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Year: 1862

Having made a statement the other day of
the condition of the Gas Company which IS
feared may lead to wrong impressions, very
checrfGlly publish the following communica
ton from one of the diractors Of the company:


ED1roR OF PROGRESS: Dear Sir:-The re-
rort Of the affairs of the Gas Company in your
issue Of the Jth inst, is calculated TO create a
wrong impression in the minds of the consul
mer of gas, and also Of the Stockholders
The Company declared dividend of 13 per
cent. III claims against the town of Newbern
and not in aSh--and acknowledged Bonus
in unpaid accounts, material and cash of per
cent.--one per cent only of which was made
during the past year.


The profits during the next year will not
probably be near as large as during the past,
owing to the expense CT making gas with heat
from wood instead Of coal, which makes the
services of an extra hand necessary, and also
to the probable great reductan in the amount
of gas consumed. Should the company pay a
cash dividend Of eight per cent. during the
! next year it " i'll be fully as much as can be
expected. DIRECTOR.
New bern, Feb. 6, 1862
Year: 1862

vaguly promised, he can come to no other
c inclusion upon the circumstances OF the pres
ent case than that the act was iGdetenslble,
and that the prisoners must be restored the
obvious course was TO accept the fact Of the
reparation and to disregard the comment
Such. we believe HIS been the course adopted
by our Government cabinet council was
held Yesterday, at which this very elaborate
document was considered An answer will,


we underst stand, be returned, expressing the
qualification of her Majesty's Government at
the d:savowal Of the act of Captain Wilkes,
accepting the satisfaction rendrcd, and assum
ing that the precedent iii of the Trent
will rule the more recent of the seizure
made by the Captain of the Santiago de Cuba
on board the British schooner Eugenia Smith.


As to the general discussion of the law into


which Mr. S. enters at much length, the
Government Will decline any answer until they
have bad an opportunity OF submitting the
whole note TO their law Officers There are
pronosfions laid down in this note which ere
not at all admissible and it is of the highest in


portance thatw we should not suddenly bind our


selves to the abo itioa ofb, igereat tights which
nav be to ourselves, at some future time, CI
vital irnportauce nor that We should on the
o her Laad, admit the right Of any foreign
State 10 carry our mail packets into their ports
and submit them to the arbitrament OF their
Prize Courts After the delivery of the prs-
oners all these points may be very
properly raised, and can be conveniently
discussed bit it is expedient to sepa


rate this discussion entirely from the
settlement Of the misunderstanding which has


so rearly precipitated US into war. When
ever the proper time comes We shall probably
insist, with all the authority in our favor, thGt
It beziqere7at has a right to communicate 1ctth
u neutral Pocer an q neutral ship; and that it
is presumption that in such communication
there is nothing inconsistent with the charac


ter of the neutrul nation, and therefore nothing
injurious to the other beliserent
Year: 1862

Burnside AND THE EFLEET.-We have received
nothing Of interest, relative to this great wop-
der, since our last There was a report going
tho rounds here yes .erday and we tried to
trace it up so az to look it full in the face and
ascertain what it looked like but failed, 1t
always presenting new phase at every corner
we raet it. We did learn this much, however,
that, Major Hall who is in command of the
troops in Hyde County had seen some of the
enemy's vessels in the Sound some time early
this week, which makes it certain that the re-
pert that reached US through the Virginia pa
pers Tuesday evening that the fleet had left
Hatteras, is unfounded.
Year: 1862

1FE still continue our extracts from North
ern and European prints. Those from Europe
in this issue will be found unusually interest
ing, looking, as they do to speedy recogni.:
tion of our Confederacy and an uplifting Of the
blockade The Northern papers, or some OF
them, still try to whistle the spirits Of their
readers up by publishing windy yarns about
the great "a a-isfaction the settlement OF the
Trent affair has produced abroad but then,
the most casual reader can detect the existence
OF dread ana alarm in the minds of the Yam
KEGS, lest the ire of Englands wrath, now full,
should speedily burst forth in furious storm
and sweep their silly and distracted govern
ment from the face of the earth
Year: 1862

The CRoP PRosPECr.-We conversed
with several farmers yesterday from seve
raj parts Of the country, and learn from them
that the great scare about the chinch bug and
hessian fly has pretty much sabsided. Some
Of them still claim that there will no, be full
crop in some parts of the country. whi.e 9TH
ere are Of the opinion that the chances for
good average crop are excellent. The wealth.
er has been very favorable Tor wheat during
the past week. Corn IL rather back ward. bat
there 10 time enough and to spare for that
crop. These warn days. Of late. must bring
il along handsomely.


Our exchanges from different parts Of the
State speak rather eneouragingly than other
wise Of the crop prospect. - e3a
Year: 1862

The abolition Party and conservative
Republican Party are two things, and have
two tickets. The abolition party support
Colfax, Chandler, Blair of Mich, and men
of like ilk who are tellow-conspirators in
robbing the people Of their rights and lber-
ties; aud in impovershing the whites to
make slaves more miserable than they
are. to place nergroes OH perfect equal
ity with whites. To spend the lives of two
hundred thousand patriots, who enlisted to
save the country, in an abolition scheme OF
emancipation. The abolition wing support
the taxation of the West to enrich the
East, and with the sweat of hard-fsted
farmers, grease the wheels of Eastern man
utactureS; the success of their ticket will
impose upon the Western men a tax of one
hundred dollars to every man, woman and
child, to carry out their proposed plan OF
purchasing the slaves OF the loyal States,
and colonizing the negroes of the slave
States.


The conservative Republicans support
the ticket that favors the conducting Of the
war for the purpose Of restoring the Union;
preserving the Constitution, taxing the
East ana West equally, and giving to eve
ry man the rights guaranteed him by
Law. That will enforce strict economy
and let slavery take care Of itself both i'll
seeded and Border States.


The leaders Of the former Republican
party having gone over to the abolition
wing, the conservatives have no other or
ganization than the Democracy to fly TO for
safety land then they find men working for
the cause all patriots love, and hand in
hand they will make a war upon abolition
insm that shall rid our distracted country OF
the traitors.


Next TUESDAY we will mske long
strong and steady pull, for the Govern,
ment and our liberties.
Year: 1862

THE Presidents emancipation proclama-
ton has not been SO mercilessly ridicu.ed
by any body since its issue as it was by
the President himself one short week be-
fore its issue. Said he to the clerical com
mittee of the abolition fanatics of this
city:


What good would proclamation of e.
Emancipation from me do, especially as we
are now situated do not want to issne
a document that the whole world will see
must necessarily be imperative, like the
Pope's bull against the comet!


Would my word free the slaves, when |
cannot even enforce the constitution in the
rebel States? Is there single court, Or
magistrate, or individual that would be in
fluenced by it there! And what reason is
there to think it would have any greater eff
feet upon the slaves than the law of Con.
gress, which | approved. and which offers
protection and freedom to the slaves of
rebels masters who come within our lines!
YET CANNOT LEARN THAT THE LAW HAS
CAUSED A SINGLE SLAVE TO COME OVER TO
Us.


"And suppose they could be induced by
a proclamation Of Fl ieedom to come over to
to Us, what would we do with them? How
can We feed and care for such multitude!
General Butler wrote me, few days since,
that he was issuing more ratioas to the
slaves who have rushed to him. than to all
the white troops under his command"


A little while anterior to this interview
with the clerical committee, couple of
other abolition fanatics of this city found
their way tc the President and pressed
upon him the emancipation scheme, and
this was his reply:


''You remember the slave who asked his
mastcr-if should call a sleeps tail lee
how many legs would it have! Five No,
only four, for my calling the tail leg
would not make it So Now gentlemen, if
| say TO the slaves. You are free, they
will be no more free than at present.


And it was with these opinions of the
proclamation that the President has iss ed
i'll Chicago Times.
Year: 1862

The Captars or the Ladona and OSne'
Anglo-Rcbel steamers-Import1nt L'e'
claratiOm OF Earl Russell.


We have tho news of the capture OF another
English Confederate steamer. BY tho arrival
of the United States steamer Connecticut yes
terday from the Gulf, via Port Royal, we have
information of the capture OF the English
steamer Ladona, Of Hull, while attempting to
force the blockade at Ossabaw Sound. She at
first attempted to pass Fort Pulaski and run
into Savannah; but the guns OF that work
quickly drove her to sea, and her second attempt
at another port proved more fatal than the first;
for she fell into the arms Of one OF our cruisers
and was, when the Connecticut left, safely at
anchor in the harbor Of Port Royal.


The capture Of English and Confederate
steamers has of late given our blockading YES
sells and cruisers active employment; and, from
the number that have been seized and sent
into our ports for adjudication, we are Of tne
opinion that parties engaged in the speculation
of supplying Dixie" with arms, munitions OF
war and other supplies will find the game
losing one.


The value Of the steamers and their oargoes
that have been captured is enormous, but can
not be properly estimated until they are sold.
The Memphis, for instance, will bring double
now what she would had she been captured
three months since, on account Of the rise In
cotton, and the probabilities are that before
she il condemned and sold the vessel and cargo
will realize . larger amount than even the
present estimate.


In calculating the value of . prize and her
cargo to the government and the captors every
allowance must be made for the expenses at
tending the condemnation and sale. These
are at all times enormous, no matter how PLAIN
the case may be, and we know some instances
where the costs and charges have consumed the
greater part of the proceeds Of SALE Delay IN
the condemnation and sale of prize and its
cargo is sometimes, but very seldom, OF advan-
tage to the captors In the case of the schooner
Lizzie Weston, captured by the United States
gunboat Itasca, with three hundred bales OF
cotton on board, we have an instance of this
kind. She was sent to Key West, and the cargo
shipped North to this port. On its arrival here
cotton was selling for twenty-four or twenty
Eve cents per pound yet by delaying the con-
demnation and sale, it realized, instead OF twen-
ty-four, nearly forty-eight cents per pound
doubling its value in very short time
The following is list of steamers-English
and Confederate have thus far been cap
tured by our cruisers, and the probabilities are
the list will swell rapidly, unless our friends in
England, the Bahamas and Cuba find they are
furnishing us at an extremely low figure mi
mature navy, with the arms, munitions OF war
and provisions to supply it, and tho where
withAl to clothe the officers and crews. AS
other steamers are daily arriving at Nassau, we
may naturally look for more captures. We
have no objection, and can only say, Keep
Sor1;uy
Year: 1862

HELP FOR THE ARMY-THE JAPANESE FUND
AND THE IRISH FUND.-Money is very much
needed just at this time to furnish the new re-
giments about to be raised and it is being con-
tributed pretty freely from different private
sources. We see that the Police Commissioners
have put levy upon the members of that force
TO fit out the Metropolitan Police Guard Cap
tains are to be taxed $50, sergeants SIS, pa
trolmen $40, and doormen $5 each. 1t may be
fair enough to call upon the police force for
contributions in aid of the war. as we'll as other
citizens; but we would suggest to the Board of
Police Commissioners that there is fund at
their disposal, Of pretty heavy figure, which
might be appropriately used for this purpose.
We allude to the sum donated by the Japanese
Embassy to the police force some two years
ago. 1t must amount now; with the accumulat-
ing interest, to about twenty OF twenty-five thou
sand dollars, and we have no doubt, indeed we
are informed, that every member of the force
would gladly assign his portion Of the fund as
q contribution to the war. The Police Com
missioners should not overlook this suggestion.
Having declined to give it to the police Off
GERS, from prudential motives, they have now
an opportunity to appropriate it to this patri-
otic and excellent purpose.


There is another fund also which might very
properly be disposed Of in the same way,
namely, the money raised in l84s for the Irish
insurrection. It must amount to considerable
sum by this time, and it could not be better
used than in filing up the ranks Of Meagher's
gallant brigade, now thinned off by death on
the battle field and sickness in the hospital
Year: 1862

first called the attention of Earl Russell to tue
number Of vessels fitting out in England with
arms and munitions Of war for the South, bis
reply was, why do your cruisers not catch
thenw We hear now that Earl Russell in
reply TO memorial respecting the operations
Of our men-of-war near the Bahamas, justifes
them, and calls the attention Of British subjects
again to her Majesty's proclamation respecting
strict neutrality.


This news is most important and gratifying
1t leads us to believe that, without the govern
ment to back them up, the men In England who
have been shipping all manner of goods contra
band of war, under the protection Of the
English flag will see the folly of attempting
further shipments. Should they choose to con-
tinue it, however, and run the risk, why the
fault will be their own, and their losses will be
heavy; for our vessels-of-war, under Earl Rus
sells answer, will seize them whenever and
wherever they may be found, no matter how
much fault the people Of Nassau may find at
their doing so.
Year: 1862

There is an Eastern story, which has
its version in many languages, of beau
tiful damsel, to whom a genius of surpas-
sing power desired to give tslsman.-
He enjoined her immediately to take her.
self across a field Of standing corn; she


was to pluck the tallest she could fud,'
but she was to gather It as she vent for


ward, and neFer pause in her path or step


backward in quest of her object. In pro-
portion to the size and ripeness of the ear
she gathered, SO would be its power as e
talisman. She went out upon her quest,
says the legend, and entered upon, Ehe
field. Many i stalk of surprising beauty
met her glance, But she still walked on
ward. expecting to. find some one ne more
excellent still. At last she reached por-
ton Of the field where the crops were thin
er and the ears more stunted. She regret
ted the tall and graceful stalks she had left
behind, but disdained to pick those which


fell SO far below what her IDEAS Here of. a
perfect ear. But, alas, the stehs grew
mere and more scarce as she tripped for
ward; on the margin of the field they were


mildewed, and when she had accomplish:


ed her walk through the waving grain


she emerged on the other. side without


having gathered any ear whatever. The


genius rebuked her for her folly; but


it is not told chat he gave her an oppor-


tunity of retrieving her error, We ap-
ply this mystic little Indian fable to the
realities Of daily life.
Year: 1862

SAL cried a girl looking out of the
upper story of a grocery, addressing an
other girl, who was trying to enter the
front door-"We'ye all been converted !;
so when you want milk on Sunday, you'll
have to come in the back way
Year: 1862

Just at this time, when the rebels have
been driven from Maryland, where they
received cool reception from their friends
and warm one from their enemies, the
famous rebel song, which inspired them
on their march of invasion, has & fresh
interest:
Year: 1862

FLANNEL.-FIanneI sh01d be worn IN summer and
winter during the day. but should be .aken off az night
In summer it allows the perspratlon to pass off without
condens0g upon tie skn and prevents tie evil effects
of tie rapid changes of temperature to which we ere
liable in changeabe climate when out of DOORS
In winter non-ronductor of heat, it is protection
against cold At night the flannel jacket or jersey
should be exposed to free current Oh ar, and allowed
thoroughly to dry it should never be put in heap o
clothes by the bedside. Flannel is usually only woc:
over the chest and abdomen.
Year: 1862

A BARBAROUs attempt at murder took
place at La Guerche, France. A young wife
attempted to kill her husband by pouring
melted lead into bis ear while he slept, and
during the parOxysm Of pain which ensued
he struck her with an axe three times, in
ficting serious wounds, bat not killing her.
Year: 1862

NELSON CREEK, sept 30, 1861.
DR.. J. c. YoUNG,-You win remember what a
poor wretched crea ure | was when last saw you,
and the result has astOnished me well as my
friends. Your invaluable prescription and excellent
advice have completely overcome ailments such as,
It seems to me, never afflicted mortal before. new
er wrote letter with greater sati faction than pen
this. shall remember you with gratitude as long
as live. That you may live long to alleviaIe the
suIerings of others you have mine Is my earnest
prayer. Please accept my heartfelt thanks that you
have brought this almost hopeless case to so happy
a termination. Yours, truly,
Year: 1862




Late Professor of the University of Pennsylvania,


CAN BE FOUND AT HIS
Private Medical Office and Hospital,


NO. 76l CLAY STREET,


Opposite the southwest corner Of the Plaza,


SAN FRANCISCO,
TTrHERE HE CAN BE CONSULTED
w privately. and with the utmost confidence by
the afflicted, at all hours daily, from9A NJ TO BPM
DIR. YOUNG addresses those who are suffering un-
der the aiction Of private disease, whether arising
from impure connection or the terrible vice OF sell
abuse Devoting his entire time to that particular
branch of the medical profession, he feels warranted
IN RANTEE1NG A CURE IN ALL CASES whether
of long standing or recently contracted entirely re.
moving the dregs Of disease from the system, and
making perfect aud PERMANENT CURE.
He would call the attention Of the afflicted to the
fact Of his long standing and well earned reputation,
furnishing sufficient Of his skill and sue
cess. ~,
Upwards Of five thousand cases have been dis
charged cured In the year ending July LIST, 1860
showing record surprising any hospital In the
United States


CONSULTATION, by letter or otherwise, FREE.
Year: 1862

MILwAUKRE, March 16.-The decision OF the
Supreme Court of this State in relation to the as
sessnent of taxes, declares all State taxes since
1850 unconstitutional, by reason Of inequality OF
taxation. The Legislature Will take immediate
action on the act for the relief OF farm mortgages
also decided unconstitutional.
Year: 1862

SUNDAY, Oct. 19--6 p. M


The foreign trade of this port for the week
which ended yesterday was very large indeed.
The aggregate imports exceeded four, the aggre.
gate exports-of produce, merchandise and
specie-exceeded six millions. Adding one-third
to the value Of the imports-to represent the diff
ference between currency and specie--we still
find balance in favor of the country, ON the
dealings of the week. equal to three-quarters of
million of dollars. Ii we add to this the stocks
which have been sent abroad, against little OF
none received here for sale, shall find that the
business of the week nets a balance of, perhaps
million in favor Of the United States. At
the same time it is plain that our i'm
ports of foreign goods are going to con.
tinue heavy. Almost every description Of foreign
goods is selling at remunerative prices and the
demand is quite active. Importers arc not gene
rally willing to admit the fact. Most Of them de-
sire 10 have il believed that they losing money
on their importatons, and that they have counter
manded the orders they sent out during the sum.
mer. The public will do well to receive these
intimations cum, grdno. To the best of our infor-
nation the leading importing houses are doing
very well indeed, and have done well with the
goods they have received from abroad Whether
under these circumstances, they are likely to
abandon the business and countermand their
orders, the public can readily Judge. So long
as money is abundant and the large expenditures
government enrich contractors buyers Of foreign
goods, at prices even higher than those now
ruling, will not be scarce. Our exports will, Of
course, continue to be large. We can afford to
send abroad large amount of SPECIE and il is to
be hoped that the fow eastward will continue
There is no for it here now that il has ceased
to be in circulation currency and the best thing
that be done with it is to send it abroad to pay
for goods. OF breadstufls Europe win take all that
we can spare. We ought TO ship four millions
worth Of produce and specie every week through
odt the autumn and winter and if, to this, a few
millions worth Of stocks be added, we shall have
snch balance in our favor, when the war ends,
that our banks will find no difficulty in resuming
specie payments.


The following are the tables Of the trade Of the
port for the week and since January L.
Year: 1862

insign6cance, may be excused for trying to do
something to rescue herself from obscurity; but
surely France and England stoop great deal in
such,an association. And the allies humble them
selves not little in going to Austria for tool
of their tyranny and representative of their
usurpation. Weapprehend these powers will find
their road to the Mexican throne hedged with
difficulties and if they succeed in their i'll starred
project, their monarch will find his crown one of
thorns. The Halls of the Montezumas may prove
to him anything but peaceful residence. For
eign bayonets will not subdue the spirit of free
people, and the allies can hardly hope securely to
guard the person of the usurper.


Our Government is in no condition to render
aid against these attempted usurpations; but our
people may be fred With the Indignation of free
nation when the liberties of people on our con-
tiDent are threatened with subversion. For such
outrsges on the equality of nations there is no
common arbiter but the sword and the sword of
the stronger and more numerous party decides,
regardless of the right and the just. But there
is sense justice in the soul of nations as well
as of men. which evokes against the oppressor the
indignant voice of public opinion, more potent in
these days than kings and armies.-Boston Post.