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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-29
z VERY LATEST NEWS.

A telegraphic despatch received in this
city on Saturday morning, says the Conscript
bill passed by the Senate (to be found in
this paper under Congtess head) has rassed
the House, after striking out the clause ex-
emptng all persons exempted unde' State
laws.
Gen. Bragg has captured 1900 more pris-
ners at Cave City, and wss marching on
Louisville at last accounts.
The latest papers from Richmond bring
no late intelligence from the army Of North.
eFn Virginia. Ii IS evidently the design Of
General Lee to conceal his whereabouts from
both friend and fae, and it does not become
Us to seek to penetrate the mystery in which
his movements are at present enveloped.
The Examiner says it was uno ed on the
streets yesterday that another battle had been
fought at Sharpsburg. The Lynchburg Vir-
ginian ofyesterday says it has seen a man who
Fad conversed with a courier, who knew al
about the battle, and thatit resulted in a victo-
~ for the Confederate arms. IN this city the
rumOrs of the battle is said to have been
traced up to the President himself. Trains
have been sent up the Central road, to bring
from Stsunto twelve hundred of our men,
wounded in the battles Of Boonsboro' and
Sharpsburgh. They will reach this city
some time this evening or during tonight
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-29

Editor Spirit Of the Age: After a long
silence in your excellent paper, we have
walked up in sight of Fort Caswell. Our
company Of Partisan Rangers lrcm Allegha.
ny county, N. c., compose a part of the
o2th beg. n. Z. Troops recently formed at
Wilmington, and are stationed here for the
present. To-day being set apart by Presi-
sent Davisfor public thanksgiving and prayer
Col. Radcliffe suspended, as far as practica-
bic, all the business of his Regiment: the
officers and soldiers assembled together at
II o'clock for Divine Service. We regretted
the absence Of efficient ministerial help
A collection was taken up and liberal contri-
buttons made to aid the Colporteursof Nc.
IN supplying the army with religious books.
The general health Of our company is
good, although We have some sick men,
Uur location IS comfortable, and supplies as
good as are usually found in the army.
Yours truly, A. B. cox.
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Congress.

The House bill for the extension of the
conscription law to men of forty-fve years
of age, has been rejected by the Senate, and
the bill previously passed by the Senate with
a few amendments substituted as follows:
Sec. l. The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That the presi.
dent be and he is hereby authorized to call
out and place in the military service Of the
Confederate States for three years, unless
the war should have been sooner ended, all
white men who are residents Of the Confed.
crate States between the ages of thirty five
and forty-fve years, at the time the call or
calls may be made, and who are not, at such
time Or times, legally exempted from militia
ry service such call or calls to be made
under the provisions and according to the
terms Of the act to which this is an amend
ment and such authority shall exist In the
President during the present war as to call
all persons who now are or may hereafter be-
come eighteen years Of age, and when once
enrolled, all persons between the ages of
eighteen and forty five years shall serve their
full term Provided, That nothing herein
contained shall be understood as repeating
or modifying any part of the act to which
this Is amendatory, except as herein express
" stated And provided further, That those
called out under this act and the act to which
this is an amendment, shall be first and i'm
mediately ordered to fill to their maximum
number the companies, battalions, squad
rons, and regiments in service at the time
the Act to provide for the public Defence"
: approved 10th April, 1862, was passed, and
the surplus, if any, shall be assigned to the
: other companies, battalions, squadrons, and
: regiments, or disposed of as provided by
law. Provided, also that the President IS
4 authorized to suspend the execution of this
/ act or the acts to which this IS an amend
f ment, or any special provision or provisions
Of said acts, in any locality where be believes
7 such suspension will promote the public in
: ~terest; and that, in such localities, during
said suspension the President is authorized
to receive troops into the Confederate ser
vice, under any of the acts passed by the
Confederate Congress, prior to the passage
of the act to further provide for the publ
g defence.
d This goes back to the House for concur
: renee, and it is thought win pass that body
a In the House, the committee on Militar-
: Affairs, reported back a memorial Of certain
5 conscripts, through their counsel, j. H.. Gil
n men asking to be discharged from the ser
IS vice on reaching the age of 80. The com
mittee agreed unanimously that they wer
not so entitled, asked to be discharged f,or
in further consideration of the memorial, an
SIS that it be laid upon the table,, which Ma
ed agreed to.
Il The Exemption bill continues to be deba
d. ted. no final vote taken.
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THE GREAr BATTLE BETWEEN rue rwo

The GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN TUE Two
ARMIES NEAR SnARPsBURGn.-The Northern
papers have full particulars of the Great Bat
tie fought near Sharpsourgh by the two ar
miesR on Wednesday and Thursday. The
Federal forces were commanded By McCiel-
Ian in person, and numbered the whole com
mand of General Burnside, recently m
ted by the addition ofseveral new regiments;
the army corps la.ely under Gen. Mcdowell,
now under command of General Hooker
Sen. Summers corps Gen. Franklin's corps;
Gen. Banks corps, commanded by General
Williams and Sykes division OF Fitz John
Porter's corps. Their line Of battle was be-
tween four and five miles long, with their
left stretching across the Sharpsourgh road.
BuInsi ie was on the extreme left Porter
held a commanding eminence to the right of
Burnside, though Warren's brigade of Por-
ter's corps was subsequently, posted in the
woods on the left in support of Burnsides
men Summers corps was on an eminenee
next to the right or north from Porter, sed
General Hooker had the extreme right. The
Northern papers say that our line was very
nearly parallel with that of the Federal
forces, and that our left was directly in front
Of General Hooker. With the two armies
thus arrayed, almost face to face, the battle
opened.
The war correspondent of the New York
/ Herald, after indulging in the usual bomsast
concerning the yalor of the Northern troops,
and speaking Of the terrible conflict, pays the
following tribute to tae fighting qualities of
the sonrthsrn forces:
Thus met, the rebel advance was checked
$ and broken, and they were driven with aw-
! ful slaughter. It is beyond all wonder how
:, men such as the rebel troops are'can fight as
e they do. That those ragged and filthy
wretches, sick, hungry, ahd ii all ways mis-
cradle, SHOULD prove such heroes in fight, is
: past explanation. Men never fought better.
There was one regisfeht stood up before tue
fire of two or three Of CIR long range batter
les and Of two regiments Of infantry, and
though the air a~roundthem was vocal with
! the whistle Of bullets and the scream Of
shells, there they stood aud delivered their
fire in perfect order; and there they contin
ued to stand untila battery ofsixlight twelves
was brought to bear on them, and before
that they broke. Nothing mortal can stane
y a battery Of six light Napoleon guns if thert
is plenty Of grape and canister in the amfnu
milton chests.
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gems. Reno AND MLEs.-Brigadisr Gen
eral Jesse L.. Reno, who was killed by the
Confederates, near Buonsboro', Nd, is the
same individual to whom Gen. Burnside
awarded SO much credit for gallant services
at the taking of Roanoke Island and New
bern, n. O.. Reno's glory was very material
ly diminished, however, at South Mills, N. c.,
where Col. Wright, Of the Third Georgia
Regiment, with only 5000 troops, thrashed
him and his 800 Yankee forces very soundly.
Reno also participated in the battles at Ma
nassas on the 29th and Both of August. Burn
side regarded him as one of his ablest gener-
ais. Gen. Reno was an old army officer, and
entered into service on the 1st of July, 1S49.
tfe was a native of Virginia, but was appoint
ed from Pennsylvania.
Gen. Dixon S. Miles, who was killed at
Harper's Ferry, was an officer Of the Old q.
S. Army, and was breveted Lieutenant Col
onel of Infantry, on the 18th April, 1857
He entered the servicS as Second Lieutenant
Of Infantry on the lst July, 1924. He was
born in Maryland and appointed fIom that
State.
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Annual Meeting Of State Educational
Association cf " n

Inc annual meeting Of the State Educational Asso-
elau0h 81 y Z. for the current year will be held In
the Town OF Lincolnton pnTuosGay, the 14th Of Octo :
Der. commencing at I O'Clock. P. II.
Basiuess Of importance will come before the s.so.
ciatlsit-and this consideration. and the :act that the
nonoF ana interest OF the Confederate states demand
unusual exertlens on the part Of those who are made
instruments IN promoting the progress Of Christian
clyl1zatloH, ought TO secure a good attendance on The
part Of the faithful teachers in North Carolina.
The Location 10 a pleasant enc, access bic by steam.
the season delightful. while the usual railroad f4ciIi,
ties viii be afforded to the delegates.
Friends of Education ia North Carolina. let ms not
permit the 1nsolent assumptions OF the enemies Of our
liberties cause Us 70 despair for a moment of the sue
cess sf our glorious cause. Let rs meet again in
Counsel, and mutually encourage each other IL eur al
lotted and noble task Of developing the moral power
OF our beloved country.
c. II. WILEY,
Id. CAMPBELL, FL Cm.
5. LANDER
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From tn. Richmond Examiner. Sept. %.

FROM LIS hlCnnOnQ examiner, sept. 20.
At a late hour last evening we received
important and gratifying information from
the lines Of our army, which puts a new
complexion upon affairs, and assures Us of
the sustained success and progress Of our
arms. The news is meagre AMI general in
its terms, but as far as we relate it here,
may be treated as reliable.
1t appears from statements which have not
reached here in official form, but which we
are assured are credited by the government,
that Gen. Lee with the main body of his
forces is in hot pursuit of Mcclellan that
missing him from his fTont on Thursday
morning, he pursued him, came up with him
on Friday, and after a sharp engagement
whipped the enemy again, who was retreat
ing towards Frederick.
The report of our forces having crossed to
the south.side of the Potomac has nothing
more for its foundation than that a detach-
ment of our forces had been thrown across
the river to protect our transportation from
Harper's Ferry against a reported movement
of Burnside on the south-side of the river.
On Thursday morning General Lee had
| commenced to shell what he supposed to be
McClellan's position, but discovering that
he had disappeared entirely from the field,
COLIIlACilCSo bLO PQioulG VI Ih1C ClGtly, dltSE
having provided against the reported divis-
ion of Burnside.
We are without any particulars of Fri
days engagement. A gentleman connected
with the Government, who arrived here yes
terday, reports that he left Middletown on
Friday, and that severe ~cannonading was
heard in the vicinity, betokening the pro-
gress of a battle. This is in confirmation of
the general statements of the pursuit Of Nc
Clellan, and another engagement of his re
treating columns. The fact that, as late as
Friday, Middletown, which is beyond Sharps-
burgh, and near the scene of the battle of
the 18th Instant, was still within the pro-
. lection Of our lines, shows that Mcclellan
has been pushed back towards Frederick,
: and indicates his unmistakable retreat.
On the whole a more cheerful aspect has
been put upon the news from Maryland, and
we think that there is reason to congratulate
our readers that the series of our victories
is still unbroken by disaster, and is appa-
lrently mounting to new and grander success
SEES.
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MARRIAGES..

On the l4th Of September, by the Rev. B. B. Hes
ter. Mr.. John l.. Pleasant, Of Marion. Alabama, to
Miss Cornelia Lawrence, only daughter If Colonel r.
Lawrence of Granville county. n. c.
At the residence of the brides father, in Moore
County, on the evening of the 18th inst, bY William
3. L ~chGrdson, Esq, Mr., William Rily Muse TO Miss
Martha, daughter of Samuel Nancy Mcintosh, al OF
Moore county.
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From the Richmond Examiner. Sept. a.

E1Om bAO CAAHAO amin RSRC" X
A Victory AT SHEPHERBsToWN.-We have
it in our power to announce this morning
another signal victory for the Confederate
arms at the same time regret to be obliged
to say that our knowledge OF the movements
and present position of the main body of our
forces is still vague and uncertain. We feel
assured, from information gathered from
| trustworthy sources, that our entire force is
somewhere beyond the Potomac and close
upon the heels of McClellan's shattered ar
my, but upon what route. and at what exact
!. point. we have been unable to ascertain -
!. But that General Jackson was at Shepherds
town last Sunday, and there encountered and
routed a heavy column of the enemy, and
subsequently pursued its scattered regiments
into MARYLAND, is put beyond question by
the following dispatch which was yesterday
received by the War Department from Col.
! Davidson. commandment of the military post
of S~taunton:
STAUNTos, September %.
DISPATCHES Just received from Winchester,
dated the 21st, state the enemy crossed ten
thousand men over the river at Shepherds
town, when he was Immediately attacked by
Jackson's corps and routed.
The loss of the enemy is very heavy ours
is slight. Quite a number of arms were ta-
ken. Jackson has re-crossed into Maryland.
II. B. DAVIDSON, Colonel, DC.
Gentlemen who arrived here last evening
from the scene of the above battle, report
that the slaughter among the enemy was
: terrible. Their account of the affair is that
/, one column of the enemy, ten thousand
( strong, having crossed over 10 the Virginia
side, were attacked and almost literally cut
70 pieces by General Jackson. That anoth'
5 er strong force of the enemy, attempting to
h come to the rescue Of the first, were, while
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TIE WAR.-Yesterday passed over with
out excitement. The news of the battle on
Friday, in which Genera Jackson is reported
to have beaten and alflsNss annihilated a di-
vision of the Fedora! army near Shepherds
town, was repeated by passengers who ar
rived from the Valley last evening. The re
port represents that a rase was practiced bY
our f@orces,a sham abandonment of their guns
after a single round-and then, as the Van.
KEGS came sp, the fight vas made in earnest
and the enemy repulsed and driven into the
river.
Three hundred rc-captured paroled prison.
ers were expected down last night by a spe-
cial train, to be dealt with according to tn,
rules of war in relation to the violation Of
parole.-EnQujrer, Sept. 25tb.
RUMoUR OF ANOTHER BATTLE AT SHAEPs-
BURGH.-A rumour reached here at d late
hour last night that another great battle hat
Been fought at Sharpsburg, in which th,
Confederatcs were again completely victo-
rious. After diligent enquiry we were una
bic to trace the rumour to any satisfactor,
source.
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From the Richmond Examiner, Sept. a..
Operstions of our Army in Maryland
Tee BATTLE OF SHARPsBURGH-ANoTHrp
CaNFPnrRA Tr UIcronv-

LEE BATTLE OF Observation-Disclosures
CsNFEDERATE Victory.
This imperfect accounts which within the
past week, have reached US of the military
movements beyond the Potomac, afford bnt
meagre and confused ideas of the operations
OF our army in Maryland. It will be inter
estlng, however, TO trace the outlines of those
operations to reach = stand point of intelli-
gent reflection on events of which we have
recent intelligence, and to understand the
SITUATION and crisis in which the late battles
were fought.
After the advance of our army to FEEDER
lex, the Northern journals were filed with
anxious reports of a movement of our troops
In the direction of Pennsylvania. It now
appears that while the people Of the North
we've agitated with these reports there was
really no foundation for them, ard that the
real and important movement undertaken bv
General Lee was in the direction of Virginia.
1t appears that for this purpose our forces
IN Maryland were divided into three corps.
commanded by Generals jackson, Longstreet
AID Hill. 1t will be recollected that the
iorcee under jackson, having re-crossed the
Potomac at W~illlamSport, took possession of
Martinsburg, and then passed rapidly behind
Harpers Ferry, that a capture might be eff
fected OF the garrison and stores known to
be there. In the meantime the corps of
Longstrect and Hill, were put in position to
cover the operations Of Jackson, and to hold
back McCiellan's forces, which were advan-
cling to the relief of Harper's Ferry.
The first we hear ofMcClellan is at Boons.
bOro, Washington county, which is nearly
equi-distant from Frederick, Harper's Fer
ry, and Hagerstown, being between twelve
and fifteen miles from each. Near this place,
at q point where the turnpike road crosses
the Blue Ridge, and where Generals D. H.
Hill and Stuart had been posted to guard tht
passes of the mountain, occurred the BATH
of Sunday, the 14th. In this engagement
Gen. Hills right had been forced back h.
was reinforced by Longstreet, who restored
our right; successfully resisted the enemy,
most determined efforts to force a passage
and rendered his intended relief Of Harper
Ferry impossible Of accomplishment.
While this action was in progress, and tn
enemy attempting to force his way througI
the main pass oil. the Frederick and Hagers.
town road, the capture of Harper's Fer,
was accomplished by the army corps of Ger
jackson. The extent of this conquest is de
termined by the following dispatch of Ger
jackson, which has been received by tn
Government:
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desperate determination. At avery point
he was met and driven back by the steady
ana unwayering valour of our troops. The
shades of evening settled over the field, but
still the fight went on, along a line extend
Ing over several miles, with unabated fury.
The combat seemed for a time 20 deepen as
the night wore On. The dead and wounded
OF both sides lay mingled together. covering
acres of ground. 1t appeared as though mu-
tual determination would alone pat a stop
to the carnage. The representative ~champi-
ons OF the two sections of the once glorious
Union had crossed their ~bayonets for the
first time on nuetral territory the martial
prowess of the two sections had been brought
to the grand test, and every man in each ar
my seemed determined to conquer or to die
upon that field.
Notwithstanding the courage and obstina-
cy Of the enemy, Longstrsst had during the
day, gradually and step by step driven back
his right wing about three miles, and jack
son on our left hand encroached very little
less uson his right but Hill IN our centre
had barely contrived to hold his ground
This being the position of the two armies, at
nine o'clock the enemy's fire slackened and
he soon after retired, leaving our troops in
possession Of the field. .
On Thursday morning the enemy, contrary
to expectation, did not renew the fight and
had rot doEe SO up to one o'clock p. NJ. on
Thursday, the time of the departure from the
e ED Of our informant.
Since writing the above we hays obtained
later information from our army, which APP
pears to come we'll authenticated The Hon.
ourabls A. r. Boteler, aid to General Jack
son, who was u participant in the fight OF
Wednesday, arrived in Staunton yesterday.
We give the substance of his report.
Mr.. Boteler left our army at Shepherds
town, on the South bank Of the Potomac
The army crossed over to this side on Friday,
to meet, it was said, . flank movement o.
Mcclellan on Harper's Ferry. Our loss il
!, killed and wounded in the battle Of Wednes
> day is estimated at five thousand. Genera
+ Lee had been heard to declare the result 0
q that battle a decided victory. Ali of on
! wounded had been removed to Shepherds
9 town.
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The THIRD n. G. REGIAENT-The loss Of
the 81 Regiment in the battle OF the 18th.
is eight officers killed, twenty wounded, and
three hundred and fifty men killed and
wounded. Col. DeRosset severely wounded !;
1t. DeRo>sct slightly. Capt Mears, Lieut..
Ounce aud perhaps Lieut.. Cowan are killed.
HI. Journal.
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Returns of casualties in the North Carolina Regi-
ments are very meagre. 1t is known positively that
Col rew, of the I'd \. c. State Troops. and 1t. lDun-
can 4. McNair of Robson, are among the slain.
Col. Rlddick and 1t. Col. Miller Of the 31ta Pee.
around Manassas.
G.. y Hinson, of the goth N. C. Reg, died on the
cars between Weldon and this city, on Tuesday last.
The following list of wounded has been received :
T j. I"nnes, ed N. G. Reg. wouaded, both knaes.
". ttGNcl, Co. Is. 9th N. c. Reg, " breast.
~ brown, 90. D., side.
= y ~ lshef, 90. s, neck.
II. n!alnne; 90. IL, thigh.
Il. > otHoherneId, Co.H leg.
A. tlShS, 20, =, hip.
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TIE BATTLE OF SHARPsBURGH.-I is sta
ted, upon seemingly good authority, that the
President on yesterday received a letter from
General Lee, in which the latter.stated, that
in the battle of sharpsburga the shock of
| battle was the most trenendols that had
ever occurred upon this continent, and that
the result was the s~everest and the most
damaging that the enemy had received in
the whole campaign.
The enemy confess to a loss. Of ten thou
sand killed and wounded which, taking into
account their notorious determination tc
suppress the truth, may safely be doubled
Our loss in killed, wounded and missing
will, it is now deinitelyknown, not exceed
five thousand.-Rieh. E~saminer, Sept. Oath
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fording the river, opened on by our artillery
and lnowed down in multitudes. They
wlthstood our fire but g few moments before
breaking and fleeing in utter rout to the Ma
ryland shore. Our forces made quick pur-
suit, and at last accounts were pressing the
enemy closely, and pouring into his rear a
murderous fire. 1t is Told upon the same
authority that we had taken five thousand
prisoners.