Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-07-10
Family Newspaper.

A DEsERrER-The Petersburg Express OF
the LIST inst, says-TheN North Carolina Fifth
Regiment, which arrived here yesterday, had
in charge a deserter, named Reich, belonging
to the Chatham Rifles, a company of the
regiment. This man deserted last FRIDAY
week, and escaped to- Yorktown, near which
place he was captured last week, it is said,
with a well executed plan Of the works at
Yorktown, and other places on the Peninsula
and data Of other valuable information on
his person. When taken he was endeavor-
ing to make his way to Old Point He was
immediately sent back to his company at
Garysburg, and is now being conveyed to
Yorktown, to stand his trial before a court
martial, consisting of the captains of his reg
iment. lie win most probably suffer death.
he is an intelligent, pleasant looking man,
of Northern birth or parentage, and seems
to take matters very easily.
CAPTuREs.-The North Carolina Steamer,
WINsLow, Thomas w. Crossan Lieut.. Com
handing, has captured, within the last few
Jays, wv ANOI lueiH VESSELS Vi COuSiuClduIS
value. First, the schooner Transit" in
ballast, a commercial vessel, from Key West,
worth from thirteen to fifteen thousand dol
lars. And second, the hermaphreodite brig,
" Hannah Balch," just from Cardenas, laden.
with 80 barrels of Molasses, &c.
Thus it fell to the lot of North Carolina
boys to give theYankees the FIRST good sound
whipping in this war, at Bethel; and nov it
has fallen to their lot to be the first, under
regular commissions as a Southern Conted-
eracy crew, to rake their vessels off the sea.
Pretty good for the old State. The corn
stalk boys are making their mark. Three
cheers for Crossan, and the gallant men Of
his crew.
SOUTH CAROLINA REGIMENTs-The follow
ing regiments of South Carolina volunteers
are now in Virginia Col. Gregg's, 500 strong !:
Col Kershaw's, between 900 and 1000 men !;
Col. Cash's, 800: Col. Bacon's, Col jenkins :,
Col Williams, Col Sioan's,: about /, 900 each.
When the ah lie of Hamptpn's Legion, Col
Orr's Regiment, and Col Blanding's Regi-
ment, get to the field, South Carolina will
have between nine and ten thousand fighting
men on the ground.
GoRDNSyILLE, Va, July Passengers
here report that General Nat. p. Banks, of
Massachusetts, has proclaimed martial law in
Baltimore.
l TIL city is nearly deserted, and presents
the appearance of a barracks, so numerous
are the uniformed m~ercenaries of Abe Lin
coin quartered there.
The Third and Fouth Massachusetts Reg
iments were on Saturday last ordered to en-
camp Immediately at Hampton. This is
r preparatory, it is believed, to a forward move
nent on Bethel, Yorktown or Norfolk.
: The Tribune of Friday is filled with lies
: as usual. Among other things, il says that
General Beauregard has sued for peace, and
E that the Nirginians have their hands full in
? quelling instructions among the blacks.
E Greeley, it is generally thought, has gone
crazy, produced by the deplOrable condition Of
the county, and the thought that through
: his agency the lamentable work has been
e brought about.
All was quiet at Harper's Ferry yesler.
day.
: Nothing further from the Ashby skirmish
t Matters at Manassas Junction this morn
ing were about the same as usual. No talk
OF an immediate engagement. CLYDE.
A CURE For Observation-Disclosures re-
a quests having been made to republish ,thC
. recipe for diarrhma and cholera symptom:
q which was used by the troops during lhc
n Mexican war with great success, We give il
below:
Laudanum 2 ounces.
Spirits Of Camphor 2 ounces.
Essence of Peppermint 2 ounces.
Hofman's Anodyne 2 ounces.
Tincture of Cayenne Pepper 2 draclms.
/ Tincture Of Ginger l ounce.
Mix all together. Dose teasponnful il
:, a llttlc water, or a halt teaspoonful, re
peated in an hour afterwards, in "a Ia
- blespoonful of brandy. This preparation
will check diarrhea in ten minutes, an,
= abate other premonitory symptoms Of cho.er
Immediately. In cases of cholera it has bee
: used with great success, to restore reaction
by out@drd application.
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