Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-11-27
THE NEWS.


The Planters Convention. held st Macon, Geor-
gi4, have adopted resolutions endorsing the de.
fensive position of the government, and recon
mending q discriminating duty of twenty per
cent. on the productions of the United States al
most, that the planters, should the was continue.
and the present crop remain undispossd of, not to
plant next spring beyond the wants of home con.
Sumption.
Ons Of Gen. Chsatham's staff reports an en-
gagement on the 18th, beyond Mayasls, Kentucky
between Colonel Bowen's,..B BIZ nhsm's and Martins
regiments and two thousand Federals The lat
ter were routed and pursued to Padacah. No par
ticulars are given. The Confederates are in posi-
ton beyond Paducah.
The Charleston Courier says that the Fsderals
had landed on Picknsy Island, next TO Hilton
Head and segsd a lot of negroes and took them
on board the Beet The Federals fred on our pick
cts near Buckingham on yesterday but none were
hurt The Federal force is represented as quito
large.
KENrUcKY.-L. Thomas, Adjutant General Of
the o.. S. Army, has been on an official visit to
Kentucky, and has made 8 report to the Secretary
of War. in which he saws Gen. Sherman gave him
q gloomy account of affairs in kentucky; that the
trooDs to conquer it must come from other States,
as the young and lighting men had Joined the
Confederatss; that zoo, 600 men would DO q eces-
sary TO accomplish its suh5ugation. HuEza for
Kentucky
There is not a single full regiment from Ken
tueky in the Federal service I! So tho Evansville
tIa.) Journal said less than a week. ago. To the
honor of the State be it spoken.
We believe there is not a regiment or q company
Of Maryianders in Linaoln's army.
CtNreEyILLE, Va, Nov 17.-Major Martin, of
tho Natch.z Cavalry, has captured the Captain, q
Lieutenant, and 30 privstes of the Ssth New
York regiment, within two miles of Upton's Hill.
Theirs were four of the enemy killed and several
wounded. Maj. Martin sustained no loss. Five
FOUR horse wagons, loaded with corn, were cap
tured.
WILMINGTON N. c., Nov. 15-As schooner arriv-
here this morning from a foreign island 4,5O0
bushels of salt and 81 barrels of sugar She re-
parts that there are no blockading vessels of the
western bar this morning, but that there Is one
vessel off New In'et.
An unfortunate surprise of our own scouting
parties on the Peninsular occurred early on We'd
nesday morning last, causing the death Of Major
Bag!ey, Of Mobile. formerly of Georgia silly htly
w~ounding Capt. Morris in the hand. and severely
wounding Mr.. Rogers in the eg-amputatsd. Both
of The latter were of Burke county, Ca. Some few
Virginians slightly wounded. The remains Of
Bagley are enroute for Mobile.
RICHMOND, lS.-A special dis patch to the Nev
Orleans True Delta from Memphis. If this dat
us bl rates that the Appeal has out "a extra al
neuncinR that q great bsttie has been fought nea
, Springfield, Mo. The Confsderates were victorious
r The Fedorals were in vastly superior numbers. in
Q Guiding Fremonts celebrated body guard. Thsi
8 loss in killed and wounded was very heavy.
: Gems Price and McCulioch are confident If driy-
q ing ths enemy out of Missouri.
: A bearer of dispatches from Neoshs brough
the above intelligence to Memphis.
, The rumor Of a fight on the Potom as recent,
: is not confirmed by our latest mailt but McCle
: land is preparing actively for an early attack o
. our lines.
y KENTUCKY.-The rumors of a large force Of ZEE
d erals marching on Gen Zollicofsr and bis sma
70 force, is believed to be true. The ebisst is to q
. POSSESSION Of Eas Tennessee.
:. MEMPHIS, Nov. 90.-At the public meeting to-day
"a was resolved to send men and money TO Columbus.
An address has been issued calling upon our sist
1e States to send forward men and guns for the defen
a. Of the Mississippi Valley.
6 The address says that the long threatened invasit
o. is at hand-that the enemy is moving against us
OF land and water in overwhelming numbers, and th
cs in the next five days a great battle will DO fought
TO Columbus, in which If We are overpowered Mempt
Will be lost to the South, unless Alabama, Mississip
and Louisiana help ms. Our friends in the surroun
ne ing States must look the danger stsrnly In the ia
before it is too late.
despatch from New Orleans of the 20th, which SO
that an intense excitement prevails in that city abo
:, the threatened attack on Columbus CommodC
Hollins has gone up there with his fleet and has tie
,is graphed back Ter all the available boats ana the ste,
Ram Manassas. These and a floating battery of
n guns will be sent up tonight to Columbus.
All the river pickets have been pressed into servi
There are 1900 troops and 70 cannon at Columb
NJ. p. CoNrERHEcE-The thirty sixth scssi
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