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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Since tue last campaign against Rich'
mOud began we have heard some rickety
Union men say, that, il Grant shorld'fail
we'd better give up the war. Such talk
is little better than treason. If Grant
should fail and bis army be annihildted,
there are million loyal mon yet remain.
Jog inthu North who will respond TO
the next call. Millions Of treasure will
be placed at the disposal oflhs Govern
rneht Tor the continuance Of the war I'M
til the whole race of traitors is extinct
Il may do for the rebels to talk about
the present campaign ending the war
but no sound Union man ought or will
Ossert anything of the kind. We sin.
ceraly hope the war may terminate this
Summer, but only with the complete
overthrow Of all armed resistance to the
authority Of the Government II would
be well for unfolleing Union men to
make areeord ornote Of the sayings the
pooL miserable, cowardly and faint.
hearted protested loyalists, who mognify
our losses, extOll the geucralship Of Lee
and propheSy the end of the war and the
establishment of the Confederacy il
Grant failsi Mark such men, We say.--
The lime will come when they will en-
deavor to lilch from you the honor of
having remained true and unGnching
adherents and supporters of the Union
-Farmonl Naiouql
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

R9r General Sedgwick was killed
while occupied in making out o plan for
the fighting ground for his command
His staff we're around him at the time,
when sharpshooter fred three shots at
him. One Of his aids remarked that
they were making target OF him, when
he replied there was no danger Of his
being hit at that distance. A moment
after the iatol bullet struck him in the
face, killing him Instantly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

R9-Fhe New York observer of the
l9.h contains a letter from ito cores
po6denl Of Larnaca, in the island Of Cy-
prus, turkish ldominious, describing a
most remarkable htsss nahnG, recent
Il discovered there. Lis nothing less
than a woman vita horns grQlciag on Of
Rr hsaai She has one large horn on
the side Of her heed, OF the size and
eoqsislency Of an ordinary rams horn,
besides three OF four coTricles on other
parts 81 her head. The writer states
that he'hts seen her. aud that she has
been visited By nearly all the consnls
and Europeans in that place.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

GGy~Judah P. Benjamin., who io nov
playing Almost conspicuouspart in the
grand drama of The rebellion, delivered a
lecture in Sau francisco before the war
in which he said, on the subjec' Of dis
union, that those who pirate ofand strive
to destroy this glorious confederacy of
States are like those silly savagos who
lei ny their arrows at the sun, in the
vain hope of piercing it, and still the
sun rolls on, unheeding in the eternal
pathway, shedding light and heat and
animation upon all the world,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02
Mucon Argus.

This is the title of new paper just
started at Macon, Missouri, the third
number of which We have received. 1t
is edited and published By Thomas
Proctor. Its a supporter Of the "Rad.
icals." We wish it abundant success,
pcucuniarly and politically. We vel,
come it as one Of our exchanges, e.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

PAY Ur,-We would again remind
these indebted TO US for subscription, adj.
ycrlising and job work that we are 10
great need Of money and would be
pleased to have them settle their &C
counts, Those that cannot make it
convenient 10 call at the Office, can sond
the amount due US by mail
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

EE-AssEssons NoTIoe.-l...I1s..,s.5
vertiscmenl which appoorsin tlnsSpapcr
all persons are notified that the lists,
valuations and enumorutjons made and
taken by the Assistant Assessor under
the Excise Law, for this District, will
be open at his Office In the Town oil
Point Pleasant, until tie time mention
ed in the notice. n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

PERSONAL We had tho pleasure Of
meeting in this place, wbilo caroaio for
the front, Oscar Ayerill, Esq, Of Bath,
N. va brother Of Gen. AyeriIl-.H.
j. Ayorill, Esq, Of New York City and
David N. Barnes, ESQ., Assistant Edi.
Tor Of the Now York Times. They spent
two days withus, glconine information
relative to our mineral and other rescue.
,,a.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

GGr INTERESTING 10 THE LAp,Es.--
We call the particular attention of the
ladies of Point Pleasant and vicinity to
The advertisomontof Mrs Mary G. Rod
gers in another part of this paper. She
hos just returned from Cincinnati, where
she procured all kinds and patterns of
stamping Blocks, and snow prepared
10 do all kinds Of embroidery and braid.
ing. Give her a call.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Eg-Thc official records at Washing.
ton state thatupword ofl5o female re-.
cruils have been discovered since the
commencement of the war. II is suppo-
sed that nearly all Of these weroio col.
fusion with men who were examined and
accepted, otter which Tho fair ones man.
aged to substitute themselves and be
mustered into the service. Over seven.
ty Of these martial ladies. when their
sex was discovered, we're octing as off
GERS servants. In one regiment there
were seventeen of them in this capacity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Nearly Eve thousand sheep have died
in Franklin county, Mass, during the
past winter, Of the disease known as the
English rot, causedby a poor quality
Of hay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Ga" FovSD DRowNED.-The body of
a man, supposed from papers found on
his person, TO be either Benjamin Doc.
man or Lorkin Crawford, accompany A,
23J Rsg't. 0. V. l., was found in the
Kanawha River near Leon, on Sunday
May 22l. The CoroDer's jury found a
verdict Of death from some cause Tn.
known. From all appearances he had
lain in the water three or four months.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

re- New Goops, --Mosrs. Setsz0r,
Smith G. RutIIner, have just received a
new stock of Dry Goods aud Groceries.
Give them q call.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

The New York Tribune publishes a
table showing that while there are lie
members in tho rebel Congress, 30 or
nearly onO.halfbolong in districts now
held by the Union forces.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Gg'The Cobell Circuit Court held q
two weeks session and closed last Thurs
day night One person was sentenced
to the Penilenliory for Is years, one Tor
10 and two for years. There were
six felony trials,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Our bitter female rebels mood mover
hope to bear children, They have uu-
tezod themselves,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Eg- We were unable to procure list
Of the killed and wounded in The 9th
Va, Reg, for this issue. We expect it
in time for our next.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Among $4,000 nine months men
from Massachusetts, thc,c were 80 John
Williams, p Jobn Smithg, so lohp
Browns and lg WilGom Sm.sr
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

h." Godey's Lody's Book, for June,
is on our table. tits fully equal to any
Of its predecessors. 1t is he ladies book
all others are mere limitations. Terms
SO year. Address, L, A. Cooley, Phil.
adelPhia, Pa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

TuASEs.-Wc are under Obligations
to Hon. K, V, whalcy, Hon. Waitman
Z. Wiley and Hon. p. G. Ven Wrinkle,
fofyaluoblc Public Documents.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Eg-Tho Wheeling In,clHgencer gives
an account Of a rebel sympaihizer boldly
proclaiming on the streets of that city,
his preference for the kingdom OF Jeff.
Davis to the Republic of the United
States, but gives no account Of his death
at the hands of somebody patriotic on.
Ough to shoot him on the spot. If such
reasonable language were publicly ut
tered on our streets, il would not be
long until our ceme!arY would con lain a
new made grave,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

Gs5~ PetorsOn's Magazine for June
has been received. 1t is an excellent
number. Terms So q year, Address,
Cherries J. Peterson, Philadelphia Pa.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

We clip the following from the Fair
mont National, 1t will apply 10 this 10
cali,y as well as that During the
past week numerous rebels living in the
country who take no papers, hearing
that great battles have been fought, have
ventured TO come to town to learn the
result. oicourse they counsel their or.
acIes, who have nothing to do but NOPE
along the streets swinging their canes
obey all carry caDes,) as to the pros.
poets of JEFF. They leave town filed
with the most fabulous accounts of rebel
victories. They are told that Grant is
whipped aud is a, fredericksburg trying
10 sc. away. They are informed that
the Yankee" loss was GO,oOO or 10, 900;
that Sigel was defeated By two or three
hundred raw militia; tina! Lincoln has
suppressed all the newspapers that do
not favor bis recollection; that the pros.
poets Of the South were never more ia.
yorabIe; that France and England are
about to recognize the independence of
the Confe5eraoy, and ihat The North is
on the eve Of bankruptcy.
These are a few of the cOnsOlatory
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-06-02

A new loyal paper, the licrald Is to
be -nH'i - NirkbufT
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21


spscal despatch to tho Cincinnati Gazette gives an
account OF the capture Of Fort Pillow from which we
copy the following
y On tuesday morning Forrest Chamers, and McCul-
ougn with from ak to eight thousand men, attacked the
Fort which was garrsoned by battalion of the Thir.
eenth Tennessee cavalry numbering three hundred men
and two hundred negroes Some citizens were also in
side, and fought we'll The women and children went
over on the island The enemy hid aud fred from behind
the bills most of the time They demanded surrender
three times without effect AT last they formed two Co
lamns and made direct assault All the troops ia the
front fought like heroes until the rebels were seen ON the
breAstworks when the negroes gave way and ran down
under the river bank The white troops were ordered up
u take their places but the of the lines
could not DO remeded and the enemy poured n forcing
our men back to the river Here they compelled to
give up The gunboat No threw two hundred and forty
shells, but they did not do much damsge
The enemy took three sixpounders which thew found
spiked by our troops They set fire to every thing COM
Dustibe, burning all the houses in town The neproes
who had taken refuge under the river bank were shot m
fast as discovered Notwithstanding the surrender
forynne white troops also shot and wounded after
the surrender Msjor Booth commander of the fort was
killed early in the action Major Bradford then took com
mand and was taken prisoner. The enemy took about
one hundred prisoners. The wounded number sxty Ave
The fight began at A. M and ended at P M The
thirteenth Tennessee cavalry deserve highest praise
Tor the brave manner ia which they fought Tee rebel
loss is not known"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.

CHICAGO, APRIL l9--Eyenng The .Journal,s Iatfsr
from Grand Ecore. 10th instant says
Our cavalry had been driving the enamv far t,yo d.
but IN tho forenoon of the 5th sent back word FIR
supports Gen. Ransom Ia command of the third and
fourth divisions of the Thirteenth Corps was ordsrd ~
send forward brigade, and he did So At noon ha fI
lowed with the fourth division. After advancing abont
hVs miles from where tho third division OF his command
ana Tue Nineteenth Corps encamped the rebels made
stand aud line consisting Of only two thousand four
nundfed Infantry formed in belt of woods with an omen
nu IN front, aud Tho enemy in tho woods on the other
sue Zen Stone, OF Balls Bluff fame, Chief of General
As slan' was on the field and took direction of the
movements Zen. Ransom favor of adv ancDp only
10 hree {; but his wish was dsreearded
Alter skrmsh across this open field for about an hour
'no onony advanced upon in overwhelming numbers
estmated at about ten thousand strong Gen RANSOM
o all Inc available troops to the aud opened on them
Inc enemy lost heavily, but advanced steadv Soon ali
the cavalry gave way and the infantry fell back In fw
moments Inc enemy pressed closely The panic of this
cavalry so demorazed the army that the retreat
rout The General did all in his power TO rally the man
out nnding 10 Impossible without reuforcam-nts made
every Effort 10 save The artillery While endeavorug to
get the Chicago Mercantile battery safely Gen Ransom
was severely wounded in the leg Capt Cyrus E. Dckey
his Adjutant, was instantly killed
Our loss was large, probably two thousand The Mer-
camille battery lost all its guns Capt White ia prisoner
Lieus Throop and Mcbride are killed The loss of the
battery IN killed and captured thirtyone One hundred
ana Ten vi them returned to camp after the disaster
while the fourth division falling back ia disorder
me thrd division, numbering only one thousand eight
nuodred men, came up and were Immediately routed
rhay the Nineteenth army corps with seven thousand
men, came up and formed in line They checked the
ana neid them until we got all the trains off except
hat OF the cavalry
Inc whole army is falling back here where it must
Shreveport. 'N''Aoi """'1'
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
CONDITION OF FORT SUMTER.

The Richmond correspondent of the London Times has
been paying visit to Fort SUMTER February 22d and
here is what he and felt; n
"We were obliged to go by night the fortis only sit
uated 400 yards from Battery Gregg from where the
Yankees generally shell the place night day and would
sink you minute did darkness cover your ap
preach We started about O'Clock 1t had nst got dark
and after an hours sail reached it, Thiry-6ye thou
sand shells have now been thrown against this devoted
place. of iron equal 1000 tons Of iron Several
times the flagstaff has been shot away and quickly
placed, and still the cry is surrender The place AZ
approach it, looked like mound in the middle of the
water All of sudden the burst forth aud showed
us the place with the ostnctveness If day The scene
deeply impressed my memory The place looked a. #
90 earthquake had taken place aud thrown down the walls
or IKE some magnificent ruin which the hand Of time had
desoaed The jagged edges Of the walls standing out in
bold relief with toe sentres passing slowly up aud down
the rSmpers, made IT truly an impressive sight Fertu-
naely they were not shehng when was there il being
very wen protected by sandbags however in place OF the
walls very Few men get hit The fort about four acres
IN size all the walls down except the we.t ON the
side OF the city, which partly however is
Yankees" -
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
FRENCH spoLIATIoNs PRIOR TO ,soo

l have just read a voluminous and lucid report on
French Spolations, prepared by Senator Sumner, as
Chairman Of the Senate Committee Foreign Affairs TO
whom the subject referred early 10 the present
son While the merits of the claims aud the rights of the
claimants gowiney exhibited and the duty of he Go.
verument to indemnify them wildly and conducively es-
abshed by the report the author has thereby furnished
fresh proof of the profound ofasce which mari
all the productions Of his lucid pen For the labor thus
generously bestowed on the claimants their gratitude
due only by cordial cheering but by sustaining hs
efforts in their behalf through letters to their representa-
tves in both Houses Of Congress- invoking their support
said report A CLAIMANT,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
FROM LIBERIA.

We have advices from Liberia 10 about the middle Of
February The production of sugar on the St Paus
was steadily increasing
oa the l4th OF January treaty OF amity commerce.
ana Navigation was sgued by Mr. Dubois the Minister for
Iiayt, residing in London and Mr. Raston Consul Gen
eral OF Liberia.
The Colonization Herald for April, contains the out
going message OF President Benson, and the inaugural
address Of Pres dent Warner President Benson after
eight years service chief mas strate Of the republic
has retired u his plantation n Bsssa county He does not
carry with him very exalted opinion of the people Of
Monrovla and IN his last message he recommends the
movai OF the seat Of government therefrom many"
hs says OF whose leading men, who should be exampars
sobrey and good order encourage with mpunty from
year 10 year. such dsgracefu and dsoreanzng conduct
The threats and aunoyapces to the least to which the
three great departments of the Government have
subjected within the last few years well known
are the leading RESTLESS individuals who have Induced
them President Benson does approve Of the looa.
ton OF Liberia College, il should not have been at Mon
rovia, he thinks Com, Advertiser
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
A UNION VICTORY THE NEXT DAY

despatch published yesterday announced that a Dor.
zion OF the army of Gen. Banks Louisiana had met with
serious defeat on the 9Th instant by superior force Of
the rebels 1t appears by the subned dispatches official
and unofficial that on the following day this disaster was
retrieved and the enemy defeated:
CAIRO, QLL.) APRIL 10, 1864, 10 p NJ
Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
Two letters arrived here this afternoon both from
ofcers-one from Grand Ecore half way between NatcI
toches and Shreveport dated the 10th The other from
Alexandra, dated the 18th The battle was near Mace
hrst named Smith appears to have been worsted also
the Thirteenth Corps, which came ito his aid Franklin
took part and the. enemy we're beaten.
CAIRO, GILL APRIL 49, 1864.
Hon. Gideon WELLEs, Secretary of the Navy:
have received private letters from Red river one dea
Grand Ecore, (La) April 10TH and one dated Alexandria
April lSth stating that the army under Gen. Banks met
with reverses on the Sth Mansfield Our amv fel
back to Pleasant Hill and the day the rebels
them and were handsomely whipped Loss heavy on both
sides The Admiral, when last heard from. was about
forty miles above Grand Ecore. River low
A. M PENNoCK Fleet Captain.
CHICAGO, APRIL 20 This evenings Journal pubisbaa
extracts from private letters from mbers of the Chi
cago Mercantile Battery, dated April 18th to the ect
that on the day after the recent disaster to ths Tbrt
Army Corps Gen A. Smith with the Nioetsentb Co..
engaged the enemy and deieated them caDturno to
sand prisoners and twenty cannon.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
AFFAIRS IN EAST TENNESSEE

Inc Knoxville correspondent of the Cincinnati Com.
mercia writes under date Of the Ath instant:
Our front Is once clear of the enemv a. e. .
1"ntso"rush Ihe enemy have this time desiroved ,ba
aoad ana all It's important or bridges in b;s
.nr .resNe al Bulls Gap, the wagon brde. across
Lick Creek, and all between there and tbs Watsn. 80;
uesues cutting The telegraph aud CARRYING IF he wire
inat Longsreet contemplated an advance into KeotncL
tnere can be no doubt The statements of dssartsr
macy OF Whom have come in, fully coofrm this. I'm, th
mmhrnce OF The situation at Richmnpd oblig.S h., ~
amer the rebel President to abandon the dea McTIa
1,Nsou Whicn mad deem mounted for a raid was aos,n
hismounted. Another whole rebel force win tba go
uan OF two thousand cavalry detached from uartn,
ana seat 70 Georgia less than amonh ago fell back
upon Inc virginia line in it's original state AT Last az
counts up 10 yesterday the body Of the enemy was beyond
sne Watauga' ana SUI marching The country was
B swept clear oil every thing, aud the inhabitants are
suffering both rebel and loyal beyond for the
necessares of life There are reported TO be- about ;b
thousand troops chiefly cavalry at and about Abingdon
N command OF the rebel Brecknrdpe defending the
satworks. - s 'o
our FORCES haze been moving up fast as The dam
agrd State OF the bridges would permit We are now in
possession OF Bulls Gap, which the rear guard of the
enemy deserted on Thursday The psce is yeiy strong
aud would have involved great struggle and loss 10 bavs
turned The position or taken it, Gen Schofed has made
an e¢ Use OF the in his hands t. keep close
upon ,he enemys rear and keep him moving along
- What the next programme is remains 10 be- seen
mere are well founded approximations o attacks or raids
now On our Western line aud enemys cavalry under
Wheeler, was reported in considerable force advancing
toward Charleston on the Hiawussa Saturday Thus far
the trains have travelled without Interruption The force
aong the road strengthened it is BY ample artillery
eau take care OF that portion of the ruad -
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-21
REPORT OF GEN HOOKER

some OF the newspapers are publishing report OF
Gen. Hooker detailing the operations of his command in
November last at Chattanooga This report seems to be
IN the nature OF substitute for his report made just after
the battle Of Lookout Mountain 1t is dated Lookout
Valley February, 1864" In forwarding it to Gen Hal
eck Gen Gr'nt has placed upon the following e1traor-
binary endorsement:
Headquarters armies Of the United States in the Field
Cnptpsr Court House, (Pa) March 25, 1854
Respectfully forwarded to Major Gen H. w Halleck
Washington ID know Of objection to the substi.
tutng OF this for Major Gen Hookers original report Of
bis operations in the battle of Chattanooga
Attention is called 10 that part Of the report giving from
the reports Of the subordinate commanders the number
Of prisoners and small arms captured which greater
than The number really captured py the whole army
u. b. GRANT, Lieut. Gen u s. A.