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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-01

On the Rappahannock all is quiet as regards a
general movement Of the troops, but the yankees are
making raids into Westmoreland and Northumber-
land Counties, stealing and destroying property.
They have stolen some 800 horses and 100 wagon
loads of negroes, besides ethsrs mounted on horses.
Similar outrages are committed below Richmond.
IN King and Queen, Gloucester and Matthews Coun-
ties. a young lady of high responsibility was bra
tally outraged. and the Injuries to her person go
great that her life is despaired of.
Later accounts of the skirmish below Kinston, place
me behavior OF our men, especially the Both, under
represents them AZ fighting heroically against great
odds, and only falling back when preset Dy over
whelmiRg Numbers. Welost 1S men, fourteen known
to be w~ounded-balanc prisoners. Lit. s. d. Ray, of
Orange. was MORALLY wounded.
RIcHmoND, May 29.-At the State election. vester-
day. Wickham was elected over Lyons, in this Con-
gressional district, and VIM. c. Riyes was elected
without opposition in the Albemarle district.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-01
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.

At stated meeting of Jacobs Fork Division, No.
2s7, Sohs OF Temperance, the following preaAnl BILE
aud resolutions Were unanimously ado pied
WHEREAS, we have received the sad intelli. ence OF
the death oi our esteemed BRO. Davis u. Hoeyer. who
was d member of Co. 4 of the 18th Reg. n. q. r..
and who fell nobly defending his country cn te 81
dayof May near Fredericksburg ~thsrcfure,
Resolved, 1st: That we bow with reverence aud
submission under the hand o Almighty God who
holds the destinies of individuals rs well as nations
in his own hand, and who governs all things sccor-
ding to the counsel of his own will.
q. That in the death of Bro. Hoover this Division
has lost one of its best members; that amidspa all the
temptations incident to camp life he remained irm to
christian church he was faithful in the discharge of
his duties, and as a soldier always obedient and ready
TO go forth in defence OF his country.
8 That we tender to the bercaved mother, broth
ers and sisters, our warmest sym patty, and that While
we with them mourn. we have the assurances that our
4. That as a tokcn of respect for our Brother, we
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days, and
resolutions to the Mother Il OR deceased brother.
and a copy be sent to the Spirit of the Age with q
request to publish. J.J. HICKS, Ii. s.
Ata meeting of SeuthJ'ork Division. No, 243, S. Of
T., held on Saturday, May ed, the following prcam-
WHEREAS, 1t ma pleased Almighty God to aflict ms
as = Division again, by removing from among us our
beloved Brother, Francis Marion Seagle, who fell up
ffssss: sanf AHa - p AsE7
Resolved, 1st. That whilst it is painful to MS to lose
hs pleasant association, wea the same time Row
with humble submission and reverence TO Him who
doeth all things W u, and according to the councils OF
.. That ia the death of our Young Brother the
church has lost a stay and our bleeding country = good
soldier and citizen, society an ornament, our Division
one OF It's most p%unctual members !.
3D.. That we offer our warmest sympathies to hfs
bereayed parents, brothers and sisters.
4. That we send q cop, of these resolutions to the
family OF the deceased, and also q copy to the Spirit
Of the Age, with a request to copy. Also. that they
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
MELVILLE RAMsoUR, X. S.
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TIE VERY LATEST NEWS.

The latest news from VickssnrS is u.PEFUL. hut
not enough Is given t. be SATISFACTORY as 10 the
state of affairs there. Dispatches from one authur-
tiles, state that the slaughter of yankees around
and that Gen. Pembert0n had to barn Tar and use 9th
er disinfectants, to save oar troop fr,m the effects of
the yankee dead rottiDg in front of our works.
The northern papers contain de>patches dated I'D
nit. which state that their loss is not very heavy Tor
the position they have gained, and that tney expec-
ted TO take Vicksbarg next Oar. But an official iele-
gram TO the government AZ Richmond, on the 18th,
tslx Gays later than the yankee dispatch) states that
Gen. Stephenson, (who seelIs tn be in command IN,
Vlcksburg0 reports hard fighting has been going on
SUCCESS, and that the men are confident and in dnc
spirits.'
The yankee dispatch claims that they have captured
(up 10 the 22d ult.9 six thousand prisoners and 1+
pieces OF ARTILLERY; and that they had captured HainesN
Bluff, 1azoo city, and other places, with immense
stores, ordnance, &C., and that the right wing of their
army rests on the Mississippi, which enables them To.
receive sspplies by water communication.
Inc latest northern papers have dispatches dated
z4th, headed "Vicksburg Fallen! The stars and etfipys
floating on the enemy's work. - Here, they say, tho
wires broke down and they could learn nothing fur
tnsr. No wonder. Such lies are enough TO break the
right hand.
Pem6erton seems to be at yicksburc. and not ont.
eide, as was supposed. OF where Gen. Johnston and
MIS- army are, or what they intend doing, the dispatch
es are silent. We still believe Vickpburg will hold
90: and the yankees be driven out, but the news TINS
lar leaves US in painful suspense.
Gen. Marnaduke. 1t Is again asserted and believed,
mas taken Helena, Ark, from the yankees, a d that ne
had captured a regiment OF negroes, $40, and hung the
whole OF them-yankee officers aud all. Northern
tacky, with all the yankee forces that Occupied the
place.
Aajor General A. P. Hill and EweI have been mo.
pointed Lieut.. Generals by President Davis.
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CAMP BURNEY, Nav 23d. 1868

Nh. J L. PENN1GToN-Dear Sir A SQUAD
of Captain Barringtou's company, Major
Nhitford's Battalion, N. C. Troops, consist
ing of Privates Robt. F. Silly, WILEY 4.
Rowe, Cyrus J. Mayo, Benjamin i. Edwards.
Franklin Howard, and James E. Taylor, cap
tured a Yankee schooner called the Sea Bird
Of 227 tons burthen, and burned the scboou-
err with her cargo, consisting of 223 tons of
coal, SHIPPED by the Naval Agent at Pailadel,
phia on account of the United States and
assigned to the senior Naval Officer at Nes
bern, Capturing the Captain and crew Of
Of the Schooner, consisting OF Capt. John
Scott, mate Robert Shepard; Seanen, M.
Williams, c. Peterson, j. Dawson, S. S.
Mason and w. Mason. After firing the Seq
Bird the squad boarded a lighter and cap
tursd Capt Thompson and two runaway
negroes, and seeing what they thought a
gunboat crossing toward them, and having
three miles to row in open canoes to reach
the nearest land, they abandoned the lighter
without firing her. This took place in
Neuse river. about forty miles below New
bern, on the morning Of the 21st inst.
Yours Very Respectfully,
Lieut.. j. D,MYEKs.
Whitford's Battalion.
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JAap BEFORE Hummelshine,. Va.

May 18th, 1861
The army Of the Potomac still rests on the
'sehthern banks Of the Rappahannock. The
cdnp- fires Of 10. Hooker still burn by night
III full view. The army under General
L., eiated with its brilliant athievelnents
ani splendid victories Of the Sd and 4th Of
NY, is burning for another opportunity to
M assure arms with the yankees. We left
or homes to defend our country, and the
wrk must be done, and we'll done, at all
lizards.
The late seven days operations around this
Is.ce, which included night as well as day,
ns proved terrible in its effects upon the
nalth of our brave soldiers. On Friday last
5rce poor fellows of the 54th Reg. who had
PISSED unbaTmed through swo bloody bat
. DIS and rejoiced in the God-given victories,
eosed their eyes in the sleep Of death, TO
sgake no more until the universal ~rcvclllie
81 creation shall be sounded by the arch
sppget. They will listen TO the war of battle
o. more; nor shall they again advance at
9double-quick, = at the command +" charge"
upon their conntry's foes. We laid them to
list beneath the hills of the Rappahannock,
aad around their tombs offered up our prayers
10 the God of the widow and the fatherless..
Rest in peace, brothers in arms. May the
gentle flowers of spring sweetly bloom
around your graves and signing winds of
leaven sing thc solemn requiem to your de-
parted spirits, from age to age while the
footsteps of the passing traveller fall softly
~ he passes the PATRIOTS graves. The names
Of these soldiers are, w. B. Greenwood, Co.
T., 3. W. jackson, Co. 81, Joseph Clarke,
Go. x.
But the sad tale is not all told. Three
more widows with six little children, bereft
Ut their natural support, are thrown upon
The cold charities of an unfeeling world, 20
saod their weary way, and struggle through
Afe's trials as best they can and perhaps to
I've sneered at by the more fortunate. But,
title ones, wipe away your tears, for there is
- I'D that indGeth in the earth.
TnIs regiment was organized May nth,
1s02, with about 700 men. It has fought in
Two bloody battles, and lost by the same 10
aaen in killed, including its Colonel. Its loss
| at the saue time by disease 81, and one
by accident. This shows most. conclusively
that..the ordeal of the camp is far more de-
structiye to human life, andmor to be dread.
ed than the battlefield. Every thing around
as to-day intimates that the army is on the
eve of active operations. We know not what
, day may bring forth. The yankees have
not looked at US from their balloons for the
last week. Perhaps they have seen enough
Of as, and arc satisfied. JOHN PARIS,
Chaplain 54th N. G. Reg.
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~ We are hsnpy TO learn that 1t Col.
Nelson Slough, of the Goth n. &. Reg was
not killed, as Published, in the Chance!lors-
vile battle, nor even wounded but is in
good health and ready for the fray again.
Col. S. has borne a conspicuous part in all
the battles since those around Richmond. and
notwithstanding his constant exposure to dan.
ger, has survived them all without hurt
May a kind Providence always shelter him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-01

A DERERTER SHor.-As squad of militia, un-
der Capt. Yeargin, stationed at the Falls Of
Neuse river, attempted to arrest a deserter
named Fort, in that neighborhood yesterday.
and the deserter resisting and firing on Capt
Ieargin, was shot down bysofne OF the squad
and killed. This man Fort has been skulk-
ing in that neighborhood for a long time and
was only found now by the vigilance of the
militia, who have been charged with the du-
ty Of arresting deserters. How much better
would it have been for this poor creature to
have fallen in battle. Let his fate serve as a
warning to others to com in, give themselves
up and accept the pardon which has been so
generously offered theu.-Paogress.
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III CORRESPONDENCE.
FOX TIE srfRrr OF rue AGr

FOR TIE SPIRIT OF TuE AGE.
list OF the casualties of Co. K. 2Sth -.
Cssseg. in the battles OF Nay the I'd and Sd,
nn charlottesville, V.
liliea OH the field, none.
onnd.i, 1t }. L. Bihrs, slightly; Pri-
vars Lemuel Morton, mortaliy, (,ince dead >
Ap: IL Russell, J. NJ. Goley, severely, Brit
tor Parks, Thos. W. Whitaker and 4. @.
Bqris. Confusion, Privates Alfred Harrison,
.Gpen Almond, Geo. Z Ross and Lawson a.
Far, slightly.-Total. Il.
A. W. STONE, Cd Lieut.
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OBITUARY.

Eve lines will be published gratis; but for every
additional line of writing ten cents must be cent or
tne obituary notice will not be inserted. We never
:. send Bills for such service: the money must ae-
company the article.
pied, IN this City, on Thursday the a1st nit. Mrs.
Nancy Terry. wife OF VIM. Terry. 81, aged II wears.
she was a consistent member of the B.ptist Church
for upwards CT 10 years.
City papers please copy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-01

when it entered the action, c,GIt hundred
and four haa .f-tt~n upon tie Jieid TIE
gallant Raniscur and other office :, looking
arotl7d upon Their. thinned ranks, gras,ea
each others hands ia SILENCE and burst iato
tears. Surely such officers and such men
deserve, at least, their just need of praise,
and North Carolina may ever tie proud Of
such heroes.
Gen. Ranlseur, not vet recovered from a
severe wound, received at Malvern Hill, which
deprived him Of the use Of the right arm,
led his brigade" ints action, and although
painfully wounded again in the fooS, ~renlai:,-
ed the entire day with his command. That
night faint and Frustrated with pain AID fit
tIgue, unable to Sit on his horse, he went 20
the rear BY order of his superior officer. I
have now, Messrs Editors, endeavored, very
imperfectly | know, to correct the error Of
your correspondent. The entire Confvder4.
cy can Justly be- proud OF the army Of North
ern Virginia, ard OF no portion of it more
than that which halls from the Old No.
State. VIRGINIAN.
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MARRIAGES.

On Sunday the 18th ult, at the residence of the
brides father. III Halifax county, Va, by Elder w. L.
Long. MI. Horace c. Horton of Chatham, n. c.. to
MISS Virginia T., youngest daughter of Percy and Z.
j. Tuck. 70 n. G. Chris. Advocate conv
AT the residence of the brides father. on the 9Th
Nay, by saml. Harrison, Esq, Hr. John R. sladc,
20. 1, oth Reg. n. c. r., to Miss Bette i. Mccain, Nil
efCaswellCounty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-01

We learn that the Board of Internal i'm
provement will meet in this city on Saturday
the 3Oih ofMay, and the Council of State ON
Thursday the 18th of June.
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PETrIGREw's DRIGADE--General I'LL, re-
quests the papers III The State to publish the
following report:
HEADQUARTERS PETTIGREw' 5 BRIGADE,
MAY II, 1868.
MAJOR archer anderson, 4. Il. g.:
SIR:-1n obedieuce to General Orders Ma.
10, Ad]utant and Inspector Generals tN-
flee, / have the fonor TO merton to you tie
names Of the following officers and soldiers
whose good conduct IN the operations al ound
Washington has been officially brought 10
my notice by the Colonies OF their respective
regiments:
18th RegimentN. G. 7. (Col. Leventhorpe)
At the rout of the enemy at Blonnt Greek,
9Th Of April: Capt. Young. Company *;
Lieut., Outlaw and Sergeant Tr,pletf, Com
pany c..
26th Regiment N. c. Z. (Col. Bnrgwyn.)
-Rout at Biount Greek, april 9th: Serge
ants Polk and Hudspeth. Company i. For
officer-like conduct on several occasion, Lieut..
Breese, Company B, and Lieut.. Emerson,
Company i.
47th Regiment n. c.. 7. (Col. Farribault.)
Fight on the eauseWay on the afternoon Of
Both March, on Rodman's farm the night of
the same, and r~epelling the attempted land
ing on the morning of the 31st: Captain
Faucette, Company K; privates May, Pleas
antsand Wilder, Company G; Captain Brown
and Lieutenant Rogers, Company ! Lieut..
Wcstray, Company A. Rout at Blount Creek,
9th of April: Sergeant Blake, Company J.,
and the Pioneer Corps.
SD Regiment N. C. I. (Col. MarshalLl-
For good conduct at Fort Hill, and in the
~sFsgrs vTuTasasns orr iver rLierH >.
Warrea, Company o; psivates Vanderford,
lBolan, Callicott. Company b.
Grahasn's Battery.-Routa at Blount Creek !:
| Lieutenant Britton.
In addition to the above, / would mention
with honor Captain Cummings and Lieuten-
ant ~Galowaway, though they do not belong
to my brigade.
Very respectfully. your obedient servant,
}. JOHNSTON PETTIGREw, Brig. Gen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-06-01
Justice to Xorth Carolina Soldiers.

We are glad to find in q recent No. Of the Richmond
Enquirer the following handsome compliment to, and
noble vindication of the North C.roiina Troops CHI
gaged.rn the great battles ut CnancellorsvIIlc. 1t is
written by "A Virginian," and is an honor to the
writer, and to the grano old State from which ne halls.
This letter to the Enquirer was induced (says "A
Virginian,) by realizing in that PAPER ali account
which ignored North Caroinians ent.r ely as being in
Cen Rhodes division. The Enquirer prefaces the
letter with some remarks, denying that any Cores
pondent or cditorial in that paper ever did the alleg-
ed injustice TO the North Carolina soldiers, and in
sistS that his correspondent Mus: have read tue :t-
ticle in some other Richmond paper, and not the En-
ouirer. This is true, we believe, but that p,per
apoils his strong .asseveratiens of willingness TO do
Justice to North Carolina soldiers, as well as all 9TH
ers, by some other ill.natnred and unjust remarks.-
It says:
/" The whole is a snaaA-a little afair; and if the
statement has been made, what wrong, what inius-
tice has been done? If there had been "MaFy!an-
dcrs and Vlfgiiians" in the division, would their
presence have detracted from the North Carolina
troops"
The complaint was not that Masylanders and Vir-
ginians were falsely stated to be in the division that
did such glorious fighting, but that North Carolinians,
10 regiments of whom Were IN the division, were Lot
mentioned at all. .
,Phe Enquirer SAYS too that Gen. Rhodes, IA Virgin
ian, commanded and led the North Carolina troops"
and that all the country will ask OF the North car.
DINA TROOPS is to follow where Gen. Rhodes leads.
He commanded them, 1t is true, but ia Eirginian'
is to be believed, he did not lead heIn-our owl
Gen. Ramseur did that.
1t is Notifying and disgraceinl, TO see the papers
of one State dispaiaging the heroisin OF the soldiers
. of another. We a. Q all engaged, III the same grea
and noble cause-all having the same incentives t
deeds of daring and valor-and Ill are fighting wit
a courage and patriotic &rQor, alike equal and t.ue
To attempt to disparage the conduct OF the troops 9
one State, or deny them the credit justly their due
and award it to others, is unjust, unpatri'ic, and ca
result in nothing but dissatisfaction and mischief
Let the public every where set the seal of their dis
appreciation upon such conduct as does the foilowin
letter from A Virginiau":
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quantity. At POhEItOY'S.
ADJUTAsT & INSPECTOR GEN'L's OFFICE,
GENERAL ORDER,
rHE FSoejLLoAA1Na ACT OF CONGRESS, Ap-
j. proved by the President, lie published for the
information and direction of all concerned, in connec-
announced in General Orders No. 81, from the Adju-
tant and Inspector Generals Office, April 9Th, 1859,
and as supplementary to said act An actto amend
an act entitled " An act to regulate impressments by
The Congress OF the Confederate States OF America
do enact, That in all cases of appraisemsnt provided
for in said act, the officer impreasiug the property
shall, if be believe the appraisement to be fair and
just, endorse upon 1t his ap" r0val If hot, he shall Ell.
dorse upon it his reasons for refusing, and deliver the
| snme, with . receipt for the property impressed. to
ticahle, forward a copy OF the receipt and appraise-
ment, and his endorsement thereon, to the board Of
| appraisers appointed by the President and Governor
of the State, who shall revise the same and make a
final valuation, SD as to give just compensation for the
property taken, which valuation shall be paid by tho
| proper department for the use Of which tie pronerty
1 yaa taken. on the certificates Of ann. q serx n n uro-sds3
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-31
PcasuHiry Abroad.

have been asreeahly disappointed in the
common people of Italy. Something is to
be s,btracted from my valuable impressions
on account Of the contrast between them and
that most wretched of all populations, the
lahor;ng classes of southern Switzerland. |
was sick at heart at the condition of this
people. The woman are beasts of burden.
The men are overworked. Tie very children
seem prema,urply Old | saw women at VIC. K
in the fields even in France but it was har-
vest work. IN Switzerland | found them
digging over dung heaps. collecting manure
in the woods, packing it in baskets on their
lack, to the fields. l saw girls of hiftesn
and fourteen at work with teams Of bnils,
which they were driving, and in one case
saw woman working AZ a cart harness with
an Ok. Aged people had neither dignity nor
strenity. 1t affected my spirits. | dreads {,
to lock upon comely young maiden, .cr
perceived the hideous change that was to
come upon her when she should hobhie
about, skinny and eye-sore old hag, unfit
to labor, but forced to it by the inexorable
tyranny CT poverty. When, then, l had
crossed into Ital., was as one in a new
world. The common people seemed happy
They laughed and chatted; they returned
your greeting with good-natured kindness
If there is not grand future for northern
Italy, it will be because education and liber
ty are withheld from them. But they are ;
noble stock. Their brains are large, ans
their heads we'll organized. They have gran,
bodies, strong and well developed. l hav,
not, in all my travels. seen common peopl
of such promise as these Italian people,
And am informed that facts do not bell
these favorable appearances. | am houn.
to say, also, that have been agreeably dis
appointed in the appearance of the monk
and priests in Roman Catholic Countries
AS general rule, they have appeared to b
clear faced, intelligent and sincere men. On
ly once or twice did We meet the legendar
type of monk-round, fiat and worldly.
Switzerland and in northern Italy the ger
eral impression produced upon me by tn
; priests has been highly favorable to them-
Heay Ward Beecher.
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ALMOST SUlCIDE.-Mile Mars had Just
been deserted by a brilliant colonel whom
she devoteily loved. She was almost bro
ken hearted. She sobbed. She screamed.
She apostrophized the absent tickle soldier
who had become satiaied with all those
charms which the world never grew tired of
admirirg. She determined TO starve herself
t. death. Thirty-six hours passed away
wi,aoa: niorssl of food passing her lips.
Her attendants really apprehended that death
Ne@ld Issue. and they conjured Talma to
come a1d try to persuade her to relinquish
her fatal resolution Talma came, made the
cook give her sa.ory soup, went TO Mile
Mars, who had not spoken a word f,r a
whole day. md said 20 her in his tones #
deepes: tragedy: See here Mars. It's tiny
ole comrade, It's Talma who begs it of We
lake-do take this soup" The words were
.'aroaiy out OF his month when Mile Ma, -
,ok har handkerchief from her ewes, and
tarnIDg Suddenly on ralma. sid go to
the ID with Your soup. Order ME a
good dinner She laughed, and all the
others laughed. and her days OF mourning
were ID: an end.-IaJ'iSiers' ciycuLar.