Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-07-28
ARMY TENS

u. hiii CBethel Hill has been assigned to
the Command of the Coast, extending from
!" ilrnlngton to Drury's bluff, vice Gen. Holmes
assigned to an important mman in the
Southwest.
GEN. MAGRuDER has been recalled from b;s
new m in the Southwest and appo;n.
ted to duty in Virginia. We learn that his
Western command has been given 10 Gen
Holmes.
GEN. HUeER has been relieved of his CON-
mand and assigned to duty as chief of ord
nance at Richmond.
DEATH OF MAJ. 7. N. CRUMPLER.-We re-
greet to learn that Maj. 7. N. Crumrler died
lately at ichmond ofthe wounds he received
at the disastrous charge of the 1st N. C. Cav.
airy. His wound was a shot in the side, pene.
trating his breast. He surviveds some fifteen
days. His body has been sent home for in
terment.
PRoMoTED.-Lieut. Col. w. L. DeRossett
has been promoted to the Colonelcy of the
3D. n @ Troops, made vacant by the death Of
Col. Meares. A brave man and an excellent
officer fills the place of CASTOR Meares.
CoNTRABAND coNTRABANDs.-Two negroes,
who had escaped to the Yankees and returned
or a recruiting expedition, were arrested and
hung at Kinston, Leneir County, last week.
We have no particulars of their capture, the
nature Of their return visit or their mode of
trial, but the execution ofthe deluded wretch
es is beyond question.
OF course, these unfortunate negroes cross
ed the Yankee lines under Stanly's permit,
and with his knowledge and consent came
out as spies to pick up what information
they could, and induce other negroes to run
away or perhaps do worse. They have paid
the penalty of their folly, and their blood is
upon the head Of Stanly, and the hordes of
r~ascally seoundrels with whom he is CO.
operating. Every negro who is caught in
: the attempt to elope to the Yankees should
instantly suffer death as the surest, if not
the only means Of lettering others from fol-
lowing their example.
: LIEUT.. ALsToN.-The report of the death
of Lieut.. Junius Aston, of the I'd N. G.
Troops, we are glad to learn, is incorrect
He was shot through the body and lung, but
!, is now in a fair way of recovery.
Col. GoDwIN's REGIMENr.-The Regiment
: which has been forming at Salisbury for the
last three or four weeks, having been filled
It has been organized by the election of Mr.
% @oa-iAa as Coroner, TIC Jones, Jr., 1t Colo
Of mel and James Craige, Major.
p UNFoUNDED RUMoR.-The rumor which has
he oeen current for some time, and which ba,
&c been endorsed by several newspapers th.t
Gen. Beauregard's wife died recently IS ve
50 are glad to say, unfounded. The brave Gro
y ole leader will, we trust, ere long be hearc
) from.-Chas. Courier.
to Gen. HUMPHREY MARsHALL.-Son,e tim,
4 since we announced that Gen. Marshall bol
resigned, and his resignation accepted. W,
learn that 1t was in consequence of the Gov
is eminent placing an officer who ranked hin
81 IN NINA of his department. We are ola,
es 10 learn that the President has assigned FIJI.
i o1hcer to another field, and that Gen. Mar
" snail has been appointed a Major General an,
re assigned to the command.-Southern CONT
i'd erdcy. 9
The Petersburg Express of "Wednesday lac
l. says 1t learns from citizens of Eastern Nortl
Carolina, that it is currently reported in tho
region, that a rebellion occurred racont,,
among the contrabands on Roanoke Isl.nd
IL Is stated that the negroes, becoming die
satlshed with the harsh treatment of Tho;
all newly-found masters, took ADVANTAGE of =,
on opportunity presented while the Federal
!: were at dinner with stacked arms to co.,.
II the n%iuskets, with which they opened fro ~
n on the Yankees, and killed several CT
Ike CONSERVATION was produced :amonp tho col
diers on the Island by this unexpecfed ,ttaol
Dut they soon rallied, and recoyerino tha;
guns, commenced an indiscriminate sla 7ohto.
which was only ended with the almost tota
e, e~Xtermlnatlon of the negroes. We o;va ~;
ruinor as 1t reaches US, without vonch;nn G.
. It's authenticity. ~
through parties who have recent, l.,
q the place. the Express has also ;ntero,eo'
Sc, intelligence from Suffolk. General M.nssnl
he IS IN command. The number &C V.niH
r,l troops IN the town is about eight tbo,,snns
Ihey are hlthy, sickly and inefficient TN
weather Is SO intensely hot that at dress =.
tn raoe last Wednesday, three hundred 90 p y
Yankees fell from the ranks and 81 tn
from the parade ground. oe oorn
lhere are two provost marshals-p.r, n
no. nay and a German named Van waLlD
botn are much disposed to abuse tbo;":
n. Since the recent battle before P;o,
fer. Tue Yankees have been in cont;n,aI nIon