Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-08-25

tiop Of this branch 81 t. Fablis services, beth
aloat and ashore. the COZ Etruction and Sqaig
meat Of armed ~vesssls, g home and abrssd.
the maaufacture Of orssanse, and ordaance
stores, and the eztxblishrnent Of workshops,
and the d~sviopa.eat Of orr resources Of eoal
and iron. geae leeisla1soA seems essential ior
securing crews for vesSes.
Tae difficulties Eew experienced on this
point are fully stated in tae Secretary report,
ana [ Invite ysur attention to providing :
remedy.
The report IF the Post Master General dis
elesss the, em EMBARRASSMENT whish resulted in
the postal service freaa tbs occupation BY ths
enemy Of the Mississippi rivsr, xna p~ertioas
Of t.e territory Of the different States. The
measures taken by the department for relieF-
ing taese eakGrIassmtnts As lar az p~ractics
bic, are detailed il The reFolt. It is svhjeet
of soagrstulation that Sarin5 the ten montAs
that ended 81 the third Mares last, the ~exeen-l
ses of tAe Department we're largely decre1s-
ed, whilst its reyent9 vas augmented, as
compared with q cerrsFendinx psrie9, end
ing Oh the tAirtieth Jsae, eigAtssn hundred
aad sixty, when the postal ssrvics WAS cen
Quoted under ths authority delegated to the
United States.
Sufficient time has not get elzspea to detsr-
Eains whether the measures heretofore davis
ed ~ Congress will Accomplish the end OF
bringing the expenditures of the Department.
| within the limits of its m revenues by the
Erxt Of March next, asrslairea By the Consti-
tutien.
am happy to inforn you ths, il spite
both of Establishments ani threats, used in
profuson BY the sgents tbs gsvernme4t Of
the United Ststes, the Iaaian ~nstions vithin
the Confsdsracy have rssasined firm il THEN
loyalty, and stca2fast ia the observsase eli
their treaty sngaseasatg with tais govern
msat. Nor kas their feelity besn shaken by
the fact that, owing to lie vscansiss in some
Of the efiees Of the agents and superintend-
ants, delay has occurred n the payments Q tks
annuitits ard allowances to which they are
entitled. [ now advise some provision author
ling payments to be n1aae by ether officers
in tbs absenss eff those specially charged by
law with this duty.
We have nsver c~sasfa saase to be ~srlteful
for the favour with whlgs Cad has protected
our infant Csnfsderacy, and it becomes Us
rev@rentlY to retura esr thsnkzand humbIy
to ask of his beupteallsnesg that visaon,
wkieh is needful for tie performance Of the
high trusts with which Ve are charged.
JE1 7ERSON DAVIS.
After the reading q lis message, the &C
colRpanyins messages the Secretaries "a
War and the Navy, were called for and read
Some interesting ce9 pondense betWee
General r. l.. Lac, and General li2llecf, 81
the Federal army, wa then read. TT re.
grst that eur space WI lot authorizs tAe
publication an frt0at0 e<this interesting cor
respondsnce. We Eau Gontent ourselves
with stating that Geaf2a dalleck, en- tn;
part Of his government fscialns naTIng re
eeiyed any sfhciai info aation Of ths haag-
las Of Aumfora at New lsans, or Of Owes
ia Iigssuri, and sproeli tha intentioa 0
his government to cont SIC present wal
strictly according to talss Of civilized
E~arfars. A1etfsr ca f5sllsGk q
GensrsI Lee was afse rTeae, II WHICH thi
former General states that certaia enqairie.
made by the latter are insulting to the Uni
ted States Government aad returning Gen
eral Ices communication .-R5cAnlon9 Is
THE KILLING OF GENERAL NcCooK-Th,
Knoxville Register says that the Iankce yer
sion Of the killing Of General AeCosk is false
An Alabama partisan wac participated in th
attack. says that his (MeCook's) guard wer
some distance ahead Of his brigade, abeu
1000 strong, moving from Huntsville vi
New Market, Ala, ana Salem, Tenn., t
Winchester Tenn. When NeCesk was abeu
six miles North of New Market, detachment
from thres partisan companies, eighty Rsn i
all, raiaea in Madison md jackson counties
Ala, naeving &owR o road at right angles t
the one travelled by AcCeok, attacked th
centre Of the coluIsn Of his guard, and the
fled in both directions. 4 running fgh
took place IS the partisan's pursued, in whic
the REGISTERS informant thinks about fo-t
Of tho enemy fell, but-nons Of ear nen.
Two partisans pursued McCook, who W.
riding in a carriage stolen fro,R somc either
@f Huntsville, and net an ambulance, az
was separated from hia command. OyertaI
iag him, they twics erdorcd . halt, and M
being needed they fred on and msrtall
wounded him.-They recognized tbs unifor
Of a general, bat did act kRsU his name, u
til It vac disclosed b. the Nerthsrn paper
McCo0k's Aid, Captain Brooks, and five
six other prisoners wefe taken.
) Our partigsRs, on the approach of aid to Il
enemy from the rest Of their brigade, seattle
= ed in the weeds and MADE off.
The enemy afterwards burnt IKE dwellir
: Of q Baptist minister, Parsen Crutchsr, d
: Petty, Eliss Ssragias and another who.
= name il not recollectad, all citizens Of Mac
son county. The sszier Captain of par
s sans sent Captain Brooks to tell the enen
- to desist, or he would hang every prison
= in his hand. and take no more prisoner
d and parsled Brooks, and tsld .hixa if he d
! not return he would haRs tse prisoners.
:, The burning then cessea ana Capt. Bree
), returned, we'll illustrating tAs efficacy of
d retalistsry policy.
l. Nssa2x AsA1x At WexK.-Iorgan turn
G UP at Gallatia, Tennessee, 20 niles frsm Ma: