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Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-07

IFrom the Mobile r gister, December %
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT DOWN TIE BAY.
About mid day yesterday the stout guH-
boat Florida" c. S. N, concluded to cele-
brate Christmas eve by a small set to Wfn
the insoent Lincoln cruiser New London,
which was lying off the mouth OF the harDoT:
The " Florida" ran down to the westward oI
Sand Island and challenged the 8 New Lon
don" to come on, which she did, and foT an
hour or two a lively casnonade at long Ia"
furnished an exciting and interesting eAhio~
ton for the entertainment Of the great audichCe
which viewed it, the four thousandmen VINO gar
rison Forts Morgan aud Gains, as well as the
crews of the blockadlng vessels, beng the
! snactators The "Florda' could not come 70
close quarters with the enemy by reason ol
the shoai water Of bar Intervening, ana cpu'd
she have got out it is likely she "ouId nave
had more than she could attend to with 'he
several blockaders that were lying OH IN ue'P
water.
The engagement was lengthy, and macy
shots were fired on both sides, and ended W
the New London backing out as usual
9 Florida" was not touched, but it is thouSh'
that three Of her pills took effect on the enemy
All but these three were seen to- StTlhs tiI0
water, but the thousands Of eyes WhiCh
watched could not tell where these three went
to if they were not stopped 10y the Ne" lon
don. She was evidently hit hard, for after
backing out Oh the flght She slsnaLeu '"0
and one of them ran down and lay alongside o.
her for several hours rendering assistance u
is supposed.
The spectators say that the Fnrlda's Iohs
and terrible guns were admirably served Ine
practice being most excellent, placing the sios
and shell all around the mark so close IN man!
instances as to apparently dash the water uPG,
the Lincolnite's decks. The engagement -
said to have been most anlnnating ana e3Ci,
-,
hone that cur eunboats win often enteratln the
oarrisons in those dreary quarters by dama9-
inc attentions to our unwelcome visitors out
Sid
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ROW IN THE KENTUCKY FEDERAL
CAMP


The Louisville Courier, of the 9th, CAST
Friday,) says:
We learn that there IS considerable trouble
among the Kentucky regiments in the Federal
armv, and that much anxiety exists among
the Yankees as to what will be the result
The message of Lincoln and the report of
Cameron have caused such universal tissatis-
faction as to quite demoralize those companies
which are composed of a fair proportion of men
of ordinary intelligence. In Col. Curran Pope's
regiment, as we are informed upon authority
that we can vouch for, there has been an open
mutiny.
On reading Cameron's report, some two
hundred of his men at once threw down their
arms, declaring that they would not fight if
that was the feast to which they had been in
vited They were arrested and under threats
and entreaties few were induced to go into
the ranks again. The bulk, however, pers!s
ted in their course, and on being threatened
with the utmost rigor of the military law, they
still bid defiance and declared they would
rather die than fight for party that proposed
to place arms in the hands of slaves with which
to murder their masters and innocent women
and children. The officers of the Federal army
evidently place no reliance on their Kentucky
volunteers.
Col jim jackson, who had been bought by
Lincoln at high figure, ard paid for in hard
cash, had gone on 10 Washington to about
matters, swearing that he could not stomach
every thing and that unless Camerons policy
was disavuwed by the administration, he would
throw up his commission.
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OPININlONS OF THE YANKEE PRESS on
THE MASON AND SLIDELL AFFAIR."

The Philadelphia Bulletin says whatever
has been yielded, is only owing to impera-
tive necessity, quite likely,) and for the pur-
pose of avoiding foreign war. While We
have domestic war we had better not stand
on pune tios, and run the risk of having the
Union destroyed by an alliance between the
rebels and leading powers of Europe.
The New York Express says the surrender
to necessity, will soon impose upon us other
necessities in connection with Great Britain,
to which must either yield or fight Nine
ty days will not elapse without further in
sulting demand from the English oligarchy.
The Express advises instant preparatisns for
war to the extent of l 800, 600 men. 1t says
the administration has given up Mason and
Slidell not in conformity with law, equity and
right, but from necessity. The American ca
gle in it's trials and troubles, humbles itself
for the first time to the British Lion.
The rebellion hand drags down a flag
never before Inundated before the throne OF
England. Let us Americans hang our heads
because of our humiliation, and dismiss the
subject with as much silence as possible.
The Natianal Ite1ljgncer says Stewards
course has met the approval of every member
of the Rump Cabinet and adds that war
with England and France has been escaped
by it.
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PARSON BROWNLOW.

This individual was recently arrested and
confined in the jail at Knoxville Tenn, on the
charge of treason. On the day fixed for his
trial, his case nolze prcsCquied by District At
torney Ramsay, in consequence of a letter re-
ceiyed from Secretary Benjamin, requesting
that Brownlow be released. The Secretary
states in his letter that the Government, be-
leving it would be less danderous to have the
Parson as an open enemy than as secret foe,
had promised him a safe permit across the line,
into the enemy's country, that any harm done
to him, might reflect upon the honor and good
faith of the Government. The court therefore,
discharged the prisoner, and turned him over
to the military authorities, to be escorted out
of Ter nesee; but, soon after his discharge,
Colonel Monsarrat, commanding the Confedcr-
ate post at Knoxville immediately placed him
under arrest agaln.-AugustG Constitutional
iSt.
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FIRE RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, Dec 2-The Theatre was burnt
down early this morning portion of the
walls only remains. The adjoining buildings,
occupied by DAVIS J. Brown, saddler, was
burnt. The Marshall Hotel was much dam
aged.
A private dispatch from Mobile, today, says
that Picaysne Butler was at Ship Island
The Fcderals were IN nominal possession of
Beloxi, and probably intend to occupy all the
towns on the coast Yhey captured two can
non at BcIoxi, there was small arms to cap
ture They have landed from 5000 to 1000,
and will probably attempt to force their way
to jackson, Miss.
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RISE, sOUTHRONS, RISE.
BY CHARLES EDWARD LEyeRETr, JR.

Rise, Southrons. rise
Let slaves and slnggards sleep
Lei towards peace be wooing,-
Let women wall and weep
But, men. be up aud doing!
Rise, Southrons, rise!
See, Southrons, see
Rarbarians on our shore
Hark bo. their muskets rattle
And how their cannon roar
They dare us Oh to battle!
See, Southrous, see!
Arm, Southrons, arm!
Think they their kindred scions
To meet like lambs a-bleating7
No }! liops' whelps give lions
None hut a lion $ greeting
Arm. Southrons, arm
March. Southrons, march
Who weeps for fortune flown
Let riches spread their pinions,-
The nan hose hearts his own
Hath still kings dominions!
March, Soutfrons. march!
Draw, Southrons, draw!
Let words no longer flow
Seize on the pike and ha berd,-
Cry We for peace then know
That peace is in the scabbard
Draw, Southrons, draw
Strike, Southrons. strike
Who bends craven brow
What bastard neck SO plant!
Knows not a giant how
To grapple with giant
Strike, Southrons, strike
On. Southrons, on.
Plunge deeper in the read
That leads to death or glory,
And dip i'll foeunan's blood
Yeur sword. and write your story
On, Southrons, on
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of course good deal of anxiety is felt to their
fate Their old comra1es would much rather
know that they were dead. than even to suspect
that they were traitors and had gone over to the
enemy.
Yesterday while the steamer Mariner was en-
paped in sinking certain cribs at or New
Inlet fen shot and she'll were fired upon her by
the Lincoln block aders. None of their proJec-
tiles came within half mile of her.
P S.-Since writing the above, we are reliably
informed that the pickets repol ted to be missing
above, have all returned to Fort Caswen. Hu
TyHr10L.
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fr;np on the Confederate steamer. 1t was re-
Piled to by the Confederate batteries and con
tinued during the day, till night NO casual
ties on our side.
Col. Anderson was in command, as Bragg
was absent, but returned early this morning
The pickets did not renew the hring TINS morn
ing and no further operations were maoe on
our side.
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ISouEsr.-Ceroner R. B. Jones held jury Jury
of Inquest yesterday over tie body qo.dnT oi " III,
oight. Tie Jury rendered their verdict, t6as
he deceased came to his death by wound IN
aicted from a pistol ball fned BY one El,"
Artist, free negro, on the 18th OF last NoSe'i'-
ber . a.
Artist has been under bond ever since ,no
,ffray. but is now confined in Jail to a"alt ms
rial at the next term of the Supreme Cou''
for this county, HiE. Jour.
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THr YANKEE Cruisers

We learn that on night beforelast the light
ship Frying Pan Shoals anchored not far
from Fort Caswell-indeed nnder the guns of
that work, was set fire and burned as far as she
c ud before she sunk by the shot from :hat
Fort. The Light ship was anchored at the point
she occupied with the view of being sunk At any
time wnen an attack might nc made, that i'll
fact her premature sinking does not involve any
very great loss. 1t ia said that corporal and
fonr men Of the twentieth regiment N. c. Troops
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Whatever may be the imperfeetions of the
Editor Of the Richmond Examiner, we cannot
help liking his style of writing particularly
when egil-deers are the subjects Of his investI-
CATION. If every public journal in the country
would oppose vice and corruption in high pla-
ces and low, with the same fearless and
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CArGHT-Our excellent Sheriff W IL. High.
who is ever on the alert, succeeded last week,
in cacbing Harwoo1, the murderer of Canaday,
while attempting to make his escape upon the
Railroad. Harwood attempting to get of
under the guise fenlisting as soldier hu: the
cirn arm " as a little too fast for him. Standard
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THE PENSACOLA BRUSH.

RICHMOND, Jan. Gen. Bragg, has com
nunicated to the Government that the firing
commenced yesterday by the Federal pickets.
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THE Response or THE PEOPLE

The fact that the President has called for
six hundred thousand troops, three hundred
thousand of whom are to be raised by IN i'm
mediate draft, affords indubtable proof that he
and bis constitutional advisers regard the cur
rent crisis in our affairs as imminent. Our
rulers do not oysr-estimate the critical charnc-
ter Of the cxigeney. They may be assured that
the rejecting masses of the people concur with
them in opinion, and that all that is loyal and
brave in tho Free States will greet with an
"a hail. this evidence that the Government
is about TO put forth Unprecedented efforts to
save itself from destruction. The Administra-
ton having wisely resorted to one Of the e1-
IRENE powers Of the Constitution, in summa.
rily summoning the People to come to the res
che, the People, on their part, expect that the
Administration will listen to their suggestions
aud follow their headings in regard ~ few
cardinal propositions. '.s.~, ~.
/. The people most urgently desire that their
rulers should not misunderstood the nature of
the contest we are waging They want them
to recognize it as a death-struggle between
those who are loyal to the Union and those
who seek IFS overthrow, aud ask that they
discard the deusion that the Southern traitors
desire Cancellation, compromise, and restora-
ton Of "the Union as 1t was," and are bent
on accepting nothing short of a separation Of
the States, general breaking up Of the Fed
eral Government, and the ultimate acknowl-
edgment Of the absolute independence of the
JEFF. Davis Confederacy.
III. The people desire that their rulers should
clearly recognize our condition at the present
juncture. That they should not blind their
eyes to the fact that after sixteen months Of
actual fighting, we have but just touched the
edges Of the malignant Cotton States, while
Charleston, and Richmond, and Savannah, and
Columbia, and Mobile, the very dens Of the
have not yet been penetrated.
Having recognized this pregnant fact, tho
people demand that their rulers act accord
lngy, ard net at once.
iii. The people earnestly hope that the war
is not to be carried on to crafty the prejudccs
Or the caprices OF any particular State,
whether it be lOyal Massachusetts, semi.loyal
Kentucky, or disloyal South Carolina Espe-
cially do the clear headed and the stout hearted
Ierventy trust that the contest will not be
conducted according to tho dctum Of any
class Of men or States whose devotion to the
Union is rendered with conditions precedent,
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TInE REBEL STRENGTH,

Five weeks have now elapsed since the Rebel
chiefs had Richmond Illuminated in exulta.on
over what they vauntcd as series of brilliant
and decisive victories. They had silently col
lected at Richmond all their armies in Vir.
ginia, with all they could order up from the
Carolinas, Georgia, and East Tennessee; they
had precipitated the whole ON one of our Vir.
gna armies-in fact upon one wing Of this
and had crushed it, driving the debris before
them seventeen miles to the bank of the James,
where they expected soon to compel it to sur
render, unless it saved itself in part by further
and disastrous flight In fact, they sent to
Europe by the steamer of the 9Th ult. bull
letn asserting that Gen. Mcclellan had offered
to capitulaie, but Gen. Lee sternly refused to
negotiate, insisting on an unconditional sur.
render
Or course, every one supposed they would at
once follow up their admitted though exagge-
rated advantage by some decisive blow. Gen.
McClean's army was confessedly weakened
by conflict, by disease, and by desertion, till
its strength was scarcely more than half that
with which it invested Yorktown. 1t Law ell
camped in position of no natural strength
shut in on one side by forests from which tho
Rebels counted its thin ranks and watched its
evolutons at their leisure; while it was com.
lnanded by higher ground on the south bank Of
the James, scarcely half a mile distant, where
it had not gun mounted, a breastwork
erected, picket thrown out, and so remained
for four full weeks. Then there was the
Shenandoah Valley. the graDary of Virginia.
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their workshop, is a stain which brooklyn
WI not soon eiFace.
The Biaca population of This country haze

tbelf WoinnEop, IL u sooh ""iS"
WI not soon eirace.
The Black population of this country haze
been here for generations. They were brouehS
here By force, ana it is now gravely proposed
that they be expelled by like force We be-
lieye they can do better IN tropical regions
than here. and we shall advise them to migrate
when they can DO 80 freely buf' so long a.
they shall be persecuted and abused mere WIN
intent 70 drive them into exile, we trust they
will stand upon their rights as men and natives
Of the country and utterly refuse to go.
II is a standing complaint that negroes VIII
NOT work. and some of them justify 1t. These,
however. are seldom exposed to Democratic
abuse and assault. The industrious aud frugal,
who earn their own living and mind their own
business, are almost always selected for Ill
usage. Those who can find nothing to do are
cursed as paupers aud consumers OF unearned
Bread but let one Of them go to work, and
at once lie becomes an object of Democratic
malevolence and mendacity. He is working
too cheaply, or he has job that White
would like, or some other ground OF as
sault is imagined or invented. 1t would
be sheer aiectation to seem not to see
that all this negro-hate is iomented with
vote catching intent by the basest and most
unprncipled school of politicians that God
in His inscrutable wisdom ever permitted to|
cur.e a country. Those q" nurseries OF Demo
crazy" the grog-shops-and mainly the WORST
of tnem-supply the lmpeilins force, the motive
power, of every anti-negro mob. Tie caicu'a-
ton is that every such mob yields some grist u
the Democratic mil. The leaders who are 50
fierce for "the Union as it was, the Const!'u'
ton as it is, and the negroes as they are -
and of whom it would take as many TO pun
down a Pro-Sayery Rebellion rs oil sno"oahs
TO boil teakettlc-regard these anttnegro
riots with serene competency Had Wood
continued Mayor Of our City, with Police 10
match, We should have Lad any number OF them
Oh this side of the East River. Should they be
ATTEMPTED now, we trust they will be signaLy
punished if not, the Police Board aud It's cub
ordlnates will suffer seriously in public estima-
ton. Let every rascal who inciies, however
silly, an attack upon the humble, deienseleS'
Blacks of our City, be arrested and brought to
punishment.
Meantime, let us be thankful that the sym
patty still cherished in the Free States for t1e
Shareholders Rebellion dare take no form more
decided or less cowardy than that OF attacks
on poor negroes for tue crime OF earnIng
honest bread. The sum of oil yl.lainies' has
It'll many deyotees among us: let us rejoice
that their large ambition and deadly hate can
find no broader, Drawer outlet than this.
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CANA ia.

We learn from the Geographic summary OF
the European news, brought By The Arabia,
that the English House Of Commons has had
again an interesting debate on Canada. The
brief abstract Of the discussion on this ques-
ton. which is transmitted by telegraph, con-
tains several points of considerable importance.
In the first place II confirms more strong!
than any previous news the impression that the
English statesmen are anxious 20 avoid war
with tie United States. None OF tie speakers,
not even the Torres, seem 10 have considered
war with America imminent; none TO have
derived from the superstition of a var any ar
gument Several speakers, on the other hand,
stated their reasons WY they thought that
there was 10 reason for fearing a war. Sir
De Lacy Evans considered the United States
too weaa for an INVASION of Capada. Sir
Cornwall Lewis referred TO the Trent aa...
as n proof that the United States would try as
much as possible TO avoid a rupture of the
pacific relations between the two countries
Lord Palmerston made the important announce
meut that England could send 10 more troops
to Canada, and that in ease of war Canada
would have 10 take care Of herself.
While all this clearly indi 'ates tho opinion
of the English statesmen that 10 war between
England and the United States will take place,
most OF the speeches seem also TO have
been marked with little consideration OF
importance Of Canada a. British colo.
n.y. English pride seems to have been deeply
offended by the failure OF the Canadian Parha-
ment to make great warlihe preparations,
showing thus want Of due appreciation of
the honor of being retained BY England among
her colonies. Since the development Of the
Indian aud Australian trade, and the discovery
of gold IN Australia aud British Columbia,
Canada has become step.chd Of the mother
country, and being apparently of little imme-
date advantage, is ungraciousy told that En-
cirnd thinks it just at present hardly worth
willis TO own her, and will, in case Of war,
maks no special efforts for protecting her from
inyasion; and that if she should prefer to be-
come an independent State, she IS welcome
80 separation. The tenor of these speeches
will hardly fail 10 make m unpleasant impress
sion upon Canadians. The pride displayed with
regard to them may lenye q sting IN the hearts
of Thousands, and the desire 10 resent British
insults may mature in British America spirit
Of independence sooner than England expects.
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We devote large portion of this mornings
TRIBUNE to the publication OF the Tariff CIV
Jog an alphabetical list Of all the articles sub
ject to duty under the several Acts now in
operation, with the rates of duty levied on
each. All the Acts have been carefully
collated by Mr.. II. L. Dresser, an officer Of
the Customs in this city familiar with the
subject and perfectly competent to the
task. Without such table it ia exceedingly
difficult to understand the law as it now
stands, comprising, as it does. the three acts
of 1861 and that passed at the last session of
Congress, in which constant reference is made
to rates Of duties established by the earlier
laws Its value, We know will be appreciated
by the commercial community. 1t will be re-
published Immediately in pamphlet form, and
for sale in the counting.room of this paper.
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We give further particulars of the not in
Brooklyn. One single fact fully confirms the
suspicion that it was nstigated and carried into
effect by Democratic poll icians-and this fact is,
that when those charged with riot the ringleader
being Pat Keenan,, a rlm-seller) were arra9ued at
court yesterday morning, whole swarm of lawyers
eagerly volunteered to defend them, while only one
Mr.. Charles kelsey-had O word to say on behalf
ofthe outraged blacks. The coored man who struck
police officer was discharged it being apparent that
be did 1t through mistake. He was severely
beaten by the police, and one Of bis arms
is probably fractured. None of the riot.
ers were injured by the Official clubs The
bravery Of the rioters NAV be estimated from the
fact that they selected day when the negro men
were absent at a celebration, and hour when the
white men in the factory were at dinner. When
the attack was commenced, there were i've men and
fifteen women and children in the building. As for
its causes, except political nstgaOn, the strictest
investigation fails TO develop any other reason than
that a lazy, drunken Irishman naturally hates
negro, and that hate is intense in proportion to the
nsgros industry add respectaLility. The blacks had
worked there for years /; they had not
lnsul'ed any one, nor thestened any one,
nor were they armed. They were
mobbed, and devoted to a horrible death by
fire, simply because they are not as white as their
assAilsn's-when the latter are newly washed. But
even tness rioters areless infamous than the writers
and publishers OF the reports Of the affair which ap
peared yesterday in The Herald and The EnDre,s.
II must require face Of brass 10 put forth such in.