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1slaaa Ne. 10.
The circumstances sonpscesd with the scr.
render Of this position, with I'll IL guns, am
munition, &C., arc humiliaaing In the OK.
trsme. The daily bulletin from leland No. 10
for many days rsprsssnted that the enemy, Of.
Ter N .incsegAns bombardmsut Of many hours,
bad inflicted no injury. We were constantly
assured that the place was imprsgnabls, and
thai the enemy never could pass It, Brigadisr.
General Maka!l assumed command Of the post
on the 3th in flaming order, in which he
pronounced himself General made by Bean.
rssard--a General selssssd BY Generals Beau.
regard and Bragg Two days afterwards
the island was surrendered, and along with it,
according 10 the Federal Commodore Foots,
serenity cannon, varying from 30 to lO0-pound
en-, riisd He adds: "The magazines are
well supplied with powder, and there ARE
large quantities of shot, shell, and other
munitions of war, and also great guam.
titles Of provisions. Four steamers sfoat
have fallen into our (sheirl hands, The Com
modore says that the works were 'erec:ed
with the highest engineering ekill," were "of
great strength, and with their natural advan-
ssgcs would have been impregnable, if de-
Tended by men, he chooses to cay, lighting
for better cause.' II may be that Foote de-
sired TO magnify his own achievement by
representing the place as stronger than 1t
really wa but, then, did not our own &C.
counts, and the vain boasting of the Memphis
telegraphs, make the defences jus. as strong
81 s.ryr,a foo Nnvny
dors doesa They certainly did; and were it
NOT that We have been 30 often surpris ed by
the surrender of forts and Notifications that
we're boasted Of as impregnable, we should,
indeed, be amazed at the surrender of the
famed Island No. 10, which has furnished
20 many paragraphs for telegraphing.
But even the surrender need not have car.
,isd necessarily slong with it the ammunition
aud the boats! Could they not have been
destroyed Why add all this and the provi-
sions to the new present Of cannon TO the Fed.
eralists Our gifts of cannon have been quite
munifcent--even to impoverishing ourselves
and we need not add 20 literally of other
things in our offerings to those who are better
supplied than we are.
We do not know that we would inquire
into these matters. We are utterly disguised
with these islands, and trust that they are
ended with Island No. 10. They and the lost
forts were al fruitful enough Of disappoint
ment and modification; but Island No. 10
aeems to have capped the climax, aud by right
excellence ought to wind up this miserable
history.
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znsT sEssioH.
SENATE.
FsrpAY.A April 70. 1858.

sAaDA1s 1v1n q. .s...
Mr.. CLAY. 81 AlahamA, fto0 the OoMmletoe
Of Oommsiee. reported baek. Q House hill
prohibittne al pefsons from sslltng Gotten,
syTup. 6e., and IT, tsanspoytation % @ 0on
any port or place In poeooso500 OF tne ene0y.
SIoncnrrod h, 80 -
~. HnowN. Of ljoo1sD5pp6, fopoTtqd hook
feom the Naval Oomnitts0 . bill pIoyidl1g
for the appoint 0oAt Of Cn4po1tus - tAeu8VA
hospitai.
Mr. 01nnDs ieporiod that the COMMITTEES
ON Fia9s had aeafn hoon disappointed b. the
sserson entruetcd With maktnk the design, and,
3urther, that corto3n modi0ce ttons had ben
snxrestsd "a M fIoWmittoo. which wore now
un5er conDiderafiop.
The senate Hill increasing the price Of pos.
tare to Ten cents on : letter Was taksn up.
MIR. SBnnHs, of La, said the hill did not
nronoee 20 cnango tho present law regulating
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Exert or Gotten.

A correspondent Of the Examiner, writing
from Charleston under date of April I'd, says
that three thousand bales of cotton were
shipped from that port during the preceding
week. This cotton goes to the West Indies,
where the Yankees buy 1t, and thus supply
their own mills in spite of ell we can do.
Will Congress adjourn without passing
some law to put an end to this crying evil?
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Dig WsAs.-Vsfy little, if any, ice was
made the past winter in this part OF the Lords
rural vineyard, and the only show We have for
cool water during the ensuing sunmsr seems
to be from wells, any number Of which might
Be sunk in this city to the decided advantage
Of the health Of the people. nthey don't A.
tend to the matter in their individual capaci.
ties, the city shoaid take il in hand. The
Council has BEEN asked to order wells TO be
sunk, but have,as yet paid no attention to the
subject, though it il one that each day makes
more pressing.
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Yankee Outrages on the Potomac.

correspondent Of the Fredericksburg
bariaLs and pirates that infest the Potomac
bordsr. The catalogue Of crimes should be
recorded al d preserved that our own people
and the world may know the character Of the
war our savage and vandal enemies are
waging against us:
On Thu .sday, the Sd OF April, a party of
brutes landed from a gunboat at me residence
Of Mr.. John B. Lewis, on Rogers's Greek, In
Westmorelans. The family was At breakfast
As soon a. the boats were seen coming into
the creek the family left the house in haste
Eaving before been visited by the pirates and
suffered depredaticns, and having heard Of
their threats and intention to capture MT.
Lewis, If possible, they thought 1t imprudent
TO remain. AS soon as they touched the shore
they fred upo1 Mrs Lewis end her chill
dren as they were escap ipg. Ore ball
passed the person of Mrs Lewis, and struck
the earth just In advance Of her. The
Yankees then commenced their ravages.-
They stole horse. nine sheep, some hogs.
abou. one hundred fow s, took off q parcel of
corn and wheat, robbed the house of all the
china and crockery, selected the most valua-
bic OF MIR. Lewtss pei ers, and scattered the
balance over the floor, broke and otherwise
mutilXted the furniture, stole the table linen
and tedclothes, and carried away all the
wearing apparel Of the family, thus stripping
the ladies and children of every article of
clothing, excepting what they had on. Fir.
Lewis had taken his shot gun, powder flask,
and some shot in anticipation of the raid. aud
old them il the edge of e wood. they got
intimation OF 1t from some source, discovered
the place Of conceelnaent, and carried them
or also
This Is q brief summary OF this days felO-
MES by the Yankee plund erers and roguss.
I hive no comment to make, and no com.
plant OF special hardship in this case.
Though driven FROM home in = condition Of
partial restitution and almost baggary by
these Worse thaa savages, tQis fimiiy is only
ern barbariaAs have visited upon thousands
OF our citizens who have had the misfortune
u fal; into thhif power.
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Tus LArs OoLoHsL RoBssT ID MoKIsHEY =
The Lynchburg TrSistas pays the follow
ing triba.e 70 the memory Of Col. McKin-
ney. who fell in battle en- the Peninsula last
Wednesday:
In common with many Of our readers. We
regret 70 hear Of the death OF this gentleman,
Q native, and, uAHl within two years past, Q
citizen OF Lynchbuvg. Col. Mckinney was q
graduate OF the Virginia Militia Institu 60,
and when the war brt Ia ont was Professor
Of TeCtics In the North carolina Military In
stituts. He volants his services TO his
adopted State, was elected q Oaptain, aud
subsequently, Colonel Of the 10th N. u.
ysGimsns, O the head of which he fell, day
betOrs yestseday. whilst. CALAMITY defending
the sOiI OF hts haUve state. Col. McKinnsY
was quite . yoang man, ana had bright pros
peets beiore him !, bait alasi they have bean
Snddenly bltehted, and IN, setd, tplarn n
her, s1stexe, aud brotherss b IA OF whOm ne
vns dssegvedly 1stssmei. ) are Ian 70 mOurn
thesnd6en dDoeh Ofa beiovedson aad brother.
To Isaains n Col. AsKiansy rsschsd ~.
fsrsbass a EhafsdAy. on The way 70 Lyhsh.
burg, lce lntesmsnl.
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Movements Of John Charles Fremont.
HHApeuARrrts 46rA Va. Rsa D ,
Giles county, Va, 10Th Apr

4iIeS county, va, I0tu April, 1867
Gen. John Charles Fremont arrived at Fay.
cite u. H. on Tuesday, The Sth inst. Marching
orders had been issued 70 the troops there sa.
toned previous tn his arrival; and on Thurs
day morning the fozces moved ON Raleigh U.
H. In little time you may look ont for
John Charles, for bad roads, mire and rain
will not stop him long He thinks he eau
move an army in these mountains Al easily
a. he and KIT Carson would march q mule
train in California; buttf he don't look sharp
he'll strike snag.
This regiment has just gotten through q
severe winter campaign, and I tell You we
caught lit only rnined and showed tuenty-
ssUeR consecutive 2ays. S1RaKAHT.
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CAMP 2srH n. u. Rxa'f,
kinston, N. H., April IA, 1852.

AAAStOAs AZ NJ APIA II, @SVS.
To the Elttors Of tie DtspatcAs
Allow ne, through the columns Of your
paper to give publicity to the TACT that the
3Sth NORTH Carolina regiment, commanded
by Col. Jas. II. Lane, has reorganizsd for the
war. Six Of the companies composing the
regiment re.enl!sted and reoI gani3ed about
the LIST Of March. The remaining four compa-
MES reorganized last week, whereupon the
company officers were ordered to hold an
election for Field Omcers, when Col. Lane
and Lieut.. Col, Lowe were elected 10 their
former positions by reclamation, and Capt.
Samuel D. Lowe was elected Major. The
original term Of service OF the 3Sth would
not have expired till the 3lst Septe m Der, and
proud are we to be the nrst North Carolina
regiment to ego 1t for the war"
The regiment is very large, now mum boring
about $50 as good and as brave men as the
Confederate army contains. We have gal.
liant, kind hearted field Officers. Much Of
the alacrity which the men have exhibited
in re-enlisttng Ii attributed to the popularity
Of DOL Lane. Whilst he has been rigid in
enforcing discipline and exact in carrying ont
the regulations, he has always treated the
officers and men of his command with the
utmost Kindness and courtesy. The 2Sth has
been stationed At Wilmington, N. o., until
the attack on Newbern, to which place 1t was
ordered, but arrived too late. We are now
not flr from NeWbeI n, ready for BurEAtde or
any one else who may come. o.
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Inquest.-Acting Coroner Richard D.
Sanxay, assisted by High Constable Freeman
held an inquest yesterday over the body of
Augustus b. Arnold, citizen of Georgia,
whose dead body was found lyingat the Mon.
ticsllo House, Broad street. The evidence
showed that deceased came on to Virginia to
sse brother who was in the army, and that
lust before the regiment Of the latter departed
he grew dispirited, got drunk, and then sick,
and that while stopping at the Monticello
House he, on Thursday night, ended bis ca
reer BY blowing his brains out with pistol
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Mayors Court-The following cases were
disposed of yesterday: John Latigan, the In
dividuai who created 30 much excitement In
the streets on Thursday evening. by his pro-
peneity to give the officers leg bail, was COM
mitted for further examination, on the charge
of stealing garments from W. H. Benson.
John II. Welsh, arrested by officer Plea
SAINTS for making use of the sidewalk az bed
while drunk, proving to be soldier, was
committed to the tender mercies of General
Winder for term in the guard-house.
Jane Jones, is white person, and pro-
prietor of an ill.governed and disorderly
house Jane lives on Second street, between
house called "Noah's Ark" The Common.
wealth succeeded in establishing the fact that
Jane was given to Drunkenness, the uss Of
vulgar language in the street Gin a loud voice"
and that her tenement was used as place Of
resort by lewd characters. Security in $3.50
for her good behavior was required of her.
Louis Kupers, brought up for assaulting his
wife, was let off, the complainant not making
her appearance.
Henry, son of Mrs. Sarah Corr. Thomas,
son of Mrs. Turpin, and Thomas, son of Mrs
Hollins, for throwing stones In the street and
at the house of Mrs. Epestein. The mothers
of the two Tommies were fined each three
dollars for the exploits of the lads.
VIM. n. Thompson, arrested for assaulting
Gecrgiana Blythe, was discharged after an
examination.
:, Philip, slsve of VIM. Pritehard, was exam
insd for feloniously possessing hi nself of $205
in bank notes, the property of Major
Whiting. The proof was direct, and the
Mayor committed the offender for trial before
the Hastings Court on the second Monday in
May next.
Joseph, slave of VIM. Whitmark, convicted
of stealing one pair of shoes from Stokes's
Hotel, was ordered Is, and to stand committed
until called for by his master.
Moses Epps, a elave, was ordered Is lashes
for beating a white child seven years old with
a whip.
Lewis, slave of Harvey, Armistead d Will
liams to whom had been contided a vaIise
containing one dozen knives and forks, pair
Of shoes, and lot of sugar, having been arrsst-
cd as the supposed abductor of the property,
was discharged.
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"Vayjetses"--T The Theatre continues nightly
70 b. crowded in every corner. The manage.
uent, W understand ,has succeeded In making
ah arrangement with III. Walter Kssvsl, the
"Hamlst" recently was received with such
vail Inherited applause.
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To.bs Released-The newspapers noticed
the fact, short time since, that number of
Thinkers (sometimes called Dunkards) had
been arrested by the military authorities while
sndeavoringto escape from Rockingham coua-
ty, in this State, TO Pennsylvania The per.
sons alluded to, to the number Of forty and
odd, were duly brought to this city and placed
in durance till their intentions could be ascer-
tanned. They are a singular people; profess
to be German Baptists, and are really the de-
scendants Of Pennsylvania Dutchmen, who
have settled in Virginia They wear long
boards, get up az patriarchal an appearance as
circumstances will admit of, and profeas to be
non combatants. This was the reason assigned
by them for fleeing to wards the enemy and from
their old homes We learn that twenty-five of
these 20 called Tunkers, since their stay here,
have signifed desire to join Col. Bald
wins regiment, which is composed mostly Of
citizens of Augusta and Rockingham. They
have been released from confinement for that
purpose. Eleven other Thinkers, non.combat-
ants by nature and education, and with names
smelling considerably of sauer kraut, were
released on complying with the State and
Confederate laws respecting taxation and the
duty of citizens to the community in whose
bosom they are protected and sheltered.
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Costissed. The Hmtings Court yesterday
continued al the gaming essss" until the
next term. The frantis endsavor Of the agents
Of tho CommonwoAiA this far 70 make .
knights Of rouge It as;r, havs rssalssd Ia
several extensive wats. hsals.
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n small feather bed In tenement ON ID
street ignitsd ny soms means shout o'oloek
last night, causing an alarm sufficiently por-
tsntolS to have answered for ell the beds in
Rtohmoud
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For the Rich mopd Dispatch ]
Cexae MeretI5

Has opened negotiations with the Secretary OF
State, and Congress have determined to 70
main at their post during the important mis-.
sion OF the Minister OF the Emperor. Any kind
of arrangement will be made with the Pres.
ident Of the Oonfsderacy, and this II Per.
feet acknowledgment by France Of our in.
dependence from the old United States. am
happy that my article In theEnesiyer of yes.
terdav has produced the desired effect to
pr0iong the Congress while negotiations
with Count nlsrcier are going on.
-. DR. LYnoIHy,
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The Ea0msney, Of yesterday, Gays: ''the
objects Of the French Minister visit have not
definitely transpired; but it il said that out
side Of bis official communications, he has ex-
pressed great interest 70 ascertain what COM
msrcial treaties tho Confederate Government
wac dispossd TO make with France"
Now, we know not what treaties the Gov
eminent may be disposed TO make; bat We do
know what the people would applaud to the
very echo--nsmsly: A treaty securing to
France for given number Of years al equal
right 70 our enormous carrying trade with our
own vessels, provided she will raise this block
sds, and give us the same access to her arse
mails aud foundriss that our enemies enjoy. We
want arms and We want ammunition Had
we possssssd . Sufficient supply Of thess two
indispensable requisites to the successful pro-
sscution OF modern warfare, In the beginning
Of the war, We should have pat an end to IL
long ago. Let France raise the blockade, and
We viii soon do it now, and in order to effect
that daarabls object, nothing more 10 nscesssrv
thana simple declaration on the partof France
that she win no longer respect it II IL, after
ell, the usrsst Of shans in the world II il
nothing more or lsss than paper blockads,
suoh ~ Euglaad impossd aSainst France BY
her famous Ordsrs In C0uncii. Already ave
hundred vessels hsvs succsssfnliy sladsd II,
snd shsssby Established the fact that Il Il NO
bloskads under any interpretation Of the
Tsssy Of Paris. France has On opportunity
now, whish win mover b. o9arsd her again.
She nay seenrs orr coasting trads-if oar,
Government should not anvissly prsvsat IT.
for wsbsys no ships worth spsaking Of.
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The Fight on the Peninsula.

The Petersburg Express, Of yesterd=y, has
the following account OF the recent fS1t ON
the Peninsula:
We saw gentlemen last evening who had
ccHversed with some two or three officers
attached to the 18th North Carolina regi.
ment, snd who were In the fight On Wednes-
day. From them We get a few additional par
tieuiars.
1t is stated by one, that the 18Th North
Caroline had been in line OF battle for three
or four hours during the day, moMently ex.
pecting an attack, but the enemy not ap.
pearing. they were ordered to stack arms.
and prepare for dinner. while enjoying
their repas., a couple OF Yankee com panies
waded Warwick river, very narrow stream,
which WAS believed to be unfordable, and
Il rs eludiag our pickets. came suddenly upon
the camp. The long roll was sounded imne.
diately, and the men rushed 70 their arms,
driving the enemy back into the creek, killing
all OF both companies except eight, who sur.
rendered and were taken prisoners. 1t is sta.
Kinney was killed, the bullet striking him at
tie top Of the forehead end passing through
his head. He de1 Instantly.
Another st .tement represents that the reei-
Iaent was drawn up In line Of battle, and the
Col Jnel;; discovering that one wing Of his re.
Rimant appeared to faIrer, rushed in that di
reotion, with his cap OF, and waved to his
men to follow him; This singled him out Is
shoe .ers, and hs fell mortailv wounded.
The enemy. hearing the firing, appeared in
large numbers on the opposite bank Of the
river, and the lighting then became general.
the Fifteenth Mort Carolina. the Sixteenth
ueorgia and the second Louisiana being ac
lively Engaged.
The night lasted from three p. NJ, until
savep, and ROT from eight A. 81. until seven
M, rs stated in our telegraphic dispatch.
Gen. Howell Cobb commanded, and 1t 10
stated that the troops under his coMMand
were handled with couSummatS skill.
OnesrWportsays that the enemy must have
had an entirs bris ads engaged, and tina. tho
river and the Mill beyond were literally GOV.
cred with the dead and wounded. We took
several prisoners, Who made various state
ments AZ TO their mum bers, etc., but we could
no hear what they were.
FURfHER PARTICULARS
We understand that the Fifteenth North
Varcltna bore the brunt OF the light some
bali. hour or more before the louisiana and
Georgia regiments came to their aid They
had been in the rifis pits for two days, hourly
expecting hght, with but little food, and no
opportunities for sleep, and had retired for
dinner but half hour before the enemy made
his appearances. when attacked, they fought
With great galiantry, and suffered consider.
ably, as the following lis. OF casualties will
show: Eleven killed; 81 wounded. and 81
missing or the wcunded, two had died yea
to-day, hofoe our Informant left, and some
twenty krs 1t IL thought. will die. We
were unable t. learn the nsmes OF any Of the
killed, wounded or missing.
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The Mobile R4eisssr s.d ASs~asw oSacs WA
we'll represented At shiloh, there heinz one
printer killed and three wounded nom that
once.
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! 4 report 70 In clroula don that he Fsdsral
General Eatel1s hrs dad Of hts wound 70.
cstssd ~ xernstown. j. nseas condrms.
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A Yankes Ii. Bsiiev.d In Easiaud.

The London Tunes, in An article devoted to
the exploits of the Virginia, says, ''ths two
vessels" (ths Virginia and Mcnisor,) engsg-
ed each other at close quarters for five hours,
after which period, but then only, was the
armor of one of them perforated by shot. l.
was the Monitor ahich thus drew the first
blood and tho Merrimac then retared.''
OF eourse our readers are aware that the
Merrimac was not perforated by shot" that
the Monitor did no. draw the fret blood
and that the Virginia " did NOT retire" The
whole ia Yankee lie out of the whole cloth.
or course, our papers never reach London !;
but we should have thought that any man who
has sufficient pretentions to entitIe him to u
seat upon the editorial tripod Of: tho Times,
would have had sense enough to entertain
some doubt in such a CAGE as this, where the
person or persons had not been on board The
Merrimac, and could not possibly know the
extent of the damage sustained by her. The
fact il, that although the vessel in question re-
ceived at least one hundred shot of the heaviest
weight-some of them rihed and one weigh
ing upwards of one hundred and sixty pounds
fired at very short distances, sometimes not
more than fifteen feet-they affected
nothing more than so many indentations
upon her armor. In some places-from
the heat and weight Of the shot--the
plates were welded together. In other
places, the plates were broken, but not broken
through, and the damage was repaired by
eimply taking of the injur ed plates and pntting
on others. Her Prov, which was made Of
cast iron, was broken when she ran into the
Cumberland, but che supplied herself with
better one So far from flying herself, she
made the Monitor tuck tail and run into shoal
water, under the protection Of the guns of
Fortress Monroe, and there she still lies, not
daring to poke her nose outside, in spite Of
the virginias insults and challenges.
In the whole course Of the war there has
never been baser or more paipable lying, on
the part Of the Yankees, than that in connsc.
ton with this fight. And yet Yankee men,
daeity has been unbounded, and continues to
be 20. We have before Us the difpatch of
General Beauregard, announcing the capture
Of 5000 prisoners ard fourteen guns at Shi-
lob and yet tho Yankees are offering up
thanks to heaven for splendid victory -
What thsy cay or do il a matter of very little
importance to rs; but j. is little hard that
foreign journals, knowing their mendacious
propensities, and often commenting upon them
in terms Of just indignation, should 70. give
them currency.
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