The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-23
THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER, FRIDAY. JULY %, 1897
officers and soldirs for gallant conduct
in defending H~atteras."

and soldirs for gallant conduct
in defending Hatteras-"
John White notes the fact that the
blockade runner Advance sailed from
Cardiff, Wales, May 80. His letter is
dated July Is. He had to that date is
sued s750.000 Of h states cotton bonds.
He says: Colonel D. K. MacRae has,
he thinks, succeeded in negotiating his
naval store bonds-"
July 10 MacRae wrote that he had at
last closed the sale Of the roSfn bonds at
the rate of 81 per barrel for common
rosin. out of which are taken 10 cents
packers commission and 5 per cent
interest in advance, thus netting the
stat. almost s. cents per barrel. He
wrote that he had shipped 1000 Enfield
r.fes and 10000 rounds of ammuni-
tor. that he had ordered 5000 full suits
of clothing and woul buy Shoes. blank
cts. cloth, cotton cards, etc.
Governor Bonham Of South Carolina
wrote that great umbe OF deserters
We're banded together in Pickens,
Greenville and Spartanburg districts,
that he had sent troops after them, and
wanted Governor Vance TO cooperate,
as those deserters had communication
with the border counties OF North Caro-
Ina Governor Vance directed the
militia Of Jackson and Pennsylvania
counties to cooperate.
August "a, General Whiting wrote
that the time had arrived to assemble
troops for the defense Of Wilmington,
the most vital point of the confed-
eracy and of North Carolina" He
feared a coup de main by the enemy.
He asked Vance to to the field
four or five regiments Of militia in
fantry; that he could arm them, and
get them by means of h~isexcellent staff,
into good discipline and drill.
August 26 Vance suggested that if
General Lee would send e. weak bril-
gade Or a strong regiment to Western
North Carolina to look after the vast
number Of deserters he could make
it increase his ranks. He said the
home guards r poorly armed and
rendered timid by fear Of secret
vengence Of the deserters"
The governor asked for passports to
the north via New Bern for MI. Reavs
and Others" The secretary of war re-
piled "for special no passports
to the United States are being granted
at this time"
In the fight July 1 neal Gettysburg
the s~harpshooters Of General Ran
SONS bregade under command Of
Lieutenant F. M. Harvey, 18th
North Carolina dispersed the 15Oth
Pennsylvania regiment. President
Davis wrote Governor Vance, and
said: with his own hand that gallant
officer wrested the standard from the
color bearer and soon afterWarl fell
MORALLY wounded. Genera Ransom
in communicating to me the above
particulars informed me that it was
HarVey'S last request that the flag
should be presented in his name to the
PRESIDENT" President Davis added:
eft will be treasured by me as an nom
Orable memorial of the valOr and pat
riotic devotion which the soldiers of
| North Carolina nave displayed in so
many hard fought battles" Such deeds,
illustrate a peoples history, justify a
! peoples pride and sustain a country's
| cause"
Vance replied that he did not know
whether Harvey a any relatives in
this state, that he was a Kentuckian.
! and was with Walker in Nicaragua,
| that in 1861, while living at Ashville he
| joined Vance's company, and was made
it's orderly sergeant. Then he won his
way to a first l~ieutenantcy. Vance
added: Though without kindred in
this his adapted state, yet I assure you
she will be proud to see his name
I placed on the long list of her heroic
| dead"