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Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04
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THOMAS .EG ON.
EMoKr MOUNTAIN. DEC. 25th. 1862

SMoKE MOUNTAIN, DEC. 25th, 1863
| EDITOR AsHEyILLE N1ws- Dear SIR: Unun ths
snr't n1tr {" E1st tenneesee, my command, snown a.
homas Legion, bsc*me divided. The la, ger 1porri.,r
was dered towards Abingdon, aid the aiDder So
companies, three III anted aed two Iudau c. mpan.s
"tGe 9s gred TO O'btr duties. lie mCu,ied c0nlpa-
mes. urdrr CaWs Nef, Waisce ard Garey, were de
Iachtd and ass gned 10 cuty wh reg ments of cavalry
The dian companies were ordered by r GeneraI
Backn'r to tall back the Smoky MouoaIns, 10 aid
iii projecting Western Nor'h Carolina Aud phlle
tie other two portions OF The Legion have acquired de
SCI dy much ret alton ln the field the IndIas have
done good service, but little kL own. Il b COM Q my
du TO menti"n some of the important they,
yOn and the public
When hey tel back on the Smoky Mountains last
tall ey he'd two regiments of II enemy ip CD, OK and
pr VeuIed them from passiog into Jackson county aud
teLce 10 AsheVlle as they probably would hsve
portion OF them were sent to Cherokee county to
I'd IL putting down the robbers uuder Goldman Bry-
son. VIII ch sue ed in the capture of large portion OF
hs mt o. and afterwards be chased by 1t. Camp
oeL yOr 6pd few indians his mountain fasness
es and upo0 re using to surrender shot down On
us person was 1ouDd papers containing TIE OF
hs inen and commission from Gen Burnside, which
'oHed that hs rooberes and murders had the saEctlon
/! Ot tie l. nC0lU Government!
& sh,It lime lhe Home Guard Of Sewer coun-
tv Itnn arrested and imprisoned several my
On Ihe inst l started frem the SIN Ky Mountains
VII 'ts5 than two hundr meD including Capt Boon
tbs SO ad travel about forty miles, rea chtd Sc
Vti N'e at oFeaA o aay Cap uIed sixty Home Guar6s
SIX nkees, their guns, smmunlGion &c, broke otsD
lie JAl, Ieeas' my men, end returned to the Mum
talls be Provost MArshal also taken prlso0er
atd ~sh The paro,ed. st GatliLsDurg the
m~nd became divided. The part that remaIued bad
okinsh WI one tuLdred aid ten TaLkees and large
uumbsr OF Home GUARDS. Twaof the Indsns were
Il ghtIy Wcunoed he loss of the enemy not tsnown
eutmy baVe at least been taught that while we hod
the SMOKY M,uutans Western North CaroiRa and
he odj ceut Portions OF East 1@nneesee bard to
subjuga,e.
Ny command being assgre1 70 duty with Brig. Gen.
VaDc b Il Bragg, wu,n The Command Is brought
otIher st ItDLessee, The beart Of the Coneier-
acy 1t Is qu probable that more important vices
may be Rendered.
Setter have home in the mountains, where aifil
aud religious hoerty sui exist. tosn submit to Eh
coins rlreiI gs though furnished With the s.
pots OF Egypt. VIZ. FL. THCNAs Col. Com. LIS.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04
TIE EXCHANGE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
RlCaxoND. VA.sJan. 2stk, 1864.

The removal the hitch Il Aange Of prisoners is
,uhj Of much houEht the part Of the Govern
and corgTessmen. The Senate has passed reseu.
looking the exchange Of such free negroes Of the
North ctze6s ct the Northern states The House
Judiciary Committee have considered this matter and
indicated that favorable to suoh arrange
uent will be made number OF statesmen favor
Government adopting the principle laid down by the law
of Dsticns, and exchange all prisoners who actually
and residents Of the Northern States and recognized
by ,hs laws of these States citizens man for
The Of tbe time both Houses of Congress
pied in secret Brs ssio1.
The tax and currency bills have passed The Eoue and
the military bill the Senate days ago butsheir
provisions BOT public, and it s known what
progress is row beiLg made
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04
COnFEuERATE CDEGRks ).

jICHMnND Jan. 26 lS64.
Nothing important transacted in The Senate. bill was
reported in the House this morning by Hilton from tAe Ju
dietary Committee to amend the to put end to sub
stu,ion It provides that farmers and planters
year production of grain and PROVISIONS by
their own manual labor experimenting others, and who
have substitutes, be mpt on the following conditions :
First he shall devote himself and labor TO experimenting
exclusively the production Of provisions Second he
shall by to Government additional tenth of his
po,k or beginning with tbs product of last year
Third If required snr sell au surplus provisions
hand hereafter made. soldiers families at not
than Government prices. Fourth, he shall have
substitute not Liable to cripdon now in the army
who has been legally discharged died in the service
Fifth the benefits of this not to apply to persons
or platator Khere there is othsr male adult
liable CONSUMPTION. The dill taken Up and dis-
ca: sed till the session.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

qHE Ruitsb Sa' dnd deDits that any 'oea OF fe
-; to, ,te Cont deracy Iulks under the Iroocsi
convention in this State, OF which noVenen
That paper is the prime organ.
we glsdy give The Standard eli The credit WHICH &c
due to Its dis, loiuer, aid Cny regret that We
attach any greater imporar ce 10 it. @oa'e'ef .De
S.onaa, may say or thuk nOp'-and We 90 no' "l0,
IN on h, hind the record to assai moti7es"e
hds from onrsIves the tendency of The mVetneOs oO
&o, ~ after the experit OF TIE last year. eei any
...n,srce az 10 the futnre prse CT that paper
When the Standapd d bnts tlat We W0uid sir up CT
,ctcp moo vlult c. it does jQs'ice 10 It's oWn I'D
mon sense and TO is kuOwleGge OF cur curse ior lonk
gears L must be aware that Wod'd bt aInoLg ths
fEst to raise our voice against any such thing
But we must repeat empha caly that this agl a''o
tCre cGUvtniLn Uldtr xis'ipg circuusfancts Will oe
and Can he prcductive Of nothing but evil Tie lde"
O. holding convention in the midst OF arms, to q
out The way Of peace with the eLemy's sword In
a. your breast, St ems 10 pr posrerous Prac soasn
in this way means something fie'eni from " Conieo
rate" peace and surely white hosts art ID N nel aho
/. 6.br iq beng fought, Nor,h Laolua can setk o.
scpsra,ion in peace from those whose fate s ]In
ed TO her own by lt ks yet vet with utual blood.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

The Asbv lie NeS OF the 2lst inst, hasthe foowir
the TauktCs
"SOme oays since Gen. Va CO with rart of Henrys
Bd;tanq al q a lev N tr> m hCmte L glOn, starred
towards Seviervllle Itnn. AT Gst ins urg be lett his
ARTILLERY sud all bis mtH brt bou 100 d.sted into Sc
v.er vIp and Captured 7 nnkee traIu OF y wagons
nh the ,tamsters and wagon masters. SIX hurdrej
Tsnkee cavalry nc :mped Six mi es oeow to~n,
10 whom iuOI mati:r was of C. promptly ,nnur l.
cittd CI what Gen. Vance had done lu the
Iep. V. lustcd f wards COsny With his pr.z7
suppiDg at Slults Mill do CT hour having sent
courier ordering The men at Gatusbu,g to meet oim
,heIe. Thus trey fai I'd to do, stating that the route
Inpructcabe f II artillery. AT The end OF abOnt
40 hour and while g r. Vauce's were entirely cf tueir
guard, tue Yankees swept dL vn upon them, taxing
tnrm completely by surprise. running light sued ,
scattering every direction, aud nakILg
sund where f4~ of them >ould get 'ogether Cen
Vance rallied little squad, and after 10, cual re-
s's'ance against overwt Ginning plumbers, captured
with h's Inspt ctOr-Ge4era Capt Lucus Il Smith, and
abOal 80 others. Mai Charlie & Joerts in the st
r4ir, as was also DR.. W. FL. Murdoch escaped, with
many othels- The YaLktes recsptured Their wagons
aud q sh one ambulance and about f ty horses from
Gen. Nances command.
"Col Henry, with bis cavalry ard artillery. worked
his way through the Mountains, and passed the
battle grouDd the day. aud most of the informa-
in rrgsld to the cap of Gen. Vauce he obtain
cd from people living on the spot. be ankees did not
Iarry To- g, bu: pushed of rapidly as poss.he.
se subs antsly the facts gathered from the
Ii formation received here by Col Palmer, OF this
or unate bffar.
" men Will our people learn the importance Of
httding bch ends OF the injunetieD, 'WArcH aid
pray""
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

TAnFAU1 IN NAsEvLLs.-A correspond ut Of the
Cinclnnati Commercial gives tbs following sc.oE0t Of
a recent exhibition iu Nashville
About az ludicroxs affair as has come under my
observation on tbs trip, occurred ct NaShvine Q
few nigh ago. A yourg from Ono
came down to that city TO work utdtr t5e
auspices Of the Christian Commission. ANON
other enterprises he started was couuaba d
school. For few nights his school vas argey
tended, and he deter miAed TO add additional
tive ea ure in the shape of tab at the cIu-
sion of his school. AL ''Risgerdom'' baud n
the old chsrt to the "tsouar shew, they cad
it. At length the magnificent spectacle pr ed
1t was the tableaux OF the parable Of the Ten IT,
gins Ten Of the sleekest "Dinahs" the house bad H.
dressed in the most fantastic attire, marched u su
gle ae" upon the platform and TO " lrorr 20
Each held tallow candle FIVE of which were ouru.Jg
and Eve blown out. As they stood there griuaiug
grinned at, while the lecturer radiaed upon the mpO
tAnt lesson taught who could have failed 10 BE- impress
Cd! The schooI broke up in a few days, aud tn
Christian Commission being uDe bic to spprec tie
young mans services, he took coDtraband recruit.
ing CON mission, and was dsing service in that Capacity
at ikst accounts.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04
CONFEDERATE RES5-THE CONsCRIPTIoN

RICE hoED Jam Goth, 1884.
The aenate to-day removed the injunction Of secrecy
from the military bill passed by that body the 10th
prov des that rom its passage al white residents of the
States, between eighteen and f.rty shall
be in during the aid al bewssa forty
ty five sLa enroll the Ives within such time the Pr
stal pres crbe, and all failing to enroll to be
ed my in the field. AL details for provost and
hospital guards service Ill the q1arermager comnisgery
conscrpt agents. clerks etc shall be taken
those be iorty five aid fifty fvc, now in the
army and below the ega of forty five of those uaft
field All the Exemption la repealed except
for mail nsctors and tie following substituted All
fit for service members and officers of Congress- State
gsau es and such other officers the President and
of htates shall dec essary administer
The G. nment Minister'S authorized preach on the
l0h Of Apr le62 editor to each newsp aper publish
cd en- the 10Th pr 1852 has been reg uary pub-
shed has been editor since, and the printers
one apohecary TO each store engaged at that
time aid regularly siuce; physicians thirty
five years in regular practice for seven years !;
teachers conth uony epgsged for two years;
each fam of twenty ned baDds the sole proprietor
being minor insane eume sole, person in service
Pr0radd, at such ovetseer has been employed since
tie 10Th april 1e6' and if there is white male adult OF
the farm not Liable to service; person. under each
contract, wih certain restrictions Any quarter
master comnssay Let in the field provost marshal
enro ,icer, who shall employ any liable
service between eighteen and forty fVe to be csshered
The wise and principal atures Of the b passed by
Senate, still in secret session in the House. What
changes have been made In it is not known
In the house this morning resolution offered that
he of holding sessions by which the
respo sibiy of the government to the people
destroyed. ard is eneroachment principle, to
te tolerated only in extreme and public necessity and
he eater all measures the strength and cien
CT Of the army and having reference plans
paisRs, military operations in the field be discussed
ma'areo and passed in open session. 1t voted down
end the house refused call for the yeas and nays.
bill to ncrease the LAY of the noncommiesoned ors.
sn3 service for the Whole hundred
per cent presented and the rules suspended for it's
mediate consideration; yets nays heea Some
dscu son and propositions amend made and the
mser referred the military ittee Tie uotfop
heretofore entertained to reconsider the bill fxiDg time
Of meeting OF the Congress Called and rejected
y cas- so, nays 4s.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

LoSsk9REEr ApvAFCIEs The Bristol aaz.tta or IA
21st sstes that Frd v last the my des gDed
tack General LODgsreet in hs quarters NerrIsowl
but he ever having watchul eye discovered th.ir de
sign and march ont TO meet them. he sktrms sd wA
them several hours Friday and then fell back
On Saturday hs again Sk klp1hed with Them ard drove
them back short distance 1t was thought all that
general engs would take place sug neral
Ransom fol having ordered mp from Rogoyio
on sstsrday-hut the enemy smeit rat, agd commen
ced retreatipg. Longstest pursued them and sk
with them uLtI they Teteated to berry Pains where
they in their sracations lis SAID
during the three days skirmshng was snail bat IL
the enemy tuEered considerably.
The email raging terribly at Knoxville among the
Yankees and negroes there being ak hundred
city. The main body Of the enemJ Pal1.
and the prolific country on tie French Broad There
said to be only six hundred of the enemy garrUnng
Knoxville. negro barber from Cincinnati ia recrutnS
negro regiments there.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

EFTECr c. TEE PRIZE FIGHT IN New IoBK.-- Few
Of the great battles have caused greater excem9Dt 10
New York shan the pr,z9 fight III Englaud Oct weeu
the two bruisers, Hesnan and King. The coregpou.
dent of the Phadelpha Ledger, writing from that city
says:
"The great majority Of the bets had heeu made c
the side of the Beneels Boy, in the full cfience
hs would be the best The disappointment seems
to bs universal almost John MOrrissey is said
!ost $4,000, and other sporting characters Of less
note, in like proportion. a well known Judge wI.sc
name begins with B, il also said to have est some
thousands. At Mat. Goodersons in Cbahalc.atreet--
a famous resort for pugHstB-an immense crowd of
roughs assembled to hear tie news read ~ Sat
1nauy of them refused to believe it all. They said
was hoax, concoeted for the purpose OF soaring ,L-
timd into q premature settlement Of their bets 4,
but when later dispatches by the Asia came 80, Z.
with the ssvsral "roupds" more chop fallen ser of
mortalS you cannot conceive. The meeting ad J15.J
some cursiDg their bad fortune, Others lamcurug
Heenan lack OF endurance and all bewaliDg tDl VIC
tory gained over the American boy by John
Bull"
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

AoDN CoNPANT.-How ma ny corporations vii
seek and endeRvor get letters ks that given below
Such an autograph from Gen Johntsou would be We!
liable addition to any dividend tund'
Dalton, January 18Th, l664.-John j. Gresham
Esq, President Macon MGnufactw ing Comp my: Lear
Sri learn tIom the reports OF the Chief Commgnrv
that twice in the past Thirty days. be bas been uruisl
by your company With 26 900 pounds of bacon Tor h
army at 81 per pound, the price established by tie
commissioners being 50 20.
In these tints Of speculation it a 80 gratifying TO
me to witness such course that cannot refrain from
expressing to You my appreciation OF the patriotism
hibited by yourself and the gem comprising tie
company You control can yCu too OF the high
sense of your liberality entertained by this army.
Most respectfully,
Your obedent servant,
J. E. JOHNSTON, General
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

TIE eullibi'y Of u aukiId IN neral Is not q htte
rems.k kabc, tut The eereat thing aoon5 1t nat t"'s
peculiar feaure exorbUs itself most 4oclbiy au'ons
those races Of people VINO pride tht ms Ives spf cl y
upon tier Gu eo'ss u The pc pie Of the Nor herr
atatts q a shr, wd people, keen Pcopi there l.
yug that and yet here 10 people 10 e1l'tn DC
sore kelly Ike Qu Eith a. run mad upon al =
taking hu ulb z or nt far gied notion.
The career Of ore G. p ERIC.soN is certainly a
proof ly OF the gublhty Of the people there but
o thtT disppsi in 10 tsks up DOtiob q ush L
l,Tward with, ut car+iQt m'nation. tEIC son was
huOwu he calOrlc epgIe He bad PERSUADED
Parties 10 adVaLce nOuty carry cut bls pr Jet ~
rU0nIng stip With heated air. After ln umerab
til Is - expenditures he thing turned out TO be
4 = ai scientific had tom the first SAID IL
would be. BE- eag of wind up tn complicated no.
ir -DoDgery taken Ous CT the Sci, stea u
tDgue put 10. s5c got ong The ho'-nlr idea was
an old Scotch i 1T, ioug o1sIs &.
Some ypara age cDptoiu i'll the itish oavy, whose
naue We do uCt low ecoI c, br' h the idea q
tu rettd iPs. EII@SoN s5t1 upon this idea, sp-
propIGtwg il ms oEu got tne u. >. Government 10
b urId a,dr l. 7, c'tons irC ad battery which
Ras called tie Monitor" sd It's u. D:tOr y hay
ing by acc ent done GO serTIce at II npoD K o"s
iu v ng lhe wJ,du &c Ibjrr 'rt III Re terrible Me
riuac" Il! T. lhe, dom owe ERRIcs ON al
his monitors and y nae2 yard aud iron gard We
forthwith % 10 WcG Ouid Ig c.eCse + xes " which
psacticnlly iucapaC.e u Oi'g wC ked utd fire
which 10 ally uossnwortiy which, as shown "a
Charleston con Ct Uo'biDg ga IT forts And still
they 90. I, j. really atIaogc nov visionary AID Ut
successful Jr i-cIor hEe EEIossoN could far carry
away Wi'h LiGl people Cniueutiy hee, shrcvd
ingtUIOus InOse OF the N0rrherR States hut II
is, aud iuture Fges VIII lo bin and lis -cad
ss GmuTg tbe extensive humbugs of the century,
OF course ,ught to .sjolce the failure ci
tteee sf.lrs when ,Lreaterea d. time TO be o
formidable, aud which The cuemy vaunted iLvi. CT
bic. Ii they choose to mutt lying copies Of l.
faulty modrI, so much Jhe better or
Bot while these remarks will apply especially to the
Yabkee Mon,toEs, they VII apply generally to all
iron c!ais Sc Cannot but think that the furor FOR
then vii have passed, and ;hat It least ior
going vessls tie ron-cad ships will ere the century
closes, take their p with the relics Of The past and
be obsolete The mailed Dghts Of the 10iGde
ages
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04
FROM THE UNITED STATES and EUROPE.

hICEAOkD. jan z5tN, Iob4
The New York Hsreld of the 2th says that the Sd.
Lopgstree letter 10 Fcsrer demonstrating against
tie circulation Lincons amnesty procsnations amongst
his soldiers and gestng the propety ct cemnunica
ting any views the Federal yerpment may have upon tie
snt ect bough m rather tkan by handbis Foster, in
replg accepts 2eson and embraces the oproru
nifty enty relying upon the generosity OF
Le6street give nem publicity among his cfRcers and
men.
The Steamer Canada from queenstown the 1Oth has
arrived Halx The Princess Of Wales has been delv
cred # a
TIE SlesH lex Holsten ques I'd very threatening
aspect. be Grnan troops the borders Of 1sten
estimated at sixty thousatd.
Affairs in Poland uLcbar rged.
The English PArment will assemble the 4th Feb
ruay The Liverpool cotton market frmer, and ali qua
,ties have advanced slightly.
God in New York is unchanged.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

Fifteen millions of dollars Of Confederate money, that
had blockade from eastern port to Havana
and had safely reached Moatersy Mexico en- route to the
Trans Mississippi Department have been attached by the
En- ish house ci Mina Co., of Aatamoras for an al
legged failure the Saj Fart qusrtermsster and
a,ent Of II orfederate States Cover NETT, in meeting
his contracts with that Etuse for cotton The same house
ao ed large Of cotton n ansitu in he11
so belors tc % the Government tie account
General A Hamilton, sbolitionist. has been appointed
Military Governor of Texas and had public reception in
aa.smoras by Gov Zrons and Cortinas In speech at
the bauouet he that in case tie French advanc
ed on Matamoras the Yankees would help the hexicans
them out Hamilton has as YET ssueu ho pfcclaDS
tion that we have heard OF.
force Of the Yankees five hundred srorg' nave aa-
vsuced from Brownsville Kings Road They met with
| opposition
Col Benavides and Col Joo 8. Ford the old ranger are
raising force in the West to suppress the Mexican ban
dts depredsting on our soil
The Yankee Salina ard De Point s about
twelve Thousand They are occupying lndianela with
small garrison ard have visited Lavaccs They did no
d,mase there save sacking few houses. The railroad
from Vctosia is thoroughly destroyed They
landed force of few hundred one day last week
in upper part of Maagorda Peninsula for the purpose
of cutting off feeD OF Out pckets who were belo" he'
The pckets escaped in some oyster boats They were
soasd of volunteer exempts this city, under command
of Fx-Gov. Henderson.
ccrpany of men, uraer Captata Rugeey, attempted
last from the ain land to the peninsula
Ia second they caught in the ndd Of the bay b'
q storu; the boats swamped and they obliged to
SWIM About fourteen Of the perished IL the attempt
Their dead bodies being washed up By the waves
They frozen to ah.
| No engagement. scarcely skirRsh, has yet oc
CURED on coast si1ce the fall Of Esperar
Since lst iRstsht have experienced the coldes
weather known for many The thermometer on +
lat to 10 degrees Fsrerheit. 1t is believed that
nearly all the stubbe in the has been frozen
out.
Oar people have learned look sQuatey in bs
face They evinee only minstion fight it out
matter against what odds under what difficulties Texas
will succumb any other State should which We
reg ard IS impossible.
The Proclamation of hir Lincoln excfes thought
is regarded beipg Of enough importance to be
worth 9hiDg ct ihe health and spirits Of
troops good. The Organization of the army horoue
q veterans in command of every brigade Many OF
regiments from eight hundred to eleven hund
strong Ia word Texas all right. The enemy has in
months taken point that regarded az defensbe
aud ntend ID to be defended They will not attempt
do so With less than two to of forces.
The arrival Of Judge Upshar, from Richmond, is an
nouncsd in 'he papers. He brought large
| Coufed derate bonds.
About four hundred prisoners Of var have been ex
changed Ys1mlionvs. La. We sill have several hun
dred exchange bat the Yankees have nothing
Lfer for the H.
Wilmington journal., 1864-02-04

FIRE-An alarm f,e 'ast night, about half past IL
oc tx, Eroe ed fir. the house On Fourth street
n Il door above Princess, Oc,up,d by R. J. Howard
Eq
P,Cvidtntiav the fire was discovered early, and, By
prompt rOns, subdued before any very serious
damage Was done. Ene bHz, + meg up quite high
and threatened, st time 10 involve no- only The
house where it started but all the joining tereme
The greatest i,ss doubt suffered by Mr. How
ARD in the Lastly removal aid quept jury to fur
NJ ure.
1t IS ffcult 10 explain tie origin of the fire. 1t
lo' Ks if might have been SIT fire. and en- egan
1t dou't. No motive bat tie most wsnton miscb ei
cou d possibly be assigned ior oct Of inceDdiar i N
for we do not believe that Mr WARD has al enemy
il the word