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T11E NORTH CA110L1NA STANDARD " FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1863. WILLIAM W. HO LD EN, EiHTOH. AND PROPRIETOR. You XIII No. G8. RALEIGH: FRIDAY. JULY IT, 1863. The Latest News Gen. Lee's Army. We are still without full and definite accounts from Confederate sources of the late battles at Get tysburg. Gen. Lee was still, at the latest dates, at Hagars town, with his line extended towards the Potomac at AYilliamsport The Yankee forces are in his neighborhood, and thought to be in his front and rear. We have had rumors of another great battle near Ilagirstown, but these rumors are not thus far confirmed. It is thought, however, that anoth er great conflict cannot be long postponed. Delay is dangerous to the Confederates. It enables the federals to add to their numbers from all quarters. The Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday Jast says : " The President received a letter from General Lee, on Saturday, which puts to rest all anxieties in relation to the situation of our army in Maryland, and confirms the statements which have been made, that our army has been uniformily victorious in its encounters with the enemy in Pennsylvania. The etter states in effect, that the engagements at Get tvsburg resulted in defeating the enemy completely, in killing and wounding a number far exceeding our own, and in the capture of a large number of prisoners ; that the falling back of our army to Ila gerstown was a prudential move, not occasioned by any success on the part of the enemy, and not through any apprehension of contingencies arising which might ensure bis success at that point. The gist of the letter, in a few words, is that the enamy was even more thoroughly cut up and whipped than he has ever been upon Southern soil, and that the occupation of Hagerstown was a movement dictated by strategy and prudence, as essential to the suc cess of the campaign. The secret involved in this movement may as well be left to Gen. Lee to devel op in his own good time. ' The prisoners in our hands and on the way here, are, we understand, estimated at between 15,000 and 18,000. The army is in fine spirits and excellent condition." The people would havo been better pleased if they could have had the whole of Gen. Lee's letter. From Jackson. News from Jackson to the 14th. Fighting still J going on between Gen. Grant and Gen. Johnston. Considerable loss on both sides. From Charleston. The Yankees are actively engaged in fortifying their position at the south end of Morris' Island. Fort Sumter maintains a slow but constant shelling of the enemy's position. From James River. No troops had been landed from the Yankee gun boats on the James River up to the 14th. The flo tillla was reported moving up towards City Point near Petersburg. The militia of Petersburg and vicinity have been called out to meet the enemy. From the North. As evidence of the loss of the federals in the late battles, one of their correspondents states that one of their brigades went in 2,100 strong, and came out with only 400. Some of the federal papers admit their loss to have been 25,000, but they claim that the Confederate loss was equal to theirs. The New York Herald of a late date says : " Lee is sending over to the Virginia shore his wounded and his supply trains, but no troops have yet crossed. Ammunition is being hurried over to the Maryland shore, and there is' every indication that Lee intends to give us battle at Hagerstown. ilia position is an excellent one, and affords better opportunities for defensive operations than that oc cupied by us at Gettysburg." President Davis calls for more Conscripts ! President Davis has issued his proclamation, declaring, in his judgment, that the necessity of the public defence requires that every man, capable of bearing arms, letwteen the ages of 13 and 45, should now be called out to do his duty in defense of his country, and in driving back the invaders now within the lines of the Confederacy. He therefore calls out all vrhite residents of the Confederate States, between the ages aforesaid, and orders all persons subject to this call, not now in military service, upon being enrolled to repair forth with to the conscript camps of their respective States, under pain of being held and punished as deserters. He further orders that it shall be lawful for any person embraced within this call to volunteer for service before enrollment. If all male white residents are called for, the principals of substitutes, County and State officers of all kinds, and the militia generally are included ! as well as all persons exempted by act of Congres 1 If this be so, the call is not in accordance with law. But we prefer to see the call in full before submit ting comments upon it Gov. Graham passed through this place on Wed nesday, morning last with his son, CapL William A. Graham, Jr., of the cavalry, who was severely wounded in the leg in one of the late battles. - Gov. G. has, we believe, five sons in the service. We publish to-day the list of casualties in the 5th and 13th regiments. We have also received from Lieut CoL Speer of the 28th, a list of the casualties in that regiment, which shall appear in our next There were of this regiment fourteen killed, one hundred and seventeen wounded, and ninety-four missing. Col. S. fears that a large portion of the missing are killed. Col. Lowe was wounded severe ly, and CoL Speer, Maj. Stowe, and Adj't Folger, slightly. ' From Charleston. The news from Charleston is contained in the fol lowing official dispatch, which was received yester day : "Charleston, July 13, 18C3. To Gen. S. Cooper, Adj't and Insp'r General : There is nothing new since yesterday. The ene my is establishing batteries for long range guns on the middle of Morris Island, aided by five monitors and three wooden gunboats, which are firing on batteries Wagner and Gregg, on the north end of Morris Island. (Signed,) G. T. BEAUREGARD." So it seems the enemy has possession of Morris Island, the same point from which Gen. Beauregard assailed and captured Fort Sumter in 1861. The distanoe from this island to Fort Sumter is fourteen hundred yards. Charleston is in peril. 20tu N. C. Regiment. Maj. J. S. Brooks, of this regiment, has communicated to the Wilmington Journal the following list of the casualties in the to the fold and staff officers in the late Gettysburg Wes. He could not obtain a list of the men : Killed None. bounded Lt Col. N. Slough, in left arm Maj. J- S. Brooks, in left arm. Company A Wounded, Oapt P. A. SmitjT, in 'ot; Lt J. D.Irwin, in hand. company C Wounded, L't P. Williams, in face. Company J) Killed, Lt J. L. Gore. Umpany F Wounded, J. W. Wright, in face, k'HUF.C. Wilsoa Umpany G-Killcd, Capt O. E. Mercer, Lt T. Mulwood. lrCarpany II Wounded, Capt C. B. Monk, in ha?d.mpany IWounclcJ Cap- D- J- Derano, in A the wounds aro slight The following are the quotations of the Northern V:Mnd money market: NWran GoW. 38 39J. Tennessee 6's, C6. - ' "Urn C's, 05. Missouri 6's, 71. reace When shall we have Peace f We copy the following from the Raleigh DaUj Progress of the 15th instant: . " We favor peace because we believe that peace now would save slavery, while we very much leaf that a prolongation of the war will obliterate tha last vestige of it We are for peace because there has been enough of blood and carnage, enough or widows and orphan's, heartbroken mothers and sor rowing fathers. We are for peace, because, with an implicit faith in Divine teaching, we believe that the sins of nations as of individuals will overtake them, and that God will avenge himself on this American people, if this unnatural, fratricidal butchery is suffered to go on. We have nothing to advise, nothing to suggest, but we know wa but express the truth when we declare that the earnest prayer of all right thinking men, everywhere, is for peace, and that our people, here, in North-Carolina, now as several months ago, are in favor of any peace that does not enslave and degrade them any peace that is honorable and that respects our rights. We earnestly hppe that the peace element at the North will revolt at the great struggle at Gettys burg, and compel the despotism that is -consuming them to agree to a settlement of the whole matter, upon terms that we can accept They have to choose between giving us peace upon our own terms, and fighting on, for we have three or four hundred thousand men in the field and can fight for years yet The horizon is dark and gloomy, people are thoughtful and anxious, and men are eagerly asking what is to come. We have no comfort for any one, for our perils are great and our future is gloomy. Let every man put himself on a war footing and nerve his arm and steel his heart for the trying scenes through which he is to pass." We agree with our cotcmporary in much of the above. But we have no idea that we can obtain " peace upon our own terms." Tha most powerful I nations seldom succeed in doing that What the great mass of our peoplo desire is a cessation of hostilities,, and negotiations. If they could reach that point they would feel that the conflict of arms would not be renewed, and that tome settlement would be effected which would leave them in the future in the enjoyment of " life, liberty, and hap piness." It is a great crime, especially at a time like this, to conceal the truth from the people. We intend to tell them the truth as far as we know it, let the consequences be what they may. From the beginning of the war to the present the enemy has slowly but surely gained upon us ; and but for the extraordinary endurance and courage of our troops, his lias would now be floating at- the capital of every State. We have lost Missouri, Ma ryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Mississippi valley, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and considerable por tions of other States. Vicksburg has fallen, as we fear ed many months ago it would. Port Hudson has fallen. Charleston, Mobile, and Savannah will probably go next Gen. Lee is attempting to retire from Mary land with his spoils, but no substantial victory has crowned his arms. Wo are weaker to-day than when he crossed the Potomac into Maryland. Our recruits in the way of eonscripts will scarcely keep our regiment-? full, and we cannot hope to add ma terially to our forces. Our fighting population is pretty well exhausted. Every body knows this. The North knows it, and so does Europe. On the contrary, our enemies, flushed with triumph, have a large army in the field, and their President has just called for three hundred thousand more. He will get them. The movement on Pennsylvania by Gen. Lee, and the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hud son, have hushed all clamors for peace in the North, and have banded the people there as one man for the prosecution of the war. We have nothing to hope for from foreign nations, and, just as our cause is, we see no indications that Providence is about to interpose in our behalf. The war, then, will go on. One side or the other must conquer. Will five mil lions of whites conquer twenty millions of the same ; race? Will they conquer a peace on the very soil ' of these twenty millions f Not, in any event, if ' these twenty millions possess ordinary manhood and j will fight They fought at Sharpsburg and at Get- ' tysburg, and they worsted -us at the latter place. I Northern troops are not cowards, they fight near ly as well as Southern troops. We cannot achieve ! signal victories over them on their own soil. What then ? If the worst is destined to over take us, would it not be wise and prudent to take less than the worst, provided we could do so com- ( patibly with honor f The Richmond Enquirer recently declared that there were but two roads before the South one, to j invade the North and conquer a peace, and the oth- ' er, to restore or reconstruct the old government ' That paper was either indulging vain speculations j as to the future, or it will be prepared to abandon ' the contest if Gen. Lee should fail in his efforts to ! conquer a peace by invading the North. To abaa- J don the contest, or to attempt to endure the pres- ence of Northern armies on our soil, and to resist them only by guerrilla warfare, is most probably to be conquered. It does not follow that a nation j is not conquered because all its troops, or a con- j siderable portion of them are not whipped or cap- ) tured. Whipped we have never been, and never j will be, but we may be overcome by mere physical force. Such was the fate of Poland, Hungary, and I Ireland. It is no disgrace to a people to be over- powered by mere brute force, if they resist manful ly and desperately. No troops since civilization commenced have fought with more courage, or con stancy, or ardor than the Southern troops. m Their future, and the future of the country for which they are still contending, can never be, in any event, otherwise than respectable and honorable among nations. We grope in the dark like child ren looking for the designs, and endeavoring to in terpret the workings of Providence in the affairs of nations. The birth of a nation on this planet is a great event The decay and death of a cation is a great event If it should please Him to build up and perpetuate this new nation of Confederate States, He will do it ; if not, Ho will not do it That is all we know about it. It is time to consult reason and common sense, Dd to discard prejudice and passion. Our people must look at and act upon things as they are, and not as they would have them. They must remem ber that they are sovereignthxt they are the masters of those who administer the government that the government was established by them, for their ben efit; and they must not bo- afraid to utter their opinions freely and boldly. If they want continued, wasting, bloody war, let them say so ; if they want peace, let them say so, and let them state the terras on which they would have it That peace cannot l.c attained by fighting merely is now apparent to all. In the language of a highly intelligent friend who writes us from a County bordering on the South-Carolina line, (from whom we should Ike to hear at some length,) " the peoplo are tired of this awful wan It must end at some time, and there must be a Btarting point to an end. Let our next Congressional elections turn on the proposition that Congress shall appoint commissioners to meet oth ers on the part of Lincoln, to make an honest effAt to stay the effusion of blood by an honorable ad justment Let what these commissioners may do be submitted to the people. If they approve it, peace will be the result ; if they reject it, the war. will be renewed and continued indefinitely." If an honorable peace were tendered by the South and rejected by the North, desperation would then nerve every Southern arnj, and our people would share a common fate and fill a common grave. But this awful result, it seems to us, maybe averted. It may do much good, and can do no harm to talk to negotiate, or to pave the way to negotiations while we fight We spoke just now of the worst befalling our people as the result of this war. What it the worst 1 It would be the condition of provincial de pendence on the federal government,' each State be ing ruled by a military Governor as Tennessee is, and the emancipation and arming of our slaves in our midst That would be the worst If the war continues is it not likely that this will happen? Judging the future by the past and we have no other means of judging we fear it wilL What then ? Must we rush on to our doom ? Must the sword still wave, and the strong arm of physical force still exert itself, and no effort be made by men tal and moral means to close the war ? Why, North American savages sometimes bury the tomahawk and meet together to smoke the pipe of peace. Are we of the North and South Christians as we pro fess to be more savage than the savages ? These are sad truths, but we feel it to.be our duty to lay them before our readers.' We do not censure others for entertaining their own opinions, and we have a right to express ours without censure from friend or foe. But censure,' and even the grossest abuse we feel sure we shall incur; yet "none .of these things move us," when we know we are speaking the truth, for the sake of humanity and liberty, in the name of the people themselves, who ought to be, if they are not practically, the masters of us alL The Military Power to be Supreme! The Charlotte Bulletin of July 9th says': " We are in favor of military law overriding all human laws so long as we are engaged in the pres ent war, and with a people who know no law." . And the Richmond Enquirer of the 15th, no doubt speaking for the administration at Richmond, says: "All laws ought to be silent except military law. We regard all Judges and Court", State and Con federate, all Congresses and Legislatures at a nuis ance, save in so far as they help us to strengthen the hands of the commander-in-chief of this Confed-' eracy. Thero is no interest ornnstitution in the country worth mentioning now, except the army. The government of the Confederacy is the government of the army ; and no citizen has any rights which can interfere with or impede its effi ciency." We aro not much surprised at these declarations. Tbey are just such as wo have along told our read ers would bo made when the time came. If the Enquirer speaks for the President, and if the Presi dent intends to carry out this programme, then he will be a despot, and our property, our liberty, and our lives will be in his hands. If our State Courts and our Legislatures are to be nuisances except when they bend to the will of the commander-in-chief, then is that commander-in-chief clothed with more power than the Queen of England or the' Em peror of France. If these doctrines are to prevail they will work a thorough revolution in our system of self government Constitutions and civil law will disappear, and the bloody hand of military power will subdue States and people to a blind, unreason ing, slavish obedience 1 Are we ready for that ? Is North Caroliua a sovereign State ? or is she only a province? Tna 4itu, 26th, and 14th. These regiments the two former belonging to Gen. Pettigrew's, and the latter to General Ramseur's brigade suffered greatly in the Gettysburg battles. .Wake County has four companies in the 4?thvona in the 26th, and two in the 14th. Tho 47th was commanded by Col. G. H. Faribault, who was wounded ; the 26th, (Gov. Vance's old regimerit,) by CoL Burgwyn, who was killed; and the llth, formerly CoL Daniel's, by Col. Bennett, reported wounded. t We learn that all of the Raleigh Rifles and Oak City Guards, with ;he exception of Capt Jones and Lieutenants Bryan, Ilardie, and- Severs, were killed or wounded, and made prisoners. A letter from n officer of the 47th, who was wounded, dated Winchester, July Oth, to his father in this City, sr.ys : " We have lost more than two-thirds of our reg iment, killed and wounded You never saw any thing like it, thousands of killed and wounded all over the ground. Our regiment is ruined forever, nearly all killed, wounded and missing. I can't give you a list of killed now, for I dpn't know. Calvin Rabon, Buck. Wilson, both of Turner Med lin's sons and James Sneer?, all killed, and a great many others. Dowd Uoneyaut, badly wounded; James Dew, wounded." We have been kindly furnished with the follow ing letter, written by an officer oi the 47th to his parents in this City : Camp or the 47ra Rfea!T. N. C. T., ) Hagewitown, Md.; July 10, 1863. Mr Dear Fatuxr and -Mot-ek: Thank God I am once more peimitted to-write you, and let you know that I have, been spared through the hard fought battles of the 1st and Sd of July at Gettys burg, Pa. I came out unhurt, with the exception of a slight graze on the middle finger of my right haad. I was shocked by a shell also. We have to mourn the loss of many thousands of our poor soldiers, wiio ha'o fought their last fight In our company, C, Serjjt E. C. N. Green anorprivate Han sel Poole were k illed instantly, on the 1st of July. Capt Iredell's aim was shot off, and he has since died. Several of the men were wounded, but not seriously. On July 3d, L-t NorEeet was wounded severely, if not mortally, - nd Corpl Gaston Utley killed. Lt Whiting, Scrgi. I M. Green, and. Corpl. It B. Bed dingfield were mounded and left on the field. Lieut W. was shot in head, Sergt G. in face, and Corpl. B. struck by s hell and whether killed not known. Privates John Done, Nicholas Gill, John Johnson, Geo. W. Partii j, J. W. Pilkerton and Joe Woodard are missing. It Cok Graves, Major Crudup and Adjutant Pow ell were seen to fall, and have not been since heai rl from. Jim Andrews was wounded and left on the. field. The officere, missing from, the Regiment aro Lts. Evans, Whiti jig. Drake, Joyner, Newsom, Watson, Capt Davis, Lt CoL Graves,. Major Crudup and Ad jutant Powe 11. The follow ring are the officers wounded and taken off the field : . CoL G. II. Faribault, slightly in right arm; Lts. "tfestray Bunn, Perry, Norfleet, Ray, Robinson, Gill, Tunstall, Williamson, Womble, Jones, Rog ers and Capt Faucette. Lt Rogers is slightly wounded in the leg, and" is with his com pany. Serges. fSymo and Hall.nd Geo. Moore and Ed. Williams rre safe, as are Deems Smith and Bragg. Rufna RuVh of the 14th Reg't, had his arm ampu tated at tbe shoulder. Billy Hayes is safe. lion. Pettigrew was wounded in the left arm, and hr.d his horse shot under him. N. L. B. The Richmond Examiner says Gen. D. II. Hill has been made a Lieutenant-General and sent to ".Mississippi. Fur the Standard. Mb. Holdrn: Tbe wheat crops in this part of the State -are good. Corn looks- wed, but we are baring too much ruin, and considerable damage by freshets. We would like to have Gen. 1. M. Leach to represent nj in tbe next Congress. We want and will have a Conserva tive man. - The people are tired of this miserable war. Tbe fire-eaters, who are at every corner of tbe street and every Cross Roads,, want every body sacrificed but themselves. Wehave-a bard tight of a double kind, in keeping down aristocracy at home and -in keeping taa Yankees from our soil. - 11. . Bich Fork, Davidsoa, July, 18C0. " Latest Northern News. . We give below some items of Northern news from Northern papers of the latest dates received in Rich mond. V The latest intelligence from the armies says that both sides were massing their troops, and that there was an immediate prospect for another battle. A aispatch from Washington, dafprf nn th. intu . At the last accounts from the front, the two armies were not over ten miles apart Lee's army stretches from Hagerstown to Williamsport, and Ueneral Meade was moving from Boonsboro' on two roate towards Lee. Our advance was six miles be yond Boonsboro. The enemy are strongly fortified in and around Hagerstown. Both the lower bridges over the creek are held by them, and the fight must soon begin. A dispatch from Frederick says : To-morrow, in all probability, will be an event iul day. Desultory artillery firing and cavalry reconnoissances have continued since last evening until this afternoon, in order to feel for the posi tion of the enemy, and to place our troops accor dingly. The fight will take place, it is believed, near Williamsport I cannot now give the position of our forces. Lee cannot cross the river even if he had the means and a clear way before him ; he is too hard pressed by Meade, and must keep every man on this side to resist an attack. A dispatch to the New York Tim,. says; The Potomac is yet too high for Lee to attempt a crossing of his infantry. They are trying to shove a portion of their force and their wounded across the river at Sheppar'dstown. The rebels have run the greater portion of their trains into a valley near Williamsport, and covered them by artillery posted on the south side of the Potomac. A dispatch to the New York Times says : Leo is massing the remnants of his army on the old battle field of Antietam. Prisoners state that his ammunition is nearly 'exhausted, and that in case he is attacked our forces he will be obliged to rely almost exclusively upon the bayonet The rebels were drawn up in line of battle this morning at a place called Benevold, Si miles from Boonsboro', on the road to Hagerstown. From there thoy extend towards the Potomac, in the vi cinity of Bakersville, They are throwing op rifle pits in the vicinity of Fairplay, and probably will await our attack. Another desperate battle may be expected in the next two days. Our forces are now so disposed that a collision may occur almost any hour. The Philadelphia Inquirer, speaking of the situa tion of the two armies, says, editorially : We are still assured that anoiher great battle is impending. Lee has concentrated his forces about Hagerstown, thereby commanding the.roaJs whxch converge about Williamsport He has a 6trong line to repel an attack, and a convenient one to cover the transit of his men and trains to the south side of the river. One of our correspondents says, however, that Lee is so hard pressed by General Meade that he cannot cross, even if ho had the means. There is some difference of opinion as to the locality where the expected collision will oc cur, one of our correspondent naming Williams port and the other suggesting tho old ground at Antietam. Some point between the two will probably be the spot Constant skirmishing is go ing on between our cavalry and the troops on Lee's flank. Whcro General Meade's army is and what he i3 doing, it is not for us to say.' They are, however, at the right place and at just the right work. If it is found politic to fight another pitched battle. General Meade, will not hesitate to take the risk, but if ho concludes, on the other hand, that it will be best to cut up Lee's army by piece meal, he will, without doubt, take the responsibility of pursuing that course. In either case he is entitled to and should receive the popular support la the meantime, the government is s upporting the army of the Potomac in tbe most prompt and energetic manner. Every thing in that respect is moving on just as it should move. The same wise policy that strengthened General Grant in his great struggle at Vicksburg, is brought to tear in favor of tho army of the Potomac. Every hour is adding to the probability that Lee's ill-advised campaign will terminate in a crushing disaster to him, to his army, and to the rebellion. Cannonading was heard all along the line during the day, but no general engagement has taken place. General Lee was at Hagerstown last evening. Generals Early and Ewell were holding the place with a large torce, and are fortifying the eminences around the town. The rebel line extends from a point east of Ha gerstown to beyond St Paul, on the National turnpike. The bridges over Antietam creek have all been destroyed, and tbe rebels are in position on the other sido, fortifying. Our cavalry are scouring the country and cap turing rebel wagon trains. Over three hundred wagons, well loaded, were captured yesterday by Captain Boyd. Some have escaped over the Poto mac, which Is still very high. It is believed that all the bridges over the She nandoah route to Richmond have been destroyed by our cavalry forces in Virginia. Nothing is definitely known of the number of rebels this side of the Potomac, or of the amount of ammunition in their possession. But it is gen erally believed, from the preparations making, that they will fight with the utmost desperation before surrender. A general engagement is momentarily expected. Of course, the Yankee capital held a great jubilee over the news of the fall of Viclfsburg. Secretary Stanton called for "a salute of one hundred guns," and flags were thrown to tho breeze from all the government buildings and offices. At 8 P. M a crowd assembled in front of the National Hotel, and marchedup Pennsylvania avenue, headed by the Marino Band, to the Executive Mansion, and serenaded and enthusiastically cheered the Presi dent, with repeated cheers for Generals Grant, Meade, Rosencranz, the armies of the Union, etc. The President appeared at the window, amid loud cheers, and spoke as follows: " Fellow-eitiuns I am very glad indeed' to seo you to-night, and yet I will not say I thank you for this call, but I do most sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have called. Cheers. How long ago is it ? Eighty odd years since on the Fourth of July for the first time in tho history of the world a nation, by its representatives, assembled and declared as a self-evident truth, 'that all men are created equal.' Cheers. That was the birthday of the United States of America. Since then the Fourth of July has had several very pecu liar recognitions. The two most distinguished men in the framing and support of the Declaration were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams the one having penned it and the other sustained it the most forci bly in debate the only two of the fifty-five who sustained it being elected President of the United States. Precisely fifty years after they put their hands to the paper, it pleased Almighty God to take both from this stage of action. This was indeed an extraordinary and remarkable event in our history. Another President, five years after, was called from this Rtage of existence on the same day and month of the year; and now in this last Fourth of July just passed, when we have a gigantic rebellion at the bottom of which is an effort, to overthrow the principle that all men were created equaL we have the surrender of the most- powerful position and army on that very day, cheers, and not only to, but in a succession of battles in Pennsylvania, near to us. Through three days, so rapidly fought that they might be called one great battle on the first, Hecond and third of the month of July ; and on the fourth the cohorts of those who opposed tho declara tion that all men are created equal, "turned tail" and run. Long continued cheers. Gentlemen, this is a glorious theme, and the occasion for a speech, but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion. I would like to speak in terms of paise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought m the cause of the Union and lib erties of their country from the beginning of the war. These are trying occasions, not only in suc cess, but' for the-want of success. I dislike to men tion the name of one single officer, lest I might do wrong to those I might forget Recent events bring up glorious names, and particularly promi nent ones ; but these I will not mention. Having said this much, I will now take the music." At the close of the President's speech the crowd proceeded to the War Department, and serenaded f and cheered Mr. Sa.ntm n,- e i j on the steps, and made a short, stirring Bpwch. He said that something under two years age. on re- r- wmv. v wuutuuuu ourTeuuer irom a rebel army, the General in command replied: "I propose to move immediately on your works.'? The same General again moved on the enemy's works,, and the result is Vicksburg. He paid many flat tering compliments to General Grant, also to Gen. Meade, He concluded with saying, " The same strategy, the Same bravery, the same indomitable r aLiWnica nave driven the enemy from the banks of the Mississippi, and the banks of the Susquehan nah, will, in a very short period, drive every armed den?"m Md 6TCry CoPPernead 10 hia The Secretary next introduced Major General Halleck, who was received with applause. He alluded to the time when he first took command of the Western army, two years ago. -Since ithen Urant had been -under his command. He had fought fifteen battles and won fifteen victories. He was in Vicksburg on the fourth, he will be in Port Hudson to-morrow or next day. Renewed cheer ing.' . - After General Halleck finished speaking, he was succeeded by Messrs. Wilkinson, Wilson and Wash burn, who gave an account of Gen. Grant's career ; and the Jim Lane branch from the main crowd called on Mr. Seward, who spoke some minutes. Mr. Seward said, that in his efforts to crush the rebellion, he had abandoned party and friends, and had taken Andrew .TViS - - wwmmmwu 3 uia uiu icauci. bpeakmgof his devotion to his country, he added that n Ki.mMv. n . . 1 J - t i . i -- - uuumu uciug wuiu ever idbko nun tue re cipient of any favor, from the nation after the close of the rebellion. He had determined that, for one, he would not be swerved from his path by the lust for power, under which patriotism was so blighted. LISf OF CASUALTIES Fifth North-Carolina Regiment. The following is a list of casualties in the 5th regiment N. C. troops, at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: Killed 1st Lt Matthew J Malone, Co D ; 2d Lt C C Rawls, Co G; 2d Lt W A Carr, Co E. Pri vate J T Womble, Co A; Corp'l J S Morgan, Co B; Privates R H Blount, W H Jackson, G R Wil liams, L Worrel, J King, Co B ; N D Bridges, L H Jones, Co C ; Sergts J M Miller Wm Steele, Privates Geo Waller, Co E; N Ethridge, D L Williams, J G Clifford, M P Morgan, Co G; S Riley, Co I; J Al len, J M Heileg, Tobias Cruse, Geo Keith, Aaron BoRtian, Isaac Earnhart Co K. Wounded Captain S B West, commanding reg ment, shoulder; Lieut F J Haywood, Adjt, buttocks and thigh. Company A Lt H n Smith, finger; Sergts S A Rose, arm ; S Boon, hand ; Corpls J W Monk, side; J M Fox, leg; Privates N K Goodwin, shoulder; Robtcrt Adkinson, head; N M Braddy, hip; TT Burke, arm and head; JasSmith, hip; M Sisemore, arm and head ; W B Antony, thigh ; N Gee, arm ; U L Webster, thigh ; Levi Cook, hand ; C F Har per thigh ; E Kinsaul, J F Beal, head. B 1st Lt J F Cross, shoulder ; Corpls J Hays, face and leg; R W Hays, head; B F Willey, arm and thigh ; Privates J A Howell, arm ; Calvin Hays, shouldpr; P E-Matthews, "head; B F Thompson, shoulder; B F.Powell, do; D Knight do; John Parker, stomach ; L Draper, neck ; R A Saunders, thigh and shoulder; R II Knight, neck. O 2d Lt H L Watson, head; Sergt J K Whilley, hip ; Corpl A Creech, hand ; Frivates W Garner, shoulder; K Brown, neck and hand; D W Lee, shoulder; W N Harper, Jones Fauli:, arm; N Faulk, shoulder ; 15 N yean, neck ;" Jas Dean, hip ; Durham, hand and arm ; N Corbet wrist ; U John son, arm ; J Hudson, arm and side; L Sasser, wrist and face: B Massingill, eve; W B Jowvriniran. ' shoulder; Wm Rains, hip; J II Williams, face; G R Pool, head ; J Foard, hand. D Sergt J W Barrow, thigh ; Private G E Yart, ; neck. E H M F Hunt, head ; Lt R C West, shoulder ; Sergt D C Basinger, abdomen ; Corpl John Scott, : thigh ; Privates W J Bond, head ; P Cunningham, ' leg ; G S Council, thigh ; J N Morgan, hand ; G W Long, foot; D H Hewitt, side; Wm Riggsby, hand. F. 2d Lieut W A Riddick, hand ; Corporal C Hobbs, testacies ; privates J F Endey, shoulder ; M M findry, arm, head and knee ; J Peck, head ; J R Carter, leg ; J D Whitley, back ; G W Gafely, breast ; A S Barringer, breast ; W Almond, hand ; G Riser, breast G- Capt J M Taylor, abdomen ; 1st Lieut T D Deem, buttocks ; Corpl Jas Pennington, leg ; pri vates G A Barringer, arm ; J Robbins, head and arm ; J Lock, both f&t ; J J Boon, jaw ; W L Light ; R Watson, chest and side ; J Anderson, leg ; W Dickson, leg ; M Mason, leg; B L Collett, ; D Baker, arm ; Y A Williams, leg and mouth ; J T Weaver, hand. H 2d Lieut R Cooper, breast ; Sergt R PowelL head and breast ; Corpl D Parker, leg ; privates T Hurdle, breast ; M P Morgan, head and shoulder ; M M Pool, thigh; J Riddick, side; R Sanders, side ; W C Safrit, thigh ; J Copeland, arm ; J J Shaver, head ; C W Stirewalt, hip. I 1st Lieut W M Lea, neck ; Sergts J E Robin son, head and arm ; W F Smith, arm ; Corpls B F Thompson, leg; John Taylor, shoulder; privates R Harlow, thigh; T J Hoke, neck; B F Bean, breast ; L Goodson, side ; W W Cobb, head ; T H Wood, neck and thigh ; T J Hancock, thigh ; J P Hopkin, shoulder; N D Berry, head; E Lewis, head and hip. K 2d Lt J O Irvin, head ; Sergt W T Powe, neck ; privates W Lefler, shoulder ; L D Brinkle, shoulder ; E E Leach, arm and leg ; E Safrit, arm ; E Seaford, shoulder ; L Deal, side and arm ; A Lep pard, hand ; S A Bean, neck; W C Sugart, thigh ; A A Bostian, elbow ; E. Brewer, shoulder ; M. Sa frit shoulder.' Tbe above is only a partial list of the casualties, . a large portion of the wounded having fallen into ' the hands of the enemy. Very respectftfly, S. W. WEST - Capt 5th N. C. T. Thirteenth Regiment K C. Troops. The following is a list of casualties iu the 13th regiment of North-Carolina troops, Scale's brigade, Pender's division, in the enjacemcnts around Get tysburg, Pennsylvania, Lieut Col Hyman command ing: Field and Staff Wounded Lieut Colonel J H Hyman, ankle. Company A .Killed Corpl Henry Waters, pri vate John Robinson. Wounded Capt F. B With ers, 1st Lieut L B Henderson, 21 Lieut J N Wil liamson, Sergt J M Jones, privates II O Howard, J Totten, Mack Warren, Joseph Moore, P Scoit Missing John C Raegan. Total killed 2, woun ded 7. missing 1. B Killed Sergt J N Knox, Corpl R W Choat, i privates U S Moser, H C Alexander, A lirimer, & . L KimbrelL Wounded Capt R W Choat, privates J F Kirkpatrick, J H Ntagle, W J Taylor, I J Walker, (leg amputated,) H F Wolfe, S U Marks, ! W A McGinn, N O McGinn. . Missing 2d Lieut I Edward Smith, privates W F Bartlette. J R Nich j olson, Tbtal killed G, wounded 9, missing 3. C Killed Henry Uamlctt, E Loefler. Wounded j 2d'Lieut W W Rainy, mortally ; 2d Lieut W Y j Braddon, Sergt J B Yarborough, Corpl G W Bran don, privates Adolphu3 Atkinson, John Allen, leg amputated, Saral Covington, W M Powell. Missing Private W W Stanfield. Total killed 2, woun ded 8, missing 1. D Killed 2d Lieut Thos Chambers, Corpl H A Gordon, privates Jno Evans, Anthony Norman, W R Oakley, Andy Stephens, B Y Warren. Wounded 2d Lieut W G Woods (supposed mortally,) Corpl B M Stephens, privates Wm Faucette, (leg ampu tated,) J R O'Brien, Wm Scott, (leg amputated,) W McFarland, flog amputated,) G B Lea, William Johnson, (supposed mortally.) Total Killed 7 wounded 8. EKilled Thos Fonville, W W Murray, J M Heicks, Fetley Gerriner. Wounded Capt Thos A Martin, 1st Lieut Jas Ba3on, 2d Lieut J R Ireland, Sergts J P Bradshaw, J A Dickey, W F Faucette, privates John Adams, C J Andrews, W Boggs, G W Holt, G A Keck, J M Lackey, Caleb May, Jas M Matthews, A J Bike, Mathe w Patton, R B. Forahee. Missing J A Rippey, W M Thompson. Total killed 4, wounded 16, missing 2. TTTF"T?5led : Primes M Leonard, James McDaniel, Wm H i Penry. Wounded; 1st Lieut Frank Wil hamsd Lieut N B Lain . Sergt J A Nail ; Privates A O Daywalt John Harris, R A Holt, G W Kinkle, V rTL J? iaeobour, Anderson Ridenhour, Jno taftts, Jrn Xutorow, T V Vinegum, D C Wallace. KD'j. wounded 14.' '. G Killed! SWowmfc V. J Stalling t-:.. t? i? y o w Muni a uvatu-u Ik Jones. Wonnnp.fi' 9A T.iA.itonnt l..r.. s 4 u(,ubx,aIUlj v i Lf tl IQIM l Sergeant J H Keel, Corporal J R Mivo, Privates L A tln'n. T TIT Til - . . r tt -r- i ... . n ... ""luni " .diuuui ju. v mrnniu, J it Kie.xson, il D Lilley, J B Medford, H Parker, W Proctor. J II Whitehurst Missing: J Savage. Total Killed 2, Wounded 12. Missing 1. H Killed: Private James FVaughan Wound "Sf J Macln Smith, . Sergeant James U KatliHe, Corporal J M Robertson, log amputated ; Privates Robt Covington, Owen Joyce, Henry Mel- t' tm? ?binson. Total-Killed 1, wounded 7. i 7- F! eJrf'ean' Joel -Hudf on. Wounded-. 1st Lieut Wm H Winchester, amputated ; Sergt Josephus Pratt, Privates Henry CarteV, Giles Jones, JT Rogers. Missing: Privates Thomas Smothers, Jas Wray, Leonard Fry. Total Killed 1, wound ed 4, missing 8. t "rrKillea : l8tL5eut Wm M Ninnally, Privates J H Upton, Jas Walker, J F Slade, Richard Ramsey. Wounded : 2d Lieut Wm R Tolten, leg amputated Corporal J H Trolinger. Privates U C Nun, B f' Carter, W N Summers,' P Summe rs, Julius Love Thomas Loftes, W D Wright, J hn Chambers. Missing: Corporal R W Stanfield ; Privates J W Bagby, John Bateman, R C Sanders, G W Ware, O W Walker. ' Tptal Killed 5, won ided, 9 missing 0. RECAPITULATION. Killed, "3 Wounded, 95 Missing, 17 NAT. S. SMITH, 21 Lieut, Acting Adjutant For the Standard. RICHMOND HOSPITALS. o rj . , Balmoh, N. C , June, 18B3. - Sib : Upon my return from Richmond, I feel it impera tive on tbe part of duty and justice to pive yon a sketch of tbe Division of Cbimborazo Hospital, devoted exclusively to North-Carolina troops. The object of my visit to this hospital was, solely that of seeing and nursm a wounded brother, and having devoted three weeks to that object, I pave naturally, had a most favorable opportunity of form lug a more correct opinion than could bare beeu afforded V the cursory visitor. First, the division is under the contml of Sur.iou E. H. Smith, a gentleman of high moral standing, of known, worth and experience, whose daily actions are guided by the strict code of justice. Tbe daily 1 might nay hourly applications from fathers, mothers, brother and sisters, have no power to influence him, in whose hand the Creator has placed men, tohote live art balanced betwixt lift and death. J 1 have witnessed instances where the removal of a pa tient would not only have jeopardized I. fa, but would have ensured death, and yet the relatives hare not been satistied with this statement, made upon pn,feiiond honor, but have gloomily departed with the imprc&siou that they and theirs have not received proper attention. Tdraw your readers attention to the followriug staliatics of this hospital : Admitted during 19 months ending 1st June, 1303 : North-Caroliua troops, 3801 Deaths during the same period from gunshot, shell, in- cised and punctured wouuds, S7 M fiom uneumonia. 1 1 from typhoid fever, from all other diseases, ' 74 67 i7 Total, Ratio. Deaths Gunshot wounds, 1 11-100 per centum. " Diseases, 7 S-liW " " " Average, rhl-KNi " The a'oore statistics will bear a most favorable compari son with those of Mexico and Crimea, qu.iteJ iu Chiaolui's Surgery. Mexico. The United States lost, as far as could hi ascertained, by death, discharges and desertions, (exclusive of dis charges by expiration of service,) during an average cam paign of 17 months, namely : Foitcies. Aooseoatk Stukxgtu. Loss. Pur Ckxt. Old army, 1S.TS6 7'J33 or So 37-100 New Regiments, 11.136 SS'-U or 34 2-l"0 Volunteers, 73,260 n,S8f, or 27 SJMuQ Aggregate, 100,182 'oi.:.l or fil-100 Crimea. "The French loss by death alun was i;3.i-V, whilst tho admission into Hospitals numbered 1 itii. Fi'mn M. bribe's tilatistict. " The above statistics are sufficient to show tha the efficiency of an army does not consist in its great numbers, but in the sanitary condition of the troops." Ghitvlm's Surgery. Tbe total loss in the 3d Division, Chimb ruzi Hospital, by deaths, discbarges and desertions for the same time as that of the Mexican statistics, is only 9 1'J-lOo per cent, which added to tbe per rentage of our field statistics from the army of Virginia, will most favorably compare with tha returns of either Mexico, Crimea or Italy. I wowtd remark that this Hospital appears not to have received that attention from the noble d mom of this State which smaller Hospitals have. Hundreds are admitted weekly transfers are numerous, and I will venture to as. Bert that the donations received at this division, with a capacity of 600, has not averaged one-half the amount of donations received at Hospitals having accommodations for only 120. The attention of our ladies should be drawn to this fact. In concluding, I must bear testimony to the daily ardu ous toil of the lady matrons whose avocations are guided by watch-like punctuality, whose health, supported by aa enthusiasm which only tbe amorpatria can engender, ap pears impenetrable to the attacks of excessive labor, tbe influence of disease, or tbe monotony of a long continued application to an unvarying routine of labor. To Mr. W. K. Smith, tbe Steward, great credit is due for the com forts he has rendered the patients from the very limited resources from which he had to draw. Jn point of santta . ry measures nsed, this Hospital will eqn il any in tbe Con federacy, when it be taken into consider.it ion tbe unfit ness of the buildings for hospital purp-ihcs. In leaving the Assistant Surgeons for tbe finale, why, what shall I aayf Do tbey wish me to say more, than that they have, aa professional gentlemen, performed their duty, and as pri vate gentlemen tbey have extended towards the sick every assistance and condolence which education and a nobility of sentiment could confer T Very respectfully, W. F. IIEXDERSOX. ' E X EC UTIVE DEPARTMENT NOUTlI- n.miin AHii.tant flnni-al's Ollic.-. ( Militia.) Ral eigh, July 15th. 18S. General Order, ho. 15. I. In compliance with an act of tbe recent Legnlatnre, Commanding Officers of the Militiaare ordered to eurujl as a GUARD FOR HOME DEFENCE all white male per sons not already enrolled in the service or the Confedrrate SUtes, between the ages of 18 and 60 years, including for eignirsnot naturalized who have been residentaof tbe Bute for thirty days before said enrollment IL There shall be exempt from the operations or this order the Governor, the Judges of tbe Supreme and Su perior Courts of Law and Equity, Members id the General Assembly, the Officers of the several Departments of the government, Members of Congress, Civ.l and Military Officers of tbe Confederate government in the State, tbe Ministers of the Gospel of the several Rc'-gious Denomi nations of tbe State, charged with the datirs of such min istry, the high Sheriff and Clerks of tbe several Courts of Record, and tbe Public Register inhe several Counties. IIL After enrollment the men enrolled shall be div:d ed into Companies of not less than seventy-five mtn, nor more than one hundred, and shall proceed to elect their Company Officers. The certificates of such election will be forwarded to this Office with the papers of enrollment, in order that Commissions may be issued. IV. Officers of the Militia will be enrolled for Hoioe .e fence, and their Commissions, when called into sennce will be suspended only during tbe period or such service. V. This order is not intended to interfere with the en rollment for immediate service, those between the ages of 40 and 45 years under Order No. 13. Bv order of Governor V.asce: DAN'L. G. FOWLE, Adjutant General. Jnly 17, 1 M3. c-s-wAswaw. rgT All daily papers in the State copy oue wet, and other papers two weeks, and send bills to Adjutant Geu eral's Office. DO YOU WANT LUXURIANT WIIISKFHS OR MOUSTACHES? My O.NGUEM' will Wca them to grow heavily in six weeks (upon the smoothest face) without stain or injury to the skin. lVice fl. ent by maiL post free, to any address, on receipt f an order. Ravens Nest I'. O., v a. Julyl7,18C3. S3-4;pd. - FORSALE.-I WOULD LIKE TO SELL an excellent set of SUOEMAKEUVS TuOlJ, as my shoemaker has gone blind. Any one wishing to purchase, can call oo me at my residence, near Yancey yillc, IV. C. A. S. n OMAOK. July 17, 18C3. 53-tpd. AUCTION SALES. SATURDAY 18TII In stant, will be sold at Towles Auction and Commis sion Store, at 0 o'clock, 2 splendid Chargers, a fino brown Horse and beautiful black Mare; 1 fine bnw Case, and o'Jxcr articlps of Furniture and household articles; lot of new Hardware and Ready-made Clothing ; Rice by the bag or less quantity ; Soda by the keg or le quantity ; Copperaa, Allspice, Chewing and Smoking Tcb-cco ; Cot Sail and - 'small lnt f (lorn. As.. Ac. JAS. M. TOWLES, Accf. Raleigh", July 17,1863- 68-u- TT C. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.U- pany, Raleigh, July IS, 1SJ. At a meeting of the Directors of the Company, held July 11th, 1868, it was re. solved that any insurer in this Company who may become member of the force to be organized as M A Guard for Home Defence," under the act of the General AsemWy entitled an act in relation to tbe militia and a guard for Home Defence, may, upon payment of one per ct iiL on tie sum insured, to-the Secretary or any Agent of the Com pany, have bis policy continued in full force tor one year, as if he had not entered such service. ltetolvtd further, Twat the entry into such serv.ee, with out tbe payment of one per cent extra premium, shall not be deemed a forfeiture of tbe policy unless the insurer, so eatering, shall be killed or die from a wound received or disease contracted while in the service. July 17, 1363. 68 -8t 5 V 1 4. ' ' . v i . , - -