Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-12-08
THE VERY LATEST NEWS.

MOBILE, Dec. "A special rs .tesI %
the Advertiser & Register dated o. ma -,
says:
We learn from official sources that the
Yankee forces at Bolivar, Tenn, are three
regiments, at Grand Junction, ole at DAvis'
Mills, and one force which advanced from
Grand junction last Fri3ay morning, num-
bered eighty regiments, comprising thirty
five thousand men.
1t is rumoreG that the Federals were camp
ed last night ten miles from Potomac, in
heavy force.
O'Clock p. m.
The Yankees are reported 10 be advancing
from Corinth. Oar picketS fired on them at
Saltill', on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
RICHMOND, Dec. An quiet at Freder-
lcksburg. 1t is the opinion thst the enemy
are going away, perhaps to Port Royal.
iiamptohs Cavalry captured a Federal
picket consisting Of a Lieutenant and five
mek at Stafford stsre, north of Fredericks-
burg
FfENcu Consul ARRIVAL AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 1.-The French side
wheel corvette, Milan, four days from New
York, appeared In the ofing this morning
She brings the French Consul, Baron De
Saint Andre and family, who left here some
months ago on a visit North.
INTERESTING FROM TIE NoRTH.-The N. Z
Lines of the 81 says: A Captain of a Texas
regiment, and a Clerk in the quartermaster's
department, Richmond, deserted near Freder-
lrksburg Friday night, and made all sorts of
disclosures, as usual
The Washington Dispatch SAYS it is no
logger a question that the army>of the Poto-
mac owes its failure to cross the Rappahan-
mock promptly on its arrival to inexcusable
delay in furnishing means of transportation.
In Richmond it was rumored that Gen. Meigs
had been removed, and Gen. Woodbury. ar
rested for causing this delay.
Llncoln's message was read on Monday.
1t makes seven columns Of the Times, and
is a sorry document. 1t opens by saying that
since their last assembling another year of
health and bountiful harvest has passed.
While it has not pleased the Almighty to
bless the United States with a return OF
peace we can but press on, trusting that all
viii be well. lie calls his famous proclama.
ton compensated emancipation"
RICHMoND. Dec. 5.-Yankee gnnhoa.s pro
ceeded up the Rappahannock to-day, and
when opposite Port Isoya', our forces opened
upon them. They returned lie. No further
particulars.
RICHMOND, Dec 5.-Lincoln in his mes
tsa aSa ts Sse ,sSsf saEs pas pr s gah is PsEssins
men. and it can, without .convuasion, BE
hilshed foreverHith the passing Of ne gen
,~etation. He thenrecommends rat Congress
, provide an amendmentto the CenstItLtl T,
lproviiing for abolishing sla,ey before the
year 1900-the owners to be compensated,
asd all Saves of dis loyal own,r not eI.oi
ing actual freedom to be forever free. This
propisition is discussed at length to show
that It woald .~sflorten the war and perpetu
ate peace. Neither the war nor the pro
! Gee lings ufder the proclamation ofSept. 22d
] win be stayed because of the recomnenda-
ttton Of this plan. He closes as follows
We say we a-e for the Unoi. The world
!. Will not forget that we say that we know
| how to save the Uuion. The world knows
we do know how to save it. We here hold
the power and bear the responsibility. We
shall molly save or meanly lose the last, best
hope of elrth. Other means my succeed
this cannot fail. This way is plain, peacea-
BILE, generous and jnst-tway which, If fol-
lo1 ed, the world will forever applaud, and
Co b'e:e.