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pondence.
The Northern papers publish the following the
full correspondence between Generals Grant and Penn
berton preliminary TO the surrender of Vicksburg:
Headquarters, VICKsBURG, |
July 3, 1868.
Major General U. S. Grant,
Commanding United States Forces:
General have the honor to propose to you an ar
mistce Of - hours, with view to arrange terms for
the capitulation of Vicksburg To this end, if agree
able will appoint three commissioners, to meet like
number to be named by yourself, at such place and
hour to-day as you may find convenient. l make this
proposition to save the further euson of blood which
must otherwise be shed to rghtu extent, feeling my
self fully able to maintain my position yet indefinite
period.
This communication will be handed you, under flag
of truce by Major General James Bowen.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN G. PEMBERToN.
To this General Grant replied as follows
Headquarters DEPARTMENT OF Tenn,
In the Field, near Vicksburg, July 3.
Lieut. General j. @ Pemberton, Commanding Conted'
rate Forces, etc
General Your note of this date is Just received pro-
posing armsce of several hours for the purpose OF
arranging terms of capitulaton, through commission
ers, to be appointed, etc. The efuson of blood you
propose stopping by this course ne ended at any
time you may choose, by unconditional surrender OF
the city and garrison. Men who have shown 80 much
endurance and courage as those in Vcksburg, will
always challenge the respect of an adversary and
assure you will be treated with all the respect due
them as prisoners of war,
do not favor the proposition of appointing commits
soners to arrange terms of capuaton, because have
no other terms than those indicated as above.
am General,
very respectfully, your ob,t servant,
U. s. GRANT, Major General.
Bowen, the bearer of Pemberton's letter, receiv
ed by Gen. A. q. Smith. He expressed strong de.
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FROM CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, July 28th 1863.
Everything is prog essng favorably There are twenty
seven vessels, of all kinds including the Ironsdes and
1tors lying below. few transports arrived yester-
day some twenty vessels reported be in Stone.
brig run aground and berg stripped by Yankees
On yesterday afternoon had killed one wound
ed at Shell Point Battery, reporte up this morning
There has been heavy Smelling all day.
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WHEREABOUTS.

CHATTANOOGA July 28th 1868.
dispatch to the Rebel from Dublin depot, Va, dated
from Ellsworth, Morgans operator, says that party
three hucdred of Mogans crossed the Ohio Sun
day. 10th inst II miles below PArkersburg. Morgan was
there but prevented froG sspg by the gunboas
He remained the other Shore with large party men
The last news from him, he Winchester { hio
tearing UP the Railroad.
Ali quiet in the army Of Tennessee Nothing from
enemy.
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NORTH CAROLINA, T. e

JOHN HOWARD,
us Bill for conversion Of
JACOB SMITH, Admr. property.
FREDERICK ID. SMITH Others
1T APPEARING that Frederick d. Smith and wife Celia
Jane parties defendant this Case reside beYond the
limits OF the State therefore served
npon them 1t efore ered that publication be
made in some public TOR the space of six
notifying said defe that unless they per the
term of Court of Equity to be held Evansville
on the Fourth Monday of sep ember and then and
there plead demu 10 said Bill, that the same
will be taken pro confess0 and for hearing pdre
to them. Witness my hand official y, 9th July, lj3
JEas1 PEARSALL, G. N. E..
July 20, 1863. A4-6t*
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STOLE

LNROM MY HOUSE on Thursday night last two P oChEI
BOOKS, containing about ts7o hundred and ity dol
lars in money and all ny notes. One Grcrg i Jen
kns. payable George Ennett, for sixty dollars aeo
to myself for two hundred and aftE dollars dated
last several others not ecoected hereby fotew Tn al
persons trading for any the above, or any note
payable myself and the makers of the same from pay
ing the same to any person except myself:
BUI GESS WILLIAMS:
July 23d, 1868. AN@
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To Subscrihers.

The foifoWi g very sensible remarks are taken from
the CountTynan. They express exactly what we would
say to our subscribers:
We thank you for your kind feeling and compliment
to Journal and regret that there should have been
an interval between your subscription, in which you did
not receive the paper. You say you begged us aw-
ful hard to let you know the expiration of your for
mer subscription, SO that you could renew That is
true you did. And SO have many Others but we
have never compiled with the the request in single
instance and never shall. You all don't think how
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ter neglecting business to hld out whose money
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vidual subscriber to attend to his and remem-
Der when his subscription expires, make meEnOran-
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ing when subscriptions about to expire In ninety
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es bis paper, after it is actually stopped The Coun-
tryman might have upon its list hundreds of
subscribers than it has, if it would have departed from
its strict rule of serny striking of every name whose
subscription has expired For these credit subscr.
bers we might have cotton pay, we might not. If
we got it at ALL it would have BEEN after laying out
more time and labor in collecting it, than the whole
amount was worth. There is no proper way under
heaven to conduct paper except upon strict cash
basis decapitatiDg all subscribers, right and left with
out notice and without mercy, who fail to in
time.
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FROM JOHNsTON'S ARMY.

MORTON, July Goth, MOBILE, July 9th, 1863
it has raining and stormng for the past two days
which pcketing wood flats anything but desra-
bic.
About fifty prisoners were g0b5led u? between
G AID yJonJ es'ertay and TO day who we've engaged
il IEagrg ard cen uniting ev,ly species o vuHd4lsm
lis .o4 Isille accounts represent that IHe
Il y wee This side of the Big Black.
News the death of the gallant General Bowen of Mis-
souri, at Clinton on the oath, received last night.s
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So Much FOR BAD LooKs.-A man was assaulted
and beaten nearly to death in New York, last week,
by the mob, for being like Horace Greeley. Verify
the must be in bad odour at the
North. We have often predicted that be and Seward
would be hung to lamp posts and the prophesy is about
to be fulfilled.
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FROM JOHNsTON's ARMY.

MORTON, July 27th 1868.
slight rain has been falling to-day. No change of
consequence the disposition troops All have gone
to work erecting biVouacs in the Pney
themselves comfortable Notwithstanding the surrounding
circumstances.
But little news comes in from Vicksburg. All accounts
state that the shipment of troops up the river continues
McPheson corps and part the ordnance have already
gone.
Our cavalry report Yankees this side of Big
Black, but considerable number in Osterhaus old en-
reDehments opposite Edwards ferry.
The roads have been rendered almost impossible by the
recent rains
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ali i,.irt tonight. The weather is hot and sutry.
SUFFERING IN TENNESof.E.
CHATTANOOGA, July 9th, 1863.
small squad OF Yankees appeared ct Bridgeport this
nusUug aud attempted TO capture steamboat, but orr
Ickets gave reception that they tied pre-
apitately.
from Middle Tennessee represent the suferngs
AMONG the people horrible. Some of the most weahiest
families rations from the Federal commissaries
others compelled beg bread for their families in
tie camps of the enemy.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
FEiO ANSWER NUMEROUS INQUIRIES, and to correct
errors not uncommon the following notice pabl sh
ed to all concerned
j. Under the recent call of he President extending the
conscript age all substitution have to be valid If
TIE substitute be less than 40 years old aud
exempt by law.
H. Membership, unless ficer duly accepted by
the War Department of local atoms for home de-
nee or special service cOnfers cain 20 exemption
from nteOeFate service neither does in the mill
TIA unles IN case OF 'HceIs actuA ly in commission who
have duly qualified
III. Hereafter any furnishing substitute will be-
Lis BILE his whenever the services of the
substitute the Government from any cause other
tLan the cas- ates of
~. Applications for exemption, any ground what
must be first addressed to the local enrolling officer
who if he has not power to act, in doubt will
them to higher authority with report of the facts All
such addressed direct to higher authority will necessarily
and invariably be referred back for local examination and
report; and the applicants will thus have useessy lost
time and prolonged suspense.
Appeals against adverse decisions by LEGAL officers will
be forwared by them for hearing, when any plausible
gre und of appeal is set nth.
v. Commandments of Conscripts will give this notice
tensive circulation the local press of their respective
States. g. W. LAY, 1t COL, A. A. G.
July 3D. 1868. 246 &4420A. Acting Chief of Bureau.
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FROM VIRGINIA.

ICLPEPER, July -Ith, 1868.
\ .c~aI dispatch to the Enquirer says that Meade's
headquarters WarreDton. On Saturday Sedgwick
reported moving towards Fredericksburg. lot of
r4yarg STARTS command, Saturday captured
S.! Of GeG Upton within hundred yards Of Seade's
headquarters. All quiet
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BETWEEN THE ENGLISH And
YANKEE GOVERNMENT

I'm GEE NOF ChNmEN1
RICHMOND, July 9th, 1868.
The correspondence relative to the seizure of the WILL
owen, by the U. S. ship Montgomery, shows that the Brit
h Government is dissatisfied with the decision of the prize
Court and considered that compensation should be
Iranted to the
seward replied that the might carry the
Tie Court of Appeals.
Russell expressed his regret at this answer asd hoped
that seward would reconsider the matter the
proved so clear instance of seizures.
Seward in long reply says that not Incumbent
the rart United withdraw their confidence
rom that Judicial tribunal.
The London Times glad thai Stewards Peevieh letter
was replied to.
Henry Ward Beecher, in a 81 czech in London charged
lie aboongts of Great Britain with being false to their
principles inconsistent and deficient rmness and ready
10 back down
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July %, 1858.
N(lV'ICE.

w, ILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION, at tie Market
w House in WILMINGTON, on Saturday, LOT august al
Ii o'clock our SA 1t WUKKH, situated TCpsall >, und
on John HoWards land. These works ca'cua ed u
make from bushels per day. Also large LOT o.
well wood. Persons wishing purchase would
do well to anime for themselves.
LEE & WESTBRODE,
July "a, 1868 243 7t44 It,.
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DEATH OF HON. W. l.. YANCEY,

MONTGOMERY, July 27th, 1868
Hon. W. L. Yancey ded at his residence this city
to-day, after illness of four weeks, effects of
kidney disease
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CAPTURE OF TWO YANKEE OFFICERS.

GoLDsBoRo' July 27th, 1863.
1r J. B. Housteen and Capt. VIM B. Avery, of 132nd
Yok regiment captured Saturday by scouts from
G}rd n. c. cavalry, miles from Newbern arrived
lei this morning. They pleasure excursioa.-
llrir horses ard buggy also captured.
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sire 10 converse with General Grant, and accordingly
Grant, while declining this, requested Gen. Smith to
say that ii Gen. Pemberton desired to see him. an in
tervew would be granted between the lines in McPher.
sons 'front.' at any hour in the afternoon which Penn
berton might appoint.
message was soon sent back to Smith appoipting
O'Clock as the hour. Grant was there with his staff
and Gems. Ord, Mcpherson, Logan and A. J. Smith.
Pemberton came late attended by Gen. Bower and
Col. Montgomery. He much excited and imperti-
pent 10 his answers to Grant
The conversation Was held apart between Perlber-
ton and bis officers ard Grant. Mcpherson and e. J..
Smith The rebels Insisted upon being paroled and al
lowed to march You'd our lines hence, officers and ALL
with eight days rations drawn from their own stores
the oters to retain their property and body servants
Gen. Grant heard what they had to say, and left
them at the end OF hour and half, saying that be
would send in his ultimatum in writing TO which
Pemberton promise to reply before night, hostlities
to cease in the meantime
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No. IS.
TIE PRESIDENT OF IHE CONF CRATE TATE
having called into the military service all between the
ayes of IL As subject the CUuscript Act, General
Order No Is, ordering the commanding officers OF tho
Militia TO enroll d bring R4egh those between ~ aud
As cars, is hereby revoked
BY order Of Gov. VANCE:
DAEIEI. q. FDNLS,
Adjutan General.
yrl, % 1oE9 H2. IW--4i.lL.
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IONSCRIpr nEEIGE

CAMP HOLMES, July 25th, 1863. 7
II HE FOLLOWING NOTICE hereby published for the
/ information of all concerned.
Col. PETEK MALLETT,
Comd't of CoDsCripts for N. e.
}. w. MALLETr, A6Pt.
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xecU'IVe DeparImtnt NOrIh Carolina,
ApJuTAKT GENERALS OFFICE, (MILITGA) ;
Ha!eiEh, IN 2lsJ, lsG3.
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Bowen, the bearer of Pemberton's letter. was receiv
ed by Gen. A. q. Smith. He expressed strong de-
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G.. J. RAINS

B,saiier Gansral and superintendent
TuIy oath 1853.
sS- Register, Progress Standard, Western Dem cat,
Fayettevile Observer, Whining journal, Salisbury
Waterman and AeheVie News, copy one week with hls
paragraph.
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The French Tobacco In Richmon,i-The Firnln ess
II Secretary Wellts.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune is writing up Secretary Welles who is rather
in bad order just with the New York merchants
on account of bis inability to catch the Florida and the
Alabama. He shows that however imbecile that Off
Ger may be the sea, be Is very good ashore, and
even succeeds in laying out Seward and then The
letter says:
The country will not know in how many instances
its honor has been sealed from unnecessary concessions
to foreign Powers by the rmness of Secretary Welles
until the history OF the shall have been written
from official records In least two of these instances
Mr. Wees has been more successful in combating the
views of the State Department than he in the Pc
terhof case.
The French Minister, the burden of many of whose
despatchts as the Yellow Book shows concerned the
tobacco owned by the French Government and stored
at Richmond requested permission to ship on board
vessels to sail directly from the capital the blockade
to be raised at that point for the purpose.
Secretary Seward was willing to grant the favor
asked. but was obliged to refer the to Secretary
Welles whose answer to the effect that the United
States had opened the ports of Virginia and North
Carolina, from which the French Government could
export its tobacco it it desired, and that the United
States would not agree to interfere with its transit to
Alexandria Beaufort for the purpose of shipment to
France. He added that it asking too much OF our
Government to require it to raise blockade when
nothing bnt the obstnacy of the rebels prevented the
shipment of tobacco TO this reply M. Mercer had no
reply to make To the Spanish Minister Secretary
Seward was willing to make a concession, which Sec
rotary Welles steadily refused.
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FROM CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, July 9th, 1853.
qaIrt tonight. The weather is hot and sultry.
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The officer who received this letter stated that it
would be impossible to it by night, it was
not till little before day that the proposed reply
furnished.
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RECEIVER's NOTICE,

July "a. 1863.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-28

We learn by passengers from Berwick yes
terday, that an engagement took place yes
terday between Gen. Weitzeps forces and the
rebels. AT the time the train left it was re-
ported that the UnioniSts had killed six and
captured forty of the rebels. Heavy cannon
aiding was heard afterwards, which indicated
that the gunboats were busy. We also re-
ceived yesterday the following dispatch from
Berwick'S Bay, by which it will be seen that
our navy has lost another efficient officer -
TO THE EDITORS OF THE DELTA.
BERwICK's BAY, Jan. 10, 1868.
have just learned the particulars of an af-
fair of some Importance, which took place
yesterday. Early in the day commander Blu
chanan went up the Teche with the Calhoun,
until he came to the Instructions placed in
the channel by the rebels. At this point, I'M
luckily, the gunboat got aground. Command
er Buchanan, however, it is said, went for
ward some distance and was shot through the
head from one of the rifle pits. A man named
WhtehurSt, also belonging to the Calhoun,
was killed at the same time. Col Thomas of
the 9th Vermont, hearing the firing, ordered
his regiment to charge the pit, which resulted
i'll the capture of thirty rebels and the disper-
sion of the rest. | have been told that six
rebels were killed. | learn on good authority
that the captain of the rebel gunboat Cotton
was killed, and it is also reported that the boat
is captured. | shall send you further partic-
ularS as soon as | can.
THE DEATH OF COMMANDER BUCHANAN.
From the Kew Orleans Delta. Jan. Ii.
We are called upon to mourn the death of
Lieut.. Thomas Mexican Buchanan, command
er Of the gunboat Calhoun, who was shot
through the head, on board of his vessel, on
Wednesday morning. His vessel had got
aground before the distractions near the en-
trance of the Teche, and while he was forward,
endeavOring to float her, he was shot by some
southern scum from a rifle pit. Col. Thomas,
of the Sth Vermont, avenged his death by
prompt assault OF the pits and the capture and
rout Of the devils. Lieut.. Buchanan was Il
noble sailor. He was courageous and gener-
Gus, and everybody who came within the in
fuence of his manhood liked him. He won
high titles while on the New London, and we
think that we bestow no less than lust praise
when we say the navy has lost one of its
brayest officers, and the American Uuion one
of its truest sons. He was nephew of the
rebel naval commodore Buchanan and a con-
nection of eX-president Buchanan, but in name
only was he like them.
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THE DAILY SPY.
The Army Of the POTOMAC.

1t appears that Gems. Sumner and Frank
lin have been removed from command at their
own request. Gen. Sumner made the re-
quest two weeks before Gen Burnside re-
signed Gen Franklin more recently. 1t is
stated that the conduct of the latter during
the time that Gen. Burnside was in command
has been very ccnsurabe and that he will
demand court of inquiry. We hear no
complaint of Gen. Summers conduct, and
have no reason to believe that he has failed
to support General Burnside cordially
and faithfully. One of the New York
papers has dispatch in which it is 'under-
stood" that Gen. Couch will succeed Sumner,
and that Gen. w. T. Smith will take the place
of Franklin. Another New York paper has
dispatch which says,-'Gcnerals Couch,
Reynolds, and Sedgwick are among those
named as possible successors to Generals
Sumner and Franklin"
1t is well for the army of the Potomac that
Gen. Franklin has been removed from it; and
there are a few others, less prominent, whose
conduct should be investigated There has
demoralize that army, and also to persuade
the country that it was demoralzed. \ few
prominent officers have put forth lying repre-
reservations, and then done everything in their
power to make these representations seem
true. Their aim has been to compel the gov
eminent to remove Burnside and restore Nc
Clellan; and they have been aided by every
disloyal "copperhead' press and politician in
the country. 1t would be wonderful if their
Vaccinations had been entirely without effect !;
but they have failed to accomplish what they
intended; and there is now a prospect that
the army of the Potomac will be relieved OF
their influence. They have been treated with
aforbearance that seems almost criminal; hui
they will now feel change at which all loya
men will rejoice.
1t has been the purpose of these conspira
tors in the army of the Potomac that no at
tempt or movement of General Burnside
against the rebels should be successful. He
is true, sincere, and most honorable man, a
brave, active, and capable commander; and
although his command of that army has not
been fruitful in successes, the country will
appreciate the difficulties by which he has
been surrounded and retain its confidence in
him. When the secret history of the battle
of Fredericksburg is written, the country will
probably revise its unfavOrable estimate Of
the possibility of success there, and of the
real cause of the failure The brave, skill
full, and spirited Gen. Hooker who now sue
ceeds him will not bear patiently what he la.
borne; and if there are still conspirators il
that army disposed to plot and cabal to EN-
barrass and disorganize it, they will be likely
to get an experience of swift and thorough
justice.