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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-10-16
A woMAN,s DEVOTION

correspondent II The Aagssta Sentinel
writing from Pensacola, gives The following
touching example d sisters devotion:
A woman 10 camp is a yara ara, sight
good for sore eyes. They are like angel.
vtsiis, "irw and Ear between" However.
have several times seen one lately. and she
comes upon a most painful aud sYrrowful
mission. 70 see brother who u under sen
tenee u death Cor striking az officer. he is
hne looking yDuBg man. ! have never
witnessed scene 70 narrowing 70 NY feel.
ings, so painfully impressive a. the prison
scene, in which she first met him. never
heard pstho. and eloqaence equal 10 hers.
The spectators we're IN tears. | was sent
for By her aud went 10 the prison. would
not, for long time. announce ny arrival
but stood az distance held 10 ase BIZ the
singular scene. 10 the dim light II tie pri !.
son she US knseling BY her broiher, and ".
tefing such prayer as | never heard before.
4 trend aud relative accompanied her, ssd
% hin q last announced myself Bot ID
Eas long before he could talk c0hereatIy.
!" ny God! and this Is war" was his feiler.
sted exclamation.
His sister had hurried 70 zee him Al he
first notice VI his situation. She la, lsbored
Tor his salvation. moral and spiritual, 9Th
The spiril u an angel. She obtained copy
Ut the proceedings Of the coart.tnartial, AMI
went a. fast a. steam could take her to Rich.
mond 20 get pardon for BIN. The Presi.
dent wa. SICK, bat she saw The Secretary Of
Var, and he ADVISED her TO come back and
get petition for BIS pardon. Back NE came,
add with great difficulty got one nuneroasly
signsd BY officers. One officer d bigh rank
refused 10 sign IL She ssemed much defect.
eli at this, aud ASKED me what she shoald 10.
! replied. O. % him yourself, p.dam. aud
he wall slgn il. know that you arc IRE.
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vol hsacksn. Ing, broom, AMI turf, A
iittle @.nd9w Of perhaps one pane Of They
glass, or OF tour OF oiled paper. The door,
which reaches 70 the caves. is so low that
you must stoop 70 enter; and the smoke is
pouring out OF ii faster than it ascends from
the chimney 4 few goats are. most like
~. lying o. standing about the door. You
enter, aud as soon as YOU can discern ANY,
thing through the eternal cloud OF smoke,
you most probably find yourself in crowd
The tire Of peat lies in the centre OF the hut
surrounded BY a Few stones wooden bench.
es are nailed on one side against the wall,
and the other is partitiOned of like wood
en- cupboard, with sliding doors or curtains.
for the family bed, as you lind all over Scot.
land, and even in Northumberland. The
pigs are running about the floor; hens are
roostlng over your head the COWS are low.
ing an, what we should call lhe parioar
nine or ten children or weans, as they call
them. and a Gallant, or boy, VINO teaches the
weans, aud the father and mother, and very
probably their father and mother, or one of
them in extreme age are fixing their eyes on
the stranger.
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TOPOGRAPHY 0F raE sEAr or WA.

AgFNuhtEni ~ inL 5LaA OE WAX
Tie Washington correspondent Of the
New York Post thus describes the position
Of the Confederate forces at MansOn's HilI
and other points in the vicinity:
Nunson's Hill i naturally strong posi
ton, aud Is especially 80 far the rebels, Wan
ARE at the point only four miles distant from
the railway leading straight to Manassa.
Junction and Richmond. Mgnsons Till i
about three and half miles. az toe erow
fies, from Port Corcoran and Arlington
House. II Is four aud . half miles from the
Long Bridge. due west, and not more than
three from Fort Albany. 80 FAR al an at.
tack upon our Qualifications Is concerned.
the occupation Of MUnson's Hill is Of no
Importance. Il Is utterly impossible fer
them 10 lombard Forts c0rcoran and Albany
from Mugson's Hill, with ans effect. So
far. but two guns are mounted on the Hill,
and the Qualifications are simple breastworks
tbrawn Op on the top Of the hill.
The guns are not heavy. and the works
upon The bill DO not yet indicate anything
more serious than the entertainments which
were dug a, Fairfax Court House aud Gen.
treyilie, previous 70 the sdyaace 81 Federal
army 81 Stone bridge. Future movements
may quickly change the aspect OF affairs,
bHt Al present there 10 certainly good esi-
dence that Beauregard intends to attack our
line Of fsrtifcation The rebel regiments
occupied Hunters chapel night before last,
aud are still sloag the creek Of that name,
bat this Of itself IL not threatening move.
ment.
The country along the Potomac from Al.
exandria 70 Chain bridge Is not 80 favorable
iar the rebels - that around Cenireyille,
Bull Rl6 and Manassas The Chain bridge
u asOa, i've miles northwest Of Washing.
ton, and the Virginia shore ~ the river u
there hiliE isrming kind Of rocky bIuHI
aii me way down 10 Washington. aud for q
distance above ne bridge. The hills eaa
be easily held by good troops sgainst an 40.
pr0achisg enemy. The same i true ali IL
way down 70, and below Arlinyion. IN,
ground is high, and The chain II h,lls forms
a natural line Of defense. As the forest.
have been cut down, our artillery eau have
! iaIl sseep Il any attacking columns. RI.
country is full Of rayines just back of ihe
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sistible. and no man with heart in his body
can say no to YOU" | had signed il my
self against my views If military discipline,
but would have torn the " articles If war
into atoms rather than grieve that noble wo.
man by refusing her request She took my
advice, went IN person q the recusant officer,
and he signed it. She started that same day
to Richmond again. to plead for her brothers
NE. lie was to have been shot to-day Of
noon. This morning an order cane post
poaing the execution OF sentence. l look
tor her soon again from Richmond. Heaven
speed her efforts. She is a young married
woman, and lucky is the man who has such d
wife. She is. indeed. jewel, aGd If her
mother has any more like her at hume,
shall 80 and see them when this war is over.
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A FoREIoS VIEW ON THE WAR.-A Scottish
journal. the Forces Elgin and Nuim Gazette,
thus comments on the spirit Of the two Sec
tions in this country: II is curious to note
the opinions formed Of the American war by
the respective partizans Of the South and
North in this country. Taking into account
the superior position OF the Government, the
facilities with which men iand taxes can be
levied by the loyal States Of the Uuion, the
organized military and naval equipments Of
the North. and other favorable circums tances,
the friends Of the Federalists assure US that
the defeat Of the Confederates is absolutely
certain. When, however. the difficulties that
the Northern armies will have 10 contend
With are taken into account. the subiugation
Of even one allrnated State becomes problem.
atlcal, aud the conqusrlng Of the lapsed Con.
federation an utter impossibilry. II IS a fact
that the Northerners are really not sincere
in their warlike attitude. The circumstances
attending the Ball Run rout. as noticed else
where IN our columns, confirms this. Did
the Northern regiments. whose time was on
the eve OF expiring. stand to their arms when
the enemy was in sighti No; they fed
with the utmost precipitation, rejoicing in
the excuse which gave color to their coward.
he; the Truth Is they did not want 10 fgh.
This apathy on the one part is in strange
contrast with the indomitable and daring
spirit Of the Soatherners. The Times spe-
cal correspondent informed the readers Of
th.t leading juurnal, some time ago. that M
compromise whatever would be listened Ia
on the part Of the Soulhernrrs. rher had
made up their minds. aud conquer or die :
was their motto.
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knew the history 81 his adhesion to the stan
dard Of the Little Giant; but when they were
called upon 10 select irom amnng me pares'
and ablest men in our land Vice President,
they did not hesitate TO give their SURFACES
unanimously to Alexander II. Stephens. Why
did they doit? Because they knew the man.
Now | ask what has he said or done since to
prove that either the people Of Georgia, the
Georgia Convention. OF the Provisional Con.
qress have misplaced their con6dences 81
pause for reply BRUTUS.
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A Coon JoKr on PaEnoSr.--A gentlemen
who had returned to Arkansas fran visit
20 81. Louis, communicates 10 IN Arkansas
paper good joke on General Fremont, who,
4 seems. got up. muupted aud equipped a
body 81 tropps - special body guarl their
horses we're superior. and their arms sid 90.
pointments Of the finest description. Ne was
proud 81 q u was 70 be his pet. Bui one
day Ibis line body went out 70 perform sun.
dry es0lutions al sbgut two miles from the
city. aud they never came back. They we're
last heard Of 10 Gengral Hafdre's camp,
where they accidentally found their way.
u any one wants 10 see Fremont mad. IL IL
only necessary 70 mention body guard 10 his
presence.
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GEN. IAcKsoN,s VICTORY.

The news Of Gen. Jackson's victory on
Greenbrier river is confirmed. The enemy
had been strongly entrenrhed and fortified
on the top Of Cheat Mountain, and our
troops, considering il hopeless 20 attack such
position. have tried every means 10 get the
Federals out, but they persistentIy refused 10
accept the challenge. Ii is probable thai
Gen. Reynolds designed to surprise General
Jackson's command. At daylight on the
morning Of the Sd. he came down from the
mountain with 5000 men. and drove in our
pickets. The battle commenced al o'clock
4. NJ. and ragged four and a half hours,
when the enemy reiterated. with a reported
loss of 500 10 killed and wssDjed. Our
loss was four killed and some ten Or twelve
wounded. The enemy are said to have en-
ployed six pieces Of cannon, but could not
stand the terrible Gre Of shvmaker's battery.
The troops engaged on our side. We are in.
formed. we're the LIST and l2ih Georgia and
the Esd Virginia regiments but We esnsot
voaea for the accuracy OF this statement.
They numbered not more than $500 In al.
Our troops, flushed with victary. are said TO
have pursued Ihe retreating Federalism a.
crass Grrrnbrier river. and We hope 20 learn
that there we're some substantial results ia
the way Of captured stores and mentions.
The following dispatch from Brig. Gener-
al II. q. Jackson has been received at ihe
War DepaTimeat;
Grssnbrier River, Oct. 3.-Ths enemy At
lacked rs al eight O'clock this morning ia
considerable force. estimated at ave shou.
sand, and 81 pieces Of artillery. Of longer
range Than any We have. Alter hoi Gre 81
four and half hooss. and heavy attempts 10
charge our lines. he was repelsed. e,idently
aith considerable luss We had no cavalry
TO pursue him on his retreat The loss on
our side has been ineonsiderabie. A filler
report will be given through he regular
channels. For several DAYS nv eorrcspon-
dence with Gen. Lo'ing has been Interrupt.
ed.
1.-THE enemy's force was much superior 10
ours but we bad the advantage Of pos,tion.'
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THE MsusTtp RAsoERs ~ THe wKsr.--
On the 18th uit Captain Psis's company ol
uoUntsd Rangers sssaiIed 40 entfench.d
camp &c Unlonis,s over hfiy strong. al a
place called Pond Fork. IN Boone county,
Va. The Unionsis N de 10 Resistance with
The exception Of firing one gun. and took %
their heels fr safety. The Ringers eapipr.
ed seventeen ~ the number, three q whom
were subsequently released. and the remain.
ing fsurtsea are nos IN R,chmond. These
fellows are said 70 be The party ~ha burned
The Bonne cosrt.houss. and hare been com
uniting various depreciation. IN the county.
Riehmoad DispaftA
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R.rhnon.lnr,

kchDond, Oct =.
Late Northern papers rereIsed report lie
death Of Gen. George Gibson. Commissary Of
the Federal army.
The Washington Star says Fremont i "a
be Court Mari,aled. and Gen. Wool Is "a
preside y the trial.
Mecleland has issued proclamation 6r.
ing death a. the penalty ior interfering with
private property.
Northern kilograms report Reynalj. hs,
sb,aineh a decisive victory over Gen. Jack.
son ~ Green Brir River.
The Tribune says. the Vanderbilt. Allan
nc. Baltic. Roanoke and roatzseolcss. arc
taking 10 coal snd provisions. and arranging
befihs for iroops for Southern expedition.
The Washington Star considers Missouri
al,nosi Inst 10 the RedersIs SAGE the Lexing.
ton battle.
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Tvs wsR.-The telegraph leads Us to ex.
pect srrsi esenis on the OHIO and the Ms.
sour. The f-nkes accounts represent that
Fremont has gone alter Pfiee with twenty.
mid thousand men. and is 10 BE- co.operated
With by Gen. Siurgis on the Nprth and some
alher Gvnersl from Ralla 90 the Soaih--,he
iva having Iwenty thousand morr-making
fremonfs tat,l lorce near $1,000. Tie
same authorities represent that Price has
p 900. and expects TO be joined by Mccsl.
loch with 10000 more. The Tennessee pa
pers SEEN 10 give into this idea partially.
and add that Jeteron Thompson and Me.
iulloch. in enajaneiios wiih Prices are com
bining sn st. Loaix Whils Fremont Is con /.
rentrsting his farces TO en,elOp Price II Lex
ingloa % Bonneville, Price and his roadju-
Tor. aye preparing the same tap for Fremont
We hnpe this last NAV catch. though bY the
last serisIn news We hal uf McCalioth, Ne
was 10 Arkansas, calling far tr,oas.
Rirhmosd Wig. sih.
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river: but there are no places Of the kind
not commanded by our guns. On the other
hand, there is deep rayine back Of Mum
sons Hill, by which our troops, if they ever
see fit, might attack il in the rear.
Such is the topography of the country
back Of Arlington, that it the entire rebel
army should entrench itself in front Of our
lines, il would be much easier to take them
by storm--to conquer them-here than al
Bull Run or Manassas. We have nothing
10 fear, then, at this moment. from the reb-
els, il il be true, which is very doubtful,
that they are entrenching themselves per.
manently, and with their whole force. with
in few miles Of Washington. They are
BY no means in so strong position here as
they would be few miles further away.
The position of Alexandria is such that
the rebels can have but little hope of taking
il. Hunting creek protects the lower part
OF the town SO that no flank movement can
be made upon it. The hills back Of Alex.
andria are high, and can be easily held in
protection of the town, and even il they
were not held. our vessels Of war in the riy.
er could at once make Alexandria untena.
BILE.
Abingdon Heights are directly opposite
Georgetown, nearly two miles back from the
Potomac. Roachs Spring is about tive
miles distant, southwest Of the Long bridge
a little of from the road to Fairfax Courl
House. Arlington House is about FIVE mile.
north or northeast Of Alexandria. Fall.
Church is a little village six miles straight
west Of Georgetown. Bailey's Gross Road,
is point five miles due west OF the Long
bridge. and the road from the bridge, which
leads directly past Bailey's, is the road Il
Fairfax Z. II. The last named place i:
eighteen miles from Washington. and four.
teen from Alexandra.
On the west side Of the river, we have
the heights on itself, and which, in the
event Of disaster, might be occupied 10 wor.
ry the enemy across the river. Nurth and
northeast Of the city there are also hill:
which command all the rnads leading int
Washington. These hills are distant two
or three miles, some Of them four and Eve
miles. and make il comparatively easy Il
surround the city with network of FORTH
cations. The eastern branch Of the Poto.
mac flows down on the east side from Bla.
densburg. and forms sort Of protection OF
that side.
The capital is an amphilheatre sur.
rounded by chain Of hills which are from
three 10 i've miles from the Capitol build
ings.
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The DesPorisn N KgsrucKY.-A perfect
reign Of terror has been established in Ken
lucky. aud the ,nfamou. Legislature seconds
the Lincoln invaders 10 all their atrocities.
Oniers OF arrest have been issued for mare
than 200 Of the first citizens Of Louisville.
many Of shom have already been Bastiled.
One Of our latest Tennessee papers says:
Dr. johnson. senator frnm Paducah, lett
Frankfort on Friday night. and says that
senators lrsan. IRON Galloway. and Silver
Tooth. from Fulton and Hickm.n conaties.
AMI Ewing. representative lrom Logan
county, with seseral others, have been arrest.
ed at Frankfort. Rev. ]. +. Hsndrick. Of
raducah. ky.. had been compelled TO flee
iron The place
GOV. .,lasoiiin IS not allowed to 20 outside
81 the city limits, gu,rds beng placed around
the city % prevent his escape. He saws
that the feeling 10 alnosi universal 10 iasor
Of the S0ulll.
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CoyFlsCA-IoN IN NEW YORK A LosiN,
GAME

GAME.
The New York Herald, &c September Is.
IN rs nancy article, makes lhis significant
statement.
sit would be well for the Secretary ol
State aud the Secretary Of the Trrassry To
have an occasional interchange Of views. a.
the recent proceedings Of the aue are srliou.-
IL interfering with the policy Of the oiher
Wulnn The past few DAYS the agents OF the
Secretary Of State have been constantly run.
ming up aud down WalI-slreeI IN chase Of
Southern money. They have seized $4,000
IN one place. s5.001 ia another. $4,000 il
a thlrt, boz Ut papers IN one b4nk. roll
Of notes in another. a bundle Of bonds N an
other. trunk q valuable. IN f,Srlh--the
whde belonging o. supposed 10 belong ~
ciilLens Of The States now controlled by thu
rehels. Thr consequences 81 these comic
eatl.hs are gain ~ The United States u
perhaps s50.000 or $4,000. and lass Of
several millims 70 the cav Of New York !;
Tor TIE moment il bssame kanvn that NJ.
Sevsrd's SCENTS uere on the track ii South.
eEn Money. e,ers bank and banker male
haste 10 remit all Ne bad 70 EGrpp. ier sale.
ty-rightly deeming his daty L. lis Client
paramount 20 every other Guns dsratiun TIE
consequence II thls sudden tfansni,, ion II
moneys % Eurap- has been c,n,ideralle
reduction " the bank deposits hrrr--a fisp
~ exchange to within per cent u lhr spc.
Gle rat.--and general Disturbance II ihr
'rasrs market ahieh. siih othrt causes, ha.
fslaeed ihr popular subscription. - lie "a.
t'an.l lu.n hits pee cent. Il ma, BE- srry
f'gsi and proper. perhaps. 70 drspor the
s,nlbsfnes. shu. relying opnn Or bonur.
seat Us their money 10 keep. when tl,ey
caIli DOT trust their rebel gossrnmsni. WHICH
had Dsarped authority D.rr Them; but sare.
" It's fatal error 10 g'alily patriotic zeal
10 tbs aay. when the rH,rt Cun,ul.vs uur
money market. disiurbs thu foreign exchang.
=. aud cheeks subscriptions 10 he popular
lo4n.n
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under this New light, except so far as Is
necessary TO pay for the property stolen and
destroyed by the Yankees, Fay. Observer.
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i INTERESTING AssouscExENI.-The Rev.
Vim. r. Brosddus stated, during service on
last Sunday morning. that he bad received a
request frum the Colonel Of one Of the
Narih Carolina Regiments. stationed be-
tween this place and Acquia Greek. 10 visit
their camp for the purpose Of administering
the ordinance u baptism to some thirty sol.
d,ers. who had recently prolessed religion.
An earnest aud extensive religious feeling
Is mid 10 perade the camp.
CALL roR MORE TRoors " TEsse.EE.
CIV. Harris. 10 obeiisnce 70 Gsn. Johnsion's
reqais,tian, has called nat the reserve of
thirty thousand troops from this State, Tor
the raising u which the Legislature made
provision by special enactmenl las, May.
This Is another evidence OF the energy
win which military matters are being push.
ed IN the Mississippi valley under the new
regime.
Il i stated that The Secretary 81 the Treas
pry informs the Bank COMMITTEES 10 New
York. that he il spending OIL 900 daily.
Or 81 400. 900 weak.
II has been said. and truthially, tha, We
can earn genuine manhood only BY serving
out faithfully the period Of boyhood.
A package of go Confederate mites, har.
ing been stoIen. on the route from New Or.
lraas 10 Richmond. the Gpvernmeai has sup.
pressed the entire issue Of that dcnomina-
ton.
The Memphis Avalanche special CORES.
pnndrnt from Bowling Green says General
buekner took Hopkinssilie. vith sn han.
died stand II arms. md three csnnsn.
Twelve hundred Pederals hed before him.
His force wss 1000. and nobody hurt.
MuUsras TsA.--The Ire,Irll Express,
pablish-d a, St.tssyilIe. says. g Mrs. Mayes.
residing near this place. recently presented
rs With sample " Tea. which grow. 10 the
mountain teglon. Upon trisl osr family pro.
y ,anced Il eqeal in aassr 10 the better qual.
Ivy NJ grren tea. and i would require 4 cap.
Ital Judge to tell the difference
HARp At wonK.-'rhe manufactures n
Fredrnek.burg for the sar. IN the way 81
coit"n.. weuiens. grape and canister, harness.
leather. ssoids. ssbres, shaes, cloihiag. &e..
&C.. haze bren greater than those 81 any
place Of the same size IN the Confederate
q yerament.
Accounts Iron Mexico tend 70 show that
liz presant wretched Government has made
4 tsesty with me United States, by which
an. becom.s = mere toll " The latter aud an
aeeompIiee in the brutal war waged upon
us.
Cav. R,nchsr and family left Santa fe
shout Inc 10Th DIT. for the States.
The new war vessels nnw baiding By Eng.
Isui will cast $40 600, 900.
The manufacture of burial cases has been
commenced il Richmond.
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THE NoaTHERS coxvI.cArIos. - new
idea has taken possession Of the Lincoln
government. They have been, under aei
Of Congress. seizing and contrasting all mo.
ney and other property that they could find,
10 banks, 10 The hands u merchants, or else.
where. belonging 10 any southern indisida
ais or Institution. ssddenly the Secretary
of the Treasury. Chase, has discovered that
noae Of these things were liable 10 eonfsea-
tion "ererpt such a. Is IN transit. or provided
Tor transit. to Or from insurreetionary States.
OF used Tor the promoting Of the iasurrec-
lion. Real estate, bonds. promissofy notes.
moneys on depUsii. and the like, Says Mr..
Lhase,l are not therefore subject 10 SEIZURE
or eOuh.ration 10 ihe absence Of esidenee oil
such Bnlanfal use.y
Tbs KEY 70 this obligation d the enormity
81 the conhscation policy is. we have moi
doubt. The prompt reisliaiory act 81 the Con.
lederste Congress. and the discovery that,
under il. the North would lose mach more
Than il could gain.
A. the Confederate act was simply retail.
aiofy, We suppose IL will. sounef Or later. be
made 70 conform 70 ths Northern practice