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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-06-12
We fiad Tho following section in The

We find the following section in the
Army Regulations Of the U S., and
give it "a pace in our cOlamus for the
benefit of all concerned.
"Aqd5o Il farNr caactcd, That in
time of,var. al; persons rot citizens Of,
OF owing allegiance to the United States
Of America. who shall be found lurking
as spies in or about the Notifications or
en6ompmeDls Of the Armies Of the Uni.
ted States, or any of them, shall suffer
death according to the laws and usages
Of nations, by sentence of a general
court mortal"
We wish only to remark, that lbere is
an encampmeut Of tmall portion Of
The army of the United States at this
plncc, andto iofoim some certain ind
viduols. who claim TO be subjects Of
Great Britain and who are poking their
ugly mugs into government affairs, and
indulging frequently in disresPectful
comments in regard 10 the Union and its
friends, that they mus and shall hereaf'
Ter act and conduct themselves strictly
as neutrals, both, by walk and CONFER.
sation, or take the consequences. II,
however, they do not like the way
IL. 4 u
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Inn nnri., EnrlY IIlstnrn.

We take the following from the Nash
Vile Union, for the benefit Of those bigb
bred secessionisis who are continually
praling about soalheln gentiliiy and the
low breeding of Union people:
"A lrfing little mbel paper 10 Ker-
lucky processes TO doubt the truth Of Dur
abatement respecting tie origin Of Jeff.
Davis. What we stated is we'll known
to hundreds of the beat ciiizensof Chris
tan and Todd counties, Ky. JEFF. Da-
Wis father lived for number Of years il
a log cabin siluatsl in what is now lie
town Of Fairview, twelve miles from
Hapkinsgjle, KY The house is now
weatherb0arded and used as tavern
OLD Davis was man of bad character,
a horse trader and a swindler, and Of
every low habit. A fine horse was mis-.
sing on one occasion in the neighborbood
uader such suspicious circumstances that
he found it safest TO leave the comfy
Immediately and ay to Mississippi. ( JEFF.
Davis is his illegitimutc son, born Some
miles disiant from his faIher's house,and
taken home by him when several years
of age These are notorious lacB.-
Some Of Davis relations still live inthat
part Of Kentucky. Our own opinion is
that Jelf.'s birth does him more credit
than any portion of his subsequent life"
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YGa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fram Npe%,sseso
leo.

KANSAS CRY, June THE Santa Fe
mail, with dates to tho Goth, arrived =
The Texans had reached Mcssilla with
five pieces Of artillery aud seven wagons.
1t is said after Stopping ct Fort Fillmore
TO recruit their exhausted energy, they
will continue their homeward bound
march, Gen, Sibley Is reported to be at
Fort Bliss, far in advance Of his CON,
mand, taking care of himself. Captain
GRAFTON, who followed the rni of the
enemy's retreat, reports that it hears ev.
iience Of suffering and destruction from
one end 10 the other. Some remains Of
men were found ir some places which
had not been inferred, whilO Others par.
italy inferred, had been eShumod by
wolves, and the flesh dcvoured. The
ruins Of wagons, nmbulances and Gals.
sons, abandoned clothing and arms, car.
cases Of mules and horses marked the
limo Of retreat,
Great discomfort prevailed among
the people in the Territory, owing to
the partial diSbanling Of the volunteers.
Advices from Fort Cmig TO tho 24lh
ult., state that early on tho morning Of
the esd, Capt. 'rIlfcrd, who was station.
cl with 30 ori0 mon on The cost sAc OF
the Rio Gmnlc, seven miles bcloy Fort
Craig, received summons to surrender
Ia n hand nf OnN - .- r.tr-,,,l 10 Il
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Odicinl News from memphis.

WAsniSGToN, Juno s,---I'ha Navy
Department has received m Official dis
patch from Captain Davis, dated "SteO-
mcr Benton, of Memphis, 9Th" giving
short account Of The Surrender of Mem
phis and tho naval fight, 1t contains
nothing Of importance beyond what is at
ready reported,
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Six Thousand National Troops at Ration
ROmgn.

The Vicksburg Wing. of the 9th, says
the Felorals have landed 6ooO troops
at Baton Rouge.
The Eomphis Avalanche, of the OH
says thc locomotives recently run of by
rnilrood ompioyoos wore ,coovcrcd.---
Tho same piper says al the bridges be.
tween Memphis and lIomboli have boon
DESTROYED
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rhe New stnte Proposltinn .

We have seen letters from Washing
ton, of recent date, written by parties
who have opportunities for obtaining
correct and reliable information, which
state that the prospects of the New State
proposition passing Congress during the
present session, are growing brighter
each day. The committee of the Sen.
ate TO whom was referred, the memorial
of the virginia Legislature in reference
to that subject, hal decided unanimous
" to report in lis favor, and in the House
the measure was gaining friends as rap
idly as its warmeSt advocates could hope
for,
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Pursuit of jackson Checked by the
Flood
FrEMoNr's HEApeuANrERs
JACKsoN. w, yune 8.

SANh"NA'' ' fNfi . wv " J
Further pursuit Of Jackson has !, ca
impossible to day, owing to The sudden
rise Of the Shenandoah.
A p,nloon bridge replacing the bridge
burned by the rebels, was compIeted,and
part Of General Fremont's force crossed
this morning.
I.rinad hard all night and day. The
river rose twely4 eet in four hours,
Bringing down gfeal quantities Of drift
wjod and heave timber, which finally
broke the bridge in the middle. The
material was all sound, and no acciden,
occurred.
Four hundred prisoners have heen ia
ken,
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Governor Stanley, of North Carolina,
and the Education of Negroes,

and the Education of Negroes,
WAsn1SaroN, Jupo6--Williom Wines
he's been appointed Postmaster at Clarks'
vile Tenn,
Secretary Stanton, in response TO an in
quiry of the House, says explicitly that
Gov. Stanley has not been instructed by
Government to prevent the education of
children, white or black, in North Caro-.
lima; thu The departmepl has DO official !ll
inform alton that he has iuterfered to pre-
vent the education of white or black
childlen in that State; but a copy of the
resolution of the House has been trans.
mitted to him, for report upon MS ac
ton on the subject, when received, viii
DO communicated 10 that body.
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lr looks rather suspicious 10 see half
dozen sccossionisis "jusi happen" to
meet together at some point in The coun-
" about TWICE every week. Loyal men
who b0ye been quietly noting these
movements, arc beginning 10 think that
il is limo that thing WAS 'dricd up and
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Tue Shelby News says the rebels are
busily recruiting for their marauding
bands in that section of the State. The
editor heard last week of several men
being seen travelling after night along by.
ways, mounted and equipped as cavsl-
ry.
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Wholesale Desertion from Bcauregnrd's
Army Oar Troops Advancing in Ms
sissipph
HAlLEck's HeADquARTERs, June o.
The Federal forces now occupy Bald.
win, Guntown. Jackson and Bolivar.
Railroad repairs are progressing rap
idly.
The enemy passed Guntown last night,
retreatiug southwest from Baldwin.
1t is estimated that there have beer
twenty thousand dlserters Since they left
Corinih, mostly from Tennessee, Kentuc-
ky and Arkansas .ogimcnts.
All regiments from those States pas
sed down closely guarded both sides
by Mississippi and Alabama troops.
Il is belieyed BY he couotrv people
that Beauregari cannot enter Columbus
with half til, troops he brought away
from Corinth. The whole country east
and north OF Baldwin is full of armed
soldiers returning 10 Tennessee and Ken
lucky,
Gon. Pope telegra PMS from the advance
that the prisoners who first desired to
be exchanged nov want to take the
oath.
The enemy drove ana carried off eve
rylhing for miles around. The veal
thiest families are destitute and starving.
Women and children are crying for
food. The males are forced into the ar.
my. The enemy is represented as great
" suffering for food.
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If we are to put down this rebellion
we must fght the Rebels with their own
weapons. A lille wholesome hanging,
a little wholesome confscalion. and a
good deal Of wholesome killing, Of all
rebsls in arms against the government,
are the things wanted just now. We
cannot be meroiful 10 savages, who bay
onet our sick and wounded, and give no
quarter The Goveremnnt connot afford
longer to triae with rebellion that me-
naces its very existence. We cannot af-
.iord 10 protract the war. The peace Of
Europe and our own safety demand spec.
-dy and vigorous action and unre.
lenting persecution Of traitors in arms
everywhere. The signs of tie times
Significantly point to change of policy.
II must come. The people WHO are a
second time sending ont their young men
TO the battle field, and pouring out their
resources e SUPPORT t.he wm hage. a
right TO demand that every engine for
the destruction Of the rebellion shall be
made as efficient as possible, md thai the
rebels shall be made 10 pay to their full
ability the expense their treason has
brought upon the country.
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Frighlrul Destruction BY Earthquakes.

Frighlful Destruction by Earthquakes.
In he Dutch territories on the west
coast of spmatra, and in the island lay
ing OF it, earthquakes of excessive
strength took place in February and
March. accompanied by violent commo
tions in the sea, the water retiring to
great distance and then rushing back with
frightful force, and sweeping everything
before them. Great destruction was ev.
eywhere caused, aud many lives lost.
In the islands, however the effects Of
these terrible phenomena were most
marked, On the island Of Mas, mill
tary post was completely swept away by
the sea, and several of the garrison de-
siroyed, A gunboat lying in the harbor
was torn from her anch rs, and thrown
high upon the shore. On the island ST.
mo, almost The whole of tie houses were
destroyed, and out Of population Of
1000, nearly 500 persisted Unusually
heavy rains also prevailed in other parts
of the dependencies, In Banda the nut
meg crops suffered muchiuiury from this
cause.
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WE understand that the Wheat in this
county, is suffering greatly from the raw.
agesoi the weevil, 1t is said that the
late sowing oflbat aroP is quite il not
ontirelyrdestroyed already, and that the
earlier planting has suffered greatly,
though notNOthe same extent, from the
same cause. Alllhines considered, the
farmers prospects in this section at this
time are net the most Catering, though
acouplc of weeks ssOsonnblo weather
may work change tbpl will be crafty.
ing. A.t
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-06-12

II is a trite old saying, (but ncyer'he-
less a.lrue one) that birds of a feather
flock together" 1t may be SET down as
awell established fact, lhat mans as
sociatioos and sympath!es, are with those
entertaining similar views and opinions
with himself, and hence some sensible
writer who fourished some time ago,
very truthfully observed "Show me the
company you keep, and III show you
yourself This rule il applied to some
Union men we woi Of, would place their
'loy5lty ina rather equiyocal position.
We care very little for the loud profess
sions of patriotism, SO common in these
latter days, unless We can see some
pool Of such faith by the right kind Of
works. Words are cheap. and We wish
to say to some Of the. white. washed gen
try who think they are so remarkably
cute as 10 pull the wool over the eyes Of
the loyal men here, by soft talk and no.
MED phrases, about the greatness and
goodness Of The Union as it was, while
their conduct gives the lie to their pro-
fessions, that they are missing their cal
culation BY a "lonp chalk" There is
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Fremont NJ Harri.opburg.

| HARRIsoSBuRG. Va, June e. The
advance g1erd Of Gen. Fremont reach.
ed Harrisonburg at 3 O'Clock this p. NJ.
There was no fighting during the
march.
Jackson campel here list night and
left this morning. A cavalry force was
sent on Reconnaissance four mites be.
youd the town. which came on large
force Of cavalry and infantry, strongly
posted in the woods.
Colonel Wyndam who had pushe Il
the reconnaissance three miles further
than ordered rsshly led forward the l,t
New jersey cavalry, anil was driven
back by infantry in ambush. Colonel
Wyndham is prisoner, AMI Captain
Stottwine and Hanes killed, OF severely
wounded and prisoners. Captain
Charles is missing. All the officers
broyely and yainly endeavorel to rally
their men.
Captain Jaueway gallanlly attempted
q flank movement. which covered the re-
treat of the first battalion. He is I'M
hurt. The regiment lost 35 in killed,
wounded and missing.
General Bayari OF the BucklaI or
Marine Rifles, and First Pennsy lvania
Cavalry. and Chuzelet's brigade, of the
9Th Ohio and 9Th Virginia, we're ordered
forward to their support, and drove the
enemy from their position, capturing
their camp and some stores, with no loss.
The Kane rifles numbered l25, and found
themselves opposed and 0anked in the
woods by four regiments of infantry and
cavalry, and before they could be with
drawn, suffered severely, Lieut.. Col.
Kane is severely wounded, and priso-
ner. Capt. Taylor was also wounded
and captured. Capt. w. F. Blanchard
WAS wounded severely. Lieut.. ]. j.
Swayne probably killed.
After . most gallant fight, the Rifles
were driven bck, with loss Of fty.fge
wounded and missing.
The rebels brought up their artillery,
and used it with effect. Jackson is
thought to have left the main roqd, and
has either halted the main column for
battle o-greaLly strengthened bis rear
guard, and posted his trains which are
ia confusion on the road.
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We think that the secret line Of COM
munication between here and rebeldom
ought, if possible, to.be discovered and
broken up. Ifimportant news can be
received from them with such facility, of
course the same can be transmitted
hence with equal facility. 1t might be
of as much moment to stop leak here
as at more important points
W. w. H. has been crowded out
viii appear next week.
The proceedings of the meeting held
ct Moldin. Knnawha county, will appear
in our next issue.
W. se0t'UdS IA ant paper a week or
two since, number of bills--the sub,
scription price the Register, and as
yet but few have responded. This week
We send out lew more, ard we trust
that those receiving them will send US
the amount due, ct their earliest con,
venieucO.
GooD.-A Union man not long since
was in convoralion with Succession
lists, when she remarked: "ThCre will
always be Southern Confectionery. /
know there will be-" Tho Union man
replied Ttlkero should ALWAYS be one,
it will be in hell"
The retort ives harsh, but we'll timed
and as true as gospel,
Is il strange that hose poor rebel "cus.
sos should improve the first opportunity
to make rm upon tho only decent
Banks in their whole country,
Tic jalt on the militia in tho sever.
al States Is counlermonde,l, since it 10
seen there in no immediate danger to tie
capital. The people are thoroughly wa.
ked. however and volunteering is going
on freely,
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struggling guerrilla party of sibley's
command He refused to do so, and i'm
mediatsly battle and fought three hours
when he relreated to Fort Craig with
the loss of three wounded. Three OF his
men were drownded while crossing the
river. The Texans lost not known
Two companies Of Colorado volunteers
were Immediately sont in pursuit of the
Texans.
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Is strange that hose poor robe "cu'.
sos ebogld improve The first opportunity
to make rm upon tho only decent
Banks in their whole country,
, 1862-05-28

The Rebel Force in EaBt Tennessee.
L Nashville correspondent Of the Cincin-
matt Gazette gives the following as the rebel
character Of the rascals who control that Sec
ton Of the State:
A gentleman who escaped, and reached this
1000 Confederate soldiers at Cumberland
Gap, 1000 or 5000 at Big Creek Gap, aud
500 OF 5000 at Knoxville. Allowing some
thing something for imposition practiced On
him BY rebel exagggerations. ! suppose we
mag fairly estimate they have 10000 effective
men at the three points. At the beginning,
the consumption law was enforced most rigor-
ously. But circumstances have occurred of q
rather delicate nature, which have moderated
its execution The truth Is, : regular blue
bellied secessfonist, such rs those made Of
East Tennessee ]ocofoeos, 1s as coWardly
as he ia mean, and would drown himself
| rather thant fight Some of these scab-
/ by rasca1s have found themselves draft
| cd, ard have kicked up such fuss that
| drafting has been measuraoly suspended.
! Perhaps the circumstance which iuaugurated
the trouble was this In Sullivan county, the
aastardly secesh had the hat stuffed for q draft
| all the names of Union men being placed on
one side, and Ill those Of secessionlsts on the
other. They had q boy to draw them ont
who was posted in the fraud, and instructed
how to draw the Union men and leay3 the SC
| cessionists. But watchful Unionist, whe
had discovered their design, turned the ha
around, just before the boy commenced hi
work. The result was, their programme wa
reversed, and every nsn drawn was seces
sionist. Finding themselves caught in thei
own trap, they persuaded the secesh OF othe
counties 10 join them, and made such remon
stEances rs drew forth proclamation from
the Provost Marshal, TINT If everybody wout
behave himself he might stay At home witt
| his wife and children.
, 1862-05-28

[From the Cincinnati CommcrciaI1
There are, no doubt, exaggerated impress
sions atloat as to the numbers Of the enemy
at Corinth- We believe Bca0regard's dis
pasc after the battle Of Shiloh, Intercepted
at Huntsville, was genuine aud truthful He
could not number more than thirty-fTe thou
sand electives after the battle. He begged
for reinforcemcnts from South Carolina and
Georgia. According to rebel accounts, he
has received ten Thousand from that quarter,
and this figure is doubtless" large enough.
He hes been reinforced by Price and VanD Dorn.
The largest ccol estimate Of the number Of
their troops il fifteen thousand. he has been
reinforced By Gen. Lowell, from New Orleans.
But Lowell force was certainly not over ten
thousand. The best troops of New Orleans,
we're, IS we know, in the fight at Shiloh. =
The Foreign Legion remained III New Orleans,
refusing to enter the Confederate service.
The army with which Lowell evacuated New
| Orleans, Was, therefore, fur from formidable.
| Adding to the thirty-fve thousand electives
after the battle Of Shiloh, ten thousand from
| Georgia and South Carolina, fifteen thousand
| from Arkansas, and ten Thousand from New Or
leans, and VIC credit Beauregard with seventy
Thousand men. He may have scraped together
few other fragments, but probably not at
most five thousand in all. The conscription
| its effects thus far, SO far as we can Judge
! has bucn rather to cause CONSERVATION
among the people than to strengthen
the army. It is extremely improbable .tha'
/ Beauregard's army is eighty Thousand strong
| The calculation that he had but thirty f Ve
thousand ef1ec1ises after the battle Of Shiloh
is rot based exclusively upon the intercepted
dispatch, the accuracy. Of those figures being
strongly corroborated from other quarters.
We do not feel at liberty TO state the mum
Der Of regiments Of cavalry, and infantry, ant
batteries Of artillery In Gen. Ha}leck's army
The army, while not SO gigantic as sometime
represented, is really immense larger thai
either army at Waterloo. It is superior to th
enemy, not only in discipline, equipments an
general resources, but in numbeEs-and it !
still growing.
, 1862-05-28


. II d5A AL TH Il CAfl IH L.
.ur ,T,os or s1.v-r- ~ mn. 1,rc7pTrr or
co,,.,tu,. 1ei;a
1fs,om the At,,,t;c Nonthlv e,r ,June
vhon g..
Above the nstfnn's cnunci1 l,ali.
;t! heafd e hsnra:h the sn3tble wall
LIZ e's'aA1l'ss 'e''efs u sne slu'e:
In the ft,nl market u,ace stood-
A, eaw the CHRISTIAN mother ao1a
81 and enAdn9oa "ltn its loeEs 1l g9ld.
oAoos eu aao ALL MILL s'a-@on oioott'
shut nv evee. held nv breath.
And, smoIhc1ing down the wrath and shame
s+ LEI IT. NY & Norsnt1n e. oioqa a.lai1ne,
N.0ou &e1' ~ see'1%> ." o'~1e-
Beside me elupmed the prison-ceu
Where wasted one in slow decline
81 i1!;.ss. tz shnp'e 81, nosus ~ s,es1i VI 1lne'
N -o'4s ''es'''. 81 wv "'"'
The f1ae that Goatel from the dome
Flapped menace in the morning air:
NIL ssooa; hoo. = 3!ae Peiaso s..aoEg1. Waese
No4A1A o'o0~A H1'111 n'o Hetne.
For crime was virtue: Gown and Sword
And Law their three-fald sanction gave,
ua0t ano 70 thG goalittI ,sitE ., ~ me s1afS
"Ns ~ A1s "-tAA VIZ -
On the oppressor's side wae power:
And yet knew that every wrons.
p;,t 3raite5 "a; 9;o1'a a9n srenGina H1n, ~,
I knew TINT truth won1d crush the lie
Somehow, sometime. the end would be;
The tr5nII, Tith ~ rUps n ~ os.a sse
~ ' ~
But now see it! In the sun
. free flag floats from yonder dome,