Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-11

md had repeatedly changed his quar- i
ers within the last few days, but with :
10 avail His horse and equipments o
we're also secured. The capture is "
very important one, as the Colonel has g
been very active in raising rebel troops :
and possessed great influence. +
The editor df,a country newspaper
in answer to a readers complaint that {
he did not give news enough, advised ,
him to read the Bible, which he had
no doubt would be news to him.
The value of prize vessels and car
goes captured by our vessels, since
the establishment Of the blockade, is
over $2O,OoO,o60. Nearly two-thirds
of the vessels taken had tile British
flag flying, and purportcd to be British
property.
Fishing is getting to be exceedingly
profitable. The New Bedford Stan
dard, OF the Goth, says: "Yesterday
afternoon o sale was made in this mar |
ket Of 1000 barrels of whale oil at 81
cents per gallon.
Samuel G. Allen, Esq, of Boston, is
the inventor and patentee of the man
ufacture of FAX cotton, which is intend
ed to supply by the incorporation OF
flax with cotton the deficiency in the
cotton supply. Mr. Allen hassucceed'
ed in interesting several Boston capi-
talists in the enterprise, and the man
ufacture Of fax cotton is to be com
menced forthwith at Lawrence, Mass.
Que Of the new regiments from
Michigan, during one of the battles i'll
Maryland, after fighting like veterans,
fell short Of ammunition. Instead OF
hunting over the field for the proper
officer to write them an order for a
new surply they coolly marched to the
army wagons, retilled their cartridge
boxes, and returning to the strife
charged over stone wall upon Dray
toms South Carolina Brigade, whici
they about annihilated. The Seven
teenth Michigan is the "Stonewall
regiment, and the South Carolinian
will long remember with grief thes
ira recruits from country towns"
A bill has passed the Confedera'
Congress, authorizing the Secretary
the Treasury to issue copper coins
the denomination Of five, ten, an
twenty-five cents to the amount OF n
millions Of dollars, and approrrlatl'
two hundred thousand dollars TO car
the act into effect.
Colonel lex Governor) WIN. Smit
of the Forty-Hinth Virginia regime
was slightly wounded at the battle
Sharpsburg. This is the fifth We
narrow escape which he has made.
The blockading squadron of v
mington, is by no means idle. L
week, an accessory propeller cal
the Sunbeam = an English veSse
mounting 4 guns and containing
crew of 81 men, attempted to run
blockade, through New Inlet, whic
protected by Fort Fisher on Fed
Point. The State Of Georgia dis'
cred her, and with the aid of the A
tic, succeeded in capturing the p
Ter manifest showed a cargo of
nitions of war, valued at $250,0OO.
Sunbeam was we understand =
iron boat, and. new, or nearly sd.
proved valuable pr'z,, and has
sent to New York under charg
Acting Master Folsom.
A schooner loaded with salt, latte
ed to run the blockade at the
time, and was sunk.
A few days since, Parson Brow
delivered an address at the State
held at Detroit, Michigan. A
conclusion of his speech, Gen.
who was present; was called tn
speak. He responded as folio"
am unable to say anything
friend, who has just spoken, exp
nv sentiments. My heart is
cause, and | have faith that the
and integrity Of the American