Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-02-02
Late Northern Items.

HEADQUARTERS Army y PoToMAC.
Camp near Falmouth Va
January 90, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. THE Command
ing General announces to the Army of the
Potomac that they are about to meet the
enemy once more.
Inc late brilliant actions in North Carolina,
Tennessee and Arkansas, have divided and
weakened the enemy on the Rappahannock,
and the suspicious momen: seems to have
arrived to Strike a great and mortal blow to
the rebellion and gain that decisive victory
which Is due to the country.
Let the gallant soldiers of so MANY bril-
iiant ha'tletields accomplish this achievement
ana a lame the most Curious awaits them.
l re commanding General calls for the
arm and united .ction OF officers and men
ana, under the providence of God, the army
OF the Potomac will have taken the pre.t
step towards restoring peace to the country
and the Government to its rightful .nthority
by command of Maj. GEN. BURNSIDE.
LEWIS RICHMOND,
Asst. Adjt. Gen.
CAPTURE OF TRANSPORTS on run
capt. Coombs, of the steamer Trio who
arrived in Louisville on the 18th. gives the
ioiiowing statement in regard to the recent
capture and burning of the Union steamers
on tne Cumberland His boat, the Trio.
was nailed from the shore by a body of rebel
cavalry, ana ordered to land. He y as tttn
oruered 70 remove all his crew and all his
wounded, but was not permitted 70 taLa w;.b
nim any mattresses or tarpaulins or anrthinc
whatever. On being questioned nc ~ n,has
boats, ne replied that more were beb;nd him
and would be along in a few minutes Tha
Fartnenia ana Hastings soon hove in SIGHT
aho were captured then the cunbeat Sl;.
ueii, which hauled down her colors and sur.
rendered without |. gun being fred on either
sue; After some consultation, the wounded.
~ ~ ABOUT SoO, with the crews of the three
transports, were put aboard the HASTINGS
anu sne was allowed to depart-not howev.
or, I'LL the other boats had been frad and
were IN a fair, way to be DESTROYED The
Parthenia had 500, and each of tho o,har.
2OO wounded on board. The rebels CAT tha;r
numbers were l 900, but Capt. Coombs id
500. nan VI
HE Two WARS MEN IN THE YAsrpp a..
hY.-Some of the best Yankee Generate h.va
expressed much solicitude in regard TO the
Yankee regiments whose two wears terms os
service expire April or May. The first thirty
eignt regiments from the State of New York
win 20 out of service in MAY. and among
.nese it is SAID are some of the best regiments
In the Yankee army. The Herald saws con.
gresslonal action will be necessary 70 restore
10 the army its best officers and men after
the period alluded to. ''
CONFEDERATE NAVY BUILDING N :
A correspondent of the Boston CONNER
clai' writing from Liverpool, makes some in.
teresung statements regarding the deyelon.
mene OF the Confederate navy, now BUILDING
IN england. he says there are now at tbSs,
port, at Lairds establishment. where the
ALABAMA was built, three new iron screw
eane e's one SAID to be 5000 the other
LOW IONS each all very fine specimens. and
expected to he formidable vessels 81
great speed. The larger ship is renorrsd ~
oe ready for sea, with Goa, and stores : -
BOARD, and her az nts were shippino . raw
OF plckec men. 1t is reported that Ma,rv
lho" IN LiverpooD is to have the command I
THE CAPTURED YASKEE OFFICERS.
Inc United States agent for the EXCHANGE
OF prisoners, Col. Ludlow. has demanded oe
MT. quo, the confederate agent, that all the
oh'Ceu states officers now in the hands NJ
the Rebels should be, in compliance with tba
%carteI, at once released NS
Mr.. Guild has replied that all the Officer,
now In the hands of the Rebels, and "a nturad
before the 18th of January-the d. Of left
Davis,s Message-will not be released on na.
role, but will be exchanged for tno,. # cor.
responding rank. W"
All otncers captured after the l2.b ;not
WIZ oe handed over to the Governors Of the
states IN which they are captured. as indi.
Gated IN JEFF. Davis's Message. Col Ind.
low says all this is in ~violatio of The cor.si
Non-com missioned officers and pr,v.tss iii
De released on parole as heretofore.
The subject of citizen prisoners is not 70,
fully settled. y"
Late northern papers say, Hon. A. Oaklv
nan delivered an address before the Damn,
cratic ASSOCIATION of New York on the ooth
I'D the course of which he said that the w.r
perioo mas practically ended and we are now
III the period OF Cancellation. (Great an.
pause and cries of peace, peace,h0 Tber.
hao oeen nothing but interference with r.
generals In the field. and there has mot 49,
: military man at the head of the arn,;es
DO" could the North ever expect to s,cceoa
IN a military point of view against .Jefcsrsoa
DAVIS. CheerS.) IF the white nen &c 49,
North cannot save the republic. then I woniS
rather have the white man of the North suL
Jngated by the white man of the Son,h a..
owe the salvation of the North ,o The n;saa"
Immense applause, after which thres -.
fCr that sentiment were eiyeo.l
FoREIGN ~REeeGNITIoN minister Adams
IN Q letter to Seward, dated Londo, ~
18th, saws that in his opin;or 49, DeSs