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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21
ADDITIONAL FROM NORFOLK.

Through conversation and reliable facts
from unquestionable sources, we are add
tionally advised in regard to the evacuation
and destruction of the works at Norfolk,
viz: That the Navy Yard was successfully
fred and destroyed BY a party of eight or
ten Marylanders, under command OF Lieut..
Spotswood. The dock was blown up by py-
rotechnics, under direction Of Mr.. fhomp-
son, also Marylander; its gates aud end
being etfectually blown out. so that the dam
age may be considered irreparable. Every
building and shed in the yard was totally
consumed, except the moulding department,
which unayoidabIy was left uninjured, owing
to the want Of proper combustibles. Hav-
ing laid waste everything, and applied the
torch wherever practicable. the " firing
proceeded TO st. Helena, opposite. destroy
ed or burnt all the quarters there, and univ
ing at Portsmouth, fired every pound Of cot
ton and tobacco. &c., leaving naught but
ashes in their wake. Such was the success
Of the party under Lieutenant Spotswood,
that scarcely anything Of value was left un-
touched or intact--all was complete wreck
and destruction. All steamers and vessels
in both ports were burned and consumed 70
ashes, the old Limited States" beng filled
with rock and sunk in the harbOr. Alter
leaving the latter place, party Of Mary
landers, under Lieut.. A. p. Butt, burned all
the quarters and Government buildings be-
low Portsmouth and Suffolk. Thus the en-
envy, 10 occupation Of those places, will find
nothing but ruins and ashes to reward their
labors. We are indebted for these items e
Messrs. Mcguire, Hager, and Barr, who
we're participants in the incendiary duty,
and acknowledge our indebtedness for their
polileness aud attention.
Richmond Dispatch.
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lucky. who has recently been liberated from
Fort Warren, on condition Of his not return
ing home. bu. remaining in the Free
States" during the war. An anecdote IS
current as to how the Governor got his re-
lease. which I am assured is we'll founded.
II seems that Elk Senator Crittenden demand
ed it, and was assured by President Lincoln
that Morehead should be let out. A week
went by, and nothing more was done. a
second visit TO the White House gave the
information to Mr.. Crittenden that Seward
had been promptly ordered BY the President
to release the prisoner, but, for some reason
of his own, had declined to obey and a
second written request was then and taere
made out, signed by The Presidential hand,
and dispatched to the State Department.
Mr.. Seward quietly consigned u 20 ihe
flames, however, and Mr.. Morehead remain.
ed in the classmates fortnight or three
weeks longer.
Again the indefatigable Kentucky loyallst
called on the President. and third and
equally Intellectual message was the result
the prisoner still fingered in Boston Harhor.
At last Crittenden called on Seward himself
six weeks had elapsed since his first inter-
ference. He demanded TO know why his old
friend was not discharged. Seward faltered
and equivocated Critlenden lost his temper
the old lion was aroused, and IN the
plainest possible Anglo Saxon, he vented hl'
opinion OF The. i" trst orlcer under The 90
yernment." always knew" he roared
:. that you were liar and dirty dog. and
YOU have proved il now more clearly than
ever" Mr.. Seward. 10 the most Christian
manner, meekly declined retort but hand
ed Mr.. Crittenden the order for the release
Of Mr.. Morehead, and SO he got his liberty.
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separat ed from Us. We have scarcely a
foot-hold in the garden valley of the Missis-
sippi the father Of waters" is now ne
mighty ally of our foes the rich and beauti-
fai Crescent City no longer guards for Us
her gates to the sea fort after fort has fallen
many fortified camp with long accumulat-
ed stores. has been abandonedi and our
proud and naughty foe, with constant and
sIeepless energy. is marshailing his mighty
armies around our captal--but the uncon-
quered and unconquerable spirit Of the South
still remains. and yet there is hope. II our
gallant soldiers forget not the glory they
have won, and the valor they have shown
upon hundred battle ields-if we can crush
out the cruel and Unsuitable avarice OF the
Spectator. who would, if he could. even
coin the blood Of his kindred into gold-li
our people will in all things be true to them.
selves and their destiny--if our rulers and
counsellors viii be just, and tear not" aud
"let all the ends they aim at, be their coun-
try's, their Gods, and truth's"--then may
we confidently hope that kind Providence
will save our loved and beautiful land from
ruin.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The following Is copy 81 the despatch
received By the Secretary Of State:

The following is a COPY Of the despatch
received BIZ the Secretary Of State:
Camp Moore, L., 18th May
Hon. J. P. Benjamin:
General Batter, on the 18th. took foscible
possession OF the Office Of the Consul Of the
Netherlands, searched the person 10 keeping
of the Consulate and took from hin the key
OF the vault. In the vault were eight hum
dred thousand dollars transferred By Cit.
zen's Bank TO the Hopes OF Amsterdam 10
pay interest on bonds.
Butler also took possession Of the Office Of
tie French aud Spanish Consuls 10 the old
Canal Bank. and placed guard there. The
French Consul went on board the steamer
Milan and bad not returned on Sunday
morning. Its said that the guard has been
removed IRON the Office Of the French aud
Spanish Consuls.
He has also seized the Canal Bank and
Sam Smiths banking House.
Hehasissued 50 infammatory proclamation
TO incite the poor against the rich, and promis.
ed 70 distribute among the poor thousand
barrels Of beef and sugar captured 10 New
Orleans. He is recruiting 10 New Orleans
and the poor will soon be starving.
The enemy sent force up to Bonnet
Care. marched through the swamp and de-
stroyed the railroads.
Mobile, May ia.-The Register says il
has been informed by naval officers that the
steamer Pensacola with four hundred persons
aboard. the steamer Tennessee and two NOR.
tar boats, were sunk ia the fight at Fort Jack.
son. below New Orleans The Federal loss
was about one thousand killed. The Con.
federate loss il estimated at thirty.fye killed
and fifteen wounded. A large amount Of
powder and other property was saved from
Forts Pike and MeConb.
The ontgomey Advertiser Of Monday
morning. says thst the Navy Yard and other
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property at Pensacola has been blown up
and burned By. the Confederates.
CumBERLAND CARA correspondent writ.
ing to US from Knoxville on u 9th inst.
says: 81 have it from good authority that
our forces have already commenced entering
Kentucky at Cumberland Gap. Day before
yesterday 1900 reached Cumberland Ford, ~
Kentucky. Gen. Kirby Smith is at the head
Of our column. This shows a new pro-
gramme.
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SENT Hons. - About 500 Of the Yankee
prisoners now here were TO have been sent
down the river towards Newport News yes
terday evening, in the steamer NorlhamPton.
in charge Of Lieut.. Turner and Commlssary
Warner, having been paroled not to fight or
aid the enemy until exchanged. They seem
ed very glad to 20. None Of the Yankee
officers were to 90 with the batch. As the
Secretary Of War issued his orders yester-
day morning for the departure OF the prison
els, nothing would prevent the measure be-
ing carried out saye.a want OF knowledge
where they should be landed at.
Petersburg Express
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21

sALr.-The following table shows the yield
of the various salt reservoirs 10 the Confede.
faey:
Virginia Salt wells--75 gallons Of water
WELD one bushe OF salt.
Grand River. Arkansas--sO gallons Of wa.
ter yield one bushel Of salt.
Illldois River. Arkansas 80 gallons Of wa.
Ter yield one bushel Of salt.
Clark County Alabama, Springs gal
Ions Of water yield one bushel Of salt.
Fifty.fSe miles north % Brownsville, 10
Texas. there is salt lake about forty acres
IN extent. Salt is deposited over the bot
tom d the lake TO an UNEMPLOYED depth. Bat
the transportation from this lake is almost
impossible.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21

sALT.-.To Judge By the number Of wsg-
ons daily passing through this place for the
sal, works in Virginia, the people in the
counties below Us are laying IN a supply q
this indispensable article in good tine. Not.
withstand this Is busy season Of the year.
and the preparation for crops unusually back
ward. the number Of wagons going for salt
il large. Winston Seminal
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21

LlScoLS's AMY Taking the land and
naval forces Of the federals. the guns. can.
non and mentions Of war. and adding these
al up. il will be found TO be the greatest or
strongest army . nation ever gathered
xerxes may have bad more men, but il We
count the artillery. the war projeetiles. hips
and other appliances, then unknown, Il will
be seen that the Yankee force j. far more
formidable. France. under Napoleon, did
not surpass Lincoln IN the extent Of military
preparations. They have $4,000 men ii
the field. and large reserves IN camps Of IN.
struction IN the same States, which will
swell the number nearly. If not quite, 10 a
million. They have ransaeked the world for
arms Of the best kind. We shall overcome
all this. II is only question Of time. We
can do i speedily If we pu, forth all our
strength. Peiesbwg Erprtp
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Petersburg. MAY 10.

IeWfsuufs, way ~.
A piece Of pprhdy came 10 LIGHT al Nor.
folk Tuursday, which fully explains the
seeming bodness Of the Yankee gunboats in
ascending lanes river, with SO formidable a
foe in their rear as the Merfimac. On
Thursday morning early, Gen. Huger de-
spaiched one Capt. Byer. on board small
Confederate steamtug, called the White. with
an important message Tor the commander 81
Sewrll's Point. Dyer steamed of promptly
for the Point, delivered his message, and
then steamed out again, but instead Of re-
turning 10 Norfolk. darted out in Hampton
Roads, and hosting a white lag. headed
with all possible speed for Fortress Monroe.
After such base lreachery, 10 one can for
moment hesitate TO believe that Gen. Wool
was promptly informed Of the exact condi-
ton Of affairs about Norfolk. Among other
things. there is no longer doubt, that this
black hearted traitor communicated the fact
that the Merrimac was then al the dock IN
Norfolk. without steam, and taking on coal
that The tide was ebb, and that when the
Merrimac got on her coal aud her steam Up.
,he would have to wait some time fpr the
flood tide before shr could come nut. With
this knowledge Of affairs, Gen. Wool fc, not
the least bpsiiancy IN ordering tile Gaiena
and two or three nthef gunboais 10 proceed
% Jane. River, and she'll out our batteries
4; DaY, POINT AMI Hardin. Bluff This
they did with impunity, and returned 20 The
guns 81 Fortress Monroe before Tie Merri.
mac went down In that direction.
The traitor Byer, who stole the ,ug aud
carried this information to the Federal
Commander at Fortress Monroe. is native
of New Jer.ej. lie was brought down 10
Virginia several years ago BY the Chesapeake
and Albemarle Canal Company, to run i
steamer on that canal. When tie present
troubles commenced. Dyer prnfcssed such
devotion 10 the South that be was still re-.
tanned ~ bis old pusiton as commander 0I
the tug, and entrusted with important do.
ties BY the government. PefersJYg ErDre..
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21

ALABAMA SALT. We have on our table
specimen of the salt manufactured ~ the
works Of John r. Figh 4 Co.. CLARK county,
Alabama. Its ol an excellent quality, white
aud 6ne. and Is, We should Judge. somewhat
stronger than ne Liverpool saIl. The Com
pany j. composed Of gentlemen from this q.
". we'll known 10 be energetic. business men,
aud We may reasonably look for large sup.
ply Of al. in a short time. The company Is
organized under a. act Of the Legislature,
aud they are required to sell il al their works
only 10 actual consumers, at one dollar and
fifteen cents per bushel. Those who send
for il must also furnish sacks. and pay Tor
transportation. The Company are required
10 manufacture at least one hundred bushels
per day. and we are assured that when the
water abates they will make much more than
that. The works have been twice inundat-
ed. and the Company are now just able 70
get on with IFS manufacture.
Montgomery .fdrtrii'sr.
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The RyAcUATroS.-The evacuation Of Nor.
folk and Portsmouth without shot, and the
destruction Of 80 large an amount Of public
property. does not strike every one as wise
or necessary measure. yet il must be appa
rent that the falI Of those places has been
foregone conclusion ever since The capture Of
Roanoke Island. Mr.. Benjamin pernap. be.
fore this concludes that the taking Of that
Island was not 50 snail an affair after all.
The policy. however, Of surrendering those
places and destroying the Merrimac. just At
the time when they were so much needed. to
force Mcclellan 10 move upon Richmond dl.
recily by the way Of the Peninsula, may well
be doubted. The evacuation Of those places
gives Mcclellan an opportunity Of moving
upon IL both 10 front and rear.
We have heard nothing direct from Nor
folk and Portsmouth, since The evacuation Of
those places. The last report is that Suffolk
was 10 possession Of the enemy.
Raleigh staadard,
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Rronr.-A correspondent Of the Savannah

KIoHT.-A cOTTespOhutHl OF lHt sdFaHHaH
Republican. writing from Memphis. says
ut is currently reported that Gen. Crit.
tenden has resigned his position 10 the army.
He aud Gen. Carroll. Of this city, were sus.
pended from heir commands just before the
late battle, at the instance Of Major.General
Hardee. ia consequence Of their intemper-
ance ; and il is supposed that Gen. Critten.
ded sent 10 his resignation IN consequence OF
this proceeding. Gen. Carroll was attached
10 Gen. C.'s command. The whole country
will approve 81 the course pursued by Gen.
Hardee. while no sober man will regret that
Crittenden has left the army. lie y one Of
the cleserest men 10 the world. aud no one
questions his courage or loyalty, but his
habits are such as to render hun wholly IN
ri TO command"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21

FAMILIARITY wua Evft. - Sir Peter Lely.
the painter. made II a rule peyer 70 look 2.
bad picture, having found By experience.
that whenever he did so his pDnil took a TINT
from il. apply this" adds I;shop Horne
ito bad books and bad compasy."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21

Since the late engagement in Hampton
Rnads between our iron clad steam ram
]" Virginia and the Monitor. the English
Government has been experimenting on er.
ery conceivable form Of target. and the re
suit has been TO prove that there Is no iron
clad ship afloat the sides OF which cannon be
broken through. Sir w. Armstrong has
made smooth bore gun. length fourteen
feet, weight twelve tons. which. upon being
tested with a charge Of forty pounds. hred
at a distance Of 200 yards. shattered the
iron mass against which il was fred into
crumbs. Sic w. Armstrong says that this
gun. with charge Of so pounds Of powder.
will break through the sides Of any ship
ahost. The smooth bore gun, i j. stated.
has a velocity excelling the rifle gun by
more than quarter.
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The SURRENDER or NEw ORLEAss--On
the day q the surrender. the proprielors Of
the 81 Charles Hotel closed their establish.
ment. Gen. Butler demanded Of them 10
reopen il. They replied that they could
not keep il up for the want Of provisions.
Butler responded that II must be kept open
at all costs. and that he would be responsible
in gold for all expenses. Il was done, and
Butler is now trying il he "can keep no.
tel" The General 10 taking excellent care
Of the Hotel, Ia which he has fixed bis head
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-05-21
HON. JOHN J. cRITTEsDEN AND sEcRE
TARY SEWARD.

The New York correspondent Of the sy.
racuse IN. Y.) Union. says:
Speaking OF secessionists, leads me 10 re-.
member Ex-Governor Morehesd, Of Ken.
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quarters. Between all the pillars Of the Ro-
tupda up and down stairs. staads sentinel.
while a force 10 posted at each corner Of the
hotel. and no person or vehicle is allowed to
pass in the street in frcnt oft.
On the day Of the surrender son Of Gen.
Beauregard reached the city aud succeeded
in carrying his mother to a place Of safety.
sS~~~<><>>~~~>~~
BuRsISo CorroS--The vicksburg Wing
is glad to learn that the cotton all along the
Mississippi is being burned. Some nine
thousand bales have been destroyed between
yicksburg and Grand Cult. Judge Perkins,
Of Louisiana, alone, consigned thirteen hun
dred bales to the flames. The Wing learns
that il is also being destroyed at every
plantation above yicksburg on the river.
Let il be burned. no matter TO whom i may
belong.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-25
Refined Carbon on.

Office Asst. QuaFterLIlasteT.,
fFi ? -Li WHEu1NG Va, OstobeE- 49,
CtEALED PROPOSALS vii b reesiVed a tnileE-
- dee until u O'Clock n, on frfay, the 24th ~
Of October, ie62, for iurnia iler HTenty n. -.
60, OO0) buihels Oats Is 900 bilels .. Washinloo'
Va and GonoO hulls.s u WbeelmE. Va Alo BY
fiousand (5ooo0l buahels Corr 1000 6u.beis q
Washing on. Waahinlrtou county. Pa; 1000 busaei
az CauIrou, Va md 31O9o Bushels a " hrelllE ~
70 be delivered, third on a before the ian "
Tembur, the rgmllniar On tbs 1oth NoEeilpel-
New and albsfantiAl Eleks 70 b furnished y - -,
traetorI- The above 70 Be AWARDED Q the =
biddsr Nm. e DOWNING,
ocfIs-td Cart audA A q NJ, .. {. A
GALA wIfi ~ received n UinalElngt01 and Cah't-
roo In bun
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rhnt oard b ,hs pr..,.
Fron 81 8. olalrsrIlls chrpnl


Isaac NeiswauEer, of this place. publish.
eda card in last Thursdays Wheeling Press,
about what he is pleased to call a 'sdifi.
Guilty. in front of the National Hotel, on
the night Messrs. Crane, Tarr aud Norton
spoke here. NeisWauger tries to make the
impressionihatala large crowd, ''mostly from
the country" gathered around and got up
the meeting which Ross Alexander har-
angued In front of the National Hotel
We have IL from better authority than Isaac
Heisvauger that Isaac NeisWanRer himself
hurried out OF the Court House, aud asked
Z" Ware Is Ross AIezaaasrR HIers = Rsss
ALerdadsrGp and that he clustered around
uatilh he got q squad Of boys together 70
call out Alexander, - =.
NeisWanger alSo sAya the gentlemen from
Wheeling Hmade 40 apoloey," This is NJ
terlystaise 90; The eoptrary, NGsisa.iJer
I.imseg made an apology TO two Of those
gentlemenator abe conduct Of the gang of
rowdies be had gathered tsqeaher 70 'brovS.
beat aud insalt them.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-25

RESOLUTIONS have been passed by the
Chamber ofcommerceofN. Y. severelyde-
nouncing the conduct of Great Britain in
tacitlypermisting the building and fitting
out Ofyessels in her ports to plumber and
destroy American commerce, and they
warn the merchants of Great Britain that
a repetition of such acts as the burning
of the Brilliant by vessels fitted out in
Great Britain, and manned by British
seamen, cannot fail to produce the most
widespread evaporation in this country,
and hence they invoke the influence of all
men who value peace and goodwill among
the nations, to prevent the departure of
other vessels of the character referred to
from their ports, and SO to avert the Gala
nifty of wur
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-25

IT is not certainly known whether Eng
land or France have committed themselves
TO Intervention 90 behalf of the Southern
oOutedsracy or not, but it is known that
Harper's Monthly Magazine for November
has arrived at A'Kelvy's News Depot, corner
Quincy aud Marked streets, aud that it has
brought all the other Mouthlies with it,
The latest casters DatItes arrive every
day.
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FALL & WINTER TRADE.
IN DRESS GOODS

have greater variety Of new abries and novelties
o. the season than can be found in any other estRb
Handsome Fancy Six, Splendid COlOred Moire An-
Gque, Broehe Anglais, Fabrique de Paris, ottoman
asrinOes, French Cassimeres, All Wool neisipes
Plain and Figured MI wool Plaids for ChIldrep's
Wear, shepherd's Plaid, Bombazines, All Styies
Iaines, Ginghams, and Euglsh, French and American
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-25

ALL the rumOrs current for the last ten
days relative to peace propositions, said to
have been made by Rebel General in the
field to our Government, turn out to have
had their origin in a very clumsy forgery
which never for moment received the
slightest eEedenee at the white House.
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CASH FoR WOOD.

NNASa GO6 WOOD ~
VIE 1lShe.t market price In CASH VIII Be paii
20 ~ % w cords q Ereen guglr tree wood fnll
apliti AZ J. n WALTERS Lat Factory In BT3dr--
polt- eefls-Ius.-
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ITsom ths Unl0n Of May "a, lssl.l
THE isrARs AND STRIPES. /"

The Black Republicans are making an
immense fuss about the old fag.-They
speak of defending it as il it were about to
be assaulted by anybody. 1t is now Meir
flag they are welcome to it. We have in
the South not a particle of love for it. But
We have love for the memories associated
With it when it waved over a united, hap
Ply, and free people. Now that it has be.
come the emblem of tanaticism and des-
potism we repudiate it.
How familiar the word despotism in that
connection seems to one who has been
reading the Pre,s' Trades about the acts of
the President, suspending the writ t6a6sas
corpus, and declaring martial law; bat
whether the Press will ever get quite des-
perate enough to talk that way about the
''old flag" depends, We suppose, on the
success offs efforts and the efforts of others
acting With it, to create such reyolts in the
North as that in schuylkill county, Pa.
of which we have an account this morn.
ing. f.9
But this article has already exceeded rea-
souable limits. wempst end it here; but,
10 concluding. We would ask the candid
reader who has followed us this far to re-
fleet on the evidences here brought for
ward. and then add to them the fact that
the Whesling Prsssis nov owned Ia whole,
or part, BY the same money that owned the
Wheeling UaiOH, aud controlled IN part d.
least by the same man who controlled it,
thatit Is EsaiOusly following in The same
paths and labpring 70 sseeuPiish the same
ends, aud then AnsEeri To his owa intelli-
geat perceptions hs question We are NOT
rfeht ia eidssIbgsSi as aisIoyal to the Gov.
ernmept Of the Uuited States, iahd an s,5ssss
lmy % aIIits sTieads. = 3 '575I' i'5T
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-25

EroHr millions fifty-nine thousand six
hundred and fitty-nine internal revenue
stamps, of which 1881, 800 are for bank
checks, were distributed during the week
ending last Friday. This apparently
large supply seems, however. to produce
no Impression upon the demand.
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- Apples FOR Sales ? =

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Quincy INT.