Newbern weekly progress., 1862-04-26
This, That and the Other.

Gen. Bsauregard we are sorry to say, has
q most unfortunate ponchant for prelongation
of truth. In every battle that he has been
engaged in, since his apostasy to the cause Of
his country, he takes occasion to look at fede-
raj losses through magnifying glass of great
power and his faculty for claiming victory,
where he has been ignorainiously defeated. is
also undoubted. His recent defeat at Pitts
burg Landing, and his report thereof, is the
most curious mixture Of truth with large
quantity of falsehood that we ever witnessed
On his repalse of the federals, on Sunday, the
capture Of our artillery, Gen. Prentiss and
prisoners, he bases his report Of the battle,
but neglects to inform his employers at Rich
mond, that the next day, Monday, Generals
Grant and Buell. not only soundly fogged
him and drove him from the battlefield, bat
recaptured the federal cannon taken the day
before, and every one Of his oson saTe three.
Verify the Deol is the father Of liars, and.
geaaregard is his paternal ancestor. :. -
1t is tho Bsauregard system of official re-
ports, sanctioned by Jefferson Davis, this in
fernal style of ever misreprssenting the true
state of affairs that has misled the people Of
the South in their blind. and unsuccessful
foray upon the Union. It is this same
policy of deception, that finally induced the
people of Carolina to acquiesce in the state of
affairs forced upon them by the Raleigh con-
spirators. Il is the same policy, that has
supported it thus far; but its potency has
gone. The recent brilliant successes of our
troops, tho news of which cannot be success
fully suppressed, has, and will continue to
find its way among the people, and continue
and increase in number and brilliancy.
It is stated that editors in Richmond have
been hung on account Of giving correct infor-
nation to the people. This is the kind Of
freedom which the rebels preferred to the
tyranny of the Union. Prisoners are shot
for going to their prison windows, to obtain
fresh air; that we suppose is rebel chivalry.
j. Davis proposes. and tho mongrel assem-
blage at Richmond, passes an act releasing
paroled prisoners from their sacred word of
honor. not to bear arms against the United
States until regularly exchanged. That shows
to what depths of degradation the rebellion
has reached, when man like Davis, who has
always prided himself upon his honor, pro-
poses dshonorable act, which all helligerents
alike condemn with adherence and detesta
ton. But We well nigh forgot that Davis
belongs to State that has an easy virtue in
the way of paying his debts.
A conscriptive act has also been passed by
the rebels, compelling men to take up arms
wherever they have the power; occasionally,
however, they butt against the wrong nnaSs as
we have heard, and now copy from . New
YorI Journal:-
Soon after Newbern was captured, an impor-
tapt engagement took place in the western
part of the State between large Rebel force
and the Union Home Guards, resultin. in .
complete ront Of the former, who, it appears,
lost all the guns belonging to one battery, all
all kinds, belonging to the rebel force, with
three companies of cavalry, which were en-
tireIy cut off, and obliged to surrender, or, in
other ords, were retained" The Raleigh
Standard called it ''most disgraceful riot,
which IS trnly a very polite term for defeat.
II appears that .he Union men in the noun
| tains had been hanging notorious rebel char
acter, one Col Dodge, who had charge OF the
militia, and had resorted to a sweeping i'm.
pressmelt: hence the difficulty.
The Union men are strongly in the ascen-
dency all through the western counties of this
State, are we'll armed. and have complete
organization under competent leaders. The
Stars and Stripes are flying in the western
| counties of North Carolina. All through the
mountain region the old Gag can be seen.
where brave men have collected together to
| defend its honor.
To show the peoplS how little their rebel
| leaders care for their interests, we learn that
when the order came from Richmend to burn
all the cotton ON the ceast. Gen. Branch Sc
cured that belonging to himself and bis father
| in-law, and sent il into he interior. As soon
| az this was done, he issued an order 10 burn
all the cotton belonging TO bis neighbors and
| al the people IN thsa. eastern counties.