carolina watchman wkkkiiv vol xix salisbury n c february 17 1862 number 62 1 1 bruner bditoh vm e'koi'kiktor firsltyear f the war from the charleatou courier concluded september 11 battle of toney's creek on the kanawha wise's cavalry under colonel clarkson defeat of the enemy whose loss is 50 killed and wounded clarkson also took 50 prisoners and lost not r man september 13 — col john a washing ton of virginia kiliej in skirmish in wee tenn virginia september 19 battle of rarboursville in kentucky between boo confederates under general zollieoffer and lhoii fed erals the enemv routed as usual with a loss of 50 killed and 2 prisoners semptember 20 battle of lexington in missouri the missouri troops under general price having besieged tbe city of lexington at last forced the enemy under col mulligan lo surrender our loss in the neries of battles around lexington was 26 killed and 72 wounded price took 3,500 prisoners including colonels mulli gan marshall reding vn hi te g rover and llo other commissioned officers 5 pieces of artillery j mortars 750 horse -^ 1 00 000 worth uf commissary stores large quantities of arm and munitions nnd olll j er property he also recovered the great seal f the state and the public records and 900,000 iu money september 23-24-25 — heavy rkirm ishnig on scvvem mountain wvstern vir ginia bet ween lloseticratitz and wise two con i d rates killed september 25-26 battle of alamesa in n,vv mexico captain cupwood with 1 1 i exaits defeats a large body of uni ted stales liegulars under col roberts with great slaughter copvvood's loss two killed september 29 col 1 w spaulding of wise's l j,i ni killed while on a scout j iug exoeditiou iu western virginia c i september 30 — uopkiusville in ken tucky taken bv gen buekner c s a october 1 capture of the federal steamer fanny in albemarle sound by j mo confederate steamers curlew and ra , loigb forty five federals taken prisoners and 100,000 worth o stores captured october ii — president davis visits the confederate army at manassas grand review of the hoops octobers — hattle of greenbrier river in western virginia between 1500 con federates under cen henry r jackson j and 3,uu0 federals under gen reynold after six hours battle the enemv with drew leaving jackson still master of the grouud jackson's lo<s 50 in killed wounded and missing enemy's loss at least 250 i october 5 — retreat of rosencrantz from ' sewell mountain he lied with his whole army to the other side of the gauley 20 '' miles distant october 0 — the i bickamacomico races on lioinokc island n c all entire iii diana regiment chased twenty miles by col wright's third georgia regiment thirty two federal prisoners and valuable j munitions of war captured col wright j loss one man who ran the enemy until lie fell exhausted 1 he northern papers claim - ed a maguiticaut federal victory thou sand ot rebels killed october 9 — battle of santa rosa island near fort pickens the confederates uti di'.r general anderson of south carolina make a successful attack on billy wilson's camp routing the rowdies and burning the camp billy ran offiii his shirt while returning to pen-aeola several of the con federates were killed october 12 — hattle of the mississippi passe commodore hnllins with his mosquito fleet attacked and dispersed the fed-ral squadron blockading the mouth of the mis-issippi the schooner j ii tooue and launch captured october 15 — after occupying mason's aud munson's iln for seven weeks,in van expectation v getting a light from mc clellan ihe confederate army fell back upon cetilreville october 10 — hattle of bolivar near harper's ferry colonel turner ashby with 250 volunteers and 300 raw virginia rnilina completely routed 1000 federals killing ou or 00 and taking 12 prisoners october 2 i — fight at frederickstown mo leti thompson with 1200 missou rians driven hack by 50<jd federals with loss on both sides october 22 — brilliant victory at lees bur the enemy with twelve regiments 70u0 men under general e 1 hiker cros-ed the potomac and attacked the confederate army near leeaburg cousist ing of three regiments ( 1 500 men under general nathan <;. bvans of south caro lina tiie i'yili'i s won terribly defeated loosing 5(>0 iii killed 8u0 wounded mtid j 7'2«i in prisoners alio lour pieces of artil ' leiv nnd 1000 stand of aim 1 . gen ba ker was killed and m our side colonel hurt vvas mortally wounded confederate iom 27 killed 1 1 ] wounded many ofthe enemy were lost in the river october 20 — general fremont having ndvanced from st louis occupies spring field missouri october 31 resignation of gen win held scuit as generalissimo of the lincoln army he is sue.c eded by i.-n mcclellan november 2 - i -- ( > rent storm on tho atlantic const several of the lincoln armada lost noveinlier 5 fremont removed from his command in virginia and succeeded by hunter tin latter immediately orders a i r treat to st loll is november i — battle of belmont on the , mississippi river the enemv under jen grant 10.000 strong attacked gen pil low at belmont opposite columbus kv a dreadful carnage on both sides ensued ami pillow was being rapidly overpowered when he was reinforced by general polk the enemy beaten fled up the river until night closed the pursuit confederate loss 585 federal loss 1200 november 7 — battle of port royal on ihe south carolina coast the sand forts iii port royal harbor attacked by h large federal fleet tinder commodore dupont and general sherman after a furious cannonade the shot and shell fell from the fleet falling like hale the brave defenders retreated small loss on both ides i no enemy landed 12,000 troops immediately and occupied the deserted rorts november 7 — urbanna on the rappa hannock shelled by the federals november 8 several bridges on the tennessee and virginia railroad burned by the last tenuessee tones november 8 — battle of piketon in kentucky the enemy repulsed with ve ry heavy loss november 8 — seizure of messrs ma son aud slidell on board the british stea mer trent by captain wilkes of the uni ted states steamer san jacinto november 9 — fight at guyandotte on the ohio river western virginia colonel clarkson with tbe cavalry made a gal lant dash into the town slaughtered forty federals wounded 50 and took 08 pris oners loosing only two men himself november 14 — general floyd retreated from cotton hill on the kanawha col st george crogham killed november 15 — arrival of messrs ma son and slidell at fortress monroe in charge of captain wilkes they are sent to fort warren november 16 — capture offederals near upton hill potomac by major martin of the natchez cavalrv several federals killed november 18 — occupation of the east ern shore of virginia by the federal troops under general lockwuod november 18 — a skirmish near falls church between the virginia cavalry un der lieut lee and a body of the federal csvalry the enemy routed with a loss ; of 7 killed and 10 captured cur loss one ; killed and 2 caplur d november 22-23 — bombardment near i peneacola fort pickens opens tire upon gen bragg's batteries bragg responds and a cannonade of two days follows the federal vessels engaging in the tight driv en off badly damaged warrington par tially burned by the shells irom fort pick ens fit ally col brown finding his f i forts futile ceases his fire in his official ' report lie gives bis loss al 1 killed and six wounded several were kiledou the fleet bragg's loss 1 man killed by the enemy's : fire several wounded november 24 occupation of tybee [ island by the federal november 2ii — cavalry fight near vi enna potomac between tlieetieiny and col hansom's north carolina cavalry many of the enemy killed and 20 captur ed one federal regiment ran the ofli cers leading ransom's loss none i december 2 skirmish at anandale potomac colonel c w fields sixth j regiment virginia cavalry kill four and captures 15 of the enemy fields loss •_'. december 13 battle of tho alleghany in western virginia the confederate i armv 1200 strong under colonel edward johnson was attacked by 5000 federal troops the latter were gallantly repuls ed after seven hours lighting december 17 gen t j jackson de s troy a dam no 5 on the chesapeake and ohio canal thus culling off canal com munication between washington and the west december 17 — battle of woodaonville in kentucky a large body of the enemy attack general hinduism wbo had lioo infantry and 40 pieces of artillery but were defeated with the loss of 75 killed and wounded the confederates lost the gallant terry of texas december 20 — battle of drainsville near tho potomac gen stoart has an engagement with a superior body of the enemv and after a hard bght is forced lo retreat willi a loss of over 200 in killed and wounded nnd missing t'io enemy's loss even greater december 516 seward surrenders ma son and slidell by letter to lord lyons the british minister december 26 battle of opolbcyobola iu the indian territory 75 miles north vv.st of fort gibson between col billies m mcintosh with four regiments am the indian allies of the federal government under their chief opotheyoholo two hundred of the enemy killed and wound ed and luo taken prisoners 100 horses captured confederate loss 12 killed and 20 wounded the battle lasted i hours • potheyoho'o lied to kansas december 28 exploit iu hampton loads of the confederal steamer seabird under oapt lynch who attacks the fed eral steamer bx press having the schooner sherwood in tow and alter a tierce light in which the federal batteries at the rip laps look a part succeeds in driving off the lcx press and capturing the schooner taking her into norfolk in triumph 1 e 28 — fight at sacramento near green river in kentucky between a de tacbmetit of col forrest's cavalry and the enemy who were routed siller a light ol half an hour confederate loss 2 killed 1 wounded federal loss 1 j killed twenty wounded 18 prisoners the cotton belt m bellot des minifies a french man pudiishosa pamphlet about tiie growing of cotton nnd the re gion adapted to its growth lie sets out with the broad assertion that the southern sfsttes alone possess the conditions of climate and soil essen tial to the production of cotton suit able to commerce and profitable to industry in india where england has made so many eflorts and spent so much money to naturalize the plant the climate is very unfavorable to its cultivation there is too long a wet spell and too long a dry one the heat is too intense and the winds are very destructive to the plant — besides the seed litis to be renewed every year and only seed from the southern states will come to matu rity this fact puts the whole crop at the mercy of this country if we refuse the seed there will be no yield 1 he same difficulties apply to cen tral africa — too much rain and too much beat and too much drought in algeria the french have spared no cost or pains and tbe result has been a total failure the soil is fa vorable but the climate is fatal too much heat — no dews in summer and torrential tains in autumn in china the consumption of cot ton is in excess of the production — and several hundred thousand bales are annually imported in brazil i the crop is small and n"t capable of being increased on account of the excessive heat the ravages of insects and the long-continued rains and drought the same causes apply to ail south america to central 1 america and to mexico in egypt the culture is limited to the delta and the amount of crop depends upon the rise of the nile in the most favorable seasons the crop has never exceeded g5,000 bales in syria the plant is smalll and yields too little to pay for the labor in itsily and sicily the production is not adequate to the consumption it is very common error says m bellot to consider countries of high temperature the best tor cotton too much heat is as injurious as too i much cold in a word cotton will ; only flourish in those countries where there is sufficient cold to le stroy the insects without arresting the growth of the plant thes nith 1 ern states are blessed with this tem perature which ia unknown iu af rien in the greater putt of india and ' in all the tropics neither can col ton be successfully grown in conn | tries where the atmospheric varia tions are divided into two seasons ( one rainy ami the other dry tbe superabundant rains of the tropica give to the plant an unhealthy , growth ; and the excessive heat or moisture causes the bloom to fall \ atul injures the quality of the article j the southern states alone possess the combined requisites of soil and ' climate for its lull and profitable i growth the reason of this high privilege is to be found in their hit nation between the ( lulf-strouin and the rocky mountains producing that peculiar temperature to be found nowhere else england has been striving for fif ty years itiil striving in vain to make herself independent of tbe cotton of the south if labor nnd gold could have effected the object she would have attained it m bel lot docs not believe her present ex periment will bave any better suc cess than her former ones but if she could bucceed iu obtaining enough cotton to keep ber spindles running it would bu of a quality in feri or to that of america and france ami other manufacturing countries that should adhere to the american would by using ihe belter article drive knglish goods out of all the markets of the world but we all know that knglish stocks are running low and that with all the supplies that tho old and new world can yield her her spindles must soon become idle it is only a question of montlis five millions of english derive the means of subsistence directly or indirect ly from the manufacture of this ar ticle without it tbey must be re duced to starvation and beggary — it may be that the british govern ment would sooner than incur the expense of a war undertake to sup port these paupers out of the treas ury if it could see the certainty of a cotton supply ut an early day — thu yankees have been promising this supply by opening a southern i port possibly england has beet to some extent deluded but she must see now the imposition — as the yankees are compelled to go to liv j erpool for their own supplies a j few months more or less must then determine the question — richmond \ whig a dish from the london punch the london punchy for decern 1 ber is decidedly rich on american ' all'airs especially in its cuts and ca i icat ores of washington notabilities ! for the entertainment of our readers 1 we dish up a few specimens of its flavor : english and american halls — an knglish bull's run call aloud to bevvure ol his horns ever prompt to assail but a yankee bull's ii in l another affair and creates most alarm by his tail 1 contrast english character personified is john bull that of america is embodied in jonathan bully tin american exhibition — mr punch has great pleasure in an nouncing in the most officious man : ner that the director of the inter national exhibition bave not forgot ten the possibility of the absence ol voluntary contributions from the northern states of america the subject has been taken into grave consideration and negotiations have i been entered into with tho lords ot 1 the admirality and the commander ' in-chief in order to the adoption of ' means for suppl ing the deficiency should it unfortunately occur with out entering into detail as the whole arrangement may be rendered un neccessary for the arrival of messrs mason and slidell about the 28th december mr punch begs to say that in the event of the federals declining to send contributions to the exhibition tbo space now appro printed to such articles will be sup plied through tho exertion of gentle men connected with run military and luivul service nnd that among thc nn v luntarv contributions from the north will be the following : 1 the niagara rails the amer ican portion bv the kind permission of the canadian authorities and to be returned when done with 2 the american eagle — the in teresting animal will be supplied wiih a huge supplv of its natural food namely bunkum to be obtain ed from tin otlices of the new york newspaper 3 several bottles of hail of col umbia l curious assortment of stumps mi which patriotic oratory has been delivered for several years with the happy consequences now before the world . r ». several platforms forming a further portion of the stump machi nery j the while house — name of lincoln on the brass plate 7 the emit in which mr jam os gordon bennett editor of the new york herald was whipped by kloa zer p growky s the coat in which mr james gordon bennett editor of the new york herald was whipped by pbin neas x llla/.er 9 the coal in which mr james gordon bennett editor of the new york herald was thrashed by ebe ne/.er v w hopple 10 a collection of nineteen whips wiih which mr james gordon ben nett editor of the new york her ald wsis sit various times hogged by nineteen slandered citizens 11 the boots with which mr james gordon bonnet editor of the new york herald was kicked by epaminondas p buffer 12 six pairs of highlows and five pairs id shoes with which eleven oth er slandered citizens have at various times annotated the editorial labors of mr james gordon bennett editor ofthe new york herald 13 remains of the brandy-smash in which mr seward pledged him self to insult england on the earliest opportunity and thc glasses from which his sixteen previous brandy smashes had been imbibed by that statesman 14 flags ofthe southern confed eracy captured by the armies ofthe north promised conditionally only in the event of such hags being disco vered 1 5 the declaratu m of independr ence — to be reverently preserved and returned to the north when a statesman worthy to fill the place of george washington shall demand it 16 specimens of jerusalem snake | ringtailod roarers regular opos 1 sums itiu other curiosities ol atner ! icsin natural history 7 a b'hoy.—ll will be inter esting to compare this animal with his superior but a member of the same genius ihe ierrilla 18 specimen of american edi torial writings — disinfecting lluid wdl be found in the same case and labelled " common sense 19 secret treaty for the partition of england between the emperor of russia mr seward aud the king ofthe cannibal islands 20 mr brigham young the lat est ally of tho north aud model of his seraglio 21 the original rook of mormon about the only original woik which america has produced since kniek erbockei*s ii istory 22 specimens of american a pes and naturalized irishmen stuffed the spirit of our people — elizabeth city is in ashes binned by her own people rather iban perm t tbe yankees to have it that is the spirit of north carolinians shall iley not be sustained and reimburs ed out ol the property of ihose who mak in - fortunes in our midst ran away from us iii the hour of danger ? — wil journal composition of the lincoln arm — the baltimore south says a regiment of ' unnaturalized germans recently passed through that city on their way to wash ington many of thein had not been hi rj the united slates two weeks