Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-06


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Editorial Mclaligc.
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Over sixteen thousand letters were
sent from this ciIy, on Sunday morn.
ing, By the steamer United States.
Tie Fayetteville Observer, says s We.
learn that portion of our troops at
and about Kinston, including Capt.
.starr's Light Battery from this place,
recautlv went within five miles Of
Newbern, and attacked the Yankees
d Iuscarora, driving them off and
burning their camp.
s.Newbern is too strongly fortified
tobe succesef fully assailed By any force
az our Command. The Yankees have.
thrown up strong breastworks in the
rear Of the town, extending the entire
distance from the .Neusc to the Trent.
On this lnany heavy guns are mount
ed, and every. tree has been cut down.
and every hill levelled in front of the.
works. Besides which they have
light batteries in the town and gun
boats commanding the open space in.
front Of the works from both rivers"
We should be highly pleased to see
!. the rebels attempt to re-take NeWbern,
and no doubt every 81 ankee' would
be very glad to see them over the
pointsof glistening bayonets.
Gov. Vance, recently said, that he.
had determined that not another still
should be run in this State, during his
term. lie thinks as all other honest
peopletio, that bread is better than
wliskey.
I The Legislature met on the 17th, at
Raleigh, and organized by the choice
Of the following officers
In the Senate, Giles Mebane of Ala
iliaHce, speaker; @. r. Thomas, Of
Carteret, and 1. G. Edwards of Gran
vile, clerks; w. j. Page and @. @.
Tally, doorkeepers.
III the House, Hon. Robert B. Gil
liam, Of Granville, speaker; Henry
=. Cotton and John a. stanly, clerks
and Messrs. Webster and lii, door
keepers
On tile 18th, Gov. Vance's message
was delivered In the two Houses.
w. w Holden was elected State
Printer
In the Senate on the 10Th, bills We're
offered to impose a tax Of 25 PEI. .rent
on the nett income of the spectators;
mot i bad ideato repeal the aStay
Law.
In. the House, on the Goth, bill
was offered to prohibit the sale of prop
erty under execution of gold and sill
yer, until the banks resume specie pay
mem, and permitting the tender of
Confederate money.
Tho publication of the Daily and
Weekly Journal, at Wilmington, has
Teen resumed
ghe a6fh Reg. N. g. State troops, at
tie recent skirniiell af Williamson,
last 3 killea, II wounded and 8 miss
ing.
Gov. Vance is after the Confederate
Goxernment with sharp stick. Hel
gfowls ct their conscrip.ioH act at
their iaprisoning citizens Of this State
Without charged, or even tho form Of
4 trial at their exhausting North Carl
selaa tor tue port Of the rebel ARMY.
wJnyp the Il ortl Carolina troops are
suffered sthont clothing, shoes
aud subsisteace Inshort from his ins
cessant growli ling, we should judge that
euernor Zcb. found - Jordan : hard
Ioa t6 ffabb
JrfpnksEivlng at IsorssmoutIi-
at the reconmend dation Of the
S. Hospital Chaplain, the soldiers and
se..ae Of the citizens Of this leland, OBJ
scEsed Thursday Nov. 27tla, Is 4. day I
as Thanksgiving and Praise. Public
serrviiees were nslsl at The church duf.
ips the day, AID Chaplain Whitcornb 4
pfelcliea from flie texi They should d
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