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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-10
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81 TYLER, WISE i ALLEGRE.
>lTuRDAY MORNING., JUNE :, 1852
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-10

Having copied a biographical sketch III ';an.
Jackson from the "D.spl!ch,' in @!'ch aiu-
sion ia made to lis religious creed, We present
the following reference thereto, winch ne lind
in the Richmond "CentTal Presbyterian, 6nC
CT the organs Of the religious denomination q
which Gen, J .ckson is 4 valued member
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

per barrel, allowing 600 ears to the
barrel, (eight barrels to the acre is con-
sidered good crop, hence one acre of
roasting ears in our market would be
worth S400.) Onions, 10 cts. each,
SIS, 200 per acre, allowing them to be
planted in rows three by six inches,
besides a large margin for walks; beets,
about the same; cabbage, 81 pr head,
$4,000 pr are, planted three feet
apart; Irish potatoes, SIS to SIG per
bushel-one hundred bushels to the
acre, would be worth $500 to $1,000
per acre; tomatoes, 81 per dozen, al
lowing 100 to the hill, the hills nearly
three feet apart, $4,000 per acre. At
four cents per hill, ,one acre in tomatoes.
would produce 5000 worth. These
are really startling figures, and, with
out making the calculation to deter
mine their accuracy, we submit them
to the pnblic. At ordinary prices,
from 5000 to $500 worth Of vegeta-
bles is considered a good yield per
acre. Cotton planting, the most prof
liable species of land cultivation, does
not average more than 800 to 5000
per acre.
Whiskey: that used to be dear at %
cents per gallon, is now selling at $40
and Sl4 per gallon, by the barrel
None is disposed of except on the or
der of the Provost Marshal. The fact
that any such liquor can be disposed
Of at the prices named, shows clearly
that the people either need stimulants
or fancy they do, to the detriment of
their pecuniary resources.
How long will it be before the pco-
pie Of North Carolina ask themselves
in sober earnestness, ,"W hat rccompense
have have we received for these evils
What liberties, are there for which we
are sacrificing ourselves, our children,
and all that we possess, that we did
not enjoy under the Union Of our fore
fathers? What end can we expect to
these suffernSs, so long as we pcrse-
we're in this useless and causeless rebel
lion q
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
The Enemy oD uEe Jnl,,ss River.

From the Petersburg Express, August l3.l
We hear from source entitled to the high
est credit, that Mcclellan is eYacuating his pO-
sition at Berkeley. The recent movement On
Malvern Hill, and the pretended permanent
| occupation Of Coggns Point and Maycox, are
now known to have been mere feints to cover
his evacuation.
Such of his army as has already left have
been sent to Pope or Burnside, but the ma jority
of them it is believed, have gone to the former.
Burnside is known to be at Fredericksburg.
\ Fortress Monroe letter il the New York
Irjdu"e OF Friday last, says" Burnsde's
army have certainly not gone tar, as the trans
ports which left with troops day or two since
have already returned"
A party who was recently in McCiellan's
army says the parties who were throwing up
torIificatIons on the opposite side of the river,
have never exceeded fifteen hundred or two
Thousand, and laborors and soldiers are changed
| every day, fresh party going over In the
morning. and those who ent over the previous
day Immediately returning. 1t is considered a
sort of excursion TO cross the river, and the
south bank has been declared by the surgeons
the healthiest.
If Mcclellan is really evacuatng Berkeley,
his recent occupation of the points opposite
has been intended only to protect his feet and
army against another night attack and to en-
large his stealing Cf negroes and other proper
ty.
The Richmond Examiner If Aug. 16 says:
We have 30 news of interest from the enemy.
the south side. The Petersburg Express,
hose columns for a tiule teemed with the very
| latest from City Point and innun cradle other
| points. now comes TO us with the sad admission
that I'VE could learn nothing of the enemy s
movements OH James river yesterday" Where
is the reliable free negro 7" What has become
Of the man with the strong eyeglass :" who
used 10 watch the Yankees closely from the
highest polnts in Prince George. Have bolh
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
General Burnside.

From the brilliant success which has
attended his arms in every portion OF
his Expedition in this State, General
Burnside has attained a reputation
second to that of no General in the
Union. There is not SOLDIER officer
or private, who has served under him,
that does not feel that this is justly de-
served not a man of them who does
not follow, with an interest almost
amounting to personal affection, his
everv movement and action. He has
gone to Virginia, where he will, doubt
less, be placed in command OF a far
larger number of men, than that with
which he set forth from Annapolis
The sterling qualities Of his mind and
heart have won for him the esteem and
regard Of the President as we'll as of
the nation. Events at the North most
assuredly signify that in the great ar
my under General Halleck, he will be
second to no one. The union Of his
army with that of the Potomac, and
of Virginia, seems to be no longer
doubtful. General Halleck, fresh from
the laurels of the West, Will take COM
mand in person. With three such
Generals as Burnside, Mcclellan, and
Pope, and with the vast reinforcements
which are pouring il from every State
of the North, this great army must be
invincitle But with whatever ad1ni
ration and pride the soldiers Of this
Department may regard the other
great leaders, their love is for General
Burnside. They will 1eel as though
they had a sort of right to share with
him in his new honors. They will re-
call the dangers and tolls which they
underwent with him at uatteras, at
Roanoke Island, and Newborn, ,-thcir
confdence III him, which never for
moment taltered. They will rejoice
with him in every new success. This"
they will say, 'is our General" And
wherever his ncw pos ton and his new
d>ties may all linn, they will hope
that il may be again their happy f)r
tune to serve and fight under him.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
a Few Facts.

Among the thousands of evils which
the southern people have brought up
on themselves, in their causeless in
surrection against the Government, is
a scarcity of the necessities Of life,
many of which can be bought only at
the most extravagant prices. 1t is
useless to touch upon the want and
misery which the ambition and fraud
of men such as Jefferson Davis, Floyd,
Toombs, Ellis, and a host of others
have brought upon their fellow citizens.
The comparison, which we give Of the
present prices current in North Caro-
lima with those of New York. speaks
for itself The price Of corn and flour,
those stats of every households wife, is
trebled. Sugar and and 1polasses cost
five and six times the price paid at
New York. The price Of rye and oats
is doubled; Of candles more than
doubled. Even bacon is seven times
dearer in Fayetteville than in New
York. Whiskey is ten times dearer,
and as to salt, we hesitate to estimate
the vast proportion the one price
bears to the other. On the other hand,
the comparative prices Of cotton and
spirits Of turpentne are strong evi-
dences of the efficiency of the blockade.
The people are obliged to sell their cot
ton at one third the price it would
bring in New Y crk, while Spirits OF
Trpentine that would bring 1925 in
New \ orI<, is actually sold at Fayette-
Vile for 25 cents
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Death of Fig xhting men at tire soulh

The following extract from the late
message of jeff: Davis is significant Of
the absolute exhaustion of fighting
men at the South
In connection with this subject I am
of opinion that prudence dictates
some provision for the increase of the
army, in the event of emergencies not
now anticipated. TIE very large en-
crease Of forces recently called into the
feld By the President Of the United
States mary render 1t necessary hereaf.
ter to ente1d the provisions Of the con-
script laao, so as to embrace persons
betsoeers the ages Of th5rty,1SOe and
.fforty,.7 ,.7Sae.
On the same day also, Mr.. Miles of
S. O., offered in the House of Repre-
sentatives bill to extend the conscript
act to all citizens under forty-fve years
Of age,
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
The War in Tennessee.
Bravery aud COwardice Consrastcd--- the
Capture of ClNrE6svilie.
NASHVILLE. Aug. 81.

NASHVILLE, Aug. 81.
Yesterday at noon Captain Atkinson, OF
the 56th regiment, with 20 men, in stock
ade at Edgefeld Junction, was attacked by
1000 guerrilas. He repulsed them three
times, killed Morgan's adjutant and Z pri-
Yates, wounding IS, and finally, after three
hours fighting, drove them off.
Capt. Mason, of the list Ohio, the same
regiment that was denounced by General
Sherman for cowardice at the battle of Shi-
lob, with 800 men and two cannon, in
strong entertainments at Clarksville, surren-
dered without resistance to the same num-
ber of guerrillas The guerrillas were aid
ed by rebels who had taken the oath of al
legiance. A large amount of United States
property was seized.
One hundred soldiers were captured by
guerrillas at Mawskaw creek, near EdgefelI
Junction, and the bridge burned.
General Nelson left llarksville for Lou
isvile this morning.
Lieut.. Col. Heffron. Of Indiana, has
been arrested for violating orders.
A dispatch from Russelvie states all
that is known of the capture Of Clarksville,
is that Col. Mason surrendered his whole
command to guerrilla force under II. A.
johnson, Woodward and Gui th. The most
reliable reports respresent Mason's force at
200, and that of the rebels at from 400 to
coo. Not gun fired. Mason and
his men wcle paroled, and went down the
river
A second dispatch says that further in
formation from Clarksville shows that the
surrender was the most disgraceiul and cow
ardly of the war The paroed officers were
allowed TO carry off their horses and side
arms. The surrender was made to an in
ferior force Of rebel cavalry, and Mason and
Woodward made speeches conplimenting
each other.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Fayetteville EEaTkct.
REIIEU or TIE MARKET.

Bcef-Rctailing atl5.
Buc0l-a3 IL 80.
Lu5d--35.
ReeSacdr-30 a 81.
CorA-l.22! d 1.a5.
C0ttOn-IS Il 21.
81 IN IA d-$3 pr bunch.
I"ctory Shectl"g-4o cts, by the bale.
I Shirtihgs-25.
OsDudurgs-374
Cotton Bugging-35.
(rl"3les- Fayetteville mould, 90
flour-Fau'Ily, $lo.25. Super sl6.
Uides-Dry, 27 a 80. Green. s.
Lou-SwedtS, ID 20 10y the quantity
Irish Potutoes-New, $l.25 per bush
Wot0s cS n. o. $40 by the bbl.
Naits - SIG SIS per keg.
Hye-$2.O co.
oats 10.
Sugar-Retailing at SO IS.
Hice-6 10 cts by the c.tsk.
Suit Sound 50 a $40 per 80 lbs.
Spirits Peach Brandy, $4.5O. n. G. Ap
'le $400. n. c. Whisky $500.
Spirits Turpentine- 20 Il 37!.
IuIiom-30 a 30.
UooL~ 50 70.
Corrected by PEMBERToN & SLOAN.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

WASHINGTON. August 19, 1S62.-GeneraI
Corcoran to-day visited the Sixty ninth regi-
ment, at Fort Lyon, near Alexandria. He
had most enthusiastic reception. The officers
and men of his old command were wild with
delight at his return. They gave him real
whole hearted Irish reception. The General
addressed the regiment with much feeling.
1t had been arranged that be should visit all
the forts on the south side of the Potomac,
including Fort Corcoran, and brigade review
was ordered upon the occasion; but only a
review of the garrisons of the various forts
took place.
The Corcoran reception has produced an
immense enthusiasm. particularly among the
Irish population of the district. There IS no
doubt that General Corcoran would be able
to raise a brigade here. But it is believed that
a whole division of volunteers viii rally around
him in New York.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
EEEe New EaG&e2Etal,

Esculapius was said by the ancient
Greeks to have been the son of Apollo.
In these modern times, the father has
given proof Of his relationship and his
paternal affection by ceding to the son,
his former temple at Newbern. In
other and clearer words, and not to
add an accusation Of the crime Of Pagan
ism to the already crowded catalogue
oE.'he inlpertection Of the quondam
rebel inhabitants of this city, its thea
tre has become its hospital. Momus
and the heavenly Nine have departed
from its doors, and in their place Es-
culapius, with his rod and vials holds
undisputed sway. The buskin yields
to the slipper, the robe Of tragedy to
the robe de NUT. Rhubarb replaces
rouge. The only powder is that Of
Dovers, and all the cork is in the bot
ties. The boxes contain but pills, and
the dress circle but the undressed. The
very flies are Spanish. The stealthy
tread Of the muse succeeds the stride
of the tragedian. The boisterous
laughter of the pit has given way to
the quiet smile Of the patient. No
unscientitic, profane actor shall hence
forth exclailn within these walls,
Throw physic to the dogs! I'll none Of it! :"
but all shall be quietness, peace, hap
piness, Soil, ipecac, and senna.
let the patient rejoice, who finds
himself under that roof, for there quiet,
cleanliness, and order reign supreme.
On the stage, and in the auditorium
below, are ranged forty bedsteads, each
with its clean blanket and coverlet.
and in the hall, or lecture room above,
are as many. as clean and orderly as
those below. Each contains its
sick soldier, looking clean, comforta-
bic, and contented. The painting and
fresco give the place a some what
strange, fantastic look; but no ghost or
goblin now comes up f:om the trap to
terrify the sick soldier, or fairy of over
whelrning beauty descends from the
flies above to fascinate his proverbially |
susceptible heart. He must rest we'll. |
where SO much is done to make him
comfortable. In small rooms by the
side of the great one,-once, perhaps,
the green room and ticket office, the
various bottles, vials, TASKS, and innu-
merable appliances of the profession
are ranged in admirable order. On |
the tables among the bedsteads lie
number of amusing books for the pa
tients. All this metamorphosis-(w (which,
had 1t taken place at an earlier period |
Of the career OF the god of healing,
would certainly have been recorded in
OviG,) is due to the energy and indus
try of DR.. Morong, of the I'd Maryland
Regiment,> who certainly deserves
great credit for what he has DONE
VIII such a ma; q ger We may be sue
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

Wilmington BzarISet---Auys 13.
Beef CdttIe--10 a Is.
Bctc0n-IIog round IS a 40.
Eutter-5 80 IS.
CQtce-$2 a 81. 80.
Corn Neat-$l.7o.
L0rH-$l.5O.
Fl0ur-s $40 $40 for Super. and Family
L0rl-3O 80.
Oxna5urgs- 50 Sal.
Pe~nut Oit-$4 a So.
Irish Iotutoes So. 80 81.
Rtce-7I 8.
Sugur-5O in hhds. So in bbls.
Souhd .S0tt-S1O Der bush.
'Steetjngs-40 a 42!!.
lUrn-7O So
Iuli00- 80 33.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

that the old theatre will prosper; that
the "benefts" to the soldiers will be
large and frequent, and that such ster-
ling pieces as "a cure for the heart
ACHE" Time works Wonders,'' or
''All's well that ends WE'LL" will often
be given on its boards.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Resimsn,s Coning from Connecticus

Colonel A. II. Almy the State agent for Con-
recticut. is making preparations for the recep
ton of the Fourteenth, Fifteenth Sixteenth and
is understood, to be given TO these regi
nnents-
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Edi40s.ssi III 1faNsc.
lion p

President Lincoln has given instruc-
tions to Governor Stanly, to issue a
proclamation for the election Of repre-
sentatives to the Federal Congress,
from the 1st and I'd Districts in this
State.
The First Congressional District en-
braces the counties Of Curritucb, Cam
den, Pasqnotank, Perquimons, Chow
an, Gates, Bertie, Herttord, Northamp-
ton, Halifax, Martin, Washington, and
Tyrrel; and the Second District con-
tains the counties Of Wayne, Edge
combe, Green, Pitt, Lenoir, Jones,
Onslow, Cartaret, Craven, Beaufort,
and Hyde.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Charlotte Market

Corn-$1.OH.
Wheat-$2.i5 a s..
FIour-$6.50 80 50 per sack.
Buc0u-31 ii 32!
Cott0n--17 a Is.
Onts-65 d rs.
Lard-3O a 81.
Sugar. 60 CO.
We now give short digest Of he
latest New York prices in the same
order.
Beef-5.5O Is.
Bacon-54 7.
Lard-s3 9s.
Beeseoor- SO a 81.
Corn-49 81.
C0tton-4S.
CandIes-l8 a 10.
FIour--$4 90a 81.
Hides--20 81
Irish Potatoes-S1.25 $3.50
1RoIGsses-34a a 375.
Rye--76 80.
O0ts-46 40.
Rice-6 a 7.
Sugar-8s a 1O5
Sabt-33 cts. per bush.
Whiskey-31.
Spirits Iurpentine-$2.2
1atl0a0-9 3-9 a o.
10 this we append an extract from
the Richmond -EaaDllaaer of the I'd de-
failing the extravagant prices demand
ed IN the Confederacy for fresh vege-
tables,-those most important sustain
ers Of health in the summer and au-
tulnn months.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

these invaluable reporters gone the way of "'our
the enemys quality, nave been content to snuff
the Yankees from altar -
More Prisoners zen, Charlottesville
The Richmond Examiner of the 10th inst says
The wounded Yankees-two hundred in number
who fell into GU. hands at the battle of Cedar
Creek, have been conveyed Charlottesville.
The majority of them said to be too serious
ly injured, to warrant much expectation of their
recovery There among them a dozen or
more commi stoned officers. One of the latter
Il colonel, has had both leg and an arm ampn
lated,
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
New MADRID, Mo, August 90. :


a force of cavalry from this post, under
Captain Frank Moore, while on an expedition
to Charleston, attackeda rebel camp on White
Oak Ridge, west of Bickman, and killed four
of the enemy and took nineteen prisoners. in
Guiding three captains. They also captured
twenty yseveH horses and about one hundred
stand of arfns. Captain Moore and one of the
prvates were wounded. None killed.
KANSAS Cry, August 90.
The Union loss in the engagement at Lowe
Jack on Friday last is estimated to have been
100 killed, wounded and missing The balance
of the force escaped to Lexington.
The section of artillery lost in the fight, was
taken and retaken four times, and was finally
spiked and abandoned by the Tnionists.
In the fight at Independence, the 11th,
General Hughes, who commanded rebel
regiment at Carthage and brigade at Nelson's
creek, was killed and the notorious and brutal
Colonel Boyd and Colonel Thompson were
wounded-the former fatally.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
The Richmond Markets.

We have more than once taken oc-
easion to allude to the exorbitant prices
demanded for the neeessaries of life
in our markets, particularly the pro-
ducts Of thessoil. A gentleman, VIII 0
has devoted number Of years to the
cultivation Of these articles, furnishes
US with the following startling facts as
to what the products of one acre of
ground are worth at the following
rates: Green Cora, 81 per dozen, $50
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

Major W. G. Moreau, of the Ken
lucky cavalry, has a short way Of
dealing with the rebels around Emi-
nence, Ky, where he is stationed. He
was ordered to levy on rebels horses
for the army. The rebels, i'll antic-
ipation, run them off: The Major finds
it out, and goes and takes ta0o Or three
sloves, as security for the return of the
horses. The horses always came
back. He finds the remedy an excel
lent one, infallible and of speedy
operation.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Interesting from Missouri.

Detcnt c1' the Rebe2s Mt Charleston, Wo.-Fou,'
OF the EneneY Killed and Nineteen Captur-
ed-Ttc Eeceht Engagement Nth the Reb Is
nt Lore Jach-Lesperote FIghti"g-THe
Fight at independence ! Killing of One and
Rounding Teno Notorious Guerilla Officers,
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

Cotton was selling in New 7 ork OF
the 22d, for uplands, 46 1-2 so, cash
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

OnsloW, Cartaret, Craven, beaufort,
and Hyde.
A few days silce,a barqua, called tie
Norman, of Bangor, went ashore
on Cape Lookout, in the midst of a
gale. The ship was deserted by the
officers and-men. We could obtain
no details Of the disaster
The burning OF bed on Middle St,
early Wednesday morning, came near
calling out the Fire Department, and
yourselves, in search Of a local item.
Tie fire being speedily extinguished,
deprived us of run, and ''local"
North Carolina stocks are selling in
the New York stock market, at GG per
cent.
Archbishop Hughes is sojourning at
Washington, as the guest Of Secretary
Seward. lie receives much attcn-
ton from the officers of the Govern
ment
Cotton was selling in New 7 ork on
the 22d, for uplands, 46 1-2 50, cash
Major W. @. Moreau, of the Ken
lucky cavalry, has short way Of
dealing with the rebels around Emf
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-30
Tax the Rebels.

Mr.. ALBERT S. WHITE, Member of Con,
gress from Indiana, says, in a letter to the
Lafayette Journal:
My impression is we shall come short
of revenue from all available sources until
we get nerve, or experience (call it what
you will enough to levy it off the States
in revolt or at all events, offo the rebel
lious element in those States. \
| do not see, if we neglect an immediate
step forward in the right direction, how
we can eve get back again to a cheap
government and no taxes, and it immedi-
ately becomes a question between bread
for our own children and mistaken mercy
for those who show no mercy"
The scruples of some Northern men,
bers would induce them to exempt the
rebels from tax, and impose a double bur-
den upon their constituents.
A correspondent of the New York E0-
ening Post says William H. Polk, of Ten
nessee, is now in Washington, and eX-
presses himself in favor of some confisca-
ton act. He says:
pass a c~onfscation bill, and thousands
of secret, non-committal traitors in the
border Slave States will at once hasten TO
wow themselves Unionists. 1t will do
more than armies to rouse the latent I'm
ion feeling"
The confscation ofrebel property is de-
manded by the interests of every truly
loyal man North Or South. Why does
Congress hesitate to adopt a policy which
is unanimously demanded by all whose
interest or wishes it has a right to regard?