Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-07-05

announces that ne has just received
some of Coats spool cotton, which he
sells 10 ladies making soldiers clothes
for fte dollars dozen spoOls. "No
person allowed to buy more than one
package" -4
For the first time since the battle OF
Newbern, the Guard House was s-with-
ont an occupant, on Sunday. The
day was very quiet, and reminded one
of those quiet New England Sabbaths,
SO much enjoyed at home, by many
oftbf troops in this Department.
We Should ike to borrow a copy Of
Hawks History Of North Carolina
If any one has a copy to loan US, VIC
will take care of it, and return it in
good order. = 81
General Butler has again exhibited
his frmness, this time directing il
against offenders on our side. 1t seems
that taking advantage of the order for
the seizure of arms and munitions in
the houses of rebel sympathizers,
bands of mauraudcrs started up, who
went abroad pretending to have au
thority TO search houses, and under
that pretence, committed numerous
robberies. One of these bands had
been captured and was found TO con
sist of ten men, two Of whom were
mates of United States transport ships
and two soldiers of our army. On
guilt being fully proved, the Genera
senteuced five of them to be hung
and the Others to be imprisoned a
Fort Jackson.
In illustration of the power Of i'm
agination, the case of the old lady whC
watched. the vane, to see when he
rheumatism was going to begin, is no
equal to that of the storekeeper whc
painted the lower part of his stove red
and saved seyenty-fve per cent. in til,
consumption Of wood thereby durin;
! the winter. The illusion was so com
plete, that one man tried to mako hin
pay for a pair of boots that he ha'
burned on the stove. ..E-.
Geo. W. Taylor, keeper Of the 0cea
House, Beaufort, has received an AZ
poinfment rs mail carrier between thi
city and Beaufort.
Coy. Stanly left NewbcN on Satu
! day ior Roanoke and the Alderman
country. We predictfor him as co
dial a reception as he received in h
late visit TO Washington, in this Stat
May lie accomplish much good.
4 The &c. S. A." have chosen tie vel
name to which they are justly entitle'
, They are. in fact, the "ColoredeStat
! of America y Their secession al
f bar5arous warfare have proved the
p to he the "Coward States of Amcl
r co.." and soon they will be the "Co
10 qucrcd States Of America"
/ G. S. Anchored States of ,Americ
g c. (. A.-Coward States Of AlneriC
C. S. A.-Conqucred States Of Anne
ica.
In the battle of Fair Oaks CAPITA
!, mcfarland, Of the Ninety.third Pen
+ sylvania, was taken prisoner. As
y was led towards the rear, he was ovt
n taken by a group Of rebels carrying
i w,sEhd5d rebel oficer TO the rrar. n
y Farland was very polite 10 them, ]
3 assisted the gronp through tho und
Ir brush with which the woods were line
turned aside the high bushes q
boughs and made the way easy a
z helped them over the ditchcs. But
% most insensibly hc turned 1.-The directi
{ from that which they had origina
taken. In n little while they ca
b, upon our pitkcIs. "Who gocs thcr
i !, said the sentry. "A friend said \
;. ;. Farland, "wiih seven prisoncrs.'
ID All the advertised letters remaini
in the Ncwben Post Office, not cal
for in very few days, will be sent
n the Dead Letter Office atNashingt
ic D. G.
il. Father Taylor, the noted seamc
n. preacher in Bston, recently prayed
he the President IN this way :-"O16
nj guide our dear President, our Al
Y. ham, the friend Of God, like old Al
.y. ham. Save him from those wriggli
n intriguing, polite, piercing, Sin