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Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28
GDEAT FLOOD IN THE OHIO.

The following telegraphic dispatches,
advising us of great food in the Ohio,
we copy from the Louisville Democrat of the
Dist:
PlrrsBuRG, January 2O.-River % feet
inches by pier mark, and rising three inches
an honr. The rise is from the Monongahela-
The Allegheny commenced rising this evening
at its source. Weat ler damp and cloudy buI
cooler.
C1ScINNATI, Jan. 2O-River still rising 8
inches an hour; 5 feet in channel. Eve fee
on first floor Of buildings fronting the river
Slight rain growing colder.
GALLiPo1Is, Jan. 90 The river is over the
Virginia banks and still rising at the rate Of
foot per hour The Kana.sha is running out
hesvy. 1t still rains.
NASHVILLE, January 20-The river has ri
sen about feet here to day and is still rising
slowly.
From the same paper VIC copy the follow
ing:
The river since Saturday evening hae risen
at an almost unprecedented rate-is now out
of the banks and was rising last night at the
rate of four inches per hour. At four O'Clock
asst evening the water was just entering tie
foot of Fourth St, and by this morning We
presume will be in the lower stories Of all the
| houses on water street. Great eXertions were
making last night to get ont OF the way OF the
food, which threatens to be heavy one.
The Arizona. at the head of the canal, is en-
| trelv under water except her texas, and if the
| Hood continues will very likely be broken to
pieces and foatcd OF.
| The weather continues warm and wet, and
Judging by the news received from all points
above. the Ohio will be higher than it has been
since the memorable focd of 1882. All the
streams between this point and Plttsburg ar6
full and pouring cut and as the Cumberland
rises in pretty much the same region, we have
no doubt that stream is also by this time a
food height.
| A FLOOD AT HAND-BREAK IN THE Ne" CA
NAL.
| The Ohio at this point is now, and has beer
since Sturday evening, rising at the rate of tn
or three inches per hour, and at noon yester
day covered Water street. at the foot of Fourth
street. There is a large number of army wag
onS and ether goods on the levee and IN Fourtt
street, which should be moved instantly
There can be no doubt that shall have
food. and residents Of Water st. should by al
means prepare so as to be able to move at
moments warning.
I Sunday morning the immense pressure 0
the river at the lower end of the new cana
crushed through the dam with tremendou
force, carrying with outrushing food the tim
hers of the Golfer dam, and flooding the new
channel. One man, an engineer from New Al
bany, is supposed to have been lost. II th
break had occurred on a working day, n
doubt hundreds would have been drowned.
We learned last evening that the contractor
or the canal wilt lose about 5000 by tn
destruction Of the Golfer dam that the 1ioot
gate was closed or this wOu!d not have occur
red, and that there two men nissng-on
of them, the engineer mentioned above, til
other an unknown party.
If this flood should extend to Cairo, tn
Yankees will nave a damp time.
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TIE NORFOLK DAY BOOK.
THE VERY LATEST NORTHERN AND EU
ROPEAN INTELLIGENCE!
NOW Is THE TEME TO sUBsCREBR,
TERMS.

The DAY BOOK has now become THE newspaper
of the South. TIE Tery latest Northern and Euro:
roan News ap,lears in Its columns. one, fwo. ana
three davs IN advance of all other papers In the
CoTfrd-Ircy. =,
w. submit the following extracts from what 9TH
er9 have {" say of Us:
D Z BlsBIt Esa. who hos lately returned from
Er.oi:e with nporinlt diSpat"hes to the C"ni"d'
e-:te s. 4, . Government, sHys iii a recent letter
y, tile III Loud N and Paris. saw several quo"
,at;,n- fr,., tne, No.f.tk Dag b Ok and since my
etn;D have also noticed extracts from the eafne
n-.ltjv journal in the newspapers Of New York
CI III lie~ttn. ard other cities
Tine S1 frfE fVa.1 CF11st10n Sun Says
The Eo,f,lk Dag BOok which is so fast gaining
nnoularty throughout the Southern Confederary,
to "a. greatly enlarged nnd improved land ylvra
us Nortti-rn aud Foreign News in advance "f any
of ur other exchanges, and is therefore, PeruS"o
with av:dAy.'
Tie Wilmington (N. CT Da,iy Iosrn0i says
The Aorfulk Day Book has bec"me the most
valuable exchange paper we receive, Hs 1t contains
as well ns Foreign News.
Mhe Fredersckxbnrs va y Here!d aay"'
.'The NorfDlt Day Book cont ains the lats't HeVa
from the Moth ard is edtul ials are always OF 1a
Interesting chsrscter.
Subscribers to the Day Book may rely upna EaT'
ing their apers promptly by mail.
AdGJes vith amount Of stbseT'Pft'n eHeL0Se@.
JOHN e. HATHAWAY.
Editor SIld Proprietor.
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THE IOTTiSrANA

The Louisians, disabled, is the largest
steamer of the feet, being one of the only two
vessels which could carry an entire regiment.
She is said to be the largest, finest and fastest
steamer ever built at Baltimore, and was only
chartered the day before the sailing ofthe feet
from Annapolis. Her hull is nearly 500 feet
in length, of corresponding breadth of 5etm,
with splendid state rooms, and originally cost,
including furniture tackle, outfit, &C., about
SlO5, 600. She was built in 1852 by Mr. Hugh
\. Cooper, the mae ,inery made by Mr. Charles
Kceder, and has made over twenty miles per
hour. For more than three weeks the steamer
has been attached to the Burnside Expedition
Her principal officers are as follows :-Captain,
Phillips; First Mate, Jacob Kirwan Engineers
George W. Akers and Vance Wilson; CLERK
James Aspril. The Sixth New Hampshire
Regiment, Col Nelson Converse, We're on
board.
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ruiESuAf MUHNiAG, FEB. 4, 1861.
ERGlN IAA'rTEEsAS.

We promised yesterday morning, to give
f,rthcr reliable" news from Hatteras
,a the feet in this issue and here it is: A
i" rs,;able gentleman arrived here by the A.
~ r train from Beaufort yesterder morning
1870 was within few miles of the enemy a:
11attsras on Sunday morning with a glass in
hand and reports that 50 vessels are this side
the swash and others gradually moving ove
toioin them. This intelligence comes not in
o'n,be; Ell with Il dignity of official seals
but we may say is credited in official circles
and we unhes,tatir gly dub it "rellable, :
knowing the source whence it comes. The
courier contained other important facts of such
. character, however, that it would not do
for ,ts or you to know them, so we must
wait patiently, further and more satisfactory
JavnIOOonentS.
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

The City Of New York was an A rate
vessel, 574 tons, Is #. drought and with decks
Sne was built OF white oak, iron, copper and
iron fastened, and was launched at Hobok en- in
1852. She had a vertical engine of three hun
dred horse power. She was one hundred and
seventy feet long, with twenty six feet BEAM
and formerly ran on the line between Boston
and Philadelphia.
The New York Advertiser states that the
City Of New York was new ship, built by
Lord & McGregort of Glasgow, for the Liver
pool New York and Philadelphia Steamship
Company. She was OF iron, 256O tons burden,
three hundred and fifty feet long, fifty feet in
breadth, and twenty seven feet six inches
deep. She was divided with six water tight
compartments and strengthened with steel
braces. Soon after her trial trip, which took
place on the 2d of October last, she was pur-
chased for the Burnside expedition
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PREPARING FOR a FORWARD MOVE
MENT

NASHVILLE Feb. 1.-The latest advices from
M,tnforttsville via Bowling Green, state that the
Yankees have Sent back their sick from that
place, and are busily engaged in bringing up
their artillery from Nnlin and from Bacon's
Creek, and It is said, they received marching
orders early last week.
Four Yankee Regiments are now encampcd
in the bend below Woodvllie, this side Of Green
river, under cover of their heavy guns.
They send out pckets during the day to-
wards Horse Cave, bu; withdraw them at night
Indications certainly point 20 an early ad
vance but il seems that there is no longer any
confidence to he placed in the movements made
hE the Yankees.
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SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE RICHMOND
DISPATCH
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 81. ISe

N'tKfCLh ' A, Odii. I0OS'
The New York Herald, of the Seth January
has been received here. It says that nothing
further Of i'm Importance had yet been received from
the Burnside fleet, ard adds that the accidents
arising from the ten pestnons weather had merely
delayed it's operations for a few days, and that
Cen Burnside will coon proceed
On the 29th, the 37th New York regiment hal
skirmish ith tody Of Texas Rangers, hid
den at Mrs. Lees house. near Occcqnat. E'ar-
ty of 80 men advanced from The New York regi-
nlent to reroun"iter, an! found ten Texans -
They ope, ed FIRE upon the Texans. killed nine,
aud took the remain ney one prisoner.
he Enroi can nail had arrived The HcraId
contained several interesting extracts from tor
elm papers The London Hernid, Lord Derby s
orgon. holds forth III most liberal Inducements
for a recognition of the Southern Coufedcracy hy
the British Parliament. 1t says that Great Brit
ain " III enjoy perfect free tr.d%wlih the revoited
States there will be perfect freedom for tr"fhe
on the coast. and chance for supplying the Sou; h
with all manufactured articles. On these grounds
Lord Derby takes ground as the advocate OF I'M
mediate recognition.
The "Opinton Nation0te." Prince Napoleon or
gan says, 1.-The Emperor will make on the
United States whether Mason and Slidei are Civ
en- up or not, and warns France against it, All
the French journals severe on the stone
blockade of Charleston harbor
Massachusetts Is engaged In active prepara-
tons for coast defences,
The House of Representatives has apPro-
priated halfa million Of dollars for the purchase
of heavy ordinance.
Gen Mcclellan has perfectly recovered his
health.
The Committee of the House Of Representa-
tives has reported adversely TO the bill abolish
! irg slavery in the District of Columbia
! It is reported in Washington that Genera
/ Stone is to be superseded.
| A bill was introduced in the House to dis
charge regi,nental bands because Of tbs
expense incurred in keeping them
! A re solution was adopted providing for sc
cret session of Congress.
| Hamilton Fish, one of the Commissioners t.
Richn ond in the matter Of exchanging Fedora
prisoners. had arrived in Washington 1t wa
| thought that the Southern Government woulC
not receive them
No more contracts for foreign manufacturer
articles will be awarded by the Unitdd States
Many of the outstanding contrats have beel
rescnded.
The treasury note bill still pending in Con
gress, is the all absorbing topic of debate an
conversation in Wall street. The bill vii
probably be amended so as to limit the lega
lender clause to all debts hereafter contracted
4 In ths eetton market sales Of 800 bales ar
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TIE H}TR%SIDiI IiON.

Three months ago it was announced in the
Northern papers that another expedition would
follow that which had just sailed for Port Roy
al, and would be adder the command OF Cen
eYal Burnside This fleet is at last in our
waters, and public expectation is strained to
trace it's operations, and to what 1t Will
accompl sh.
The Burnside is the fourth expedition which
the Yankees have fitted out to make demon
STATIONS on different portions of the coast of
the Confederate States The first ex petition
captured the Hatteras sand banks, the second
obtained possession of Port Royal, and the
third effected a lodgment on Ship Island, a
barren iset in the Mississippi sound, remaTka-
BILE for white sand and crocodiles 1t remains
to be seen what the tourtn expeditioh Will
accomplish.
The point Of destination and precise objects
Of this fleet have been for weeks a top:e OF
busy speculation. 1t has hung on our coast
like an a,.pariticn, and has been reported hTst
at enc point aud then at another, until the
public mind has been excited and muddled
about it to degree that Is almost amusing
The last report that 1t had gone to DaV3
Jones locker" when an excited Individual on
the street corner, where the report was told to
s. knot of anxious patriots, exclaimed, my
gracious. orten Davis to have defended tha'
pint" He supposed the locality to be valu
able point Of North Carolina.
! The fact IS. there is TO occasion for alarm
| and .'sensation," and no good reason to beIievt
| that the fourth naval expedition of the Van
KEGS will meet with more success than Its pre-
deeessors. Should the enemy attempt to cap
ture New bern and push forward to Raleigh
which is more than one hundred miles distant
they would put themselves in the most iata
situation possible, by advancing into the II lnte
rior of hostile country where twice tne'
number could be congregated almost IN a Gay
nobody to oppose them, but to cut OH 'nei
retreat.
! Another speculation indieatss Roanoke lslsn'
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TU r Pc n T | n Z j..

I to sell their Turpentine at the present low
figures can have it run up at my D'stiery at the
following rates. viz:
For dist;.!ing Virgin 25 cents per round barrcl
For dist ling Dip2 cents per round barrel
For dlstiing Scrape l5certs Pc round barrel
For steaming Virgin and Dip Turpeutine bbls u
cents each.
The rate above include ell charges.
Spirit Casks ;ltat lave been seasoned over yeSf
and will hold Spirits Turpentine with very little lose
six months Gun be had At fair prices
Storage in convenien' airy sheds can he had at
the Following figures: Spirits Turpentne per cask,
scents per month; Turpentine. Tar and Rorin pei
barrel / cent per month, Storage charged Tor a
whole month if delivered the next day after b.'ng
stored. w NJ. L. nioohh' "i'
Newbern June II dkwtf
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

Parrott rid d gun, two II FOUNDER Wizard rified
guns, and one l2-pounder boat howitzer She
was commanded by Captain William Hunt.
Companies A, B, C, e. F. G, and K, of the
:fwenty-fiith New York Regiment, were on
hoaod the Zouave. This regiment was attached
to Gen. Fosters comnadd. His staff was also
on board
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RECRUITING
F OR TIL E w A II .

The undersigned seeing the emergen'y fths n
Efforts to free our country of all mnrauders and &
bring it back again to prosperity, happiness ana
fre edom have resolved ON raring company "tUr
tie war" and take this method of inviting all hale,
hearty men, who have not yet enlisted on the aide
of God and their country, to enroll their names ira
mediately.
Recol.ect the Government gives bounty OF
FIFTY DOLLARS TO all volunteers who enlist foF
'H' F.G. SIMMONS, of Jonss.
J. Z NORRIS, of Craven.
DIR G. M. MORRISON of Jones,
E. w. HAYWOOD, Of Jones,
Jan 60 dSxwIw
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CEoUEnTRArEON NOTICE. .-Hsxine bs.a

CEOUEnTRATrONN NNOTBCE.-Having bP~a
, appointed Receiver for the Counties "f Craven
Jones Onsiow and Cast@ret. hereby notify sEsTy
Der.ons holding or controlling within said eOHrtos
any lands. teneuents, or hrrssIitHmeRt-. goods Or
attles rights credits, any intersst therein.
OF Or for any alien eney nf the CanfsdsrSte States
OF America speedily TO inform ue oF the same. and
to render to me aceoust thereof. and SO far 40
practicable to place the same In my hands. Nov.
A. d. 1861. II. c. JONES.
Receive. for tbs couaties Of fCrayrn Onse W. Jonos
and Carteyet.
n B. Will attend a4 @ffice in the tOVS -
Newbern from 10 to o'clscd to attend to tbs hRsS
Nov 8d& wifi
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

EE..ecu.rt4rs :sI,s, stce,a y. &. Tr:ors.
CAMP ,inAHCH, near y >ev-beiIl. Feb. itn. lHt:s.
Soldiers 5tub cOlns sir ned LiticerS U~lorg!ng
TO t. is Reg!lnent aud who at home trrl""gh
r sick l. ave- are hercLy cred 10 report tht NJ
yes headq art Is neali!t- An2 one OF
the above disregardlng this order wi be regarded
az > destiter and treated accordingly.
[$igned JLAMtlS SIN CLAIR, Col. Com d e.
E;.b d,S, It~
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

% ed. closing at a4 cents.
Dates from San Francisco, of the 22d, state
hat the ST. Louis sailed with 5000. 900 in trea: .
nre abroad. Heavy rains continue throughout
he country.
Sacramento was inundated. Money high
nd business suspended. BOHEMIAN.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28
From the Norfolk L'ay Bcoh:.
LATE NORTzEEEsN NEWS.

From late Northern papers, we make the
following selections
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
The Great Fleet in q storn-Censiderabl
Loss Sustained The Contractors to Blame
for Much of the loss-The Fleet heightened
Acain-Number an Description of the yes
sells Aground-Dcath of Col. Allen Of Burl!ng
: ton-Gen. Burnside Ready for Action-Plan Of
Future Operations.
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Yours SC, J. B.

OgR SCHooLs.-We are gratitied to learn that
there has been quite an accession to the mum
Der of stadents this session at St. Marys. The
number Of students at Greensboro Female
Colega, we learn at last accounts very
encouraging. Indeed We hrve heard the re-
mark made in a general way, that all our
schools are more prosperous this session than
IaSt-.StGa0arG
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

We have been kindly permitted to publish
the following P. S. to letter from one Of our
young townsmen in the army of the Potomac
TO gentleman in this town. The patriotic
spirit c3uched in the letter is but feeling
common with all true North Carolnians.
Jan. oath.
P. S. I have just learned that the Burnside
expaditiou is at Hatteras. I sincerely hope
that New bern may not be the point the Yam
KEGS have started for. Ifhowever, they should
attempt to take it, l hope not only the regular
soldiers will do their duty, but that the citi-
zens Of our town will be found united and de-
termined in its defence. really do not fear
the success of the enemy. l can't believe the
people of North Coroina will permit the feet
OF cowardy rufians to pullute the streets Of
any of her principal towns. IF there should
be battle fought near our old town l hope
tyrants will learn bloody lesson. Should
the enemy gain the fight [ trust that I may
not blush for the honor Of our soldiery
wish I could be there when the hour comes.-
You may have the glorious privilege Of fight
ing for your home in its immediate neigh
hood, and feel sure that no one would more
gladly die for it than you would. l shall be
uneasy until the blow is struck. 1t is sleeting
and freezing very hard to night, but my fire
is doing extra duty, and my tent is very COM
Portable Love TO all.
Yours &c J B.
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From RICLAOND

R1CHIOND Jan 20. The House of Delegates
passed resolutions in secret session late last ight
tna.king in Appropriate terms Gen. Joseph +
chn7oo for his dis'inguish' services snd CON
tec:ing upon him As slight testimonial of their
appreciation Of him the r4 ht fr lie Of annually
appointing tw Cadets to tie State Military Instl
trta
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

Both of these vessels are reported ashore
The Eastetn Queen is side-whee steamer,
under the command of Capt Collins. The
Fourth Rhode Island, Col. J. d. Rodman, at
tsched to Gen. Parke's brigade, were on board.
The Foltigeur is a purchased sailing troop
barque, under command of Capt. VIM. Bly,
She had on bosrd portion Of the Eleventh
Connecticut, Col. T. II. c. Kingsbury
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,s,s.ETARK AcADEAzK:

rE1IIIS INSTITUTION will be opened under
4 efficient management OF Wednesday, Malch
tn The services OF Officers having been per1na
neny secured no further interruption of duties need
be apprehcnded.
Fer circulars stating new terms. &c, address
"Superiutendent H N. A > Hi>boro \. C..
ian u o G W pm
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SO REXARD.

THE ABOTE reward will be paid by the sub
seriber for the delivery at New bern at his resi-
dance in Jones county r little serrel MARE PONY
with a round body aud blaze face which broke lOse
ar was stelen from has lot in Newbern the l4th
OF Jan 1862. JOHN X. BENDER.
Jan. 2S--3--d&wT
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TIE POCAHOETAS.

The Pocahontas was an old steamboat, built
some twenty years ago, and used to run on
the Chesapeake Bay. For some years she
has been laid up in ordinary, and was only
Chartered few days before the sailing of tue
E lpedition
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

DRnwNFD Capt Domingo Ga),eo was acider
-a:lv 1rn y, nai in Savannah river Sunday nigIr
lasf while attemp:ig to 60 on board of The schr
N'iza Ann. living near the wharf of the Central
Cotton press The holy not recovered up to
=, late honr last night D.ceased has been engaged
fo~ tie past thirty y>ars in the c"as'ng trade Ii,
was native of itS!y.--SdraRHah Republican
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28
HEARD FROM AT LAST.

We suppose it will relieve some suspense,
.ven if it does not give unmingled satisfaction,
for our people to know certainly that the Burn
aide expedition. or what is left of it, is inside
~ the Bar at Hatteras, as Gen. Burnside says
90 himself. His official report acknowledges
A loss Of vessels, such they were, without
a parallel since the destruction Of the Span
lsh Armada few more such expeditions
must disgust all the people Of the North, with
the single exception of those engaged in selling
old hulks to the Federal Government.
If instead of spending hundreds ofthousands
of dollars on the Merrimac, which has not yet
done anything ard probably never will, our
government had turned its force at Norfolk to
the building of gunboats forour sounds there
might hsve been two dozen Of them ready to
issue frou, New bern. Washington and Roam
oke Island, and have captured nearly all Of the
crippled hulks that sought shelter in Pauli-
90. What pity it is that VIC are without q
navy WH JoUrn.
Sensible suggestion that, Adr. JoNrhG@ Mr.
Howard, Naval Constructor at this place has a
vessel. half done with which, if finished and
four more like it, he is willing to bet his life he
could run the last Yankee vessel out Of our
sound in three days. He could have built five
such since the Meru7nUc has been under way
had the government authorized him. What a
Pity it didn't DO it.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

rrOcxEOED MEETING.
= The annual meeting of the Stoc" holders OF the
New bern Mutual Insurance Company VIII De heia
nj the .fiice OF the Secretary on the 18TH day OF
Febr.v. 1862, at O'Clock. P. II fall attendance
: 5aS!Ir,ed W c.. SINGLETON,
| Ian ~ d&vtd Secretary.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-28

SU!CIDE-Capt. Rogers in command Of a Cnn
anv Of MALTA from nartin county commit -.
licide BY sh ,oting himse fthrough the heart. II
Fort H'Il on Sunday evening last. He in
nddle lite and we learn leaves wife His mind
vas evidently unba!:r cn1. friend. u no
with him few moments bef re he oommit'ef
r. ia al dp"d states that he spoke of great d..
- SIS on of feeling and unea<ir,e ess. The act j.
TIL more t. be deplorad b, cause need
Wv avail hle man to meet the enemy.
'"' Md have all cheerful and ioPstUl of success
Fasa Dispatca
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THE VESSELS LOST AND DISABLED.
TIE GRAPESHOT,

The Grapcshot, reported to have parted the
hawser by which she was towed, and to have
gone down at sea, was one of the floating bat
teries sent with the expedition. She was for
merly a canal boat, was almost solid from
deck to keel, and was divided INTO FIVE com
partments. She has bat one deck. She was
under the command of Masters Mate 3. B.
Mexican, and carried two guns.
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Tribu.e OfThanks.
FoRT MACON, Jan. 23r

FoRT Macon, Jan. 23rd, 1862.
Mss HARR1RTTE LANE Ssc,StGry ofths C1drsn
Go. Hid Society:
Your kind favor was received by last nightS :
mail. The boxes containing the articles men-
toned in yours was duly received and distrib
uted according to your directions. The follow
ing is a list of the articles: Sc pair drawers,
SO whit. undershirts. Is colored undersh'rts,
26 fatigue shirts. guirnseys, Is .pair, gloves,
necktes, soarfs and 90 pair of socks.
[ am directed by the company to return
their sincere thanks to the Secretary, which
YOU will please lay before it, viz:
''Io the Ladies Of the Craze" Co. AID Sey
The heartfelt thanks of Co. B. artillery, 10Th
Recimcnt \. c. State Troops, are hereby ten
dered 70 the Indies for their kind remembrance"
am. very respectfully, YOUR oh't serv't,
II. T. GUION, Capt. Art'y and Eng.