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General Conference OF M. f. Church.

General Conference OF nj. Il. Church.
On Tuesday morning, May Sd, the second
day OF the session, the Conference partici-
pated In an impromptu ceremony OF raising
magnificent flag over the church in which
they held their sessions. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Col. Moody. In patriot
lie and thrilling speech, he alluded to the
progress of the national army, auguring the
early and final overthrow OF the rebellion
1t was especially gratifying, he remarked,
that while the old flag, now douby consecra-
ted to every patriot, would bring freedom to
four millions Of bondmen, 1t wonld bring JOY
and relief to the six millions OF poor whites
so long down-trodden and oppressed by the
Southern oligarchs. Abraham Lincoln, he
said, was the servant Of God and terror to
eyil-doers, but praise to those who do well.
Hence Yaland CHAM went to Canada to find
protection Under the British Lion.
A mean man in mean place;
The right man in the right place.
In conclusion, the speaker expressed the
wish that, for the next four years, at least, the
nation might find rest in A6rdhdBi's bosom.
The Star Spangled Banner was sung with a
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FAMILY DYE COLORS.
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CLARET brown, LIGHT BRowN,
DARK BRowS,
SNuFF BRowN,
For Dyeing Silk woo'en and Mixed Goods
Shawls. Scarfs. Dresses, Ribbons Gloves, Bonnets,
Hats, Feathers, Kid Gloves. Chiidren's Clothing,
and all kinds of Wearing Apparel.
CHERRY,
DARK DRAB, LIsHT DRAB,
FAws DRAB,
Lisar FAws DRAB. DARK GREEN,
LIGHr GREEN,
MAGEHTA
For rs cents you can color many goods as would
otherwise cost five time. that sum. Various shades
can be produced from the same dye. rhe process
is simple and any the dye with perfect
success. Directions in English. French and Ger
man inside Of each package
MAZE.
MAROON,
ORANGE,
PINK, ROYAL PURPLE,
PUZZLE,
SALMON,
SCARLET, SLATE,
SoLrEKINo,
VIOLET,
For further information In Dyeing, and giving q
per ect knowledge what colors are best adapted to
dye over Others. with many valuable recipes. pur-
chase Howe Stevens Treatise on by eng and Col
Manufactured by HOWE STEVENS.
$50 BROADWAY, BosToN.
For sale by druggists and dealers generally.
mays dim
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New school House.

CEALED proposals will be received until Satur-
- day at noon the 2Sth inst, for furnishing the
Materials and err. citing school house lin the Town
ofFaimouth, District No. 3. near G.. T. X r. Depotl
according to plans and specifications, prepared BY
Geo NJ Harding. Architect. Proposals NAV be
rendered for a baildlng of b. lex or wood and they
may be lie n At this Office of Mr.. Harding where the
plans can bs examined, or With tho com nittee
Toe right to reject apy or all proposals not deem.
cd salts factory, il hereby reserved.
II. NJ, STONE Building Committee.
Portland, May 18th. 1861. nayl ld6r
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BRoMNTIELp. MAY Ia

To the Editor Qf the Press:
On Monday evening last all the buildings
belonging to the Odel homestead, owned by
Gen. Dan'l Bean, ia Brownfeld, we're con-
sumed by fire, together with one yoke OF fine
oxen, three cows, one calf, and large lot of
hay, corn, and grain, farming tools, DC. The
fire was discovered in the barn about half-past
ten O'Clock, and before assistance arrived it
was too late to save anything from the barn.
BY great exertion the furniture in the house
was mostly saved.
The loss falls heavily upon the General in
his old age, to be thus turned out of the house
and home be has owned and occupied for more
than forty years. The loss was $1,000. No
doubt exists in the minds of those who know
most of the circumstances, that the fire was
the work Of an incendiary. l.. M. r.
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Copartnership.

FTNHE subscribers have this day formed copart-
II nership under the firm name of Twitchell Bros
a ChAnplin. aad having purchased the stock and
leased the store recently owned and occupied BY
Davis, TwitoheN 3 Chapman. will eontinae the
Wholesale Grocery Flour and Provision BURMESE In
all its Branches. rHOS n. TWI1CaELL
joan q. TWIrCHELL,
JAMES r. CHAM LIN
So Commercial Street. Thomas Bloch
Portland, May II, 1854 myled&waw
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EAST MAINE CONFERENCE SEMINARY. =
We have received the Eighth Annual Cata-
logue of the East Maine Conference Semina-
in successful operation ten years. The fac
ulty, we judge, has been wisely selected and
the Seminary is in a hourishing condition.
The total number Of students during the last
year was 502.
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
May ~.

SATURDAY. ......................... May -.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Lewiston. Knight, Boston.
Sch Ida Norton Buekminster, Baltimore for yinal
haven.
Sch Delaware. Means, Salem for Newcastle.
Sch Eight Brothers. Pendleton. Rockland for New
York
Sch Jane. Michels, Belfast for NewYo
Sch Sparta, Hopkins. Boston for Falmouth
CLEARED.
Br ship Renz Murphy. Quelsc. j L Farmer
Bark Sebra Croker, Littlejohn. Matanzas Isaac
Emery.
Brig J II Dillingham;, Harm gton. caibarien. Jno
Lynch Co.
Br sch Windsor. Stewart, st John NIB, T Paddock
Br sch Anaconda, Downey, Joggins. Ms. G w Cut
ter.
Br sch Nautilus. McFadden, St John NIB, T Pad
dock.
Br sch 0spray, Beatty. Halifax, Ms. master.
Sch Hart, Hart New York, X & York & Son.
Sch Elizabeth Burgess. New York, o Nickerson.
Sch Rio Clark, Portsmouth, II q York 4 Son.
Steamer Potomac, Sherwood. NewiYork Emery
Fox.
Sunday. ...........................M ay15
Steamer Montreal. Prince. Boston.
Sch John Mathor. Willard, Philadelphia
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Union Caucus.---Wessbrook.

Tn. loyal voters In the town Of wsstbrook, un
condtionally loyal 10 the Government ofthe United
States, and who support all Its measures for sup
pressing the Rebellion requested to meet II
caucus, at The Town House. in said town on SATuR
DAY. the 2i.t ins :, at clock r. NJ to eject dele
gates TO the Union District Convention, to be held
at Saco, the 25th inst.
Per Order of Town Committee.
Westbrook. May 10th, ls64. david
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"Buy Me. and I'll do you Good"
c DIR. LansIey's Roo, and Herb Bi,ters

For Jaundice, Costiveness. Liver Complaint, HUI
mora. indigestion. Dyspepsia Piles Dizziness Head
ache Drowsin' S. and All seases arising from dis
which all persons are subject in sprir and summer.
They cleanse the system, regulate the bowels, re-
store the appetite, purify the blood and give sound
ness of mind and strength of bod, to all who use
them. Sod by all dealers in Medicine every where,
at %, 80 and 70 cents per bottle. GEO. c. GOOD
tors ap2 dam
S0ZoDoNr appears TO have taken a prominen mt
place among the most approved dentrifrices OF the
day. Ii is very popular article for the toilet high
ly recommended by all who have used il as beauti-
der and prescryer of the teeth, refreshing the
mou b, sweetening the breath arresting the pro-
gress # decay. aud otherwise benedtting the
Bostos Traveller. mch24 dit
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Letters Remaining UncIaimed

IN the Post Office at Portland, State of Maine 10th
Il day OF May 1854
rS"Io obtain any of these letters, the applicant
must call for 'ddcerfissd letters, give the date of
this list, and pay one cent for advertising
Ex-"If not called for within one month they will
be sent to iheD al Letter Office.
Free Delivery of letters by curriers' at the resi-
dencs ofowners. may be sseured by observing the
folio wing Rules:
80. Direct letters plainly TO the street and mum
oer as we'll as the Post OH and STATE.
y Head letters with the writer posi- Office and
Stdte, street and number. sign them plainly WITH
lan ntms. ana request that answers be directed &C
20 Letters 10 strangers or transient visit rs in a
Town or city; whose special address may be uD-
kho"n' should De marked, in the lower left hand
corner with the word Transient
=. Ptuce the postage stamp On the upJer right
mana corner. and tedre space the stamp and
the writing.
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nlsxOlutlOu.

FTNHE sopArtnership heretofore existing between
consent.
the anairs of the firm will DO settled by either
partner 81 TIE store OF Messrs. Twtehell Rros.
Champ'in, 50 Comme, oial street. Thomas Block.
Joan q. rWIrcHELL,
JANIS r. CHAMfLIN.
Portland. May IL, 1864. myi6 davis
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sJ-Col. Edward Hatch OF the gallant I'd
Iowa Cavalry. and formerly of this State, has
been promoted to Brigaaier General The
Washing ton Republican speaks of him in the
most fattering terms
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Maine Soldiers Wounded in the Late Bat.
ties.
WASHINGTON, May II.

To Mr.. J. 7. Gilman
send you partial list of the wounded in
Maine regiments, now in this city. l will
send you more as soon as they are reported:
Yours truly,
FRED BRACKET,
Qudrtermdster Gems Office.
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

DOMESTIC PORTS.
BOSTON-Ar 18TH sch Eliza Otis. Ryder. Belfast.
Cid bark sprinsbok. Larsen, Cape haytien: schs
q w Dyer. iesrse, Summorside. PEI; Carroll,
NEW oRLEANs-Ar 5th inst. bark Eva II Fisk,
Belfast; sch HaIdscrabble. Gregory. New York.
Ar 9Th: brig Altavela. Read. Pensacola; sch II p
Russell. Nickersan. New York.
CID 9Th. ship westmoreland Philadelphia; brig G
HOLINESS HoLE-Ar 18th. schs Louisa Haskell.
Boston for Salem; Herald. Knight do for Newbury-
port.
Ar l2ih, sch Otis, Carr. New York for Bangor.
BALTlMORE-In port 18th. sob Martha Wright
ton ldg corn for Providence at l3c per bushel Coal
freigbts to Boston 81 80. Yes els much wanted
Ar 18th bark Cricket. ingaie. Rio Janeiro April
Cid 18th sch John Fsrnum. Kelley. Boston.
PHILADELPHIA-Arl 18th. bark Monitor. Liver
pool; brig Hudson, Bangor.
= cd nth .chs Herbert. Crowell. and Challenge.
NEW YORk-Ar 18th. bark Abd-ei. ader. Nick
erson Trinidad IS days; brigs Timothy Field. tof
Bangorl Coney. Cardenas; Henrietta. fBrl 81 Jago:
Dugan. Port Even. for Boston: Addy T. stmp-on'
Cumming. Eastport Albion. MsCluen. kockland;
Forrest connsry; do; Union. Post. do; Eudora,
Lord. Ellsworth; Bound Book. Perry, Rockland; IA
X Dunton. Jameson. Portland.
Cid l2th, sch Commodore. Mitchell. Pembroke.
AT 18th. bark Ellen Dyer. Shepherd. Remedies; X
p Walker, Matanzas; briRs Caroline EDDY smith.
Cardenss; Monticello. Moon, do: schs Albert Car
enee. Freeman. Portland Jamos BarrAit, Nickerson.
do,
Ar lith. ship Great Republic Limeburner, London
NEW HAvES-Ar 18th, brig Adelms. Somes, I'm
PROVIDENCE 18th. sch Sisters, Shaw, from
Rockland.
NEwPORT-Ar 18Th. schs Gazelle. Mayo Angus
IA for Providence; Mslabar, WEIGH Cslsis for Mys-
tic.
GLOUCESTER-Ar1 10th, sehs koret Clark Bos-
ton ifor Saco; 18th, VIM Gray, Buell., bangor Tor
Hartford; Equal. Fellow. Boston for Rockland;
Good Hope. wyman, Boston for Phipsburg; High
land'r. Nickerson, do for Wells; Dwight Hill. Phil
adephis for Portland elizabeth, Rider. Belfast for
Boston.
~SALEM-Ar l2ths schs Neponset. Miller Rock
land. Eliza Flea Navea forp "a.
Csmeo. Small. Boston for Belfast.
PORTSMOuTH-Ar 18th, schs Elizabeth, Gray,
Bangor: Hannah Clark. Call, do.
BATH-Cid 10 b. ship Italia. Patten. Fortress Mon
roe: sen Nathaniel. Megathlin, Port Royal SC.
Sid ship e ara Ann. Carter Havana.
BANGoR-Ar 18th. sch Mary Eliza, Sparrow, I'm
Proyincetoxwn.
Cid schs Char otto. Richardson. Stoniugton; Phi
lanthropist, Htmer, New. York; Pioneer, Haskell,
Boston.
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II Lady of long experience. competent to
teach English, French, Latin and Music to begin
ners. desires situation in school, private family
daily insiructress. Clerical and other refer
ences. Address NJ. A, care of CHARLES G. Coop
WIN Box As. Richmond. Maine. mayI4dlws
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dissolution.
Iafshiu heretofOra o,

fTvHE copartuefship heretofore existing under the
lrm name of Davis. rwitohtll 4 Chapman Is
this day dsssolvsd by mutual eansent.
he business OF thu nrIa will be settled at the old
stand BY other partner
FREDERICK DAVIS,
TifoS. y TWIrCHELL,
ELBRIDGE CHAPMAN.
Portland, May IL. lsdi myl6 dSwaw
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nseeuet VIII shh iium QucpcCs hfhhh
MoRsISG. for Liverpool wa Londone cry.
Tue NokrH AMERICAN, to sail from Quebec Sat-
urday morning, May II.
Also the steamers ST. DAVID. sr GEORGE. Sr.
ArDRgw. Sr PsrRicK. tr monthly from Quebec
for Glasgow. Prepaid and return tickets issued at
Fedac, d rates For passage aPPly to Il, 4 A. ALL
mayl6dt No. 10 Exchange street Portland.
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Ar at Psrnambuco April 8. ship Asa Eldridge
Coleman, San Francisco for Liverpool
Sid from Clenfuegos May 3. brig Urans. coombs.
Philadelphia
Ar a trinidad Apl %. bark Tempest. Hinclley As
pinwal
Ar At ST Jago 18th. sch Arctic, Hicks, New York;
brig Horta, Leland. Boston.
Ar at Havana May .. sch Ocean Ranger. Bradley
Bath; ship John Harris, harrnoa. Portland: bark
Emma Hall. Coggins. do: brig Baroo de ca.fine
leans.
sid 81. briggs George Burnham. Thornton. Port
land: Gen Marshall. Stspes Ssgus; 5th. bark Enoeh
Bennef, Benner. New York; brig Sarah KENNEDY,
Hofises. do.
In port 9Th. ship Gen Berry. Hooper, New York:
brigs Larrabee DAILY, for New York; Annie A
Grady tBr) White. for Portland.
Ar at Ma'anzas May brigs Pole o tBrl Warwick
Portland via Nassau: 4th. Scotland. HeLellan Bos-
ton; II b Emery. bradford, do; sch A r Willard.
Crowley. do; brig VI Carver. Pendieton. Portland.
Ar at Cardenas 4th. brigs james Davis, Staples,
Havana; Alnon kowell, Boyd, Portland.
per North American. at Quebec
Sid from Liverpool 25th nit, Gertrude. Congdon.
San Francisco.
CID 9th. Gertrude, Doane. Boston. Nonparie::
Smith. Philadelphia
Sid from Cardiff 25h Fawn. Nelson. and Union,
Davies. New York; Rose S,andish. Hutchings. San
Francisco.
SID from Malta 2ist ult Ann Duncan, ca.ser. for
Boston.
Arat Hamburg 2sth uls. Golden State, Delano
Calao.
SID 18th. Leyanter. Clifford. New York
SPOKEN.
May sth. of Tortugas, bark Cephas StArrett, from
New Orleans for Philadelphia.
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THOMAS G. LORING. DRUGGIST

PRACTICAL TRUSS FILTER,
Corner of Exchange s. Federal SIS.
A perfect 1T guaranteed. The poor literally con.
sidered. mch25 diff
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Removal.

GAUBERT 4 CHASE, Flour Dealers have re-
moved from No. SO to No. 81 Commercial street,
where be found at all times good assortment
OF choice Flour.
Portland, May 9th. 1864. may9d3w
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SAILING or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

u-Ifyou srein want of any kind PRINTING
call at the Daily Press Once. II
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Buy Your Stationery

AT DRESSER'S. 90 EXCHANGE STREET. Note
Paper selling for g. s, 10. H. i5 49, % aud % cents
per suife.
Portland. May 10. mayl5d3ws
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The Patent Belle Monte skirts.
full assortment of those celebrated Skirts in the
new style at
A N ID T. II S o N 50
HOOPSKIRT AND CORSET DEPOT,
mch23 DIFF Under Mechanics Hall.
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Portland Photographic Gallery,
so MIDDLE ST, PORTLAND, Me-,
a. s. DAVIS, Proprietor.
Portland, May IL, 1864. mayI2d6m
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Montreal Ocean Steamship Co.

One of the following frst-class
steamers OF this Line viz Peruvian,
4 Hlbernia. North American. Jura, Be-
3 gian. Nova Scotian. Moravisn, Da-
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~ Reading Matter on all Four Pages.
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May sth. of Tortugas, bark Cephas Starrett. from
New Orleans for Philadelphia.
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Boston Stock List.

rs AT THE Brokers' BOARD, MAY IL
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FISHERMEN.
Ar at Newport 18th. sch Cape Ann, Deer Isle

Steamer Montreal. Prince. Boston.
Sch John X Mathor. Willard, Philadelphia
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SHIP LETTERS.
Samuel Yates sch Christina
Henry ii. STANLEY care of capt Samuel Freeman sch
Jones
Capt Israel A Thorndike sch Ned Sumpter-2
Capt james Getcheli sch Gentle
Frederick J Dow sch J Is Littlcneld
Moses Mckenzie sch J Carver care Of capt Rau-
mel
Etgar rrask sch Mexican
Ezra Swift sch MAY Flower
VIM Grafton sch keohab
Eugene Greene brig Sarah Peters
Capt Samuel Lord brig sarah ,sa,srz
Capt Harris sch valient
Capt Partridge sch w.i,ax.ra
WIN COMBS "a sen Yankee Bh'e
AT DOLE, Postmaster.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-06

MEDICAL BoARD.-We may be very OBJ
tuse-dull of comprebension--and it may
be owing to this fact, that we are unable
to realize the Importance and propriety of
some things which come to our knowledge.
For example, man who was disabled by a
horse more than two years ago, so that he
has been unable either to stand or walk
without the aid Of crutches, and who has
been regularly exempted since from all
military service, was on Friday. last order
ed to Columbia to report for .re.examina'
ton, with the assurance, Gas he says) that
he would doubtless then be discharged
His attending physician and neighbors, at
tested to the truth of bis statements. but to
no purpose. Now, if such cases are requir-
ed to 90 to I Columbia Cand the man said he
could not even make the journey. without
asssistance) a then whence the necessity or
proprietyfor itinsrant Medical Boards Wis.
Ting the different Districts? We cannot
see through this-because perhaps We are
obtuse- certainly not, We hope, from any
deposition to be eaptious. 60.
~ =. - - sSanstsr Katchaaan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-06
ns- When NAPOLEON had reached Wilnt

B9~ When Napoleon had reached wilma,
in his invasion of Russia, in 1872, depu-
tation of serfs from one of the most popular
districts of the country waited upon him
and pledged that if he would issue proc.
lamation emancipating tho serfs they would
ioin him to man. But he declined their
overtures, for the reason that it would give
o ferocious turn to the war, causing hor-
rible devastation and unheard of murders
He should, he said, be espousing the cause
of barbarism against civilization He could
not for a moment entertain the proposition:
Be, remembered that the Russian serf was
white man, of the same race with his mas.
ter, and truly as capable Of Improvement;
whereas, the negro is of AfricsDdescent, and
has never beer left to himself in, any part
of the world without degenetating into'a
barbarian. By the employnentof the negro
the Yankee is actually; warning against
civilization. But leaving that fast ont Of
the question, can anything be more pltimful m
than the position. Of the Yankee, calling up
on the negro to assist him in subdulng q
people whom he boasted ofahis abilltysto
demolish in ,ninetydays9 What issit!bat
q oonfession that we are superiors in the!
proportion of twenty to fssf { ssasss~.i
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-06

THE RAID ON CAMP. VANcE.-The ID
test that we have from the raiders is, that
they were flying for life, (literally,) with a
force of thousand in pursuit. Unless they
have greatly the advantage in start, we don't
see why the entire party. should not be
bagged. = ~: -
Their hostility appears to have been di-
rected chiefly against Camp Vance. We
are informed that the enemy did not enter
Morganton at all. - @
From the following, which we copy from
the Salisbury Watchman Of yesterday, S0th,
it will be seen that the party was even small
ler than at first reported For so small a
body, it was certainly most daring raid:
The train from the head of the Western
road has just arrived, and we learn that the
raiders who made descent upon Camp
Vance; did not amount to more than. $50 or
It's men. ~ :" .,.-
/. They destroyed the camp and all the
buildings except the hospital, and robbed
every person they came up with. Mr.. An.
drew Murphy was robbed of his watch and
shot in the side and severely wounded, by
one of the lieutenants, who was drunk,
though able to walk about. They burnt
the depot and took and distributed every
thing out between themselves and others
that they did not want. They stole all the
horses and mules they could find; three
men, we understand, went to R. c. Pear.
sons, and we're in the act of taking some
of his stock, when Mr.. Pearson fired upon
them, killing one. The other two left. If
such treatment had been meted out to them,
by all whom they robbed, they would not
have made much. They also destroyed the
train, then at the head of the road. We
learn that the engine, though damaged con-
siderably, can be used after being repaired.
They did not seem to know how to destroy
it effectually. Many of those captured made
their escape, re learn while the Villains
were crossing the Catawba river. Our
forces are in ot.pursuit, and it is hoped
will overtake and mete out to them the pun.
ishment they deserve.
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Virginia.

We copy the following from the Raleigh
Progress, of the 9th:
| Lieut.. Hoke, who is attached to the Pro
vost Marshal's Office of this city, left Pc
tersburg on Friday morning, and from hin
we obtained the following facts:
Lieut.. Hoke was sent to Petersburg on
business, was there two or three days, and
left on Friday morning. Grants line ex
tends from the James River across the .Ap
pomattox to the neighborhood of the rail
road, this side Of Petersburga few miles
On Wednesday and W ednesday night, there
was desperate fighting along the whole line,
our army forcing the enemyback from thei,
position at some points, taking large mum
ber of prisoners, cannon, oolors, 60. On
Wednesday afternoon, 104 prisoners were
brought into Petersburg, and the same night
Malone captured 1,750 men and about 100
officers, eight pieces of artillery aud. seven
stand of colors, all of which had arrived in
the city. 500 more prisoners were taken on
Thursday. night in desperate fight which
took place on the railroad, the enemy's ex.
treme left, this side of Petersburg. Here
the Yankees were driven back, and on Fri.
day morning, when Lieut.. Hoke passed near
the battlefield, thetenemy's left was within
about half mile of the road, and fighting
was going on along the whole line.
Gen. Lee was in Petersburg and directed
the operations of the entire army, and the
citizens, officers and soldiers were ctol, con.
fident, sanguine and determined. Lieut..
H. assures US that no fears of defeat were
felt by any one, and that the army was new.
er in better spirits or more sanguine. In
the fight on Wednesday, some siege guns
that had been planted by the enemy near
the city were dismQunted, and but few shells
were thrown into the city during Lieut..
Hoke's stay. The heroic people of Peters:
burg he represents as perfectly saDguine of
a victory over the Yankees.
About 400 of our men were taken by the
enemy on Wednesday. The killed and
wounded are no doubt heavy on both sides,
but thought to be much heavier among the
Yankees than on our side. Of. course, 1t.
Hoke could not arrive at anything like the
numbers on either side. .>
Lieut.. 81. left Petersburg on Friday NOR.
ming, walking twenty miles along the line
of the road, when he took the train for
Weldon. He came over the entire road
from Petersburg to Weldon on that day, and
the enemy no where had possession of it.
If, therefore, the enemy were driven back
in Fridays fight, as We hope they were, the
damage to the road will soon be repaired
and communication with Petersburg will be
re.opened..