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ton, Int small portion of tLo.o
wefe allowed to bring more tbon Pnros
dred pounds Of baggage. Lint hHa.
nancy was in the possession of any - !, any
Some Of these unfortunate people we,a nm
to Richmond, some will remain bo,. 'othd
others will seek m asylum in a,r and
parts of the country. conteni 10 Or, fert
sustenance rather than live under tho -, o't
the white and black devils who now ,n Ge (
roast in their old ONES These refn,o. NE
resent affairs in Norfolk and Porsn,on Up
he most intolerabe. There is a denut, y
Provost Marshal who carries things ,y;.l sfo
highest sort Of hand, arresting white Co. r.
and ordering groups Of those who wo,o -
their masters to dispcrse when supposed ;, IVe
talking "treason" against their Yankee. VI
plan masters! Negroes chuck ladies' On i
street under the chin and ask the favor 4,
salnte. and all this by the Representative, !,
he /" best Government the world ever So.
Ofono thing. however. we were r,aa
hear The skukers running from the O..
federacy to make their wav To tie No,n
ire, on arriving in the Yankee lines tck,a'
~ and lonized wonderfully But M.
oft soaping lasts but two or three davs
Iffer they have been pumped of all ,bs
formation they have concerning what !.
-ansririns in the country they have deserted
nd been robbed under divers pretences of Al
,cir money and jewelrv, these patriots. VIII,
ave left their country for their oountry'spool
q sent on their way rejoicing TO the prom;sn4
nd Of the genial and hospitable North =
rtcrsburg Register.
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LYCURGUS.
[For The Confederate.
Inc New Currency and its Value

apprehend, Messrs. Editors. that vo,,
nave oVerestlmated the volume Of the c;rc,,l. :
. lion authorized under the new currencv I,,,.
ne authority to iund does not toucb ,ha
a a"''uu' VI circulation, except in the case nr
C'e hundred dollar notes. These are IN n.
i'Lueo or Ultimately lost, and cannot be ev.
'oi te new currency. Conseuuei f.,
49,, VII oe positive dimuniton Of Cir.
'uia'ioh 10 the amount Of these notes 'Tho,,
all notes Of denominations lass th,n ''
oIeo d"lla's are cxcha1geable for the n,y-
currency, at The rate Of three dollars 70 twn
"uethcr In the possession of Govo,rno,'
through the payment Of taxes. or the fund;n,
p,ocesS, or III the possession of individuals
~ ne government has no authority To iss,e
.iieasury NOES beyond this limit. NV onin
10" Is. that The Volume of the Circulation r.
APrirIst, when tie law takes actual aGr.o.
VIII oe ABOUT one-third of its present a,,unn,.
tua' Is, IL Will be less than it was ON tho -,
Jay OF January, 1868, when fresh norL
~ oe bought IN the market at RaIeioh f,r
80 :. anu on cents per hundred, and other thine
- popoi'loh. submit .his little caIcolatieu
h.; 'i''io merchants Who have tIo,ed
n ,he uools whether II is not better to dispose
> .'heir wares at present prices, and nav ,ho
ak OF one-third on the currencv r.. 'ne
'a't LOT the inevitable fall of prices 10 ~.
'"'N OF below 1t, of January LIST. 1862 par
ha f., iney VIII save msney bywating for
>, ~. wants OF the Government will be supplied
-. W tue constant issue of Treasury notes 81
'au '.' but by exchanging the notes less
: Tue denomination of one hundred dollars
~ w. 10 funding or through taxation for
= Ne" currency; by the duties on imnor,s
- "a IRE payable in specie or its equivalent.
- oy the sale of the new per cent bonds'
LII LII Ia amount to five hundred millions ~
liars. The peculiar character of these bonS.
uuers it probable that they will sell at n nre'
!, ms mus enabling the Government to obtain /,
y difficulty. pp0f' without Q
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Newspaper Establishment for Sale.

I'HE PROPRIETOR OF THE esprit or
TIE AGE" Newspaper having ENGAGED -
another business, offers that establishment for sals
4. was IN existence at the time of the nas.aoa &c
the last Military Bill, which entities its Edtor "a
~. employees to exemption under that A.,
ne Paper has large circulation, and the oaica
wen supplied with Presses, Type and all necese
ing. The nett income of the Office will afrord r
90 20 3o per cent profits the price asked for ,h
FOR pr ce and other information desired .dara..
PROPRIETOR SPIRIT OF THE AGE"Ss
Raleigh q
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OUR NEW ADvERTIsEMENrs.-T lorco
and rapidly increasing circulation Of T6.
oo'vsae'"'e' makes 1t one of the very best
Advertising mediums in the State. We call
attention to the new Advertisements Of to
Gay 1.-The large Tobacco Sale in PETERSBURG
on tuesday next; the Newspaper Establish
ment offered for sale the important Notice to
capita lists; the notice of the meeting Of the
LockV'lle Mining Conpan y; the office Of
Tue Y. . Depositary; Court Advertisements
&c, &c.
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For the COME

>, - lfor the Confederate
Mesrs Editors The following statemen, t.
from 5. w. Marshall, citizen Of This 1E,nnh,: IS
county, who Is we'll known in this coun,
ho'oi'g social position that places bis varao;,,
above suspicion: no 'eracity
va tuesday morning the 10th inst A.
\, u y, eha'i' who lives near Pacific on the RI g. q
railroad, was sent for by his n.;hh =,
MacEn Young, to come to hi. hons. ;e,.., .r'
y, armed, as two deserters had heon - ~:
llouhs y house thai morning. whom ba -
poseu they should pursue and take. Mr. H.
snaii complied, and, armed with their donhIa
t: guns they Started in the pursuit IN
h e"o"'ag 'ne house of a woman in the neiobbor-
| ,bere 80 '.rineo mat the deserters had been
1o' ano that, instead Of two. there wer.
s.eeeM OF them Thinking their number in
aN: ' " encounter SO large a force tbou !
ppo'nseu rendezvous and separated for RI. |
r;po9e VI picking up reinforcemepts in tba
~ hooa. From various causes thew fail
,Iooo "s'is'ahce, and when they met at m.
p.'oe o' rendezvous they found the, -
e'rengtn Was as inadequate To their on,.u .n.ir
"' oe'ore, SO they concluded to give mn ,ts
. .u ana return to their homes In retnrn;. no
nv ousn an old field. but short distance troa s
, 49, aenue]Vous, they suddenly and most nnsr
rs came upon the eleven deserter. Mr.
=, "hom We're armed with BRIGHT ,nnsLa.' ..'e
gntterIng hayonets Immedist.lu .S WIN
VIC hreiocks struck the ears of onr stor,IS
', op'urers ana nine hideous muzzles confraN,
ra,Iosn ana The Peremptory order To 8. sur
enuer onered them the least ob;ec,ionot,.
morn OF their dilemma In comnI;.n.
E,uees our friends gave up their arms Rein
r sn.erlogated as to what they were do;na ng :
ienus replied that they we're WALKING arr, >,
an; yes, you are the id rascsls tbot -
Ecu hunting for US, said one of the deser,ar.
w. oue Oh tnem discovering a newspaner in AZ 81
vas? Aeu "hat paper it =
fortunately for Mr.. NJ, while look;,. Co. E,
that day, he had passed the ,o 90. sc
NY AZ Pacific. and taken out the Sanp pos, =,
NJ .i,o"gHg TO neighbcr to carry Il 80 49,; AZ
:. II H "a 81 does not read that paper FL
W., ~ . the Standard, replied Mr. M,r.hou
"ei- exclaimed a descrter ..if ha ~ ,'neii. =
tanaord we'd well give him his a,,n ne ', ,he \
n 90, he Is one of our friends And tb;s &c -
,slon was received with favor; but one 81 H. an
,S1i Ter objected, reminding the otbers ha e
81 'hey nad been treated at a bouse IN -
:. nignt or two BEFORE and vet had 49,. -
s.eu from the same house the next dav II
~, trends were detained % -.
ihey were compelled IN ocoor va
ssed, minus their guns. '"en U.S. -
:, Nc y, oeserters said they were Virp;n;.ns a ~
= deserted from Kinston. They enou;rsd 1 s.u II
snortest route to Danville On nar,;na ol man
,'A VT. M. for the Standard. which he o"e the
snce? A' ~ W seothe his con-
FRANKLIN.
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1t is remarkab bic fact that the bitterest on
Ponents Gov. Vance now has, are to be found
among those who helped to elect him and the
l reason Is, all the discordant elements of the
o'"'e Were combined to carry the elections in
.ne summer OF 1862, but these elements soon
became divided by the force Of circumstances
Que portion still standing by the Governor
!alnonS "hom Gov. Graham is counted), while
sne o'her portion is plotting his defeat at the
I ia.a election. Not having co-operated in
ia'e elections with either Of these divisions W.
stand prepared to make choice Of the hos, 49,
mat may hereafter be proposed for the offics
= Charlotte Democrat.
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lHE MAIL TRoUBLEs-Mr P. McGowar
assures us that none Of the Rlleiqh Paners
were sent down the Raleigh and Castor
Road On Thursday last in any of the dis.r;bu-
tlon bags sent from the Raleigh Post Office On
that day. II any were o.i the cars. thew were
Ia brass lock bags, to which he had no access
and with which be had no right to iutestore
30 remarkable was the circumstance tba.
he called the Superintendent Of the Road
the Conductor and the Express Agent into
u = NAL car, SO as to have witnesses to the fact
Mr.. Dunn, the Superintendent of the /, ad has
called on us and fully corroborates Mr. Nc.
dowan>s statement. This, lien. reduces ,bo
controversy as to who is to blame. to the Po +
o.hce here and Mr.. McGow,n. We have
10 feeling in the matter and no personal ends
u serve-much less d. we wis, to invo,vo tho
innocent. We emily wish justice done us in
delivering the Confederate to its Subscribers
regularly; and we are determined to keen
hahInerrlng away until tae nismanagenen,
Is corrected-for there is gross acknowledgement
or something worse, somewhere
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Inc COMMUNICATION from Lycuryus very
briefly dcmolishes any argument the Chief
Justice can erect for his late decision. II
also makes an appeal to the Governor which
should not be lost on him.
IL emanates from one Of the best public
servants OF North Carolina-one who has
ser'eu her Interest with fidelity through life
q usefulness. The article is terse and true
eS posi.ion OF good sense and sound law, worthy
=; .1Sei ana more SO for the source from which
IL comes, OF the Governors appreciation.
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From tennessee,

BsIsTeL, Feb. "a.
letter t. the Gazette from Powell ;. River.
near lumber land Gap, dated the 10th, says seve,
tue Gap on sixty days furiough. declaring the
would sever return. Grant has refused any more
burroughs. No more re-eDlisting in the Yankes
army. only five Regiments at the Gap, and they
Al Use. oesieged, and suffering for supplies
an evacuation is expected. Jones, the notor;ous
la County tory, was captured near Taze-
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Office Of c. 8. Deposi tory
~ W ~ ". OcpOSl IOrY,
RALEIGH N q Eob OK roa,

kaIeigh, n. G., Feb. 24th,. 1854.
DERS0NS BRINGING MONEY tn rp,,
4 Once are hereby informed that none will ho
received. which is not assorted acoo,J;a "hi De
nomination. hs 10 ae-
TINS rule is adopted as much to accommodate
inc euoii as to facilitate the business of the on
ohice hours from 10 A. NJ. to 3 p. NJ.
90 A.. G. ID. HARRISON.
-o-uo1 G.. s. Depo.;t,r,
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From Gen. Lees Army.

ORANGE c. ii Feb "a.
WI Mnsoy had fight with body Of the 18th New
nand ut Uppersvilie, Fauquier county on So tnr-
x ay. me enemy was repulsed. We captured and
sounded Lieut., four commissioned officers and and
i've Prlvates. The enemy lost two killed. Our
i'ss, Tour or nve woun ed. All quiet in orr front
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Notice.

STOCKHOLDERS OF THE LOCK
vile Mining and Manufacturing COMPANY will
meet at the office of Kemp i. Battle. in the cir, ,e
kaleish; on Monday the sth March, 1864, to or.
ganize the Company. - W VIZ
BY order Of the Com missioners % ara
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From Gen. Folks Army.

DEMoFOLIS, Feb. q.
The enemy's forces along the line Of the Mobile
aau ONO Railroad are making retrograde move
nient IN the direction of the Mississippi river
Their mounted nfanty in North Mississi nj also
returning, being CLOSELY Pressed by Generals For
rest and Lee,
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From Richmond.

RrcBgoSD, Feb. "a.
General Orders, No %. of the War Department,
dated TODAY, declares Gen Braxton Bragg as
signed to duty at the seat of Government and uu-
der the direction o. the President is charged with
the conduct of Military operations in the armies
of the Confederacy.
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Il Ell EG II A p HIC.
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Entered according to act Of Congress in thu year
1853, by j. >. THRAsHER, in the Clerks office
of the District Court of tn. Confederate States
for the Northern District of Georgia.
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New Advertisements

WANTED TO RENT BY THE MONTH
Kitchen in the immediate neighborhood ~
the Capitol Communicate with Box II. CO.
fost Othce, stating name, stu alton, terms. Dc
26-d3t w.
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N AR RIED

In Nash County, on the 1Ith inst. bv II ~
Leonard, ESQ. Mr.. ELISHA UzzrLL. of FranlG.
County. aged II years, to Mrs. CHARITY Be.swr,,'
of Nash County, aged 40 years. -,
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AN IMPORTANT DECIs1oN,-On Tuesday
.ast Judge Munro made his decision IN re,ar II
20 Tue vexed questions which have arisen on,
oi me recent law putting the princi pals Of
SUBSTITUTES IN the army. There were several
cases before His Honor. His decision affirms-
co Inc consAtutionality of the law, and the
paroes Were ordered back to the custod of
tne enrolling officers Of the Confeder acy
GreenriHe s. c. Mouutoin.er
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we have not received the Greensboro D.,
'fiot Tor two or three weeks past. Has il
been discontinued Or does the fault If ;.s
not coming to Land belong elesewbereo
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FrCnl Mobile.

MOBILE. Feb. "a.
A Postscript to the Evening News from Enter.
PRISE says the enemy on the Goth left Mel idian
~, ~ havmohd or Canton, cur cavalry pursuing
forrest h"s Grierson surrounded, with many
prisoners. The bombardment of Fort Powell
continues. No particulars
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EAST iENNEssEE.-The Yankees have COM
ple'ed the Knoxville aud Kentucky Railroad
90 the Clinch river at Clinton. Our forces
are pic&eting at Meckenburg, the residence
oi ". ramsay, within four miles Of Knox
slile. vi. Birch Cook has been captured
anu sent 70 camp Chase. Ninety Federsls
the 18th inst. o'' W
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a cotton card manufactory has been estab-
lished at Fayetteville. n. c.
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From Charleston.

N. hood, CHARLESTON, Feb. "a
To-Day. NO other news of Importance wy
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Las Is hard fortune as the counterfeiter
wien he found himself cutting stone in
State prison.
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i IS said that oil the gold coin in Memphis
Nashville has been sent to the North
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Suspensions.

lhsee Important suspensions have lately
taken place. The sad ana ignouinious s,,s-
pension of the unhappy criminals who were
hanged at Kinston for desertion to the ene-
my-the suspension of the privilege Of the
/ WIT OF ha6eds corpus-the suspension II the
ofonaard. There is more If similarity and
Of association between the several suspensions
than at first GLANCE meets the eye. Will there
De any more suspensions Nous re, ToHs
Ia the meantime we pass the Standard into
mat retreat it has voluntarily sought. 1t was
capable Of great good, a9d has done much harm
Many surmlses are being made as to the cause
OF Its suspension. Some think it another
explanation Of the offs" in startling capital
letters. Others regard it as an abdica ion
Others say itIneans exile We have not given
IL much thought; but our opinion is. that all
hands at the Standard office have determined
70 JOIN the army, and the press has been SUE.
pended as an invitation to col MaIIett to WALL
10 ana take possession. In this aspec, il is a
public good; for what loss society will sus-
lain OF valuable reading, will be made I'D to
I In more valuable action.
Ii this should be the case-and we can't
&C II ~ any other light-wc shall not be able
Mold ourselves in. 1t would be, with one
TWO ad itlons, the very squad we would
esire We ache to take command.
And this the course
IN Which W ish to breathe our borso
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LIE trERENcy.-By the Communication in
aoother column, from the pen Ct all able finan
cier and one whose position renders him
thoroughly familiar and accurate on the subject
II Will be seen we committed some inaccuracies
| Id our article of yesterday on the subject both
| Ia regard to the amount Of currency in circula.
ton, and as to the amount that will he with
drawn. 1t presents the matter in a very nla;n
way before the reader, and should relieve the
minds Of those frightened dealers who have
crossed business and refuse to sell for Confeder-
ate money.
In this connection we learn from the Rich
mond Examiner, that there is already manifes,
Ia the business Of Richmond cheering pros
pecs OF the probable operations of the new
currency bill. 1t is understood that the hanks |
OF Richmond have agreed to invest in The now
TOUR per cents, to the extent of five or sir mil.
mons. Between the present time and the 1st If
aprll taxpayers will be under the necessity Of
investing III these bonds to the extent of three
hundred millions Of dollars We nav odd 70
this very considerable amount on account &c
'oiuh'ary funding, as these bonds at par offer
'erhaps the best paper investment in the Com
ederacy, which the banks already show signs
f approaching.
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n; C.: on the 10th inst, Negro arren County,
niaf; He is about AZ years of ace. nlact a.,
truss. nas COED teeth and
n,gh, is well set and strong loosinn or inches
VITA an eounte nance when spoken 70. He has has
C.. w :. MI Joseph Townes near TownesTiIle
get to the Yankee sey ne be found he try
" nom with him. Twill give the ahavS ooa aea,
said negro unared Dollars for the delivery of the
fnen uegro 20 me- or his apprehension and c .me
An any Jail so can get him again.
warren Co., n c., Feb. IL, Isei.-2i diff
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War NcWe.

bus the other day, we noticed the advance
OF the enemy into Florida in heavy force. and
DIS movement towards Lake City." This
seemed to be part Of Lincoln's schema .
oo'a'h otate Governments out Of which to
manufacture electoral votes for the next cleo
uoh. Gen. Flancgan does not seem to have
entered into the arrangement. At Grst wa
heard that he had met the enemy and renulsed
him. Yesterday we were enabled to nnhl;sb
his official dispatch announcing severe en-
! gaSenent with force Of superior numbers
resulting IN the decisive success of our arms
We held the battle field, together with the
wounded OF the foe-prsoners were influxino
and trophies OF artillery and small arms gave
token OF our advantage. Our cavalry were
still IN pursuit. We hope Gen. Finnepan,s
dragoons were mounted on thorough breds-
common horses are not of sufficient speed or
oo''om to catch veteran Yankees Discipline
ano experience have made them feet of foo,
We chronicle this new victory as solac. :
Tor the wce-begone the Strengthening OF the
weak, and as an additional cheer for the pat
fio'' lhe rolling ball accumulates proportions
rr'endS-h omans-Countrymen Give /
us your ears. We come to bury Ca.sar-not
. 10 0o"se A'm The good men do give credit
ior. Let the evil be Inferred with their
bones. Solet it be with Cesar.''
lhlsls not exact, as quotation from Sbaks-
'ea's' put IL was as near as we could make i
esins there was difference between the
'asars oen Tue
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which We wish to breathe our horse

Inc people OF North Carolina have cause If
congratuation that the pcrnicious agitation
which has 50 damaged the good name of the
otate-whch has given such satisfaction to
the enemy, and such distress to the cood and
,"yai oi our cltizens-which has simulated
assertion and brought igaominious death up
On unhappy oflendcrs-is crushed-its wick
ca progress has been cheked-its leaders ara
fecoling before the force of public opinion
ana wholesome and stern legislation, to be
enforced, if it becomes nece ,sarv with ;nox
"o'e ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the whole covey are
scattered Only now and then lone c,ck
partridge whistles for his companions that
sharp, keen call of loneliness and is,,to,
ouch, Tor example, is the late communication
oi Dir. IL L. Dick. II is not worth wb;,o - lie
cuss this producton-it sayors Of \ mind d..
tempered with political fancies-fuIl Of mis-
ch'eVous folies, possibilities and impract;-
caoiiites. If MIR. Dick were to RESPOND tn
Tue e'lth usias'lc summons Of the army-oo +,
tue he'd and hSht-he might elH4ce the cruel
wrong he has done to his own cai- f,,,o
Ana II he only could take D. +. Caldwell
ESQUIRE, along with him. Guilford would miss
'hein - but 1t would be to her ADVANTAGE. and
''ie o'ae would be benefited by their services.
In sphere where they could both be- more
''0'u' th"n In any labor Of agitation. By no
means, however, let him take "our old class
""'e "eneed him for culinary purposes:
wa not until we have given him our rece;n,sn
Il ioh' could possibly spare the associatio,
y our esteemed old friend" When we So.
DO AGITAToRs Selling with tenacious CRASH
ne skirts OF Mr.. Dick, and hear the death
urge rafting in its throat, it brings to orr
ma the way of the transgressor in its most t
lSsed shape Atlas supported the world t
ut Mr.. Dick will find bis strength fail him I
'der the dead weight of this corpse of agita- c
'n' We would advise him to give in, before {
s'news crack u2der the intolerabIe burden c.
II physicians will concur that n cracked G
lew Is an inconvenent afflction. What II
Eleer compound Of estate conferepces"- t.,
assemblies all sovereign" counsel to tho If
Vernment," &c.-all ending in one sum- de
ry:-folIy folly Strange that re
clear mind should catch such hallucin,. h,
MS. :;