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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

ha%A Richmond letter says: "Among the latest
arrivals here is that OF Capt. Mo@llot, a French
cavalry officer, who has come to the Confoderacy
with view of offering his services in military
way. He left this morning 10 tender his services
to Gen. Beauregard. This gentleman says that
The sympathics of all classes iu France are with
in our struggle, but that France and England are
both too much compromised" with their own af-
fairs to warrant intervention just yet"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
FROM GEORGIA.

There is no late reliable from Georgia 1t
is certain that Savannah beseged by Sherman's
army last week, but TO the result not inform
ed The Charleston papers of Friday do not consider
the Situation about Savannah very encouraging. The
capture of Fort McAlster at the mouth of the Ogee
chez River il is stated, enables the enemy 10 co-ope-
rate by land and water in the attack on Savannah.
Yankee officers engaged in the exchange business
Charleston, say that Sherman and his STAFF had Gr-
rived at Hilton Head, S. @.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
Plantation for Rent.

Plantation within three miles Of town, containing
IS to 100 of arabic land Of very produce
tive creek bottom, will be rented privately TO good
tenant for the ensuing year. There IL comfortable
house, containing three four rooms the land and
the usual out-houses.
J. NJ. HUTCHINSON,
Dec 49, 1864. 1t Attorney for the Heirs.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

As Administrator of John W. Rose, deceased, l will
sell in the of Monroe, Tuesday the Sd Of jan
1868, fourteen Bales Cotton 40 SO sides Sole Lea
ther, about the quantity Of Upper Leather. or
head Cattle, Wheat Fans MoassOs Min, aud othcH
property.
The Negroes will be hired and the Lands rented foS
the year 1865. Terms made known the day Of sale
]. Il. HUDSON, Admir-.
December 10 lgc4
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

u The Confederate Senate has passed bill to
provide for the employment of free negroes and
slaves to work on Notifications and perform other
labor connected with the public defence The bill
declares all free s~yroes between eighteen and fifty
liable to labor ETC.. with the army. and provides for
the impressmen: IF 10 600 Slaves east of the Mis-
sissiPp river and 10000 west of it, to labor on for
titca'ions' etc. Providing, that the quota of a
State skail not exceed in five. and that when a
man has but one slave between eighteen and forty
hive that one shall not be impressed.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

CAPTURED Twenty odd Yankees captured by
some of Col Thomas men, in the Smoky Noun
tains were brought here this week. Among them
are two majors, six captains and twelve leutenants
They escaped from the guard at Columbia. s. G.,
and were making their way to the Federal lines,
when Thomas "IDjus" gobbled them up -Ashe-
rifle Neus
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

A GALLANT AFFAIR.-On the 9th instant, Com
pany A. of the 81 st New York cavalry, started out
from the vicinity of Winchester to capture Baylor
company of the 18th Virginia cavalry. The latter
met themnear White Post, and killed, wounded and
captured all but thirteen. The Yankees numbered
sixty. and Baylor's command forty men. A few
days before. Baylor captured the guard at Charles
town and at Keys Switch. His prisoners. eighty
five in number, have reached Richmond. He also
captured one hundred horses.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

REINFORCING THE ARMY.--The Charlottesville
Chronicle is responsible for the following plan te
reinforce the army, and whatever of credit or Gen.
is attached to it, the editor of that paper is en-
titled to receive it. He who would propose such a
plan must indeed be brave man. and no doubt
would do much towards discriminating the yankees
if he were in the field. The Chronicle says:
'sOur plan is this: to bring for the coming year
forty thousand women, within the ages Of Is and
45-single women-Bithin the operation OF the
| Conscript Act. They should be organized by Gen
! Cooper and the head of the Bureau of Conscrip-
ton, into corps of industry and employed to sew
to knit to cook, to wash, to nurse Tor the army;
weaving spinning, carding, preserving, picking,
. and a number of other Offices, too numerous to
specify, liz what is merely offered as skeleton,
would be embraced in our views of their duties
This force should be thoroughly systematized, and
subjected to complete military rule, with its gene
raj officers, its staff, field officers, company and
commissioned of6cers-wth their appropriate
colors, bad es and devices. The uniform might
be short gray skirt, pair Of moccasins, and a
glazed cap with hens feather Dominics) at the
side They should live in barracks Gas far prac-
ticable) and establish careful system Of division
of labor-a company of darners-a company OF
patchers-a company of shirt makers-a company
OF kptters-a company of pie-makers-a battalion
Of cake makers-a regiment of Crack bakers, &e.,
&c The proper number should be detailed to the
hospitals. Some should follow the army, cooking,
and mendng and washing. They could be detail
ed to mould bullets, to make cartridges, grease fire.
locks, cut wads, make caps, put up tobacco, make
soap, salt meat chop sausage make envelopes, card
wool, scrape lint, sharpen knives, measure the tax
in kind, prepare plasters, embroder flags tie shoe
strlngs-and ad intfnttuna."
If this plan is adopted the boys in the army will
have big and glorious times.
MEANNEss.-The Lincoln Government has
fused to allow the money raised in England, for the
benefit of the Confederate prisoners at the North
to be used for that object. $4,000 was collected
for the purpose, and application was made for per-
mission to it for the relief of our soldiers in the
hands of the enemy. Mr. Seward, Lincon's Seere
tary of State, in reply to the application, says that
British gold shall not be used with his permission
TO aid the rebellion.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
FROM SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

force of Yankees broke suddenly into Bristol,
Tennessee, before daybreak Wednesday morning
and there being Confederate troops there, took
quiet possession of the place. SO completely was their
coming surprise that the engineer and train hands
at the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad depot were all
caught asleep. Three trains which standing at
the depot, were destro red The enemy then advanced
up the railroad towards Abingdon, which, we presume
fell into their hands though have Information of
the fact. The next hear of them they had, nine
o'clock Thursday morning, pounced down on Glade
Spring, depot the railroad, thirteen miles this side
of Abingdon, taking every there by surprise and
capturing all of the railroad employees except one,
who managed to escape to tell the tale At last &C.
counts the enemy pushing up the railroad in the
direction of Marion, which is twenty. seveR miles
this side of Abingdon
LATER.-The raiding column which, on Wednes-
day, burst into Southwestern Virginia, still in mo-
ton, having met with check. They believed to
consist of five thousand mounted men, under Stone
1t will be recoected stated yesterday that
Thursday morning. nine Clock they had reached
Glade Spring taking the people there by surprise and
capturing all of the railroad employees with
ception and that at last accounts. portion of them
were advancing up the railroad in the direction of
Marion. Information received here yesterday
that the main body had left the railroad at Glade
Spriag and started towards the salt works. six miles
distant; and that the smaller party, previously men
toned, had passed Marion and Advancing
Wytheyille which is five miles this side of Abing
DON The object of this party is doubtless to break
up the railroad and thereby prevent reinforcemens
from being sent from the east to troops at the salt
works They WILL of course destroy much property
possible along their route. -.a
The main body, who moved on the salt works. have,
by this time think discovered that that position is
safe from their attack; for glad to be able to
state that it is held by first rate general and an abun'
dance of troops hold il against any force the YAM
KEGS muster. Stoneman, if he be indeed,
think commander of the raiders has also discovered
that his sudden Eruption into Southwestern Virginia
was not entirely unexpected by our military authori
ties, although he did catch the citizens and railroad
people asleep. We hope he will find this to his
before he gets through with his raid. 1t has only
been few months since previous raid of his, begun
under quite auspicious circumstances as this, was
brought dsgracenl conclusion by himself and most
of his men being made prisoners. similar fate may
again be in for him.-Richmond Dispatch, nh.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

1t is estimated that there is s25,O00,O00 Of
specie held within the Confederate States, in the
vaults of banks and brokers, and of private hoard
ers and which, for sustaining tue currency and
credit of the GOVERNMENT is and has been perfect
ly useless.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
Negroes for Hire.

We will hire, for the year 1885, At the residence OF
c. J. Wilson, deceased Thursday 29ih instant, all
the Negroes belonging 10 the estate of q. J. Wilson.
ALBERT WILSON,
JAS. N. WILSON
Dec 10, 1854. 2t Administrators
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

Will be hired, on Wednesday, the 2slb December, at
The residence of Richard Peoples, valuable lot Of
Negroes, men, boys and girls belonging 10 J. Ntilt
and the estate off. ID. Peoples, deceased.
JAS. II. PEOPLES Agent aud Admir-
Dec 49, 1864 2t-pd
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

REs1GNATIoNs.-The following designations
have been accepted:
Major W J Boggan, 43d N. G. T.; Lieut.. d W
Ellcr, lst n c. Cavalry; Capt G VI 7 McCauley,
10th Battalion N. G. T.; Lieut.. w, W. j. Holland,
10th do, Lieut. + Smith, Capt Bass co. do; A A
Mitchell Capt, Caswell Reserves.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

REPoRTED EVACUATION OF PLYMoUTH.-The
Tarhoro' Southerner says it is rumored that the
Yankees have removed all their guns from Ply
mouth and have evacuated the place, and that paper
adds that It has good believe there is some
foundation for the rumor. The Yankees have not
occupied Washington, N. c.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

On the 9th instant, at the residence. of Mr. N. L.
Williams in Yadkin county by the Rev. r. II. Griffith,
Adj't J. Turner Morehead, to Miss H. Lilly Connaly.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

aa- The yankee eunboat Otsego sunk in
the Roanoke River, above Plymouth, N. c. last
week, by the explosion of torpedo.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

On Friday, the seth instant at the residence OF DAVID
G. Maxwell, miles East of Charlotte, win hire
out for the ems ling year twelve Negroes,
sisting Of Men, Women Boys and Girls, belonging 10
Dallis 8. Maxwell and others. tHt
WI. MAXWELL, Guardian
Dec. l9, 1864 Il
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

The yellow fever is raging fearfully in Bermu
da. perfect panic exists Some of the parishes
leave their dead unburied.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

Those who neglect TO read the advertisements in
a newspaper frequently lose important information,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

10 TO John L, Brown Esq, indebted for
valuable public documents concerning State affairs
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

Da% \ letter fom Atlanta says that after the
Federals left the city the citizens from the sur
rounding country, some travelling distance of one
hundred miles, poured in and plundcred ndscrimi-
nately 1t is thought that at least fifteen hundred
wagon loads of property was thus taken off They
broke open churches and stole furniture that had
been left in them. The Yankees had left but lit
tie, but it seems that the inhabitants of that unor-
tunate city have been robbed Of that little by their
OWE people If half that is said in the Georgia
papers be true, the people Of that section must be
badly demoralized
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
THE SECOND FIGHT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA

THE SECOND FIGHT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA
CoAsT.-The enemy on Friday afternoon, Dec
9th, made an attack on our lines at Coosawhatchie,
and were again badly repulsed The fight took
place between the Tilifnny treste work and the
Coosawhatchie bridge. The heaviest fighting was
between the enemys troops, consisting ola brigade
Of infantry and artillery, estimated at about three
thousand, commanded by General Hatch, and the
Georgia troops under the command of Gen. L III.
Garrell, on our right, resting on Tili6uny creek.
All accounts concur in stating that the fight was
holly contested. Our force was estimated at not
over nine hundred, consisting of dctachments Of
the 5th and 47th Georgia, and the lst and Sd Gcor
gia Reserves.
Skirmishns commenced early in the morning
and was kept up with more or less vigor until 4
o'clock in the afternoon, when the engagement be-
came general. The enemy attempted TO gain pos
session Of the 1ilfnny cut and treste work i'm
portant position commanding the line of railroad
at Coosawhatchie. Our troops on the enemy's
approach, gave cheer, and before they could come
up, charged them with great gallautry. The fight
lasted about two hours and half, the enemy being
finally driven back their entertainments. The
encmy's loss is said to have been very heavy, while
ours will not exceed one hundred killed and woun-
ded. General Gartrell was painfully wounded by
fragment of she'll
From the prisoners taken in this fight, as we'll
from some of our own men who were captured aud
escaped, We learn that the enemy estimate their
loss at between seven and eight hundred killed
and wounded. Our loss was seven killed aud fifty
Wounded Charleston Courier.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

u Brig. Gen. Bradley t. johnson has arrived
here, and will assume command of this post-SabS-
bury Watchman.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

Since the decision that Town Officers are not
liable to CONSUMPTION, such positions to be in
demand. The Wilmington Journal contains ten
tickets for Commissioners of that town. We wish
something could be done to make the Board of Com
missioners of the town of Charlotte take more in
terest in the affairs of the town.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

FIDELITY OF THE NEGROES IN GEoRGIA-A
Warrenton letter in the Augusta ConstituIionalist
says that the invasion of the State has demonsra-
ted the general devotion of the slaves to their
ners Oftensnpon the route, in the rear of the ad-
vancng armies, large groups of faithful slaves
could be seen, shouting with JOY upon being able
to escape and return to ',Old Master and Misses"
These niger lovers, with indispensable meanness,
robbed the poor creatures of all the money they
bad, and in some instances of hats and shoes
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
u Judge A. G. Magrath has been elected Gov
ernor of South Carolina by the Legislature.


ernor of South Carolina by the Legislature.
AN OBSTINATE DELUsIoS-By this time (says
the Columbia Carolinian) the Yankees ought to be
pretty well awake to their error in supposng the
South so nearly ready to suceumb that, upon the
lection of its great bngbear, Lincoln it would
strag htway lay down its In the brief month
which has elapsed since the announcement of Abra-
hams triumph. have given what one would think
was ample evidence of our ability, we'll as of our
disposition, to continue the contest for consider
able time to Aud doubtless that extraord-
nary people is in no small degree amazed to
much vitality in exhausted liinbs-so much de-
termination in our failing hearts: they hardly know
what to make of it; yet. the whole they not a
great deal disturbed by the phenomenon; for their
conceit leads them regard it the result of
short lived gayanizing process, : the hutter of
bird when the head is pucked off; and thus in spite
of the vigorous blows which 60 dealing them
they still live in daily expectation of beholdng
suddenly collapse and expire. One cause of the OBJ
stinacy with which they cling to this delusion is their
inability to understand how SO great nation could
have strained all its for four years, and
yet be as far off from its end ever another is the
stress which they lay upon the letters of Mr. Boyce,
and of those who sympathize with Mr. Boyce, as evil
dcnces of our failing faith; and third is the dispo-
stion incidental to the Yankee not less than the
human mind. to believe what it most desires We,
who know how false the dream is, can afford to
laugh it; and yet, it at present forms the chief
inspiration of the Yankee armies in the field, it
would be we'll for US if we could find means of
dissipating it possible Nothing. how
opne, but hard fighting, and hard fighting
for months to come will do that entirely, yet
can all help to produce the required impression
by general reputation of every theory which,
whether rghtfully wrongfuy, may by any posi-
bility be construed into an abandonment of single
position for the purpose of obtaining peace.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

Il japanese Matrinaonial Advertisements. =
Among the many odd customs which distinguish
the Chinese of Java is which would startle the
young ladies of England. Beneath the windows OF
their house are often to be seen an empty flower
pot dying horizontally on the portieo roof" Its
position cannot be accidental, because it is in
SO many cases. Nor can it be looked upon as
religious symbol for then there would probably be
one on each house 1t is nothing more nor less
than matrimonial advertisement, the plain Eng
lish of which is ga young lady is in tue house.
Husband wanted"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

FROM THE FAR WEsT.-The Mobile Advertiser
gives the annexed late news from the Trans Mis-
sissippi Department:
There is reasonable doubt that by this time
Fort Smith is in our possession, leaving in the far
western portion of the department no Yankee for
ces, except about 900 men at Fort Gibson, in the
Cherokee country, which be easily overpower-
ed, 1T necessary, but does not interfere with our
movements. Stand Waite rules that country, hav-
ing captured numerous trains since his big haul IN
September
The Choetaws, Cherokees, Creeks and Seminoles
have upwards of 900 men in arms, and are firmly
united to the Southern cause. About 1000 Che
rokees and Creeks went off to the Yankees with
Ross but it is the opinion of Stand Waite that not
more than 400 or 500 of them are left
Major General Fagan, with Col. Brooks brig
ade, ana brigade from Fagan's division, cap
tured Fayetteville, Ark, with 800 men aud all
their ordnance, commissary and quartermaster' 3
stores.
Mr. Boudinot from the Cherokee nation, con-
firms the report of Col. Brooks capture of a train
of fifty or sixty wagons, between Fayetteville and
the Missouri line, just previous to the capture Of
Fayetteville.
The Yankees still hold Little Rock on suffer-
ance. Magruder could capture the place, but it
would not pay.
At the latest news from General Price, previous
to the capture Of Fayetteville, he was at Cane Hill
with $4,000 men, portion of whom are in need
of arms He had great trouble in getting out Of
Missouri, with his immense spos, being hard
pressed by the enemy, but sustained no disaster,
except the capture of Marmaduke and Cabell, on
which occasion he lost three hundred men. All
the other Yankee stories of their success over him
are fables AT latest his train, numbering 1890
to l,3OO wagons was crossing the Arkansas be-
tween Fort Smith and Fort Gibson.
All the Western people, especially the Nilsson
rians, are satisfied with the results, and Gen. Par
sons says: "Te my Missouri friends that the Mis-
souri, expedition has been com plcte success
The object of the return of the expedition was,
as has been declared by high authority in those
matters, to secure the spoils of the campaign, and
place arms in the hands of numerous recruits.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

LIGHT DUTY MEN-It will be by orders
published in another column, that all men who have
been assigned to light duty have been transfer
red to the Invalid Corps. are temporarily disabled
for field service, to be organized into companies
of not lesS than sixty euch, and to be used as
guards at Posts, Prisons, Camps of Instruction, in
Railroad trains. and such like service.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

THE "OLD lssuE."-Many persons are of opin-
ion that the time for the redemption of the ''Old
Issue" has been extended to the lst July, 1868.
Such bill passed the House, but has not been
acted upon by the Senate, and We understand meets
but little favor in that body, and the probability is.
will not pass the Senate. Persons, therefore, holds
ing sold issue will look to their interests aud send
it to the nearest depository and get certificate
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

OFFICERS WIL CHAR. 4 RUTH. RAILROAD
Observation-Disclosures: A Logan, Dickson, G C
Henderson, S Walkup. S w Cole, E Nye Hutchinson,
W Steele, R French, J A Mcdowell, H W Guion,
Jos Green Person and R Fl Cowan. Cowan,
President; Jas McCallum, Sec'y and Treas R 7 At
kuson, Gen'l Superintendent; " II Allen, Master of
Transportation; w Everett Road MASTER Gayle,
Master Machnist. McBee, Treas of Western
Division, and S Guion, Superintendent. .
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

nSS% A gentleman just from Europe, via Ber-
muda and Wilmington states that be saw in Lon
don and Paris nearly division Of able bodied
refugees" from the Confederate States, large
majority of whom are skulkers from military duty.
Perhaps it would interest these skulkers to know
that Congress will at its present session adopt a
law requiring all citizens of the Confederate States
now in Europe liable to military duty to return by
the first of July next under penalty of dsfranchise-
ment for life
The Richmond Wing well says, lit gives US a
great deal of pleasure to observe that the Yankees
are about to make their country too hot to hold the
Southern refugees, who have resorted to it in the
hour of their countrys Distress to get themselves
out of the reach of danger. In the city of New
York, especally-the main resort of these rene
cades on this continent, at least-Genera Dix,
scarcely inferior, thieftaker and inqusitor, to
Butler himself is giving them immense deal of
trouble. He has put the detective police upon
them, and they following them up as black
snake follows up a rat, from one hole 70 another"
This is really good for them; and whether or not it
results in any practical benefit to the GoBfederacy
by conversion OF these refugees to patriotism, it
may restrain others among us from attempting by
flight to escape the duty they owe their suffering
country.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

AN IMMENSE AMOUNT-THE YANKEE DEBIT
The public debt of the yankee nation is thus stated
by President Lincoln in his Message: