of this world, ibtri
would forge Asm iu ha gye But there
waa bn'o whbm . he would leave 7behindV whose
bH was 'broken iw--on9 who had jfollawvd
his foftmi'jhp" had let Cthelimpid stresiniitnd
green hills or ; iientnety to, seek , happiness .with
Him here he prayed thaUthat iGwhbclii-pe'''Uk'ri-witid
to ' the shorn jml, would hei
proiector and comforter to her, Overcome byhia
feeliogs,the ' unfortunaleiyohg; man nk into
uiv vukir, awvowmg ua jneaa oinon-nis oreasu
wepOika;a2 i?;
.4TheJpagtheprosecuUng Attor
wuaji loroe accuse wereau inWpd4totears;
-and remajned: silent forborne momenta; t?? 4
Wis Pflpfutduly to, sentence-one, so youngs ot
upblemhihed; WlycdiHberalcultiire, toe
SUteV ptbonji but as an OlScw of Jhe Cpmmofw
whiqh he did in a few words, allowing the priso
ner sixty days before carrying It into execution
thai his counsel .' miirht have amnle "
"7 appiy w vourt 01 Appeals Jor a ; new
viai. i-
ldwrIforLdldIn tWs arglq nn?ibe Eappaifah
from Kinston, iundBr "date ot-I1; ' gives the
foiTott'-rUcalarVbf thit'tlarin but hikhlvliyingJa the gaagway,, shot iw -fbur-l
aacce&smi ana cruse prwv aavenuire;,- ,
Htfdoabtedly tsrgeajorltVof imy r r
readers
sai'for'ine' to go; oerj
'rauonoddepartureuiulupon sueli? boating
parUfttJ5aiaceKs
ed in;jbdeuse.?Iveri and qv ao hour's lim w inactive oneiOT,i prUon
weroHimg;dowttwiMd m -bMikey:iilred-4k eelimiitairMc
by one the.boats jCame in, and at midday we cjnly.
awaiiea.ine arrival oj our enramanaer, uipiwn
wood-iAbput-two o'ChxskUli boat rounaea me
point, afef he stepedas into
looa-infir-Divouac- we nad aitaDiisnco; i vYixnxHri
deUfcthimriiia
'rVtSTi' !5f
1 The boats, were arranged i
( fl rat under, coram and of
f under Iiient.B-Pa-IiOV!
1 nrai unaer,coamana oi' ja
under Lieut. PLoyall,
J ihilttAw'hn'-6figiiA4 little tn
tret,- but.it would exceed my limits to give a
detailedjMount- of 4ti Theiverjsidand
water's odie ifor
I .woodlasobroken' torestsp
TUWfca.apa.iaeerM'oi' imnea ivs,' auge juniper,
And. dead trunks; which waved' their Titan-like
arm, against thpLdeep bine of the sky.' Windf
.ing and curving in: manr a turnj the river seem
ea a succession oj mue laaes wua obcks sjdc at
our approach," and flew with rapid wn into the
forest coverts and from the oozy banfc'gprbng
the: stertledV.moskrat. and otter into the dPbths
below JVSilent'y the two blackilfaes of boatr flUd
aown tne, stream with" niufflea ears, j issuing no
sound but? the steadv dio as thv iell into, the
wave.' sometimes fallen logs obstructed the-way,
iu'ui0 jnoDPiooT .oi soe cour was vanea or a
ooat aerrouna; -witn wnose astern erasninr into
them, piling one dnto the -other before the line
could be stopped. Jight earner onandhe shores
grew dim, .dusky. shadows fell ojwn Jhej water,
and the red. tints of the west faded the stars
appeared if rom zenith to horizon iuit bifore
dark the boats were hauled alongsidoeach other
ieceivor instructions; ana -tnis'dOve, tJaptatn
Wood .offered -up rferveht rave?s t4fc auccess.
asking God; to judge bet wean us a'AS our ene-jmie-f
and oncemore we were windindown the
Neu?e.. .Tbe night , was' very, dark-pd it .was
with rreat dlfficultr the war- rvnilrl hrororl tha
only bearings being taken; from the faf it Ifght of
tbe sky seen through the tree-tops abife About
3 o'clock wo earn' into tho open coufiry above
Netbern, .where tbe riveri wideneland the
shores grew low and marshy. The4ight was
foggy ;and thick ; soma rain fell. r ypv 4
Toet a fair understanding of the Man of at
tack, I may say briefly that it waii intended
Gen. Pickett should bpernupon (he Yjc jikee lines
atiy in tbemornin to di vert their attention r.n i
drive them back into th town. Hhad with
him two brigades only Clin ? man's id Hoke's
whil Gen. Bartor had be.T sent uVhe Trent
t-v iari upcn tue icwn a ami n u ;. ynth those ;
in , tront. -Itt additwn to ihis. CbfcDeari n.
with a email foee of infantry, a battan of cavr.
airy, and two pieces of artillery, hadheen 9"nt
across tber Neusa. to threaten FortMinders on,
1 - a- - . . . r -riS S .
ana prevent reinTorcements iram YVnincton.
Anis was i no posmon 01 anairs at an,9riy nour
this morning.
It was hard on tor four before we bme oppo
site the town, and so dark and fogsf -we could
see-but a v short distance' bevond 6flC bows. .
The day before it liad been ascertainefthe Yan
kee gunboats were in the Neuse, l)jit Up in
resching t e position formerly bfceut Jed,' thay
were no -when to be seen. Por an hour ws
cruised around from point to point, try f5g fr. vain
10 mase tneir ngnis,anu at lastdarXht being
close at ? hand, we were ' forced td erLe ub the
search and returrf up the rfver.' Therijc' Were" no
guouuau m iub iTBUsa. , f,.
Meantinie Geh.'PickHt'bad opened? fire upon
the: YankeP fines,' aiid while we wVe pullinir
again up the'stream We heard his gunf bbomingl
inrougn ins mist, vanei ai iimej witpttne ratue
of musketry.-I
Going some four, or five miles up the -Neuse.
we entered a small creek, and landed upon'an
island covered with .tall grass ano a few stunted
shrubs.; ' We, were still in sight of Newbern, buti
ine Doai were auieqciese in uponneroanK ana
themen completely , hidden. The. firinsr-on the
!oppo'sit'b, shore was jnow, ,at yiu height, r-and we
Ouia seef oyaoeapunaou ipe, gnns wax general
Tiekett; was driving the enemy, and that the
jfight gradually turned towards the town. 1 Worn
out by a eleepressTifghian the fatigue; of pulling
pfty miles; tne men tnrew . tnemsel ves do wn op--
on ine grounu, ana were oou isst asleep; and,
A,Hbd,: would pSve slept hut wis eelectod for oth-
eratyf'an "Pccbunt of which w&, be given heren
after:-"- r r i-1
length hiightcame, and we prepared to go down
again alter the steamers. :' Two launches, under
Lieut. 0ift, had now joined us, and about eleven
o'clock w4 hauled again into the Neual and pull
ed'dow-ofo.'wiftldilfie.
out by' the fatigue of the day, I had fallen asleep;
mine opat, andnad slept for upwards 01. two.
hours, when the hail ofhoat ahoy t" roused inja
from ember and I "knew . we were close upon
thefinemy.' 'Bbat ahoy again shouted tha
watph sS ber. sprang - the prattle . which: calls the
men to quarters. Alt a" breast about four hun
dred'yards away, our boats, -were beating down
upon ?ther steamer," which -loomed up largely
ahead Of ul?'G$v wayi' shoirted'-CfiM IWood;
"give way Doys give way," repeated Lieutenant
Loyall, and give way they did until j; the boats
nearly ' sprang' iut of the water. r The inslrnc
tlots were thai one division; should board i for-iward.-aiid'
the other asternV hut, throoeh some
.'mistake, all butiwo of the boa's i went forward!
.ljieui. xioyaua . atone, gojng alt and Captain
Wood's amidshipsj.wasrto the boatilltith Mr.
jjoyaiii anq coujasee inec: x anaees naa all gatn
ored idhe ways, just afttt wheel house, -and
as yfi s&mb up theyreeted us withi a volley, of
tnuskeiryrrwbich: flashed; in our facesj the, balls
4whfiihglpUastl
r leyond., ine men cave ; way. stronslv. and
on aa the boat struck? the aide: the arrawnel
thrown : on board the steamer and we were
longside. iStill theflriog.tbntiQUed with
rapidityv Anot,ihaving no , sunbort, we- got
eatiestof it, ohly- dayidinff AwithOamaln
I's.boatr afew feet from us.5Hot and fast koea
anev ping; ine x aoKeCT, navingAil gotten pa.uecK
ahlf f ramdity 5 The fihs :w
'MF?iAhenV
laa-pipnnrous.fimeij 01 ourningppwderjperva
deddhe alrStruck by' ibliaWr thj first tie.
1 hrtigingia profusion of bio d'irony. mt fic and
ixkj sou or vompreasna an wo
rupu fflPTeineuisvoi our vmin net t; out inew
bdrboair5a first at:ihe side, Capt Wbbd's clrse
afM rlhan "came KeUtsJJoj pi Pxer,,
rOae4er.jan1dWlttI-
distance away. -slackened ub to evsiLfunnnflr
h$a$ lhethbat&,aff launebv
tsji 1 yur-poM co iasTi jjieut;jU',ya'i; and -4 Air
jOciIiengineery sprang forward to "iea the men
On board&At this' tfmi the fire was-thihbtfest I
hate -evet leenreveitf igt three yeaxa' exprlerjce
inwac; and-1 hardly -dared hopi one" half our
npmbef 4 wanldvcoine -outTUive. Mr; Wood, es-'
Seciaiiy toua:eaevery;nomenv to iiieo lau.-
tandineceriffht in Jus boaV; he eav the orders
coolly as ho had done aavhodr before the en e-
any were in sight, Jindiag that I had sustained
I surgeons could attend td them.
Poor' GuJ trai I Vmpa ha
mdrtallyTwounded, and 31idibipman, maimer
j .breatbinffiis last upon th decks.--
bftrVJ.nfirtftT.;thT- cf 'tha I ftTtfMt batteries, and-
bardly stone's throwfrem ta .what f-Tfae flssh
J f the euns-'and -Wjepoirt'tCttsketij-lis4
aJus'the'soldferYirsh and Ihev were ow
HbeTlec
i thftMn
i w wn Vt rmA tm M&tic irkA ethers
iuaw.." ;nmmnttnn .nvi u1,; tWKan
and C"P-Wbd erdered hetn of
But for.them. the shbresbota wolild hate
wbuld.bo imposf ible to take time' to eefc-if htuh
dpr thoheayyflra of batteries obtoolittndrsCj
yaros a way ; and so, tbe Wonnded and pxispnera
being put into thb boaWtha veel was'fire&U
In ffivo ?mJnus after? our bust -badleft ihe i 1
iheTHnderwJitev waf toiemas of flSrn burning
upjthvdea bMies Wthi
ion.j ,auo, inree oc four ead aegroes ttfthtf pott
-bunkisrs . ' 5' iii tMv.'
f ? Aifciug bujiB uar aays aiter tne neni, r worn
wjiumo ' iaiiffua oi Jtrauous autv-aruror
8leepIas nighW,;l?ani,ntirrf to dbiU!
uce to tats naval eattle, And. AJ trust' somp.other
pen ilfnre wbrthwiir, hand t do wn among the
recbtds of thelwai'. v Of courser in tbe darkAi
fe'ni2hthere wera'm
ny, djeds; ,of -heroism All fpughtrwelj
stood at bbfeosif auddid hb duty. Thexonduci
-hffi?e''W11 pfaise-OVjBnd
Ollected in MJifary movemehVthevexeted their.
posts wriyT Prom CpMmander ,Wood4oo 1 to-
11,0 juui'jeamianipmon,Boion6 laitered. von
spicuou's ambngaU: was the cpduct Of -theimaT
flneVa company of themunder Capt.. Wilson,'
being disrfiputed thrpagh thehoats As wb
came fp tO the shlO.hev rb- and daliverAd. thi vr
fire, tiking,acaur4i, a1m reloading atilluhderi
b io uw-iyjf uro irom me 1 ansees-V1 w ben on
b ard they 1 "obeyed their orders pre'mpUy,andr
forming on the hurricane deck, not even tbe exii
plosion of the monster shell among thtm could
break the ranks o turn a man frhm i h i Wytli-l
The steamer was boarded verv hkndRomlrj; Th
enemy' had sufficient "nbticetc? arm thtoself eaj
and tbe boarders had to ficrht th PIT orAV-nnhn.fhA
decks. Wont of all
which turned thatr cuns Urbn ua. .In tha whblA
history of "naval warfare, cuting a steamer from
under land batteries has been considered the m o-ti
daring and hazardous abhlevement that ciold ba
accomp.'ishrd. Tbe danger and risk U no : groat
that such attempts have been few. -The feat of
liord Dundonald in cuttiDcr .out tho shin t GlJ
lao was considered, by . all pdds, the greatest ic
aiiac ea to ms splendid naval . reputauooj and
the raad?iS of Maryatt will renj-'mbar well his
ideas Upon the subject. Tha tUnderwr;tft,
.uju vH, co; tJ iAi-go lorts, cios3 oesiae a
town tried With Uoops, and tied head and stern
to the shero.
Seeing tha ves el waif on fire, we turned onna
mjte up the Neuse, and pulled away from the
town. -A heavy storm c-tmVap, the rain poured
down in torrents, wetvincr ua to thA ktv
haff filling th boats with water. As we round
a point of 'woods we take a Ust look at ihA hum.
iig fhip, no wompUtly, enveloped in flame, the
luna ngni naming m the iky. aad flashing for
miles scros-i the wafer. Although hidden from
our view, we could fee by sudden flashes tin the
sky, and by the dull, heavy, boomine sound
which came to u: upon theTniht air that the
shell room was reached and. that tha ttTnlim
had b?gun. Turning into, the creek, we landed
on the ahore to care . for the , wounded; -: Ir L
ever.mg they were sent up to Swift Creek Vil-
lage, and from Ihenco to Kins on. Two, dava
after t'ae whole party arrived, pxcpt, alas 1 the
iuur p wr who wa i;n DeninOU ...' j,,. T . .....
To ck-se, I. will say th VnderwriUr was alsrge
side wheel rteamer, formerly a New, York ocean
tug brat, ..hut was commissioned in September,
1861; She fired the first gun at Soanoke Island
had engines' at 8Q0 horse., poiwer the largest the
Yankees have, taken -across Hatterasvswash;
mounted four guns-t wo large 8-inch shell suns.
one 12-pound rifler and one 12-oouncLhowi.flrv
iUB BwaiuBr was oaa p;$pe. purcnases of Mor
ganbrptber-in-Jaw t of SeerttaryWelleslwhea
engaged'ihfcis vast speculations f but itiidust bo
said the wrthebost ef the lot. 8ha waalfiftfeAl
w ipenesjn jength, 35 feetbea.mi and about S251
Luun. yuawB- vxP5l?r veiva grand rascal a
NoHhvCatoliPiawas
all in all, the Underwriier was one of the i4aost
formidable "gunboats of the new. purchase, and
thebest1nVtho;bunds7.i,4; .v-:-0 Hr.;
' In Another letter X will flnish-iheuiffair1 as far
as I am concerned, and .speak of the battle on 4
iana, ,wiin pne aeeas or tne .gallant Pickett, Hoke,
: t;.i--'J-.
v " - -: ; For the Kegister.
OaUP1 ifEAlK KliToiriebVAthiifiei
Mbsv HBTAlaAtr-
painful duty has devolved on" nib of i communi
eating to you th'2 death bt your bravi andnoblb
husband.-: -.2 r:-t.r:-
- As we were riding together afifie heid of ih
BHgadef, the' mprnhJg'riof thB rst nstihi,
about 3 o'clock, he received tbe Woundindl hk
death, was I immpdiateand sePminglyfthout
pain, whilei thelacid smllt:; thatrested ohThft
countenance after death struck the, beholder as
Implying a satisfaction that he had" fallen' id'' the
discbarge of his duty - ; .V"
, .1 No more exemplary6officer, no 4ruer and more
patriotic man ias. faUeo7in this bloody conHt
and no bne,'moreaincerelyilamented';bj alt to
whom he was Well kno wn..f ;j . v - - " $ ' V .
As'the Tanking . Colonel '-pJfcny . Brigado, fo?,
neariy'ghteen l months,, tnf - associationsVwith
him'wvre cotistaPt and fntimale and Icanssy
with perfect truth that he wai more attentive to
all ttJ duties of his position than any ofiicerthat
1 ditq ever, u&su -ixi ;vuufcadi.W'Ki aQO tne trili
and drsciplirJe Ofhia-Begiment madb ft thevob
jct of ihe- highest commendation vwhereven it
was seen. ' t"-".'T- :V:tr-T ".
1 1 have, too, seenvhim Repeatedly in tpositipna
of -.thegreatoit; danger, andTifhenfunder the
heaiest.flreV hi coarsge his coolness: aid his
seJf-poaiessiOnlWere not sarpaaed by those of any
soldier . in thefrmyiI can bestow zto higher
oraise on himtbanto"aav.j thai hia mAVit .
publia manand an .offlcer was equal to his wortb
j Por .such njrrepara.blk (osa, that yoo, may re
ceive CBnAO'atlon: irom. Him alone who can git 0
as welt W takeaway; l,ihatis;bestifllile; is my
1 v un fisnumenis or Ue h'ghest rex ect,
r .. - -.. :l. i a. : .t. ?,-, il; -.- -.;
jT TV. l CLING AN.'
y - l
-'1:: !3g. GPnlraL
' Tf y- Camp na Pjctxrsbujio
i-,: - a-
J r1 w. Fubruar
ScAIr; J&ditorjTha aboVe
banded mi'by General QUagman to b for ward-
w w iub iw.v4'ii ?uwnwf: vwi5wvr: and
In Ti nf chlomn.
.v'jL'ne ngbt. waiow ended) me eoaraeraww
anfiful V A4b!ere-I should sav thaVthe Un-
tlerwriter was moorea, neaa ana siern, w
I vne upper magajaryana; expims vu
kriprodQeed 'aterrrble ihiock I wa i4
f at tbo time; nd 'thintine tbeivetsel
- ii rm
i29.;e?S?.wf beeri returned: for XieuU;Hoife;had bnened'tbe
,pt.oMheecon:fcA
and the two formtnl aiJit:l tf
y 10tb.'1864. 'f 'Lfronii tbe ttaln.b-tPW:iL.-iii-
m"6." ua refiaea. jn tneenamy'a
l;nest and IbeT unceriainty pf reaching iu desti-nathn,-
trecue.t tliat you wHl iriva it aim
nor j it likely. thateither would
i l(i9; But we are willing to girl lour individual
The 'movement of tbe.-aglatoVa fsfull'of. peril.
The artful fculse jn-nhich U is" covered is as tbin
as gausa. I Thei iroVernnxent 'if bv deaf to tho
odidioq ior me Deneni oiairconcernea
SffiJW
lh&lif
pvcriihdangQrtus ri
Wcbnwimmates
nope, ur-aprna U a? feisoisnjzea auvnoruy,
theadiciaU
I. discharges froto tho tnlliUry tefvice-'he !hreata
rdeflani and oft-iBatedhoi
uiawo auu; riKuuui.-Dui ti lorce ana refuiunoa ,
nd.foilowifegall thia I the'Wvetf totbegdu tbyj
wmcui aione. rejowwort can- oe raccompusDca
:kXtM''tte&fo0flUli 'itemt&h Alf this.
lens tnoiaie Dut lustoe veiiei rropnetor xvtio
rasaan the' Vilace is tiot hid and thadeformitiea
ru appareuw vvuap'wia iqq txQernmen'ao 1
Will it let the movement run 'to c:mp1etiorJ t
aoJ u.r 'it would" sunender.' the Confederacy!,
tUgiipuribreohr miKlarjr; lead Ts.'airour
ishief pieto suieVjdtcU
ttortlfylngafePtnenv fiag totrrshoriorU
dur Drdbertv'f i to'iConfiaeaXron oiir-" xr vttt1 aKd
datighrBto servilityioK dd igndmlnlousour
homoa to desolatlbh: andtmra-lvas taa degrading
wHuuBunaM tne orazen ruia.oi : x anaee raeap
'Qe4s,iKd' w1ih libtmaent eudaeftyi if the Gov-
brn men t will suffer these things,' 5 then thlr jigi a
- feBut if -resideftt Davis and Gbfbrnor -;Vande,
andur Congress arid JeahdJohnstn' iid
'Bsatire'gardX and our ? military-' bfllcers and soW
wii wiu utji" aionc'io uurtue lis course
dief-s have a; stake, and they feel it. ppon bur sue
cesitheri glfttibri?wlH beohligei- Id Stbp.-j-,:
How ? ' It mat readilv be Perceived.- hdw' that
4iuUy.jnjlytoxU5as td which' Government
Should moye arst'whetheironB -assumes to'' act
alone or both. n.conMrt-awhethsr it were better
to crush the eggs oret them hatchthstthe na-
eeese and'othar Jbrar miess- fowls mar bd senara.
ted from the cbratricea:- i .5 -x "v- --
nesedifflcumes,-howeyeT,win not be lohgof
SilUetnPnV; And our Opitiibr is, that the' aim that
uas tor tonabeen stayed. In vforbsaTao'db Is, about
to fait .Whod it dbesnall, tsihaudswiU "gfas6
theleaderaln'art iroju cl nch t!gblet thana vke;
No mattprtwhether they be foundsoiin the barf,
or presiding oft' the. blnch or ' sUtrng ambsg th e
audiencjetn the Sanhedrim of-agitatori'.r If maF
tial law be ostabliahed in North Carbtina if 'the
Aooeos toqms be suspen ded if amilUarY force
be placed in our inidsfeif tho leidfogaglt&itfn
aro anested;aud punished some bydeath, Oth
ers hybahishbaent, others .byr forced 'enlistment
into thp firimt of bar service-lf the necersarvini
convenience of this kind of rule be obliged to
be substituted for the mild sway of, tho cmUawJ
the responsibility will be on jhe head of agitators'
who teach 'that our governmbnt U 'a desootism
to be rtsi-ted ' that "forbaarance towardsit is'no
longer a virtue"- that North Carolina 'is "the
key eto&b to "be, withdrawn from its' ar ch' that'
the "arph may turn ble"f he responsf ility wilT
wv vAA.wufAop v.uiviis wqu aro Burp'Cla OI unuue-
8ymPthyNith skulkers and 'deserters andwhb
place Jpipjldiments !U the way of -the service by
imping unnecessary restraints ubon iW ofllbers.
Towards thete respbnsibleagitatbr's the public
odium will brairected justly and properly and
upon them will the hand of Government be nec-
esiarily laid." ; - f ' ;
- No protection can be Jak'en under' thp shield bf
free speeuh and press. The. (reedbm" of "Speech
and press dornot cdmport' with'! that devilish li
cense which dn time of war hazards the Nation
al exhlehce. : Raleigh Confederate. f
DISCOVIifcr bP ANALtEGEri PLOT TO
LIBERATE THE PBISONERS' AND AS-
S A8SIN ATBT-:THE PBESlpET AB-
REST OF. THE KINGLEADERS -AND
SE1ZTJRE OF DOCCTMENTS. t "'if
sua -101,10 wpg-accpuntot t$, discover j of a plo
tbAt'atylljftjWdigm;
naupnmTfresident Davis ; ni-v
Jfor st yeral dava nasi thA-Omrwi
in potsesstopt facts that hinted, beyond a doubt
wt. wHJowoij aocres organ it ftjion'bf'dis-t
loyal men, rhaviosr for: its oh. rt thAiT-M m
fesAe of W Yankee? prisoners held-'at the LTbby '
ubd on . Bdfle Ise, the asaaaslhaiirtri vf 1 ha
(I ;Xlapt4 Accubbin chief t' the detect! veWt;
KA'M8:0d the duty of pADtlratfflgthe'ffltsteJ
ries of Vthllcase; ahdlhreadinthodetaibthKmVb
uuuuirtt sa worKsnoD located her:--c": -
eJabMithsp-rmor to their head jtodtource.'
Ana5. pwajt put tne matter idto the bandit df
if 0 mo8 experiehcd detecti vesj Messrs:
WyFbiaimBdIslyist to work;
Wfe.tottWto$ they arrssled,at s his
;?iDi,-wwwn',aWB"a
Sft WW hamed A: W.Hema,bakar,
b8 ptpminerit.Wmoer
pf ,ie tiiisoimhKiAsPdatiPXL .rHo'wai further
morochiU ged with inciting Odoftderate AotdTers
tomutto id Uie aiin the President.'"
The;detUyesseizad,ilong with tHeinza - grbat
nuberrtof:; thermos importonfe iipersr;"fnC
dudrngljihe.roir of membershio of tha brpnfi.J
nation. rl docume ntaof a nch- atefckract
ieavoo doubt, of jiim or ime, ahd ,the riminalitr I
. ?y m wwmuwiw wero iaen possof ston
of testerdav br General Wlnrir .ti
ejjMjb'jlai:intrWre ouarters atCsstle
i Help, the ret ated rinelaadarJ hT at Ja'
. a uawyaixnau, ana Ws associates
in treason are alborsttTmucli ofjM-rt-- -
ter.and accial JBlanding..t tivrj-t
.i J. JrWT6tttr arresti': willfollbwaA
4T i ('" - v- i,- - , ! 1 am. a-MMMm -,riaJS:
Jm. ' r. a
caused his death ii bo cmwti;n ;w-. aZ:v
jAr;:TOcoxaab
aeeedto b id thoenjoyu
WAV, tjrthe Tery;Q6teUf hQ toS'Si
t r. t & . j ai one: ume ha vu ttw
hef brad
r 'WA perso'4. UWrtCci
the Lynchburar MevUbZiaitc. tiiA.,.ia-J.
Urslu OonfelerAto money, Cor which, fce'offera
to pay u gold at the rate of otiabr Uf"
by submissi u Their nercadeuuucialiotrotur
OorerBintontbrefrle pill
crtltarei It
VAT riJrj4ciii WAA
called 10. who pronounced' -tha ....Ur.L
-i-i j j ,:s 1 v-" Psanr that a'
1 BA .KMmitiM la.... X-". 'iv -
.Va1 1 r i'dy bose n.myhUid inot WtOu
better 'WWnJ aa: f Tu5. m,wK
wvaa rM ay Hi Uft it XI IT ri r ' ., ri a..L J1 ' "
BMXD,-Tske l -4jle , pfuU , pj ngtr lnJ
4 J tAbl;:poonfu S cf ,flcarf .jd4d Lpb- eaough to
readt ibr uier. ZTakr arte cup hUt full of veat
et flourpbofrtheeait
- makethe dougjii kpead Unwell,
isldefKWpft and bake b.
adding; sugar and flour, In the same ; proportion
! as. above ? directed i Somtttmei the yeast is not
OttR NxttvCditWiThedaxt Oon.
wi;i be supplied aaTollows?;. .
il .X'Asuid, ;ClWrtsirWUlt;;
; r , ! A Xy&tv and. a Hunter to bag it
r- and-a Hatter to co. k it.
rr A BroncA and a Staxtji tb swinv'it.v
k.'I A Jkll. and Season to ringi4tiH .' ' . ,
sJ;V A" bo fnA ShewniAiker to fitlt. i v
. ;And a JRo& tobAvp. toeleasure of climbing
up a -Hi'or running AiZf with :i MorihoU to
.Y-'?V-'Qto6sti 'CWfois
tk md AWmA . i-.i.,. l . -,..' . 1
-v'r
vCaptain iUp w; Burtbn;r npw.a . piUoner at
U ora we jsian wrItM to his father ft Virginia
i hadffererd ueh, .but were all
wu ana nopexui,--
r
r. TmaoB.
J narry. my Uttle blae-v.
love to hear thaeTjlarinr ni-.
Shere'sxttusloin thy shPutrof Joy
T Ta. u tv . 1 1 m ..
. J wex and forehead fair,
f Pleasures on the-earth j
' Had met to revel there. ,
j .v--.. t;-' r r :
' IW6rriraila5 oriihd.t W
Must fall in lif n,.. 1
flN" - '.: 1
- V,ythatflowebt.-lrbm'iut:i'"'
; 1 Thou nst net reUxny tteaamgW
- awuaies uou wflw f ; 1
i 5j?'if t?4 Hl,e,l tnhurchyardlay
' HfWn-thy father's hreastj
, : And he, though dead wUl ptot the way
, - Ls. which thoa shalt be bleat, J
, : iThsyaianWs'ball, 1
. i. ?ttor his enjoymsat given,
- ' Is but a aUfa ot sinful thrAU ,1
Tokeep the soul firoai Heayen. I
. '- - ," j
' 'r1 Tdure-erownedhnis,
i-lv-Tho vales where flowers numerous blow,
- ?feBl0 of-emthoMaad rills,
- 'Will tall th "f. '1
-Will tell thee, 'tis not so.
Ged la ne tyrant, was would spread
Unnumbered dainties to the eyes,
fYeUeMhhehungriigfhUd to dread
, a uat, wucmng uam, lie dies.
1
AimathlacreafAresW ,
t H setters round with h'aud profuse ;
"4The only precept understopiL
'Enjoy, bat not abuse?" 4 - !
-'Tir' ' mi
FX NANCIAl SIA11KST
ysr kJ6rwaTi ar iinrroir jjBHir
JBk Not; Sped, mnd Stk Sr9hirS
1 -etersbvgir:- ,
. 6?ECHf-Oold0 to Urer l6 to 19"
p BANK NOXES-Qulet-rJe- to Ite:
:;B0HP9 ;AStQCK8.Qeafederato Cotton Bonds
B,aoyernmeatl8
ttpous) U6X te 120,
Confederate f per cent Bondi 105 aa UL
Cenfsderato lA Million In
Confederate 15'tlillfon
an .(registered)
Ooafederato 8oehfcXbnemblBba
di; lit te
STATE AND CITY BONftHriij -rifi
, . ginia aix per cents, (registered) 115 to ,
c?dSni?i timtheyhava toxiwuH v '.-.... ;
North Carolina six, per. cent oid laanas,l sao
South CarbUna oldiria: ldr
UV - ' wnL BfrP ftTtTftv-. -T
274
I Ciry of . Petersburg Bonas7oAomtiist ' ke late
sales. -iv-;rf'r. .---i . r
f ; City ofKfchmbnd IkndsStey : 1 ; '' -
f ?11 fiTD(XCaBaofJ.Vigmlat$i40 to US.
f A :-:.:i.-J !k iHXehangii Bank 1T8 1 -
Cam nh1 1 . pAfr.Kn '
B.vawiMwa, . : , . XXA,f 3S.
ICO to 114.
ft
. iwoaureao. jumporuar and UxafrC LOOi
; 4. - Old Dominion trading CeapiayT?:' t2k
aueamonoi importing and Exaf
POitTii&jDoinrAvs -Joiar$Te)ir,
i, .
Y&aA
t-t.
PxTuaatntd. iVAV.n iai
alf??f ?hu WftS! Bc Brown held
at f 0, and Crushed at $8. ' .
.rLoniu-uitet fim ia two for
... rnn vb -a irv . aa ,r .- , , .-r -
narkat for rtood qualities Leaf
Tcry nrn w w w.iiu; couaba and 'Fair 40 . to
ad Lass 18 to BO- - r -. : t . .
mOMBdYItUpJLnidfirmliia:
THAT-Wanotesalea'ktlFTtt.n...i -.n
iaSfS?-1??? 0kvnrtheradyaneed. We
note sales at 4i for Ho nana
a doing
-WAfefV8H?iC r1" wanted.
jffr!S5WfttMP.JElf indstoek smalL
tra 7rtT. . V r gooa 10 is.
SAUSAaC In demand at3. to 4. t
not in much danan i - - i.-s:- -
' 4... avAvtrr 0 - ... . J. .1. . -:- :..t ufi .
vrA-rY1 hpplles to-day.
, H0.? 3 ttoek
ArrrnPiQreealainarkit.
AW . . 1 ' . " . . , A.' .
r.HAILSarket firm atS to 10; "la 1
A10 kes at ntiU 1 Sm4 L lA'V lmJ
lots ot
reaay 10 coia weavaer.ior several days, but give
it time and itlsfsu're ThTs.;recfpo ii 'infallible
It is cheap, veonolisci, flour, fend Is very Hula
i. 7" 'V. . V II I HI I , 1 I iM
wituurawB iron ntaraea py ta v.
- ce&reacratt peret Bonds fei
;;? p aIT - Fi V to' 50al, .
'ftlrJiPl eawTald at $1 pei lb, aad
'!.,;' 111 1 11 1 i MMlLifcAxf. i.J?- ' .- w? ' V . '
MAAAAAmmAAmAAAmAAm . . . ., 7""" ftMnMMMHHMBM
IN f;TSas.wl liave a'iate lorbf; 1ENT CLOTH,
uiUblt ferbaTdSg tottSnnfof wagu covers, seU
iajrheap. Also the highest Cash price psdd for"eot- "
tea rags, east and Wrought iroo, and all kinds of fur,
- r IaH i.' - ; J0DN AVERY'S,
. fth M9tw3t , ; -.; No S Old strtV
Aeapocwuiiy, C,
O. W. GKANDY;
y jr.. - i-r-'
, , - . x - . ' - . ,
I
t5