Year: 1864

Importance or change in the situation is re-
ported from Petersburg. The enemy made
fierce attack upon our lines on the north side of
the james river simultaneously with their
movement near Petersburg They were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. 600 prisoners were
captured by us here. Matters in the Valley
are stated to be satisfactory to


In Georgia raiding parties from both sides
appear to be unusually active. w confident
ly look for the occurrence Of events Of great
Importance very soon in this section. (See
tcie elseu uhere.l


The telegraph brings tidings Of an attack up
on Memphis by our troops and the belief OF its
capture. At Mobile all was quiet A terrible
riot was progressing in New Orleans. Over
400 persons were killed, and it was still rag
Ing. 1t resulted fro ON the Yunkees attem pting
to enforce their draft. The Yankee negro
troops were engaged in trying to stop it by
force
MILITARY RULE.-Under the pressure of military
authority press is suspended. Our entire
force liable to the service now in camp, and
have been in the field since Saturday last This
accounts for the small slip instead Of cur usual
size, which we Issue this week. We know not
how long Until it may please authorities to
permit us to resume the publication of the Senti
net We regard the move suspending the press in
this section Of the State for the purpose of arrest
iug deserters, while it has no: been done in any
other, as inconsistent with law averse TO General
Orders No. 6, and unnecessary. We say averse 10
General Orders No. g. because that order pointed
iy says So and reads follows


III. The Sd section of the foregoing act (haying
reference TO the )aw exe,npting printers from ser
rice) Is construed to mean that the parties enuner-
ated are exempt roIr drill, appreheadzng dessrters
and the ordinary duty of the Guard tor home de-
fence, but are not exempt from duty when the
Guard for hume defence is called into service to
repel ancasson suppress nsurTsction or to execute
the laws Of tie State.


It is clear, and no one pretends to the contrary
that there is no invasion here no insurrecton here
and no rebellion against the laws of the State 1t
is trne, however, that here as in other sections
there some deserters, and that barn has been
burned, and e man shot at; also in an adjoining
county, barn has been burned. These acts have
oeen done by deserters or parties unknown aud
consequently uEarrested by civil authority.
Wesay unnecessary, because there are net less
than 200 Militia and Home Guard officers and 9TH
eF persons IN the county whose especial duty it is
70 perform this service, that is they held by the





state from Confederate service for this duty These
are quite sufficient for emergencies. Indeed had
they been dillgent they ought to have been we
have no idea that there would be n necessity
for this call at ALL More than this we think it
quite pl obable that there not more than ten deser
eers to be found in the county, and possibly not ve
Immediately upon calling out the Home Gnard, it
there were many in the county at ALL they left for
parts unknown--most likely escaped through Yad
kin and Wilkes across tho Tennessee line But so
itis, we are now under orders. and on service an
indifnits period of time.


@ We have said thus much In justice to our conn>
ty, IS well as in the defence of the legal rights of
the printing establishments in this community 49,
We make no attack upon the Commandant of
Here Guards IN the County. We believe he is
acting strictly under orders.


ss We may here add that we have on our table for
publication two or three very important orders,
inmeIately effecting the people of this part of the
State.


B. We omit this week the tabular vote
for Governor, but will insert it again as soon
A. the full aud official vote is announced.


The Raleigh Conservative says that ten
Counties are to hear from and that Gov Vances