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Year: 1862

COLUMBIA RIVER MINEs-A party Of fifteen
men got in on Sunday from the Columbia
River mines They have been n work all
summer. on the main Columbia. below the
mouth Of 0kanag5n. and report very l4vorably
Of the mines. Oue Of the party has with him
sixteen pounds Of dast-all Of them have more
or less Of the orc. The gold is very hne, aud
il IS necessary to use quicksilver in washing it
out The namber Of men at werk IN these
mines has been small, but all who have tried
them have done vel. The work was all done
with rockers but with another season
they will have sluices and Is long toms" when
they expect 10 get at least an ounce day to
the hand. The experience Of last Summer has
demonstrated the richness Of the Columbia
River mines, and with another year a large
number Of miners viii dnd profitable employ
ment in that locality. These mines have the
advantage of being easy of access. and as q
consequence the miners will at all times be
able TO secure abundant supplies at low rates.


DalleS Mouniaineer.
Year: 1862

We cannot rely solely upon meeting this ov
erwhelmnng numbers upon fair field. We
must cut him off in detail. if possible. Our
sharp shooters must waylay and surprise him
whenever it is at all practicable. Our people
understand the country, and can in many cases
choose their own ground In the dehles of the
mountains and from the depths of our valleys,
we must pounce upon thieying hordes. If by
reason of their vast numbers, we cannot meet
them always in front, we can hang upon their
rear and destroy their trains, thus cutting off
their supplies. We can give them repetition
Of the French campaign in the Tyroi, where
the unseen nlarksmen wasted the ranks Of the
invader, and even women and children rolled
down rocks upon them. Or, like the flying Cos
sacks in the Russian war, our splendid horse
men can dash upon them daily aud waste tneir
ranks. This mode of war fare will fill the
Yankees with greater dread than the idea of Aav
ing to meet us III pitched battles. where they
know the advantage, And besides, it is the
only warfare we can wage constantly. Whilst
our recent recruits are being armed and drilled
the Virginia horsemen, already the terror of
the Hessians, should be engaged in making con
stant forays upon them. We should make
their invasions precarious and uncomforta~
BILE as possible. They are for the most part,
ruffians and marauders and scarcely entitled so
be dealt with upon the terms that govern civil
zed warfare. Let them know that they take th eir
lives in their own hands and will be shot at where
ever they appear. We must inaugurate guerilla
Of the most destructive kind, to be waged a
gainst them. ssa@f.f3ss s
Year: 1862

gun OOag ana hfIeen transports 70 1IaStpOFt, anu
that others are to follow. The occupation in
force Of the line of railway near that point,
would be y flank movement similar to that at
Fort Don elson, the prime object of which, af
ter the interruption of our communications,
would be to force Beauregard futher down she
Mississippi and to seize CoriEth and Grand
Junction, points of railway intersections
of great importance-and the City of Mem
phis.


Thus you will perceive the absolute neces'
sity Of maintaining our position at New, Mad
rio and Island No. 10. Memphis and Charles
ton railway. To do this, it becomes necessary
for US to keep strong force at both points,
Federal success at either point may lead to
theEforcing of the Mississippi and the occnpa-
ton of Memphis, and after while OF New
Orleans, the Mecca towards which the eyes OF
the Federal army of the west are wlstfuliy
turned. 18th the control Of the Mississippi,
we should also loose the control of the White,
Arkansas, and Red rivers. The loss OF these
water highways would be disaster far greater
than the fall of Fort Donelsor and all the 9th
er reverses we have experienced. The possess
sion of the Arkansas river alone, with the MISS
issppi down to the point of confluence, would
render it all but imp possible for Gen. Price 10
maintain himself iu Missouri.


have been thus particular in order that your
readers may appreciate the position Of affairs
in the West, and understand how important it
is that we should continue to hold the Mississ-
ippi river. Comprehending the exigencies OF
the situation, the people will the more readily
make these Efforts without which success were
impossible. The Southwest is now one vast
camp, and the tread of armed legions may be
heard throughout the length and breadth of the
great Valley of the Mississippi. Every town
and hamlet is responding to the call of the vic.
torious Beauregard, and if arms and ammuni-
ton were to be had in the same abundance as
volunteers, the advance Of the invader would
be stayed. We hope to be able to arrest his
footsteps any way, and to teach him that his
further progress can only be accomplished at a
cost Of rivers of blood. Never were a people
more aroused and resolute than those who live
in this magnificent valley. They are not only
turning out nearly their fighting population, but
their private arms also.
Year: 1862

The following incident related by . Tenn
essee paper, shows howa Texan can use his
lasso


Some days ago one of the Texan Ranger.
n Kentucky, whilst out ON a scouting expidl.
ton, rode suddenly and unexpectedly y, into the
presence of a Federal Picket. Before he had
time to cock, his trusty rife, the picket brought
his Minnie to bear on him, and ordered him to
surrender. The ranger felt that he was in
fx-he was fairly in for it, and couldnot do
anything more than to throw down, his gun
with the best grace possible. Having done so,
the picket stopped to get it, when, in an instant
the Rangers lasso was thrown around him, and
he felt himself dragged along as fast as horse
at full gaflop could carry him. The picket
yelled, but 1T was of no uss-the Ranger had
him to his hearts content the Ranger return
elk, got his own and picket's gun, and proceeded
with his prisoner into camp. The Yankee was
badly hurt in the dragging, but it taught him
useful lessen. When he gets loose, and
meets Ranger again, he will know something
of the ropes. esq :a. se.sstr szs4@,4s
Year: 1862

drep by rudeness of every kind During the afternoon
We had two dog fights boy fights In the saloon


when the paroed prisoners were called upon 70 sign
their paroles. many OF them manifested in great de
gree desire not TO DO On asking one why they did
co. hs told that the majority Of them had been oroed
Newbern the rebel service by the
language and action Of their female friends


The navigation Of the Neuse river above NewoeT 10
extremely dcu the river being narrow and bountifu
In or,uous windpgs and abundant In sandbars and mud
fats


Several peculiar Incidents occurred, ono Of which was
the waving OF the rebel nag BY ono Of the women -
soon q she saw her Southern brethren In uniform.
Year: 1862




HEADQUARTERS ArMY OF THE PoroMAC, Oct. 81, 1862.
Affairs remain quiet at the front. The enemy is un-
doub,edly in strong force between the Potomac and Win
chester, and is evidently much puzzled concerning
movements.


Parties coming within lines report that great ac
tivity prevails in all the rebel camps and that not little
uneasiness is manifested by their officers.


The increased vigilance exercised over the fords Of the
Potomac and the summary OF all suspicious cha
racters In the vicinity Of army, have eDectualy
checked the transmission OF intelligence TO the enemy
So many rebel emissaries have been caught within
lines Of late that officers have become quite reticent to
inquistve strangers, and future movements are no
longer made the subject Of camp gossip.


Notwithstanding the delay Of the paymasters, the
troops manifest very little discomfort, though many Of
them are badly in need Of funds for their families This
will not continue long however, Immediately after the
payment Of the Western troops who have waited sev era
months. this army is to be all paid off,


The troops have nearly all received their winter
clothing though there great deficiency Of good shoes
and blankets. These, however, will be supplied.
Tho recent order limiting the number Of volunteers who
shall be allowed recruited for tho regular service
has pretty nearly quised the difficulty between the
volunteer and regular officers arising from this cause


HEADQUARTERS, Army OF THE PoToXAc,


Oct. 31-Evening. :
In the moving OF army like this too much caution
cannot be exercised by all lovers Of the Union in giving
any information the knowledge Of which would be Of
service 10 the enemy The location Of divisions corps
by the fact OF their having moved although seeming or
no the people Of the North Is Of vast benefit
to the enemy, and mighybe the Instrument Of
sary sacrificing housads Of lives and defeating the best
disciplined army in this country. Newspapers the
medium by which the fobes obtain many facts valuable
to them and those have the control Of them cannot
be too cautious the present time Giving Information
az to the onemy's position and movements is not obec
tionable.
The rebel General Stuart, with from 800 TO 1000
cavalry came TO day from Union TO Mortvills and at
tackled small force Of cavalry, driving them to.
wards Aldee.


The old Pennsylvania regiments are TO be filled up at
once with drafted The order has been issued and
is to hoped that other States will follow this excel
lent example, II should be matter OF pride with every
state not send greatest number Of regiments to the
field but to keep those already In service in most efficient
condison. This only be done by filling up the old
regiments.


The Richmond papers received today announce the
arrival in that city OF General Bragg and staff.
Year: 1862

as were committed when the first batch Of
volunteer cavalry regiments we're raised will
be entirely prevented and the service rein
forced TO an extent that will enable Us TO fol-
low up and entirely suppress the partisan
rangers Of the enemy. One cavalry regiment
in guerilla operations is worth three of in
fantry; ard if We would put speedy and
Simultaneous end to. the war in the revolte1
States we will have to bear this fact steadily
n minds
Year: 1862

great, unrivalled empire in this New World
This rebellion concludes the work which our
Declaration of Independence began, and at its
close the connection between this country and
Europe will be severed forever. Our Southern
rebels are the last remnant Of the tories OF the
old Revolution, and therefore England sympa-
thizes with them ana they naturally affiliate
with England. When they are suppressed the
last tie which bound US TO the old country VIII
be cut, and Brother Jonathan, having at last
achieved his entire Independence Of his step
mother, Britannia, will proceed to fulfil his glo-
rious destiny and complete the long list Of his
inventions. by building up world here which
shall surpass and supersede the Old World Of
the Eastern hemisphere.
Year: 1862

ENGAGING MANNERs. - There are n
thousand pretty. engaging little ways,
which every person may put ON without
running the risk of being deemed affect
i've or foppish The sweet smile, the
quiet. cordial bow the earnest movement
in addressing a friend, or more especially
a stranger whom any one may recon
mend to our good regards the cnquiring
glance, the graceful attention which is so
ptiyating when united to oso'tposscsSion;
these viii insure US the good regards of
even Il churl Above all. there IS n Ger
tain softness of manner which should be
cultivated, which in either man or woman
adds a charm which almost entirely com
pensates for lack Of beauty The voice
can he so moduiated as to intonate that it
viii speak directly to the heart, and from
that elicit an answer; and politeness may
he made essential To our nature Neither
Is time thrown away in attending 10 such
things. ins ignificant ;.s thev may seem to
those who engage in weightier matters.
Year: 1862

One can hardly comprehend the i'm
mensc power of Newspapers over the pub
lie mind The great mass of the people
get their politics and religion their pecu-
liar passions and prejudiees from tn
newspapers. Ii is becoming more AMI
more the fact that they mould the mind
and give it character as much rs food
which one eats gives character to the body


And what the mind and heart feeds up
on gives character for good or I'LL


Books have power; and yet few people
read them largely They are expensive.
an the poor purchase but few of them
They are long w.nded, ana IN our fast age.
few have the time and patience to read
them, unless every sentence holds n gal,
yanic battery and and gives a signal
shock High wrought tales do this, hence
the extensive market Tor the works OF tic
ton, but the great mass Of books are kept
for show, and not for reading.


But everybody reads the newspapers
They are cheap, and are peddled ont by
the penny worth: they meet you IN the
street at every turn III the railroad car,
in the store, and in every house In Ii
gives YOU the latest news IN the world .-
\ man who does not read newspaper
for week is so far behind the aye that he
is nowhere in his knowledge ot passing
events Cheap and new just suits our
AtIenians, who spend their time mostly
r hearing or telling some new thing or
other.


The newspaper missed to night, and
there is discontent in the house. How
shall we spend the evening? In the com
trv here, we have no lectures, and the
Father does not want to lounge about the
store or tavern, and see them smoke and
hear them swear and talk politics, and
discuss horses, or what is much worse,
the character Of their nearest neighbors.
The missing of a newspaper is not a pleas
ant thing 1t is but three cents worth, on
" as much as a q gar, or snap, but
somehow it is very much missed Joe
takes pleasure in bringing it from the
office; Jennie is inpatient to open 1t first
to see who is married Father takes Off
his boots and warns his feet, as he reads;
Grandma is Interested in hearing from
the old people once in n while, and the
wife. with a significant glance, says when
one pays for thing, she thinks they
ought to have it. 80 that amid the expec-
tations of the hour, the missing paper is
quite an event


Yes, newspapers have the power, and
it becomes us to look after the editors and
publishers, and see that they are the right
kind of persons, They are men of ike
passions with others, AMI in their posi-
ton they can do vast amount of good or
eyil-and their task Is arduous, for they
have a great many wants to meet, and
tastes to consult as we'll as themselves to
please. y paper must have an indepec
dent character to be readable and up to
the wants of the times with something
racv and new. Of course it will now n ID
then stir up our ire when a ftvorite opin-
ION is exploded. Thus the newspaper is
a true portrait Of the W rid Of oppositcs,
and few can afford TO do without it Mi


UiScoHSiR.
Year: 1862

WARNGNG TO CATHOLIC ~oLpIEES.-N e
find the following remarkable warning in
the last number of the New l ork Tablet
a Roman Catholic journal:


We have learned that certain prayers
of superstitious character, and applied
to superstitious purposes, are being circu-
lated among the Catholic people, and
particularly among the soldiers, In the
name of religion. intelligence and com
mon sense we protest against those su-
pcrstitiouS PRAYERS and practices.


Surely the Church has pro,i led prayers
enough for al temporal and spiritual wants
Of hcl children There is no trial. no Vi
ciSsitude no danger. no afiliction Of our
probationary state on earth, for which
suitable PRAYERS are not 10 be found in
the beautiful ritual of the Catholic Church.
But the use Of any prayer by way OF
charm. or wearing it about the person Is
superstition. and such as the Church has
ever condemned and prohibited such de
grading practices


This is not faith Though it may be
grounded on faith lit is superstition
and superstitious practices can never do
GOOD to anv one Nothing can be more
sillv. more absurd than the use Of those
PRAYER charms they and all such things
are a disgrace to religion. and give or en-
cmios q handle of which they are not
slow to avail themselves But instead o.
throwing the blame where it : due on the
knavery of persons who concoct such pi-
Gus trash. and the ignorance ard super
stition Of others who know no .ettcr than
to adopt and make use of them, the enc
mics Of religion parade before the world
as 50 many proofs of Roman SuPersti
ton We earnestly entreat all Catholics
n put no faith in such dalusions'
Year: 1862

ALPHABETICAL CoxCspBIus Why is
the letter 4 like the meridian Because
it is the middle of day. =


Wl,r Is the letter b Ike hot fire ,
Because it makes oil boil


Why is the letter ID like fallen angel
Because bv its association with evil it be-
comes n devil


Why is the letter f like the end OF
time Because it is the beginning Of eser-
nifty.


Why - the letter f like deatk2 Be
cause it makes all fall


Why is the letter G like wisdom ? il is
the beginning of greatness and goodness


Why is the letter j like the end OF
Spring 2-Because 1t is the beginning Of
June
Year: 1862

THE GREASE OF THE E.Rrns AXIS
rejecting gentleman of leisure lately
spent some DAYS In the region of the oil
wells in Pennsylvania, and after mature
deliberaticn gives it as his opinion that.
the government should interfere and put
a stop to further boring and pumping for
oil. as he is certain that the grease is be-
ing drawn from the earths axis, and that
the earth viii cease to revolre when tho
lubrication ceases
Year: 1862

There is wrong in this On what good
ground or reason are we to be exempt
from the common lot of useful work? We
expect to become wives and mothers Is
this our preparation Can YOU bake
loaf of SWEEP light bread p
Year: 1862

Roanoke Island has fallen and with i saver-
al thousand brave men fall into federal hands
How many more Islands will our authorities
erect sand batteries on, and how many more
good men are to be hemrned in by water TO
become prisoners Rather let us retire from
the water everywhere, burning everything be-
hind Us, and entrench ourselves cut of the
range of the enemy's guns SO as to force them
to fight Us or land. Sand batteries, short
range guns, and no means Of escape-who
wonders that the island was taken?
Year: 1862

| These are facts we'll known to many both mil
itary aud civilians in this community.


Gen. Hill was present at the battle of Beth
ell and was probably efficient on that occasion


but he is neither man of genius, or great
General. This is no time to discuss our defer


ces, bot after the war is over we can point out
monuments Of his folly in this vicinity if his
admiring friends want to see them.


The contemplate scribler in the Dispatch
says Hill did not pet" the PRocREss and the
people of Newbern, and hence our malice. Here
he lies. The Progress is in 10 condition TO


want to be petted by any one, and our people
are incapable Of that bitterness in the way OF
malice, prejudice and hatred that seems to
characterize some of the citizens Of Washing
ton towards them. Nearly everybody here
hailed the coming of Gen. Hi with joy on ac
count Of the reputation which preceded him
and while they did not desire to be petted by
him they expected and had right to expect
ciyIlity, and the treatment due from one gen
lleman 20 another, but We are sorry to say, as
several respectable gentlemen Will attest they
did not get it.


This scribler forgets to tell the public that
part of the powder used at Bethel (the Beth
ell which made Gen. Hill great and at Manas-
sas was procured by the private enterprise and
individual funds of a few of the citizens OF
Newbern, whom be now vilifes and libelS
after the war was in full blast. And We will
here add that neither State nor Confede ate
Government has yet reimbursed these citizens
for this patriotic outlay.


Go where we will We hear the people of our
town and county libeled by their enemies
for want Of patriotism and liberaIity in pros
ccuting the war, and hence we take OCCASION
again to assert that Craven County and the
;own OF Newbern have done more for the war
n suen, money and labor than any other town
and county in the State, according to popula-
ion, Beaufort and Washington not excepted,
md in support Of this assertion we are ready
% produce facts and figures.


The public must excuse US for the space oc-
,upied by this matter. It is not any concern
We feel for the Dtspatch or the pious inlivitI- |
lals who are supposed to "do up" its edito-
ials, but in vindication Of q gallant and b, ave
nan, who We think has been badly treated, |
nd to hurl back base ISLANDERS attempted to !
,e heaped upon the citizet of our town, that !
We have been thus lengthy.
Year: 1862

DISPATCHES were received at tie War Depart
ment yesterday confirming the Intelligence
which is reported in telegraphic column
this morning Of the capture of Fort Henry,
in Tennessee, by the Yankees. The dispatches
are meagre and add nothing to what has been
received over the wires by the press. No
statement OF loss is given, and it is supposed
that the whole of the garrison escaped.
Fort Donelson, towards which it is reoorted
our force was retreatIng is the Cum oerlant.
river, and is an important post, as it defends
the city of Memphis.


Fort Henry is nothing more than mud fort.
near the Tennessee river, where it is crossed bv
the Memphis and Tennessee railroad but the
burning, by the Yankees, of the bridge over the
river must be taken serious disaster, as
the communication betH cen Bowling Green and
Columbus is. t. this extent, interrupted.


The expedition of the enemy, however, does
not appear to have accomplished any important
result as the government made pretense of
seriously defending the point they have pos
sessed. There seems to be impression that
the enemy, who are extras agantly reported TO be
twenty thousand strong migt be cut off by Gen,
johnson; but movement of this sort, which
would require rapidity. seems to be practically
impossible from what we learn of the condition
of the roads in Kentucky.


In the direction Of Bowling Green there is
said to be but little prospect Of fight, or of
an esrly advance movement OF the enemy
Genera! Buell., who is in command of the Fed
F,-oop ~, 6aro - .aiS n En IN