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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-06
poEr1okL.
For the ENQUIRER.

For the Inquirer
10 MY WIFE IN NASHVILLE.
,Tis said Hymen's bonds need oft long to oe
But Bachelors life is sad one to me
| long for the smile on my wite's quiet lace,
pine for the joy of my dear child's emO T
And thought wandors sadly to ia'r Leu
nessee, ,,:,,.;,
To the dear ones at home who arc 'n'hANne
of me.
But the foenan exults o'er the fall OF the lIes'
And the hireling's base tread soils thy 7ases'
TENNESSEE
Thv SONS are in exile, thy fair daughters droop,
But never to servile submission will stoopl
All, how do my thoughts wanoer ssoiy 70
theel
And the dear ones at home who are thinking
Of me-
But new hope sti.s the breast, and lire beams
the eye >,
Ola maiden and matron, as Corinth's war cry
Rings loud thro' tho valley, rssounds mid the
hills,
And tells OF brave deeds, Of strong arms and
stout wills;
and fondly my thoughts turn to fair Ten
neSSae,
And the dear ones ct home who are thinking
CT me.
While our pstrio! bands find thei" strength IN
their cause,
And war not for conquest--seek not 7ain sp
plsuse;
But storm in resolve-thsy fight IL % Jres,.
There's hope for thee then--bright hope, len
nesSee!
And still shall my pos fondly centre IN
thee,
And the dear ones at home who IRE thinking
Of me.
RcaMoSD, Va, April 25th. d. a.
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WRITTEN FOR the RICHMOND ENQUIRER
THE SOLDIERS PRAY

he SOALbAEAe - 3S~A -S~>'
Dear country, thou hast called thy son to
arms
He, whose every pulsation beats only for thee
Freely do Offer myself, an humble sacrifice,
Upon the sacred altsr Of thy righteous cause,
where the prowess Of thy proud children
Shall blot out thy manifold wrongs,
Or die with thee, my Mother,
And be buried in one common grave
The .Sspulchye of noble Alatron
And her devoted offspring ;,
If, amid the carnage and the roar OF battle
Ny blood shall flow in thy dafenca,
Even with the retiring Obj Of life expiring,
Shall my whispering breath murmur prayer
For my country and her independence
Now, Almighty and jast GOO,
Who ruleth the Uaiverse,
and doeth all things well,
Unto Thee do entrust my guidance.
If Thou willest shall die soldiers destc,
Then conduct me, mercful Father,
To Thy blessed mansion on high,
Where q crown Of immortal glory
Awaits the poor soldier
Whose halo shedsa purer lustre
Than all the glittering jewels
That sparkle on the brow OF Monarchs
F. O. BANGS, Of Virginia.
RICHMOND, April 26th, 1862.
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sincere thanks, end will, no doubt, be duly
appreciated by the community at large The
general attention to duty on the part OF the
company, their subordinatlon, discipline and
solderly bearing, have my unqualihea com
mendation. Our personal relations, without
a solitary exception, have been OF the most
friendly and agreeable character; ana am
under obligations to you Tor many instances
Of personal kindness which cannot we'll re-
pay. These, and the warm friendships which
I have formed, will never be forgotten by
your very sincere friend. NJ. LOWELL.
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CAulahNnQ, Mississippi.
F-cn, 1s,e Peninsula

A letter was received IN this city on
Thursday, from the Peninsula, from which
we learn that three farmers, Levin Wiader,
John Winder and Elliot Hudgins, wero cap.
tured day or two since by the Federais and
sent to the Rip Raps
The letter states that the children of these
men we're left without any one to care for OF
look after them, save the negroes, under whose
charge theJ we're placed; and to add even
more to the outrage, they loaded Hudgins
With irons and thus carried him oG captive
Norfolk Dag Book AprilS
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r,ial numhsr Of sncscement.

Having seen very accurate statement Of
tho losses and successes, az we'll rs al entlrn
omission OF 3 statement OF the number engaged
in the various contests Of the war during last
year, published in several papers, which does
great injustice to tho South, and being engaged
to some extent in trying to keep up correct
History Of the Revolution, send the foregoing
for publication in your excellent paper, as an
act Of justice to the gallant soldiers who hs7e
so nobly fought our battles and defeated our
wicked invaders in over ono hundred contests
out of one hundred and fourteen. have no
idea that this gives a fell estimate Of The enc
my's loss, although it will be seen that It is
little over their official account. The wash
ington correspondent OF tho Cincinnati "Eu
qnirer" says, their loss, as reported 10 the W ar
Department. mp to- 22d December, is $4,000,
besides % 600 who Lave died with sickness
Hoping this may interest your Numerous read
ers, remain yours, Sc,
JoHN A. HANCOCK.
Chu11l1,nq Nississippi.
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VERY LATEST FROM TEE NORTH.

EolcY Ta publish extracts from Mort herr
5ape,1i =; the 2S;h uati 31;h ultimo:
7 From to Philadelphia Enquirer" OF tho
30 ul.., re take the following:
I GEN B,EKs' ApvAECE.
The Wsr Department this afternoon received
despatch iron; Geacrsl Banks column. Last
evening his advance vas some eight OF ten
nilcs beyond H.siisorhurg, in the direction oil
Stanton. General MllroY, in another direc.
ton, was s';:hin seven miles OF Siaunton.
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From GES. uALLEcK's Army.
CAMP NEaE PlT1 ssuhG, I
Tennessee. Arril % 1892

CAMP NEaE PlT1ssuhG |
Tennessee, April 30. 1892
To Hon. T. n. STAEroE, Secretary d War:
General Pope sob! a iorco to Monterey LIS
morning. The enemy fled. Our forces i1'!
fifteen prisoners Gons bagged SD supplies
We destroyed their ebcamplnea; aud TeiFi'
ed to camp in good order.
There is reconnaissance CIT 10 expici1 ~
country to FarroiHgton. No EewS has been r.
ceiEed !rou. it yet.
Our army IS greatly rejo;cst to bar q T.:
capture Ct New Orleans.
TGGaAs & SCR,
Asst. Sc. o, ii:;.
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vass the master stroke Of the greatest eDeinee,
now livingston. McClellan-in the taking
of Yorktown. Col. johnson will be upon tbs
ground when the assault is made and biz
''hesds" and incidents will be drawn from liz
and actual occurrence
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CURIOUS AFFAIR.

Two officers of the Ninetyethird Nes Yorl
Colonel Crocker and Major Cassidy started our
yesterday morning apparently foraride Thew
got themselves outside Of the picket lines, ami
were either taken prisoners by the emery ~
else they gave themselves up as descr,ors iro.,
the Union camp.
There is mystery hanging over tbs ,i;:;r
Whether the two gentlemen arc deser:ers azj
traitors 10 the Uaon cause is hard 20 tel; liz,
alone will unrsvcl the mystery. There s .r@,,
anxiety among their friends 70 Gear tie ;.a,.
ter up II they arc deseEters aud so ,sHc.. n
the coming struggle, ;hel: li7es wii ..oe y:
worth sixpencc
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[trGm the Jackson Ml.sisjipplan.

Frnm the Jackson Mlssst'pplan.
BATTLES aud Olher Engagements In ISL
betlyfeu the Confederate Stuaes ana the
United SIntes.
The following table viii show the compares
tive losses and successes in this great revoIu.
ton Of the South for freedom frop Black Re-
publican domination as fully and correctly AZ
can be given, from both Confederate and Fecc.
raj reports. OHing TO the partsl reports OF
the Federal officers, it is impossible to give q
full estimate of their losses:
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larTAEINi OF YnaK1ows

Colonel John 3. Johnson, the well known
historical painter OF Baltimore, ms arrived
here (ForUcss Mcn:oel to preserve upon can
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AFFAIRS AT YORKTOWN.

From the Special Correspondence otthe phl. I.sc-.,
CAMP WINFIELD Scorrj
Near Lees Mills, April %, 1862
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the Editors of the ENQUIRER

Gentlemen Will yo; 10 kind enough 10
publish tho srtjoinod arvio!a ;-o.n tia New
York Herald" Of january 81, 1851. It will
throw some light on tins anttccdcnts Ct 6sr.
laval.
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TIE YRrNcH M1NEsrsH.
TIE vaLLAEDIGIAH ENeUTx

ii vas expected this morning lEs' ;t;ol@.
ton, either for tho expulsion Of csns!.f. q NJ.
Fallandighan, would be tho nrst nasinc1S IN
order, and, with that view, g number "eTs
prepared, and in readiness. Speaker O'oE,
however, desired that SIS tho rrembeF ;ei7s ms
offensive language was not called 70 order 81
The time, and as othe. business h't; berA a.
lowed to intervene, it Tss not within Tie F;:!c'
that resolution c5uid now be entertained ~
the subject. 1t is rumored that Wade has
sent challenge to Vallandigham, bat II .:
doubtless Eithou. foundation.
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On Saturday week General Humphrey ' ! 9.
shslps camp was made TO resonnd s;;a sa''
some shouts and huZzls ct th arrSa' q :
squad Of gallant aud true BentucEisn- l's+
Coyngton and vtcia;:y. They earo!le'! i'iSD.
solves as soldiers for the Val. They Tepris:ti
that thousands are ready to follow t!isF sa.
ample should General Marshall NIKE sn''hs.
forward move into Kentucky. no Lneoa
TROOPS are in Eastern Kentucky except s5!ni
500 at Plkevic. These are there as o!'e'
to prevent the forward movement Ct GU
troops. -Surannah Eetos, AFril %.
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Srom New Orleans nnd Tsnn3s-ss'


AUGUSTA, May 1.-The Savannah New: ~
special dispatch from Mobile, dated E';'. q.
day, which states that Forts Jackson aT'i >.
Philip have fsllco. Cen. Duncan :: in H'"
Orleans. on his parole. the Federal ~; ~
been hoisted ora. tho Cus:on lloasc.
The Republicans Ccfalb corsc>tra':ca''
under date of 3Oth, says tha. hesTJ s&'FH',s W
ing is goiog on between the outpost O u
two a-urics. The enemy Is Slowly ''''~
cling. =,
Tie Chattanooga correspondent CT @ ~.
Chronicle end Seminal in his letter ii -
3Osh, says that the Federals attacked To-: so ..
federates at BrdgePor: % the 29'h. iaS .,
ter were falling back to Chattanooga: r 80.
Reynolds reports the enemy crcssrs -
island st Bridgeport While leaving tns f ;,~-
Car ran over some Of our tToci S "oio''s
se7eral-tvo probably killed. <c..
II is reported il Atlantis thats PSI: q ~:
Mitcbeipe fores vas advancing feom esu :,
Landing on Rome.
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Ecrost on nlukine Nitro from Tobacco
RaruH

TO THE TOBACCO PLANTERS OF VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA.
Notwithstanding ths largo yield OF nitro
froTa caves frequently advertised in our news
papers, the receipts from :hs! source have
bean very small indeed, leaving the governs
ian. under the necessity Of looking to other
Eourceu fer large portion Of lis supply. Il
was believed that tbs tobacco barns of Eir
GINA and North Carolina must contain con.
siderable quantity, which, ii {. process sutfi.
cenily Simple could be devised, could be real.
lied BY getting the planters &c manufacture it
With their farm hands. Mr.. Francis j. Barnes
was appointed tho agent OF this department,
for the purpose OF examining into tho subject,
AMI arranging such process IS might DO ne,
ccssary !or !he manufacture ot ntre from this
source 1t will be seen by his report boluH,
thai hc has ascartained by frequent expert
mvnts l5a! oil tobacco harms contains more CT
less njtrs, 10 proportion to the length OF time
tney have boon il use. and we wenld appeal
To tha tobacco planters Of Virginia and North
Caro!ira 10 give to tho government ali the aid
they Cal in procuring thia addition to our
supply vi nitro, so important TO us in this our
hour Of natd Very respectfully,
GEORGE MI.oa, Comdt,
Chief ct' Oytaoace ard Hylrograriy.
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Q tie Editors Of the Enquirer !

To the Editors Of the Enquirer:
Gentlemen VIII you all0w me to correct
a statement in yonc paper OF tho lst inst, re"
speeding Webster, tho spy ask 1t for the
sake Of his wife.
In I'll my interviews with him he Eas uni
for.niy grateful AMI respectful.
On the day ol hia execution, Ut his earnest
request. vent a: o'clock, in the morning,
10 the ground. ] remained about ar hour. |
prayed and convcrsed with him. | then left
him, because understood that it would be SOW
oral hours before the execution, and because
could say no more. ! had already said over
and again all llat could be said under such cir
cums!ances. And felt tnst now be required
10 Do alone with God therefore ear.
nestly cntraatei him to withdraw to corner
OF the ROOM to turn his back upon tho world,
and, by meditation and prayer, and the read
ing CT parts q tho Bible, which had previously
pointed out, 10 try 10 hold converse with
God withdrew, because | thought thai
conversation ofany kind would rather distract
and di7ort his mind from this great object
The Psalm to which reference is made is tho
S5!h. He pointed it out to the The day before.
Considering it as Indicating state of mind
not desirab bic teld him that if nc entertained
any unkind feelings towards othorS he must
abandon them, as an Indispensable qualiica-
ton for forgiveness from God. He said, how
ever, thai tho Psalm suited his slate OF mind,
not That ho wished any evil 10 others; and
that be freely fors.vo others their offences
against him as he wished forgiveness from
Goi. This Psalm he did not ask me 10 read
OF til. morning Of bis execution, though no"
ticeii tha: tbs leaf vas turned down.
GEO WOODBRIDGE
Will those edilcrs in the city please to pub
lish this who have given similar accounts.
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Excess at this time over quota . 4,064
All of which is respectfully submitted,
JAMES CHEsNUr, Jr.,
Chief of the Department Of Military.
Published by order Of Governor and Coun-
ell B. F. ARTHUR, Secretary.
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S0LDtE

A correspondent, OF the Philadelphia" IN.
quEer,'' writes from Nnrm!cY rroe!:, GeaT
Yorktown, under date OF .ipri. p. o. :a'tors
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the delay has carried the campaign to point
at which the yellow fever will interpose its
protection.
II, on the Peninsula, Gen. Johnston shall
fall back when Mcclellan may be no longer
delayed at Yorktown, We shall doubtless heal
fresh storm OF clanor. We dc nc. know that
Johnston will. He tells nobody his plans
But taking q common sense view OF the case
We DO not see how re can properly DO other
wise. So long as Mcclellan can fight asnked
by gunboats, our men would not have fail
chance. We hope there are none SO eager to
SEQ battle as to wish to subject the dear fel
lows who form our army to mere butchery
But il Yorktown be not the proper place tc
fight, why did Johnston go there II many 81
Tor good reasons. He may thereby delay Nc
Clcllsn fer month or more. He makes il ne
cessary for him to bring up his gunboats which
otherwise might be elsewhere employed. III
keeps tho cneny's great army at bay. Hi
subjects them to enormous transportation. FL
entails upon them tho continuation of the pro
digieus expenses under which Northern pa.
tience and ability are rapidly breaking down,
Is not all this sufficient inducements Sup
posesbe thus delays aud finally routs the Crane
srmy at period too late for Mcclellan tt
mend up lis strength before winter; would hi
hare made bad campaign, even if marked By
several fallings-back' It might not BIO Sc
sanguinary as would DO desired by some o
those who, like Jobs war-horse, smell the bat
tie sfar of but would it not be successful
campaigp,2
We have made these remarks 20 show oul
people that our situation is not nearly so un-
l.,,-n-,i.iene &c tho alarnists suppose, aud ia
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-08-14

Considerations for Iowa Patriots.

Enl,sting drafting - Eiections-- Sol
diers ought 10 rote, &c., Jc.
Mr.. EDITOR What may be the
probable effect of the present enlist
ments :? Those who enlist arc loyal
men. We have some people and some
newspapers in Iowa that are doing all
they dare to do, to weaken and en-
barrass the administration, and that
sympathize with the rebellion. For
a long time such presses and persons
openly discouraged cnlstments, some
going so far as to declare that, eff
they did any fighting, it would be on
the southern sidc"!
Recently, the same parties even en-
courage enlistments. Why is this :?
Is it pure patriotism, such as over
flows in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Chi
cago Times, Dubuque Herald, "Dem-
ocrat" of Cedar Falls, and other pa
pcrs Of that stripe ?-or is it the con-
fident belief that, at the present rate
of enlistmcnts, they can carry the cleo
lion the coming foH E ..s. -..."
Soldiers oughtto vote. and the Gov
ernor will be fully justified in calling
q special session of the Legislature
for this if for no other reason. Men
in each regiment can be authorized to
act as judges of election, and the
vote returned to the Sccretaryof State
under regulations as the case may re-
quirc.
It's just and right that our soldiers
be allowed to exercise the highest
prerogative of free pcople--thc
right of suffrage. ..... g.. .....
How will it look to the world to
send over o million of men into the
field to put down the rebellion, and by
neglecting or refusing to allow these
men to vote, to allow the Government
to pass into the hands of men who
sympathize with the rebellion? Enc
mics in the front and in the rear |!
Are we yet deprived of our senses !?
If not let us show it by our actions.
Patriotic citizens of whatever par
ty namps-and there arc now M mar
ties, but patriots and traitors-the
above considerations are for you.
Will you ponder them well before you
decide whether it will not be better to
allow all future troops to be raised by
a draft I? -...'. u ..s ....
- In haste, J. w. S.
Charles City, August l3M s
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The State Fair.

We arc under obligations to J. ii
Wallace, Esq, Secretary of the State
Agricultural Society, for a compli.
mentary ticket to the Annual Fair OF
the Society, to be held at Dubuque
on the 30th September and LIST Cd and
Sd of October next. We learn that
the grounds for the Fair arc being
fitted up in magnificent style and that
the Fair itself will be the greatest
affair of the kind ever witnessed in
Iowa. The premium list amounts to
So, 000-ncarly double that of any pre-
vious year-taking rank ahead of
many of the older States. The rail-
roads and steamboats, offer to carry
passengers to the Fair at half price,
and articles for exhibition free. Among
the attractions of the Fair will be the
Tournaments, !" and for the best horse.
manship there displayed a premium of
500 is offered.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-08-14
War Meeting.

Pursuant to notice, meeting was
held at the Court House in this village,
on Monday evening. Mr.. William B.
Fairfield presided Upon taking the
Chair he made a stirring speech, and
was followed by j. w. Fairfield, ESQ,
Of New York, and j. G.. Patterson and
DR.. j. w. Smith of this place.
Mr.. Sampson offered a pair of boots
worth $500 or $500 in cash, to the
first recruit. Mr.. Montague offered
s., 90 cash to the second recruit. Hen.
ry Petit $500 to the third. Sanford
Harwoud $500 to the fourth. Doctor
Smith $500 to the fifth. II. NJ. Wal
Ter $500 each to the fifth and sixth.
w. b. Fairfield $500 to the seventh.
David Petit $500 to the eighth. II.
McNabb $500 to the ninth. Norris
Makepeace $500 to the 10th. A. r.
Blood offered good cow to the frs,
married man who would enlist. J.W.
Lehmkuhl offered $500 each to the
first ten men who enlisted. Geo. C
Dean $500 to each recruit who en-
listed during the evening.
After two recruits had enlisted Mi
10 Gilbert offered $500 to each recruit
of that evening. Abner Root offered
$25, 90 in County Warrants, with the
right to select the recipient.
r. w. Humphrey gave a COW. c.
w. Atkinson gave $500. A. L. Col
Inns 5000. S. o. Page 81, 90. Edward
Reiniger (recruiting officer) $1,000
and the bounty of $500 per head for
each recruit.
Mr.. Waller increased his subscrip-
ton by various sums during the eve
ming to $500. Sanford Harwood in-
creased his to $1,000. F. R. Woolley
gave $500.
Eight men enlisted during the eve.
ming, each receiving a bounty of $50
c. II. Eaton received Mr.. Blood's COW.
A. G. Grow took the cow offered by
Mr.. Humphrey.
Below are the names of the recruits
Of Mondays meeting:
G. II. Eaton, P. II. Hetlinger
Jacob Allen, Aldice G. Grow,
Temple E. Young, Lafayette Smith,
j. Shannon, David Idlcr.
The meeting adjourned to this eve
ming, at the Court House.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-08-14

The question of drafting recruits
for the army is seriously agitated by
the citizens of this county, and we un-
derstand that petitions will be imme-
diately forwarded to the Governor
asking that this may be done. Not
that soldiers enough cannot be had,
but because the right ones those who
have always sustained the party and
policy which have involved us in the
war-do not seem inclined to volun-
teer. Their plans now are, to re-
main at home, and ro,e,
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Snistellanp.
The Stamps Currency.

There appears to be very general
misrepresentation with regard to the
act authorizing the payment in stamps,
land to prohibit the circulation Of
notes of less denomination than one
dollar" which was approved July II,
1862,
Under the provisions Of this act the !
Secretary of the Trasury, and not the
Postmaster General, is directed to fur
nish postage and other stamps to AS
sistant Treasurcrs and such designa-
ted depositaries of the United States
as the former may select, to be ex-
changed by them on application for
United States notes and from and
after the first Of August next such
stamps shall be received in payment
of all dues to the United States less
than five dollars, and shall be recciv-
ed in exchange for United States notes
when presented in sums not less than
five dollars to any Assistant Treasu-
rer or designated depositary, selected
as aforesaid.
Hence this law docs not make post
age stamps legal tender, nor does it
require postmasters to receive them
in exchange for United States notes.
1t is expected that the Secretary Of
the Treasury will furnish postage
stamps 10 be used as a circulating
medium under this law, in such form
that they cannot be attached to letters
or other mailable matter. Such stamps
will be exchanged by postmasters for
the regular postage stamps, besides
being redeemable in United States
notes by the Assistant Treasurers and
such designated depositaries as the
Secretary Of the Treasury may select.
No postage stamps can be thus ex-
changed at post Offices or redeemed
Ivy the Treasury Department unless
furnished through the agencies Of said
Department. Postage stamps now sold
by postmastcrs are not eXchangable
or redccmablc by them and it such
stamps are gummed to pasteboard
or other paper which soils or other
wise renders them unfit to lie used in
the prepayment Of postage, they will
be rejected for postage, because when
SO soiled they cannot be distinguished
from stamps which have already been
used for postage.-National Inteliigen-