Newbern weekly progress., 1862-06-07
yu;scc,lnneous Items. :

capt; Bogss, the hero of the battle of New
Orleans, who, after destroying six vessels o
the enemy, and while his own craft. the ral
snt "Faruna," was sinking, blew up the reb
el ram, has been appointed by the Presiden,
10 the command OF the "Junata," Compare
lively new vessel Of war, CARRYING twelve
guns, now lying at Philadelphia. So brave
and valuable an officer could not long remain
ashore at this emergency.
A free black man in WASHINGTON city sew.
eral years ago bought black woman. by
whom he has since raised family of fivs or
SIX children, all his slaves. lie now puts in
claim against the Government, valuing his
children at 5000 each.
The Springfield (Ohio) News SAYS that Ma
jor Ben. Piatt Runklc, Of the 18th Ohio. re-.
ported killed at Shiloh, is alive and getting
along wall He was hit seven times and Is
minus seven teeth, portion OF bis jaw, and
tongue. his great toe, shaving from his heel,
hole thronsh each cheek, and brush on
the shoulder.
Whs are to believe in these chequered times
and what! One newspaper man tells us thai
Mobile is to be taken by Water, while ano,b.
sr insists that it has already been taken by
Porter.
The rebels are the opposite of Achilles. His
danger was in his heels. Their whole safety
is in theirs. .-Preatice
Straw bail has been considered significant
but We think the rebels, in pledging their cot
ton where 1t could not DO Of value. have s,.
perssdsd it with cotton bale
The flowers that bloom most abundantlv in
the Southern Confedsracy at this time are the
"pinks of chlyalry."
s. All the editors in the cotton States arc d..
mandlnS angrily and fiercely, why New Or.
lsaRs SURRENDERED. Bless your simple souls.
Commodore Paragut expressly re-.
quested her TO do so. We have no doubt sh.
can get bis certificate to that effect
How many fine. hats cover multitude Of
heads and how many plated
shirt bosom covers cold, hollow craven
where there ought to be heart.
We are often asked as to the size of Gen.
Halleck's army. Our friends need only know
that it is too big to be whipped.
The rebels have abandoned for the present
the idea of getting up anew flag. That's well !.
they won't long want any sort Of flag except
the good old one they were born under.
The rebels recently boasted that they were
upoa us in resistlcss strength, but
their natural turn Of mind seems to have dis.
posed them TO turn of body.
One Of our Constables made an entry in his
register last week, from which tho following ,s
an extract - "lhe prisoner set upcn me
called me an ass, precious dolt, scare crow
md an itiot-all Of ,Ohich Icsrtiy to Je true"
"Give him good ship, he deserves it."
wrote Ben Butler to Assistant Secretary Fox
'bcut Capt. Boggs, one of the New Orl.,n,
leroes, and Boggs has received a good one
he Juniata. - Boston Post.
The Wheeling 1ntelligenccr says: ave mr..
nme that the adjournment of the Legislature in
his city last week, was the ending of yirainia
legislatures in Wheeling Their next session
will be held at the old place, in Richmond. anil
hat before many weeks we presume.
The secession tendency of Missouri in N.
'reaking out tf the REBELLION has ca,,sed 81
1onls, the sre'test commercial city in the West,
. lose her great trade, Thousands of laborers
re without employment, and hundreds Of steam
'osts idle.