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Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-11-05
LATER FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

FoRraEss MONROE, October 21.-Ihe severe
gale which has prevailed here for the last "A
hours, but is now moderating, has somewhat
retarded the preparations for the great expe-
dition. A large number of transports beiongn e
to it have arrived during the day also, large
regiment of troops, from Baltimore. Nelth-
er General Sherman nor the Annapolis con-
tingent have yet arrived, but are hourly ex-
pected.
Two hundred and fifty men of the Massachu-
setts Battalion who were sent out from New
port News this morning, for fuel, were attacked
by the rebels, but stood their ground bfaveiy.
The First and Seventh New York Regiments
had been sent out to reinforce the Massa-
chusetts boys when the steamer left for Old
Point.
P. S.-The feet from Annapolis, we learn,
passed the steamer from Old Point, about
o'clock last evening, and, doubtless, reached
the rendezvous early in the evening.
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NORTHERN ACCOUNT OF TIE BATTLE
OF TFESRTRG

The Northern papers are full of accounts of
the recent battle at Leesburg. We take the
following from, the account given by the Wash
ington Star
The object of the movements (crassing the
river) of Gen. Stone was to secure the COM
,nand of the Virginia shore, that hs division
and that of General Banks could be safely
transferred to the soil of Virginia.
After crossing his advance, he sent out Col
! lionel Baker, with portions of three regiments
t(hs own, the Massachusetts Fifteenth, and the
i'm. Y Talnmany l:egment-numberng IN sil,
Eabout 800 men, forming his right wing)-to
Ereconnoitre in force in the direction! OF Lees
burg
4 Both his wings his right and left-were at
tackled as early as at 9. a. NJ but repulsed the
enemy wherever he appeared. About 5, 2. NJ
the right wing found itself confronted by near
4, 900 of the enemy, under Gen. Evans, with
artillery.
and on both f1anks. Baker gallantly essayed
/ charge, in making which he was killed,
and his command suffered considerable loss
The officer left in command of 1t by his death
4 then very properly gave the order to fall back
to position near the river bank, where he
could be supported by Gen. Stone and the 9TH
er portion of his army that had by that time ef-
sfected a crossing of the river
This order was obeyed in good order, and
The carried with him all his wounded and
dead,
q Col Cogswell, the commander OF the n. I.
sTammany Regiment, (Capt. Cogsweli, OF the
Eight Infantry, q. S. Army,) is among the
! missing.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ward, of the Massachu-
I setts Fifteenth; was wounded in the affair, los
ing leg.
On reaching the position selected, therght
wing turned, and both wings held theIrtown
upon it, though under the fire of the emmy,
which gradually slackened until midnight by
(which time it ceased, having for some hdlrs
sbeconae little more than picket shooting, as ii
were.
Throughout the night the balance of General
EStor1e's force crossed the river, and threw up
Temporary works that rendered his position Sc
keure, and enabled HIM to protect the erossin2
Sof the division of Gen. Banks to be essayed
this morning.
Our information so far, this forenoon, istha'
sGeneral Banks army duly arrived at the Ma
sryland landing of Edwards Ferry, last night
and has been crossing the river securely sirf'
daylight:
General Banks is in person on the Virgins
Aside. and has assumed the cheief comman
there.
Ere going to press with this first edition {
to-day we have not learned that the enem
have seriously renewed the engagement of yes
terdag.
General McCalls division remains in abou
the position its main body bas held for som
days past, from whence it may operate effect
lually ID any required direction; its presenc
higher up the river to support the importan
Iraoven,eat Of Gen. Stone and Banks not hayin
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A CARD.
To the yofers az tzao 'a'Eafl<3 Con-
sxra,ssE0aassg ElsslvaC9,

grcssEGa:sg District,
Information has just been received by me
that report IS being widely circulated Of my
havirr retired from the 1ield as candidate for
Congress in this District.
dssire to state *hat there il not particle
Of truth in the report and that j. was doubtless
fabricated by some OF my political as well as
personal adgersaries who regard the carrying
of elections as higher duty than the discharge
Of any moral obligation.
The movement is to change the votes of
those hersons who expect to cast their sutfrages
for me as an independent candidate, and by
such change to defeat my electou
/ must consider this trick dirty and miser-
able as It is and as its authors are, az an eyl-
dence OF nv strength among he people, to
whom Tnow declare that it is my unalterable
determination to remain candidate until their
votes shall designate the successful one.
also desire to remind them that there are
other reports, in some portions OF the District,
fitted up and dispatched expressly to defeat
me. I hope, therefore, MY friends, and those
who are my welI-wiahers in this matter, Will
try. by every honorable means i'll their power,
to counteract the neiarious schemes OF my ad-
verssrcs, and thereby carry my election By a
hsndsomar majority than lay most senGuine
supporters look for.
Very respectfully,
F. D. KOONCE.
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A LARGE BRITISH FLEET EXPECTED

A LARGE BRITISH FLEET EXPECTED
AUGUSTA, Oct. 2S.-The Charleston paper
have received information BY an indirect arr
val from the Bahamas and Havana that a fee
Of 40 sail was expected soon at Nassau, n.
lis destination is supposed to be Mexico.
The feeling Of the people at Nassau wa
nearly unanimous for the South. The Lincol
Consul there, Wheeler, has but few sympa
thizers.
A large Spanish feet is collecting CT tt
coast of Mexico in connection with lanu force
Confederate vessels meet with every courtS
sy 9. Havana.
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TIE ELEEsBURG BATTLE.

Colonel Featherstone. who command one
the Mississippi Regiments in the ale battle
Leesburg has made statement. giving the rf
suit of the action and some additional eirenmstar
ces adding to the lustre of our ictofy lie state
that we took 726 prisoners, pieces of artilier,
500 muskets, and a quantity of clothing. Ot
forces engaged in the action did not exceed ]
500 men. The enemy had from seven to twelv
regiments Our loss not more than Is
killed and wounded. The enemy's loss i'll kile
and wounded. drowned. and prisoners, is state
to have not been less thaE 2,0O0 men Examine c
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From TIE 10 RER POIOMA G-NORE
AT7ERIES ERECTED ED-REPORTED
PREP4 TICNS or THE CONFEDE
RATES FOB CROSSING IATo NARE

PREPA TICNS OF TIE CONFEDE-
RATES FOR CROSSZNG LET0 NARE
LAND.
WASHINGTON, October 22nd.-The Steam
er Harriet Lane arrived Up from Indian
Head last night. She reports that new
batteries havo been erected at Matthias
Point.
The Steamers lfreeborn and Island Belle,
whilst making a reconnaissance st that point
Yesterday, threw soEle shot into the woods,
and the fire was returned by socee new 5atto-
res OF eighteen heavy guns Immediately
thereupon the woods and underbrush
was cleared away, exposing the batteries to
view.
No vessels passed down the river last night,
and it is not known that any came up. The
river men report that the Confederates have
number Of seine boats in the creeks and inlets
between Aqua Greek and OccoqUan Bay, and
that they are busy building launches, appa-
rent!y with a view either to Grass into Mary-
land or to seize vessels coming up. Iais re-
port, however, needs confirmation.
The report that number Of vessels bound
down have been captured by the enemy IS M
founded.
It is reported that there are now Is heavy
guns mounted at Matthias Point.
The main portion OF Sen. Sickle's Brigade is
now opposite the Confederate batteries, and are
strongly entrenching themselves, and it is said
are preparing TO act on the offensive against the
batteries.
An Irishman was brought up on the Harriet
Lane who was caught last night attempting
to cross from the Maryland to the Virginia
shore.
The Washington Star Of the 23d says cdito-
rally:
A day or two ago Lieut.. Harrell, command
ine the Fresbo9n was Informed that the enemy
were constructing more batteries on Matthias
Point Yesterday morning he senS his own
vessel and the Island Belle down to watch the
point. Shortly before sunset he heard firing
there, and sent the Rescue down to see what 1t
tueant. She was informed that the two yes
sells first sent down had shelled the woods and
were answered by FIRE from them, followed
By the clearing away of the woods and under
growth upon the point sufficient to expose bat
| teries of eighteen guns commanding tho chan
nsl Of the river, where it courses but 500 yards
frou1 tie Virginia shore. che Freeborn and
! Island Belle are now below Matthias Point
The new batteries, we take is for granted, etoc-
tuR7y consand tie nopigatdon u tie Tt06r J;
clokng it until land force may deInolish them.
Theg are Sc located as to be able to throw shot
! topassing vessels for e distance Of four Or
five n,iles when they may attempt to double
! the Lpint
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DRAFTING IN KANSAS,

The following order has been issued by the &C
ting Governor OF Kansas
l hereby order every man IN the Slate, betwee
the ages of I3 aud As, capable OF carrying arms
to Immediately enroll himself in some miitar1
company, in accordance with the militia law 9
this State, and each company is hereby ordere
to hold itself in readiness for immediate marcI
ing orders. Each man will furnish all the arm
in his possession. The refusal of any man t
obey this order will be taken as evidence 9
his disIoyalty, and he will De treated according
Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-11-05

We surrender our columns to-day principalI,
TO Northern accounts Of the war and other
matters, which, though in many instances
very wide of the truth, viii he found interesting
nevertheless Heretofore the Yankees have
always claimed to be our superi5rs in mapy
respects aud we have usually pursued course
that seemed to yield assent to their claitn as
being just but the war has served to verify
nothing more fully than the fact that they are
superior to US in nothing save the art Of lying,
an accomplishment, we think, entirely un-
worthy of emulation. If the official reports
which have been published in the papers as
eminatlng from their commanding officers are
: 6on47fds-the genuine reports-the reports
that are placed on record to go down to pos
terity, they will serve no other purpose than
to damn the officers that make them and the
government that receives them, in the es4ima-
ton of all honest people in all time to come.
Surely no nation upon this earth, no matter
howsoever dark the age may have been in
which it's nationality existed, has ever dis
PLAYED so much wickedness and corruption as
the Northern people have in the last six
months
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BY j. 1. PENNINGTON.
WEDNEsDAY MORNING, OCT 50, 1851
voice of Approval.

. A day or two ago when dearly delirious With
burning fever, contracted In camp dutyf tie
editor of this paper received private istfr
from aiat;ngs5sa as.sl sr .-isqIas..f5s N ~
tlemarl In tie ap-oounIy, VIC takes deep
Interest in the fate Of Newbera, ana who has
done and viii continue to do MS whole duty ia
this war. in which that distant and disirlte-
rested spectator of our troubles says:
sT have read with rnucl. interest and decided
approval your letter to frieud Vestal about the
Newbern difficulties. I think you are entirely
right about it. Some people, in some comma
mites, will not wake up to their duty untll
Lincoln's hirelings are rafting at sheir doors.
Ofone thing all may be sure: pure, chris
tian public sentiment viii exist after this
war is over that will dc entire justice to all
who take part in it--tie high and the low, the
rich and the poor, the dead and living, all, all
will be dealt Justly by in coming day, and SO
believing We arc content to suffer now anc
toll onl
Theproyerfal a.fter truth cansee the Original
Of the letter from which the above extract is
taken If they desire it.
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FIRE ALARM.-A little excitement was ez
hibited yesterday morning on Middle Street
near DR.. Hughes Office, occasioned by the ar
pearance of fire in that locality. The fire wa
discovered, however. IN time to prevent an
damage being done, and was extinguished be
fore the fremen could reach the bell. W
heard no further particulars.
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A sKIRMISH IN KENTUCKY

NASHVILLE, Oct. 23.--Two Federal gunboat
landed, on Friday night, Is miles below Eddy
vile, thirty infantry and fifty cavalry, an
marched on to Eddyville. The Federals wer
surrounded by Captain Wileox's compan
while at breakfast on Saturday morning. On
troops fired on the Federals, killing three an
goundng several others. Capt. Wilcox va
wounded in the affair.
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4 FLANK ATTACK From CALIFORNIA.
A New York paper ssyss

The California papers Of the last mail fnforr
Us Of an Important movement in that State, looh
ing to an attack on the Confederates in flank b
al advance through Arizona and Texas. Th
advancing colump is to be about eight thousan
strong, under command Of General Sumner II
aim will be TO march through Arizona to Western
Texas. and by this means draw the Confederai
forces from Missouri, while the Federal army /
this State presses them in front.
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For the Progress.
CAMP GATs1S, near Newbern, n. O., !
Oct oath 1861


Ata called meeting OF the Southern Rights
Infantry on motion, Capt w. P. Ward was
lppointed chairman and Lieut.. F. Foy was
sequested to act as secretary.
/ The chairman stated the object Of the meet
E1g to be to draft resolutions expressive of
/ ur feelings with reference to the death of our
elbow soldier, NJ. O. Gerrock, Esq.
4 On motion, the Chairman appointed q COM
cittee Of five, viz Lieut.. K. R. Jones, W. K.
sarSins, G. Higgins, D. G. Fordham and E.
" Haywood, to draft resolutions for the ac-
ion of the meeting.
/ The corornittee, through their Chairman,
Hubmitted the following preamble and resolu-
lions, which were unanimously adopted
H WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God to
semove from our midst our beloved and much
esteemed fellow soldier, Matthew o. Gerrock.
therefore,
/ ResoZved 1st, That while we lament the ap-
sarently irreparable and untimely loss Of our
Beloved friend and associate, we humbly sub.
nit to the inscruable hand Of Divine Provi.
lence, believing our loss has been his eternal
Isain.
+ Reso7ued 2oed, That although his stay among
S was Of short duration, his many acts of
blindness and pleasant associations will ever
emain source Of gratitude and pleasure to
! ur memory.
+ Res0lced 331. That we were the usual badge
tf mourning for thirty days, as expressive Of
our sad bereavement.
Res01eed 4th, That we do deeply sympathize
Ikkith the relatives and friends Of the deceased.
II ResozTed 5th, Thata copy of these resolu-
fons be sent to the New wbern Progress with
request of publication; also that copy be sent
% the family Of the deceased.
/. On motion, the meeting adjourned
W. P. WARD, Chairman.
t.
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FLOR the Progress. I

The members of the ''CIayen County al
Society,"" thinking it would be gratifyin s4e's
Interested in the enterprise, to know whats .
cess has attended their efforts to relieve ii
necessities of destitute soldiers, hay
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TIE GREAT ExPEcITLoN.---A telegram wa
received here last night, from Gen. Gatlin sts
ting that he had received intelligence from Ger
Huge1 that 80 vessels had sailed from To
Roads IN southerliy direction.
We may look out now for something will b
DONE
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Disbursements
e8O.70
Balance In Treasury,

| Balance In Treasury, eS0.72
Since the organization Of the Society (Sspt'
E4th) the ladies have made 100 prs. drawers.
"a wooden shirts and have received contrlbu-
ions of pr. blankets, 120 prs. socks, 80 prs.
gloves, 43 cravats, which, together with 20
Blankets, were equally divided and forwarded
10 the companies under Captains Hurt, Cole
nd Lewis.
/ Mr. Eubank has transferred to the Society
IN the articles he has collected for the benefit
IF the soldiers throughout the county, consist
ng of ls6 blankets, SO quilts, s52 prs. socks,
q prs. drawers, 0 shirts and prs. suspen-
hers. Of these II Blankets II prs. drawers,
1 shirts, and % prs. socks, have been forward
d to Capt. Brookaelds company. and there
re now ready for transportation to the conl-
panies in the End Regiment, boxes, each
containing IS blankets, quilts, and 90 pairs
5ocks.
II The Society has now on hand $50 yards ma
erial for drawers, and 200 yards for Shirts
llso number of blankets, quilts and socks to
he distributed wherever most needed.
/ EEHsERa, d. c., Oct. %, 1861.
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NASHVILLE, Oct. 2s.-A special dispatch
to the Uuiora AaaeTacGz, dated at Bowling
Green. to-day, says that the Federals have re
treated from Bacon Greek aud Nolin to Mould
rough's Hill, after destroying the bridge oyer
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- For Tie PrOGfesa
CAMP GATLrN, near Newbern, n. c., }

4 - Oct 10Th, l8UI.
/ In behalf of the s'southern Rights InfAntry'
/ hereby acknowledge tho reception of a fine
ot of turnips and potatoes, presented by Z. Z.
Eooding Esq, Of Jones, for which he has our
.incere thanks. w P. WARD, Capt
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uaTER FROrs EUROPE.

sr. JoHss Oct. 19.-The steamship Etna,
with four days later news from Liverpool,
passed Cape Race on yesterday. She brings
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E. FoY, Secretary.

{ The following are the comments of the
~ Fashing gton correspondent Of the New York
Herald on SECRETARY Seward's circular which
Fe take from that paper of the 18th:
F 1.-The letter OF Secretary Seward to Governor
siorgan points. with great significance, to
contemplated war with England. if it was not
pr the fact that it has been sent to the Cover
lors of all other States having seaboard to pro-
cct. Our defences on the lakes are only
Igainst England. There can be no harm in
stating what is the fact, the letter is called
5rth by the late menacing position of England,
ira ce nd Spain. towards this cou try in its
essnt trying hour, VIXEN the Gov rnment is
struggling wI.h foes within. Instead of re-
leI,ing the sympathy, if not the active support,
# the great Powers of Europe, to put down
.ebeliion against legitimate government in this,
country, We have witnessed nothing but what
keems to be desire to take advantage of our
calamity, sympathize with rebels, and indirect
sy to give aid and comfort to traitors who are
3 arms against law and good order Our Gov
srnmeht is not blind to these facts, and Is bold
preparing to meet the issue.
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NUMBER 10.
RATES OF ADVERTISING
rHE WEEKLY PROGRESS.

+ The Following are the only Rates Of Advertising
a the Weekly Progress, to all save those who CON
ant by the year and advertise in both weekly anu
ally papers,
One square tl2 lines minion) one insertion 81 90.
Subsequent insertions, each, so eente.
Any number of squares Will be charged IN pro
orticn. All advertisements marked tt9 till forbid
fill be continued till ordered out and charged
bove.
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/ In a Sort o running biography of the officers
&c Pennsylvania regiment the New York
4eral0 dwels with considerable JUNCTION upon
sne Lieut.. Col. Korponay, a pseudo Polish ex-
He. II praises particularly his agility Kor.
ISonay is dancing master We dent think
|Seean run fasters though he may ldmp higher
9a1zz&e Goth Indiana b'hoys who run alone
! lie beaches Ike sons thereof when the Conss
sederates frofhsNDanoke Island were irr tksS-.
car Nit Jour. va fssa'
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THE POTOMAC TO BE OPENED.

The n 7. Herald Of the 23d says:
The Navy Department to-day notified the
War Department, and also number OF gentle
men VINO have vessels that are now below the
batteries and afraid to venture up, that after
tomorrow they would be able to bring all the
vessels up in the river How this is to be
done the department does not state
SAILING OF THE NAVAL EXPEDITION FROM An
NAPoLIs.
WASHINGTON, Oct 23.-The expedition from
Annapolis sailed yesterday. Among the
troops composing the portion of 1t that en-
barked there are the following, viz
First Brigade-Gen. Viele commanding
New Hampshire Third on the Atlantic: New
York 46th, on the Daniel Webster; New
York Forty seventh, on the Roanoke; n.
Forty-eighth, on the Empire City; Maine
Eighth, on the Ariel
Second Brigade-Gen Stevens commanding
Roundhead Pennsylvania, five companies. -
Pennsylvania 50th, Michigan sth, n. Y. 10th
on the Vanderbilt
Third Brigade-Gen a. Wright command
ing. New Hampshire Fourth, the Baltic
Connecticut Sixth, on the Marion and Parkers
burg; Connecticut Seventh, on the Illinois
Maine Ninth, on the Coatzacoalcoz; Division
and staff on the Atlantic Where they are t.
strike no one outside yet knows.
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lgreed to submit to the public the follows
az synopsis of the receipts and expenditures
md the work, which las been accomplished in
he Society, since its organization. The con-
ributions below wero solicited by the follow.
Ehg ladies:
/ Mrs. DR.. Primrose 80 eS ~
Miss Rebecca Attmofe, 2l.o0
/ Miss Mamie Dawes, GOO
Mrs. Lewis Webb, 47.00
Miss Harriet Cole 500
/ In addition to the above the Treasurer has
deceived from
Mr. w. H. Oliver. $1,000
/. Mr.. McLacklan, SOS
II NVr. ". P. Moore, 500
Members Of Society, 100
i Mr.. Chas. Slower, 25.W
Amounts already acknowledged in
the Progress, 10000
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-12-10
SALE OF UNCLAIMED GOODS.

rI>HE following described property, having
i remained in store over six months. uncall.
ell for and Unclaimed, will be sold at public Auc-
ton on SATURDAY, the 2lst day of Deem
Der next. commencing at o'clock p NJ. at the
warehouse of Messrs Noble l. Sweet, ut the de,
pot at Independence, Iowa. to the highest bid
der, for cash, to deiray expenses incurred upon
the payment of the freight and charges due and
unpaid upon said property, and all aecruing
costs, to wit
/ Box of Goods. marked NJ Tracy. Cedar
Falls. Iowa. via lake to Chicago. care of Robin.
son 4 Co., via Fulton aud Dubuque Railroad to
Nottingham, containing
bedstead and feather bed, two gallon Jug
one gallon jugs, large glass jars. small brass
kettle, ! tin and = earthen washbowls earthen
pots. ) white stone pitchers. 3 stone vessels, |
broken mirror l coffee mill. spittoon, | large
dish pan, 81 glass bottles l dark lantern, tin
and 2 patent buckets l gridle, SPADE, l writ.
ing desk. containing letters directed to l.. NJ
Tracy, bird -eage. | small stand table, tea
mat, small baskets, mouse trap, blacking.
brush, waffle iron, pair steelyards, | oven
grldron. bake pan, frying pan, dust pan,
set of stair rods . lamb skin mats. oil car.
set shovel and tongs, roll rag carpet, l straw
door mat 3 whips | lot of sundries, Books emit
tied Friends Of Christ, Montgomery's Poetica
Works Wolf s Den. The Austrian Captive and
the Gold Regions. Heavenly Mana, Family Mon
itor, Rays Arithmetic.
3 Barrels marked NJ. l.. Tracy, Cedar Falls
Iowa, via lake to Chicago, care Of Robinson 4
Co, via Fulton and Dubuque Railroad To Not
,ingham, containing Crockery Ware and sun
dries.
BYRON c. HALE. SHERIFF.
Sheriif's Office. Independence. Iowa,
Nov, IL, 1861. "a