Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1862-07-12

Stono,and is the only territory between
us and the city. The enemy have for
tifcations here and are bringing r-een-
forcements from Savannah via the
Charleston and Savannah railroad
the bridge of which the 50th Pennsyl-
vania failed to burn. The precise ma
ture of ftheir defences are slowly coming
to light with each days advance.
General Beverly Robinson, of Rich
mond, has been appointed to the com
mand Of the rebel cavalry force of the
laseJ JCoresl Ashby. tvs .'!!a..-s.i
The President has vetoed the bill to
allow the circulation of notes uxder IS
in the District of Columbia.
Prot. Maillefort fired two more of
his submarine blasts, Monday morn
ing, on the submerged wharf, foot of
Craven street. They raised u couple
Of most magnificent water spouts
together with fish and sunken timber.
Prof. is some OH submarine science.
A distinguished gentleman, says the
Atlanta (Ga.,) Mtelligencer, has per-
mitted us to make the following ex-
tract from a letter received by him
from his daughter, dated Richmond,
June I'd, where she was during the re-
cent battle before that city, OH Satur-
day and Sunday Of May 3lSt and June
lst: General Johnston was wounded
by a Mimic ball in the shoulder. The
ball passed down his back and has not
been found yet. At the sine time a
spent shell struck him in tie breast
He fell from his horse and broke two
of his ribs, SO, Of course, he suffers
very much. spent all day yesterday
with him. To-day he is much better,
although the ball has not yet been ex'
tracted."
The Fourth of July was observed il
this city, on Friday, by general dis
play of bunting, the ringing Of bells,
and the firing Of gnns from the fortiti
cations, the gunboats, and the light
batteries. There was a very grand
display of the Star Spangled Banner
and the troops in this Department pa
raded during the day, making very
imposing appearance. All nature
locked gay and smiling, with here
and there sour hearted secessionist
who coL d not afford to smile and b.
happy with his fellow men. They
were very few here on Friday.
The display Of flags and signals from
the shipping in the harbor was mag
nitcent, and the blue jackets had ;
right jolly time. There was less in
toxication than is usually to be scel
on that glorious day. Everybody wa
happy-save the exceptions nameC
above-and their cousins.
In the forenoon the 25th Mass. Reg
paraded with full ranks, and visite'
the Presbyterian Church, where til
Rev. Mr.. James delivered an Grafton
which was we'll received. This ora
tior, we learn, is to be printed in pam
phlet form, at the expense of the reg
ment.
There is a city ordinance, that ha
never been repealed, and also an ol
der of the Provost Marshal, agains
fast driving in our streets. The ord
nance and the order seems to have bu
little attention paid to it. On Frida
we noticed some reckless, dare-dev
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driving througa Middle street, by
couple Of soldiers Oh horseback. The
paid no heed to the safety Of pedcstr
ans, but drove furiously on, and whe
near the corner of Middle and Soutl
Front streets, one of the horses thre,
his drunken rider to the ground, wit
great force, severely injuring him.
The general impression was, serve
him right for his wanton disregard {
human life. He was picked up an
carried to the hospital.
There is another nuisance to whic
we would refer, and that is, the to
common practice Of driving horses an
ponies on the sidewalks. This
against one Of the city ordinances, an
it is a wholesome ordinance, too. I'll
wife and child of one of our citizeI
met with very narrow escape frol
one OF these horseback sidewalk racer
1t is an evil which ought to be sur
marily abated, and we would respec