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FOURTH DESPATCH. I

CHARLESTON, April 14.-The steamer Isabel will
lake Gen. Beauregard to Fort Sumter, which Mai.
Anderson turns over to the Confederate States
MAJ Anderson and his commsnd, it is reported will
proceed to New York in the steamer Isabel
FIFTH DESPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April 14-Fort Sumter has been
turned over to Gen. Beauregard. Maj. Anderson
was allowed to salute his aag-tifty guns were fred
from the parapet and classmates. Maj. Anderson is
now embarking on board the steamer Isabel direct
to New York
sixth DESPATCH.
CHARLESTON April IA boat Just from Fort
Sumter reports that during the firing of the salute,
four of Maj. Anderson's men were mortally wound
ed by the bursting of two cannon
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Bombardment Continues !

THE VERY LATEST
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"E ARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE
w Col. WIN. K. COX, of this Comfy candidate for
the Office of Major General of the 18th Division of the Mill.
tia OF North Carolina.
April IL, 1851. std,
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mo. 81

Gen. BEAUREGARD to the Secretary of War.
CHARLESTON, April 10, 1861.
To L. B. Walker The demand will be made to-
morrow at ~ o'clock.
(Signed,) G. T. BBAuREGARD,
Brigadier General.
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No. t.
The Secretary of War to Gen. BEAUREGARp.
MONTGOMERY, April 10, 1861.
To Gen. BEAUREGARD, Charleston:
Unless there are special reason connected with
your own condition. it is considered proper that yor
should make the demand at an earlier hour.
(SignedD LIP WALKER.
No. 81
Gen. BEAUREGARD to the Secretary of VAR
CHARLESTON, April 10, 1861.
To L. p. WALKER:
The reasons are special for twelve o'clock
(Signed) G. L. BEAUREGARD.
No g.
To the Secretary of War.
CHARLESTON, April II, 1861.
To l.. 2. WALKER:-Demand sent at 2 o'clock
Allowed till o'clock to answer
(Signed) G. 7. BEAuREGARD.
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SUPERB DAHLIAS.-NOw READY A SUPERB
y variety of the best Dahas of every shade Of color at
Is cents each. THOMAS CARTER,
Raleigh. NC
April Is, 1851. 39-lm.
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VERBENAS, VERBENAS, VERBENAs.-
80 varieties of the best Verbenas in cultivation
Price 10 cents each or 81 per dozen 80.
THOMAS CARTER
Raleigh, n. c.
April l6, 1861. 39-lm
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MAJOR GENERAL OF 7TH DIVISION
W We are requested to announce Col PETER G. Eos.
TER, of Martin county, candidate for Major General
of the 9TH Division of North Carolina Militia.
March 26, 1861 33-H
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hTeFOR CONGRESS.-WE ARE AUTHORIZED
~ tOannounce JAMES 7. LITTLEJOHN, of Granville
candidate for Congress in the Fourth Congressional
trict at the ensuing election
April II, 1861. 8s-tf
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n~ WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
W. JOHN NJ. 0DELL (Union) candidate for the
Office of Brgader General the sixth Brigade of the n
c. Militia. Election the 9th instant. o.
April 10, 1861. 3s-te
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FUCHSIAS! FUCHSIAS!! FUCHSIAS
Il 80 varieties Of this most charming plant rs cents
each, or 81 so per dozen. Send orders at once to
THOMAS CARTER,
Raleigh n. c.
April l6, 1851. Ss-lm. &
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THO ARCHITECTS.-sI5Ow WILL BE PAID FOR
II plan and working drawings for County Jail The
building to accommodate fifty prisoners To have appa-
ratus for ventilation water sewerage and heating Plans
to be sent by mail to the undersigned BY the LIST of May
And those not accepted to be returned BY mail the risk
of the owner. JORDAN WOMBLE
Ch'mn Build Com.
Raleigh, April l6, 1851. 89-tmayl.
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III LIOTROPES AND OTHER BEDDING
IL PLANTS.-Every variety of this most fragrant
flower for immediate planting Price from 81 81 per
dozen. THOMAS CARTER,
Raleigh, n. G.
April Is, 1851. Sg-1m.
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THIRST PIANO BOOK FOR CHILDREN
IL THE CHlLD'S FIRST MUSIC BOOK-An introduc.
ton to the art Of PLAYING the Piano Forte By T. Cav
sructve work. containing lessons simple of easy
prehenson with short and pleasing exercises especially
any address, on receipt of fifty cents BY the publishers
DITSON 4 CO., Boston.
April l6, 1861. 8s-tc
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1NERANIUMS AND PELARGONlUMS.-A
~ large supply of the above beautiful plants Price Is
THOMAS CARTER,
.s.a.A -.-. - .. ....-- Raleigh, Nc.
April l6, 1861. Ss-lm.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-23

want had dealt severely with him, and the
cheering bowl had drowned his better nature,
and laid his form PROSTATE in the gutter, that
ne became fitted for the service of his employers,
and accepted situation in the Skunkto Skunk
forum" of their organ. Certainly, all the humane
instincts that ennoble man must have been crowded
from the heart of Wyman, when, in 1859, he per-
mitted one of the oompositors in his office to die
neglected in hovel on Myers street, and to be
carried, solitary and alone by the undertaken, to
paupers grave at the expense of the county He
had no time to follow the remains of the Printer to
his unmarked grave. We have viewed with
true spirit of pity and commiseraton the soporiic
productions of his softened brain laborousy ground
firth, with Breckinrldge or secession organ upon
his left knee, as guide through the darkness and
gloom of anarchy and dissolution into which he
was being unwillingly hurried. He comes gingerly
to the Endorsement and whtewashing of Smith, as
if there still fingered around his heart faint re-
membrance of once noble, honest, manly pur-
pose in life. The poor, feeble-headed old man
starts in his defence of the pundering measure by
saying ave know nothing personally of the
merits of the bill in question" That is frank ac-
hHohlcuShSHs vi HIS IOr Wnlcn we
give him credit But his masters expect him to
sustain the plundering measure, and he comes up
to the labor exacted of him. and closes the same
paragraph in which the above acknowledgment Of
ignorance occurs, by saying: 1.-The assertion of
the Record that the Bill 'legalizes the assessments
of property in Orovlle made prior to the destruc-
tion OF the town by fire, in 1858, and renders any
property that the person against whom the assess.
ment was then made, may now hold, liable there
for is to say the least Incorrect. After this tri-
umphant escape from acknowledged ignorance by
denying the plain provisions of the bill, he closes
his astute remarks on the subject by saying ave
think "the Prosecuting Attorney ais abundantly
able mot only to protect the bill but himself from
the attacks of the Record.' Shakespeare makes
one of his characters say ''Look you I'm but
fool yet have the wit tc THINK. =
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-23

We objected to this bill as calculated should 1t
become a law. to enable the Prosecuting Attorney
to oppress and rob those OF our citizens who had
not from contumaciousness or inability, PAID the
taxes levied against them. Let them be compelled
10 pay, or sacrifice the property assessed, without
forced sale of whatever property man possesses TO
satisfy the exorbtant fees of prosecuting officer
In justice to Seniors Vance Irwin and Others, who
have been the recipients of abusive letters from
Smith for opposing its passage, we will state their
objections to the bill, and endorse them rs our own
Mr. Vance objected to the passage of the bill, be-
Cause IN his opinion, confirmed by consultation
with The best legal talent of Sacramento it legal
ICES the assessments upon property destroyed by
tae hFe OF o., notwithstanding any action of the
Board OF Supervisors in the premises. What is to
be thought of the legal ability of lawyer would
contend that the action of the Board of Superyi-
sors could destroy the plain provisions CT an Act
OF the Leg latiye department of the State The Ian
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-23

We cheerfully recommend the above Chnaman
as good and careful washer,-as a man of integri-
The weekly Butte record., 1861-02-23
Sands Sarsaparilla,
HYDRAULIC HOSE!

F8 Sewed with three seams, which viii stand
the pressure of hundred feet single. for Twenty
five cents per yard for sewing, and will last longer
than the duck will without ripping.
have large supply of canYass and ready made
Hose ON hand.
Come and give me a call and see for yourselves,
at McGures Saloon, Burt's brick building, Bird
street, Oroville.
jyl9tf W. R0SSEY.
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returned from the fortifcutions near
PenSacols, Fa.. informs us that the troops
II months stationed there under Col
Forney, are busily engaged in making
active preparations for defence. There
are now almost completed three sand bat.
teriss, large and secure; in the first one,
bearing on the front of pickens. is mount.
ed two large columbiads !; on the second.
four sea. coast howitzels aud on the third
also four guns, making in all ten guns
on the batteries, each one in different
position of attack to Pickcns, Il, d indie
pendent Of Forts Barrancas and MrRae
and the Navy Yard. Lieut. SIemmer, of
Pickens, fearing his fort was not OF >ui
ticicnt avail, is also building a sand bat
terry to bear immediately on the Navy
Yard. 1t is thoug ht b some, that he is
being assisted in his preparations by men
from the Brooklyn. Our troops are in
good health, and work with will, and
in short time will doubtless be ready
for almost any emergency. There are
now stationed at the Barracks at Barran.
cas- about 500 Alabama troops -.Moat.
yomery Mail, SM.
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Reinforcing Fort Sumter.

We make the following extrsc, frcn
the Washington CORES pondence Of the
n. Y. Tribune Of last Monday -
at is known that after a deliberate
investigation of all the facts, the Cabinet,
with one exception, approve the military
judgment OF General Scott, aud yield to
it as necessity which cannot be avoided
This almost unanimous consent on the
part of men who have been supposed to
regard this subject from opposlt, stand.
poin's, and to hold different views of
policy for its treatment, is sufficient to
show that there must be the most suffi
cient reasons for this conclusion.
Various modes have been suggested
for reinforcing Fort Sumter, but not one
of them can stand the scrutiny of scien-
tiiic military authority, and all others are
unworthy of consideration. Some cman-
ate from civilians. and others from naval
officers Of respectable standing They
propose demonstration at NJ hit through
the shallow parts Of the entrance to
Charleston harbor, seuding in the men
aud supplies by boats. These plans have
been discussed for some time in naval
circles, but with few exceptions they
have not been regarded as practicable,
though there are many officers who would
cheertully command sch an expedition
1fvessels of light draft or gun boats
could run the gauntlet of the extended
coast. guard aud batteries which line the
entrance to both channels. it is question.
ed if they would be able to land reinforce
ments under thc fire Of Fort Moultrie,
because they could not escape the vigil
ance of the lookouts everywhere, and any
suspicious fact would be immediately
signaled to that and all other points.
1t ia stated upon the best military au-
thori'y that Maj Anderson's present
force could not hold out forty eight hours
in the event Of collision with the bat
teries now concentrated against him in
full play The physical endurance re-
quired to work his heavy guns would be
exhausted in that time. He could, doubt
less, destroy Fort Moultrie and sacrifice
many hundred lives beside, but would be
compelled to surrender from causes be-
yond human control. 1t is easy for those
who have 10 responsibility to propose
plans and to blame others for not adopt
ing Them; but if an experiment should
be tried against the advice of the most
experienced soldiers, and ia !, no would
avert the execration which would follow
it?"
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the finest he ever seen brought thsU 9
tho way out especially for ths .As's w
to plan, and grow in the gsrdcs esss
took them out Of his ssddlebA1s, CsAs
identical beans he got At the last hosss,J
the landlady vas rejoiced; Joe sesk a.
other drink, and left
Unfortunately Mrs. Jones came over
to see Mrs Smith the next day talked
Of the news; General Lane foed el
beans; great friend Of her husband; 81
some Of them beans; took them avay 10
give to Buchanan. Mr.. Smith told her
tale about Lane: good friend Of her hus.
band; gave her beans from patent okes
showed the package. 1t vas marked
in Joe's hand write, "Miss Smithsss
beenes," (same Mrs Jones had put up
Smith is now in the Legislature, asd
voted against Lane
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Iegyee NO Fiction.

Secessionists and their Northern sym.
pathi.ers may say what they pleass
against the truthfulness Of Mrs, Stows's
character of Legree in Uncle Toms Cab.
in, but it 6uds many faithful represen.
tative among the shareholders Of the
South. What shall We say Of the follow.
ing advertisement, clipped from the Sss
Antonio (Texas) Herald, Of the Esd
ult lt-Dar Gaz.
RUNAWAY NEGRo.--I will pay 6fty
dollars, including the legal rewards, FOR
the arrest of my boy Reuben, to be con.
fined in Jail SO that can get him. Said
boy is abou. Gve feet, eight inches high,o
little inclined to he bow.lcgged; I've
fingers on right hand broken. Had Oh
when he left blue cloth cap, q white
linsey sack coat, and jeans pants, aud
two trace chains welded together snd
fastened to the neck by two pieces sf
round iron. riveted under the chin aud
at the back Of the neck Also cu6
on the right wrist, with link in the
cuff. GEO. w. THATcHEa.
EAGLE LAKE, Colorado Co. Texas
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Free Navigation Of the Mississippi.
From the Nashville Banner.


We have been favored with copies of
two letters, lately received here 10y one
Of our commercial friends frol-. his agent
at New Orleans. In the first, dated
Feb. 25, 1861, the writer says:
II am Informed, upon reliable author
ity, that the enforcement o. the new
Tariff laws of the Southern Confederacy
will take effect on and after the 4th o.
March, 1861 and that all boats arriving
from the interior will be subject to The
same laws. expenses. forms. &c. as Eu.
rcpean aud other forei Ga vessels now
taking clearance and permit at this
port"
The effect on business and commerce
here must be apparent to you without
further comment.
In the second letter. dated Feb. p, he
gives his correspondent the following
instructions
"TeIl the boats to have. by the time
they reach Vicksbursh, two manifests of
the cargo made up, aud stop and enter at
that point, having endorsement made on
back Of manifest by Custom House off
Ger. sending one by express from that
point here, that consignees may have
their entry made by the time the boat
arrives. SO as to save delays here -
Otherwise, serious delays will necessari.
ly follow or the arrival of the boats in
this port" "
This is the free navigation of the
Mississippi. which some ef the secession
conventions promised to the inhabitants
Of the valley Of that river; and we would
ask some Of our readers in general and
our commercial friends in particular,
rhether they .J.'l disposed to permit their
Southern neiyhbors to erercise the uncon
dit;onol control Of 'hc great hiyhuoy to
the ocean? ...-
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Revenue 0t Spulkprn Ports.

The Seces>ioni>ts pretend to believe
that Lincoln intends to attempt the col
lection of revenue at the Southern ports
by force. How can he DO it! He has
no power to collect revenue outside the
hartor, aud he will not attempt to force
non resident officers upuu an unwilling
people. But the fact is there will really
be no revenue to collect at the Southern
ports, worth the trouble, The move.
ment of the Seceders has failed, thus far,
to secure the sympathy Of single for
cign Government. Suppose Mr. Lincoln
notifies the representatives from abroad
at Washington that the clearsnces given
by the Seceders will not be recognized
by the Federal Government, and that
fact is communicated by these rcpresen.
tatives to their respective Governments,
ard by the Governments t. their people,
wi not thst hava the effect to effectuslly y
cut off the trade of all the Gulf Posts
Most certainly it will, and will be as ef,
fectusl blockade of their ports as could
be accomplished by armed vessels. Lin,
coin has no power to recognize the South,
ern Confedsracy, and could only do SC
by violating his oath. If he cannot re.
coenise the Government. no more can he
recognize its acts Will the Sccedert
say that a refusal TO recognize them il
'coeroion. n."-N0shvilke Bonner. :
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The FlOatiNg BATTERY.

The Ch"rl"stuu correspondent Of the
Providence journal writes as follows in
regard to the " floating battery"
The floa,ing battery has at last proved
failure From the weight being all on
one side, it was found necessary to build
a staging extending beyond the other
side, n which were piled bass of sand in
order to bling it to an even keel, which
had the effect TO break it in two. and
thus render i, useless, as it is improbable
that it can be strengthened sufficiently
t" be Of any utility hereafter. AID it
will remain after they have expended
twenty thousand dollars upon it, mon.
umcnt of Charleston ingenuity.
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ISN'T 1T WORSE FOR A MAN, FAITH.
ER1


1t is two years since I left off the use
of tobacco. I only chewed little, hut
did enjoy my cigar. prided myself on
my fine Havsnas, and might have been
seen almost any morning with a cigar in
my mouth, walking down Broadway 10 u
most comfortable manner
The way it happened that left of is
this: l he'd little son about six years
of age. He almost always hurried to be
ready to walk down with me as far as the
school. His bri ght face and extended
hand were always welcome. and he boun-
d, d along beside me. chatting, as such
dear little fellows only can.
The city has in it many dirty, uncared
for boys. whose chief deli. ht seems to be
to pick up pieces Of discarded cigars aud
roken pipes, and with their hands in
their pockets, puff away in very ine'e--
giant manner,
One morning it seemed as if little Ed
gar and | met great many OF these juv-
enile smokers. l became very much dis
guSted, and pointed them out to little
Edgar as awful warnings of youthful de.
Ii"quency. talked quite largely, and said
the city authorities ought to interfere
aud break it up
A little voice, soft and musical. came
up t" lnc as gave an extra puff TO my
superb Havana. A bright little face ", S
upturned, aud the words,
Isn't it worse for q man, father"
came to my ears.
louked down on the little fellow at
my side, when his tin id eye fell, and
the color mounted on his boyish cheek,
as if he had said something bold and un-
fitting.
do you think it worse for man,
Edgar? ?" asked.
Please, father, boys would not want
to smok" and chew tobacco, if men did
not dc it"
u,re was the answer. l threw away
my cigar, and have never touched tobac-
co since in any form.
Aud is it not worse for man? Are
We not fearful responsible? Are not
the daily examples of the rich, and the
refined, and the good, telling all rhc time
on these vagabnDd children whom we
blame and would turn o.er to the auth
critics? Am not for on". in a measure
responsible for the example have been
daily settiug to these wre:ched outcasts,
these lonely and forlorn boys whom ]
daily meet? The customary use of to-
bacco as stimuant is an evil. in what
ever form the habit may be acquired. 1t
le d. to drinking.nnd thus to other vices.
Can as Christian man justify myself
in the use of ardent spirits? Is not my
example of some moment!
Parents, your children see such things
They think about them; and if little
one with an earnest tone. asks: Is it
not worse for man, father!' will you
not heed the voice ?-Er.
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Joe Lame and the beans.

Joe had trick of knowing everybody,
and every body Joe knew was bis most
intimate friend. He would meet an ac-
quaintance as another man would meet
brother he thought had been lost at sea-
He extends both hands, and makes his
c"untcnanc. as expressive as nature will
allow Of atfec'ionate sympathy. Coming
down from Washington City to Oregon,
Joe fell in with couutryman (Mr.
Jones) near whose house he happened to
be traseling before the election Joe re-
cognlzed him at once. "Old fellow"
sad Joe "God bless you how are you
and the wife and the children? I'm
glad to see you. haven't fell in with
anybody | was SO glad to see. have
been thinking of you and the boy ever
since | went to Consras, CHATS the way
j e spells it, Washington is duh place
hate to stay there-ikely times here
want to come back and I've with the
boys, whar can have good time Old
fellow, tell you I'm glad to see you
again
After some words, the map, plain
farmer, invited Joe in, saying:
General, you will stay to dinner,
won't you -
"Certa: My. Of course" sad Joe, ~
come on purpose. " mt some victusls
| can eat. This city yictuals don't suit
me Your wife eau suit me told
Buchanan | wouldn't give cuss for al
the foreign jimcracks. A good Oregon
dinner of pork and beans WAS worth all
the French restaurants could get up, and
more too
After while dinner was put on the
t"ble. 1t was, sure enough, Joe's favor
ite dish-pork and beaus. The pork
was only tolerabIe, the beans very fnc-
at least Joe said SO lie crammed him.
sclf-talked Of the Mexican war-poli-
tics-Joe Lane-was very attentive to
the women aud children-pr Used the
cooking-took some more pork and beans
never saw such beans cooked to suit
him exactly-wanted the lady of the
house to give him some for seel-wanted
to show them fellows what good living
was He got package, put in his sad.
die, bags, talked some NOSE about the
Mexican war. shook hands, kissed the
bsbies, took of his hat to Madam, took
another horn Of whisky, and left
He got to the next house was just as
glad to see that man, and was just as
polite to that woman, just as atte ntive to
them children, took little of that whis.
Ky, talked Of that same Mexican war.
and them same politics, and that same
Joe Lane, had thought Of this man much
and often At Washington wanted to get
back to sec them all. Come on purpose
to see this one; got Buchanan to give
HIN pscksgs 81 ! rArs kind 81 bsirA
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n4- John Mitchell does not receive
much encouragement in his efforts to
convert the nations Of Europe to bis own
views in regard to tie peculiar institu.
tion,' as appears from the following q.
tract from his last Paris letter to The
Charleston Mercury:
"On the whole, | would beg most
earnestly to impress upon you the con.
viction that in Europe generally, but in
England particularly, you have no chaoss,
no locus stordi, no pretension to be ecu.
sidered as Christian men, or perhaps y
human beings. excep. the cotton deld
slone. But for that. aud the interest
hanging upon that, you would Be hunted
from the face Of the earth, and erased
from creation by the indignant voice of
an outraged nineteenth century