wkrksiv vol xxi salisbury n c august 10 1863 number 12 1 j bkuner mill ill vm i'boprixtok price of ihr ffsttbmsd -. n ... - 1 i"l there ia !' i ' mill othor - - ,,.-,, iml vt i -.- t|l - it i i ea . i , ' , ■■■■ '■■■ " . na tl l'i nu ill i lit illilin-r /',-,,;,( 0 nerai 1 . ■ i . i rwy s r re i -,- . , ir randy st < lix'll - - 1 tl iff j il i '■■ ll ._-'/ 1*9 till ri i'i a i ,-• , i • ni : bi , lie tidings ■ i im i ■ • ui nu • iii.-nt ut nos uapp ih liin k ' n lets 1 ir l'."i it stal ■ ' u • ',:.•_•• ■ v - • ' i ' ou i ' . - ii npton a ■ -, . i inni it .' i.t i 1 1 linker vv iii i .•■•■'- and ■> - ■ - ,. ■ i ' . . ,- i i . , i i .- ■ ■ . ■ , , . . ke and i the k • ■' .... . i | • , . . . nui , ■ lie « . • : eul ■ . - - m : ii i ' ■ ' s . . i • i . - . . • . ' 15 1 in r '-_'• i .- ■ , i . i . _ a pi i a v i •.--.'■ • • m if . . ' ■ , -.- . was i - ■ , , ' . _. tk'ral s ■ -, - .. ■ « : ,...-■ •■__-. ■ ■ ' mat . iu tli i'welfth m i • '- i .- i - ■ • by a i tlie ■ . 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' , - -' - . . i *" ' ' '• : ■ ' ' ""■ . - . . two . : * ' - ' i ,- ihv it lo -]"■ ik iheir pres iwn to tin . , ■ mv at ... . / m , , ', mlar of llu i • ,'■' i an ! tn th dir ation of ii '■' ■• in who i i ihcd ii weidon n.'i'li i larolina '"'•'. i of ' liu - ■ ■ i ml raid from wmton to i •, j iokson and mill where they oncou redden uauaoin and tin n back to winton on the m "" tl ii i turn rout at a faster ile than limy want ilm vtilik-ns iih _; i i '■ j ' j • • i > _: back lo wintoii nt nboul noon on lii'lii.v lasl . nm in mid dragging vt.ih iln tn a ihnl ofnloli-11 property inn .■-, tii'il milch cults negroes wagona u.ui"s : iii fact a specimen ol everv thing ilmi co il i iv ilk mi legs i mi ii w li i i i ni in 1 in iln ti in llu luu mm i ,'. iv commenced erribhrking c n hoind transport mul gunboats they seemed i |... in i liun i , tm i lol i.r llml ' ' i ' ll i.iii it in iii.i appeal in in-nll mild il t mpl i r i.-i.iii ul i-iin ... iln i li i . pickets if i throw n back foi sevei ii miles vnnki ■■ i ummnnil r « ns < lolonel i nn llu i i.f il mid fri ,|. ri kshurj ritiltoiid re ' miv nnd •• i ' " ' inuii i ii fiit ii"'l to lo ii n ii lm i mi i .-..,.- ti i ii i d ii \\ ■ ' ■ i-i -.' ni 1 .", ' h • i mt u n i uts nl i ind six pierus nf artillery 1 lodge's , i v i 1 ..|" ' i ■'..-. . n u i li i ■ . pliiit in nny other i ne ■ mill i v ■ .-,.-. i lhe i.-i — . i _' -. ii it imton . - ■-, lint h great inii ii v hoi - ■■ • i down « n j m ti ■ i ■ ... io u • f - 1 ,- f . it.t ii ui lite .: : i \ .' ■ m - . , i ..' ». - il i 1 l . silt ■ ', mill - i i h-rtl ly weie . -. nt it -,. . i ut - ■ . iiiniun ■ - .. - 1 ' i m i . i " ' " '...-, . - . i tl o e }'. | . . i - ':■ ' t never i ' ... ■ -.. ' ; --■ . 1 1 . , t ■ ' • | ■ - i ■ 1 1 ■ . - i - ■ - \ i -.•..: was irehed and i ■ - . ■ . . ■ .... i in i • ■ t mi i ■ • - i -. il dollars i ■ - culvert , i •'. state tj it as .--.-' - ins k tie - ■ ... i'h ,- v ' r r on », . i the t md chil \ m 1 1 eg ro n n ii • ■ i ■ i on iheir re i ilm v.'inl '•'.'■ i , tin m il is es 11 in i i ..-■ the yank t ■ i k v he . . . • . ■ . ■ ;" ■ ■ ' • . i i i litis n ci . - i in . . in t - - \ . ' - . i i . , , t - i i • _• - • • • ifnponuks i : ' state ti ' ■ ' ; " -- • . ■ . , i ■ ■ ' to t . ' ■ '. , .- . i ■ . . i -."■•' . i - . 20 .' of h ■ • in sti i '. j i ship itemi l lo saw i to ' ■ ■ liun loi-k ot i liu it tim el ' irj lu iuv age : - ror having sir tl thank ih , ii inni ■' to your gov . inm nt a «. i m i iln aulhorilii %■ al . i liul ■' ' i int to j i a copy . :' iii m ■ putt i l.v il minhti !- ig afl ■ ihia lubjoot i mn happy lo be i inni the inti rpretei of he sentiment mv i . t iiiiii mt tipuii ih pi on which affords ii tli ly disposition nn.l courti out spirit of winch lhe confederate authorities had previously ivi-ii ii u iiii.iiv proofs conformably lo the instructions of the department of foreign units as you uill perceive in the enclosed copy ixf iis di -; ' itch i appeal lo your obliging favor sir for lhe transmission tn ilm charlevton titithorili s of lho expwsaii i i i ilm ihanks due iu llnin ntul fur lhe iiimi iiiiii the : emperor i deeply sensible of their gener ous conduct which ennbh i tho despatch stenmer renaudin to con - i ii repairs i pray you sir to cwpi the hssuranco ._*... fee ' au red paul totbe liun j p hks-.iaius secretary f state i lepartment ofstate i '.■],'.- mn '■ -.-•! in fi '' uirii : mt i 1 ;:; of fottl ion a rr vir8 i'ul imc vi h i.iivf 1 v • , i'm )(». ipc siu ' n the 23d of kebrunry inst his i imperial majesty's desj itch steamer re . whieh had ri >■■■ i ed the order to tuui-l tit charleston got aground atsnl livan's pass nnd only succ led in •--.'. in fiiiii l.i ci itic il condition bv the a i of tlm milan and of t ■■ english sh tt nr petrel on the ha|i|ietiing of this ac cident the confederate authorities were itii i ni nigh |" ten i i in thc ' japtain * f ilm i _ . - r i .- . 1 1 • i 1 1 i'n l itnitotis ii of the - dock ni charleston and he wa ■ tl.1 to make r i sirs that •»-■ ■ - ' i tl t ' • iat ■ ' i - v i i desire r ■ ■ .. i inform the t ■ ... nui nt it richmm -! how sensible tt have been of the nd conduct ofthe i<m h rities at charh ion anti thnt von prav it to trnnsi 1 1 - - authorities ilm n of o ■ ' - inks i i .-, ir the •■ ince kc arc drou1 v de l'huys 1 v i edsn ii stai so a vtf.iti a i iepari viest oi sta r k ri iimon '. i a i l-t 180:1 i hav " tbe i i ki nwledge lhe i "■■-;. i . • i it :"' _ ith in , en py of a i mil lion ddress ep to t i bv m 1 m.'.v ■ i im -. in ti hich v tt ai desired lo i wvey lo i - iovernment the aasnranco that tli i overt rn nt of uis lur ■ nl majestv is :■-.-■- - i in red hy ■ ... ' • ' placing tho fl ■ desj i renau.l n b - ngii g to the . \ it v . it ben that > — ■ w is i lul ling in suiiit m pass \ on - reqnesl me to be tl •• medium ,-\ lo the am rities al i bar ■ ii - mm v s i ■ tlieii gei - • luct on .-' ti . : ite gov nt . - i . 1 1 h a v i n g i . 1 1 o p | ng to his imperia majestv the sen . • - . | rich | and the i n sident di sires n to s ty that ness n hich the eu .:•'. i u ■ i i . 1 1 i-1 ■ . rfu - unit-ate to • mi i-.-rt im i l nnd i receive witb pi r owi , •, •■ i i :.--. iitys beet i i 1 . i nnii nt towards that i his in m ■ i . 1 am it ili great ri -';■• 1 1 \ • .. . ui n j \ ' s s.-i iry vf is m \ • ■ • l't m . \ ml irris1 is1 nd i - - - - • ■ -. _ - safely of cl ton de - i . ipon our in mi m irris i u iii ! he made - ib intloiii 1 we do i iu ihis ■ u 1 i'lu i rl - . | it t e r ies e i eft h ua nil liiul t but even 1 ,, -. i battery i ■ led on m i nenr foil i • !'■ regg and \\ ' s the im ■ int of : -' would i - . i on these | a ts would rei ii 1 ith iin us for lhe i u.'i ■- 5 to eri-tl juns of such - to u material i ■'<■ sumtei i 1 ■ . ■• ■ ■ " moi i ii i in 1 if ii . . vvhif.h tt do ii"t b lii i ■. i • ..- \ ■ ■ i tii.-i have yet a uillii-i ■ » ere ch u , iestoii falls i hai !-. the i i neither the abnn i u ml ol monis island t nor the di itruvtiou 1 1 fort sumtei • irilv onuses the fall of charleston nml mn v iiu invii l.-rs will litnl ihis lu iheir cost when with blinded confidence thev make tlm attempt hut win should our people excite themselves about morris is land it ia only within twelve months that any merii has been nt latched to its impor tance besides onn of our greatest gener ul nun in virginia is snid i have declar ed it quite impossible so to fortify thai i inn.l is iu render it im re,;nable against ii formidable iron nl nl tl • •!. and inch bat teries n our enemies eould erect st will mv folly island ; yet witness viimi uie nu ll i f.r i..f ii | has alieady done almost uiul "•' im entire force without guns mil without labor l i plete ins iii 1 i ' lii i with ti mere handful of btaw i"i"i mined men i - works lmw res sled foi vi .■.'.-. i i pi il'i i nt 0|c i i is nol i en ui i.-i i in ii,i i ■,!■_ repelling two tlesperiiti land attacks slaughtering ii ! " ipturing over 3,000 of tin enemv i us not demean uur nature l.y expect ing ni — i1 iliti.-s from tin hi anthoi t nor i rmit our eo'nfi lencc in our com ' feneral to « n er hi . arlv n mi cause have -•. i • . ■ rt 1 1 ti .-< 1 him ii lliai i imi and her ; • !•■-. that he mav be mid to ■ mil in her s;.f.-t v — !.- ■ im ah nidon a i else and r illy 1 liis hi tlii hi it'll um time ut trial ng that if c rleston can i'p sav from tim vandals tread in a ii save it imi il '" i decrees otherwise then let u submit as beci in - s chi istian : eop .-, re solved nevei ii'i • i " i ..• e i i citv um i if 1 iu an ti ibil ible w;i-tr never say tlie we will y_t triumph — so ' ir ',;,, io from lhe un hmond whig retaliation in in article exp sing iiu bad faiili vt i wh tl • van keen bave acted in • v .' ge of ju isoners their inlui tua • i v it their bands and tlm nli heir threat io exuete gen igh i ■• and cuptain winder in re - nii.i-i.1 iimn now si ij the etui hirer avs then - - use in disguising to otir -'.-"■ pui irt i ilm policy we have here i - it is war to the kiiite — our '■ t has done alt that was in or '• •■ to a .-■ rrible issue when we b i a large excess of ; isot ■ •-. we sei t tin in away •-.-•' in thev were ex i ged when mir array lu»s been in the enemy's country it was strict t .--'- a i ■ i ■ ite ; ■ perly and to spare non-c unbittants though the prop erty of our people had been systematically de.li ived in our helpless women a'.'l ■ : ..: riven out homeless ki ■ ! it on the wot i.i all this for ■ ! cl ivalrons ci ut lesv on mir part — all ibis christianity and civil'm ■ ■ .' .-,- 1 1 ii lee says lias been thrown nnv upon such an enemy wo lav been ciisling our pen re swine in .:•"' " with all ileferen e to thu enquirer i..i r -, el i ' ' : •• motive that i « t ' : itetl : be exi cu ive it e are govern , . ! ■ , i in t was -. . t issue ill bv lhe • • has i!^i mi the ■ ■ site pi i . inli uui ■• tnliation on ibe very provoc re woul i have i • n i of 1 ; t-i ess inatc id of i s i ' i - • ■ - -. 1 empty pri cl n • ' i i'lll vu-u ! 1 ot -'-. ui ■ • e 1 1 e in j _ " it new i • tor v hich his tiaim » _•,,',.. ii . i ty , we w ai t ed ths an.l tin ii 1 - - - i ii . ' ich thii atened not half l s had '■ ", " ol ' kjlii-sl « ' ' hung it .. ■ -' t ' i •■ - - i - t ,. up in m mis i . ,: , r reasi in an old i ' ■ - • ' . s.'.ei t proved bv liii ' -' «'■ " i uut i iy inori '. . '-. i . ni was m.i io suffer lur the . . not mity lliind ds - i c iai «. » i i sa thotisai tirr.-.i ■ the 1 1 - - - ret ilia ment of ll nt tb it would - ■ ■ • - y to our pu imi if yet a sine t it to sutler rn limb • i these i , -- in |. n | -. ii ■■ bave not hi ard case it does uot icera to o t t . li tve peri : i state of things tbat tbey have been cruel i their own friends just in propori on as they lisv been tender to the enemv asa natural consequence luu ut ilu | weak-headed and timid hearted policy the embarrassments of tin iovernment itnvc greatly multiplied mul it now finds itself in preplexity that would tax its firm - nasi sml discretion if tliey were luuble ; what tbey nm how the yankees have revenged bumter tlie i'l i mull it monthly joui i rial devoted to thc principles of t nml 177s is bow published in new v'irk jt is nrdent in its support ot slate rights tui.l agail -• the war under tliu caption how vve im revenging sumter it haa tin foi lowing : the following are the reported casualties ni this war from it be gining to january 1st 1863 ii li.i.ai ?_ lied 4 i 87 v\'..i a 029 i . - .,: lisease and woun is 259,000 made p - ni 0 1,218 total 159.g74 confederates killed 20,869 wounded 59.916 died from ease and wounds 129,000 hade pris 22,199 t ■ 222 . . " tlu-y have killed twenty-two thous and eight hundred and seventy-four more of onr meu thau we have of theirs they have wounded dot mortal ly thirty nine thousand four hun dred and fourteen more of our men than vve have of theirs one hundred and fifty thousand more of our men huve died of disease and wounds than of theirs they have made prisoners of forty six thousand more of our men than we have of theirs irt"tal casualties are two hun dred and thirty-seven thousand two hundred and ninety seven more than their — that is our casualties have he en fourteen thousand more than as much again as theirs this is the way vve have revenged ine tiring on fort sumter but this is not all we have spent also most two thousand millions more of money than they have spent wc have made one bundled thousand of our women widows we have made one million of children fatherless we have destroyed tlie constitu tion uf the country we have brought the ferocious na.agery of war into ever corner of • iciety we have demoralized onr pulpits «,. that oui very religion is a source wf immorality and bl i stead of being servants of christ onr rt n sti r ti serv ants of satai ■ the land is full of contractors thieves provost marshalls and _. thousand g il - ol des potic power as egypt was ifvermin ::. the days of tin i ar a we are rapidly degenerating hi ct..i t ng tl •' exalts 8 nnti i im . tion is pi \\ e are swiftly drifti i . ta , civil war here in the n wc tv turning our homes int i _• it-t h-'ti-i 4 ere is n c i pse in evorj i r tlie ai gel ' death bits in ei j ., 1 he devil has reraovi i l iu lar tarun to washingi wr pretend that we .. it r rebels im they an we pretend thill vv nion but we ng il we re tws but.we are onlv cati negr that is the way wo bi ". tug sumter sellinu oui - uls : ■ the il * ■ takiug lincoln is co.'s . pay " v7e ave it ingt blood 1 " ii is the way vve are r*v » ing sumter '