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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-09
FROM THE v,NDIcAToa.
RELIEF FOR THE EXILES.

| Mr.. EDITOR THE Central Committee ap-
pointed by the meeting held on Monday last, met
on Tuesday, and appointed working committee
OF Ladies i'll Staunton to visit tie exiled families
as they arrived at this place, to ascertain their
necessities, and to cooperate with the Central
Committee in providing for the destitute. They
also appointed Local Committee Oh Gentlemen
to make further collections at money in the town
of Stauntop. They selected John Wayt, Esqr,
Teller of the Central Bank, as Treasurer of the
fund, which will be discussed upon the orders OF
two of the Executive Committee | am happy
to say that the contributing has been most liber-
al, amounting in some instances to one hundred
dollars each. The Committee also requested me
to prepare and have published brief appeal to
the Ministers of religion in the county. and urge
them to give their aid to the cause Of humanity
and patriotism which has been entrusted to our
care.
N o set phrases are needed to move the beney-
oient hearts OF ministers and pastors of quiet and
happy locks, to provide for women and children
who have been driven from their homes because
their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers are in
the army lighting for US and ours.
The families Of the veterans of the invincible
olst and 18th Regiments and Of other commands
are thrown by cruel and cowardly enemies GpoI
our kindly care and know that no argument
is needed to induce the Ministers of the county
to bring the subject plainly before their people.
Ihese women and children MUST NOT SUPPER
Money must be raised Let Congregational and
neis hborhood committees beappolntei at once to
raise funds and forward them TO Mr.. Wayt. Va
cant houses Will be needed. Let information In
writing be CT mmunicated to me where they can
be had and at what rent. Neignbors must spare
some bedding, chairs, tables ald cooking uten-
slls to help the destitus,. They will be content
with simple accessories and will labor for them
selves. There will be another class who can az
lord to pay moderate board. The names of
4hose III the country who are willing to take such
ooarders at reasonable rates ahoud DO ascertain
ed and forwarded to ne.
Under God the brave men n the army have
saved Augusta county from the rsvages of the
ruthless euemy. Let us not pour forth oRDs OF
gratitude alone, but PAX THE DEBT WE OWE with
cheerfutness ana hearty good wlll--Deo sndics
HUGH W. SHEFFEY,
Chairman, Central Comm!ttee.
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rteut Caas. Calhoun.

On Suedav tnofniy1 May Sd, 1868, near ChaneeA
iorsgiije ca he blood saiued battle ground mace s.
cfsa by th.. sac s..ceo many htroc Spirits. f.,
cscrtalty wour ded this ga an ebiya rcus yoang oth
Ter a I the t1me the ,eouWa was received lfaa 10
supposed il soua Prove fatal aut uruFe eveets pro
ed how tickle are mans calculations he was s5o
through the knee tle Ill SCATTERING the bone; ampu
tatiou was resoftsd he appeared 10 De u0ing vel
until day or two before his death, when it becamt
evident he could not survive long, but during this
tune he bore his affection with Christian forlitude nd
resignation.
Charlie was good boy. BY bis many virtues, his
sense of JUSTICE generosity. impartlaty nd self sac
rfclng devotion to a cause so sacred he won the ad
mirati0u love and OF all who knew him. Idol
lied by bis company and priced by 50 many friends,
how deeply they feel his irrep rable loss He seemed
perfectly conscious of his condition and was willing
and prepared to die Cat down in the vigor and prime
Of life with the prospects of glorious future MS
many friends mourn that this bitter cup should nave
been pressed TO his lips bot these are the fruits OF
war His spirit, tired battling with tins, aas winged
Us way 10 that better land where peace rsSneth ior
ever and he weary are at rest.
Parents brothers and sisters, whose molly auectiohs
were twined around him, what soiace for your deep
and silent greti Be comforted, may God IN his inn
mite mercy help aud support you IL this your severe
afi;ction YOU mourn not those who have no hope,
f Won have the bissful assurance of a reunion with
m IN tie Spirit land here sorrow cometh not and
.nere death cannot enter he only awaitelh the final
resurrection to embrace and welcome you HIS Heav
eniy abode
SToNEWALL
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

IS LIZ the intelligent correspondent of the
Knoxville Register, who is now in Mississippi.
under dates of May %, writes:
We are told that ten thousand dead Yankees
environ the walls of Vicksburg. The Federal
General has sent no flag of truce to ask permits
sion to have these Iutrifying bodies interred-
There they lie, beneath the burning rays OF a
tropical sun, just as they FELL the wounded the
dead and the dying, implied, uncared for, rack
ed with pam, tortured in their torn flesh and
broken hoLes, dying from the pangs of hunger,
and suffering the terrible agcnies Of consuming
thirst. Yet Grant, man born Of woman made
and shaped like the rest of US, o remorseless
monster, permits meD whom he has sent into the
Jaws of death thus to suffer, die and rot. Did it
ever before occur to warrior to puiute the air
that men must breathe till 1t became SO foul that
beleaguered garrison could not inhaie it and
live Fountains and streams have been poison :
ed In order to compel the surrender of fortified
stronghoids, but never before did a warrior un-
dertake to defIe the very atmosphere in order to
at ain an end which the vaior of his oyerwhsl m
ing armies could not accomplish.
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CIRCUIT COURT.

Judge Thompson has been holding
his court for this county during the pas
week, and will probably continue the
session week or two longer. The grand
jury made last week a few presentment;
for assault and battery, and adjourned
over to yesterday. We Lave not learned
the result of yesterdays session. The
time of this court has thus far been
wholly occupied in the trial Of persons
charged with felony of one kind or an
other. Three have already been con.
victed, and we understand that quite d
number yet remain to be tried. Most
of the offenders, we learn, are deserters
and stragglers from the army, who, tired
of service in the field, are about to OBJ
tain details for the Government work
shops at Richmond over which Colonel
Bass presides.
P. S. Since writing the above we learn
that two of the convicts, Locker and
Largeant, and man not yet tried named
Meeks, have escaped from jail and are
going at large. 1t seems to US that some
Of the money so freely offered in rewards
might better be spent in making the
jail securer. Our county has now the
credit of having the best-looking and
woodworking jail in the State.
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FIGHT IN FRINGE WILLIAM.


A fght took place at Catlett's Station and
Bristoe = Friday last, in which Major Mosby s
force and a large body Of Yankees were engaged
We learn that Mosby attacked the passenger
tram coming from Alexandria, containing q large
number OF soldiers aud civilians. With fgpt
mountala piece he put bali through the boiler
OF the locomotive, which disabled me Train He
lhen Captured between two AMI three i.e1l red
pris ners, ard in!Rt tho tram, Waite removing
ms prisoners ana siores, heavy force oi Yam
Sess, supposed 10 oa i arigade. stiacket Mosby,
VINO charged upon tue anAoes twice but finding
MS eiiSnly 100 nitei Tor his small force he was
Completed 20 fali aaek. While doing so. his
men scattered To Save themselves from being o.
Ser~heimed BY tho Yankees, and his prisoners
SUGGESTED IN making their escape.
we could not ascertain the number of killed
anu wounded during the engagement But a
gentleman who came from Orange Court House
yestel day, says it was very small on our side
Enquirer of End.
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FOR THE SPECTATOR.
RELIEF FOR REFUGEES.

At a meeting of citizens of Augusta County. he'll q
the Court House, on the first day of June to deSis.
measures for the relief of the exiies from Northwes
to the chair and VIM. A. Burke and T. s. Hogshead
EsQuires, were appointed Secretaries The object o
the meeting having been briefly stated ny the chair
the following resolutions proposed by Mr.. Sheifey
were unanimously adopted
I. That Central Committee of SIX be appointed
by the chair whose duty shall be to collect money
to defray the expenses of the exled women and Chi,
dren from the Northwestern portion of the State 10
provide for the accom- mediation of the families who
may be thrown upon the kindly and patriotic ssmna.
hes of our people TO appoint sub committees in The
various Magsterial districts of the County TO co-one
rate with them, to make such appeals to tine re-
gous congregations and to the ladies of the Ga, ntv
as will secure adequate provision for those whose
husbands, athers ami standing IN the IA Ks
OF the Army as bulwark to US and ours ard tnat
sal Central Committee have full power 10 carry out
the purposes of this meeug.
2. That the citizens OF the adjacent Counties h.
earnestly requested cooperate with us In the oh
Iects of this meeting
3. That the proceedings of this meeting be nnb
lshed IN the papers of the town. in the Rockingham
Register anu Lexington Gazette.
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen as
members OF the Central Committee:
Hugh W. Sheffey, Esq, and the Rev. Messrs. Camn-
BELL Baker, Latane. Dice and Taylor
collection was then taken up, and thu sum of
1866 was subscribed by those present.
A. Il. e. STUART, Chairman.
y E4 :. 4 Ho Ssasa sssecretaries.
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FasoM gIcKsgURt:.

The Mobile Tribune has the following spe-
cial dispatches
JACKSON, May 30.-There is no news from
Vicksburg since yesterday, but there is no appre-
hension felt here as to events at that place.
The ssMississippian'' of this morning publishes
speech made by Gen. Pemberton, after three
repulses OF the enemy. It'll as follows
ssYou have heard that was incompetent and
traitor, and that it was my intention to sell
Vicksbnrg. Follow me and you will see the cost
which will sell Vicksburg. When the last
pound of beet, bacon and four the last grain Of
corn the last COW and hog, and horse and dog
shall have been consumed, and the last man shall
have persisted in the trenches, then, and only
then, will sell Yicksburg.''
No fighting at Vicksburg.
The enemy has quit the storming process and
is going to try the starving
From reliable authority l learn that Grant is
entrenchlng in parallel lines with our batteries
but out OF reach OF our guns, and keeping uE
communications above and below Vicksburg, thu.
cutting off Vlcksburg entirely.
He is also entrenching at Big Black bridge,
and the fordS above and below.
Information received states that the enemy's
cavalry Went to Bottoms Depot, twenty miles
from jackson, on the Southern road, and burnt 8
depot, large lot OF corn, and 800 or 900 bale,
OF GOTTEN, besides committing other depredations
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vICKSBURG.

The news from the Southwest, saysthe
Dispatch, continues to be of the most
cheering character. Nobly has General
Pemberton INDICATED the confidence
placed in him by President Davis
From all accounts, the defence of Vicks.
burg is the most glorious episode in the
already crowded annals of our military
history. Hecatombs of Yankees attest
the valor of our troops and the skill and
success with which they have been
handled in every attack. The heroic
garrison has immortahzed itself. The
Yankees give up the attempt to take the
city by storm, and now talk Of a regu.
lar siege-a plan which General Joe
Johnston may possibly interfere with.
The telegraph also brings the report
of a brilliant victory gained by Kirby
Smith over Banks at Port Hudson. We
have every reason to believe that this
news will also be confirmed. With
Grants army all but annihilated by the
terrific execution of our musketry and
artillery at Vicksburg, and Banks ''stra
fegic movements" suddenly cut short al
Port Hudson, the great campaign OF the
West, from which so much was expect.
ed by the enemy, bids fair to prove by
far the most disastrous and gigantic of
all their failures in this war.
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MOvEMENTS,O OF THE ENEMY IN EAST
ERN VIRGINIA.

Persons who arrived here in hot haste yester-
day from mover Court House reported that a
Yankee cavalry force, five hundred strong, had
approached within fifteen miles of that place and
We're laying waste the county of King William
with fire and and sword-burning the barns, de-
stroying the growing crops, and breaking up the
agricultural implements The parties who
brought this Information could not tell definite
ly whence the Yankees came or where they were
going, but had q genera ldea that thsy were on
another flying raid, and most probably started
from Gloucester OF thereabeuts.
Intelligence had, however, been previously re-
ceived at headquarters here which throws some
light on the movements of the elegay. 1t seems
from what We can learn from this source, that on
Monday the Yankees evacuated West Point and
Yorktown, and sailed down the York river into
Chesapeake Bay and up the Pianketiank river,
where they landed force of FIVE Thousand men.
infantry, cavalry and artillery, With the design of
marching across the country to join Hooker On
the upper Rappahannock. There SENS to be
some donbt as TO the axact locality at which the
Yankees landed. but that they are attempting the
execution OF some such M v ment as above STA
ted is believed liz official circles.
The cavalry said TO be desolat,ng King Viii
liam, are doubtless foraging parties sent OFT
iaterally ifom he main h0dy, wiz h IS On lis
march nerthwestward For tue tres sent W., al-
tain, through PRUDENTIAL considerations, rom
say ng more, Enquirer OF the 4Ih
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-06-09
THE EDITORS CONDITION.

Though the editor is still confined to
his room, yet he thinks it will not be
a great while before "Richard will be
himself again." Though it will be some
time before he viii be able to have the
use Of his left arm and shoulder, yet, as
the right arm is uninjured, he hopes,
within the space OF another week, to be
able to resume the labors of his Office.
His personal pulchritude is not dam
aged, as his most prominent feature,
which was disproportionately magnified,
has resumed its original size, (which,
however, was never very diminutiye,)
and the colors which were added to his
face in a manner more striking than
tasteful, and with vigorous strokes rather
than artistic penciling, have disappeared.
One nostril seems to be very slow in It's
recovery, as it is still in breathtess con-
dition, and,&ls a consequence, it gives a
nasal twang to his voice which is too
Yankee-like to be very agreeable TO MS
Southern feelings. He will soon appear
again at his post of duty, when such
5lq1asers and shouzt}er-strakers as think
they can suppress the freedom ofspeech
and the freedom OF the press, by break
ing the bones of an editor, can have ar
opportunity of demonstrating the falla
cy of their theory. Flesh and bones
constitute but the casket in which the
spirit is enshrined, and though the cas-
ket may be bruised and broken, the
spirit will be unframed, and will be a:
ready to perform its duty, without ''fear
favor, or affection" as it was before.
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Ia The Banks at Richmond, Lynch.
burg, and elsewhere in Virginia, hav.
ing given notice that after the 10th of
June they would neither receive MOI
pay out Confederate issues dated prior
to Dec. 2, 1862, the Staunton Banks
IN consequence of said action, as well as
tor other reasons of a less interested ma
ture, gave notice to the same effect
We observe from the Lynchburg pa
pers that the Banks of that city have
rescinded their order in that regard
and, as the Banks in Staunton were
largely governed by the action of the
Lynchburg Banks, we think it probable
they, (the Staunton Banks will also re-
scind it;-nnless, however, events
should indicate that the greater part OF
the State Banks should adhere to then
order, in which case, we presume, that a
due regard for the purity of our county
currency would compel them, also, to
adhere to the same We are advised
that the Staunton Banks were 10th to
adopt any policy adverse to the credit
of any part Of the Confederate issues.
but the reasons above indicated com
PEELED them to the step.
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GEN. HARDEE's METHOD OF STOPPING DEpRE-
DATIoNs.- The correspondent of the Chattanoo-
ga Rebel, in letter, writes as follows:
There is an order circulating about the camps
bearing the autograph of Lieut.. Gen. Hardee.
LOT the protection of the farming community, and
OF nature so emnently wise and necessary, that
IL could be usefully employed as the common
currency AMI circulating medium of the army
wren fencing is removed or destroyed, if the
guilty parties are not speedily detected, the reg
lnent, brigade or division in the adjacent en-
equipments is required to split rails and repair
the damage.
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DIED.

In the vicinity of Bethlehem church, after long
and painful illness, Mrs. MARGARET PEACE, wife
VI Mr George Peace, on the 2tl OF May, 565 aged
70 Years, months, and / day. 1t was the writer's
pleasure freely to COW with the deceased during
her last Illness in reference her hopes beyond the
grave ana, she not only manifested Willingness to
de out said she was anxious depart and be at rest
~ her fatners house above Mrs. Peace was deyo-
ted wife, kind and Affect onate mother and s,ncere
ana humble Christian and loved and esteemed by
an her neighbors She leaves beh ind her kind hus-
naha, ana asWeet little Son to her loss. May
uod IL his boundiess mercy comfort them in their dis
tress aud prepare them by his grace to meet her at
MS rsns hand ON high to spenda never-ending eter-
nifty together. :
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mAGNANIuOUsf "a

ssWe publish. by request OF the editor of the
ssSpectator,'' his comments ON the Gard of Col
A. W. Harman, but deem il due to our friend
who is absent, to correct the impression likely
to be made by the predatory remarks of the ed
itor. We had supposed fan others were like
us) that the &c tor had magnanlmously inserted
Colonel Ii g card, as it was not marked as al
vertisements usually are, but upon speaking of il
as magnanimous act, We were Informed that
it was charged for at the usual advertising rates
What exceeding magnanimity, bounded only by
the sum ot So so ~
We take the above from the last Vaaa-
dictator. The allegation it contains, that
we charged for the publication of Colo
mel Harman's card, is not true. We
did not charge for it; but published il
gratis. 1t twas not marked as adver-
tisements usually are," for the simple
reason that it was not published as an
advertisement, but, in the language OF
the Vlqdiedtor, ''magnanimously in
serted" The only foundation for the
charge made by the tlandicator rests
upon the fact that DR.. I. A. Berkeley
called at the Office, in our absence, and
inquired Of hand in the Office
what the cost Of publishing Col
Harman's card would be, when the
hand, without having conferred with
us, and acting upon the rule that sal
communications of a personal character
are chargeable,," told him that it would
amount to $3.50 three dollars and a
hall. As soon as anything was said to
us upon the subject, which was Tuesday
evening, the same day the card was
published, we informed the hand WHO
spoke to us in reference to it, that we
did not charge anything at all for the
publication. IF we had known that DIR.
Berkeley expected us to charge for it, we
would have assured him when he gave
it to us, that no charge would be made.
AS nothing was said about the charge,
we supposed, of course, that it was I'M
derstood that no charge would be made.
Will the Vsqadieat0r be sufficiently
"magnanimous" to make the correction
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

men change Is desired in the direction of s. mas
per- 1t IS necessary that the Postoce to which il has
been sent as well as the new Postofice, should be
named.
ihuiVioual oils, and notes OF insurance companies
ana Inc ke viii not be received in payment of dues
a' '.is once Wheh such are received, they will be
retained subject to Recorders OF the parties sending
Send US State bank O! Confederate bills
No attention sail be psiG q orders for The naner
unless the price of subscription accompany the order
~ OBITUARIES must in all cases be paid in adj
' ance at the rate of TEN CENTS PEP LINE
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"HoNoR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE,

During the recent canvass for Con
gress, some of the friends of the election
Of Letcher complained Of the course pnI-
sued by the Spectator" alleging tn It it
would lose Baldwin 200 votes in Angus
ia county or cause 200 persons to vote
for Letcher who would not otherwise
have done so. Some persons thought it
very strange that the friends of Letcher
shoald Complain of the character of the
articles in the spectator" when, as they
alledged, they tended to increase the
vote for Letcher. 1t can only be ac-
counted for upon the supposition that
they were confident Letcher would have
votes enough to elect and to spare, and
did not desire to be under any obliga-
tions to us for any of the votes cast for
him. But as they gave us credit for Sc
curing more votes for Letcher than we
deserve, it is proper that we should be
sufficiently "nagnanimous' to acknowl-
edge the error, and to claim no more
credit than the result of the election
shows we are entitled to receive.
As Letcher received only 1852 votes
in this county, when they award us the
credit OF securing him 200, they give us
more credit than we are Justly entitled
TO receive. We hope, therefore, that
the friends of Letcher will only give MS
credit for securing him 1862 votes in this
county. TOR all the other gotes he re-
ceaved IN this county, the credit is Justly
due to the potential influence, the strong
arguments, the ''inexorable logic the
stirring appeals, the warning admoni-
tons, the tervent zeal, and the persua-
sive eloquence of the 'sVindicator," the
only paperin the district which opposed
the reelection of Hon. Jno. B. Bald
win.
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Surgeon 5th Va Infantry.
in charge lst Brigade Hospital.

The CARNAGE AT VIoKsBURG.-The
Montgomery advertiser" publishes
the following private dispatch, dated
meridian, May 9th: ''News has been
received from Vicksburg up to Sunday
evening. Fighting has aiken place ev-
cry day. On Saturday, tremendous
assault was made by concentrating most
of the enemy's cannon upon one point.
Our breastworks were broken, and the
enemy entered in considerable mum
bers. They were terribly repulsed, al
most all being killed or taken prisoners.
We captured their banners on our works
Our loss Tins far is between two aud
three hurried, The enemy admit a loss
of from fifteen 10 twenty thousand.