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OFFICE o. BOARD or ELzFE-CL4Iug.
Richmond. Va AuHf Il lsf4.

QFFICE o. BOARD or ELzFE-CL4IMl c
Richmond, Va April u lst4.
PARTIES Interested are hereby uoiidsd hat the
Board Of officers spp0inied "to examine into and re-
part on The justiss and the smoazt o. eaims fer
Asoss Of slaves, which hsTs been impressed 5y Con
fsdsrats authorities. or under State laws. for the use
OF the Confsdsrsfo G0vsTnnsnt. and, Wills engaged
in l4borsg onths public d5eusss have escaped 70 he
enemy or died. or e-snirseied diseases, which have.
sfier their discharges resulted fatally, s organized as
Riehmcndi Va, and has commenced rs rssuisr sss-
aiOus.
EyideBes Of osnsnaip, Of he fact Of inpreEment
Of the sgs. foun5RsE and value Of the slave At tba
Of imprsssnsnt and Of he loss @ the slave.
whether By escape or death with The circumstances
attending ihs sane, nusa assonPEny he claims
al ths facts must be set forth il, and verified bP
Eadsvit Of eOmpsioat Witnesses.
Claims thus authenticated and svouehed, may be
Addressed to Col J. D. WADDELL,
President Slave Claims Board.
Box 1855, Richmond, Va
The Board is Ia session daily Sundays sxceplsdJ
on he fourth a9or Of Euksrs Building, Main strses
second door below 9 b. north side. sp@7 2sWim
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TIE sTTUArION-OUm PoLTCY.

AAE 5AEgA -
Ths rstUn yesterday and this morning Of
TIE relief committees from the front, would
indicate tia. no early engagement between
the two armies Row confronting each other ID
anticipated The general superstition seems to
b that Gen. JOHNSTON viii foEtify himsel
On shs hills and mountains this side Of The
EnEsh rivsr, where he win be enabled to
cksek the Asnking operations Of the enemy
and hold him successfully 81 bay while ouI
cavalry forces can operate upon his rear
SHERMAN certainly occupies a most dangerous
aud hazardous position with bis Ens Of CON.
nunieaton extending from Louisville 70 Etc
Wsh, and Il be is not brought to grief while
IN this FIX, We shall be forced to the conclusion
that cur military R~uthohties are sadly deficient
in eetA strategy and energy, and that al the
1Hiotisn Of both Tennessee and Kentucky
have either gone into our army or aown South
before tie Yankee army.
Had We been told three years age that the en-
envy ever could have operated he rsilroEd So.
eurely and successfully from Louisville to Knox
Wis and EloEsh,iy I'VE should have regarded the
assertion As the wild utterance Of a lunaac or :
nadmsn. Yea such 10 now the lsmentabls fact
The enemy sTe nov daily and h5urly running
the cars through the States Of Tennessee and
Kentucky with the same impuaiiy that they
run them through the States Of Maine and Mas
saehusstts The fact is a stain upoa The patti
Odsns courage snd resolution of our psople
which We yet hope to see removed before the
E1Ener~ campaign is over. So inviting 4 nld
for successful enterprise has rarely been present.
Cd IN t5s progress ofany war. sHERmAN could
not stay in Georgia twenty days if sufficient
cavalry fores were sent and kept IN bis rear to
cut snd break ap his communications, and We
continue 70 indulge the hope that some such
policy e this is eompTsbended within the plane
e cur commanding generals.
kfom the eongratuistory order Of Gen. JOHN
sTos q bis troops, We infer that be does not in
tsnd % Al bach any further in this direction,
sd Whls Cur infantry are taking = breathing
spsll o. This Gds Of The Eiowah, We hope 10 hear
q fbe adysns Of FORREST, with bis ten thou-
sad kEayss, siher ia Middle Tennessee or BE-.
fsssz he snsmy and Chattanooga. The an
noancsse1t Of snca : fact 70 SHERMAN would
vsry som pas aim on The back track, and opee
utsIssd. - wouid not be permitted 10 stop this
ssdB Ct fs Ohio 6ssE L may Be that in The
ssansdsh Of en- ~eonnandsrs, The sims for such
. DEMONSTRATION has not yet come. that the fruit
is sol yss hps cnozgh foT plueking, bat when it
does come. We si1 hazard The prediction that
EEEaNAz vii nsyr reach Louisville with half
ne army Re has brought into Georgia. Nay
Cod speed tie day when The hegira from our
borders shall commence.
gsBse Of FoRREsF in Middle Ten
es Tine, would speedily add to his
leas ihsn tbrss % Eve thousand mon,
c01jnnetion win his present force, and
JoEEsroB IN he rsar, would make SBER
.xAlrs rskesi y The OHIO more hazardous and
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"palcs q dssOrum est pro Palris mofi.'
No costly tablet resrs its head
Above hs sacrsd place Of rest,
Hade Natures lavish hand hath spread
covering Ger fae soldiers breast
The violet scents the fragrant air,
Pale il7-buds are blooming nssr
The weeping willow bends Ia prayer,
For tbs brave one who sluubsu here.
Esrth's falfsst flowers around it spring,
Beside il laughs 3 Tippilng wave
The mock bird plumes It's radiant Wing,
"ADd iriiis sVFset music Ger thai Ersys.7
sWhsn The hrst rays Of Luna pals
Are rnirrored on the g~iitseriug wave,
Ilist 70 hear the Wild winds wall
A requiem Ger the sol5ierg grave.
.'CyIN8ToH, GEORGIA. JULIA
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ARMS I'D BE- s-uRRBEDERED -Gen. Size
commanding the military department. at Wheel.
ing, West Virginia, has issued an order that no
peTson resiiipg within the department, on or
south Of tao Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
not belonging to the army Of the United States,
will be allowed 20 keep OF bear arms, except
those bsloDising to the State militia, etc. All
other p~ersoils, loyal Or disIOyal, viii deliver their
arms 70 tbs nearest commanding Officer or mill
tsry provost marshal, with !heiF names affixed
thereto, so that they may be properly cared for,
and returned when the public safety will admit
All such arms will be gent either 10 HATper's
Ferry, Cumberland, or Chsrlestown, and turned
over TO the Ifoper officer.
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REID THKgy

WE @asteAil on he friend q our soldiers again Tor
assistance. Aiie 4a do sousihingi SEND your conir-
buttons along Il sver 50 small Ne are in need Of
them Our wounded ss suffering sud ith Impossible
for tie patriotic ladies Of Atiaats to Do their duty,
unless some help comes from ABROAD Provisions are
sesFss and high here, a. well as in other places.
Many vegetables are not Jet IN our naikst ana thsy
are very desirable for our wounded pzfEiot soldier,
and smozi sVery family csn spare a iitis-thaf little
nay ssFs the LIE Of one brave soldier e leash let
Us not weary In well doirsf Let The ladies sin WORK
AMI We viii conquer he iavadias zoe.
send yoHr contribution to Mrs q. 7. J0sEs, Presi
dent ST. PAIips Hospital Aid 5oeistE and We sssur5
yoG they vii be properly dAiribuisd Room-eoTner
AIa5sms AMI W1iiehsd sirssis. Markhsna buaaiaE.
MRS. D. y. JUDsOE,
mv1g 81 sa--efa-v
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ONREWARD

UyIEL be paid for Ia apprehension ana delivery
in any safs ial 80 8asl ean set ths following
Negroes
TENNESSEE, dark copper eoloEl tHeaiy'six yesrs
Old. wsixas .so sunirsd p~ocndais i've feet ten i1uhea
high, and j. a very aue Looking fellow.
H00FON biask. twenty-five yeas cid, i've fest
fosan Inches high, weighs one hundred and httY
DoundG and VS. rsiEed in its low country-
PHILIP. BLACK. tHs1-F four years old hyo heE
sigb. iaches high, weighs oas hundred and eighty
poauGs. and speaks very SOW.
biack i've tset SIX inches high, weighs
enc hundred and forty polnd8 round shouider8 thick
Iips large mouth. twenty years old.
TON black, AFo fast Line iaches high, weighs ans
hundred aud seventy dFe pouaEs. twenty seven sssrs
ed, stuttsrs very bad, snd WHEN excited h. can
scsresly peak
The three LAST named are brsteers and we're raised
In Hancock ccenty~ aLFkED BAKER.
myg Pm Auenafr ~
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kEozvnLE.-A late Bristol 1duOcaae reported
on tie authority Of parties just from the vicinity
Of Knoxville, that tbs Yankees had evacuated
the.eity aud gone IN the direction Of Cleveland,
and that the railroad from Jouesbofo 20 Kuox.
vile had sesR completely destroyed" The
probability is that The railroad was damaged to
prevent is being used to convey our troops who
might By this means have advanced against the
small garrison lsf, Bhilo the larger portion Of
the old lerce is eO-opersaBg with sherman.
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nenarkHBIs Reat Of a wounded Pris-
sneR.

From tho Aacon Ielegraph.I
REEwICK, Lee Co., Msy 17.-One Of the
most extraordinary escapes that has been made
from the enemy was effected by Jas. Graves, of
the 10Th Confederate cavalry, who was and Is
now on crutches. He WIS wounded last No
vembsr, while pursuing the eowardly Yankees
who were SkedaddliDg from Cleveland, Tenn.
BE was severely wounded near tho left gToin,
and was confined to his bed for three months.
He says be would have died but for the kind
attention of the loyal people into whose house
he had been carried, and where he remained IN
I'll he found that the Yankees intended 10 send
him North. Hs left on tho night Of the 5th.
Leaving a Yankee scout sleeping in the same
room, he hobblsd down stairs on his crutches,
and, Ranking the pickets who were On duty at
the gate. succeeded in making his way through
an entire corps Of the enemy, over tie noun
tains on his cTutehes. He came safely into cur
lines al Dalton, bringing important information
to Gen. Johnston.
Many interesting things connected with this
walk-about forty-ivs miles-of q feebls rebe
on crutches might be mentioned, but it is best
perhaps, to withhold them. Hs mado the triI
Qraveling at mighty in Eve nights through IN
wrods
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In the 12h Regiment Louisiana VOlNHteeTs, Lieut.
Col. II L. NetsOH, commanding, ~ the BATH
at Rssaea, Ga Nag I4h aHd 18th.
Woundod Jas D Givsns, co B, MORALLY,
just above hip (since dsad) Ssrgt Geo 81 Dixon,
co c, severely in neck Corp R o Kelley, co D,
severely in left arm W MeuefsT, co L, slight.
ly in shoulder and hand W D Bowden, co B,
slightly in head; A Joiner, co E, slightly in
right leg; Capt A ] Braden, co Z, very severely
In breast Non killed.
Yours, very respectfully,
Il Drummer,
Acting AdjutAnt.
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CONFEDBRATE STATES or kNealo4
QU6RTERAAsTER-dESERALa uffIGE.
Hchnord, april sd. 1S54.s
Z offeers and agents Of thia Dspaamsnt sts
hereby notified that IN order to intrcducs prsp.r ani-
fozmity and sYsten Ia concession with the contrasts
exseatsa with the Fseloriss on Gevsrzusnt ascsane
aud to inereass thereby the yield thereof Halor G. ~.
Cunningham. Qaartsrmsstsr h~srsiosors in charge e
the depot At Atlanta, Georges s entrusted, sxolrsies
~. with the daiY Of contrasting in behalf OF his Ds-
pAriment, aith the Factories in he statss Of south
Oaroiina. Georgia, Alabama, Fiorids and Mlazlnipnf.
lie viii respond 10 acquisitions for astsrsa msda
upon him by officers IN ehargs Of deposs for the mas.
uiaelure Of clothing. A. r. EAWT0N.
my2 I'm oaarsernaster-Gsneral
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A umor obtained circulation last night that
Gen. Morgan had pitched into the raiders ut
Central depot yesterday, and given them 3
smart drubbing, running them back to shs New
river bridge, killing, Wounding and capturing
quite q number. We give this merely as 8 ru-
NOR, but We trust it may be verified By later
information.
We have no additional particulars Of ne
fights eithar about Dublin or the New river,
and the difficulty Of communication may delay
the fall details for several days.
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The announcement that IN al probability the
grast battle Of TIC campaign in thiB sscten, 3
q be fought il tho vicinity Of Atlantis, has bean
rsesivsd with less excitement by our cihzans
tbsu vas expected. Monihs ago the opinion
vas expressed By military men Of known ability
that TIE bsstls- ground would be ia the vicinity
and The public mind had consequently become
famiIisrEsd with the idea therefore, but little
excitement was manifested when It was an
nouncsd our army was in all probability falling
hack 10 thesouih bank Of tho ChAttahooches-
only some four OF Eve miles distant from the
city.
Should he enemy fores q passage over The
river, Of which re think but little fear iced be
INDUCED, then viii come the grsst struggle for
possession in the lines round the city. What
the defsuses arc everybody knows, except the
enemy. They have been inspected and sp-
proved. GRAzF And bis Lieutenant SHERMAN,
who circumvallated Vicksburg about Q year
ago, would NJ doubt. Ike to hand over to LrE-
coin Is fourth Of July presents in 1864, Rich
mond and Atlanta, bat the fOrmer hes been foil
cd and the latter win be. A floating paragraph
reminds rs thai the taking Offortifcd cities is the
most difficult Of all the aehisvsnsnts of war,
The greatest conquerOrs the world ever knew
have been compelled to spend months and years
in reducing Giles Of a few thousand inhEbi-
tsnts. Gibraltar is the prOverb of ~impregna-
billy. The allies spent six months st SsbAsto-
mol. VICTOR EMAEUEL battered tbs walls of
G4stA for FIVE years, with his fleets, before he
got through. An English feet Gstsd out for
toe capture Of Cronstsdt, returned without
firing = gun. The extent of the siege of Troy
is well known. Charleston has stood niEe
months Richmond laughed at MCCLELLAE's
attempts to besiegs and capture it when on the
C~hickahominy. Again and yet again viii there
Precedents be followed in this campaign. At
lanta and Richmond are both dsfensible and
viii be defended.
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h !. a CLOPToN

may Ia committed IN Atlanta. Georgia, hay ISL
VI I9th, aoth and 2ls, AZ Waehi1Etoa HaiL Be
operates with rerfect sucesas Er Piles
TUMORS diEezfs Of Females etc
He refers to the most resPsetsb-e phyueiank % ne
gtsss. upon whom be has operated Laaiss VII b
visited a. their rconz- All letters mus contain nHY
cents IN ssaupA tuytoAW
Dr.. CI0rion Is now in he city AID nay BE- found AZ
The Wsahington HaI. room no "a
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CHURCH USIoE-We see It stated that a. lis
late session Of the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, Al Charlotte, N. c., The schism which has so
long existed in that denomination WAS healed
and the two schools, old and new, united. This
division in the church, though Of long standing,
grew cut Of no dissent on matters Of faith, bus
sprsDg rom opposite views Of church govern
mens and organization These drfersncss have
been happily aud harmoniously accommodated,
and ihs two denominations blended into one.
The discussions preceding this result were
marked With great good telling.
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CHARLIsToE-The COlHmbiaa of yesterday
says: We learn from private sources that move
menss of an important character took place in
and around the city on Wednesday. The enc
my are reported to be landing troops on James
Island. At noon and night, the fset fred 100
guns, probably to celebrate the capture of i
mond and Petersburg.
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Nor TRUE.-Ths Confederate UaiOH says;
We have seen it stated IN several newspapers,
that Mr.. Stephens and Gov. Brown, considered
the present the darkest period in our national
existence. We have the best authority for say
ing that nrdther OF these gentlemen have enter
tanned or expressed such an opinion.
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In Ireland arrests have been made Of
persons having in thsif possession cards upon
which The following osih is printed .
In presence Of Almighty God, L., solsmniy
swear allegiance to the Irish republic. now VIZ
tually established that 1 shall lake up arms st
q moments warning 70 defend It's honor and in
tegritYs IN al things serve it faithfully that I
shall yield implicit (sic) obsdiencs to the com
mands Of my superior officers. Finally, L taxa
this oath in the spirit Of a soldier Of liberty.
So help me-, Gad
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FORSALE,
Prairie Plantation, Near
the Alabama River.

aH3e AIADGARA AAHCEs
TIE undsrsigasd Oilers TOR safe he magnificent
PLANTATION,
lging eight miles west Of Prairie Biuh, in Wilcox
corafy, Ala, known as che Porter King plaeo. There
are two thcusaad farr hundrsa and ffIY-iFs acres in
thsstracs shout eight hundred Of which are cleared
aud ia hiFn asate Of caltiyaaon,- with . good dwell
ling house negro houses gin house, outouiidir g. etc.
PaVr1enf ia psrt or whos can be MAIDS in Confsasraie
money or bondsy or if thu purchaser prefers tine viii
bs given on oEe-tbird OF The amount Apply 70
". P OSHB,
mvfs2 % AtlsntR- Ga
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HEAVY GALE.-Richmond city was visited
by 4 heavy gale on the I1th, which blew down
the steeple of St. Paul's church, Church bill,
and damaged the dwelling of Mr.. Logon, in the
sams vicinity.
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For Sale.
SOAP
SOAP
Far Congress.

EDITORS APPEAL: Please announce the name et
Col a TATE a. e~sndida.s for Congress in he lltH
District o. Tenn,ses, ard 0biigs The West Tsunss-
sssarz ia General Forests command.
TupEle Nav SD. 1874 [myl2 tide
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EY The North Carolina Legislature met on
the 18th, and = qoorEm being present in both
branches, the governors message was read. It
has not yet been printed.
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n Msjor-G Gen. franklin, of ths Federal
army, who was wounded ia one of his legs in
the hAtsIe at Mansfield, West Louisisna, reached
New Orleans, On the Sd.
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" The act prohibiting dealing in the PapeI
curraacy of tbs enemy is being rigidly enforced
az Montgomery. Ala.
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R-EsIARKABLE CAsE-The Marietta RsbsL
says that the most remarkable case Of gun Shot
wounds it ever heard Of. is that Of = soldier
wounded ct Resses, brought to Marietta on
Wednesday, and now in the hospital at that
place Two bullets passed through his head
making four holes, st which the brains wers
oozing cut, and astonishing to tell be was per.
fectly conscious and converse1 intsligsntly
concerning his situation, and was anxious 10
know She doctors opinion Of his case. He was
alive thirty-six hours after the wounds were in
aictsd, and msy DO yet, as the Rebel had nei
haard Of his deatk.
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Thrse Hundred amd siztssnh Day

AftIcS LAaHNfeN 1tH AAAsea"Hf ONJ
There is no material change Of affairs to no.
tics. The enemy's land batteries kept up the
bombardnont of Fort Sumter wednesday night,
firing thirtyztwo shots, t1enty.sx Of which
struck. Thirty-thTee shots were fred st tho
fort Thursday, seven of which missed.
Twenty-Five shots were fred at the city from
Battery Gregg. Tho latter also opened FIRE du-
ring the day upon cur James island batteries
and Sullivan island. Battery Haskell replied,
and kept up a sharp FIRE for shout two hours.
a sling cart, with twelve horses drawing :
Pun. was observed in the morning to coma from
the upper end of Morris island to Battery Gregg.
A similar conveyance was observed in the after
noon carrying q gun from Gregg to the upper
part of the island.
Oar conjecture as to the cause Of the salute
Wednesday proved to be correct. We learn
from an authentic source that the cspture OF
Richmond was announced to the fees Wednss-
day morning.
There was no change Ia Inc feet yesterday,
and nothing Of importance from our outside
oosss.-COHrieT,
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On and after Nay I0th, Confederate IS bills
@2 , EHI be rscsived At this Office At the same rates
Of discount a the other notes Of the old issue.
&cc1ws asrs Bosneonpsnsa to adopt this policy in
- ,alEtsfsraa
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NonFH CAa0LIaA-Tha &C. Ja.tnsI u

RamoTs yesterday were not as plentiful as
usual, yet there was one which was somewhat
startling as well s. frue. Spesr's rsiding party
was sidd to be within twenty miles Of Weldon
or Sunday night. We learned, yesterday even
!ug that for some eAuss-likely finding our
forces 100 strosg for them at thas poins-hey
bad put of in another direction. Where will
they turn 10. nezt7
We are glad 70 learn ihAs tie reserve forces
Of this section have been ordered out, By Gene
raj Holmes, and hope that The whole available
force Of the State viii be called to arms imms-
diately, aud be properly disposed Of, that they
may Kid aad assist in giving the last blow, soon
we hope, to be infected on Yankee tyranny. The
raiders are oui-Isl al points be guarded.
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Avn

1t is reported by persons residing nsar tho
river, that the enemy arc evacaaling the Ber-
nudR Hundreds section. One man, wo hear,
asserts very positively. that be counted fifteen
transports and two monitors going down SAtHE-
day, and it is stated that other craft, supposed
to contain troops were heading for Fortress
Monroe yesterday. This nay or may not be
correct. We giSe i for what il Is worth
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rr A mail was received from Petersburg this
morning up to the 18Th, but unfortunately NONE
Of our exchanges came to hand.
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q We yesterday paid q visit to the non
foGndry Of our old Memphis friend Mr.. J. a.
Hsrtly, on Decatur street. Mr.. Hsrty is now
extensively engaged in casting both shell and
shot for General Johnston and our defsnses Al
Charleston. Mr.. Hartly deserves the highest
praise for the disinterested and zsalous part he
has taken in our CREST contest. Being an Eng
lshnan, he could have remained in Memphis
With ~impuaity, but having cast his lot in the
South, he determined to give his energies and
mechanical skill to her cause. We know Of no
one man in his sphere to whom the Government
is mora largely indebted. We hope he may
long survive to enjoy the liberty which his zeal
snd skill have 50 greatly contributed to achieve.
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r The buildings, gardens, etc at Kittnen's
springs, N. c., have been rendered for hospital
nrrnnaan
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Yesterday WIS q day Of rumoT5 ia this city.
Passengers by the morning train, from tho west,
brought the startling intelligence that 5 raid
was expected on The North Csroiiaa railroad 81
Company shops. the raiding pErly having a.
ready reached DAnvills. There may DO some
thing ia this, but We scarcely believe It.
Tbs morning train from Weldon, we lesr1,
brought the intelligence that The enemy aD-
peared at B slfsld, = station on the Weldon and
Petersburg railroad, about twenty miles from
Weldon, on Monday, and were rspalsed By q
force Of Confedsrates al that plses, in which en-
gagemsnt it Is said Colonel ". j.. Clarke, Of
this city, was killed. We. sincerely trust shis
may turn ous to be correct. The enemy, it vas
supposed, were eudeav0riug 10 reach the bridges
on Inc R9snoke-Raisigh Progress. l5th.