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l>Y JoSEPn Clisby.
MACON, FRIDAY, 3 O’CLOCjS:, P. M., FEBRUARY
1862.
r To All Liable to Military Duty.
ll behooves every .man to observe well the
,l.<n of proceedings laid down by the Governor
In ielation to the raising of the twelve regi-
Tients. l’he Adjutant and Inspector General
ill immediately issue orders to the Colonel
t.uimanding each militia regiment, notifying
litn of the quota of men required from his
J. iment. If, in the meantime, he does not re-
! reive the names of the requisite number of vol-
Fintecrs, the Colonel will parade his regiment
P,n the 4th of March next, and niaTce an appeal
n them for volunteers to make up the number
equired from that regiment. Should the reg-
nent fail to make up the number by volunteer
ing, he will then proceed to draft or detach so
■nany as shall be lacking, and in this draft all
iable to duty in that regiment who have ab
sented themselves from the parade will first be
i. Volunteers will elect their own officers
fnd receive a bounty of fifty dollars each, so
as Uiey arc mustered into service. Draft
ed men cannot elect their officers and will re-
I ceive no bounty.
»
Houlhweiteni Itoilroari Company.
At the Annual meeting of the Board ot I)i-
rectors of this Company, yesterday, the follow
ing officers were re-elected :
President—R. R. Cuyler.
Board or Directors—J. W. Anderson, W.
> A. Black, W. S. Holt, T. M Furlow, It. A.
Smith.
We paid a visit to pile Machine Shop ol this
Road, and were gratified to ace the work prose-
PLANTERS, WHAT SHALL WE DO?
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,t uled so well underjjli
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In the Round
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from a b ratios*
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with water for
.machinery
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A SNARE OF THE ENEMY.
A horrid delusion has fallen upon us which It may well be doubted whether the frequent
is now working immense mischief to our cause.
The God of Heaven last year gave as fruitful
seasons to see if we hail grace and sense enough
to raise plenty of bread. The most of us for a
lifetime had been buying the whole or part of
our food from the abolitionists, and therefore
when each of those who cultivate the soil found
himself gathering in the fall as much as, or a
lie tie more than, he could consume, an insane
and foolish cry was raised that Georgia had
more bread than she could eat—some said; even
in two years! Meanwhile the non-producers
of our towns and villages, having eaten up all
their supplies from the abolitionists, call in
vain upon planters for bread. The planters
answer, practically, “It is true we raised plen
ty of food for ourselves, hut we made no allow
ance for you. Our little surplus we must keep
as security against a short yield next Sum
mer.’’
What is the consequence! The little grain
that comes to market sells for exorbitant pri
ces—corn meal is worth from *1,25 to *1,50
per bushel—corn *1,20, and this at a time
when the poor volunteers in the field, fighting
your battles, have left destitute families be
hind, and when more are to be called with the
same result staring them in the face.
It is true, that intimate sympathy and kind
ly feeling which ought to subsist between town
and country has been much weakened by the
extortions and speculations of the day, which
are a shame and a reproach to a people strug
gling Tor existence. But planters should re-
collect that, after all, comparatively few people
in the towns are concerned in these nefarious
transactions, while all or nearly all spend mo
ney and volunteer with an honorable and pa-
fallen or ir>2,UG--liberality. Look at what Savannah,
gtn a .j.-, T, '-p<'rtAr a rt l iein, Columbus and many other
cry used Vfi,W
All the au^. . as
ant; \ 1.,-
are supplied
purposes. The
oqnost improved
used in repairing the
’towns have dime and are doing to sustain the
cause, and does it not behoove the agricultu
ralists of the interior to raise and sell them
food in abundance ?
But there is a state of things impending
tra.'k are made at the blacksmith shop ol this which leaves us no recourse but absolute ruin
-Road—something, we believe, that is not done if Un times as much food he not raised as was
by other Roads. All necessary brass castings produced last summer. We have lost already
are cast at the Brass foundry of this Company. | the great grain region of North Carolina, anil
Evetything works as if by clock-work—sys-I the fierce tide of strife will stop or seriously
temalically, surely and promptly, in the ma- impair production in those parts of Virginia,
l,j ne W( ,rWs a compliment to the skill and Kentucky and Tennessee we now hold. Thus
f Mr. Kile. the only sections in the Confederacy which
Tins company has for a long time built its produces a surplus of food will next summer
own cats, complete. We saw some heautilul t>epractically lost te us.
miens of passenger cars made by them fur Now, we ask planters anil farmers, in all the
ir own use. _ solemnity which such a prospect demands—
his Company contemplates enlarging their irh it u (<) u donef Do ^ lhey llilTe done
w hag* at an ‘ ar| y ‘* a y’ 80 48 ( ° Diem i im .tofore, and the rest of the States of the
to put up a larger steam engine. \\ e trust also Confederacy, and Texas excepted, must fall by
that they will erect a Foundry for the easting I starvation. They barely feed themselves, if
of Car W heels, etc. I they do that; and where then is the army to
l lie enei getic Super ntem ent an .nginetr, I j )>0 ^ | or food at any price. We are in dreadful
, , peril unless planters arouse to this subject and
and courteous Secretary anil l reasurer, unit |,end their whole energies to the production of
other officers, are still at their posts. food. If, deluded by these ignesfalvi of for-
The Road is in as flourishing a condition as eign intervention and open ports, they go on
-»«■»**' *•*■«
and vagabonds on the face of the earth—dom
inated over, insulted, degraded by the hirelings
of Yankee abolitionism. God help them and
help us to throw off the Cotton Yoke and super
stition. We are used up if planters do not put
ten acres of corn in the ground to where they
did one last year.
May its prosperity never he diminished.
l orelKii Intervention ~ A Great
Smoke and Very Little Fire—
l.ook out, Planters
Jfl he substance of the Emperor Napoleon’s
Speech to the French Corps Legislatif will be
ound in the telegrams of to day. So far from
bearing out Thurlow Weed's prognostications
of the ground it would take, in favor of itnme-
ale intervention in American affairs, its appa-
•i,t and direct -fleet is precisely the other way.
le declares he will not interfere so long as the
Cif neutrals are respected. It is true,
, i .ion he lays down is already violated,
fur ordinary diplomacy the pledge would be
held to amount to nothing. That of the Em
peror, however, has ever been characterised by
k’ness ami straightforwardness.
\
CLOUDS LIFTING!
Thank God we are able to give good news
to day. After three days successive struglcs
at Fort Donelson the enemy, fifty thousand
strong and three times our number, are for
fourth time, and effectually, beaten—driven off
in dismay at the point of the bayonet losing
two of their batteries. Patriots, thank God,
take courage and redouble vour energies.
AN EDIFYING SPECTACLE
The Pecksniffs and Surfaces of this whole
He is not I terrestrial globe may stand prepared to hand
an to hide his purposes Kinder equivoques over their hats to the Lincoln Cabinet and Con-
1 reservations, and wc ought therefore to ac- i g reS8 when they meet in the Representative
ccpt the plainest ard most obvious interprets- Hall, in Washington, on the 22d inst., to read
tien of his words, and concede that they mean and snitfle over Washington’s Farewell Address!
to pledge him, notwithstanding the injuries sus When they read the warning voice of the great
tained bv the commercial interests of France, American patriot against the inevitable tenden
toa continued and strict r eutrality ir> the Aine- cy of geographies* and sectional parties, and
lean war I see in the present condition of the Continent
As it seems to be universally conceded by I the result of thei r fatuous and traitorous dis-
the European prints and politicians that the ( regard of his counsels, what but the most stu-
Kmpcror has hitherty repeatedly and earnestly pid bigotry or profound hypocrisy, can avert
invited the British government to a co-opera- the application ? It comes as pointed and di-
lioti with him in American intervention, which rect as the crimination of the indignant pro
invitations have been persistently declined, we phet—“Thou art the man !" You are the men
arc disposed to infer that this speech may be who have destroyed the Republic, and are now
intended as a notice to England and the world murdering, burning and laying waste the mi-
the final abandonment of all solicitations to nority section—determined, since you cannot
ourse in regard to which the superior finan- accomplish your selfish and nefarious purpo-
interesls ot Great Britain should have die- S es by legal pretences, to effect them by fire
tated to her to have taken the lead, instead of I and sword.
coldly repulsing the friendly advances and over- jy The New York fieri’ 1 of lln ?th, has
turt-s of the Emperor. I a letter irom its London correspondent in which
If this be so, as jealousy of the enormous . g authoritatively announced that England
nav.il power of 1 ranee is now the master pas- ^ n( j p rance j ia ve finally agreed U> apply the
■ion of the British Government, auil^ she will I p U yj|j c ] aw of Europe to our cis-Atlantic affairs,
therefore never interfere unless the French be jj ow t y, ese Yankee letter writers will lie. Our
equally committed, and as France may now e I advices completely demolishes the above
understood to have forinally withdrawn her
priO.r of intervention, we are inclined to sus
pect that foreign intervention with the block
ade, stone fleet, and so on, ought now to be
considered as exploded or postponed to an in
definite period.
At any rate, the South must act upon this
hypothesis. We ought now finally to dismiss
the idea of having the blockade broken to our
reports we 'near through the Northern papers,
apparently from Europe, of the determination
of France and England to intervene in this war
against the North, are not snares and devices
of the enemy to lull us into false and sleepy
security, and prevent us from strengthening
our army and taking those active and prompt
measures for self-protection Which a people
should do who are menaced with imminent and
total i uin. Look at it: Our Saturday’s paper
contained a statement from the speech of Na
poleon himself, declaring that he would still
maintain a strict neutrality in this struggle un
der the hope that it would soon be terminated,
[most probably, in kis opinion, by tho subju
gation of the South,] and the same paper,con
tained later telegrams from the North to the
effect that the intervention was postponed on
ly a few weeks! Now put that and this to
gether. See the anxiety ol the Northern papers
to keep alive in the South this hope of foreign
intervention. Spurn it, and let us rely upon
ourselves alone. If we but do our duty, we
need no intervention; if wc fail in our duty, in
tervention will not come, but ruin will be upon
us and that speedily. F’or our part we wish
we had no minister at any foreign court, in
stead of the half dozen we fiave got there.
SCHOFIELD AND BROTHER.
This firm is doing an extensive business, in
the way- of manufacturing Steam Engines,
Circular Saw Mills, Mill and Gin Gearing, Su
gar Mills, Brass and Iron Castings of all kinds,
Gas and Water Pipes, Iron F’ronts, etc. We
visited their establishment a few days since,
and were astonished to see the amount of bus
iness they were doing. They are manufactur
ing Iron Planers, Lathes of all sizes, and all
kinds of Machinists tools, which, of itself, is a-
new and important feature. We believe that
they are ihu only firm in this State engaged m
this style of manufacture. They are also man
ufacture shot and shell, from 10 inch to six
pounders, for the Government. If moulders
could be employed, Messrs. S. & Bro. would he
enabled to turn out fifty tons per month. Their
pattern room is elegantly and lavishly fitted
up. They also are” prepared to furnish Irou
Railings and Verandahs, of all kinds and pat
terns. Messrs. S. k Bro. are erecting a large
one story Blacksmith Shop, of brick, thirty’ by
sixty. They are men of business tact and cn
gy, and cannot fail of success.
LANE AND LINCOLN.
That Jim. Lane is a mere brigand and cut
throat, richly entitled to he strung up to the
nearest tree by the first Confederate who catch
es him, is we believe, the unanimous verdict of
the South, anil we hope it will be carried into
execution before he shall have penetrated far
with the 34,000 robbers and ruffians he is now
raising ur-ilcr a carte blanche from Lincoln.
But below is an authentic report of the recent
interview between this rascal and his master.
It is reported over tils own stgu-nranuai, t>y a
coirespondent of the New York Tribune, and
should he placed on record. It will here be
seen that Lincoln is the bigger thief of the
two, and has formally authorized fcane to plun
der alike from Unionists and Secessionists,
with the declaration that he does not believe
the Government can make restitution in any
case:
Washington, Jawuary 19.—At the leave-
taking ot Gee. James 11. Lane, at the White
House, F’riday, P. M., a convocation occurred
By Electric Telegraph
Special Dispatch to the Nashville Union and American.
Corinth, Miss., Feb. 11th.
All is quiet here. There are no gunlfcwts on
the upper Tennessee. The trains make regu
lar communications.
Private Despatch to B. C. Foster, sr., Ks|.
Clarksville, Feb. 11th.
Fort Donelson has not been attacked. The
pickets at Fort Henry were driven in by Colo
nel Forest. Breashaw captured a Dutch Col
onel. Gens. Buckner and Floyd are here with
their brigades and heavy batteries. We feel
safe. Cave Johnson.
Foreign stud Domestic News. .
Richmond, ISth.—Northern papers of the
12th were received in advance of the flag of
truce which arrived from Fortress Monroe this
afternoon.
The F’ederal House of Congress decided on
Tuesday that Sugar ot Virginia was not enti
tled to a seat, by a vote of 85 to 40.
Secretary Stanton calls for proposals for es
tablishing regular daily communication be
tween F’ortrcss Monroe, Port Royal, Ilatteras
and Roanoke Island.
Articles published by r authority in the Wash
ington Star, state that the aim of Gen. McClel
lan is by a vast military combination to restore
the Union just as it existed before the rebel
lion. (How gracious?)
News of the result of the battle at Roanoke
Island hail been received at New York. New
York papers say tliat it was quite certain that
the F’ederal troops would take the Island after
two or three days bard fighting, and capture or
destroy all the gun boats. They were confi
dent .that a direful panic would seize the peo
ple of Norfolk. The New York papers contain
full accounts of the position, and different
route* to Norfolk.
The Paris Moniteur of January 30th, says
that the dismissal of Secretary Cameron gives
great satisfaction to England.
es *
H'fi
attend and hear the reading of Washington’s
Farewell Address. [To hear the reading of a
rebel's address, upon the very day that the
Permanent Rebel government is inaugurated!]
Hale, of New Hampshire, said that they had
better hang some public robber, or shoot some
cowardly officer! [Sensible—though it might
decimate 4he population of Lincolndom consid
erably !]
Mason and Slidell arrived at Southampton
on the 29th. The Rinaldo could not reach
Halifax on account of the gale, but proceeded
to Bermuda. There were no public demonstra
tions cn their arrival in England. A large
crowd assembled at the dock. The}’ were re
ceived by the officers of the Confederate steam
er Nashville, and other gentlemen.
The Tuscarora had left Southampton.
will interfere in the Americas
than a month, and adds that the
tile Government, people and govern!!
pers of France are all- ready for intern'
[A Yankee canard, doubtless. ]
The London Times says that ther*' u< l ue '
party in the House of Commons w* 1 ’
the British government the policy o.'^Hi
ence in the American war.
The health of Mason and Slidell is goou:' 1
They complain of ill treatment at Fort War
ren.
There was no change in the Liverpool Cot
ton market. I* London, on the 31st ultimo,
Consols were -93^ a 93 J. American
sureties heavy it >
The Semp* n „i„p d - Lincoln Congress has
passed a bill appropriating seven millions for
McCuffa, President of the Civil Tribuiy^j^f j the completion of fortifications on their lakes
Pillow
remarkable and important in its scope, and so
evidently designed for the public eye, that I
feel at liberty to record it for the readers of the
Tribune.
There were present at the time President
Lincoln, Gen. James U. Lane, Senator Pome
roy, Commissioner Dole, a few members of the
House, and a few officers and clerks from the
different departments of the Government.
On turning to leave, Gen. Lane said: “Well,
Mr. Lincoln, yflu krtow my way; I shall pursue
the policy with which I began, and somebody
will get hurt” * " -
To which the President replied :
“Yes, general, I understand you. And the
only difference between me and you is, that
you are willing to surrender fugitives to loyal
owners, in case they are willing to return; while
Ido not believe the Unit oil States Qoeernment
has any right to give them up in any case. \tid
if it had, the pctfple would not permit me to
exercise it.” m
Gen. Lane replied:
“That remark, Mr. President, makes me hap
pier than anything that has transpired since
the commencement of the war. And if you
will announce that as the active policy ot the
administration, and let ns win one victory on
it, you will be the most popular man ever on
this continent "
Mr. Lincoln returned a nod of acknowledge
ment, and another prominent officer present,
added;
“I have beet* aching to ask you, Mr. Presi
dent, why you do not, without asking the con
sent of Congress, or anybody else, acquire in
set apart some territory somewhere in the
South and say.to the negroes in the rebel States,
Here, come out and go over there, and wo will
protect you in its possession and your own
freedom
After some general r marks, the general and
his friends withdrew. W. A. Croffit.
l!
I assertion, or authoritative Announcement
Hon. Alfred Iverson, in a communica
tion to the Columbus Times, announces that
he is not a candidate for the Executive appoint
ment as Senator in tlje Confederate Congress,—
that he is not now, and never expects to be
again, a candidate for office.
A New Scabbard.—We were shown the
hands this spring, and consign recogflitior and I other day, by T. B. Elfe, master machinist- at
intervention to the dogs. We have got all our South Western Railroad, a beautiful scabbard
fighting, feeding, clothing and trace to for a cavalry sword, made of black waluut. It
provide for—we have our own independence was manufactured by the pattern maker, and
to win. and it is now “Root hog, or die" with when finished and mounted, will be light and
us, most emphatically and in every aspect of serviceable. It promises *o be an excellent
the case. Therefore, let us prepare foi the substitute for steel
struggle. Let the very crows of the u « ld NO MORE SIX MONTHS TROOPS,
in scorn at the folly_o t c p snter w o o c We are authorized by the Governor, says the
himself about planting cotton t is spring federal Union, to say that in consequence of
God s name let us have oo c ieaper an p j the call by the President for troopiffor the war
tier, or give up the ship. t is not impotsi n0 , nore 8 ; x months troops will be received.—
that the Confederacy ma) entire) osi . b I \o company which has heretofore reported for
year for producing purposes 1 ,, -C rea *^ Tain I gix months service, and received marching or-
tields of Tennessee and Eastern .North l aroli- j wU , ^ acoepte<1 unlessit ha8 marc hed
DR, and will any planter of common seme within the time mentioned by the Governor to
us what the army is to do what t le peop c I ^ officers of the company, in case no definite
are to do unless ten tinu* more corn and meat ig hxed hy the orders This rule win be
is raised at homo. I strictly adhered to, and no company must leave
;-F ' There arc not less than 3000 “sons of for the coast in violation of it, with the expec-
Green Erin” in the Confederate anny at Co. | Ution of being received into service for six
lumbus, Ky.
months.
JIM LANE AGAIN.
The Washington co-respondent of the New
York Express says tin ; Jim Lane writes back
fiom Kansas, and threatens to vaultoiwe more
from the saddle to the Senate. Gen. Hunter,
it appears, is to have t te command in Kansas,
not Gen. Jim Lane, /idiereat he pretends to
be indignant, and thr atenB another return to
the Senate, if he has not the supreme com
mand of ten or twelve millions that it is sup
posed his proposed expedition down through
Arkanas and Te«as will cost, if it could ever
be attempted. The Si,me correspondent also
speaks of the ruffian i: the following manner:
The fcekis, Gen. . im Lane is a “humbug”
of the first water, am if he had not turned ab
olitionist, be would nt; have a corporal’s guard
in the Senate to supp< :.*t hiuL He know s noth
ing of military affairs, and has no military skill.
He never killed anybody, except his neighbor
for drawing water from liis spring, whose land
he has now got from the widow. His projected
expedition would be of no earthly use, except
to enable the projector to pocket the millions
it wouFl cost, and in a military point of view,
it is pronounced by intelligent minds, who
know the country, to be impossible.
The President, however, is firm in sustain
ing Gen. Hunter as commander-in-chief, and in
this, you see the lies of Mr. Crofut, who pub
lished in the Tribune pretertded conversations
with the President. Gen. Jim Lane, it is not
impossible, however, will work his way back
to the Senate. There is not a demagogue or
an intriguer superior to him from the Potomac
to the Rocky Mountains.
Mason and Slidill had left England for Paris.
O’Donnel, Prime Minister of Spain, declares
that F'rance has made no separate engagements
with Spain.
Last advices irom Rome report that prepa-
tions were making to land on the Neapolitan
coast to incite insurrection.
Sales of cotton for the week, at Liverpool,
foot up 48,000 bales, including 14,500 bales to
speculators and 7,000 to exporters. The inar.
ket was firm, and had advanced a quarter
penny. Orleans fair, 14d. Middlings 13d
Total stock in port 546,000 bales, of which
215,000 were American. Breadstutfs and pro
visions were dull and declining. Consols 92J.
Napoleon in a speech to the F’rench Cham
bers on the 27th ult, said that the war in
America greatly compromised the commercial
interests of F'rance. (A settled fact!)
The Committee on Ways and Means in the
Federal Congress have reported general ap
propriatiou bills, which have been passed, in-
ctuitiirj^ c.-tiuian-s C»r the Post O-oce and Indian
tribes, unr iting i tep aggregate to five hun
dred, and fifty million ilollars. This is inde
pendent of the sums reported Ly other com
mittees.
Advices Irom Venezuela state that the whole
country is in a state of civil war.
Cotton in New York is selling at 29 a 30 c.
There is a large falling ott in New York of im.
portations of articles and luxuries.
The prisoners captured at Roanoke Island,
will arrive at Fortress Monroe to-morrow.
Intelligence received from Petersburg to-day,
states that later advices from Suffolk report
that Edenton and Hartford have both been
captured by the Federals.
Five of the F’ederal gunboats moved slowly
to the wharf at Edenton, yesterday, at nine
o’clock, and landed their troops. Soon after
fifteen more gunboats arrived. The citizens
raised the white flag. There are between 3000
and 5000 F’ederal troops in.all there. The pop
ulation o! Edenton is about 2000. It is fifty
miles distant from Suffolk. In the afternoon
two gunboats went up the Chowan river to
wards. Wanton and several other places to
wards the mouth of the Roanoke river.
A gentleman just from GatesvUle, (Gates
county), says that 700 horses were landed at
Edenton last night, also a large number at
Elizabeth City.
Hartford, the Capital ot Perquimans county,
was taken by the F’cderals yesterday. Its pop
ulation is only 1500.
Capt. Goodwin of Robeson county, North
Carolina, (Rip Van Winkle) and 52 of his men,
and seven of Wise’s Legion have reached Suf
folk. They escaped across Croatan Sound to
the main land.
Gen. Wise has sent a flag of truce to Roan
okc Island, but the only information so far
obtained is that the prisoners will reach F’ortress
Monroe to-night.
Northern papers of the 12th, contain nothing
relative to the results at Roanoke Island, except
meagre particulars obtained from Southern
papers.
Intelligence received at Norfolk states that
the Yankee fleet landed about 5000 troops at
Edenton. It is believed that they will not oc
cupy any locality above Edenton.
Howell Cobb, President Provisional Congress
and Colonel of a Georgia Regiment, G. W.
Randolph of Virginia, and Joseph L. Hogg of
Texas, were confirmed to-day by Congress, as
Brigadier Generals.
Rome, has been assassinated.
The stock of Coffee at Rio on the 8th
uary was 320,000 bags. A;
A despatch from St Louis, on t>jji erv \
states that the Confederates are being rapid
reinforced, and they are confident that they can
hold their position.
The French steam Sloop-of-War, Gassend, ar
rived at Hampton Roads on the 10th. Com
mander Gautier, and two of the officers arrived
here to-day.
The bodies of Capt. O. J. Wise, Lt W. L.
Selden and Capt Coles, arrived here this morn
ing from Currituck, from whence the boat with
a flag of truce, went to Roanoke Island.
Wise had three wounds in his body. Selden
had a hall through the head. Gen. Wise saw
the body of his son at Currituck, and was
much moved. A portion of the enemy's fleet
at the south end of Albemarle . *. v ml'^d
the Confederates under Wise who \t\. ,r< lfi'ere.
The conjectures about the movements of the |
enemy are various. *
Knmnr Rep-Led .< Wort
. K Lively righting.
[Uilj^sHViLLE, 13th.—A despatch from F’l
jind coasts.
gtton in New York was less active at 29 a
as Grcely” Bennett crows lustily over
in ttecent Federal achievements in Tennessee
and North Carolina, and says that the Rebel
leaders have no idea of holding Virginia, Ken
tucky and Tennessee. *
In the Senate'a clause was inserted in the
Treasury note hill, requiring the interest of
bonds which are to be sureties forthe notes, to
he paid in coin.
The news of the capture of Roanoke Island
was sent to Europe by the Ne^York Herald
in file steamer Atrioa, which s/ %1 on the 12th
inst. pmHat)
A desp’ 4s,m !ft^
Fed e£ CCepU ' ( k
tion.^“
, u”
that ei^
re* e
dated at 11.30 a. m. tqALh as
Slating that firing
com-.iced this morning before a Q
has continued unceasingly eversy-'
her of pieces are rapidly firing f r(J ,
who keep at a respectful dista
tillery are engag
Fokt Don els
has ceased. I
change theiEj>c^it*iw*.> have so far repuls-
every point of qur lines. Our
The gunboats have retired, as
iously injured. Our men are in
fhat-is pr. he day is almost past, yet we still
hold ofr'iAvn. We have repulsed the enemy,
and driven hack his gunboats. We have
whipped him hy land and water. He still lies
around, and will probably attack us again to
morrow. Our loss is not very great. The en
emy’s loss must he very heavy. * We have had
lively lighting, and heavy cannonading all
around our lines all day. it e haye repuisea
the enemy everywhere. We are satisfied that
we injurednheir gunboats materially, as they
retired twice. Our lines are entrenched all
around.
GOOD NEWS.
Nkw Orleans, 14th.—The steamer Victory
has run the blockade at this port. The block
ading steamer fired two hundred shells at her.
She arrived safe, with 15,000 stand of arms,
ammunition and coffee.
jubilant at the
fRoanoke Island. Stan-
tas quite sick.
the Senate, the Naval committee were
knsidering a hill to reorganize the army. Two
Dre Bureaus arc to be added.
Yankee* an
knoy
opened
Richmond, 14th.—Napoleon in a speech to
the Corps Legislatif, said that the civil war
which now desolates America compromises
his commercial interests, yet, nevertheless, so
long as the rights of neutrality are respected,
he must confine himself to the utterance of his
wishes that their dissensions might soon be
terminated.
A Federal force took possession of Edenton
yesterday morning. The inhabitants had near
ly all left
It is reported that the Federals have gone up
the Roanoke river to Plymouth.
Iu the Senate of the Federal Congress, King
of New York, presented a petition on Tuesday,
in favor of the immediate passage of the Treas
ury Note bill, and pledging the merchants of sia -
New York to the support of the government
A resolution was adopted that Congress will
assemble in the Hall of the House of Represen
tatives on the 22d instant and that the ProBi-
, dent Cabinet Foreign Representatives, and
1 officers of the Army and Navy be invited to
ARRIVAL OF THE JURA.
Richmond, 14th.—The steamer Jura arrived
at Portland, on the 11th, with Liverpool dates
to the 30th.
The London Shipping Gazette says that it is
reported in well informed circles that Napole
on declares that he will not much longer allow
French commerce to be injured by the non-ef
fective blockade of the Southern ports, but will
soon ask England to join him in raising the
blockade. •
The London Morning Advertiser says that
until the 23d of January, Napoleon intended
to announce in his speech his determination to
break the Federal blockade, hut .Earl Russell
induced him to d^fer action for a few weeks.—
The Advertiser adds that the co-operation
F’rance desired from England was her moral
co-operation.
The London Times says that England can
wait on movements in American affairs as easi
ly as the North and’South can afford to—look
ing across the Potomac at a coat to each of two
million sterling per week.
THE ROANOKE FIGHT.
A flag of truce from Roanoke reports Con
federate casualties at eight killed, and thirty
wounded. Federal loss, two Colonels, thirty-
five other commissioned officers and 175 pri
vates killed and 400 wounded.
The bodies of Capts. Wise and Coles reached
Richmond this evening.
A Private Telegram.
A CODIPLETE VICTORY.
1,000 Hessians taken Prisoners.
Memphis, 15th.
Messrs. Roes A Seymour.—The enemy, 50,-
000 strong, were defeated to-day by our troops
near Fort Donelson. We captured one thou
sand prisoners. The slaughter *l»immense,
and the route of the enemy complete.
J. N. SEYMOUR.
KiiudiI of (be Kloody
Fort Voiriacn.
JSlle, 14th.—The enemy’s gunboats
fire on F'ort Donelson at half past three
o’clock this afternoon.
There is only ten feet of water on Harpeth
Shoals, 35 miles below Nashville.
The river is falling rapidly, and our pilots
say that the enemy’s gunboats cannot pass over
it by to-morrow.
A special despatch to the Nashville Union
and American, from Fort Donelson, to-day,
states that six of the enemy's gunboats attack
ed the F’ort this afternoon, and a terrific fight
of nearly two hours ensued. Not a man or
gun on our side injured.
m™.,, n f .Ho KViWal p-nnhoats were badly in
jured, and a third crippled, when all retire
disgust.
There were no demonstrations made by the
F’ederal infantry to-day.
It is believed that the enemy Jiave received
reinforcements.
We expect a general engagement all round
tomorrow.
FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Richmond, 14th.—A letter from Suffolk to
day states that information was received there
late last evening that the Federals had re-ern
barked at Edenton and Went to some other
point. The number of horses landed were
over estimated. The F’ederais assured the citi
zens that they did not come to harass or rob
them, hut while the officers were assuring the-
people] the soldiers were filling their gunboats
with cotton found on the wharf Elizabeth
City was partially destroyed hy the Federals.
The latest information from Edenton is that
there has been nothing seen of the gunboats
which started up the Chowan river from Eden
ton—perhaps they were only reconnoitering.
Dr. Coopon, a wealthy citizen of Elizabeth
City, is now at Suffolk. Refugees remained
there until the enemy had possession of the
town. They were invited to return under the
assurance that they would not be harmed, but
they were afraid to trust the Lincolnites.
Rev. Shadrach VVori*ll, of Gatesville, had a
cargo of corn captured by the enemy in Albe
marle Sound.
Mr. Elliott saved 79,00) pounds of govern
ment pork, which was stored at Hertford.
A large number of young ladies from the
Murfreesboro’ College have reached Suffolk.
The people of Murfreesboro’ arc apprehensive
that Suffolk will be crowded with refugees from
Carolina.
The next depredations are Expected at Ply
mouth and other towns on the Roanoke river.
to the 1|
route fr 1
tb —
pected tu.
day night The Federal I
the water pipes leading to the ciHj e
driven in the river have been cut by teii
als, 16 feet below the surface.
Twelve regiments are under marching ordel
and will leave Port Royal inland to rail'o-,
thence to Charles to 3. Three regiment’’
cavalry are to join them. Two simultane^.
movements were to be made, one to the*
road direct, the other to the vicinity of &!■. '
Island.
A large number of regiments ara arriving t! , f
Port Royal. Much heavy ordnance and n.'^ nj . 1
buildings are being erected at Port Royal,
eluding a large Hospital.
Whiskey at Beaufort and Hilton Head
selling at *18 per gallon. _
The Baltic was to leave for New York with (T ] 1
COO bales of cotton. Breastworks seven mife>
long, across the Island, are nearly finished.
An arrival from Ship Island, with dates v 1,..
the 23d ult., brings information of the capture
of the steamer Lewis and schooner View. The if* 1
goods were valued at *60,000. The s)iip Art ^
sailing under the British flag, was seized
Key West with a cargo of Rifled Cannon, Fin -
field Rifles, powder, shoes, 4c., valued at *125,-
000. There are two regiments on Ship Island.
Reinforcements expected.
Intelligence has been received in official
quarters that the battle at Fort. Donelson was
continued on Saturday for nin j hours. 500
Confederates were killed and wounded. We
took 300 prisoners, six of the enemy’s guns,
and killed and wounded 1500.
A dispatch from Fort Donelson at 4 o’clock
this morning, says that the enemy have receiv
ed 3000 reinforcements.
A renewal of the battle is expected to-day.
The final result of the great battle is yet un
certain.
The latest information from Edenton via Suf
folk is up to Thursday, when the Yankees had
quiet possession of the town. Their pickets
are extending six miles this way.
On Wednesday afternoon the Yankees as
cended the Chowan River to Hollis’ wharf] eight
miles from the mouth of the river, when find
ing nobody but a few negnyes who raised the
white flag, they passed over to Colerain’s on
the opposite side of the river. What they did
at Colerain is unknown.
ARRIVAL OF THE TEUTONIA.
Richmond, 14th.—Northern papers, of the
13th, have been received. The Teutonia has
arrived with one day later intelligence from
Europe.
The New York Herald says that there are
parties in England resolved to object to every
measure taken by the Federal government for
the restoration of the Union. *
The Tuscarora was ordered from Southamp
ton by an official letter from Portsmouth, Eng
land.
A new Ministry has been formed in Holland.
The Russians have been defeated in .Circas-
French troops are being rapidly despatched
to Mexico.
The Nashville was still’at Southampton.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
Herald says that in French circles the opinion
is almost universal that France and England
THE FORT DONELSON BATTLE.
Richmond, 15th.—Intelligence has been re
ceived in official quarters of a vigorous battle
yesterday (Friday), at F’ort Donelson. Eight
Federal gunboats approached within a few hun
dred yards of the fort, and poured in a tre
mendous volley of shot and shell. * Two or
three of the gunboats were greatly damaged,
and the F’ederal loss in killed and wounded
must have been considerable. None of the
Confederates were killed or wounded, nor was
there* any injury done to our guns or the fort.
The gunboats were forced to retire. The Con
federate victory is complete, but it is probable
that the Federals will renew the attack to-da
Bloody Fight at Fort Donelson^ui^
Confederates drive back the Litc-
eolnites with Cold Steel. *
Capture their Batteries. &c.
NxsnviLLE, i5th—Hi A. M.—Despatches
just received from Fort Donelson state that the
fight commenced at seven o’clock this morning,
and raged with fury all the iflorning, witl
great slaughter on both sides. The enemy hi
been driven to the back part of his camp. W|
have captured two of the enemy’s batteries.
A Federal who was taken prisoner sav -'
Gen. McClemand is commanding, am'
000 men. Our troops are still dffUr.q
I my back with cold steel.
Memphis, 15th.—McLean’s
fight with the Lincolnites in Sco{ (
the 14th, killing seven and ta’ 1
f
militia rnmmftnHflr nf OllGW**
an county, was at Edenton when the Yankees
arrived, ami conversed with the Yankees. The
Colonel w»s assured that they did not intend
to ink i fen- w’th private property, or disturb
citizens noi in arms. When Col. Mitchell left
Edenton, a few old cannon nad been destroyed,
and some cotton was removed to the gunboats,
but no other depiedations were committed.
The Y'ankees landed near the farm of Mon
roe Whedbee, in the vicinity of Elizabeth City,
and robbed him of all his poultry, hogs, took
his china ware, etc.
The militia force of Chowan county are re
moving all the provisions from the river.
Refugees continue to anive at Suffolk. Rev.
Mr. Amiss, Mr. Haltaway and families reached
Suffolk on Friday night Only about a dozen
ladies were remaining at Edenton.
The Confederates took possession of Eliza
beth City on Friday. The Yankees tied to their
gunboats. A few were taken prisoners by the
Confederates. Our flag again waves over Eli
zabeth City. _
The Fort Donelaon Fight on Sat
urday, 15(11.
Nashville, 15th.—The F’ederais having
changed their tactics, and sent off nearly the
whole of their force from the other side of
Green River, it became necessary for General
Johnston to change his front.
On Thursday evening Bowling Grt-u was
evacuated by the larger portion of the Confed
erate forces, who fell hack in the direction of
the enemy, Gen. Hindman’s brigade remaining
a few miles the other side of Bowling Green.
It is reported that Hindman had a sharp en
gagement yesterday morning with the Fede
ral s, who were advancing in force. Hindman
fell back in good order, and after crossing Bar
ren River, blew up the railroad bridges and
burned the turnpike bridges. Between 10 and
11 o’clock the Federals shelled Bowling Green,
setting the buildings on fire and burning near
ly all the town.
Fort Donelson, 15th,-10.30.a. in.-One of the
fiercest fights on record commenced this morn
ing about seven o’clock, on our left wing. We
have driven the enetny past his camps with
great slaughter. The fight ia still raging with
great fury on both sides.
I have just seen a Lincolnite, (prisoner,) 1
longing to the 30th Illinois Regiment, wk
says that the Federal forces number 50,]]
commanded by Gen. McClemand.
Our boys are fighting with great |
t)v»s. go._^
cd in tim
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