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tablishment to bis former stand ou tho east side of
Jackson street, whefti he will ho pleased to wait on his
fiends nnd the public.
Junta. CHARLES HUGHES.
BLACKSMITHING.
removal,
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formerly ocvapitdbyJ. 15. Burpee, corner of Jaik-
•i and Clayton streets—wiicro ho is rctuly to have
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TO CAPTAIN licit 4E.
** fareicell.”
When this bloody war is o'er,
When tfio cannon soautls no more,
When all o'er this hippy land .
We shall alias freemen stand; ,
When we break the tyrant's chain,
Bfilhren, shall we meet again?
When around oar peaceful homes
We shall meet as onee we’ve done,
When the tyrant’s hand is stayed,
. Ho no more onr rights invades;
When wo fno oar eanny plain,
Brother, wc may .most, again.
Tbtvgli dorp Tivers roll: between ;
Though great daugers lie unseen;
Yet to God for help wt/ll turn
Mcukly kneel, and of Him learn;
Though we fall among the slain,
Wo shall meet—shall moot again.
Though the balls may round us fly,
* Bringing danger very nigh,
Gc»l is able then to save
From the bloody battle's grave;
Yet again, on Georgia’s plain,
Wo may live to meet again.
While freedom’s banner loudly calls,
Wo may for our country fall;
Then no whore on earth’s Wide plain,
Could wc over meet again.
Yet, in lioaven, delightful theme,
Brother, we would moot again. AY. B. M.
Walnut Grove, Ga., 1862.
THE CCRIAL OF HOSES.
And he buried him in a valley ia the land of ftoab,
over against Both-peor; but no man knowetb of his
sepulchre unto this day.—Dcut. xxxiv. 6.
By Nebo’s lonely mountain,
On this side Jordan's wave,
In a vale in tho land of Moab,
There lies a leuely grave.
Aud no ruan dug thut sepulchre,
And no man saw it o’er;
For the angels of God upturned the sod,
And laid the dead man there.
That was the grandest funeral,
That ever passed on earth,
But uo man hoard the trampling,
Or saw the train go forth.
Noiselessly as the daylight,
Comes when the night is done,
And thu crimson streak on ocean’s cheek,
Grows into the great sun.
Noiselessly as the spring time
Her crown of verdure weaves,
And all the trees cf all the Hills
Open the!r thousand leaves;
So without sound or music.
Or voice of them that Wept,
Silently dowa from the mountain’s crown, -
The great procession swept.
Perchance the old eagle,
On grey Both-peor’s height,
Out of his rocky eyrie
Looked on the woaderous sight
Perchance the lion stalking,
Still shuns that hallowed spot;
For beast aud bird have seen and heard
That which man knowetb not
But wiien tho warrior dieth,'
His comrades in the war,'
AY .ib arms reversed and muffled dram,
follow the funeral car.
Tl.ey-show the banners taken,
They tell his battles won.
And after him lead his masterless steed,
While pools the minute gun.
Amid the noblest of the land
Men lay the sage to rest,
Anil gave the honored bard a place
AVith costly marble drest,
In tba great minister transept,
AVhere light like glories fall,
And tho swoet choir siiigs, and the organ rings,
Along the emblazoned wall.
This was the bravest warrior
That over buckled sword ;
This was the most giftor poet
That ever breathed a word;
And never oarth's philosopher
Traced with his golden pen
On tho deathless page, truths "half so sage
As he wrote down for mm.
And had he nothigh hon^r?
> The bill-side for his pall,
To lie in state Where angels wait
AVith stars for tapers tail;
And the dark rock pines, like tossing plnms,
Over his bier to wav.j,
Aud.Gods own hand in that lonely land,
To lay him in the gtavo!
In that deep grave without a name.
Whence is uneoffined clay
Shall break again, moiit wondrous thought,
Before the Judgment Day ;
Aud stand with glory wrapt around
On tho hills ho never trod,
And speak of the strife that won onr life;
AVith to’ Incarnate S ou of Goi.
0, lonely tomb in Moab’s land,
0, dark Beth-peor’s hill,
Hpeab to those curious hearts of ours,
And teach them to be still.
God hath his mysteries of grace,
AYays that we cannot tell;
He hides them deep, like.the secret sleep
Of him be loved so welt.
Snui! Contsptinimut.
South Mills, N. O., April 22,1862.
Friend Christy :<—To relieve the nnxie-
ty of our numerous friends, and espeeittlly
those Avho have husbands, sgns and broth
ers in tho Clarke Rifleib, 1 send you, for
publication, the following account of the
casualties and the part avo boro in the late
engagement near this place.
Early in the morning of the 19th mat.,
heavy cannonading was heard in the direc
tion of Elizabeth City, and about 8 o’clock
we learned that the enemy had landed a
large force about 12 o’clock the preceding
night, and were advancing on South Mills
by the Camden road, with the evident in
tention of cutting off tho seven companies
of our Regiment stationed on the fl City
road and avoiding the entrenchments in
that direction. Immediately knapsacks
were packed, arms inspected and every
thing in waiting for orders to march.
About 9 o’clock our company Avas ordered
to move forward and 1-nko position about
two miles Southeast of tho Mills, on the
Caiuden road. Being a little nearer, we
were the first to arrive on the ground, *1
on tho left of the road, wi.h »
tion in front, surrounded by u
ml 1$ deep, with a fence
positions for the approaching conflict.
Some houses in the way, on either side of
the road, were burned; the ditches cross
ing the plantation were filled with rails
and fired, to prevent the enemy from (>o-
cupyiug them. The Brown Rifles and
Burke Guards, who had been stationed at
the entrenchments, came np and wore de
ployed on our left. Two companies, under
Col. Read, were held as a reserve, and the
Athens Guards and Young Guards, under
Maj. Lee, were left to bura Pasquotank
bridge and defend the approach from E.
City. The 1st platoon of my company,
in command of Lieut. McRee, were thrown
out on the extreme left to act as skirmislag^nisgmg
era and prevent our being flanked in that yth
direction. This heroic little band, in their ;
eagerness to find tho enemy, which they j
did, and succeeded in killing and wounding
a number of them, were cut off, and after
many hair-breadth escapes, being fired up
on by some of our own force, and wading
almost impenetrable morasses, finally suc
ceeded in rejoining the company, “ all
safe."
Thus arranged, with only four and a half
companies ami two pieces of artillery m
line of battle, we calmly awaited the ap
proach of the enemy, 6,^00 strong, resolv
ed to give him battlo. Wo wore not long
kept in susponse, for soon the head of their
coluinn came m sight, advancing along
the road. Tho ball was opened at the dis
tance of about 509 yards, by one of our
guns, which immediately stopped their ad
vance. The}* were doubtless surprised to
find us thoro. We lay down, expecting a
shell in reply; and sure enough, here i|i
came, whizzing through the air. This was
tho first we ever heard: it passed high
over our heads, however, and fell iu tne
woods far beyond. I passed along the
linos to see how our boys took it. They
were laughing and cracking jokes, as
though they were going into a game of
town ball. For three hours we lay thus
exposed to his fire—tho halls singing over
our heads, tearing off* the- limbs and occa
sionally exploding noar us. Our Artillery
did splendid shooting; the third ball struck
immediately in their front, knocking the
dust in their faces, and- went cocheting
down their Hues, driving them back and
doubtless causing great destruction. One
of their shells burated exactly whore the
Artillery was stationed, disabling ouo gun,
wounding one man and a piece struck a
tree through tho bark in Oapt. McComas’
face. Later in the day ho was struck by
a tninnic ball, and died instantly. * A brav
er and a cooler man never lived. The Old
Dominion may well .be proud of such a son.
While the cannonading was going on, I
walked along the lines where our noble
boys were lying, and wondered to myself
how many of that gallant little band would
answer to roll call that night, and involun
tarily uttfcrod a prayer that God would
turn asidotheenemy’s balls, and spare thorn
for their country, their families and their
friends.
Knowing that the enemy would try to
flank us, Lieut. Crenshaw’, who had come
on the field with an Enfield rifle, was sent
forward into the ditch to watch the movo-
nients of the enemy, and soon reported
them advancing along'the fence side, on
our left. I looked, and sure enough there
they were. One came over the fence—he
-fired on him and he fell, and was conse
quently the first man who fired a musket.
The order was given to advance iuto the
ditch, and with a yell tfie boys pitched into
it, and then commenced the work in good
earnest. The enemy stood our fire about
10 minutes, and poured into our lines a
perfect hail storm of minnie balls. 1 shout
ed to them, to keep cool, take good aim and
throw away no lead; but it was unneces
sary, for never did old and tried veterans
fight with more coolness and deliberation.
As they turned to load, I looked iu their
face# to see how they stood it—not a man
flinched, not a countenance blanched nor
a band trembled. But they .would spring
on the bunk of the ditch, aud shout to each
other, “Now, boys, see file flirt him,’’ and
amidst the roar of cannon, the crash of
small arms and the. whiz of bullets, you
might lfear them cheering each other, and
laughing when the bails would knock the
splinters and dust in tbeir faces. The 9th
N. Y. Zouaves once attempted to charge
our line, and came within 80 or 109 yards
of us; but our fire was'too sure, and they
flunked oft into tho woods, leaving a field
officer dead on the field, and nearly one-
third tho men killed and wounded. They
were three times repulsed and driven back.
Out* force actually engaged was only 368,
oppo&d to 5 regiments, with 1,000 iu re
serve. With tliis immense odds, at least
10 to 1, we held our position 41 hours, in
an open field-fight, aud never left our - po
sition till the Artillery was out of ammu
nition, and wo were completely flunked on
our left, and received a fire iu the rear, and
even then retreating in good order. There
is no destruction—all fought gallantly.
Col.'Wright acted with the utmost cool
ness, walking along the lines in the hottest
of the tight, cheering the boys, while the
balls were whistiiug around him thick as
hail stones. Ho was still Cu|. Wright.
We fell back that night as larii&Jhe Mills,
feeling uuablo to hold our position, which
now was a line ot at least 5 miles, along
whioh they could flank us ai almost auy
point, willi but one Regiment opposed to
6,0J0, our artillery out of ammunition, and
uncertain when reinforcemento would ar-
nge
da\
t about 60 ne
groes. At daylight next morning the fore
most had reached their boats, 14 miles dis
tant, while the balance were scattered
along- the roa<L
Could we have known how badly we
had whipped them, or had we a cavalry
force to have pursued them, we could have
taken a great many prisoners and muni
tions of war. Meeting the 1st Louisiana
coming to reinforce us, wo returned and
reoccupied our position that .evening.
Our loss, compared with the immense
odds and tho time wo were engaged, was
very small—6 killed, 15 wounded, 10 or 12
Their loss, by the admission of
heir own men, taken prisoners, is three
hundred killed and wounded, including 19
officers. We have captured between 75
and 100 prisoners. They think, and you
cannot make them believe but that they
were fighting 7,000 men. I think they
have got such a taste of the 3d Georgia
that they will’not want to try us again
soon. While we are rejoicing over our
success and the gallant stand we made,
our hearts are saddened by the memory of
tho gallant boys wo lost, who were decent
ly buried this evening with military hon
ors. Peaco to their ashes! The casualties
in the company are, Wm. Loving, killed;
Wm. C. Wright, severely wounded in the
face; Jas. M. Lecroy, slightly wounded in
the spine by concussion; Walden Wise,
slightly in the hand; Wm. C. Nunnally
was grazed on the face; Lieut. Crenshaw
had his cap knocked oftand his sword bout
by a ball—he took his place in the ditch
and fired 27 rounds. Doctor E. Elder is
missing. He was sent out before tho en
gagement, with H. Franks and Jas. Graves,
who was reported missing, but has since
come in, on a reeonnoitreing expedition,
and has not been heard of since the battle.
He is either killed or taken prisoner—I
think the latter.
Never did men stand fire better than our
boys; and I think I may safely say, our
'friends at homo need not be ashamed of
us. And I will add, as an act of justice to
thewholo company, that wo were first up
on the ground, first in the ditch, in the
hottest of the fire, and last to leave it.
Your friend, truly,
J. W. HENDON.
3d Georgia Regiment,)
- South Mills, N. C., April 23d, 1862. }
Dear Watchman:—After a. delay of four
flays, 1 wiMiftjy.il tho purpose of giving
your readers as correct details of the bat
tle fought between 360 Confederates and
regiments of Yankees, on the 19th
., as can be ascertained. On Saturday
morning about 9 o’clock, five companies
of the Third Georgia Regiment were order
ed to march down the Camden read for
the purpose of meeting the enemy, the re
mainder being at that time at Elizabeth
City. After marching about two miles
and a half from South Mills, we were halt
ed and were ordered to prepare for the
contest which was soon to commence. Our
brave and active Colonel Wright soon
arranged things to suit him, and then
patiently awaited the advance of the scoun
drels. About 111 o’clock", A. M., tho “stars
and stripes” were seen in the distance, and
no sooner seen than they were cut down
:,t>y our artillery. Our artillery killed a
great many of them with the first four or
five shots from our guns. We confused,
^surprised and scattered the enemy. Our
boys fought gallantly for nearly five hours
against fearful odds. We not only fought
six regiments with about 300 infantry and
three pieces of artillery, but fought New
York Zouaves who had been so exceeding
ly anxious to tight the “ bloody third” for
so long .a time. The 9th regiment New
York Zouaves attempted to charge us—
did charge about 50 yards—and were re
pulsed with heavy loss. Our boys were
cool and deliberate and made every car
tridge tell in thoenciniesrahlts. Although
our boys had never heard the “ music” of
so many leaden balls, yet they were uu-
daunted. I know men never received a
charge more "bravely and deliberately than
our bhys did. Capt. McComas’ artillery
boys fought bravely. The prisoners which
wo took from the 9th New York, and tljo
vY -u nded they left on the field, admit thoy
lost 19 .officers iu the charge—among them
Col. Hawkins, Adjutant Gadsden, and oth
ers whose names I could Hoi ascertain.
They acknowledge 40 killed by the second
shot from our artillery. The people along
the read say tho Yanks pressed a great
many wagons into service for the purpose
of hauling .off their, dead and wounded.
They buried many a one in the woods near
the battle field on Saturday night, and
left a groat many of their wohnded-in some
old houses near by tho road. In giving,
the casualties onftheir side, we can only
Guards.” Neither of these companies
were full-averaged not more than fifty
men. Col; Wright said to Capt. Hendon,
“ Captain I must .compliment youanil your
company—you fought gallantly.” The
Clarke County Rifles did fight bravely—
men never fought more desperately. Our
brave Captain was where the’balls came
thickest, and proved himself to be a gallant
leader, while our boys showed they were
cot afraid of Lincoln’s hordes. All the
officers and men of our company, as well
as tho other companies, in the language of
Gen. Huger, “covered themselves with
glory.”
William Loving of our. company was
killed, W„C. Wright was badly wounded
in the face, and LeCroy, Nunnally and
Wise were slightly wounded. Dr. E. El
der is missing.
I do not know the names of the killed
and wounded in other companies, except
Lieut. Wilson, of the “Dawson Grays,”
who was severely wounded in tho leg, and
young Deese who was killed.
We should all teel profoundly grateful
to the God of all blessiugs for His goodness
iu preserving our lives. To Him we give
all the glory for .our safety and success.
We now occupy a position near South
Mills, and feel prepared to meet any num
ber of the scoundrels. I cannot write you
more at present. Hoping we may make
Burnside’s next expedition through the
Dismal Swamp more disagreeable and un
profitable than the first, I subscribe myself
Your friend, Z. F. CRENSHAW.
P. S.—I have just heard that Dr. E. Elder
was taken prisoner. We have been large
ly re-inforccd, and now feel able to fight
any numbor Lincoln can send to meet us.
Hoping that we may have a chance to
meet them again soon, and after my love
to all the friends of our company, I remain,
Yours, &c. Z. F. C.
flattens;
rive.
At 2 o’clock next me
graves and pits
fighting ground. They say they lost a
great many—some of them say about 350.
Tho citizeus say they carried off their dead
and wounded by wagons full. They were
bilrying them ail along the
graves anil large pits were j
field. It is generally belies
aud wounded between linear
Besides the killed a J
taken about 40 pri;
a me.
_i-o.it baste,
great tiumner <>f tbeir dead aiid
ihlcd ou the buttle field. A tihjoLisuiid
ulyo hundred pounds ot puw del - , some
drod stand ot’ small arms, knap'-
uikets, overcoats, cuntce is, Ac.;
cir precipi.ale retreat, pressing
ii ts, wagons, tearing up bridges
small arms—rifles and
abled two pieces
they ’ ’ tm
coni
t 3(
well armed and c< pup
ours, we only lost
ded. one taken pri
mis-ing. The companies et gaged
side were the tollowino : “ B jrke G-
“Brown Rides.
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cund on the
Sited
we nave
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t many
and dis- o
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Gen. McClellan and his Policy
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT HIM IN
TON.
The editor of tho Springfield (Mass.)
Republican, who has boon on a visit to
Washington, writes to his paper—which,
by the way, has heretofore been a McClel
lan paper—as follows:
A Boston Bostonian—of that kind whose
reverence for men in. authority outlived
even Garduor Kudvy Nothingisra—drew
me into a vacant corner at Willard’s Ho
tel, and with an air of mingled horror and
sadness, said in-a whisper, “Isn’t this rath-
era free talking town ?” 1 was obliged to
confess that, next to discomfort? scandal
was a Washington weakness. My friend
was shocked us well as puzzled by the
way that Congressmen, cabiuet ministers,
men in authority and men out, have beon-
swashing McClellan with tho rough sides
of their tongues.
Nor men alone—women—the wives of
civilians and army officers—daughters of
the cabinet—the belles of public and pri
vate drawing rooms, join the eager tray,
Avith tongues sharpened by original serpen
tine association and fired with the love and
jealousy that are the master passions to the
crinoline mind. Is McClellan a greater
man than Napoleon, or a monster hum
bug?' Is* he .plotting for a^ compromise
and the presidency, or has he a scheme of
rebellion extermination so deep and great
thUt no other mind can imagine or com
prehend it ? The visitor at Washington
can take his choice, and find plenty of con
clusive arguments for either judgment.
But you must believe him either a fool or
a demigod. The war of no compromise is
permitted, Those of us who don’t believe
him either must bide our diminished heads
and wait till the storm is over.
Indeed, it is very difficult for an earnest,
candid seekor of the truth to reach a cor
rect judgment as to General McClellan’s
management of the campaign ; aud his re
lations to successes and failures. There
is no doubt of a great abatement of confi
dence in lum on the part of the Cabinet
and Congress. Tho President, too, meas
ures what lie gave hun before without
stint. It is uot easy to see why, with
nearly a quarter of a million of the oldest
troops of the Union at his command, Gen
eral McClellan permitted the rebels to
press tbeir lines in upon him at all points,
and to hold the Potomac, both above and
below Washington, all winter—why
he refused to seize fine opportunities to
cut ofiLhtrge detatchraents of tbqir armies
—why be denied tho Navy Department
the co-operations it has for months asked
to take Norfolk and seize the Merrimac
before she could execute tho mischief *;hat
h;i8 since startled the country; or why' lie
could not join the naval forces in clearing
tho Potomac of the rebel batteries, for
which they were long ago ready—why, in l
the only “stirring up that ho gave the'eue-
my the preparations for an advance and
retreat was so feeble as to result in the
Ball’s Bluff tragedy—why be kept Gener
al ILiUeck in check for weeks after that
officer was ready to move onward—why
he opposed’General Butler’s southern ex
pedition until overruled by the war De
partment—Wby he kept tev
move onward, and never did until tho
President had repeated twice or thrice
so, he
growing in iqapntionce with, and estrange
ment from him ever since he assumed that
office, and but for the President's cautions
policy, it is quiet likely that Gen. McClel
lan would have been, dethroned from, the
leadership of the army Of the' Potomac.
There was a tremendous pressure from
the Senate and a portion of the Cabinet
for a change; but the President was firm
and said that, though he relieved him from
the general command,-in part because he
was not satisfied with his course, he had
confidence that, now he had taken the field
at the head of his special division of the
army, he would push forward the cam
paign aa rapidty as possible, ahd prove
worthy of the position.
He has certainly so far trifled with his
own opportunities as to put his reputation
and position at the hazard of an accident.
He cannot stand up under a failure, be that
failure even the result of no fault of his
own. And herein is his severest self
criticism, for no man, public or private;,
has the right to place himself, or lot him
self be placejd where he eanniftR stand up
before the public against the accident of a
single occasion. No man in America ev
er had such opportunities as General Mc
Clellan. To no man was over given
so generously or so fully, such public faith
Partlzan Bangers.
We publish, below, the reoent act of
Congress, authorizing the raising and
bringing into service, of partizan ran
gers.:
AN ACT TO ORGANIZE BANDS OF PARTIZAN
RANGERS.
Section 1. The Congress of tho Confed
erate States of America do enact, That the
President be, and he is hereby, authorized
to commission such officers as ho may
deem proper, with authority to form bands
of Partizan Rangers, in companies, bat
talions, or regiments, either as infantry or
cavalry, the companies, battalions, or
regiments to be composed, each, of such
number as the President may approve.
Sec. 2. Bo it farther enacted, That such
. for
iiion killed,
51101- and two
on our
lards,”
Guards,” “Clarke
nfederate Light
' Partizan Rangers, after being regularly
avashing- i-ocoived into the service, shall bo entitled
to the same pay, rations and quarters, du
ring their term of service, and bo sub
ject to the same regulations as other sol
diers.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That for
any arras and munitions of Avar captured
from the enemy by any body of Partizan
Rangers, and delivered to any Quarter
master at such place or places as may be
designated by a Commanding General, the
Rangers shall be paid their fall value in
such manner as the Secretary of War may
prescribe.
Approved April 21,1862.
A Twenty-Four Shooter.—Dr. J. G.
Petterson of this place, has laid upon our
table a-pistol which he had invented, that
wo regard the ne plus ultra of revolvers.
It is a tweuty four shooter, constructed
upon so neat a plan, that we can carry it
in our vestjpocket with little inconvenience.
It has two tiers of tubes with twelve tubes
in each tier, and so arranged that all the
chambers can be fired without halting, ex
cept to depress tho barrel, which is done
in an ihstant, preparatory to tho discharge
of the second circle of chambers.
The Dr. has determined to put up a
Rifle upon the same plan, which in the
hands of our army, in the absence of can
non, could never be conquered. Each soldier
might carry two or threo loaded cylinders
extra, in his pocket, and when one round
of 24 shots was tired, he could attach anoth
er cylinder in a moment, and continue his
firing. We humbly trust that our military
authorities will supply our army with those
weapons.
The inventor has made application to
the Confederate Government for apatent.
—Marion N. 0. Express.
Construction of the Conscription Act.
General Holmes, of North Carolina, has
issued a general order to his troops, in the
course of which ho interprets the recent
Consumption Act as.foliows:
All white males, citizensof the Confeder
ate States, between the ages of eighteen
and thirty-fivo years, who are not legally
exempt from military duty, are placed in
the military service of the Confederacy.
All twelve months volunteers within
thora ages are to serve two years from
the expiration of their original term of en
listment, and all twelve months volunteers
under oighteon and over thirty fi.ve years
of age ninety days in original, unless their
places are sooner supplied by recruits. The
twelve mouth volunteers who havo not re
ceived bounty or furloughs are to have
them—the iurloughs arc to be granted in
such numbers and at such times as the Sec
retary of War may deem compatible with,
the public Service., Re-enlistments for the
purpose of changing from one rtgimerit or
battalion or company to another, already
perfect by actual transfer, are in effect
cancelleq^ and all authorities to raise new
corps are vacated, unless wi
days from the passage of the act
ganiz&tiou of the same is comple
corps contains the requisite nut
men recruited from persons not in
Companies o|fij fan try will havdlf"
T
things are true ot ins course as coalman
der-in-chief, I have the most abundant
reason to believe. That he lias almost
sinned away by postponement and inac
tion his day of grace with President and
Cabinet, those most cognizant ot the opin
ions of idle latter sufficiently know^ Tne
new Secretary of
’War, Mr. Stanton,iia
ot 01
are to be enrolled, mustered in, and
| to tho old regiments. Ali charges from
: expiration oi terai of service and trans-
I tors of re-enlisted men wilt bo immediately
Stopped.
