Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-01-22

The htest news f~om Ent.pe Is high
J encouraging. The public sentiment i.
steadily changing in favor cof.the Southern
Confederacy, and our Commissioners are Ia
boring efhcietly in behalf Of their country.
The seizure Of MessrR Mason and Slidsll'
seems to meet with no favor. The Prussian
government has officially signiied its disap-
Proval of the act The news of the snrren-l
der of our Commissioners, BY the United
States government had not been received AZ
the last accounts. The preparation Of troons
and munitions Of war IS still going ca. A
British steamer has arrived at Annapolis
with dispatches for Lord LYONS.
In the United States, they seem to be hard
run for money just now. The COMMITTEES Of
Ways and Means has reported to the federal
congress . bill to raise 500, 600, 600, BY di-,
rect taxation. The New York banks decline
taking any more Of the government loan. and
the Philadelphia banks refuse to, take the
treasury-notes. Mr.. j. W. Zacharie. one OF
the passengers recently taken by a federal
vessel rom = British ship in the Gulf has
oeen released and arrived in Richmond
Washington dispatches TO the New York pa
pers state that 1T Is reported in diplomatic
circles that . war with England is inevitable
ana tnat the next steamer may bring news
nized. l.a@S elt
The st. Louis Democrat of the 9th. saws
that an army Of from 90 to TO- 600 is pre-
pairing to move from Cairo to Paducah against
Nashville, in conjunction with BuelPs force
The design ofattacking New Orleans is
being discussed in the Cabinet at Washing
ton. ssra rr5,s. e.. s.e- g8s AZ =
Messrs. Greenhow, Snithson and Banker
have been Layfayeted. ~ aeea5 nalssas
The vote on the expulsion of Mr. Bright.
OF Indiana, from the Federal Senate was
largely in favor of Bright retaining his seat.
The New York Banks have refused to take
It will be seen by the following, which we
take from the Charleston Mercury, that some
of our N. @. officers in South Carolina had q
narrow escape from the bullets of their Ten
nessee friends, a few days ago. Some Of the
boys from Wilmington were shot through
their caps and coat-sleeves, luhly "nobody
was hurt .-4nAa8 1887 81
On Monday night the pickets on Mackav's
Point on WHAT'S known as Graham's Neck,
which has been previously alluded to bv us.
discovered a boat in the Coesawhatchie Rjy.
er. After hailing it without getting an an
swer, our Tennessee friends commenced an
active lnslfade, which caused the crew and
passengers of the unknown boat to beat
a hasty retreat. 1t has since been ascertain
ed that the party fired into was Colonel
Radcliffe, with some of the officers of his
North Carolina Regiment. They were in
imminent danger the balls struck the boat
repeatedly; one man had his hat shot from
his head, and another had a bullet through
his coat sleeve. AS soon as the boat touched
the marsh, they jumped out and waded and
swan to the main land. 1t is said that the
gallant Colonel, who is, we believe, a graduts
OF the Citadel, reached his headquarters in
very scanty attire. Our pickets, like the
main body of our army, are nursing their
wrath to. keep it warm" and after 8 res
treat" it is rather dangerous work to put
ones nose beyond the lines uot6 na85 tst5
OREGos,-A Northssna paper makes the
following statement about political affairs in
Oregon: gu89ai gaGb sa!lo wgE tFd ,sausicl
The tories of Oregon are rampant, and are
making all sorts o trouble for the Union men,
Gov. Whitaker is an svowed sympathizer
with the rebellion, and has named such off.
GERS of the recruits he proposes to raise that
no loyal men will serve under them. Old
Joe Lane lives at Winchester, and takes much
} interest in these things, but he is said to be
anxious to sell cut and quit the State for
some more congenial cline. 1t would nav
the Union men to raise . fund and bsy him
out, if he will leave. Ben. Starke. appointed
to Bakers seat in the United States Senate.
is no better than the gang, although a Con-
n%ecticut man and q former resident of New
London. He is Que Of the GLUE light" or
der Of tories. d t1 a@ANa 9 "f.
gems. PRICE AND McCULLocH's COMMANDS
Advices received In Memphis, on the 4th
inst, direct from Springfield, Mo, report
Gen. Price encamped there with an array of
5000 men, all of whom mad been mustered
into the Confederate service. ePl q -
| Me copy the following from the Fort Smith
News, of the 9th ult. This mastering of
Prices array into the Confederate service.
and the continued absence of Gen. McCulIoch
in Virginia, gives IA air Of probability to
| this repert: 81 dsgrt srf At,E - sl4g -
l. t"We have been Shown letter OF a late
date from Richmond, by which we learn that
General Price will be appointed Major Gen
eral IN command of Arkansas and Missouri.
1t IS also contemplated to assign General
McCulloch TO a division of cavalry in Vir-
glnia, and Col. Mcintosh is to be promoted
to a brlgadier generalship."a 20
ab- -aodamlf ~vlargUa at5a5
PROVISIONAL GovERsxRsr FOB THE SEcgpEp
STATES. The Yankees are proceeding to
make their arrangements as if the rebellion
was crushed and the South s~ubjugated. Tn
the United States Senate on the 26th ult
Harlan introduced a bill for establishing pro-
yisional government in the seeded States,
which was referred TO the appropriate COM
mittee OF course tha cnmm;ttaa. uu $50.