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ed through the swamp and destroyed the railroads.
MOBILE, May 18.-Tl,s Register says il has been
informed by naval officers that the steamer Pensa-
cola with four hundred persons aboard the steamer
Tennessee and two mortar boats were sunk In the
fight at Fort Jackson below New Orleans The
Federal loss was about one thousand killed The
Confederate loss is estimated at thirty-fye killed
and fifteen wounded A large amount of powder
and other property was saved from Forts Pike and
McComb.
The Vicksburg papers of the 9Th, report that the
Federal vessels from New Orleans are near NatcheE
and say they will have warm reception at Vicks-
burg.
ATLANTA, May 13-The government loss in tive
nre on Sunday is comparatively tri6ing, being only
q few thousand pounds of bacon.
From Pensacola
The Montgomery AdUertiser of Monday morning
SAYS that the Navy Yard and other property at PEN
sacoa has been blown up and burned by the Con-
federate.
A despatch from Oakfeld, dated the 10th inst
to the Aduertiser, says that the officers from the
Federal vessels came to Pensacola, when the Mayor,
on invitation, visited Commodore Porter. In reply
to question by one who was with the Mayor,
Porter said that no troops would be stationed at
Pensacola, as he bad none to spare, but if we had
any there he would advise the sending of Them to
Mobile as we would need them at that point shortly.
Porter, while off Mobile on the night of the 9th,
Cd" ehC hSue vi 1AO ouAhAne5 "a eAAS 1''J
went to see the cause. |C
Western Virginia
Concerning the late battle of Gen. Het-h fltn the
Yankees, the Petersburg Express, says: y
A letter was received In Lynchburg Monday, from
Capt G. G. Otey by his mother, giving. very
hasty account of the fight at Giles Courthouse
Captain Otey says that our, forces engaged were
twelve hundred, those ofthe enemy fifteen hundred
Our troops were marched all Friday night, and not
withstanding the fatigue they encountered whipped
the large force of the enemy and pursued his flying
columns six miles from the scene of action. These
about all the facts stated in the very hastily writ
ten note
Capitulation Of Atllroy's army.
Passengers by the Orange train last evening say
the Lynchturg Virginian of yesterday, report that
Mroy's whole army capituated to Jackson. They
seemed to have entire confidence in the truth of the
rumor.
Our forces have been engaged for two or three
days in hauling back to Stanton the stores captur
ed from Millroy.
Important Increment at Cumberland Gap.
A correspondent writing to us from Knoxville on
the 9Th inst, says: ~ have it from good authority
that our forces have already commenced entering
Kentucky at Cumberland Gap. Day before yester-
day 1900 reached Cumberland Ford in Kentucky.
Gen. Kirby Smith is at the head of our column
This shows new programme"
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For the Standard.
BIvouAcK 23D REG. N. G. TROOPS,
M1U -. 1862.


At called meeting of the "Granville Target
teers," Company E, 23d regiment North Carolina
Troops on motion. Lieut. E. H. Lyon called to
the Chair and Lieut.. A. S. Webb was requested to
act as Secretary. The Chairman announced to the
C, mpany the death of our friend Serg't John W.
Fleming and that we had met to pay this, our last
tribute of respect, to our friends memory. The
Chairman appointed Lieut.. John. T. Bullock, Sergt
E. H. Winston and private c. ". Bennett COM
mttee to draft resolutions. On motion, the Chair
man and private Robert B. Beasley were added to
the committee.
The following preamble and resolutions were SUBJ
mtted to the company, and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS We have Just heard with deep Attic
ton of the untimely death of our late friend and
comrade in arms Serg't John W. Fleming, of Com
pany E. 23d regiment North Carolina Troops, who
departed this life in the City of Richmond on the
Sd of May instant in the thirty-thrd year of his
age, from the effects of wound received in the
hand and arm from the accidental discharge of
gun. Be it
RESOLVED, That We deeply deplore the loss of our
young friend, who fell martyr in the of his
country while just entering into manhood, with
high hopes and promise of future usefulness; who
was loved by his friends for his honesty of purpose,
his high moral principles his conscientious deport-
ment and his many social qualities, and who was re-
spected by all who knew him, for his true solderly
bearing and his GOODNESS and courage in the face Of
the enemy.
Resolced, That we deeply symphatize with the
afflicted family and friends of the deceased, and
offer Them our heartfelt coincidence.
ResOlred That copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the family of the deceased, to the n. C.
Standard, Spirit Of the Age and Weekly Message,
E. H. LYON, CEmn.
A. s WgRR Ssc'u
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ARE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ElEMPrs UNDER THE
CoNscRIPTIoN AcT?-We stated in our last that we
inclined to the opinion that Justices of the Peace
were not exempts under this act. We have since
conversed with eminent legal friend, who insists
that we are mistaken. He says that the fact that
the jurisdiction of the Justices is local. does not es-
tabsh the point; and further that far from JUS
tees of the Peace having no stated or regular du.
ties to perform, their Courts are always open, and
they are presumed to be always ready to perform
the duties of their office. He gave US number of
illustrations and facts in support OF his views.
The ablest lawyers in the State are divided in
their opinions on the subject. But practically,
mere opinions will amount to nothing. The whole
matter is in the hands of Adjutant General Cooper
and Secretary Randolph. When they shall have
decided they doubt will do soon there will be
no appeal from their decision. The Consumption
act itself overrides all State lines and State authori
ty and treats the States just as the latter treat their
own Counties. The necessity for it, if indeed any
necessity existed, was created by the very officials
on whose recommendation it was enacted by the
Congress
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WAR NEWS.

The following dispatches and items of news are
compiled from our exchanges:
From Corinth.
Augusta, May 12.-The Savannah Republican,
special correspondent at Cornth under date of 10th
instant, says:
All quiet here to-day. 1t is believed that the
enemy is slowly advancing towards our lines by
three different routes. The Confederate loss yes
terday was slight; the Federal loss considerable.
Federal prisoners say that 10000 of their troops
were massed behind Seven Mile Creek
Gen. JEFF. Thompson has taken command of the
Confederate gun boats on the Mississippi river. He
attacked the Federal feet above Fort Pillow to-day,
destroying one mortar vessel and damaging two
others. The Confederate loss was four killed and
eight wounded.
The Savannah Morning Netcs says that Confed-
crate picket, of five men, captured barge, con-
tanning fifteen Yankees at Whitemarsh, below Sa-
vannah, on Sunday.
MOBILE May ia special dispatch to the Id
rertiser, dated Corintb, May 12th says that the
enemy are drawing nearer upon our right, centre
and left if for general advance upon our po-
sition. The weather is dry and hot.
On the 9th, Col. Woodward with the First Ken
lucky Cavalry and detachment of Texas Rangers
attacked the Federals at Elk river killed several
captured two Captains, TWO Lieutenants and forty
three privates and eight negroes. The Confederate
loss was five killed, including Captain Harris, of
the Rangers, and seven wounded. This is official
Official dispatches received yesterday, says the
Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday last from General
Beauregard state that the scouts from Oceola say
that the enemy's gun boats at Mound City and Ca
rondolet ran aground to prevent sinking. One pilot
and seventeen men killed. Gen. B. thinks the re-
port reliable. There has been no firing from the
enemy since yesterday morning Their mortar
boats have all been towed out of range. The river
defence men greatly elated, and feel confidence
in their boats
From Nep Orleans
The following is copy of the despatch received
by Secretary of State:
CAMP MOORE, La, 18th May.
Hon. j. P. Benjamin - -...
General Butler, on the 18th, took forcible posses
sion of the Office Of the Consul of the Netherlands
searched the person in keeping of the Consulate and
took from him the key of the vault In the vault
| were eight hundred thousand dollars transferred by
Citizens Bank to the Hopes (of Amsterdam) to pay
| interest on bonds.
Butler also took possession of the Office of the
| French and Spanish Consuls in the old Canal Bank,
and placed guard there. The French Consul went
on board the steamer Milan and had not returned
Sunday morning It said that the guard has been
removed from tho Office of the French and Spanish
! Consuls
He has also seized the Canal Bank and Sam
| SIN. tbs banking House.
He has issued so inflamatory proclamation to in
cite the poor against the rich and promised to dis
tribute among the poor thousand barrels of bee
and sugar captured in New Orleans. He is recruit
ing in New Orleans and the poor will soon BIZ
| starving.
| The enemy sent force up to Bonnet Care, march
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NORTH CAROLINA SoLD1ERs.-Some time since the
Governor called for five regiments to complete North
Cardinals quota of troops for the war. The call
came the heels of serious disasters to the State
and the Confederacy. But the response has been
most wonderful. Instead of five regi nents accord
ing to the official paper, twenty-five thirty have
answered the call. $4,000 of these soldiers left
Raleigh last week for threatened points. 10000
more are rapidly completing their equipment and
will follow in few days. And the Camp of In
structon is yet "teeming with soldiers belonging
to the several unorganzed regiments in process
of formation. "-FayetteUille Observer.
We would suggest to the Observer that the State
has done nobly, but it must not rely upon the " Of
fetal paper" for the truth. The Observer might be
surprised at the above, if it knew the exact TRUTH
but such statements in the oticial" surprise no.
body here. At the time that article was written
from which the Observer drew its particulars it is
likely that it would have come somewhat near the
truth, by dividing the above figures by two. Since
that many companies have come in to swell the
number.
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Profit and Loss,

This is account which every judicious business
man will always keep, if he would be successful 1t
is one that the government and our generals ought
to keep their eyes on constantly. West Point is
rolicking don't care, exravagant reckless fellow,
s,arched up in "fuss and feathers" He knows
how to plan and strategitize, and to burn up and
destroy the peoples property, but some of our West
Pointers have yet to learn to fight or to take care
of what they have. This policy is running the
South. "Stonewall" jackson and Sterling Price,
the best fighting men we have, never lose any
thing when it can be saved. If they intend to re-
treat or fall back" as the cant phrase is, they
always forecaste and prepare for it in advance.
Hence, their losses of men, provisions, &c, are
always small.
The failing back" from the Potomac was at a
loss of or 81, 00O The officers and soldiers
alone lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in
clothing trunks, equipage, &C. The loss resulting
from the falling back at Yorktown must have been
immense Many of our men have lost all their
clothes, &c. But our West Pointers who make
money easily, don't care fig for it, if they can
with any face put in plea of military necessity"
military necessity" has nearly destroyed all our
powder, cannon, shot, bacon and provisions, cloth
ing and equipments, or put them in the hands of
the Yankees. 1t has surrendered New Orleans and
destroyed millions of property there. 1t has sur
rendered Norfolk, Portsmouth and the finest Navy
Yard in the country, destroyed the Merrmac, and
yet more recently burned up the navy yard and
property at Pensacola. Is there to be any end to
this thing? Shall Mobile, and Savannah, and Rich
mond, and Petersburg, and Charleston, and Will
mington share the same fate in few weeks2 If
so, Mr.. Mallory, the Secretary of the Navy, will
soon be out of business entirely.
With all these losses, what have we gained by
strategy and military necessity" Let our gen.
erals study "proft and loss" little.
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OBJ StanOaro,
pALEIGH: SATURDAY, MAY II, 1862.
The Latest News.

our last mails bring us but little news, nor does
.bs telegraph or rumor relieve the anxiety to hear
tom our brave men who are defending our soil upou
,bs Peninsula, at Corinth, or other points.
The only item of news is the fact that several
Yankee gun boats either before Immediately after
.he destruction of the Merrimac, pushed up James
liver towards Richmond. They halted at City
pont and few of the Yankees landed, but made
=, hostile demonstration. The boats then kept en-
the river, and at last accounts three or more YES
,as had arrived below the first course of obstruc-
lions il the river which are said to be eight miles
hollow the City. A few guns had been fired, but
,ro presume no siege will be attempted until the
,,,n.boats are reinforced. Some speak confidently
of the ability of the distractions and the force
on the river, to make a successful resistance, IT
MIR men do their duty; others, overwhelmed with
the success of Yankee gun-boats, regard the fall
If Richmond as only a question of time Now,
the ruth is, it has been shown in this war,
20 mean at Fort Donelson, that Yankee gun-boats
orp impotent before our batteries where they have
had brave hearts and sklful hands to manage them.
The panic which has seized the government and the
neople in regard to Yankee gun boats, and which
: likely to lead to the entire abandonment of all
onr coast towns and defences, argues ineffcieucy,
affective military and naval information, trepidation,
and cOwardice
The statement in our war news column that the
Yankees under Millroy- had surrendered to Gen.
Jackson is not confirmed. A rumor states that they
had been reinforced by Fremont. Sharp fighting
:, orticinated on JackSonS line
Norfolk and Portsmouth were formally surren-
6ered to the Yankees on Saturday last by their
pective Mayors, the Yankees protesting as usual to
respect private property &c. 1t is stated that Gen.
WOOL after examining the Notifications around Nor
folk expressed establishment at the evacuation, and
blowing up of the Merrimac. He said he could
have held Norfolk with the Merrimac against any
force. Whether he said as much or not, it is GER
tain that few in the South can perceive the wisdom
or the military necessity" which demanded it.
Yankeeand is jubilant over the destruction of the
Merrimac and the evacuation.
PENISsuLA.-At last accounts McClellan's advance
was at New Kent Court house, and Gen. Johnston's
rear within a mile. The idea prevailed that Nc
Clellan would evacuate and change his position
Whether there will be a fight there, appears to be
doubtful.
Suffolk was occupied on Tuesday last by 500
Federal Cavalry.
PS We have Just heard that dispatch has
been received in this City, from high source, CIV
ing the gratifying intelligence that the Yankee gun
boats had been repulsed and driven back below
Richmond One rumor is that one of the boat:
was set on fire.
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The MERRINAc DEsTRoYED.-Ths vessel, from
which so much was looked for, our readers have al
ready learned with deep pain, has been blown up
Having guarded the harbor of Norfolk until the
evacuation was effected and finding it impossible on
account of the heavy draught to force her up James
river and the attempt to tighten her having exposed
her wooden hull to the guns of the enemy, she was
moored near Craney Island and blown up. 1t ap-
pears her crew had just time to save themselves
Her entire armament powder, provisions and crews
clothes, &c. were destroyed. The order was given
by Com Tatnall to prevent her falling into the
hands Of the enemy.
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The EvAcUATIoN.-The evacuation of Norfolk and
Portsmouth without shot, and the destruction of
so large an amount of public property, does not
strike every wise or necessary measure, yet
it must be apparent that the fall of those places
has been foregone conclusion ever since the cap
ture of Roanoke Island. Mr.. Benjamin perhaps
before this concludes that the taking Of that Island
was not so small an affair after all. The policy,
however, of surrendering those places and destroy
ing the Merrimac, just at the time when they were
so much needed, to force Mcclellan to move upon
Richmond directly by the way of the Peninsula,
may well be doubted The evacuation of those
places gives Mcclellan an opportunity of moving
!. upon it both in front and rear.
We have heard nothing direct from Norfolk and
Portsmouth, since the evacuation of those places
The last report is that Suffolk in possession of
the enemy.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CoNvENTIoN.-It seems that
there are persons in South-Carolina who object to
the Convention of that State remaining in existence
and who insist that it should dissolve. There are
discontinued persons also in this State, who have
raised the same cry against our State Convention.
The attention of the Charleston Mercury having
been called to the subject, that paper says
1T is assumed that the Convention of the People
of South Carolina was called to take the State out
Of the Union and into the Southern Confederacy
and then dissolve itself forthwith. We think there
is no warrant for such notion, and that it should
remain in existence so long there dangers
incident 10 the removal Of the State from Federal
Union and so long as it may provide measures neces
sary and proper in taking care that the Common
wealth of South Carolina shall suffer no detriment.
Two years proposed in the Legislature
limit to the existence Of the Crnvention. 1t was
supposed that in two years every thing would be
settled But the body wisely determined to suggest
no period for the Convention, and there is none in
the Act as passed 1t was expected that the Con-
ventlon would the State through her difficulties
Had no difficulties occurred the Convention would
have adjourned. But we in the midst of bloody
war for existence, and we have need of BODY vest
ed with extraordinary powers for extraordinary
emergencies. The salvation of the State may yet
depend upon the wisdom and vigor of that body. We
trust the Convention will not dissolve itself until
we are through difficulties leave the State at
such time without the means Of providing what
ever measures or instruments emergencies may Ie-
quire for our safety and success as people All is
not plain sailing We are in the midst of bloody
revolution, and have need of our highest wisdom
and best energies. Let the Convention furnish
these and its course will receive the applause Of
the people"
If the Mercury had been speaking for the Con-
vention of this State, and defending it against its
assailants, its language could not have been more
just and appropriate The Mercury, be it remem-
bered is an ultra secession Journal but it differs
this subject with its political associates in this
State
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K1rrRELLs SPRrNGs.-Among the places of sum-
mer resort we know of none more pleasant than
Kittrelrs Springs. We learn that the interchangeable
proprietors have added largely to their means of ac
commodation and comfort since the last season. No
doubt they will have immense throng of visitors
during the present season. We learn that DR..
Gwinn, late of California and Mrs. Davis the lady
of the President, visited the springs few days
since and engaged rooms for the season.
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Exemptions, copscrip,s, Substitutes, &c.

exemptions, COnscripts, Substitutes, &c.
Many inquiries are addressed to US in regard to
the operation of the Conscript law, as to who are
exempt &C., &c. We have already published all
that we have seen which pertains to the law in any
way. To-day, We insert the order Of the Secretary
of War by Adjutant General Cooper, in regard to
substitutes Some of the questions propounded to
us can only be answered at present by the Secreta-
ry of War. We presume if our friends will wait a
little, that the officer who may be appointed in this
State to enrol the conscripts, will be able to answer
all inquiries. school-teacher" wishes to know
if common schoolteachers are exempt, :nasmuch as
many of them only teach part of the time. The
law exempts teachers who have twenty scholars
We presume it means men who engage IN teaching
as regular profession, whether engaged in common
schools or any other. By recent decision Of the
Secretary of War, see that he does not consider
students who are Is years of age, exempts. Under
this decision we regret to learn that Wake Forest
College will suspend its exercises after this session.
The Universities and male Colleges of the South,
we presume, will all be suspended. sad thought
for the future history of the country Female schools
and seminaries may possibly be kept up, unless
Commanding Generals appropriate them as they
have done in some instances as barracks and hoSpi-
tails for the army, a course which almost every con-
sideratiOn of propriety and proper regard for the
future, ought to prohibit. If our boys are doomed
to grow up in ignorance because of this ruinous war;
pray let the girls be educated, and find home and
an asylum from the ravages of the enemy, in our
schools and Colleges.
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The impression has prevailed in Washington City
and other parts of the Yankee territory, that the
late ultraism of the Yankee Congress in regard to
emancipation and con6scation, would drive out the
Union members Of that body from the border States
The New York Express believes that they will STAN
pede Where will they go? -
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The authorities of Salisbury in this State have
prohibited the sale of splrituous liquors in the town
and five miles beyond its limits, in quantities less
than barrel Whiskey and its cousins-german,
have done the of the South incalculabe injury
during this war. Now, that matters are assuming
SO serious aspect 1t would seem to be high time
for the army and the people to become sober, what
ever may have been their course heretofore.
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Thanks to the Ladies'.

On Tuesday last the following resolution was Of
fered in the North Carolina State Convention, by
Mr. Holden, of Wake, and unanimously adopted:
ResolUed unanimously by this Conoention That
the thanks of the people of North Carolina are due,
and are hereby rendered to the ladies of the State
for the contributions which they have made to the
Confederate cause and for the patriotic ardor which
they have exhibited in behalf of the country in the
prosecution of the war
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TAR REMEDY.-A friend presented US the other
day with box of DR.. G. T. McMannen's Tar Rene
dy for Coughs Colds, Kidney diseases and Jaun-
dice. This remedy has been prepared expressly for
the soldiers and is said to be most excellent and
certain remedy for the complaints above named
which often prove fatal in the camps We shall use
1t when necessity requires
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We regret to learn through the Lynchburg Vir-
ginian, that Col. Henry A. Dowd, of the 18th N.
C. Regiment, and successor of the lamented Col.
Mckinney, was killed in the fight at Williamsburg.
We hope it is incorrect We have heard nothing
of it in this quarter. Colonel Dowd is native of
Wake County.