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entire line. The "a L. s. artillery, Captain
Ransom, Cooper's battery o. Pennsylvania re-
serves, and others, made and received a severe
attack. The skirmishng was kept up as our
lines advanced, and the position of the enemy
IN the woods was almost reached. A scatter
ing musketry fire continued itom the first adj
vance, about noon, till nine o'clock, and with
occasional lulls. The cannonading was heavy
and severe.
Now came the most successful and deter
mined effort on this part Of the line. The at
tack was made from the point of intersection
of the angle formed by our lines. This point
was nearest to the woods, and the enemy's
shells were falling thickly about it, Gibbons
division and the Pennsylvania reserves advan-
ced boldly towards the enemy's works. They
pushed determinedly through the brushwood
and bushes on TO grove of cedars, and through
these up the hills towards the breastworks of
the enemy. The works were carried, many
prisoners captured, and the crest OF the hill
gained, though not, however, without heavy
loss. Gen. Gibbons fell wounded in the arm,
while leading his command to the attack. The
works Of the enemy at this point were gained,
but not held. The enemy, unfortunately, pos
sessed the strength to concentrate overwhelm-
ing numbers of fresh troops upon the threaten
ed point, and for all the valor of those who
survived, and all the sacrifices Of those who
fell, the position had TO be abandoned, and our
troops were compelled to fall back to the PLAIN
They had penetrated beyond the railroad and
the Bowling Green turnpike, through the woods
and across the outer works of the enemy to
the top of the hill, and were then forced back
to this side of the railroad, where they main
tanned their stand in advance of what they hac
originally occupied.
During these successive advances and checks
along the center and left grand division, unln
terrupted sAeling was kept up by the rebe
batteries upon the bodies of troops at different
points of the plain. At large stone mansion
near the center of our line, used as field hos
pital during the day, an incessant fire was dl
rected Near this building General Bayart
met an untimely death. A shell struck hln
while sitting under tree within few yard
of Gen. Franklin, in the leg, without explo
| ding. His leg was nearly torn off, and ne dle'
in the course of the evening. Toward tn
middle of the afternoon the firing along tn
hines OF the left grand division grew weake
and gradually settled into comparative lul
Shortly before sunset, however, the firing O
the extreme left was again renewed with IN
creased vigor, and kept up until dark. A
5 l-2 o'clock ii gradually died away, and at
O'Clock it had entirely ceased.
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ROMANCE OF THE WAR.--A Southern ADa-
nzoa.--A Cairo correspondent OF the Tribune
tells the following story in his letter OF the 9th
instant:
9Opite a romantic incident twas developed
here to-day, and for the benefit of your readers
who delight in tales of adventure 1t shall be
related: A woman named Annie Clark arrived
from Louisville this evening and proceeded to
Gen. Tuttle's headquarters, bearing IN her
hand a letter requesting transportation South.
According to her story her husband joined the
rebel army some time ago at luka, Mississippi,
his place of residence, and she, being desirous-
of serving in the same cause, assumed male
apparel and became member OF the Louislana
Cavalry, where she remained, doing the duties
of soldier, seven months. Becoming dis
satisfied with her position, she resigned and
,oined the Eleventh Tennessee Regiment, In
which she also remained seven months. She
was in all the skirmishes, and took part in the
battle of Shiloh. While the army was en-
camped she frequently went over to her hus-
hands regiment to see him. Upon that me
morable field her husband fell. She buried
him with her own hands, but her attachment
to a soldiers life was not lessened. She con-
tinued with her comrades until the fight at
Richmond, Kentucky, where she was tsken
prisoner. During all this time her sex was
not discovered. Ii remained for Yankee to
do that. Soon after her capture she went to
the provost marshal in Louisville for parole,
and while waiting she happened to sneeze.
The willy marshal started at the sound, and de-
clared 70 man ever sneezed like that. The
truth was out, and she confessed.
AS was stated before, she came here to-day,
waited upon Gen. Tuttle, and expressed her
| self perfectly willing to occupy the barracks
with the rebel prisoners, and share their fare.
| The gallant general could not endure to see a
female subject to the rough treatment of male
prisoners, so he informed her she could remain
in better quarters, which would be supplied by
Major Merrill, provost marshal, and ne, the
general would furnish her transportation to
Dixie in manner beftting so heroic woman.
Mrs. Clark seems to be about thirty years u
age, and has passed under the name of Rich
ard Anderson"
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GEN. BANKS ExPEDrrIoN.-The where
abouts of this expedition seem still nndeter-
mined. The probability of the statement of
the Philadelphia papers, that it had landed at
Winton, n. c., says the n 7. Herald, may
he indeed from the fact that the brig Pedro
Sanchez Dolz, from Cuba, which arrived here
Monday, reports having spoken the Che HI
ano, one of General Banks vessels, bound
southwark, on the 9Th inst, about twenty-five
miles southeast of Cape Hatteras; and on the
next day, the 9th, she passed five more large
steamers, going in the same direction.
1t is known that hetransport Thames, witt
four hundred men of the Hath New York reg
iment. was disabled and put into Port Royal
where she was condemned as unseaworthy b,
General Brannon. hr
While movement more or less formldabl
against Richmond by way of Suffolk and Re
ersburg seems in progress, the report tha
Gen. Banks is connected with it, appears to
good to be true. 1t seems highly probable a
present writing, that Gen. Banks is going
outh.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

THE REPORTS or OUR LossEs.-Now that
the contending armies have again met In the
shock of battle now that almost every house
hold is looking with painful anxiety for intel
lgence from dear ones on the field OF battle,
and are anxiously scanning the published lists
of those killed and wounded in the cause Of
their country, the people should be reminded
that these lists, particularly the first ones after
battle, are generally very incorrect. An In
stance by the way of illustration, may be men
toned which has already occurred IN regard
to the losses in the fighting of last week
Adiutant Dodd of the 5th New Hampshire
was named in the first list of officers Killed
but he has since, we believe, reported himsel
alive and we'll Such errors necessarily occur
we presume in the haste of making up the frs
reports. Due allowance should accordingly
be made therefor, and the lists not implicitly
relied upon by those who have friends IN th'
conflict.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

WHITE IABoRERs IN THE SoUTH.-1ne
notion that white men cannot labor IN the
South has been upset during this war, along
with great many other popular preludlces.
Unacclimated whites have withstood the worst
climatic influences of South Carolina and the
Gulf, and have freely labored in the open ar.
The heavy work on the levee in New Orleans
has always been done by white laborers. In
a recent speech in New Orleans, Col. T. b;
Thrope, the city surveyor. said ne lhad mad
hundreds of white men working for his depart
ment during four of the hottest months OF an
unprecedentedly hot simmer, on the burning
leyee. and in the bitches, and draining canals
in the rear OF the city, up to their waists ID !,
mud and water, and yet they continued wen
and healthy-had no more sicknes than others
who were notso exposed. He saw no reason
WHY the poor man might not cultivate a few
acres, raise his bale or two of cotton, or lew
hogsheads Of sugar, as easily as the farmers OF
the North and West, their corn and potatoes.
It was certainly just as easy to raise cotton or
sugar. and not more unhealthy, than working
on the levee or in the bitches of the city.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

CuFrEE ADVERTISING HIS MAsTEB.-The
following unique advertisement appears in the
New Orleans Delta
Run a,say from the City Of Ne;o Orlecms--
Ffy Cents RewGrd,--Rsn away from dis
chile, and left him alone to take care of hlself,
after had don worked twenty-six years faith
fully for him, my massa, Bill Duncan. Massa
Bill is supposed to bave done gone off wild de
seceshers, for to hunt for his rights, and speek
he don got lost. Any person 'turnln' him to
me, so dat he can take care of meas he alters
said I" Niggar couldn't take care of himself
will be much obligen to dis chile.
NIB. Persons huntin' him please look IL
all de " last ditches," as often heerd HIM talk
about goin' into the ditchia' business.
'Speetfully submitted, jim.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

Gen. Blair and staff left st. Louis on
Wednesday, for the Lower Mississippi His
brigade, embracing, as it does, some of the
finest officers and men in the Western army,
expect to participate in the expedition for the
reduction Of vicksburgh and the opening OF
the Mississippi River.
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CANALs.--One of
the most important questions before Congress
is that of the proposed enlargement of the great
canals in New York and Illinois, so as to con-
meet the Mississippi river with the Atlantic
without going past New Orleans. Each
measure is distinct from the other. The pro-
position to enlarge the Michigan canal is a
separate bill, but it is generally understood
that the friends of each measure will combine
to carry them both through.
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1t is intimated that we have &C, 900 more men
than the Rebels at Fredericksburgh. Our ar
tillery, it is said, figures up over five hundred
guns. Considering the difficulties of the stu
alton, the completion of six pontoon bridges,
and the crossing of such an army in twenty
four hours is considered grand achieve
ment.
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yermonteIs wounded at = rcdericks-
burg.

We copy below list of Vermont soldiers
wounded at Fredericksburg, for the most part
to those we published yesterday
Where the names are similar to those given
yesterday, yet different in some respects, we
give them again, as we now find them repor-
ted, though probably in some cases intended
for the same persons.
d Rowell, 4th, thigh.
w w Pierce, 4th, foot.
S ID Whiting, 4th, foot.
+ Fisk, 4th, shoulder.
J Nolan, 9th, head.
II Adams, 5th, hand.
Elias Barnes, ID hand. 1
w Spain, 4th, shoulder. t.f
A G Loomis I'd, shoulder.
A Fl Dutton, Sd, foot. ''a
- Hastings, I'd, (dead.)
10 Hovey, I'd, foot.
M Camp, %, arm. =
J S Moors, ID, leg .. .--
C Saunders, I'd, shoulder.
NJ Foley, I'd, thigh.
II Smith, ID, wrist.
Z Mayard, 4th, foot.
j Watson, Cd, face
Albert A Graves, 4th, confusion.
Byron Butterfeld, ID, thigh.
R Doran, ID, leg.
JR Wheeler, I'd, leg. ..... .-..-,.
H 0 Kent, 4th, ankle.
Willis ? Kurker, 4th, leg.
M c Palmer, I'd, arm.
L L Laird, 4th, ankle. ......-
NJ. Dyer, Cd, breast.
G W Doty, I'd, leg.
Oliver Searls, 9th, hand.
Edwin Martin, I'd, arm.
Cyrus Whitcomb, 4th, thigh.
FW Tick, 4th, shoulder.
AGA Corley, 9th, arm.
w R Dunton, 5th, foot.
L Trainer, Sd thigh.
T II Jay, 4th, shoulder.
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Sorghum will be cultivated in Illinois

Sorghum will be cultivated in Illinois
next year more largely than ever. A conven-
ton of sorghum growers was recently held, at
which it was agreed that the plant will grow
well on any soil where Indian corn will mature,
and the verdict in regard to the syrup-of
which 100000 gallons have been made in
Illinois the past year-was that 1t IS clearer,
more toothsome, and cheaper than molasses
made from the sugar cane.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

The engravers are now furnishing SlO,-
900 of postal currency, and SeOO,OOO OF II,
o. los, and Dos daily. On the 18th the pos
tai currency will be increased to Sl5O,OOO per
day.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

The New York Central railroad has offer
ed 10 carry free all grain and other supplies
intended for the relief Of the suffering opera
tives in England.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

When you say, in phrase which is now
Americanized, such and such man is "a
brick,'' do you think Of, or do you know the
origin of it? 1t is this: an Eastern Prince
on being asked, "Where are the iortlhcanons
Of your city % replied, pointing to his soldiers,
Every man you see is brick"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

The Washington Nctiona, Intetigeneer
saws that General Burnside was reintorc ed on
Sunday by General Sigels corps.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-18

The Boston papers-Adrertiser, Courier
and Post, commence the week by reducing
their sizes one column to page
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RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER, Is, 1862,
,,om the Daily Herald, OF Dec. II.


We quote from the New York Iribaat the
following account of the battle at frederlcks-
burg on Saturday last;
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-09-13
SEED WHEAT


Seed wheat is scarce in several States, and few
suggestions for saving seed by hand drilling may
not be amiss. A gallon of wheat carefully planted
by hand gives more plants to the acre than one I'M
acquainted with the number of seed in a gallon
would suppose In England, where experimental
wheat culture has received much attention, large
crops have been grown per acre from only four
quarts Of seed. In rich ground the young plants
ter remarkably, and spread so as to cover the
whole surface and the heads of grain grow longer
and are better filled for having more room and sun
shine. Most farmers know that neither corn nor
cotton will bear crowding on the surface planted if
one wishes to bring the crop to the greatest perc
ton. Take extra pains in blowing twice or more
the land to be planted in wheat, scatter the seed
by hand in drills rs you would cotton or corn but
put not to exceed two gallons the acre; and one
and half may do better. Cover with light plow,
or board if the ground is smooth and mellow. Take
pains also to remove all impure Seeds such as cookie
cheat and other weeds, and wash the seed in ley
made of ashes to kill the germs of smut if you can
not get blue stone nor copperas for that purpose
Indeed, it is best to blue stone salt and cope
ras for other uses, and wash seed wheat in strong
ley to prevent smut. Apply the ley precisely as
you would solution of blue stone
Wheat is not so scarce as the high price of the
article might lead one to believe. 1t is the abun-
dance Of our circulating medium that appreciates
the market price of so many things as well their
scarcity.-iS0uthern Field Dc FIreSide
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Later from MARYLAND.

The following from the Richmond Dispatch OF
Wednesday last will be to contain later adVlces
from Maryland than the foregoing.
OF the advance of our forces, four divisions into
Maryland on Friday and Saturday last there can be
no doubt The Dispatch says:
1t was stated yesterday afternoon, but how cor
rectly we leave the reader to judge that our army
reached Frederick City, Md, on Saturday. Gross
ing as they did on Friday, there was nothing IN the
distance from the river to that point to prevent their
reaching there at the time stated. The distance
from Frederick to the Relay, by the old National
road is about forty miles, and by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad about fifty miles. From Frederick
to Washington City, through Rockville, in Mont
Comery county, the distance is about the same, per-
haps not so great From the several points where
our army crossed the Potomac via Rockville to
Washington, the distance is less than thirty miles,
From Frederick City to Harrisburg via Gettysburg
and Carlisle the distance does not exceed seventy
miles. So that if they moved on Frederick, and
reached that city stated Saturday. it is highly
probable that they are already over the borders Of
Pennsylvania and within easy distance other capital.
There was another report, however, that after
crossing our forces moved in the direction OF the
Relay, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, nine
miles west of Baltimore. Coming to us as rumor
we give it for what it is worth, without pretending
to decide upon its probability. Connected with this
rumor was one to the effect that there has been
uprising of the people of Baltimore in resistance to
the Federal authority, and that the Yankee Provost
Marshal of the city had been killed. We have all
along believed that the people of Baltimore would
not quietly submit to Lincolnism day after the
passing of the Potomac by troops and confirma-
ton of this rumor of an uprising would cause
no surprise. The difficulty is said to have original
cd in an attempt of the Federal officials to remove
the Government stores from that city to the North,
to which the people ndsse objected, and pitched
in after the style of the 18th of April, 1861, with
brckbats and other accessible weapons. There was
also a statement to the effect that an entire regiment
of Maryland troops had Joined our standard, re-
nouncing their allegiance to the abolition govern
mcnt
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1000 ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE
COLIN COUNTY. N. G. LIN.

HlHE UNDERSIGNED, AS TRUSTEE OF G. linn,
IL marskold will sell at public outcry at the AM
of the late c. W. HammarskOld, seven miles from
ton on the Beauties Ford Road, the following TaIL
lands: "iuaole
One tract containing six hundred and eipbtvfrr ,,,
acres known the Home Tract Spring Hill This o4)
highly improved, good dwelling house. almost new Ici
extensive barns, machine houses and every oubnISn
needed for extensive farm. Much of the land - x
set in clover. The situation is very desirable for
dence, healthy any part of the State and ono
half miles from Ironton Station the Wilmington L u
lotte and Rutherford Railroad. e' Onar-
One tract adjoining the last named tract knouyn - 4,
Lick Run farm, containing lO9 of very prodncr
land. Ne
Another tract adjoining the last known as the Hooo
SKIOLD Mill tract, containing III acres, on which Is &
class FIGURING mill and mill The repuatinn IS not
marskOlds Flour is too well known require con,m%
Suffice it TO say, there is better in Western Nj
Carolina. '"-
One tract adjoining the Home tract called the H,vD0.
tract containing lS3 acres.
Another tract adjoining the last named and immedt,
the w. C. K. R. K, within less than ouartar F5
mile of Ironton Station, containing 800 acres "
And another tract on the opposite side of said r
containing l60 acres. ~
And other small tract of 10 acres adioirn,.
Home tract:
With all other lands and real estate of the said
Hammarskod.
Sale take place Monday the 29h of September next
unless previously sold at private sale. '
So desirable body of land is rarely offered
Terms made known at the sale For other information
apply to Hon. VIM. Lander, Richmond to Col
Hammarskold on the premises, (Spring Hill II or In Tho
subscriber at Lenoir Caldwell county.
II. C. HAMILTON, Trustee
of c. ]. Hammarskold
August &c, 1868. S5-w&swtd.
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SECOND DISPATCH.


PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. 10, 1862.
Baltimore and New York dates Of the 9th inst,
received here last night too late to telegraph you
The american of Saturday afternoon and dis
patch from Cincinnati dated Saturday morning
state that great preparations are making there to
receive the Confederate forces should they advance
Gen. Smiths army was twelve miles north of
Cynthiana KY, on Friday at noon. Great excite
ment in Baltimore fearing an approach of the Con-
by Gen. Wool and staff as far as Point of Rocks"
showed no signs of the Confederates on Maryland
SOIL
The excitement at Frederick, Nd, on Friday was
intense on account of false rumors. The Union
men all stampeded to Pennsylvania. The Provost
Marshall burned the government stores. Mcclellan
has all the fOrds on the Potomac from Washington
to Point of Rocks heavily guarded.
Lexington, KY, was entered by the Confederates
the 9rd inst The extra session of the Legisa-
ture at Louisville. Frankfort had been abandoned
Bolivar, Tenn, was invested by Gen. Price on
the lst, who will have the cooperation of Gen. Viii
lpique. G.
The following Dispatch received from the West
although of older date than the above appears to
contain late news 1t is possible however, that the
actual possession Of Covington and Newport early
as Friday morning, may be premature 1t is, how
ever evident that the Northern papers and the gov
eminent are laboring to prevent panic among the
people. The news, by way of Baltimore from Ma
ryland is contra1icted by our own sources of nfor
nation.
GRENADA, Sept. s-The Memphis argus, of the
7th contains the following dispatch: Boat ar
rived last evening about o'clock from Cairo A
| gentleman on board had copy of an Extra issued
from the Gazette Office, at Cairo, previous to the
departure of the boat which states substantially as
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follows: "On Thursday morning the Federal forces
at Covington and Newport were marched out to
meet Gen. Kirby Smith, who was miles off. AZ
ter an hours march, Gen. Smith was encountered,
and the Federal forces were drawn up in line OF
battle, and ordered to fire when they had fred one
round it was discovered that they were ordered to
fall back, Gen. Smith advancing upon them.
When the Canfederates reached Covington and
Newport, Gen. Smith demanded the surrender of
both places which was complied with, he taking
possession on Friday morning at 1890, A. M:
A flag of truce was sent across the river, deman-
ding the surrender of Cincinnati the authorities be-
ing allowed two hours to determine. The Mayor
asked four hours, which was granted.
Gen. Smith in response to inquiries informed the
citizens tina: private property would be respected
but that all United States property must be deliV-
cred up"
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BOOK FOR THE TIMES.

VNHE UNDERSIGNED HAS PREPARED FOR :, PUB !,t,
FIELD AND HOSPITAL" embracing Complete Digest
Of the most important facts and principles Of each Depart
ment of the Science, up to the present time. Inc DooA
and therefore of such convenient size will admit Of its
being carried into the field for constant and immediate re-
this work he has supplied important Professional DE-
sderatum and socs the patronage Of the Oh
the COnfederacy, both in and out OF the Army
posed to become subscribers respectfully socea 70
forward their and addresses speedily as possible
to the author at Raleigh North Caroline in order 10 ex
pedite the publication of the work.
EDWARD WARREN. NJ. D.,
Surgeon G. s. A., late Prof. in the
University of Maryland.
Arorst oe 1890 69-lm.
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LOST OR STOLEN

A VAL1SE, MADE OF LEATHER FROM THE
n Fayetteville Stage Tuesday morning the 2sth of
August between the first stand and Raleigh The valise
was marked 81; .. W. and contained clothing and the
muster rolls OF the Soth n c. Regiment will give s.
for the recovery of the vaise and its contents and Rio
the detection of the thief Address Mr. Puen at the
Planters Hotel, or the subscriber
G. F. WILLIAMS,
Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 90, 1862. ;o-4spd.