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«^«y laH indJcato? tbfit Vp cocPidcrs it of CTfst 'in j-r o r i a r o r . T h e full rnr«;,.T<’nrs pro ne t r o t Vnovn

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ovprsipb t. S^rop tbp rpc»ip?.tior of tb e W e ’don rond

by tb e vnrVoes o ^ r N o r tb o m nn ilp have tp k fn the

n r p e r rontp » rd rom p by Tfnlpiph inptoa<l of W urpaw.

I b p ’a trc t Pp*pr?btirsr r n r o r rp rp ir rd is of tbp IPtb

jpst. T bp lfifp<jt T?irbTPord r a r e r ip of W rdpppdnv

IflFt tVp 24tb irp t. T b fy apppar to reach Hplpijrb

r r r r . ’i'-rly o r ibp dnv pftcr r ’’b1icntion. bn t ptp from

60 io 72 b r r r s In ter -n ro r . rb ir r bprp. T bo 'Rn’oiph pa-fPTP wb:cb rppr^'od up pn fJu tr’-dpy pvonJppr eortni?’

TT'pny px trpctp froTT TJicbnior** r c r p r s of tVe ‘>5tb

ipct.. v-Vicb tbpv rocpivod o r F r d i i r . b n t ■wbirb-bavp

no t ypt rrr .rbpd th is plaop. W b r rp the d p trn tion >s

wp do r o t Vpnw. > •'+ woT\1d bp r ’pd to have it rprnp-

djpd. A r d r the D fn a H r rp r t <T’vp ativ a t t r r t 'o n to t^lp ninl*''r. v i l l not be amipp to look rftr-r tbe «pr.

vi<'p i'’ rpnWy j>n pnrtp o f Ibo Ptr^p. \ '^ p havp never k ro w p it in a v o r se condition, ( ' f rOTirpp \rp know

tbp diP'cultipp of tbp t ’Trps; b u t tb o cT ilp o f 'wbiph wp

com plain soom to tbo rf’BHltij of uttc^r oBrplocBnoss

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P a p t y — A ’ frerab lp n rd eir^nent citizen, verr-

inpr wo pnppofp rp c n foiir9''orp year?, and npcepeari-

ly n e a r tbo cVpp of n 'i 'e of d ’Ftirprnipbed public i^nd

p r iv a te w rr tb , '■fnclndo!: a le t te r of c c 'i 'r ra tn ’ation

cn the rcsiiH of the ’ote r iec tion a? follovF;

' O r e < b i r e r ' o r r ; F o r T l p a v f r ’p snko p t r ive y o r r n t n ' c p t t o rr | \rf 'P= j>nrly in e i t h e r lltf' 1 'veci it ivp o r I e r ip ^ p t ’vp d p r r r t n ’P r ’ s p r r ' ip t b e <rrcat b o d v f ' f ♦bp p p o r lp . ♦ i l l iVja c t r r r r ' l p pv>all 1*“ o v e r T’ p t o tb p f s t n b l V b r r p n t o f o n r Tnd< p e n d o n c e k e e p ii« t o e r t l e r ap onp P c o r l p . > f t e r t*’a t . nion o f a n io i t io c n ' a y v n n l t to t b e i r b e a r t ? ’ c o r t r n t . fo r m e t”

T o »>M of wh 'cb wp n++pr a b*’arfv nrreii! A ? onr

sirri hap bpon I'.oretofrre. t'^ 't r r r e p°r*y, s r d to k rp p onr pror1<^ n= o r e n~ar ip tbe ir de'^otiop to tbe

p r e a t cause of Tr.doT'pr«kcce. po vr’M it bp ptill nctil

t h a t T n d e ie n d e rc e is ppcnred. S ince A pril 1861.

have bp'opjreil *o no prTtv a r c r 't 'on t c b p l o r e t c r r n e til! the x?'ar 's fT'di’'’ . !»' 'ii-p rn a r rp r bave

th p e rea t bof’y ol iVo rprp '* ' of N c r rb ( ' a ro l i r a a c t ­

ed from tbe dav v-bpr tbe v p r wr-s f r s t wnjrcd

aen ir?^ f ^ rn ' by I /c c o ^ r . A* pi' tbe ir e le r t ’orp p’n re t^ e 1^* of Je r . 'y they have niar 'Teptfd tbi=

di.^rf'irard o ‘ par t 'ep . Fspec ia l’y e r d rre-fn iinen tly bfjp tbis been tbe cnp>' in t^p p’e c t i r rp of Governor. Col. V a r c e . an o’ ^Vb•p'. ba= been tTcjce r lee tcd by nnhpard-of m njori t’ep. in a !S«RtP which had for ten year? previous to tb e w^ar bppn l a r r p ’y den’o-

cratic- A nd p people who had been for the old

U c io r by an o^orv.hp’iTiirr r raiority . have since that

tinie been un ited o re rw b e ln incly ocra-rst it. A s it hap been for the pas t four years, so it « i l l be till the

w ar en '’ ?— till o>'r T rdoperdcpf e a r d a tin»l separa-

t if>n from tb e vile yackee race are fully and certaii '-

ly pe< ured

A Tnc-rcTiT for t fk T tvf« — Tt w cu 'd he diffcuJt to find a nnore ht aiitifn! ;ind m'popitc qn o ’a tion than

th a t I7'cde by ( ’n!. ]T. H . T>avpou. (v.ho la ’oly

de liverrd an addrep?^ in tUis p lace ’o raise fi:ndp for th e r f l ’f f of >ick and w oucdcd K en tu t kinns,) in a le t te r of th an k s to M rs. A . J . D eU osset. P resident

o f th e so ld e r s ’ A 'd Soi if-ty of W iln 'inptoD. whoh»i> Cf'HcctCd npw:ir»N of St>.'»00 fur l-;s ccxjr t i j

T h e C(*lrtnel says:-In c* nt. iiipUtin- tliP r«-siilt- f ibe ini.■fatignblp labors

—dnilv ar.;l 1. . t i ih iu- ■ r -—< f } ' >;r n.,ble n c ty ir be­half <.f < nr r -u r t i > •' !r»l!< nt dil-r.tlT'^ c .‘rfrj..,y . I :mia t a k r - li. iii tfL'itii- '\ f .n e , < r l'."w y<‘ti art* t-vf rto b e rc jM 'i. it 'W.cr' y. u n .d ize tht* tn .th( f .T .n rv to l!;'- Q m m . when -he .-a'd.■ai <’ wiitn tl .• b vr ■ f tl-at ( < r . - tn lorb

rtr.,1 l , ,v —k i c late i' 1 u r— < *h. t..v L( d-y,th tn it i« LA \ ' t a t w i ba < tu <* t- r < i i:t what «eha dune f< r otbi r- t l a t wi’ think i c i:.oi-l i % u^anliv.'

O f ull tin-t- wi‘h:n l! o n.' r c ry { the livict', tser- e r wu.^ tliis r(P '< :’ ' n < ■ l e civi! i< uior*' proper to

h r .n rrvv . W , h Ut^n and

V i f < i:r ff ' t 'V n ( i ta ’s in thehe vigor t 'f Lt-i'Uh and

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CojTPORT TO TT!R E nkmt.— A n nrtic le m th e l a s t

S tr .rd a rd on “ the recen t E lec tions in th?n S ta te ” will

be wcicom ed b y th e yftnkees with as m uch p lcasnre

PS ^ta pub lica tions » y ea r offo which tbpy conatnied

i^'to pji invitation to Iiineoln to send re in fo rccn en ts to n'PTcb to th e cen tre of- th e S ta te in eearch of the

TTnion ppntim ent th a t th e S tan d a rd satisfied them exiptpd th ere and was ready to welcome a yankee arm y. T h e Stfijjdard n’akos such apflprtions as these:

‘ Tbs* tbe la te rlert;o»'p in this S ta te were n o t free, bu t tb p t tbe patrorjipft o f th e tw o c o v e r rm e n ts and the powor o f the bnvonet wpre uppd to shapp a r d de- tp rm 'no tho rp sn lt .” “So ld iers who fpared fhpir of- fieerp. dptnilpd men who feared th a t if tbpy voted for a cprtain pprpon for ( tovprno r thpy would bp o rd er ­ed a t once to camp, and eo v e rn m e r t employepp who know th a t if tbpv voted pfrainst O ov V ancp, or did not voto a t aTl. they would bp dipmipped from por- vice and bppome conpcriptp, were thus forced to vole w ith a certa in p a r ty and for c r r ta in p*TPons, acra'npt th e ir W’M. T he elpct'on wap n o t frpp’ 'Phe vpllow tickpt ■™i>« fatal to all freedom of cho ire . It was forofecn that it would be. a rd i t was ” “ D etectivep wpre pvery where, potup of tbpni a c t in e as poll-hold- prp. and o thers P tnndin" aronnd th e ballo t-boxes and minp'lircr 'ti tho crowd, ppottinir th e ir v ictin 's and prepflripir tbe ir lists for the ipsnoction of Ibosp who bad employed them in th e ir rdiouB work. B u t in a d d 't 'o n to tb is there were "armet} m fv ” a t hnn- dreds c f p’e'*tion i r r c n d s in this St:>tp. optenpiblv to arrpct dpserlerp. but reallv to overawf! the people ocd forcP th e ir to vo’e for ce rta in pert'ona.”

Thepe s ta tem en ts are p a l p a b l y absurd and false.

I t ip or^^ neceppary to point to the last apsertien, th a t

“ ♦herp‘ were arm ed men a t hundreds o f election j r ro " r d ‘« in th is S ta te .” P ro b a b ly tb e ’e were arm ed m en e r me«t likely urnr, ha lf a dozen election ?ro:»rdp. p laced th ere to a rre s t drpcrters; b a t who will c red it t b r r»rd>'m and recVlcps a s s ^ t io n th a t they were at ••hundreds” of election (nrounds?

B Y T r y 1 L.3E O R

VBPOBT8 o r TRB rVBSS A8800IAXI0V.

A nother B r ill ia n t A fFair nenr P etertbwrq^—• P k tk e s b p b o , A u g . 26.— T h e affair on W eldon R a ilroad on y es te rday wan a gaH ant one a n d snc- cessfiil in i ts repnlta.

W h ile th e enem y’s cav a lry o o d e r S p eers were tea r in p n p th e t r a c k severa l m fles beyond R eam s’ S ta tion . Gen. P a m n to n a t ta c k e d and forfced f te m b ack b tl .ind th e ir in fan try snpports . H a n p to n dis- m onnted his men and fonirht th e in fan try gallantly , pteadily pnshinfr th e enem y b ack nntQ th ey reached tb e ir works one mHe th is side o f B e am s’, and cap- tnrinar ab o n t 800 prisoners. O n r cava lry ac ted with conppicnons jrallantry.

A t 5 o ’cloek in th e afternoon, L ien t. Gen. A . P ,

I th e a s p e c t o f a 9 » rfl on tho H ailro ad . T h a enem y h a s n o t m ate ria lly a lte red bis position there , and be

I is confron ted a t every po in t b y o n r t ro rp a . I t is believed the.t th e R o a d has n o t been deftroyed es fa r a s R eam s’ sta tion , o r i f so he has n o t ased ti e

I a w n c y of f ri» in its des trnction . I t is th e impreo- slon o f many, t h a t th e iron rails a re beinjr hauled

»}& T E S 0B81B,YXB.Uiii»»B«TT o r N 0 . G ivabd H a u , Ang 22, 1864.

A t a mMting this day keld by the Stodenta of tha University, tbe followil^; prmuBbla and reaolntioaa wara un&ciracQBly «dop'ed:

Whereas; I t has pleased A hnifhty Qcd in (be all-wira workings of his jcystericns Pr?Tidesce, to ent short the

! aw ay a s fast a s th e y a re ta k e n nT», so as to p rev en t I brilJiant ea.ifeer \>t C»pt George P e t t i f « w B i^an, M b v ns i n tb e future, o r t o N 0 . O avali/, who ^ d u * i« Qall possible nee o f th?m by

bnild a connpction w ith th e C ity P o in t R ailroad, ' and th ereb y have an nnbroken b’r e o{ com m nnication with his base of snpplie? a t th e P o in t . B n t i t is

j tb o n ^ b t by o thers th a t tbo enem y irit?nd3 to p re ­serve th e R oad in ta c t for his own t:se, in case of an evaetf ttion of Peterebi^rrr and R ichm ond, which he

I no d o u b t blindly hop<*8 for.P r iso n e rs r e p o r t th e p resence of G ran t, M eade

H ill a t tack ed tbe enem y’s w orks, and a f te r a sh o r t I th e p rom inen t O enere ls o f the yankee army,b u t Pbarp enpapcm en t took them , o ap tn r in g a la rge « « c e th e advance Sou th of th e city, have beennum ber of prV oners, p robab ly 2000. and 9 p ieces of m ppectjng and not-ng tb e advan tages of theartille rv . T h e enem y fled in g re a t eOnfosion, and I P”Tol. ppjrram o f R ichm ond tn rn e d tb e cap tu red gnns upon th e onemy w ith g re a t effect. B r ie . G en. Cnt- Icr is am one th e prisoners, wbo belong to H an co ck ’s co rns , and have been b ro u g h t to town.

T h ere is considerable firing down th e road to-day, b u t n o t heavy.

RirnMONT*, A u g u s t 26.— T h e following d ispatch from Gen. L ee was received to-n igbt:

‘‘T Tfapq’r s a . N . V ., A n g . 26.— ITcm. J. A . Sed- ihm: G en. A . P . H il l • t ta c k e d the pnemy in his en- trencbm pnts a t R pam s’ S ta tion ypsterday evening, and a t th e pccond aspanit e a rn e d his en tire line.

“ C oeke’s and M c R a e ’s N o r th C aro lina brigades un d er Mai G en. H e th , L a n e ’s 'N o r th C aro lina brijr- ade of W ilc o x ’s division under Conner, a n d Pe- g ra m ’s A rtille rv , com posed tbe assau lting column.

“O ne line o f b reas tw orks was carr ied w ith gallant, ry by th e cava lry an d e r G en, H am p to n , w ho c o n tr - bu ted largely to on r success.

“ Seven s tands o f colors, tw o thousand prisoner!, and nine p ieces o f arH llery a re in o n r posseawion .

Som e skirm ishing and a good deal of p icke t firing continued on on r ex trem e r igh t, b u t th e re is no th ing nnusual in this, since tb e two lines a re so near each ! o ther . O n .tbp left and cen tre the re was sem e can ­nonading all dav, which culm inated in the afternoon in a brisk shelllner o f the c ity b y th e enem y’s b a t ­teries nea r th e r iver. L it t le o r no dnm ape was done.

P e te r /ih u rg K r p r e s a , 2h fh .

From the Valley.— W e have au then tie intelligence from th e L ow er V alley up to 9 o’clock Tuesday m orn ­ing. S h e r 'd an has re trea ted o u t o f VirpiBia, save a t H a rp e r 's P e r ry . T hey still bold H a rp e r ’s F erry , and ex tendpd th e ir p icke ts to H alltow n, four miles tow ards Cbprlestow n. Gen. E a r ly ’s h eadquarters were a t Charlestow n. O u r troops occupied Sbeperds- town. on the P o to m a c W e arrived on tb e B a ltim ore and Ohio ra ilroad ju s t in tim e te continue th e sus­pension o f trave l. T b e dam age la te ly inflicted by ns had been repaired , and tbo ca rs were to com m ence running th e n e x t day. T h e railroad m en will now h av e to betfin th e ir work anew, and will, doubtless.

W i i i s UsivcTRty with »be big.hf Bt JsoBora, s t d for soma time wks an la s traa - te r in tbp «»m?, bnt wbo, wh?n the first toc 'in of -w?r ▼ as i»oardc<*, r.k# tbe o-itir g^.^hni yo” lk8 of tlie Soaib,nobly vc 'nsrecrirjt in def^ace of bi« »*onelry, k fs fallen ii’. on* of tba iftto e?,£»gem*-cta near Ricbmcad, wbilQ br»ve'y leivMjwg hia devoted troops to th« oharge Tharafora be i t

H“ecWc<{. !«■: That in fbe d fa th c fC ^ p t Bryan, tbe Ur>'i''rt'3ty h*!< lost cr'» her brighteet c rsfcers ts . the L tftt? r r s her nr.Mrst. sono, <be OocffKj?racy cn<3 of he- jDt st c s l’ant eoldiers, the (’> o ’xh a cr>nB<Btent and ex- p.pJ^ry istm ber, an'* w« an Instructor be>cved and re ­

vered by allR»B<'lved, 2t’: T hat wbilt wa ten-ler to his b?>reaved

^T'i’y, in tb».s their bour of sorrcw and glo.''Bi, our hf »rt.relt ccndclcBce and ByTDratby'f<'r ♦bc ir irrepara ' ble lopp, we hid tbe"?! not ‘ to borrow es those who h*.T« no h tp a ,” hut to meet iiim shovis “ where t r e nowars nor ran ors of wars ”

BcpoWc 1, 8d: T hst aa a fitficr tribute to liia memory ire ^fear ‘fce upu*l b?dg* os icoanur.); for th irty divo, •nd ‘hat co;itB of sbe p terrd ing pr»atnble an'? i^eeolu- t i» t 'S b e ren t to th e R a b ie h Confederate and F&xettr- Tilio Oheervfr with » reqneiit for puhlicatios, and to ttie famtlr of tbo droc»B>d.

E bubt a . Losdch, J a . , ]Gbobob ^Lcvaa, VCpm.W. A. P . BaAEcn, j

lOB TH* OBH?;RVSa.Killed, on tbe 15th .Aug White Oak Swamp, Va.,

Q* i*rge W. Rowan, Oo. A, 2d Be;r’t N C t 'avalry, and h ca tiv r of Cbexokee ooun>y. Tcae ban fallen a youth BO yourg and premtpicg He died a t liis post, a trne p a t ro t an<l soldier fifLbtir.g for b'p. eonctry and bis ia«t wuTda Here, ‘‘Never give bfcck ‘ He irae ever gay, cbee:

W e I T h e e n e m a s loss in killed and wounded was heavy. I consider E a r ly a very troublesom e supe rin tenden t of I f l, obliging and lively, and strict in the dte«>tarfo o/b is

mi<Tht e.xpopp 'ikpw ise thp s to r e s a b o u t “de te ftives.’*

colf 'r o f t^ VetP. o rd e rT ? to comp, »*ic. &c.: b u t i t is

rcpdJppp— fl’o r e o p V « t bo ire In o w them to be '‘alsp. a r d r o i h i r g th a t we could pay would influence

the ynnkecp or the dppertcrs in llie woods, all o f

whom T»ri11 be hugely delighted with the S ta n d a rd ’s rppcrf ions.

F f o .mcti.no P f .m k F f f it m '.p — T he Richm ond K x p m ire r Ih irkp tl ui the > urning of ( ’han’berpburg wns a t r r ra te r and m ere decisive s tr ide to v a rd s

peacp th an a r y of the p re a t victorips, or all of them ;

and propoFOP tha^ . op fl’O re talia tion for the b u rn irg of one C enfcdera tp town and th ree p riva te dwellings has has PO pood an effect, c u r t rc e p s shall go again

in to P crnpy lT Jir 'a r.nd burn ppven o ther tow ns and a

b.oupard cw eli’rpp ♦'or a l i k e r r m b e r of C onfedera te tow np iifd 1 cr.fe? d rp treycd by ti p enMny.

W e den t a c re e t ’tl- the K xam iner as to the re la ­

tiv e im p o r t r rc e c f the b c T rT g o f ( ’1 am ber?bnrg and the v ictories, bu t we do t r t i r e ly os tc the rei-eppity

of re ta lia tin g for ti e w ar tcn and uncivilized d es tru c ­

tion of p r v a t e property .

R n rE N K P .— Lieut. Jop . A . M c A rth u r , of tbo 51st R e g 't . who reached R ichm ond a few da\.^ ago by

flag of truce, from yankee prison, a r n v t d a t bis home r e a r t h ’P r lacp r r S a tu rd ay UiPt. W p a re in­

debted to him for a N ew Y o rk H era ld of the ITth

inst. l t .9 news has been an ticipated , b u t th ere is

m "ch of in terest e \e n in on o 'd yar.kee paper. T he

large.'t type in this is eiven to “a brilliant movement

of tJ ra n t .” which tccled, as we know, in the defeat at

Fuzzle 's Mills.

N oPTM <'aR( I.TXA OrFTi KES .VT l*e,nT IH'I.AWARE.---W e are p erm itted t o ( o p y ih c follov in j. 'ex trac t from H i . 't te r from L iout. <'l orlep P. M i l le t t .c f the ;id N .

Troops, who was ( ap t^ re d at .Spi tt.H\ Ivania. I t IS da ted F o rt l>eJoware, A ug. titli ” After speak ­

ing of the d u l’ue.^s of prison life, a t d of bis having

rP( cived F!ipp!ios c f ii’ocey <^rd clo th ing from twoI ntiurc.e^ iU. tiu' .X nrth Im -writMS tit ht8 tu lher:—

Capt, Hdrnt*. l.,it-tit i\ri<’crr<in, (Vij.t, Kyle. Lt. (iarry V illiun s, Miii. ^^■l>or^l^’ niij (’.npt. ^'oan nro lure— hjI

'well fxccpt ilic latti r, V liii hi'r In * n “i- l: for abcu*, a wtjt-k. .li.hn Mn'ViT ■"■'•(.'tl'nu! from Pi'irf I "okdut, tbal b’1 of the e< nipsnv [C’. fU'ii’ll that were tlu-re were wt*ll [i fvri:! 1'. wift- ti nt he is here iind in cjoc'd health;alro S. Hi’. -‘ V »'■•! J. V’. FlontTri. who wert,-

■tty?! urfr.” ^ ^

L ank’s P.r i<;ai>e is the B a ttik below K ic h -

MO.NP.— F.xtract fn m a le tter , da ’ed■ Nk.v:; I ' /j-.i.v/s . ' i’K. 18.

•S'ii'CO r.’v la-* 'V“ Jin < n :<i .» !!:'rd t m" aii*’ p-.-vf-reI ’i-y Vi!o'.>-‘ y•^r^Ti^ty eur liripad

O urs was re la tive ly small.“ O u r profound g ra t i tu d e is due th e G iver of all

victories!, and ou r th an k s to th e b rav e men and gal­lan t oflRcers engaged . R E L fk , G en’l.”

fW e do n o t know o f any “M c R ae’s N . C. B rig ­ad e .” T b e N . C. T roops in H e th ’fl Division are C ooke’s ac d K irk lan d ’s B rigades . Col. W m . M c­R a e com m ands th e l.’ifh regim ent, C ooke’s brigade. T bpre is some m istake, p robab ly in tra n sm it t in e the d ispatch . A nd again, ia^ppeaking of T>ane’s brigade as “under C o rn e r ,” wo suppose Col. Cowan o f the 3.‘ld i» m ean t. H e is tb e rank ing ofiGcer, Gen. Lane, Col. P a r ry and Col. B a rb o u r all having been p rev i­ously w ounded.]

From Genrgtn.— A t l a n t a , A u p .26.— T b e e n rm y re tired from onr r ig h t front la s t n igh t and our forces occupy tbpir second l ire tb is m orning. T b e enem y’s lines from P e c a tu r to P each tree roads are all aban ­doned. b u t they arp still on our left and centre . T he m ovem ent is in te rp re ted as a concen tra tion upon our left and centre. T ^e re was sk irm isb ing th is m orning on the left. W ith the excep tion of 3 shells fired from thp r ig h t la s t night, before th e enem y withdrew from th a t point, they have n o t shelled the c’ty for 24 hours.

P r ip o n e rs 'b ro u g h t in ^ h is m orn ing from the ripht s ta te th a t W b p ele r tap p ed tb e road twice, which was repaired immediately, and tra in s are runn ing through. T hey also s ta te th a t S herm an’s arm y is on full rations.

SECOND DrSPATOH.A ti-a .'jta . A u g . 26.— Since th is m orn ine th e ene­

my re tired from onr ex trem e left. P riso n e rs s ta te the tra in s came th rore* ' from C b a tta n o o p a yesterday.

T he ( 'ha ttanooffa G aze tte of tbe 2.Sd s ta te s th a t W heeler destroyed tbe depot a t C leaveland, Tennes- pee, and burned the town.

THIRD DTPPATOn.A ti.anta, A n g . 26.— T h e enem y have ma-osed be­

tween Pa< e ’s F e r ry and ( ’am pbelton roads and aban ­doned the en tire line on th e righ t of tbe C h a tta n o o g a Rail Road. S herm an’s o rder da ted the 2.'ith. direcl- inp th e reduction o f ra tions, was p icked op in de­se rted cam ps. T here has been sh a rp skirm 'sh ing on our left aM th is afternoon.

A special d ispa tch to tbe C incinnati Com m er­cial. da ted N ashville , A ug . 18, says the rebel caval­ry a t ta c k e d Greensville ou Tuesday, e few miles b e ­low C bickam anga. D uring tb e fight, Gren. S te a d ­man was seriouslv woundpd, and Col. S tre ip h t killed.

A flispaich «ate<t fnoiaDopotm. Anfr A s tbe tim e of th e d ra ft approaches, th e people are becom ing excited . T h e re is a g re a t dem and for su b s ti tu ie s o f any and all colors.

transporta tion .Sheridan avoided a fight in his re trea t, m aking r o

stand save a small a t te m p t of one a t Charlestown. H is anxiety peemed to be to escape.

W e le a rn th a t Sheridan caused all the wbpat s tacks to b e burned, in hip advance from W in c h e s te r to S tra sb u rg . In his flight back , be bad n o t tim e to p e rp e tra te the seme villainy upon th e farm ers b e ­tween W in ch es te r and th e P o to m ac . A num ber of dwellingp were burned and citizens a rre s ted a rd carried off; tho u g h no t to tbe p.xtpnt which reports have alleged. A p a r ty o f M osby’s men cam e upon a squad of I.*) or 2ft, who bad 5ust se t on fire a dwell­ing. T h e ladies and th e children whose Lome it was w ere wringin^r the ir hands with d ’streps a t tb e s igh t o f tbe ir bnrningr ho»^e. end invoking punishm ent en th e vandals , when M osby’s men cam«». Thpy rushed upon th e incendiarips and took no priyoners. T he p ray er of Fuflering innocence b a d b e fn swiftly heard, and th e pun ishm ent ram p, and conae as swiftly and as te r r ib le as it was righteous.

fitchm nnd ,^fvHnel. 2!yfh.

d' ty A aotber soldier has gone, acother home de­prived cf its hr>btc«t flower end rendered sad and deso­late E e Icav'S a f<t)ner, m otbrr, meters end brother 0 Konrn fcjg fall Bl<* P»rents h»ve bee" deprived of

an exoeUent sen and North ra ro lin a Las loat one of her b' st dOi'eBdc's

Althi.cjrh he fills a eoldier’e grsve far on VirjriEla’s soil, b»e friends wi>l never cetse to r<>3 en\ber biip wivh

n^te tendoraePB and hops be i a s ?onn to b;e re ­ward la he*>en, where he will never >gUB be &roa8<'d t'^tbe coEfli''te of cruel w*r. W iu .ib

The Mfviphut A fl 'n ir .— T b e following d ispatch was received a t tbe W a r D epartm en t yesterday:

M o b ile , A ug . 22.—T h e followine d ispa tch was received from Gen. F o rre s t , dated H ernando. 21st: “ I a ttack ed M em phis a t 4 o’clock th is mominff. d ri­v ing th e enemy to bis fortifications. W e killed and cap tu red 400, cap tu rinp th e ir en tire cam p, with abon t 300 horaes and mules. W a s h b u m e escaped in tb e darkneps of tbe morning, leaving his clothes behind. M y loss is 20 ki’led and wounded.

“ N . B. F o r k e s t , M aj. G en .” T h e re is reason to believe th a t F o rre s t has cap ­

tu red tbe city of Memphis, with the immen'^e am ount of supplies s to red there .— E ichm und Fvntinel, 2f>th.

Th f Mobile Fortn.— I'h e vanlcee papers fbefora news of F o r t M organ’s fall had reached them ] sta te th a t Farracru t had dem anded tb e nnconditioual su r ­render of F o r t Morerap on th e 9th inst.. b u t it was refused, its com m ander s ta tin g th a t be had 6 m ouths’ provipion and would rpsisi to thp last.

M aj Gen. C anby officially repo rts to W ash inp ton on th e 9th: “ F o r t lia ines , with .56 commissioned offi­cers and 81P enlisted men. with its a rm am en t of 26 guns in tac t, and provisiona for 12 m onths, has su r ­rendered unconditionally , an« was occupipd by our forces a t 8 o’clock yes te rday m orning. F o r t Powell was abandoned, its garrison escapintr to C edar Po in t. I t s brumtn> u t i i f lC kudis Ib lu v*>uOltlwu fUi tuiii “a te service.”

FOR THS OBSBRVSB.In thiR our time of sorrow and weeping no deaJb has

cai'fed more b^art^K sorrow »han tb*t of T.icu* J A B B'up, of Co F 46th N O T. who wa« killed cn 6th May in Ibc bloody bkttle of WildernesB, Va. John wa« one o fJhe firrt. to reepocd to his conntry 's call. He was a naJivp of Moore counfy At the oatbreak of the wr»>* he ap^jBttd -’n ruisinp: a company in hie native county, and wa*! p’tcted 2J L icntprsnt, but had been prr,rao*ed to ihe coamKUd cf t*je company a sbcrt time before i»j« death A tdpds those woo have fallen in this cruel war tfcere has not been a robler heart than Jo h n ’s H s o«'Trp»nion8 in arwe will eve*" 1 >ment tbe 1o»b of so kind and brsTe a eon’marrter. We t e t d ' r onr warjrest sym- pf tbifp to tbe beresved family ai^d p^r^nte: may they not n cum ae t*^ofe who ha^e no hope; hut let them be ccrsclcd by ti e bieeeed thcntrbt tba t their lose is his e t r r r a l yain- E is meB>ory Bball c*er live freeh in the bearfs of a grstefu! people. Cooaiu

C O N F E D E R A T E T A X K G T r * :

TWE Corfederata Tax Afsrep'r? for Ibe c "•••>’ a a t t wiil a ttend at t^e fol’o v irp •

for the pnrnoEe of reeeivir.g tim Thx J/si f r O’. A t Jobnsonvil^i*. W edr“P«Tav P s 't. 14t’ :A t Ba^'beene. Thnrwdav «<Tt IF*’’:A t T urner’s Store. Fridav Pfp*A t War. P e r k t r ’s Htoro, Pp-irtrd'▼ S. f t T"' ;A t A»*rasbcro’, Mond»yAt R Turlin^to' ’s. ?'0t’ ;At y*- Matthews’ ¥ i i l , T"ed!*P8 Is,/A t Je b n Pre::^e’e, Tb.ir«S'B P 2? '-- i i r n c H ’p, I', tdov 2i?d. •

The tax payers a e i e t j n''t t« »ft times and p’^ces above pf^*ed. an"* a correct I ' s t o ' <h* fol’i 'w 'r r pu^ j 'o ti e f t / ’''.**' bawd and owred on 17tH Fcb’y 1?64:

No acres land a>:d velne I860, employed li' tore.

No, age and pcj of slaves empi»'y'‘d i»?No horses, mules and oxen ews'nlfyj'd in ‘No plPBgbs ^^d other ’K'»'?rn!e^'p

in agrienltnre, sod all other proipfry ecKare.

No acr*^ Ie»^ and other real p r rp e r iy Bc:In agricnllDTe

No borses, tsnles and asses not ercp!.')"*'-’ f ■ tore.

No, age and sex of slaves not c»rpl'*yrd t->No of oatile r>f the Bovine Bv-cic5ee; b';-1

and hogs.No ponnds eofton R.nd w^o'; tobscc»';!■ . ’ i.

orrr>, wheat, ryp rif'r, &oV*lue of nt'ta»oes of all kinde, p e 's h ■' ' >.

pe»e and all o*bpr producte cf farm, . * fValue of flour, meal, puger, rnrl*B;r.'’. * r.-"

and all ^tber e r rc e r ’ps, wares nr.< r* • c': .s r 'r i fc n s Hqner<i. w>«p. c’drr, Tinei*»r. i o

Val>'* of aP boneehold *nd >’tchpn ■cultural toelP, and *11 f'^ele of ETPeben’' T n i ' ' ? s tm m ents and all aHiclep of drmeeiie upf; N*' ' of wagons. c«rts, drays and all other v<"?; \ i ' 'value of all gnld awd silver ware ondplfSo. ’ry^and wetcbee; value of bookp, maps,Jnge sta tuery and other works c f art; /*'* ; ' ' r ' a»«e*« of Ba»ks, jo in t sto<‘V eoTcnaniee '■ ’wbother ineorppra^»d or n rt , j;cld and pI'i.- dust, ro ’d a rd Pilvpr bullion. »moun» ; • ' ? credits, bank bills, and all otb''r i»ar ’ ' ' rercv. (except pon-int»rfpt C • fsory N< t<=", end r ' “t m r 'lo^^d 5t<. a • i' 'value of sU rooneys held sbrrad . bii'r o ’ vr * :foreign eountriee. value of all srticl •’ i ' 'm’xcd prcperty not in teri^e ”

JOHN GP.J r . ' \ .■ .’Aug 26I will a t tend w?th th» /e f icsecrs r t f. ' ' ’ '

t;me« a n d p laces fo r th« purt'opc of r c V f •• ' ' ance o f ta x e s now due Dolin '’n ' '^ ’ r notice th a t a f te r thi<4 round I eha!’ *the law against theiD. C 0

Col^icU.r •Aug, 26 ’ -■ *■

TOR THX 0B8BRVKB.Died of dyep«-psia, in tbe Uospisai a t Lynohburg, Va,

en the 2R*b of Ang 1862, in t t e 23d jp u r of h'S age, CorD t 'h s rlrs G Harris, son of E T tn d Mvrlfc* Harris of Mcn^gomery cousty. He vo'.anteered in dr-fpnoe of bia ccu»!‘ry, and left b!s bo’ e Bapt 15th. andr ’STit a« a private in Co K. 34»h N C Trocpp, in which he was appc'nted Oorpct'^l. He was always ready and willing to do bir full di'ty. W hra tbe Reg’t etartfd on the loi g warcb to MaryUnd, bo was unaide to march an;? w?f3 e w ie d to th« ^pppital a t ly rc b b u rn . where he rccibine<{ ouly a few days «nd tbei*. yieldea on in t^e h»nds of hi" H issed P avxur. He T s a a c»n- B e'en* Eietcb*.- cf tb'? ^'ethodipt 'huroh two years pr?- >lcu* ti« b;B de^th, sn 1 evidetce of t tiuW pious

chripjitp ITe l'’»vfs T.*rents, two brothers ar?d fi7e iiotprp to mourn the lo«3 of an sffec.’io'ral.a son and a fond broiher. ar.d his country one of its braveeteo’diers.

77i' Fftic Meeti'^n a* Syracvn*.—Tbe peace meeting at Syracu«e, Now York, on tbe 17lb, was a very Irtrire af­fair. The rcP(>lutions «dopted call for poace, and pre­sent, in strontr rolors, the outraces of Lincoln Ujxin theF ro m the Southtvefif.— O s tk a , M iss., A u g u s t 26

» l . u r , : ; i . t | - e . l . S c o t t f o .g h t l b . e u e m , io s u h n rb , of II (Minton y es te rday and drove then i b ack one mi e. | res-.luti-.n contains the action of the bodv:

T h e fight was despera te , ou r m en charg ing gallantly.T h e enemy hav ing received reinforcem ents re-oc< u- pied Clin ton. T h ey a re sa id to have 6000 infantry and 30 p ieces of artille ry.

T h K f'HA FF ^Vf'N ADMlXI'TflATTO.V.-

bo brf tight to r .1

wnnt P tancff n r .in tHce, how can u ry < d the overflew r ' pr- '-p . rnv . dvreil t f o n

dc>nc «..r cati d'.- for l.intr clf? Me:', pho’tld

tL<"niseive.' to ■■!'< '■ p ’ u* t-' d'T^Lg

weil as in th f L'.,ur of <:■ a ‘ '>.

MKhrrr'-T K O lTl SITION vo tiik

’!’l e V^Tcury F,r,\s t in ', vhen it

spoke of it. to rae f> u 'es ( f P r f s .d e n t

f.nvis whirb, it .‘•aid, • he p u t f - f h *o p a r a l ; r - imd

def< uM L e ! ff* ■ t t o f . v n y m i t r ^^ar,’’ itmean t.^at t o e / pi i. f- r ih w ,th s r , h i

— o n i y t b a t t!' ir w is t- an

01 c o a r -e v. t; irive tfic

the ir.tcnfi;tn ol' r ‘jni-.‘.r;'

n'.ado Ih**l'ril^^a!^ c ' a i - " of tl

■ f - v T ccl'. i m s i r f ro n t o’A'l t j l i i ' - C * ‘ r - I a Itrhrauo out o! t>t ir l,’-*-ii-twork". and kii rd fJ' ii. < ' iHifiy. iht ir ‘•■omrnaridcr. W<* moved our nii'T'i'’*- *'y the ri:'h> flii' k. c h fr^ . d a,t dcuMp-<ii’ifk with

r--capUirHd lino, / u t onri clinr d blue riif'UL-ii: b u t the ever ready

North ('ar^ •' uj- I 'f t .u r I'f.l.If liii.L.ide :!j;iiiu s^uvtd Ih-di’V. 1- <h>-v i]: i III! ii • 12th I ' . iy at Spoli.sylvaiiia.All ill-- a inv iirt* ci'mplii'ionlint: up. We k i l b d a n eiior- mOMs nun l cr (-f y u l ; - . a m ’, c ap tun .d t-nrae <*.(K» pri- tt i i ' r s . Ai* ’> ti^'lit I laucockV 2d corpp. The

tbic .s <lo>>" t>y ' iirHi veiub' and a b-w G eore iarp iho »';■ !■ ^loriouK C<>’. RarHonr [ ’’om-i i iu id ' . ' I I I ' ' P r i fa d u l wa- wend'd d . ' K. .i. H.. J r . ’’

1 n o i l ^.^^l•AITIKs— the ba t t le on the W eldon Road

ing resolution contains the action of tbe body:“ Resolvf>d, Tb.Ht. ppeakinc for tb*' many thousands

here assendilrd, jrnthcred together from every county of tbe St.ite of New Y<>rk, we bplieve that it is the duty of the comin;; convention, to inpet a t Cbicairo on the *29tb

I of A u ^ s t . to pi VP erpreg.^ion to tlii,' l)en(.‘fic*'nt sjiiritof ... Fi'nm \ irl'sh-iirg.— M r r id i a k , M iss., A ug . 26. I pcsee, snd t<> declare as .the purpope of tbe Dpmooratic

\s iP. Ta*’ eui iry U3a.=“ *d Itis J 'I 'h e lines a t V ick sb u rg are com pletely closed f*’*'j party, if it >-hall recover ]>owcr, to raus'" thi^ desolating (’■ o o f < n fu r ri^lit. drove j tbe n e x t 20 days. Ing ress and egress is no t allowed I to cpa<»* bv the valHnt; of a naiiocal oonvontion. in

under any c ircum stances. I t is th o u g h t another I which all tbe Statos shall 1»’ represented in tbeir s^v m ovem ent is on hand, os all the horses in th e c ity I erei^n catmcity; and that to tbi'i end an immediate a>'nn.s- were b e i r e im pressed by the yankees. I tice shall be declar«'d, of sufficient duration to give tbe

T h e prisoners c ap tu red in M em phis by F o rres t, | Sutt-s and the peoi«le amjile time and opiK.rtunity to de-

of

p ian -tioc o u r con tem porary fchoul.i have

r -ur\ 3 e:ip!a'';i!: ' I

B u t i:i ’i:;'.!i;iitr it.sinern bor­

ed th a t t i - :ts inn-i iion only by v b . t i

suys, a n d h a d ; • u.< a:;3 o f kuu-.wn- U n t ^h . i

m ade tjie rcii' - ik up- u whi.-b w : (o m n u u ’t'd. i; .u-

tended som ctb ii 'g a ltogeth i f d i l ' i r i n t fr(>ni H’h a . it

said.

T h H KTPK. TrtD “ cn^-V^JK OK It-dle:^!!S tn n d ard b i t t ' r l y th e expro-rfion o f 'i ro p ;a

i o n th a ' i-^>p-i"’r g to c b a c -

i t d.d ;-oir.'‘ ntro v.hion ib a t it ?.-ou!d o ’ p^'se

K eep cool an'^ “ v.oV h r.:;d v.’a(^overn^r, and i t will be se er in due tim e if^ the O b ­

se rver ia n o t rifc'ht nrtw as it wa.s then see som e th ing else to o — a.-.othcr b i t te r diaappoint-

m pct of po litica l Hspiratiohse r v e th e S i i i n d u rd ju s t a=i th e IV n ioera ts did

,d as tho ‘ ( ’oiis. rv^i’ ivcB’

left for C ahaw ba th is m orning.

The Fall o / Fort Morgan.— Mobti,*, A ug . 26.— B y flag of tru ce b o a t which re tu rn ed from the ene­m y’s fleet las t evening we learn from the yankees t h a t F o r t M organ was c ap tu red a t 2 P . M. on Tues­day la?t On Mond.iy th e enem y opened fire on the f(*rt. which replied with spirit. ‘O n T uesday the bom­b ardm en t was renewed. Meanwhile the enemy had succeeded in g e tt in g 3 howiteers in position fto

on t ’ c 21bt inst. we le i rn n ( ’;.- t. J o h n M- K< liar, 1 reach) our line of skirm ishers on the glacis of tbefort, axid kep t up a heavy fire on ou r guns and gu n ­ners. W ith the assistance .o f the m o r ta rs of the fleet the assa ilan ts succeeded in dam aging several g un-carr atres. Uen. I'acre. hav ing des troyed everji th ing in the fort and spiked his guns, capitulated. H e and the garrison of .*181 men have been sent to N ew O rleans. O ur loss in killed was 17. T h e num­ber of wounded is n o t known.

'I’he enemy have throw n a force of 4000 on tho main land a t O ra n t’s 1‘ass, opposite F o r t Powell.

( ’r>. A fith N . ( ’ (Rivalry, was elinhtly wounded, as

wore -1 1'- C urrie of C um bcrlai;d and .M Sm all of | n : ':-nett, mcmb-.-rs of his com pany. A .1. Ik t lm n e

and W m . lb>ihuu«‘, eons of l io n . Laucl-'in B.v'hune,

of thi.-i co u r ly , we’-e cap tu red .

fill

bafip. J u s t so

we crTpre?;^' d f-ur op'.n-

:. Viincp’s re-electr''Ti.

M r. W o n 'd -b e - if ttic Ob-

W e shall

[lisappoint-

I’he ‘'D es tru c tiv e s” ;s di did

Wounded;

advc‘< mH* a monarc'^y: U'u.11, if ibc O i'. 'c rver bad

1. r -j»!f t'» go-'Would haVf, n-ii!0 vc»

some y ears ago, a'.

ft'W v;"ekH ? g ' 'H ut the S taPfiard mak-^s a prediction of its own

VI/.: tl a t in less th an tw ^ yc'ira the O b se rv e - will 'l ii'i,' is a good one. W hy,

loubted the cap ac ity of

n i the.nsc.lves” tbo la te election

d th e d oub t.’ ‘rh(.-e a rc iuf'ie^i

h o w cr-r . th-.it tbe S ta n d a rd ’s ccr.lidence

’’ lias been tna’en;d iy Icbaerfcd l>y the

•-aaio .•vent. 'I'fio .1' -p s ( bloF, w!ii- h i;ave taken ii:.- of i)Hi k s 'ro u u ly of RH idca

ibiii - tiie pecp it ialeiy ail th a t was good and grc^^it

and wise., i>r«; out a s o t ' f .i5.ser, in the S tan d a rd s l>ut we •/"'I '.low the S taud iird do room fe*r rpiib

'I bc O ', crvei novi-r was, is not now, and xpoct.s 111 be, in fkvor oi .v m o u .ir tb y I t has

Twenty- i.Mb X O T. W ddon ll '’f',d. *v". 21, 18f>4.Co A. (A diP .t— K'lb-1: Lt .1 M Kuvul. <»undcd: J II

Tiinif'-. (’ >:o !liirli-=. 'Vilborri JSivin-^, eb i'b t.n ( r.Tiloi;.)— Kill: d; Si;t i ; ■( Hicbftrd-i n, T t llrooni,

M l i M o r r o w . ■ ourib-d: F R Ricbnrds.m m ortally , 0 YcMarwi-'. «1 I- Cburct'.. H .1 >b'»r-ruia. J 15 Nichole.

C ( I— l-ii'ed; .5cr-s- "M'litho-.1)' ( il<‘3' (.'.'trroP. S Mcf'onnld.k ’ (Oil itb 111.)—W(,undi d: ' .M Cbf-c’:, .1 1> bvridy,

V ( aid ". id] )— ’ our.d.cd; Caj.t II M Tultle.( iKilhftiii I— K ir d: Co.i-l .1 .1 Record.

A *• Lin>'i-’f ’’rv t^l■^b, •■oth l'-i;s.fl W onndei’: C C D- nson tli-. h, left arm:

.A. 1> M 'CoUum knee; . C H arrison below r ig h t hip; T JH i . -a n l -ntfocks.

l7(Caldwell )— "VVounded: .Ino Stallings.K. ( A n“on )— Nonf.Killed wo'oiidcd vll—total 27.In f.. ti< ’i. >.ni!-i)ts n-«r I’ctfT.diuru;. j.n-vion.sly —t o A,

An-r i::— Kilkd: .!u» l . 'ng . Aug 1 ii.— Wounded: C l>en-

" k 1 __ '• '-ur.d.-'. .lolin Poplin, h ft th igh , severe:Am" •.iil - S Iv I’lirbcr und li H ilb re tb , in head severe, pi-rhai'S niorl.-dU.

Maj C Mrorty-Fourtb X C T, ’''e ldou lliKid. Aug ‘.il Sl'-i!man c.om’dfr.

\ Killed.: ■ VJ lay. .Ino Stanly, Dav'd Tippitt.

tbi

bling.nevera lw a y s p r ' f; r r c d . w ^,r. f. rs . a n d e.Ki.ects a lw ay s

t o prclVM , o 'l r tori 'i " i ' v cp u o iic au g o v e ra iu u u t to any

o t h e r — lim iu <! nionivrcliy, <>r o th e r .

Y a d k in S k n a k u ia i. IM stko r.— ( ’ol. W . 11. A.

;^pe<-r in ciccicd 1-> the S ena te from Yuilkin, Surry , Ashe. A l’ ;.'i anv .a W utauga, instead of C«d. .1 H orton j s iien t 'd o re rpprpted f’oil; .Speer 1422,

t lo r to n I I

i A.MihK Ijii.T-.i;.-;.— Yf.ekce p.ipers adm it a loss ol ;jOOO 'n t|. on thi- W eldon iio ad on liie1‘i t h iuat

(iiiiidcd.: 1! '^11'

' Ii— KHled^ Sgt .1 A Kniirbt.. Wounded: Capt W C 'owi-ll elifdit, "’hi I’ittnian tiiigii severe, 'm Manguin,

.1 M >p:rnni’ li-', V. iiHo Edniundaon baud and km c severe,R Dunn arm.

f H ounded: 11 1$ Fallord.las Kdnio'id.-o'- vpry B.;vei(

I ) V ounded: Sgl '• 1* <

'’ ■'Kl!!.W<7uudLi\’:*i>t.l .1 Crump thigh severe. A (id n i-re sevtre. Ki’led: John Hatch.

I '_ W o u n d c d : V m V< a iruer faei*.J-Viouuded: -le Pe F Thompson lap very severe S

N Tt om|.«.n l.und. C Adains b g very sevens K uIihI:

* ' KUl ed Sert^i, .lesse L Mollitt.K'_V oun.k-d: ) T Fergu.son, leg severe.Total, killed 7, wounded ‘>1.Script R llai

A. and R 1> Sinidt, (% were ter.-'bnr;r in the treucbes.-

severe. I’ McCilawboue hip,

I» (iladson le« amputated, A .1

liberate upon, and finally conclude, a form of Union.” Vallanilitjham, Fernando *V(K>d »nd others made s+rong

I speeches for iK-ace,

VOR THB OBfiKRVKR.Lii.fsvii.lf., N. O., Au£». 2K,

Messrs. Editors: I t seems tt-at you and pome of my other newspaper friends are det<-riuincd to have me in tbe uext L<-in;Hlature—and in fact the voti; at bo>re anH in nearly all tbe army seems t<' indieatt'. an intention of the same sort ou the part *.f tbe Anson voters. But. I am not eb cted. Fairlv and honorably def'*Pted, I ^ub- ndt to the exi r^s^ed will of the pwiplc witli entire ctjua niinity and ■without a particle of resentment or ‘dl-will towards any one. I have reason to be jmnid of tbe vo!e 1 received; and am pleaseil to krow that my ci'unty 'vi’l bt! rej>res»«nt^d by two uentkui'-n. Messr.-*. l)ar;;3n and Folk, eminently qu.ilified to care for and advance her in­terests and truly carry out tbe view.-- and w’=>beH of her citizen.s. Most respeetfullv.

■ E. R. LILES.

yOR THB OBSKRVKR.Messrs. Kditors: Please give me room in your paper

to say to tbo public, tha t I>^ . Wni. I \ Mct'allum and .lohn (». A. IHck, of .Mfords^nlle. Robepim county, .N'. arn like ministerinti angels to tbo !»icj; of •“oldier*^' fami­lies; they have ever been ready and willini; to assist without murmuring. May (^od smile on them fov their liberality i*nd generosity. APPRECIATION.

Of fever, in Wadesboro’, 17th inst., ELLEN’.T. CRAW- FORI>, wife ol H. A. Crawford and dautrbter of Wilson Chambers, Esq., in the 48d year of her age.

At Winder l]oppit.^l. ou the I4th ins-t., of dysentery, L D. SMITHDEa L. Co. C, 48th N. C. Troops

I d Leroir, Caldwell couaty, N C., on the Srith J u ’y lasi, after a long and mcsc p-aiuful illuess. Gen. WM F. .TONES, a^“d about 57 years.

F.iYRTTSVILLR AHSKNAL AM) AKVORV,-*u^ 2G. iS 'j l j|

W A I % ’ T E I > .

A RTKAVV »od u-iiablf far,--, t -o utidei.i h?.-;triiie ean find snady er rnt a t »i>--i

Appl? to tbe C‘0*d'DG f ’FFiCLR.

I T I c e l i u ; ; o l t h e ? ? l a § i ! » t r a < f ? s *r iIR E M A G IST R .\IE3 . f Ourjt eriand t our.tj are rn I. cuetited 'o n-tet a-: th>‘ Co-i'* Houi(e. in ? r.jelreTit.'

a t l i o’ob»ok, A M , pn Tuesd»y cf Pep(«niot-t T<!’A d ispa tch of the 22d says th a t the rebel raid on I next of toe Oourt of PIe«8 sn>.i Qa iUer 8 rF*io.ie of «.itt

th e city was a com plete failure, though , ou r troops | Couc.v. v-.Mt.-iTT

F A Y E T T E V I L L E M A R K E T . — A ^ g ^ 2 a ^

T e VIJEW OF THE MARKET.Baoctv $4. Pork 2 50. Lard 54.Beef 1 CO to 1 50 j e r pouad, retail.Beeswax ?> 00. Butter 5 09 to 6 00.Cotton .^0 ty ’ 75. Coffee Itl 50 to 16 00. Cotton Yarn—20 OO to 40 00 pt^r bunch.C^nrera-a. retnil f5 . Dried F ra il 1 00 lo ’ 60 per lb Bgga 1 f'O per doiun.Extract LQjt«rnd 6 00 to 8 00 r« r lb F ioar—Sure r, $160, Family,F 'ar»erd 8 00 to ’ 0 00 per OiJ.Fcdd.-^r 10 CO Hay 8 00. gfcucUs 6 60.

Ar>p’e^ 4 00 to 5 00 p-*r ‘’u iitsl Grai?’—Corn $16 00 to $18 00 Wheat $26 00 Rye

!R ifito$20 O atsSH ). P ew 16 00Hides—Green 2 60 to 8 60, dry 6 00 to 6 00.Iron—Swede J 3 00 to 3 60. l»ecthi.r— Dpj er 20 00, Sole 17 50 Licao“s—Corn WLiskey $45 00. Apple anf* Peach

B ra r t y «40 00 tn $46 00.M ^ltises, co’aat;'y aaaie, 20 00 to 26 00.R ise f'O ci^flk-f lv j a r S OCiper bbl; rp t» i l 0 CO to 10 <0.Soap— FfcriLly Bar 2 00 per lb., Toilet f> 00.Sciia 5 00, retail.Niftils 3 00 to 4 00 per ib.Oninue 20 00 per bashel.r-otttr..?e— iridh $5 to #6 hush; s'lssot $5 to $^Spirits Turpentine 3 CO per ijalloa.F -• c".-vi-i.' 4-4 iSoeetiajf ?, 1 40 «o 00.

3a 00 t") 3T 60 per husbel.T t'tnw 3 00 to 50. Wool to $6.

Corrected Vv E. L P kmbkbtoii.

Extract.OB^'nAL OaoKRs,

No. 67.

AdJH a u i lu s p ’r t ie n ’s O ffler ,) BiOHUOiio, Aug. 9, 1804. /

Kxchange o f Prisoner.'^.— R ichm ond, A u g u s t 26. — 'I'he C oufederate au tho ritie s have proposed to the F ed era l au thorities to exchange officer for officer and man for man. T h e con ten tion heretofore has been in regard to th e delivery of th e excess of p r i ­soners, ou r gov’t in.sisting upon th e term s of the cartel, which required delivery of all prisoners on both sides, the excess to be on paro le . T h e govern ­m ent now proposes th a t excess, if any, rem ain in the enem y’s hands. T h e proposals a re n^'t y e t accepted . T he correspondence will shortly appear.

F rom the United States.— R ichm ond, A ug . 26— T h e W ash in g to n Chronicle o f yes te rday has ;i Mem­phis d ispa tch of th e 2 1st which says: T h is city was a t t a c k e d a t 4 A . M. by F o rre s t w ith 3000 cavalry. T h e y d r o .e in ou r p ickets and dashed directly tor hendcjuarters of G en. W ash b u m e , who m ade a very narrow escape. T hey then m ade a rush for iJuck- land’s h eadquarters; he also escaped. They then a t ta c k e d Ew iug’s prison, b u t w ere repu lsed by the guard . They n e x t visited th e tlay o so House, e x ­pecting to ca tch G en. i lu r lb n r t , b u t did n o t succeed.

t'fi) (iri.5som, severely; Duncan I Q ur troops now a tta c k e d the rebels and soon drovethem from th e city , killing 30 or more. O ur loss in killed and wounded was a b o u t ihe sam e as th a t of the rebels.

V. PBt!*;rap'a 1 , G n c ra l O rders So. 0^ , (CHrreot E . 'r es ) is itsu fcrneudtd:

Aii defiited c.ea ( ilo uding those between 18 46veBr.-j of sn-'e,) will r-oori (o, i»nd be couimfcaJed by tfte G e t i 'r ? ! . f Rcscrveii in PtUe ia r i i c h liicy have bf-.'D ^esif 'iKd or detaiVd, wbo will erg tn is^ fh.'>m into

tu d b%t'a icpfl i t is not aniicip^fed ihat ihev v i:i be cAlied ru t, t-xcept in es ergencies occurring in or aear tho c.ohbi'cs of tbci< re.»idrnaf; nor will

Le e l io led ;f ihera b< tt i.ec corxties and cta(ip;iioas mereSo; except th*t coiapnaieB here-

e.fter f ra ie i i n j ’'e required to perform sorv’oe in ro p. 'lir,-; r.ii,ig aio«j? a line of railrond rua-ji' g through thi-ir rci-pec'.iTe osunties- All exeisspia *r<? sllowcd, and iu 7ited to enroll tbcp^eelTes with euci> c^icpaniea, ro as to be prepare i to itid in defending their hornet! whca tnen»ceJi by to* enemy.

* * * * * *

ISiignedl fl C O O P ER . •A »ud I <?en

Official—J»o W ! I is» ’)ai,b, A A. 6 ‘r .

C O I V F E D E R A T E TJt J;

TT7E AeeesBore c* Ponfodcrafe T ci"n ’« • • eour.jy will njcet the t8Z pavers of r>>

tj.0 following tiu«'9 tnd places, for the ce iv icf their tax lists fc-r the ye*r IW;4,

A* T r 'v , dnrlag Angcut F np rr i .r C. u<At D'ffls’fl, T h u rs d i j P ’pt PtH;.At Beaa’p, Friday, Sept 9tb:At Co^gin’s, Saturday. Sept 10th;At Zion, Monday •‘'ept. 12*h;At Mt. Gileivd, Tu<'fdaT Pept l? ih ;At Rocky Pprirsrs, W edces’By S ? r i 1 i--;At Brntoa’s, Tbn’‘ed»v Bsnt. 15tb;At Troy, Fri'*ay Sept Ifith.

The Tax peyerg sre reO’?'?et^d attor.'! ?•* *>'» .. '»nd nlaces ab^re fl&ted, aiid fu rr irb the A:u.* •f'correct liai? cf “ill preneriy cn --sta 3. h*id .1 ..athe 17;h Fefcrua^’y 1865, ruhjcct lo t tx « I »-

J <: ANr.Kii Tr, ,T .1. BBIGBT, >

Aug 11.T te Aescpsora of lh:> T ix in K 'jid'will s 3. - -

the above limes and nlaees, for ih ep n rrce e i . a f *tho Tax in Kicd cn Wbj>f»t, 0*(«, Rye. Wr.j v.j

P r PAUWDERS.'. .W. 8 D1?3ERRV

I wi'l atJend with tbe Asse^pc^s a t the :REd r]»cca. for Itie purpose of coi'oo tfca t ’csfcdcrate GovjrstJfBt in count

J . W. E V n S S , T a s 'T v 'io . ' Ai'g 11. •

C ' O i i l e d c r a t € ? T a x .

TKF! Tax. parcrs of '-he Io-7«r Pistric-f- o' i. or-aaty will pUafie msfit m e a t th a f c l^ l t i .' -

aud places for the purr.tee of furai.oaing; oot < ' » .j - a ll the Lands under cultivMjon, nam bsr. . •.of all slaves; also the No. of hors<»B, nulee, • -«..• . * o th f r property u?ed i r on lt;r* tkn »f ciyps ~hcga, cattle, sheep, Keets, a»d all t rodu'^t o* t ' » 'of the year 1863, n o t n»ce«sary f. r th9 tu i ««- - »* family rcngun>rti'n for the ^ear ’ 854:

B urnt Bwarop, *’ondr,y Ai’^. 281-h H-V.,IHok Swamp, Tu^sdfcy/'ur-T rom pscn’p, Wedaesday Aug. I ’ U;IPhite House, T.'inrsday Pept. l^t;Bieriing’s Mill". Friday i-ept. !io;Sealy'f, 8at?’rd»y .‘^epi 8.1;Lnmbertcn. Mot (’ay

All pejBoni iptcrebtrd wiii a ttsns i v . ,wi»h the»r lisfB mafSe. T. FOPK ic'-

Aug. *2 f i i '

S t a t e o f i V o r I h <COUNIY OF PICHMOND.

Coart of P k t s tn d Qa n e t Scdoii.i;i, Jijjy Ti j, y i Ssrah Brown V9 Tcooiaa B^rrf'ctine and *

wife, K G. W right ^nd Martha V‘i wifi, »■.■- ’ 1 Peiittcn for Dower.

IT appearing to tf.e s'^.tiFfMMon cf th* C .Sarah e n i Orem Wripht. Leonard Brawr., .%i. « 4 i

lioder Drcwr), reside bsTord Ilniit! c > —ordcrfd; th a t vab i’C’-tioa >’o n r. -., in t :^* \r r , .'-u Obaer^er, a aewfc}..a' cr Dab’i'>Ucc i.i wfar six wotk?, notifyin?: b»'d ncn-rc-sldcrt u ■ ..

and apc*.‘*r a ' 'b e p r-- t- r ■ i.Li« C."*-7 i. . -8‘ the t ’curt flou. - in R c c t ia /h a ^ oa t.. ■ J-7 •.of Octot'er n**x . iben -‘"d ihe e te pler.i, e MK!ur to hs pe-itioa fibrd n thi* c&so, ,S'lme «'iil be boa'd fx pa-fe and e - trred to fham

Wifness, * cais H. Webb, Clerk of onr cf&oe io R c3kio*him, .Sd <t J u ’j , '> i

L. H \» E D r. .62-6tl H E \7EFiE

NEGBO UIKL AT AUCTie^O N Wcdnetiti-'j, S-'p- 7, w . . l lo jjlit.*.

Odv’ Keprw Girl, 12 yct'■^ of esoif. r c . c ; '

Atii 29

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^lightly wound' d near i e-

T b - 'f ’uo’.berlM.dlTf'cp;‘»’ *g3 . o ia t i j t t»okn ■0f‘c e 8 tke r« 0 ^1? t of 10 pi ' ■ji'e rthc«tii-g from tbe F to p ’ i - io r (

•Kao^-ttc’ ilie iniU» ” St><o"vS pbnokeJ IJouioapun k i'-vu I 1 h b l t touf iliiiti Mr- P ^

S ia abaok cf K iobmoad Co.

being w ithou t a leader, th e rebels carried off some p lunder aod qu ite a nnm ber o f p risoners .

N ew Y o rk te leg ram s published m th e Chronicle say th a t rum ors a re cu rre n t in b e s t jSnancial circles there t h a t the ( iovernm en t desires to send five com- j

niissioners to llichm ond to a rra n g e te rm s of Peace .(4oid closed in N e w Y o rk a t 254^.The Governor of Ohio has issued a Proclamation

warning persons who are preparing to resist the draft to desifltTrom such a purpose.

F ernando W ood, in his speech a t D ayton, Ohio, ou the 23d inst., a sse r ted th a t P e a c e men would be nom iuated and a P e a c e P la tfo rm adopted by t b e ' C hicago C o n v ^ i o n (which m eets to-day, 29th.J I t is announced t M t Gov. H o ra tio Seym our of New Y o rk will call the C onvention to o rd er and th a t I

B ishop H opkina of V e rm o n t will open the proceed-1 ings with p rayer.

Fro.’.i Petersburg .—T h e situation is unchanged, and th e ie ia b n t l i t t le additional to no te rsg a rd in g

AueP A V 'D TSscNKILL. C'a>-.« n

62 2t

T a x i n K i n d — R i c h m o n d I ' o i i n t y .I N ii*y i»r'Po>atmtp'B fn pwbiisbcd in Wo Ob.i.irTcr W 'f

P i t i« le f t b la "k I wiM n m rt ihe neotdo of Uiat Ui»- t r lo t a t R ock ingham ou ihc 2d a n d .34 of Peot^Tjber.

PET PH McRAE.• Aaac'jsor icr '.owfr oud of R-Jumon<i t/'oucty.

A u r .27. I t

m a c s t o n e ! B i n e M t o n e ! ! •LBS B EA * EiSO LISH ^ L V E HTONF, for e t le b y W ORTH & CO ,

W ilm ington . N. C. A np. 2». 02 iStvd

F o r o r E x c h a n g e e

Fo b Y‘)UNQ m u l e s , one B ay M are e ig h t yearn o’d, one B ay ilo ree four nud h a lf ye*ra old, both very

tfentle in tu y harnetfs; a ll &7ucdTflEO. HVkUd.

Aug. 26. 62 Stpd

l l E A B q i A ttT E R S KKSEKVK N, V, \ Ka l s io u , A ug 23, 18<>4 j

QKSRP.AL <>EPEa9, 1Nv, 7. /

T Pi.8us.at to G fu a 'a l O rders No 67, p a '‘agr(vpH V , Adjni.».i: t a n d Invpcctor G eneral’s Offioe, d a te d A 'lgunt Ifita , Local OCBjers ■will proccfci a toi;ce m g in i i e toe cie'.inlc't tt.j i i , of w hule '-er k ind , in tb e ir reei'ective counties, into oooirat.ie», t e p o r t i a g to tfci« office ih-; n»tnee *r,-1 •■e’*idfuce of ‘he cfEeev*! oleoted.

n All exfmjrM ar» m '^ited, a e d «a rc es tly reqaewted, (o a ttach t^teiiiseiTes to com panies th u s to bo orgau isod , for ic u ie de fence

Arms aua aruT<iuni<.ioa will be issued aa soon as tho ccoiip*nies are formed.

B y ocm m and of Lt. Gen H o lrw sJN O W. i l lN B D A L E , A A G.

Aug. 27. 6 2 -7 1

C o t t o n ••v .;" .C M a t K c l f i o u .

W fdpfelsy , 3ppt. 7!.', bv to' ' tc / • -8 riccsf. 200 yds ' -i -vy G>c. y D.:f1 Pni! 46 1' s, ift^b a Eci-t;3 ore E ffljs li 8bo:R;

12 bottles Cold Prees^d i ’ar*o»' Oil.J . E . C O ^:. . • • ’

Au((. 2S. 6’ • ‘

F O a i * * "

1 $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 C o n frd fra le r > i i r « r ( i : i X, - S ii f I 'i i KvB iivM* jTfeteat ti't* t n ;» i - r*" «■< t ■

J inTefi'n)f:»ii. They ■ ' J tu . ' '*■< -C8t p s j a b b *!»* * ■»> • >aad esperf dntief; av® cx ’ravt. pr’act;.*’ frC'S tucation, apd tbe c-jUvoos r»c»'-*ati* r - t »» enstOBt dntio*. Tbe niniLauni » ri«* Ji.v t-.-r tuo |«rc*ei*t. r.t »185 r 'd ; r ? a '

in pfejiGeT l. 6 "! y*"

1200

W A i X T E D ,

r A A A A A FEET of GOOD 80UNf> LUVBER, I O U U . U U U 1. l i and 2 inohen thiok, for vrli':oh IWill p;i.’ th« iiighesi oasil price.

Aug. 24.8 BRANDT.

61-lw

W A I V T E D ,

HI.DE8 to tan ou shares. Terms, | Leather or itr eqoivalent in cash We can tan i ' in a very >hort

Uuie i? desired by Hiokle’s patent. Persons wietivcg their H:de0 taoued c»n send them to our addr>‘es to Egypt Depot, where they will be taken frcm andLt-a her delivered a t our expaiUM. Our addresp. is Btsupicot, ('ba'.bam tJourdy. W. D. WAT80N & tO .

U e ru ti Og Maedia. G W Wiliiaoifl & Co , F«'y»tt«vilk.Aug. 24. 61«4«wtlJpd

A KT6I Az< a* <«r **>9 O. • i « •.»»

Fav'tJ^'Sll" An? ^ a*

E n j C ; l i « i l * . .2 .

La t e im;;<.it*tioi by tae Hut* at-.d *.i t i . . ’ • subsoriber, 83 Ktiin a r d erne? 6CY > P i A

luims oaHh, in new iseuo In niy F. F Cuairoirg. R GILLLo^ . •/ C t

Eliz*i)*ihtown,/)Ug 22. * . i . ‘

T h e E n t e r p r i s e C ' o t t o E . L > :c .; if now prepared to excbanj^e for corn or b a c 's Vf-*

F i n o a t W u m b a r s o f ? p i m 7snitable for Spriu? and Sumwer Cloth. I t -i ’ ;of a superior quality, not san>»?t.«d byav«f . l y <■

E .

P '< iirw < ir4 ii i^ &■ € 0 4 i a B $ s ^ l 9 i ^ / » t

. . . .Wo a ll *{<•

IT iL riv tqo iokdeapa to ii 'o toacU M ^C i, iw oa” “ “ av«lfl»r o«2*.

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