The Greensborough patriot [September 11, 1862]

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XXIV. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1862.
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NO. 1,215.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY
S, SHERWOOD,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
ilpoMM W. ligold, Aisistant Editor.
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•ttaaruder"* Official Heport.
!, ra Department ol'the Peninsula, 1
I.,.- Farm, May 8, 136V. /
I , I.M.KAI. COOPX* :
■ General, C. £. A ■
GEM RAL— Deeming it of vital importance
ir a time, Vorktown, or York riv-nd
Mil!berry Island, on James river,
i. he enemy in check by an in-
Dg line, until tl.e authorities might
;, propel to take Mich steps as should
be deemed necessary n meet a serious ad-
\ ceoi theenemy in Lhe Peninsula. I felt
c repelled to dispose rny feeble forces in
ajeh ft manner as to accomplish these ob-
; [he least risk possible under the
", a* of great hsxard which sur-
, iittie army that 1 commanded.
J i.i.d trepared, as rny real line of dc-iDain
advance,at llarwoou's
Mills,
flanks of tbia I no were defended by
' gj i , 1 difficult str'sams ao.d awnmpa.—
1 the i fi Bank was defended, by
orate fortifications at Ship Point, con-ted
by a broken lie of redoubts, cross-ing
the beads ofthe variou* ravines empty-ing
into York river, uud Wormloy's Creek,
terminalingat F( rtGratiou, nearly in
nont ol Yoi ktown.
The right flank wits defended by the
fortifications at the :nouth of Warwick
liver, and at Mulbery Island 1'oint, i.ud the
redoubts extending from the Warwick tc
James river.
Intervening between tho two Mills was
wooded country about two m lea in
extent.
This wooded linos, forming the .-entro,
I the defence ol infantry inasufil-cient
force to prevent any attempt on the
part i•: the enemy to break through it.
In my opinion, the advanced line, with
-. might have been I: eld by
twenty thousand troops.
With twenty thousand, I don't b-live it
broken by any force the
enen I have brought against it.
Its two flanks were protected by the "V ir-i
the works on one side, and the
ions at Yorktown and Gloucester
l*oint i n the other.
finding my forces too weak to attempt
tho defence of this line I was compelled to
pro-para to receive the onemy on my second
line,on Warwick river.
cas incomplete in its p*epara-owingto
the fact, that a thousMnd ne-gro
laborers that I employed in fo..ifyirg
taken from me, and discharged by
orders in December, last, and :i
nine weeks e msequently occurred
I could re-orgauize tee laborers for
.-. the i, only small bodies of tr^ors
I'H and Young's Mills and ai
int, 1 distributed my remaining
• tin Warwick line, embracing a
"i Yorktown to Minor's (arm of
m ■ -', and from the latter place to
Poiut of ono and a half
[ was compelled to place in Gloucestei
. V nktown and Mulberry Island fix-
, amounting to six thousand
my whole force boing eleven thou-sand
II it '«'. so that it will be seen that
the I : the line embracing a length
of ll , waa defended by about
I
r two r issance in great force
• V. inroe and Newport News,
3d f A pril, advanced
MI of llarwood'd Mills.
He R Ivi need ii two heavy columns—one
the old York road, and the other
• k, ana, on the 5th April,
nultaneously p'ong tho whole
Ironi
*.¥ 11.
The quick and reckless charge of our I to tho country during my occupation of
men by throwing tho enemy into a hasty the Peninsula, as did Col. Hill Carter, the
flight, enabled us to effect, without loss, an commander ut Jamestown, and hissuccess-enterpriseofgrea'
hazard against a superior or, Maj. J. It. C. Lewis.
supported by artillery, wh.-n the least 1 should fail in my duty to the country,
rinjr or hesitation on our part, would and especially to the State of \ llginia.ll 1
prise oi g
force,
wave
have been attended with great loss.
The Warwick iine, upon which we rest-ed,
may be briefly described as follows :
\\ irwictc River rises very near Y'ork River,
ana about a mile and a half to the rigut of
Yorkt n.
Yorkiownniid Redoubts No*.4 and 5,
united by long curtains and flanked by
rifle-pits, form the left of the line, until, at
the commencement of the military road.it
reaches Warwick River; here, a sluggish J
and boggy Stream, twenty or thirty yards
wide, aim running through a dense wood,
fringed by swamps.
1 cannot designate all the many gullant
officers and privates who distinguished
themselves, and respectfully call the atten-tion
of the Commanding General to the
accompanying roports; but 1 would fail to
do my duty, if I did not specially mention
some particular instances.
Brigad er General ilowt-ll Cobb exhibi-ted,
throughout the day, tho grea'esi
courage and skill, and when once, at a
critical moment, some troops, in his lino of
battle wavered, ho, himself in person, ral-lied
the troops under a terrible fire, and by
his voice and example entirely re-establish
sd their steadiness.
Brigadier General Toombs had, in the
Ting, by my order, detached Irom his
division Colonel Anderson's brigade to sup-neglected
to record the 6elf-sacrificing
conduct of Captain William Allen, of tho
Artillery.
At the commencement of the war, this
gentlomau erected, at his own expense, on
Jame town Island, extensive fortifications
for tho defence of tho river, and from that
time until ho was driven from bis home,
ho continued to apply the rebocr-ces
of Jiis large estate to tho benefit of the
country, and so great and disinterested
were his zeal and devotion as an olticcr that
ho lost aimi-t ihe whole of his immense
possession in endeavoring to suve the pub
lie property committed to bi« charge aud
that of the commanding officers.
I cannot, commend his conduct as an offi-cer
too highly to the Government nor his
patriotism as a citizen too warmly to the
love and respect of his countrymen.
To Captain St. John, Captan Clarke and
Captain Diinmock, of the Engineers, i id
their able assistant*, the country is grenly
indebted for the formidable works which
enabled me to meet and repulsed, with a
vory small force, tho attack of over one
hundred thousand well drilled men, com-manded
by the bost officers of the enemy.
I cannot close this report without
publicly bearing testimony to tho great
and devoted services of the Cavalry of the
Peninsula so long nnder my command,
always in the presence of superior forces of
To the Meanory or f apt. Peoples.
Thou art not here, oh '. thou lost loved one.
We hear not thy voice when the day is done;
We meet not the glance of thy beaming eye,
When the morn is ileep up in the pastrrii sky.
There stands by our uearth a vacant chair,
And we weep when we nee not the loved one there.
We remember the hour when the death-pang came.
With an icy chill o'er thy shuddering frame;
We forget act ihe lo.-k that waa blighieuing there,
V»hen the darliujj pain was too fierce *o bear.
And we treasure 'he last low words of thine.
As a priceless gem in our heart's pure shriu*.
But though we weep, we will not complain—
We would not recall thee to earth again;
Thou bast home the jj:tst in its many woes.
And now thou hast gone 10 thy last repose
We leave thee to rest in thy quiet tomb,
For we kn..w ;u.it for thee there's a better home.
A rait.NU.
lecess which attended
port Brigadier General Cobb, and late in
the evening, when ordered forward by me, the enemy,
promptly ajd energetically led tho remain- 1 °w* much of the su
dor of his command under fire, arriving my efforts to keep them within tbo walls
just before the enemy ceased the vigor of oftheir fortresses to the alacrutj, daring,
his aftaci: and in time to share its dangers, j vigilance and constancy of the Cavalry of
Brigadier General J'. J. Semrues com-! tho 3d Virginia Regiment, and the indepcn-ment,
was the"Colonel commanding at Dam | I »"« acknowledgements, Captains Bryan
.No Land evinced judgment, courage and I «"»! Dickinson, of tho Adjutant Generals
high soldiery Qualities, in his conduct and ! Department; Majors Magruder and brent,
arrangements, which I desire to specially i of the Commissary and Ordnance Dopart-commend
ments, respectively ; Captain White, acting
Captain Stanley was in command of 'wo I Chief (Quartermaster; Col. Casell Cbiof of
pieoes of artillery, including thw six poun-1 Artillery; Lieut. Col. Cary, Acting
dsr so effectively served. Inspector General; Lieut. Douglas, ol tbo
Both no and Lieu!. Pope conducted them- i Engineer* ; Lieaterants, Euetis and Alston,
selves with skill and courage. Aids-de-camp; Mr J. R.Bryan,Mr 11. If.
Captain Jordan's piece was in a very ! Stanard, Mr. D F. Crasnear, and, Mr. H. A.
exposed placo, and was soon disabled after I Boyee, who asvcluntoor aids, have render-alow
rounds, and was properly wil .drawn. fd '"'-'*' important services, and to private
Both he and his men exhibited great stea-! E- p- Tumor, ol Jio New Kent Cavalry, on
diness under -he terrible tiro which swept , du,7 sometimes in the field, at others _ in
, , r (hem. tne Assistant Adjutant General's office.
The enemy's loss, of course, cannot be ' am« H1SO greatly indebted to Major
accurately estimated, as the greater partot, George Wry, of the 115th Virginia militia
wish that all
free. Yours, A. LINCOLN.
rroiu the Richmond Enquirer.
State or the War
Messrs. Editors:—Until recently tho
signs of the times were indicative of no
great advantage gained by the Confeder-ates,
and the eye was turned in starch of
some ray of light betokening peaca in
prospect. And it would seem that nothing
more iu favor of the South could have
happened than Lincoln's call for conscripts.
It may be considered the breaking of the
back bone of tho war at the North. Noth-ing
better con: ! havo happened, unless it
were the call for 1,000,000 instead of 600,-
000 men. So long as foreigners carried on
the war, and tho native population in the
New England Statos were left at home, it
was all very well. Now all alike have to
enlist, and the muttering thunder already
begins to roll. Lincoln's defeats have
excited bim to hasty action and he cannot
recover from its effects on the Northern
population. President Davis has little
left him to do but to maintain the defensive
and let tho corrosive work among the Fed-erals.
The fall elections will reveal the
virus hues. And in connection herewith,
it is with regret we seo the "Dispatch"
and "Express" raising the cry for more I
any slavo I would do it, and if I could save
it by freeing a// the slaves I would do it;
and if I could cave it by freeing some and
leaving others alone, 1 would also do that.
What I do about slavery and the colored
race, 1 do because I believe it helps to
aavo Union, and what I forbear, I forbear
bec-au-e 1 do not believe it would help to
save tho Union. I shall do less whenever I
shall believe what I am doing hurts the
cause, and 1 sball do mere whenever I shall | Sorely no law has ever issued from any the discharge of thoir duties.
believe doing more will help the cause, j public authority which as required eo a very proper ono but we
I shall try 10 correct errors when shown to j much explanation as this. It has reminded ; not know of its
be errors; and 1 .hall adopt new vtewa so U9 of lho fa,low.s treoafleP bei cut do , WA4 calu.d
fast as they shall appear to bo tr-"1
views.
Farther About Conscript*. osm
We clip the following from the Rich-I We pteeewe His ** nj-n- hmmmm
mond Enquirer, the official paper, which J says tho RaMgfc Standard that th I
contains the latest of the thousaud and ono ' lature, at its last session'
instructions of the War Department, in requiring all Judges Jusu-es*a d""' "'
regard to con-eripts. We shall bo glad , holding office in tins State, in tak, an oalh
when all the "pints" arising nnder the ] ,o support the Constitution of the Corded
conscription act are definitely titled. ( erale States, before proceedingI farther in
Ton law is
confess wo did
existento until ouratteniiou
to it by a friend, a fee* days
I have here stated my purpose according
to my view of official doty; and 1 intend no ; being an order from tho War Department
modification of my oft expressed personal I jn regard to the oondkiorj and examination
•'it was so crooked it could not lie ■till." j since. We trive
T., «• it • . a"m *"c ""i »« lollOWS:— mS may S,vp e°™<» instruction, -->» ** to a.*W r'„ »-f„| f^ a^itr N
Oaths.
SECTIOH 1 Belt #n*eud bl the General
men everywhere could bo , of COlMtfripU t^8Umdard. AaaemWy , f the BtaUi ot North Ca.oliia,
1 At each Camp of Instruction, and at ffi ~J2%tti3£S*&
uch Military Stations and other points as
The Bonapartes and the Crown of may be designated an experienced army
Mexico- Surgeon, from differort section of the
On tho death of Joseph Napoleon Bona-parte,
older brother of the first Napoleon, a
notice of his life, entitled "QuelqumS mois
sur Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte," was writ-ten
by the Present Emperor of the Frencbj
which may be found in Vol. II of his works.
The following extract acquires especial
interest from the peculiar attitude which
Franco occupies just now in relation to the
United States and Mexico :
"Joseph saw bis brother for tbo last time
at Rochefort; he proposed to deliver him-self,
in his stead, to the English, who,
deceived by the resemblance, would sup-pose
they were conducting tbe Emperor to
England, while he might pass quietly to
United States. Napoleon refused, and th*
two b-others bade each other an eternal
adieu; ono departed lor St. Helena, and tho
other for the United States of America.—
Here commences for Joseph a new life,
which will be variously estimated, since it
cannot entirely escape tho political feeling
| by which franco is divided even to this
a
country, will be detailed to examine Con-scripts.
2. All Conscripts capable of bearing
arms will bo received.
3. Conscripts not equal to all military-duty
may be valuablo in the Hospital,
Quartermaster's or other Staff Departments
and if so will bo received.
4. Blindnoss, excessive deafness, and
permanent lameness or great deformity
are obvious rcasona for exemption.
5 Confirmed consumption, large incura-ble
ulcers, and chronic contagious diseases
of the skio,aro causes for exemption.
C. Siogle roducible herina, the loss of an
eye or ssveral fiogors will not incapaci-tate
the aubjeet for tho performance ol
military duty.
7. A certificate of disability- ot a Con-script
given by a private physician, will
not bo considered unloss affidavit is made
that tbo Conscript is confined to bed, or
that his health and life would be endanger-ed
by removal to the place of enrollment.
8. But when a Conscript is incapacitated
by temporary sickness, he must present
S'P1'' ,i!^?a'lnf fc° fT,.? <?!\d!>y- Uo fixed bi» residence at Point himself so soon as recovered to the enrolling
weighty a mass as to break down tne j Brcez0> near puJllde,pn;a| wher0 h, B0UI1 officer, or to tho nearest School for Con'
Government. For it will be found tho
number of rangers we expect to organize
will insure more success than double their
number of ordinary troops. Hence, by
properly massing tho army already in the
field, and picketing our coast well, every-thing
will work well enongb.
acquired the influence and the esteem which
are derived from an illustrious name, an
ample lortune, simple and prepossessing
mauners, and a large generosity.
While Joseph was living tracquilly on
the shores of the Delaware, thinking only
of the we'l being of tuoae who surrounded
Where small armii - will do, it oannot bo : Li_ ,„, received a proposition as surprising
prudent to attempt large ones, especially! M j, wa,toachiDK. A dop.ua'ion of Mexi-
Bituated as tho South is, with a scarcity ot c.ans came to offer him the crown of Mexico.
tbe nei-e«surieb of'iife, and to.ally crable to
redress the grievance of a famine by draw.
The former King of Naples aud Spain
replied to the deputation nearly in these
it occurred over on their side ol the stream,
but 1 think it could have scarcely been less j
than six hundred killed and wounded.
Onrown loss wai comparatively trivial, |
oww.g to the earth wo. ks which covered our j
men, and diu not exceed seventy-five killed !
and wounded.
All tho reinforcements which were on
'ho wav to me had l.ot, yel joined mo, *>o
that I was unable to f How up tho action ol
the !<>.'i April by any decisive step.
The reinforcements were accompanied
who has aided me in the administration
civil as well as military, of tbe affairs of
tbePeuinsuia, and to Lientenanta Joseph
Pbillipaand Causey, ol the Cavalry of tho
Confederate army.
Tne local knowledge of these officers has
been ot great advantage to tho service,
whilst their intrepidity and enterprise
have ben in the highest degree conspicu-ous
on every occasion.
1 cannot express too strongly my esti-mate
of the services rendered by my Chief
ing supplies from abroad. We must support' lorins: «I Lave woru two ciowna, and would
the army as well as raise it; and U tho ! not ,ako afcen to wear a third. Nothing
wild dreaming ol tho "Dispatch is tol-; coulu bo core flattering tome thao to see
lowed, calling troni labor all from 3o to meilj who> wl)0n £ WMftt Madrid, were
oU oro3, with a constant reduction of the ; Wl||irig toreeogniae my authority, coining
slavo labor, we shall find, before | to.duy tt) RC. k'me in my exile to place mo
January, coin 810 per barrel, flour ^ tt,e,-r head; but I do not believe that tbe
) and bacon 11 per —and no Con- throne which you wish to cleva:e anew
.'ihe \
scripts.
9. No previous discharge, certificato, or
exemption, will be i>cknowledgod oxcepl
thoso granted to foreigners not domiciled,
and to those persons who havo furnished
substitutes.
10 Medical officers of the Army arc not
all'-wed to oxAmino Conscript* and gi»o
certificates nnleea they are rogularly detail-ed
lor that duty.
Riot In Ohio.
A letter, dated Lebanon, O., 13th ult.,
?ays:
Our uaually quiet town was thrown into
quite a stato of excitement last evening Ly
the capture of a noisy chap familiar y
known as "Sonny Phillips/' hailing
fed erne v can stand suen prices, ^xoe j^ BeCnr« your h
complaining wo hoar occasionally now thatl pass upon tbe b'oep
by officers vvbo ranked me, and I ceased to | Quartermaster, Major Bloomfiold
command. Soon alter he took charge, ho introduced
I jannot too highly commend tho con-'. «rder, promptness and economy in tbe
ductof the officers and men of my whole management_of his department.
common 1, who cheerfully wbmnted to the! Theacarceity ofsupplies and materials
greatest hard-'ips and deprivations. wasBO great aa to make it impossible to
From tho 4th of N pril to the- 3 1 of May this ! procure them.
army served aim .at without relief in the1 lite genius,
its slave labor; and
bear in mind no
largo army can so well
prevent this as rangers, properly aclivo. !
There are two ways to break down a I
energy^and^extraordinary| Government—too largo an army and tool
ucn'ches. Mac companies of artillery ; industry of Major Bloomfield, however,! 8malY an'arroy." Wo" cannot support a I Capt. Lewis, Company A, iOthN. C. Bab
were never relieved^_ during this long period, j overcome all obstaoles, and enabled tbe| |arKerone without danger at home. Tbe Tho following resolutions wore reported by
appiness. Every day j(rom Ltica.a seitlome.it uorth of tins placo.
hospitable soil of the j Sonny Phillips was spreading himsell
United States only serves to convince me of t about town, denouncing tho Government^
the excellence of the republican institutions I „clion ;n regard to tho coming draft, ex
of America Cherish them, then, as a ! Bi his°sympathies lor the rebels, and
precious g;ft of Providence. Stay your-' .... , , , ,.
intestine quarrel, imitate the United States, ; declaring that no recruits would bo fur-and
seek among your own fellow- citizens a ; nislied from bisection by voluntary enlist-and
his
friends were ready to resist at any lima.
lie wns tolerated by the bystanders as long
aa possible, when he was "moved" Dp
street by a crowd of young men. When
near the Court house he turned and began
stoning his followers striking one
would in that event, break out in thunder,
and blight the prospect before our Presi-dent
with Ins plan of concentration of force
and defensive action.
And if the seaboard is approached more
inwardly, tho militia can bo called out to
defend our property. And this will be the I raan mor, capable than myself to play tbe i ment or otherwise, and that he and
only kind of warfare waged hereafter by par. 0f Washington."
Lincoln, s^ekinir, the weakening of tho ,
South by reducing
prune and Superior Courts, and all Justi-ces
,1 the Peace, and all other persons
holding any oflko in this State, who are
required to take an oath of office before
proceeding tc discharge the duties o: such
office, shall be reoeirod before proee
further in discharge of tl.e duties of ihe
office, to take an oath to support the Con-stitution
of tbe Confederate States.
Sne. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall be in force from and after its
ratification.
[Ratified 21st Sept. labl.J
lion John Rell.
A correspoadont of tho Richmond Whig
writes from Rome, Ceo :—
The only incident relieving this monot-onous
trip was pleasant surprise in astrftisg
our venerable friend John Hell of Tennes-see,
who driven from his home by the rith-
Icss invader, has found a refuge in the -•«*»»-
es ot .North Alabama. His present placo of
residence isGadsden. Thore ii s consider-able
change in ihe appearance of the old
gentleman since we last saw him in con-greasional
balls at Washington. His stop
laleeble, and the hand of care ha* laid
its touch upon his countenance, not y< t
furrowing, but still leaving there its impress
ofaiixiety and sorrow. Though bis frame
is somewhat relaxed by the trials that havo
corns upon him in his age, his voice in still
calm and clear, and he still utters determi-ned
resistance in Ids statesmanlike views
on the condifon of tho country. We Were
glad to meet the old gontlera-tn, and on oti
weary march tho next day often romer thi-rd
his encouraging words, "Sir we are fr-e
and must be free."
YANKEES BAIFLKO.—The Baltimore Son
of the Joth has the following:
A few days since an expedition was
fitted out at Newborn, N. 0., to opisrato
against Kinston, but on approachirtu tlo
town discovered several batteries \ hioli
could not be forced, and the cxpei ition
returned to Newbern.
DEATHS.
^
• i limit or Hespect.
Camp French, Near Wilmington, "I
August 31, ItMJii. J
At a meeting of tho Trinity Artillery,
Ii rained almost incessantly; tho trench-1 army of tho Peninsula to move to
os were filled with water ; ihe weather was j march ;uid to fight with the regularity of a
exceedingly e-jld ; no fires could be avowed; i machine.
the artillery and infantry of the e.icmy play-: This statement is made in justice to Ma-ed
upon our men all Ost conunuarsly day j-r bloomfield, who is absent on account of
and night; the army had neither coffee, su- sickness at the time that I write,
gar nor hard bread "but subsisted on flour ; 1 ask the attention, also, o'tho Govern-aud
Ba't me at, and that in reduced quanti-; ment to tbo valuablo services rendered by
irs beard. Mr. William Norris, of Baltimore, ihe
young man a severe blow. This
was an invitation lor an onset, nod Sonny,
late Conscript act was unpopular, and a the commjtt06 anj nnanimoasly adopted: beiD» a man patterned after Goliah,
new one will increase thedisuflection, and WHEaEA«,God in IDs providonco has re- ; „f iiuc,ense stature and strength, was
it Will be more prudent to let well enough ; ^^ ^^ (mm ouf ^.^ Co . M , c%ed {l) fi ., on „10 rube| tenils (|J|18
alone. Let it be hoped that nothing rash U y&Ui^ our mnch-esteemad friend and l0 live) but now, showing the white feather
m .v ,,■ .; hi- I innrrivss. when wo are .... ... . •• ■ - u _-._i •_ . {.«..«.__■_ r-v_ J • ut
Dili Peuenher 2 I IM1, ot paesassbia, at
Camp BeauNgaH, Ky.. Williaao B. saekea, .
ten ui Joseph sad Msaey J. Bbellea. Ha * ■ st«ai
near Oreensberough, N. ■'-, Hovenber in
where beresiaed nniil ihe year 1K0T, when la a.
paaj withl • parente he reiuuvet' to Ure-.v oeab'tJT,
Ark", rhereha remsiaed oatil Nov. lut, i-'
he volunteered is a noloier for the dasaa
oouutr/. lie was a true sod (aitaiul ioldicr while
hr Iiv."I to -i rvc '■■• i- ui.lry, aiui now thai II.J ia
ireirast laatha rr^:» in peace, win- , wars
are no more.
lies: and yet no murmurs were heard. I aa.r. wimain XNorris, ol Jiaitimore, Ihe
Their gallant comrades of tho army of, signal officer in charge of the signal service
the Potomac, and the Department ot Nor- i of thePoninsu a, and to those of his effi- J by-folk,
though not so long a time exposed to j cieut assistant, Lieut. Lindsay, of tho 15th! "in the
these sufferings, shared these hardships Virginia Regiment.
n'd dangers with muul firmness and cheer-1 The steadiness and heroism of tho offi^
fulness. cere and men of tho artillery of tho Penin-
1 h-ive never seon and 1 do not believe ; sular, both heavy and light, were very con-rom
Minor's farm to J that there over has existed an army (the ■ spicuous during tbe attack on the Gth April,
combined army ot the Potomac, Peninsula] and throughout tho siege which follows.
ra-y be done by Congress, when we are lol|ow.soMipri who dk,d in Hospital in
gelling on so well Wilmington, August 28th. Therefore,
Resolved, That bowing in humble sub-Old
Abe Writes to Grccly. mission to tho will of Him who doeth all
In response to a letter addressed to him, things well, we can but deplore tbo loss of
,-the editor of the New York Tribune, la warm and true friend and a brave and
name and by the authority of' patriotic soldier.
twonty millions of American people," Prcs-
I tve no accurate data upon whioh to | and Norfolk,) which has shown itself, for
sact statement ot bis force, but,
from various sources of information, 1 wa«.
Bed thai 1 had before mo tbe enemy's
ihe Potomac, under the command
ncral McClellan, with the exception
■ ; tho two Corps d'Armee of* Batiks and
Mel>owell respectively, forming an n.
irtainly not loss thou one
■ >usand men.
every portion ofmy linen, where the
inched, he attacked us with a
' - am id ng and musketry, which
i with effect by eur batte-
• lops i the lino.
is were also well thrown
on this and tho succeeding day,
a cally felt our whole lino, but
rywhere repulsed by the neadiness
• ri >. >ps.
with five thousand men exclusive
■. we stopped and heid in
rer ono hundred thousand of the
ary preparation was made in ant'eipa-an
early attack by the enemy—the
pt in the trenches and under arms,
ttersurprise, he permitted day
elapse without an atsault
\ day - the object ot his delay was
direction in front of our lines,
• intervening woo's and along
:-. earthwi ks began toapi ear,
g tic acti >n of t^e G iv-its
I ;aa to pour i::,
tbe Peninsula
The high state of efficiency of this arm of
ng a time io superior to all hardships i l',c service was mainly due to Colonel Geo.
I W. Randolph, Chief Artillery on my staff,
Jlesolvcd, That wo tender our warmest
, sympathies to those upon whom this atflic-ident
Liucolu has written the following j Uon fal)8 most heavily—the bereaved pa-letter
to Greely. Greely says in behalf of i rents and other rolatives of the deceased,
the "twenty millions" for whom he pre- i and that we claim the privilege of mou-n
fiurnes to
those wh
mty millions lor wnom ne 1 anu umi no i-iaim me unmcj
Kpoak that "a great proportion of | in* with them his loss. 1 , , • .- , • Mesoloed, That in his death t
io triumphed in h.s election are ,Gst ono of hcrwarmest advoc^
aim dangers.
The hist drilled regulars the world has'
ever Been would have mutinied nnder a I
continuous service in tbo trenched for
twenty-nine days, exposed every moment
to musketry and shells, in water to their
knocs, without tiro sugar or coffee—with-out
stimulants, and with an inadequate
supply of uncooked flour and salt moat.
1 apeak of it in honor of these brave
men, whose patriotism made them indif-ferent
to sufferings, to diseaso, to danger
and death.
Indeed, tho conduct of the officers and
men was such as to deserve throughout the
highest commendation.
1 bog leave to invite the attention of the
Department to the reports which accom-pany
this, and to recommend tl.e officers
and men there named to the inos! favor-able
considi ral m ol the Govei nment.
I•. is but just to Colonel Charles A.
Crump that 1 should 1>";.r testimony to
the gallantry, zeal and decided ability,
with which ho performed tho various
duties of Commander of the post at Glou-cester
Point during tho year in which h
was mute my c mmaitd.
who applied to its organization discipline
and preparation for the field, tho resources
of his great genius and experience.
To this interprid officer and distinguish-ed
citizen, tho country is indebted for the
most valuable services from the battle of
Bethel, where his artillery principally con-tributed
to the success ot the day, to tho
period when he was removed from com-mand
by promotion.
He wae ably assisted by Colonel Cabell
and Lieutenant Brown of the same corps.
I have '.he honor to be, sir, very respect-fully,
vour obedient servant.
J.'BANK H BAD MA' IR C DBR,
Major General Commanding.
Tribwte of Respect.
At a meeting of Company B, 27th Regt.
X. C. Infantry, the following preamble aud
resolutions were unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS, It has plcascu God in His wis-dom
and providence, to
sorely disappointed and deeply pained by
tho policy be seoms to be parsaing with
regard to tho plaves of rebels."
The Prosid -nt of the United Statos took
an oath to support tho Constitution, which
Constitution confessedly guarantees slavery
us a local institution with which the Presi-dent
nor Congress has any right to med-dle.
But Lincoln is free to confess that he
would pel jure himself by froeing all the
slaves in order to save the Union.
The letter is decidedly characteristic of
its perjured author:
Executive Mansion, \
Washington, August 23, 1802. j
lion Horace Greeley:
the South has
ates and bost
soldiers,and tho community in which he
lived a useful and highly-esteemed member.
Resolved, That lho Secretary of this meet-ing
bo requested to transmit a copy of
theso resolutions to the lamily of the de-ceased,
and tho Groen8borough Patriot for
publication,
So-rgt. G. W. 1UCHARDSON,
" A. D. GUYKlt.
« G. N. FOSTER,
" G. W. GIBBS,
H. J. HA KRIS, Chairman.
SEBOT. G. S. BOXXEY, Secrotary.
he took to his heels. Dodging his pursuers
he ran into the Millui'ro House, rushed up
stairs, and secreted himself under a bed,
thus evading his pursuers lor a time
After considerable search, ho was final-ly
discovered, takon before a United States
Commissioner, and committed to the jail
for using seditious language in strongest
expressions against the government, there
, )l .Reward.—I)»M-m-l from eon]
T^Oil 1..-I. EUfinMt N. 0 rreeps, privatea
lbomai Oliver and FrasJdia Parker, was bawl
regularly enlisted, «ai have bees in camp t
company until the time ef than- detenton,, and aleo.
William Wheeler, who waa regularly
has not yel been with '!"' con piny. & mwara of
$16 <•*<:». will be paid for confining them in .lull, el
J.i0 each io. the delivery ef then aioampoi r.
..uctioninKaleigh.oMoU,^ R
II :iw Capt. Ce._B '
^^^KBWaVIUiWlUasway frou
Tfr^Xt (.eriher, on
B,
to await instructions from the proper au- tn, -.„.| in-ihot, a aegi
thority. His pursuers and the attendant B\aB_ADDISOM,'sfwd abeat 28 /«•**• ^7 Wae*.
crowd dippersed, hut collected again in the j.howaUiewldUef his eyei much, .bout & i
evening aoout ten o'clock, and proceeded iaeaea high, has a eeautdemUa
Com.
nger, until all anxie-1 ripe experience to the defence of Glouccs-astothe
result ol ter Poiut whilst tho important work
remove f-om our
i- midst, our comrade in arms, Wm.C. Clapp, I falsely drawn, I do not now and hero arguo
e I who died at his father's residence' in Gail-j against them. If there be perceptible in it
ford county, N. C. August 3rd 1862, aged animpatie> and dictatorial toue, I waive
Ho was worthily supported on all occa-1 21 years, 1 month, and ten days. Therefore, it in defer . LO an old friend whose
ut. Coi. P. R Pago and the Resolved, That in his death the south has
other officers and inn cusf.taling his j lost a t> no and noble son, and defender ot
force. her a >il, whose devotion to his country, has
That accomplished offieer, Capt. Tbomaa be u seal d by his liie; that we feel, that
Jefferson Page, i t tbe N.,w, successfully ! we have lost a companion, whose duiy was
.,,; ed the resources ot his genius and I performed on all occasions, and whose
Did it ever Strike anybody that if a
steamer with an "assorted cargo" of Yan-kee
goods, takon in at Nassau, attempts to
Dear Sir: I have fee'd. yours of tho I9th. run the blockade, si o generally does it;
addressed to myself through the NewI an(j jf the same steamer takes oat cotton
York Tribune. If there be in it any state- t0 Wassail, to be immediately taken thence
mente or assumptions of fact, which I may Qr Bl)ai0Ut BUo ,ome!low
know to bo erroneous, 1 do not now and "*»■»"
hew controvert them I. there bo in it slips out without the bloukaden heciny
any inferences which 1 may '-..liDvo to be ■ her.
But let a vessel have a cargo on board
io thooffico of the Democratic Citizen, Mr.
A. It. Van Clcaf, editor made an assault
upon the building with stones, ect., break
iog windows, doors and all that could be
destroyed outside, then rushing into the
composing room they pitched everything
into the street that could be handled—'he
outsiders cheering as the work- went on —
until tho establishment was cleaned oul
During theso acts great excitement prevail-ed,
but no duect opposition was ah
uiitil to-day, when the news was received
that Phillips' friends were coming in to
rescue him. Consequently, tho people are
standing up to the ecartch, and a heavy
guard ir placed around the jail. Pickets
are placed upon tho several roads, in ap-prehension
that his friends may attempt
the rescue, or fire portions of the town
The Democratic Citiaen was an ardent - i
porter ofVallindigham, and not a true
Democrat as ifsbould have been.
ne I
«d two im lagers were badly e. teurtd
. „,. ■ayatoempl tog* •■» uwM. C. f******
u a servant for - '■■• l-ri-ons. I WUI D*
\, reward ef TWETV DOLLAEI
r High I'-»nt. •*' I
the ai
ja.l where taken up. a. ISM ^«^*^;WB.
au'JH I . if
ay s skii ai iher ; i sing us
: Yorktown, ' Iri^r. Gen
opposite was commanded with devoted
zeal and gallantry by Brig. Gen. Raines.
My thanks are due lo Capt. Chatard,
• rtie to be made from the j of the Navy, for valuablo 'services, as
e of dislodging him ! Inspector ol Bjtieiies, and to Lieut Col
i ry peach orchard. I Noland, late of the Navy the efficient
ted in the most gallant 1 Commander of the batteries at Mulberry
mannci by the 2d Florida, Col. Ward,and] Island Point.
the Mississippi Battalion, Lien. Col. Tay-1 That patriotic and scientific soldier, Col.
lor, all under the command of Col. Ward. J B. S. Ewell,rendered important services
heart 1 I ave always supposed to be light.
As to tbe policy I "seem to be poshing,"
as you say . 1 have not meant to leave any-one
in doubt.
I would save t'-r- Union. 1 would save
it tbe shortest wiy under the Constitution.
qualities, both of head and ,hcart, endeared j The sooner the national authority can bo
restored tbe nearer the Union will be "the
Union as u was." If there be those who
would not save the Union unless they
could at tho same time sate slavery, I do
those
that does not come from Yankee, land, and
e blockaders aro wide awake, and sin
gono lor certain ; or let her try to ru
if
Oi NEB a HOSPI1 XL NO. M,| I
M.ATB MOOKB HoiflTAL.) >
„ Receive. ■» ■-•"?" :,„i. North I .r l.na aoldi- ■
which leav either in pernon Of by
Captala.ofhiae fsa^ .;,o-,;d i-gi-ncn
Surge
oath before a MagUttaie
i:;-.ov
u. P. MA
Burgeon ia cba
him to as.
Resolved, That we tender to the family
andiriende of onr comrade, our sincere and
heurt-felt sympathy, iu this their sad be-reavement,
and assuru them, that we shall
over cherish his memory.
Sergt. Wm.O. STELNER.1
Corpl. M. PAISELY, i
Pn. K. S. COBLE. |. Com.
" W. P. HUNTER,
«« JAS. ML HARDEN, j
not agree witu them. Ii there be
who would not save lho Union unless thoy
coald ut ihe same time destroy slavery, 1 do
not agree with them. -My paramount
object in this struggle is to save the Union,
and is not either weave or destroy slavery.
If I could save the Union wituout freeing
with cotton not intended for the Yankee
market, and she is bonnd to be picked up.
Just keep your eyes open and see if this
thing is not about so. It is time that, this
knowledgo should be realized and acted
upon. We do not accuse our citizens of
any complicity with Lincolndom—we
know that generally they are incapable ol
such a thing—but we do think that the-
Yankco agenis do connive J.l this sort, of
tiling. By means of their consuls they
know precisely what cargo a vessel takes
On t» vrastilnglon.
It appears ti.at Gen. Smart with .
:avalryactually went within 12 mile
Washington city on Friday last, tbe day
before the great battle was fought He
produced a terrible panic and great I
S,UJ " nede, as the following dispatch from A.ex-it
out aud, n'a sh, ows:
ALF.XAM.IUA, Aug. 29.—This morning.
Stuart's rebel cavalry madoada:h tbrougli
Fairfax C. H., on their way to >'•""»•
which is about thirteen miles from \> a»n-ington.
Too Unioi p epleofthat sect m
have all fled to tho latter city.
Citizens of Vienna were escaping, <"*'
Cavalry having made a descent upon that
nlace But one Union man i* left in
\ ieni a. which is only twoive railee from
Washington. _
,\ private letter from Baltimore says:
Tbe Potomac ienow fordable at every
p.,int—much excitement prevails in West-
I* .enhunl
,h,. (atisfaot ■ a of the
on board, aud toey act accordingly.— WU. I crn Maryland in consequence of the recent
. , I incursion by the rebels.
Journal.
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Equity »t
L862.
r«eaed
tats*
THLI aiinuS
a
— -*-^ Tun I Setiaad U» offer » rew*r
W«!t«r#:T.. " Jehension and n wry a
' after reaching c.u.p WH
Balder, whole fi
tbeea » DavJdaea. $8W wt
be paid .crinea, ^ f AT^(
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id