Newbern weekly progress., 1862-04-26

barrels al snolasses, so cannon, 400 wagons,
Fl 26 horses. 90 mules, 5000 stand Of arms. 80
pieces Of light artillery. and great quantities
uf blankets. clothing. DC, have fallen into our
hands. The total number OF prisoners cap
tured is 5000; one Major General. q. Makail
three Brigadier Generals, Gait. Walker and
Schaunl The prisoners are bing embarked
as rapidly as possible for Illinois. We
also took about 81. 600 solid shot and inn
mense quantities of ammunition.
Great men, like comets, are eccentric in
their courses, and formed to do extensive
good, by modes unintelligible to vulgar minds.
Hence, like those erratic orbs in the frina-
ment, It il their fate TO be niscou prehenced
by fools, and misrepresented by knayes; to
be abused for all the good they actually do,
and to be accused Of ali the ills with which
they have nothing to do, neither in design or
execution" " za
Doubt ia the vestibule through which all
must pass, before they can enter the temple
of wisdom therefore, when We are in doubt
and puzzle out the truth by our own exer-
tions, We have gained something that ,.ill
stay by us, ,ane whrc.a will serve US again
But, if to avoid the trouble Of 'he search, we
avail ourseiyes~af the superior information Of
Il friend, such knowledge " II not remain with
Us ; we have not bought. but 6orreaeed it.
r Geo B. Hunt, late assistant Superintendent
Enf the Housatnnc Railroad. has been appoints
ed Superintendent of the Quincy and Toledo
Railroad, Ohio. .ges,s.....# -
The 4" Almanac de Gotha" for 1852 gives
the following statistics about European armies ::
France has on war footing $4,000 men and
130. 900 horses England, $4,000 men and
%. 900 horses; Russia, 578. 600 men and TO- 600
horses; Austria. 5se 600 men; Prussia. 622 oo"
men Italy, 327, 900 men. In maritime force
gland of course takes the lead. having S23
vessels (of which 600 are stealners) carrying
l6, 900 cannon and employing $4,000 men.
France has $40 vessels carrying 13. 900 cannon,
af which 373 are steamers, So of them IRON
clad. Russia has 5l3 vessels (of which 242
are steamers) carrying 1000 cannon.
citizen of Nashville was arrested in Hunts
vile, A.a., last week under peculiar circum-
stances Some time in the past Winter he
purchased some cotton there, and had 1t sent
Ito Winchester, where he sold it. He was sns-
pected of having it conveyed to that place un-
der the expectation that the. Federal troops
would occupy the town, and then he could ship
! il North.
We noticed yesterday, says the Nashville
| Patriot. Of the Sd inst, that General Washing,
| ton Barrow had been arrested and placed un.
der parole. At the expiration of his parole,
yesterday. he appeared at the "tfice of the Pr :
vost Marshal, and was sent to the State Prison
for confinement in the Superintcndent's quar-
ters. He was refused either bail or libe a'ion
on parole. We learn, however. that he will be
| permitted to leave his confinement, when alb
solutely necessary, for brief visits on business
to his ofice or to his family. We are not in.
| formed as to the specific charges made against
him. ..--s a@ ls=aa
| There are twelve daily papers in Turin, a
city of not more than 160, 600 inhabitants.
AT Naples. Milan and Florence the same ma
| MIA for newspapers is exhibited. Parma, a
town Of 10000 inhabitants, has three dal,es,
and Modena four.
The Louisville Journal says as the Steam
boat Fitzburg came Up the river with prison
/ crs last Saturday. on nearing West fhint, all
the prisoners cried ''Hurrah for the Union,
texceps one, who shouted ''Hurrah for He'll
There seems to be but two parties now-one
for hell and the other for the Union"
| Louisiana has never been regarded as sound
"n secession, having polled q majori'y against
it at her last opportunity. 1t is reported that
there are four parishes (connties), in the State
that have not yet furnished soldier. .s
Cyrus w. Field, Esq, has returned to New
York, having finished his labors in behalf Of
the Atlantic Cable, in England. He is very
sanguine of the success of the project. The
| firm Of Glass, Elliott & CO., have offered to
take the contract for the cable, and lay it at
bare cost, rcserving all profit till ITS efficacy is
| established. A large number OF Members of
Parliament and ether influential men, are in
,erested in the project.
Here is very good domestic toast "May
your coffee and ISLANDERS against you be ever
alike-without grounds"
There is a purple half to the grape, Grim
son half to the peach, a sunny half to the
| globe, and better half to man.
| Mourn not that you are weak and humble.
| The gentle breeze IS better than the hurricane !;
and the cheerful fire of the hearthstone than
| the conflagration.
poor Frenchman, whose wife aroused him
from sleep with the cry, "Get up, Baptiste
there is robber in the house! answered
sensibly, Don't let molcet him. Let him
explore the house awhile, and if he should
find anything Of valu. we VIII take it away
from him."
sailed from New York. on Wednesday, for Eng.
land. It is stated that he took offence at the
rather cool treatment which he received from
Gen, Wo !, who hal him .jected from one of the
governm' mt transports at FoItres' Monroe. a
his departure, for he has done himself no credit.
nor the government any good, by his comments
and criticisms the conduct Of the war.
government sale IF 1000 bales Of cotton tnok
place ON Tuesday. The price realized were full.
The whulr offer sold ut 23i 29i cents cash
Bought on account of Provideace Manufacturers
| On Friday two splendid batteries of riled guns
| were tnnnd in the woods below island No. Ten
! Large amounts of arms. ammunition. and other
property are being constantly discovered
The English are opening railway lines 10 In
dia and H. cotton districts, too hich is not the
pIeasantest news that could be sent to the cotton
ocracy Of our South -&
REPENTAxT REBEL The Baltimore corl es.
| pol.dent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer says:
| Clifton W. Tay burne. who was for several
months past connected as an assi,tant editor ON
R;,b,, ESo and D1s11tck affer ha.