Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-07-02
ERNk SccnDS.

News Scraps.
One hundred and twenty additional hands
passcd through Wilmington on the 22rd for
the Fayetteville Arsenal, direct from Harpcr's
Ferry. They will commence turning out arms
it is supposed in week OF two Fer the State
\ fire occurred in Wilmington od the night
Of the 2lst which consumed the dwelling Of r
s McCanlber
Fort Ouachita and al the either forts III the
Indian Territory have been surrendered, the
Federal troops having destroyed provisions,
guns and amniun!tions far as possible
and leaving before the Texans arrived.
After taking possession Of Fort Arbuckle il
garrisoned by company of Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indians, under Capt. Mckinney.
Fort Ouachita was garrisoned by the Dead
Shot Rangers, under Capt Mayberry.
MIR. Peel also states that the Chickasaws
held council OH the gath of May, and formal
ly dissolved their connection with the United
States Government, and issued a manifesto to
the Chocktaws, Creeks, Cherokees, SemincleS,
and to the Reseroe Indians, advising them to
secede from The Old Union, and to petition the
Southern Contrderacv to be received rs dis
tinct crgauized Territory. instead of an Indian
| Territory The friendly Indians arc ali in IA
vor Of it. They had ordered off all the Yankee
missionaries in the country. The Indians also
took up TWO Aho'itionists from Narthern Tex
as, one OF whom was a preacher, and hung
| them. The forts are all to be garriSoned in
twenty davS, III accordance with treaty made
with the Reserve Indians
GEN. .JoHNSToN Notwithstanding all re
ports it seems from editorial remarks II the
Winchester papers that Gen. Johnston, SO far
from being encamped at any particular spot,
is 'hoverlng about the enemy with blended
/ bow and culver full OF arrows" We believe
that Gen. Johnston Ii yet turn up soIne-
| where, and wien the hour comes for HIM to
| strike, he will strike a blow that will make
| all Yankeedom real to and fro like q drunken
! man.
| The Charleston Courier says;
new and elegant flag atatf Was placed in
! position at Fort Suuutcr on Saturday last. and
! Il conspicuous Confederate flag hoiSted there
! on, which adds much 10 the appearance OF this
! powerful fortress seen from wharvCS. There
! is now being placed INTO the fort heavy add
ton to its armament, and which make il one
of the NEST Formidable military places in
| America None of Old Abe's feet will ven
! tuie to pass he batteries of this fort.
! Major General John a. Dix has received bis
! commission, giving him rank above Mcclellan
| Butler and Banks
Twenty steam gun toats are to be built at
/ Cincinnati inmediat,l :.
The impression still prevails il Washington
that Gen. Beauregard intends to march upon
that city soon.
| SECEsSION IN IIIINoIS One of the editors of
the Cincinnati Commercial, who is at pres
| ent in Southern Illinois, writes to that paper
as follows:
| \ SEcEssIoE NEIcuBoRHoon. Eighteen miles
east Of Carbondae hes the town Of Marion, the
hot bed of sccessou in Egypt, from whence Il
company of Kagamutlins left not long since
| There is no doubt but there Is strong SeceS
sion feeling in parts of Southern Illinois =
While but organized company has left the
| State recruiting for the Confederate forces has
been and is vet carried or in portions f South
crfl Illinois, and large numbers have quietly
left the State in squads of half dozen and
gone to Memphis. 1t will need few hanging
| to put an end to this.
! SHOT HIMSELF of the Goldsboro Ri
hcs Capt Whitaker, accidentally SHOT himself
yesterday morning at the Barracks in New
bern. r..
We are glad to learn, however, that the
wound is not dangerous being very slight
one Name not rccollcctcd
We also learn of the soldiers quartered
st the Fair Grounds got drowned yesterday
but did not learn his name OF the company to
which he belonged.
Z. S-Sec funeral notice.