Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-15
8ittlrltnh Enqttit:er.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST Is, 1862,

cAMgulUttE EnQn1Ifr+ /
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST Is, 1862.
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lhe electvn in North Carolina hus resulted
in the choice cf Colonel Vaace, for Governor.
By .rsry large msiority; and also q
majority Of those who tai, on' the same ticket
for the Legislature. We arc heartily glad
that The contest is over, for it was in itself
and in the manner in which it was conducted,
8 source Of general modification to the friends
OF the Old North State.
The letter OF Colonel Vance, declaring him
self 3 candidate, was, as we said at The time,
all that could be desired land he has evipced
his ready patriotism by service in the
fiela. II he wi!.only reject from his coun-
ci!s tbs morbid spirit Of party feeling or dis
appointed ambition and greed that seens to
have animated 4 fraction of his supporters,
and ODE! The proIhp:;ugs O: his own judy
men:, in will. We Doubt not, make an excel
lent Executive. We believe shat he will do
this, ana TIA, the Confederate cause will
have 10 more hearty, generous and frater-
1sl co-operator than the new Governor Of
North CsyolinN.
Tie Raleigh &taulerd gives statement
Of members elected 10 the Legislature, as far
ms received, and also the vote for Governor
in torty-three counties. here are eighty
nine counties IN the State. Col. Vanct's ma
iority lii forty.threc counties is 1888. We
"a NOT estimate in tn, the army vote az that
is generality included in the votes Of the dit
frrrnt counties. The probability is that Cnl.
iance's Insjority vii; reach iurty Thousand
% 49,
The Aeesrt Fight - 0rspse Court Houca.
). have received s letter from L. soldier IL
Goa. jacason's army, which gives. sons 4'i-
c'tipnal particulars in regard to the recent
picket skirnlish as Orange Court House
which viii tie Interesting at this time. The
letter IS DATED ST Orange Court House, Aug.
5th, 1852. Ne subio!a few extrsois:
Whilst or Packet duty, we were in full
y's"- Il tha Yankee pichets. They COM
;nen&ed 10 lire on u IS soon rs We nada our
a.pesrsnc= ard continued 10 DC SO Tor Two
days, BIZ, "e did Hot return The hrc. On
| Thursday wc no.:csa whit. handkerchief: dis
PLAYED al each ot TIE Yunks- post. The slgual
! YVES innscia:eiy similarly GrsT cred by nuy
pckets, sui nStesd OF firing TN escs. other,
! 11lenGiy gratuiatloEs were exchanged. An
! invitalicu MRS extended 10 our boys 20 came
over, which invitation WAS likewise extended
10 riie IanA. 0ne Yankee sentinel lett his
post, aud ssr:n.d determined t. cross the
| iiac, but UPON secYEI thought, returned 10
hi; pcs:. The 2apiiaa is the line.
Lust Saturday, We hid vrry hr;sk Skir-
mish ;"a;ith It's cne!Hy. While We aers on
sur war To picket, I'VE met the old picket
| guard, n Orange Cour, House, re1reatiny fhs
| s,sery bod a.reaHy taken possession OF the
| town. Tie ,,e:r ssnd oii picket Eusrds irauls.
GG;teiy fcrnl=d IN line Of battle. and charged
! upon The cp:;av, driving than through the
to@a. but t;.'y scnn rallied, sud in turn
drove Us or. sgain. We, however, made {
stand ut the depot, firing upon each other not
more tran E.teen PAGES apsrt nut ;heY soor
| bore down upon u :" strong, that We had tc
| give way. When W. whsas,t, we discovered
= Yankee regiment had been thrown Il. oul
| rear. IT, cut Oh our rat-eaE. This vas rather
a critical moTcent with NJ; BIZ! cur Inen. no
easily frightened Gy lie &oc@' 5f danger, rush
e. upon gli> regimen, whilst Our pursucrs
pressed CLOSELY upon or heels. On We rushet
wit: determine lion, but the cowardly scGul.
a-c.., TOO iiInid 10 do their easy work. broke
AMI let Us pass through. We iell haas SPOUT
three hundred yards this side Of the town
and again iorrned, the Yankees in the mean
tire marching up in t~o hundred yards o
u> and hating. There we stood facing each
Other; the Eanks-s Gfiraid to charge us, arc
We too zeal; TO charge them. We ct last fel
back into Skin: OF wonSs, when the enemy
retired. Here We waited an hour, when th,
9th Regiment came 10 our cid. We ther
marched into tie town, but rne "5ird had
flown" We immediately commercials 9. dou
Die quick movement in pursuit, but could no'
|over.ake them. We EOS. in killed ncne
wounded l5-pr;soners 81. The enemy lcss
killed gone Colonel aud cse Majnc--snd s
large nuyaher Of prisoners. We hal engaged
on our side about l25 men, while the force O
the enemy consisted ofthree regiments, mum
boring shout AGO or l,50O.
Captain Myers YVES wounded IN TIE leg
Lieut., Jacob Seif through the shoulder, Ter!y
severe; Lieut.. MoAler VAS wounded in face
and nead with sabre.