- - ' r • JUW LJ! I . - - l ~ - - - -• BY DAYID OYER. ffodrt}. \\ -A, :>&* " -v -v v . ~THE WOODBIiRY RANGERS BT A SOLDIER. Oil *R you Woodbury ladies I Come and listen to my tale, About the happy soldier boys, Who ate on the rebels' trail. We landed first at Hunting lon, That night in the court house stayed. Next mora we to Camp Crossnian went, Where we our flig so proudly waiv 'd. Camp Crossman is a lively place, Just three miles from Huntingdon; Our street we called Woodbury, In mem'ry of the loved at home. It ia there we learned to drill; Learned how to use our arras; That when we hear the bugle shrill, We'll not fear "Secesb" alarms. We have a Captain bold and true, Who has never known of fear; We've likewise, bravo Lieutenants, too, Whom we love both near and dear. II old grim Death appears to us, With his terrors and his fears, tit ne'er can fright ir. Freedom's war, The Woodbury Volnutoers. From you my friends 'twas hard to part, Also, from our homes so dear; But wiih a stern resolve in heart, Our flag in "Dixie's Land" we'll rear. And when we on the field are taken, We will fight like soldiers true, If we are not mcA mistake!}, We'h make 'em sing "Red, White and Blue.' I* the fearful hour of battle, Where cannons roar the loudest, We wiR think of the Invfd tfce-. That we've left perhaps to see no more. A - Oh I the Cymbals lout are sounding, And the Tntmpe/t shrill do blow; A signal far plattoons to lorm, For we've orders now to go. The above piece was, originally, written at Camp Crussman, by one of Capt. Brisben's lads, and revised by one of the "Boys at Home*" WIDWIATEK The speckled sky is dim with snow, The light flakes lalter and lall slow; Athwart the h!l-toj>j®apt and pale, Silently the lar-ofi mountain's misty form Is entering now a tent of storm; And all the valley is shut in By flickering curtains gray and thin. But cheerily the chickadee bingeth to me on fence and tree; 1 tie snow sails round him as he sings, While asthedown ot angels' wings. 1 watch the snow flakes as they fall On bank and brier and broken wall ; Over the orchard, waste and brown, Ail noiselessly they settle down, Tipping the apple boughs, and each Light quivering twig of plum and peach. Oil turt and curb the bower-roof I he snow-storm spreads its ivory woof; It paves with pearl the garden-walk: And lovingly round tattered stalk And shivering steam its magic weaves fair as lily leaves. The hooded behive. small and low, Stauds like a maiden in the snow ; • And the old door-slap is half hid .Under an alabaster lul. All day it snows: the sheeted post Gleams in the dimes* like a ghost; All day the blasted oak has stood A muffled wizard of the wood ; Garland and airy cap adorn The sumach and tha wayside thorn, And clustering spangles lodge and shine In the dark tresses of the pine. The ragged bramble, dwarfed and old, Shrinks like a beggar in the cold ; In surplice white the cedar stands, And blesses him with pnestly hands. .Still cheerily the chickadee I>mgeth to me on teuce and tree: But in my inmost ear is heard The music of a holier bird; And heavenly thoughts, as soft arid white, As snow-flakes, on my soul alight, Clothing with love my lonely heart, Healing with peace each bruised part, •Till all my being sepms to be Transfigured by their purity. [ATLANTIC MONTHLY, FOR FEBRUARY. A pair of stockings sent by the ladies' eom~- inittoe for he use of some gallant volunteer, was accompanied by the following verse: Brave sent ry, on yonr lonely beat, May these fclt:e stockings warm yonr feet; And when Pom war and camps you part, May some tair knitter warm your fieart. Keep out of debt —out of quarrels—out of law—nut of politics— out of ldletKß3--OOt of 'no shoes out of thin soled shoes-—out of dsmp clothes— out of reach of br-indy and Water out of ffijo—out of matrimony, un less yoa are in love — and keep clear of cheat ing tha printer out of his dues. A Weekly Papei Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c— Terms : One, Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. THE HUH EXPEDITION. The J\'ews of the Victory fully confirmed — Roanoke island in the Possession of the Union Forces—The Rebel Fleet completely Destroyed— Elizabeth City Attacked and Evacuated by the Rebels—The Rebel Jtrmy on said to be 3000 strong—-Near ly all Kit fed, Hounded or Taken Prisoners. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 11* By the flag of truce to-day ire have news of the complete success of Geo. Burnsida at Roanoke Island. The Island was taken possession of and Commodore Lynch's fleet completely destroy ed. Elizabeth City was attacked on Sunday and evacuated by the inhabitants. It was previously burned, whether by our shells or by the inhabitants is net certain. The first Dews of the defeat arrived at Norfolk on Sunday afternoon, and caused | erevt excitement. The previous news was ! very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees had been allowed to advauce for the purpose of drawing them into a trap. The rebel force on the island is supposed to have been only a little over 3,000 efficient fighting men. Geo. Wise was ill at Nag's Head, and was not present daring the engagement. When the situation became dangerous, he was removed to Norfolk. All the guonoats but one were taken; that escaped up the creek, ar.d was probably also destroyed. One report at Norfolk says only seveDty and another only twenty-five escaped from Roan oke Island. Gen. Huger telegraphed to Richmond that enly fifty escaped on the island. There appears to be DO bright sido to the story for the rebels The Richmond Examiner of this morning says, in a leading editorial: The loss of an entire army on Roanoke is land is certainly the most painful event of tbo war. The intelligence by telegraph yesterday is fully confirmed—2,soo brave Iroops on the island io the sea were exposed to all the force ;of the Burneide fleet. Tbey resisted with courage, but when fifteen thousand were laud ed against them, tbeir retreat being cut off by the surrouudirwr element, they were foroed to BUneohcr. is a repetition of llattcras oo a larger scale. The following are dispatches on the subject in Richmond papers of this morning: NORFOLK. Feb. 10.— -The latest news states that Capt. O. Jennings Wise, son of Gov. Wise, was shot through the hip and disabled, though bis wouod was not mortal. Maj >r Lawson and Lieut. Miller were mor tally woundsd. About 300 Confederates were killed. Our wounded numbers over one thou- j sand. The number of Yankees wounded is about tbe same. Midshipman Camera bad his srm shot off. ; The other casnalities are unreported. A late arrival this morning, says Elizabeth City bad been shelled and burned by tbe Yan j keen, and that the enemy was pushing on through to Eden ton. SECOND DESPATCH. NORFOLK, Feb. 10.—A rumor has prevail ed that Commodore Lynch's fleet of guuboats bad teen captured. It is not regarded as j true, but it is believed that all were burned by the confederates to prevent their capture, witb the exception of one, wbicb was eudeavoriug to make it* escape. Tbe fleet went to Elizabeth City from Ro- ! anoke island, and was probably burnt at the former point. THIRD DESPATCH, NORFOLK, Feb. 10. —[received io Rich mond at midnight ] A courier arrived here this afternoon, at four o'clock, and brought the intelligence that Eiizbeth city was burned this morning by the inhabitants. During tbe conflagration tbe Federals landed a large force. Ail our gunboats, excepting one, were captur ed by the enemy. General V\ ;so has not yet arrived at Nor folk. The following is the very latest, whioh we copy from to-day's Day Biok. A courier arrived here yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, from whioh we gather the following information: The enemy advanced in full foroe upon. Elizabeth city yesterday at about seven o'clock and began an attack upon that piaoe. Ihe citizens fiuding resistance vain, evacuated tbe place, but before doing so set fire to the town, and when our informant left it was still iu flames. We have also to record the capture, by the enemy, of all our little fleet except tho Fanny or borest—our informant is not certaiu— which thus eluded the enemy and made up tho Pas quatank river. It was pursued, however, aDd fears are entertained that she, too, was cap tured. It is said that before our boats surrendered, they wcto abandoned, aod tbeir crews suc ceeded in making their escape. If so we aro at a loss to oiDjeoture why they were not fired before abaudoued. The disaster to our little fleet is attributed to the fact that it, having exhausted its sup* p L'S ct ooal and munition, proceeded to Enzibeth city for the purpose of obtaining a supply. Every effort was made to obtatu coal, and without success, and it returued to tbe Island to lend any assistance whatever to tbe forces. All the details published with reference to tho o .pturc of Roanoke Island cro confirm ed by the oourier. BEDFORD, PA. FRIDAY. FEB. 21.1862. It represent* our loss three hundred killed I and wounded and that of the not less than one thousand killed. Great havoo was made amongst them while | coming up the road leading to the fort, j Our forces brought to hear upon them two | thirty-two pounders, and at every fire then ranks were terribly thinned. The places of the fallen, however, were quickly filled. J'ork point battery was mounted by the Rich mond Blues, and most nobly did they defend it during the conflict. They were attacked by a whole regiment of Zaaves, and, though completely overpowered, they stood then ground bravely, nor did they yield one fool until all, save seven, fell bleeding to tbv ground. There is good reason to believe that, had Col. lienuingson, with his artillery, beea on the island, they should not have been fore ed to surrender it. A lack of field pieces wa* most sadly felt, and, had they been at hand the enemy, perhaps would never have beeu able to have landed their forces. Hennifg sen had orders, we understand, to report at Roanoke Upland, but by some uiisundcrstand ; log he. mistook Eimbeth city tor the place-of destitution. C'apt. Taylor of this city, is rep resected as having distinguished himself. lu addition to the above, there are many rumors that we might give, but as they are nothing more than rumors, ws prefer withhold ing them. Among theia is one, however worthy of no tice, that Gen. Wise had been shot while in an ambulance on (he way. The statement so far as we have been able to learu is not eorreet, and can only account for it by supposing that the name of GeD. Wise is confounded wi'h that of his son who was reported among the killed. It is reported that one regiment from Mas sachusetts was badly cat ap, bat it is impos sible to ascertain which of the five that were attached to the expedition. The news receiv ed to-day occasions great excitement at old Point. A steamer with official despatches from Gen. Burnsidc is hourly expected. The prisoners captured, numbering at least two thousand , will be here in a few days. All the southern papers received ar unani mous in admitting a complete victory to our trops and that the loss of the it-laud is a very serious one. PBflM TMXM. The"Gun Boat Expedition up the Tennessee | River—Official Report of Lieutenant Com manding Phelps—The Expedition Highly ! Successful —Six Rebel Steamers with Mil* itary Stores Burned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Tho following is : Lieutenant Commanding Phelp's official report to flag officer Foote, received to-day at the | Head Quarters of the army, by telegraph from : Cairo. GUNBOAT CONESTOGA RATLBOAD CROSSING, I Tennessee River, Feb. lOib 18G2. SIR:—We have returnod to this point from our entirely successful expedition to Florence, at the foot of the Moscle Shoals, Alabama. The rebels wore forced to burn six steamers ■ and we captured two others, besides the half j I complete gun-boat East Port. The steamers burned were freighted with rebel military stores. The East Port has about 250,000 feet of lumber on board. We also captured two hundred atand of arms aui a quantity of clothing and stores, and destroyed the encampment of Col. Crews, at Savannah, Teun. We found the Union sen timent strong. Further from the Expedition up the Tennessee Hirer. The Union Gunboats Receive a Hearty Wei come From the Inhabitants. CINCINNATI, Feb. 12- Special despatches to the Gazette and Com mercal dated Fort Henry the lOfh inst., give the following oeoouuts of the expeditim up the Tennessee River. After the capture of Fort lleory, the gun boats Lexington, Conestoga and Tyler gave ohase to the rebel steamer Dunbar. Reaching the Memphis and Louisvilie railroad bridge our troops took a quantity of stores, &?., ana parsed on in chase of the Dunbar, but did not overtake her. it is supposed that she es -aped by runuing into some ore< k during the night, - The gunboats went to Floreoco, Al. at the bead of navigation, and a distance of 250 miles from Paduosb. Everywhere along the river th6y were re ceived with a hearty welcome from numerous Uuion families, in southern Teune-eee and uorth Al-ibum-i sod at towns along tho river the old flig was looked upon as a redeemer and hailed with shouts of j-'y. Capt. Gwiu of the gunboat Tyler reoruited 30 ulen for service on the gunboats and says be oan get enough to man the whole fleet. The people of Florenoe wore ao delighted at finding the stars und stripes once more their protection, that were prepared to give a ball to (he officers of the gunboat--, but the latter could not remain to accept their coarnsics.— However, our boats lauded, and when tho peo ple became termed that we did cot come to de stroy but to save, they seemed to have no means too extravagant to express their delight and joy. Our boats captured four steamers inclu ding au unfinished gunboat, and burued seven others. OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. GRANT. HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OP CAIRO, 1 Fort Henry, Tenn., Feb. 6, 1862. j! Captain J. C. Ktlton, Assistant Adjutant General, Department of Mo , St. Louis, Mo. CAPTAIN : Enclosed I send you my order for tbe attack upon Fort Heury. Owing to despatches received from Major General Hal leok, nnd corroberating information here, lo •he effect that the enemy were rapidly rein forcing, I thought it imperatively Deoessary that tbe fort should be carried to-day. My forces were not up at ten o'clock last night when my order was written, therefore I did not deem it practicable to set an earlier hour than eleven o'clock to day to commence the investment. Tbe gunboats started up at the same hour to commence the attack, and en gage the enemy at not over six hundred yards. In little over one hour all the batteries were silenced, and the fort surrendered at discre tion to Flag Officer Foote, giving us all their guus, camp and j.arrisoo equipage, Ac. The prisoners taken are General Tiighuian sDd staff, vJ-ptain Taylor and company, and tbe sick. The garrison, I think, must have com menced their retreat last night, or at ao early hour this morning. Had I not felt it an imperative necessity to attaok Fort Henry to-day, I should have made the invesrueot complete, and del iyed until to morrow, so as to secure tbe garrison. 1 do not now believe., however, the result would have been any more satisfactory. The gunboats hove proven tbemsolves well able to resist a severe oannoding. All the iron-clad boats received more or less shots— the fligsbip some twenty-cigbt—without any serious damage to any, exoept the Essex.— This vessel received one shot in her boiler that disabled her, killing and wounding some thirty-two men, Captain Porter among tbe wounded. 'I remain your obedient servant, U. S. GBANT, Brigadier General. The following ia the order referred to in Gen. Grant's report; HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CAIRO, I Camp in the Field near Fort Henry, V February 5, 1862. ) FIELD ORDERS NO- 1. The First Division, Gt-n. MeCicrnand com manding, will move at II o'clock, A. M., to morrow, under the guidance of Lieut. Col. | MePbcrson, sod take position on the roade I IM.UI b\jrt Ili.ury to Dcnricoo Dover. it will be th# special duty of this command ! to prevent all reinforcements to Fort Henry 'or escape from it. Also, to be held ID readi ' nesa to charge and take Fort Henry by storm, I promptly on tbe receipt of orders. J o brigades of the second division, Gen. C. F. Smith commanding, will start at the same hour from tho west bank of the river, aud take and occupy the heights commanding kort Henry. This point will beheld by so much artille-y as can be made available, and such other troops a, in the opinion of tbe ge neral commanding the second division, may be necessary for its protection. The third brigade, second division, will ad vance up tbe fist back of tho Tennessee river, i as fast as it can be securely done, and be in. readiness to charge upon the fort, or move to the support of the first division, as may be 1 necessary. All the forces on the west bank of the river not required to hold tbe heights commanding Fort Heory will return to their transports, cross to the east bank, and follow the first brigade as fast as possible. The west bank of the Tennessee river not haviog been reconnoitred, tbe commanding of ficer entrusted with taking possession of the enemy's works there.will proceed with great cauiioo, and secure such information as can be gathered, and such guides as oau be found ia the time interveui-.g, before eleven o'clock to-morrow. The troops will receive two days' rationa of bread and meat in their haveraicks. One company of the second divison, armed with rifles, will be ordered to report to Flag Officer Foot, as ibarp-sbooters, on board the gunboats. U. 8. GRANT, Brigadier General commanding. OFFICIAL REPORT OF FLAG OFFI CER FOOTE. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MIS SOURI, Bt. Louis, Feb. 5, 1862. Flag A. H. Foot, Cai/o : i have ibis moment received the official re port of your capture of Fort Henry, and hast en to congratulate you and your command for jour brilliant suooess. H. W. HALLECK, Maj. Gen. Com. Department. REPORT OF COMMANDER FOOTE. CAIRO, 111., Feb. 7.—£lß: I have the hojoor to report that, on the 6(h iwstaut, at 12fc o'olock, P. M-, I uinde an attack on Fort Heury, on tbe Tennessee river, with the iron clad gunboats Cincinnati, Commander Stcni ble; the fLg-sbtp Essex, Commander Porter; Carondetet, Coromanuer Walker; and St. Lou is, Lieutenant Commanding Paulding; also, taking with iho three old gunboats Conestoga, Lieutenant Commanding Phelps; the Tyler, Lieutenant Commanding Given; and the Lex ington, Lieutenant Commnding Shirk, as a eeoond division", in cliarge of Lieutenant Com manding Pbelps, which took position astero, and in siiore of the armed boats doing good execution there during tbe sotion, while tbe armed boats were placed in the first order of steaming, approaching tbe fort in a parsllol. The tire was opened at seventeen hundred yards' distance from tho fl g-ship, which was followed by the other gunbats, aud responded i to by the fort. As we approached tho fort ! under alow steaming, till we reached within 1 six hundred yards of the rebel batteries, the fire, both from the gunboats and fort, increas ed in r.pidity and accuracy of range. At twenty minutes before the rebel flag was strnek, the Essex unfortunately received a shot in her boilers, which resulted in woatidiog, by scald ing, twenty-nine officers and m.n, includ ing Commodore Porter, as wiil be seen in the inclosed list of casualties. The Essex theD' necessarily dropped out of line astern, entire ly disabled and unable to continue tbe fight in which she had so gallantly participated un til tbe sad catastrophe. Tbe firing continued with unabated tapidity and effect upon tbs three gunboats, as thc-y continued still to ap proach tbe fort with tbeir destructive fire, un til the rebel flg was hauled down, after a very severe and closely contested action of one hour and fifteen minutes. A boat containing the Adjutant Gen. and Captain of Engineers came alongside arter tbe flag was lowered, and reported that Gen. Lloyd T iighuian, the commander of the fort, wished to cuuimuntuaie with the fhg officer, when I despatched Commander Btembel and Lieut. Commanding Puelps, with orders to hoist the Ameiican flg where the Secession ensign bad been flying," aod to inform GeD. Tilgbman that 1 would see bun on board tho flag ship. He caruc on board soon alter the Uuioo bad been substituted for the rebel flag, by Commander i Stewbel on the fort, and possession taken. 1 received tbe General, his stuff, and sixty or suveDiy men as prisoners, and a hospital ship ooutaiuicg sixty invalids, together with the I tort aud its effects, mount.ng twenty guns, | mostly of heavy ca.ibre, with barracks and tents capable of accommodating fifteen thou sand men, and sundry articles, of which, as 1 turnod tbe fort aud its effects over to General Grant, commanding the army, on his arrival in an hour after we had made (he capture, he will be enabled to give the Government a more correot statement than 1 am able to communis cate from tbe short time I had possession of the fort. The plan of tbe attack, ao far as tbs army reaching the rear of tbe fort to make a demonstration simultaneously with the Davy, was prevented by the exoessivsly muddy roads and high stage of water retarding tbe arrival of our troops until seme time after i bad takee po r a?ssion of the fort. On securing the prisoners, and making ne eetsary perlimioary arrangements, i despatch- ' ed Lieutenant commanding Phelps, with bis division, up the Tennessee rivor, as i had pre viously duected, and, as will ba seen in inclos ed order to him, to remove the rails, and so render the bridge incapable of railroad trans portation aud communication between Bowiiug Green aud Columbus, and afterwards to pur sue the rebel gunboaia and secure their capture if possible This beiog accomplished, and the army in possesion of the fort, aud my servi ces beiog indispensable at Cairo, 1 left Fort lieury in tbe evening of tbe srme day, with tho Cincinnati and St. Louis, arrived here this morning. The armed gunboats registered effectually the ebot of the enemy, when striking the case ment. The Cincinnati, flag ship, received tbirty- OBC shots; tho Essex , fifteen; the St. Louis, seven; and the C arondelet, six—killing one and wounding nine in the Cincinnati, and kil ling one in the Essex, while the c&sualities in tho latter from steam amounted to twenty eight in number. The C arondelet, and St. Louis, met with no eaeualities. The steamers were admirably handled by their cominandeis and officers, presenting only their bow guns to the enemy, to avoid exposure of the vulnerable parts of their vessels. Lieut. Commanding Phelps, with his divis ion, also executed my orders very effectually, and promptly proceeded np the river in their further execution after the capture of the fort. In fact, all the offioers and men gallantly per formed their duty, sod, considering the little experience they have had under fire, far more than realised my expectations. Fort Henry was defended with the most de termined gallantry by Gen. Tilghman, wor thy of a better cause, who, from bis own ac ooant, went into the notion with eleven guns of heavy calibre, bearing npon our boats, which he fought until acvea of tbs number were dis mounted or otherwise rendered useless, Aery respectfully, your ob'dt. servanr, A. H. FOOTE, Flag Officer, Commanding U. S. Rival Forces, Western Department. To Major Geo. U. W. IIALLECK, Commanding Department of the Missouri. CHARGE H GEM. MeCLELLtI'S POSITION. We have seen no refereaoe to this rumored change except in the Washington dispatches to the New York Tribune. A dispatch to that psper, dated Thursday evening, says: The better opinion is that Gen. MeUlellan will not resign in consequence of tbe change which the censor allowed us partially to indi cate last night, but will strive in tbe Depart ment of the^Potomac to rival Geo. Bueil in j Kentucky and Gen. Halk.k Hi Missouri, on a 1 level with whom the new arrangement places biai. It is understood that he has consulted wi'h several of his Generals respecting tbe ouorso proper to pursue. We think the country would he decidedly pleased with the change. The General is a young man, and more confidence oan be placed tu Lis ability to command an army, than in lus statesmanship. The command of the ar my of the Potomao is a position high enough to satis.y the ambition of any man who baa had so little ppportunity of seeing active ser vice. The couutry would be pleased to see h:m devctmg all bis military genius and ener gy to active duties in the fieid,at tbe head of' that army. V0L.35, NO. 8. ilea. Beauregard's Report of tbe Battle of jtianassag. Tha eity paper* of last week contain the offi cial report of Gen. Beauregard of the battle of •Hull Run, or of Manassas, as he more eupho niously designates it. From this report it ap pears that tbe rebel forces engaged in the fight amounted to over 31,000 men, and ths v their lossesjwere 3G9 killed outright, and 1,483 woauded. He puts down our opposing army at 55,000 meD, when, according to to the official report of Gen. McDowell, he had not over 18.000 men engaged in the figbt during the day. Our losees were: killed, 481; wouoded, brought iD, 1,011; missiDg, 1,216. Total Union loss 2,698 Total Rebel loss as rept'd by Reaaregard 1,862 Which, perhaps, on each side is as near tbe mark as we shall ever be able to get. As usual in such cases, our heaviest losses in kill ed and wounded were doubtless suffered after the breakiug of our lines ana during the first. hour or so of the confusion of their retreat.— Putting the loss on each side in killed and wounded as high as ten per cent of the forces engaged, tbe battle of Manassas will bear no comparison in this view with some of the batilea in our war in Mexico. Buena Vista, for instance, in which nearly twenty per cent, of General Taylor's forces ware killed and wounded; and Molino del Rey, where tbe vie-, torious column of General Worth was cut up to the extent of twenty-five per cent. lo conclusion, Beauregard frankly confesses that his army was too much exhausted by tbeir trying day's work to follow op their victory," and that the heavy and nnintermitted rain on the next day and the want of a sufficient cav alry force, "made an efficient pursuit a milita ry impossibility:" so that, after all, if our sol diers from the field "of Manassas did not move "onward to Richmond" they did enough m that battle to prevent Beauregard front moving onward to Washington. Proclamation by c&e Loyal Provision al Governor of North Carolina STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA, ) EXECOT.VK DEPARTMENT, HATTERAR, Jan. 22. 1862. } To Hit People oj J\orth Carolina: The invincible arms of the republic at length advance to the suppression of tbe great revolt against popular rights, and the national au thority, which has essajed to rob you of your American citizenship, and to enslave you to tbe will of re'entless domestic tyrants; the ho ly Banner of tbe Uuioo, concentrated anew through its baptism of tears and blood, is borne by loyal bands, the symbol and pledge of your final and complete enfranchisement.— Your silent and tearfui prayers to God for res cue from the despotism that enthralls you are heard, and the hour of your deltverence ap-' proaches. - ; The brave men who come among yon are not foes hot friends, and their missiou is one of mercy snd relief. The war they wage is not upon North Carolina and her people, but upou tbe rebels and traitors who have invaded your territory, and who bold you in constrained and protesting submission to their arbitrary pow er. To co-cperate with those who now proceed | to your liberation, and who seek to restore to yon your ancient and inalienable rights, is your sacred duty, and a privilege which you will accept with eagerness and joy. A portion of your brother North Carolinians are already rejoicing in the restoration of their freedom, under the protecting ensign of the nation. side by side with that glorious flag they have placed the re ereotcd standard of i loyal North Carolina, and, acting in concert with cit zens of other sections of the State, they have proclaimed a provisional g-overnment for the Commonwealth. An opportunity will soon be offered vou to participate in the enjoyment of these p'reoiou* and long accustomed privileges. And tW there tuny be nooomplutnl in any quarter that your brethren first liberated from rebel thral dom have forestalled your aotion or anticipated a decision in which you had a right to share, I do now, ty these presents, notity and rrqniro the votara of this Commonwealth to attend at the ureal voting places, as established by law cu Saturday, 22 February, 1862, so aoiver ssry seeond in hallowed memory only to that of the proclamation of our national indepen dence, at which time the ordinances of tbe Convention of November 18, 1861, a draft of whieh is hereto appended will be submitted to tbe people for ratffioation or rejection. And in order that the State may forthwith resume ber participation in tbe councils of the ' Union, Ido furthermore direct that, upon rh same day aforesaid, the poll* be opened for tbe election of representatives in the Con gress of tbe United States to fill existing va cancies. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the great seal of tie State to be affixed, at Hatteras, this 22d, of Janua ry, in the year of our Lord one tbouseod eight hundred and sixty-two, aud of the iodepeods enoe of the United States the cigfatysixtii. MARBLE NASH TATLOR. Tbo man who don't take a paper was in towo tast week, and wauled to know it New England wssn't in New York. * Queer fellow—the editor who thinks "peo ple should never kiss their own sex,*' betiuts be never kissed **a boy in bi* life, xoept occa sionally a pretty torn-boy." A rigidly pious old tady down East, says this Civil War it a judgment npon tbe nstiod for permitting tbe ladies to wear hoops.
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