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Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
NO Northern ynfs.

ui Hginla exchanges failed again on Sat
"'uaS "'sht Through the politeness of tho
eeAt'e''A'''S mail agent on our road, Col. Nor
iA'"e'e'' we were placed in possession Of
Fetefsourg Express of Saturday morn;rn
from Which we gather the following items
Ado.Ioo., RICHMOND, June 7.
oepioTable accident occurred At WL;troo,,.
pistol gallery this evening. J. + Sm;4hnr'' hn
was accidentally shot by j. Brun1ncr Ia .Il
wound is supposed to be mortal. M.rIox I,'u 'lo
NORTH CAROLINA ADOPTS THE rO>r
FEDERATE CONSTITUTION. ->-
RALEIGR, II. c., June 7
Inc discussion on the adoption of the Con
tederate Constitution in the Convention. closes
last night.
The permanent Constitution was ratified bv
an unanimous vote.
STILL POURING IN.
For the last few days the daily arrivals Of
troops from the South in this city have amoun-
ted to something like an avalanche These all
came oy the Southern road. We learn that
even more nave been transported to Richmond
by the Southside road, and the number viii he
increased on both roads daily for weeks IN
come. Without entering too mucb int n.r-
tcuiars on tins point, we may state, in a gene
raj way, that Virginia has now in her h0So,,
an army fully equipped that relieves her from,
all apprehensions, let the force ofthe invaders
be what it may. President Davis is a trumn
and no mistake. His presence in Virginia bas
wonderfully contributed to her military aprrc,
CATIONS and concentrations, and the prestige
OF his name Is itself equivalent to AN army
with banners" Old Scott ana the Runn NAV
now spread themselves to their hearts CON-.
tent Where's Field Marshal SoIferino Raw
rpoDd
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

THE WHITE HOUSE IN 196I.-The President,
of the United States had rctired-so had his
wife-so, too, his Private Secretary That's
so!
The night was fearfully dark The silence
in and about the Executive Mansion was sug-
gestive of an eternity Of somnolence. Big
thing.
There was a voice in the night "Awake,
Old Abe! Get up, quick; array thyself in
goodly apparel, and in thy Council Chamber
sudden come" So spake his Privy Scribler
Bully for him!
Abraham arose, dressed and vamosed his
ranch Entering the Presidential Office, he
beheld little fat MAXWELL, he did.
Who, rushing toward him, embraced his
knees, and said cold Hoss, how are you any
how? l voted for you, worked for you, and
now I'm here; and by the living jingo, stir
I'll not, until you've promised me the Po-
duncka aPost-O Office"
That's on record
OF course Mr.. Lincoln granted his request
Immediately, whereupon the stranger retired,
and so did the President. Distinctively-TuE
END.
Note by the author
The above narrative is an attempt to COM
bine modern Elegance of language with purity
OF morals. On the Canal street plan
Never Give in for want Of Akin" Chalk
your own hat.
Would you rise to distinction
Travel on your check Vanity Fair.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
Another Company.

Parties thought to be competent to the task
have already set to work to raise another com
pany in Craven to serve the State. 1t is pro-
posed to raise 80 to 100 men, and none but good
Inen will be taken as it is desirable to make
this star company Of picked men. Mechan-
les, farmers and men who have been accus-
toned to work are preferable, anu such, who
may feel disposed to enter this new company,
can get further information by calling at the
Progress cJ7ce. A number of names have al
ready been obtained and as soon as a sufficient
number shall be got the men viii be put in
barracks for the purpose Of drill and exercise.
Gentlemen connected with this movement have
determined to provide for the comfort of the
men themselves until they are ready to be
m,isterefinto service and hence those who
Join will be sure Of their wants being atten-
ded to.
\ fuller and more definite publication will
be made in a day or two
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
Well Said.

The Wilmington Journal makes the sensa-
bic remarks which follow:
WE have, possibly for years, certainly for
some time, received our last mail from the
North. On the 31st day of May, we sent our
last to that section 1t would not grieve US
much if We never saw another from any point
North of Maryland So Long as conduct
business we do not intend to purchase one
cents worth connected Herewith from the
North made at the North or coming through
the North. We do not say that circumstances
may not force us to do things not quite in &C
cordance with our feelings and wishes, but We
will not do so if we can help our selves, and
we think that we can.
Among the last papers from the North we
have got a Philadelphia Bulletin which bewails
the deprivation of the South when cut of from
the elories Of Northern Literature and the
beauties of the Northern Press The Philan-
thropist of that organ of the city Of 'Brother-
ly Love- feels for US, but he feels more for our
dollars which his rectangular city will never
more see or hear tell of He says, in truth
that the North and the South are now moro
scperated from each other than either country
. is from any nation in Europe. By means Of
resources stolen from the South, they try to
blockade her ports ruin her comerce, and de
tame her character. 1t is not at all surprising
that thu South should hate, not only the Gov
crnlner.t, but the people who sustain it, and
snstain such presses as the Bulctjn! The
South las been thrown upon her own resonr-
ccs, and she is finding them out and develop
ing them through much tribuiaton We
Will be wholly Independent Of the North here
after IN every sense, which Of ofcourse, will graf
ify their phil0Athropist very much, ii no
more.
t General Butler and Mr.. Cameron, Secretary
! of War IN the Lincoln cabinet, have proclaimeC
negro property contraband of war In plain
terms they have proclaimed themselves, what
we have known them to be for some time past
-thieves-pirates and scoundrels, men from
whom we do not expect any justice, and tc
whom grant no terms. Every North
ern soldier, who, under the existing dynasty
puts his foot Southern soil, comes as
robber and thief, and ought to be regarded
and so treated, and so executed. 1t is blooc
| feud against the invader
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

An ABOLITION OUTRAGE. Cox, Of
this county, a few days ago went to the Ficini-
y o.! Norfolk 70 take purchase fish. Ite
unfortunately fell in with 4 Yankee craft, the
force Of which took him and his crew prison
ers, and after treating them rather roughly Y,
took all their provisions, robbed them OF ali
their money took it out of their pockets, took
all their clothes, even to the pants Capt. Cox
had on, and sent them a-driit inthcir smack 10
starve or find their way back as best they could,
They rGachod this place on Sunday last. Capt.
Cox immediately went over to Chocowinity and
gave his name to Capt. SWindell as volunteer
in the Confederate Guards. He started this
Tuesday) morning to meet upon more equal
terms the maraudcrs. His dander is fully up
and he swears vengeance against all abolition
lists lie intends to have his money and his
brecches and a hundred fold to boot. We hope
he will be abundatly successful
We have these facts from the lips ofhis grey
haired father, who is not only willing to give
his son for the war, but hopes he will not re-
turn till he has fully avenged the insult and
wrong by killing or forever driving the das-
tardly, unscrupulous foe from our soil and
coast.
We think the watchword Of that Company
should be "BreecAeS. - Wash. dis.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
SELECTED POETRY.
TO Nay SONS ina Virginia.

The following lines were written lmProHpt''
by lady to her sons belonging to the Palme
to Guard now in Virginia
My children. I have sent the forth
To battle for the right:
God give each youthful arm the power
He gives to men Of might.
Anxious will be my throbblng heart
AT every passing tale.
Thy mothers soul shall faiter not,
Although her cheek grows pale
My hand upon your beuded heads,
In blessing have laid.
And to the righteous Lord Of Hosts
This was the prayer j made
Oh let my children, gracious God!
Be thy peculiar care;
Be with them in the battle field;
Be with them through the war;
Keep from their young and manly forms
The scourge, Disease; away;
Keep stainless still their honor bright;
Keep pure their hearts pray.
did not ask He'd give thee strength
Ali valiant deeds dare:
felt full well my gallant boys
Knew no such wcrd as fear.
Boys we have won high reuown;
Think of your free born slres;
Strike for the mother that gave you BIRTH
Your native homes and fires
Think of the watchword who assail
Press hard the savage foe,
Nor pause until its stars grown pale,
Their treacherous flag lies low
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
THE VOLUNTEER sOUTHRONs.

We had the pleasure of an interview yester,
day with Col. Isaac NJ. Partridge, the gallant
and accomplished editor of the Vicksburg
(Miss.l Whig, who is flag bearer of that splen-
Vicksburg, which lately arrived in our city
This company numbers 10, rank and file, and
is composed of as choice spirits as can be found
in the land. Its commander, Capt. Moody, is
gentleman ofgreat skill and gallantry. One
of its members is son of Capt. Adams, who
commands the Federal squadron off Pensacola.
Another Col. John H. Hobart-nephew of the
late Bishop Hobart, of New York-who was
Division Inspector of the Mississippi Militia
Col. Partridge was a Major General of the
same militia, and several of his staff are in the
company Major VIM. Cowan, who is the
District Attorney of Vicksburk, is also mem
Der, having obtained leave of the Court to join
his gallant brethren in arms. With such a
spirit, and such materials, surely the South is
invincible-Rich. Dis.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

THE JUVENILE RANGERs.-Tbis young, but
gallant corps of soldiers, under the command of
Captain Willie Guion, is rapidly filing up its
ranks We noticed them on Friday, when there
were but two privates, but Saturday they
numbered some six or eight besides the captain
and colored drummer.
They use toy arms and drum. &C.: but in rang
ing round town they manage to keep up tire
mendous clashing of arms, and perform many of
the evolutions Of military drill with precision
that would put many older persons to the blush.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

THE HERO JAcKsoN.-A correspondent of the
New Orleans Delta, writing in relation to Jas.
W. jackson, says:
81 know Mr.. jackson personally, and was a
guest in his hotel only few days since. In
killing Ellsworth he only executed purpose
previously formed, to wit: to defend with his
life the flag which floated over his house
When l expressed fear lest his flag might be
taken down by the Federal forces, who soon
iy replied that It should never come down
while he lived, and that he would kill the man
who attempted it, though he was backed by all
the Black Republicans in Washington. Jack
son was generous, fearless man, and deserves
a monument. His widow and four children
are in necessitous circumstances, and the fund
proposed viii not only be timely, but Borthily
hes tGvT -.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

TIE LAST, WE HORIZON Thursday even
ing we received the n. Y. E:rpre%s Of the 23rd
May, TriJune of oath and 9th, and the H'orld
Of 9th. These however We suppose will be
the last New York papers we shall be d}e&Sed
with as thlrc will he in future no mail counec-
ton between the two countries. These papers
are all for war and nothing but war, aud their
libellous slanders ca the South are worse than
ever. We want no more Northern papers, and
do sincerely trust that after our independence
shall have been established our lawmakers
will nterdict tie circulation ofthem ali IL the
South. Northern papers, Northern school
masters a1d Northern preachers have been the
curse of the South. In the future let us be
guarded.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

Coon SIGNs-In the State of New York
there are fifty papers opposed to Lincoln's
Army invading the South. In Ohio there are
now fourteen papers which, in despite of mob
law and threats of violence, have come out in
opposition to Lincoln's war policy And the
time will come observes, the CircleFille (Ohio)
Watchman, "when there will be more -
And the time will come when we shall hear
those who have hurahed loudest for civil war.
declare that they always opposed it." We be-
lieve your prediction viii prove true. Mr..
Watehman, and may God speed the day, as
we believe a more unrighteous war, was never
waged against any people,
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

More ARRIVALS OF TRoops.-Capt. Duffy
arrived here yesterday morning with fine
company of State troops from Onslow, num-
bering over hundred men. They are now
quartered on the Fair Ground making arrange
1ncnts to leave for Garysburg in a few
dlys
Capt. Sawyer, of the Jones Rifles, was in
town yesterday looking out for barracks for
his company which he expects to bring over in
q day or two. His company has also entered
I for durn " the war
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
Eattie al Philippe.
ERRONEOUS REPORT

The report of the battle at PhiIippi as given
by Black republicans turns out, as usual, to
be false.
The correct statement is that our troops were
attacked on Monday last at Cay break by about
three thousand federal troops, and were thrown
into confusion, mot expecting an attack Our
troops retreateo to hill, where they made
stand, and repulsed the enemy three times,
whose loss is believed to be about seventy.
Less than 1000 Confederate troops were en-
gagged.
The enemy had artillery manned by regulars
from Carlisle barracks, Pa.
The Federal forces gave up the pursuit and
retreated.
Our loss was six killed. amongst them was
Capt. A L. Richards, of the Bath Cavalry
Quartermaster Sims, formerly a clerk in the
Danville Depot at Richmond, and young man
named Daugcrfeld from Bath.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

MILITARY FUNERAL.-Yestcrday afternoon
the two Military Companies from Bladen with
detachments from other volunteer corps sta
toned here, accompanied the remains of Mr.
Shipman, late a member of the Bladen Light
Infantry, to the Railroad depot on their way
to Bladen for interment. We learn that the
deceased was generous noble hearted man,
and had seen efficient service in the Mexican
war He was about 80 years of age vi
.j0prnaL
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
To Arms ! To Arms !

Good able-bodied men who desire to enter
the service of the State can do so by joining
Volunteer Company now forming. This
Company is to be composed of picked men.
For further information call at the Progress
Office where list may be seen. AS soon as
completed the Company will be offered to the
State
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

IRooPs MovING.-The Washington Times
OF Wednesday SAYS:
The Confederate Guards" Captain Swim
dell, was received at the Bridge on Yesterday
morning at halfpast O'Clock, by the jeff Da-
Wis Rifle Company, and escorted to the Gov.
Morehead, accompanied by large number of
citizens. They left a few minutes past o.
clock, en- route for Garysburg, amid loud cheer.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

FLAGS HANGING oUT.--Confcderate flags are
/" all the go now You can scarcely look
along the streets without seeing them stream
ing from business houses or private residences.
# ''Old Abe wants some more of his Colonel
n.isworths killed for tampering with Southern
institutions, let him send 'em over this way.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

MArsrMeN1AL-On Monday the 9th ult. in
ST Peters Church, Washington, N. c. by the
p Edwin Geer, DIR John Q. stickney of AZ
"a e Mss Anne, t.auyh.er .. the la..e
=. {}i41ass aecsase5. g -. Io@nty.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

THE SHIP GEN. PARKHLL.-The case of the
ship Gen Parkhill, captured off Charleston har-
Dor by the United States steamship Niagara,
came up before a United States Commissioner
on Monday week in Philadelphia The captain
and crew were discharged, as there not
satisfactory evidence of their attempting to will
fulIy break the blockade
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

ANOTHER BATTERY.-A number of gentle
men in Mobile are building floating battery
resembling the Charleston Battery, except that
it is to be propelled by steam.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
UNITED STATES AND NEGRO STOCK

UNITED STATES AND NEGRO SIOCk.
It may be a little surprising to our Northern
friends to learn that, Notwithstanding they have
lost Confidence in their Government North
and that their capitalists and banks are rather
scary of United States bonds at eighty five
cents on the dollar, that negro stocks in Char,
lesion, and throughout the Confederate States,
is as buoyant, and commands as full prices,
as before the inauguration of the war to exter-
inmate not only slavery but slave-owners. AT
the Brokers Exchange, a few days ago,
Messrs. Wilbur & Son sold lot of twenty
negroes, principally children at average OF
$3.50, and on Thursday their sales were as
follows, for cash:
A egro woman, 25 years old; with her
child months old, S1,040.
A negro boy 10 years old, $3.50.
third cash.
woman 80 years old, with her two chill
dren 6 and 10 years, $1,710.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

Bishop Otey, of Tennessee, has written long
and able letter to Seward, which we find in
the Memphis Appeal, appealing to him to
stop the war We appreciate the coed Bish-
ops motives, but we fear his labor is in vain.
We must whip the Yankees before they will
ever Let US alone.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

WILL NOT BE REGARDED.-It is said that
the French Minister in Washington has re-
ceived dispatch from his Government de-
clarng that it will pay no respect to Lincoln's
blockade
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
T EFT

Lieut.. Slemmer has left Fort Picllens, and
arrived with his company in New York, on
Sunday, 26th ult. The men were almost
dead with ScuryY.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
THEY HAVE COME--ARMS FOR THE
SOUTH

The montgomery Confederation says -
g \ vessel arrived at New Orleans from Eu-
rope, the 3rd inst. with 269, 600 stand of
arms for the Confederate States. This is the
same vessel whose arrival has been expected
for several days, and to which attention has
been repeatedly called in the sheets of the Lit
tie William and old Squint eye. After all the
earnest entreaties of the Times and Herald,
that Old Abe would keep a look out for her,
she reached here safely and landed her cargo"
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

DIED-On Friday. June 7, MARTHA HAIR
VEY, infant daughter of William II. and Han
nah I. Oliver. The friends of the family are in
vited to attend the faneral This evening at g
O'Clock.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

Many Postmasters in the Confederate States
are supplying Envelopes, with their postottlce
stamps, j" Paid" for aceoInI-- oaatlon.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

The BRooKLYN.-The Charleston Ceurier of
Thursday says:
gentleman just arrived in this city from
New Orleans reports that the blockading stea-
mer Brooklyn, at the mouth of the Mississip-
pi, went ashore before he left, and that she
careened to such degree that her guns could
reports that the inhabitants were alive IN
preparation for relieving the Brooklyn and
placing her under Confederate attention.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

MORE TRooPs.-Two Companies, one from
jackson County the other from Buncombe, with
one hundred volunteers in each, arrived here
last Saturday evening, and left for Raleigh yes
terday morning. All good sized men. We
understand there are many more Companies
tern part Of North Carolina = Salisbury Ban
79cr.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

WESTERN VIRGINIA.-In the Trans-Allegha-
ny region of the State, where all the opposi-
ton to the Secession Ordinance was made, 23-
O15 votes were given in its favor, to 19,
against it-showing that Secession triumphed
even there by $40 Out of the sixty
counties in Trans-Alleghany, thirty mine voted
IN favor, and twenty-five against the Ordinance
The majorities given by North western coun-
ties Gin the Valley) for Secession being $500,
it thus appears that Western Virginia did vote
for the Ordinance by at least 5000 majority.
This will do very well for the land of Carlile,
of Brown, of jackson, ct i'll onpae ge5us.-Rich.
Examiner
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

SAGAcIoUs GovERNMENT-The Government
at Washington, says the New Orleans Pica-
yune, is certainly most sagacious one. They
stop shipments of bread stuffs and provisions to
US at the beginning of a most bountiful harvest
in the richest agricultural country in the world,
three times larger than all France; when, in
deed we usually begin to send -four in large
quantities to the North. They cut off our
coal in the middle of summer, when our great
est difficulty is to keep cool. They are mus
teriug their hosts to sweep over US, SO soon
as they got ready, say about August or Sep
tember, when only the acclimatized can live,
in the South and they have ordered a feet
down here to blockade our ports, just as the
season of fever opens all along the Gulf coast.
SapaciOuS government that
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11

Men and brethren! shall this crime be con-
suma edl Shall these men who sit ''battering
like butchers dogs the garbage of the sham
bles, while the slaughter of the good and brave
goes on around them," be permitted thus to
heap desolation upon our hapless country, and
extinguish the last and brightest hopes of our
race? We still have faith
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HISTORY OF ENGLAND, from the peace
Of Utrecht to the peace Of Versailles,
1713-17S3. By Lord Mahon. In vols /,
full calf, marble edge.
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LIFE OF LORD BYRON, with mis- Letters
and Journals. By Themas Moore, Esq.
vCis., calf.
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A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
COIL! COsHEg

HAVE been engaged tu the coal trade FOR the past
twelve years have b0ated coal b this market f1E
The retail city and steamboat trade and have learnss
from sEpeence the necessity of having 7hesper fuel n
Memphis than has heretofore bees furnished % her p
pie The necessities Of the rich and paJr alike require
the change proposed and while DO pretend % DIS
Ease the fact that intend % maks some money IL q
the Isss true that shall e public benefact7r
nov have hand large supply o. Green river cozl
Ehich have always furnished at price Far below thai
which must paid for Pttsburg coal. The pieces
not sow 20 large the coal t.oks received from PI
burg but these grow larger the mine is peneratsc
and vita each shipment 70 ne, By spring the lups VII
be as arEs the largest taken from the PttEburg pits
Green river eoa costs lesH than that from the hea-
waters % the Ohio and therefore sell 70 low, and not
because L 40 valuable FOR all purposea- haTs
deemed % useless 20 obtain and publish cert icates
its properties from those Who 10 here. Trg IT, and
bank cheeks are the certificates want. have, Row
sEsr larger stock than befnfs Of PitsburE coal
which goes "a At market prices would state,
over that those Who buy from ne pay money an cd
citizen o. Memphis. All that make goes into srsua-
ton here. take nothing from the city which ere
aor did not intend should 20 away since he did not have
Memphis a coal bed. Keep your money at home, and
stand By your own people, which you accomplish y
buying coal tt he Blue once jefferson, a. ne
foot af Poplar street
naT THOMAS JANIS
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Cemetery, Memphis

JOS. LENoW, Prsst O. HAMILTOE, sup'L
Jos. LENoW, T. H. ALLEN W.B. MILLER
IN. WILLIAMSON, W.B HAMLIN.
gEyHE Cafnster7 Is two mile southeast from the city
ne once Of the company ia IN the grounds, whers
tho superiutendeHt may st all times be found When
Is not in the once ring the bell and he wiz sOon appear
Terms invariably cash. mlsdly
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