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f\ ~ ? "7' "5.. -r yirmimtm | ^TeJ I^: <for % (lrg"1(,tio11 0f ^e l?liliraf- fg* ^gncnliutal .unit Coiumtrual |ittosfs of i|e goiitj}. {? m ybab, in advahct. YQLSFI" ' " "'"~^ ~ " y SQUTtf. CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1863. ' NUMBER I ISSUED EVEBY TO^SESDAY EVENING. >T )! Two Dollars afear, in Advance. THREB COPIES#3 OS t 10 COPIES, SIS j j And an Bxtrn Copy!,l<' P?'1>sos> making a Club of Tea?theiuo(!irto'>e P*Wla Advanee. A D V I* TIS EM KNTS U1HTip insprtcl ,?f/V.E H0I.I.AR persqaarc fnr the tirat, atul Ftrrx CkstsP*' eueH subsequent insertion (less | iban throe month/ A fiqnare couxists of the space ! necapjNl-by 10 tin' of this site type ; 100 words, or os F. iscm spac'K. jCnplvcJtiseiueitt "considered less tlinu a 'qnar.-. L"3^A? Adve/acment*not having the number of insertloils market] on/'" margin, it ill be continued until forbid anil charged ac/rdtusly. MseshoteET *a??wvw v V c (UHAT IliUUi s?? v 4 THIS large lirlok building 1* still oj?en FX. for the reception ami accommodation ol ? !lu; travelling public, under the snperhitendence of the owner himself. Willi nsssnrance to all who patronixe hirn, that thrwvlHTind at hi* house, rooms equal to any In the Stare, add the table supplied with the best this market will ?doni,the frn|krictnrMiiirns thanks for the literal patron age extended to him loathe past, nr,d hopes by strict attention fit fimiro, to make this house as tierviofoic?comfortable loflte Traveller ami profitable to hlmselt. MY OMNIBtS w!U he found at the RAIL ROAD PEPOT to-convey passengers and their baggage to this House, FREE OF CHARGE. Good STABLES attached to this Hotel. Carriages, Hor see, and attentive servants, always in readiness to convey travelierstu-iny part of the country. IV. B. ROSE. January SC 4 tf IS THE COURT OF.ORDINARY. YORK DISTRICT. Far J)lei*vA.ar Sale of real RUate of John R. II. WaUis, V deceaied. Jamas lYailts, Applicant, ri. Jmues A. Wallls, Thomas 8. Wallls, Harvey if. Wallls William M. Wnlll*, Joseph p. VYailis, Samii l IV. Wallls. Uehepca CniupMI. Wife of Famnei L. Campbell and Martha A. W allls, heirs ^>yJohn3MfH. Wallls, decen rP appearing to mv satisfaction that W. Wallls, Thomas S. Wallls Harvey II. Wallls and WHIUoi I), Wallls, defendants in the*nbove stated ease, reside without the limits of utis State; It is, therefore. Ordered, .that they do appear and object to the division or sale of the retd estate of John R. II. Wallls, deeeasi ed. on or before the twmty-thlrd day nf'Fehruary, 1953, or their-eonsent Quale same will be entered of record. JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D. t Nnvcwtegdjs 1933. -17 3ui. FOR SACE OR REIT, nnsw? nniipr vnmnnnn p P itm noun, lottiimt, j. i. 4 Ml?^ T,ITS "??<e 1" ? e xl THREE STO!/>%, A lfY BRICK BUILDING. nearly new, apy |8pw| V'oll finished. with VERANDAS it. H IJyjS'iA- front. It cuuMins.35 ROOMS, some oj llio Rooms are large and as well finishoil as any in 2b * Stale, and Is LICUTED WITH OAS. In tin- Building Is a Urge DRUG STORE, now rented.? This property fc located on Main Street, and I* in the centre of tin- TOWN, ahnut four hundred vartlsfrom the KAIL ROAD DEPOT,Hvith GOOD STABLES, n fine WELL OP WATER. anil all necessary outbuildings. 'Pernw made to suit the L Purchaser or Lgsscc. Apply to W. E. ROSE, J V Yorkvllle, S. Qf Dooomher -y 53 rt/ HOrSE A\D LOT FOR SAL^j. m THE undersigned offers for sale, or fit exelanrc for NEGRO PROPERTY, liA vert I'iHIB valuable HOUSE AND LOT,slttufted or ; ijfe ('<ntaress Street, In Yorkville, S. C. The HOUSE conlnitis six rooms, with a fire plpoe hi each. The OUTBUILDINGS. consisting of Servant's llotues, Cook Kbchens, .Mont-House, Lumber-House,. Caiflatpi Hon re ami Com Crib, arc nearly netv, bavitig but (Xficentl| ks-li erected. The lot is supplied with a well of EX^JBl.LENl WATER, aod contain* everything necessary" for eonvff rii.-itce and c.imfinrfr-fsntltlwg the property the?mo*: deslrf lie- in't nrkvtric. - * For Terms, Jcc., npply to THOMAS DAVIES, 2 Yorkyille, S. Cp. (j7- Tue C trolitiiiin wiil please copy two weeks, Daf and send account to this ofllce. e?o December -31 53 tfV "PUBLIC! NOTICE/ j*! OWING to the proximity of sir pox to our town, and the prevalence of the df CH in ilitf.-roiit section* of nttr District, I tUtt InstrueW t'ounoil. thus pithlicly m noti'y SLAVE OWNERS bt from and after lid* dare (until furthcrnntlec) nn \FCf from the country, will be p -limited tn come to towr J i 6 o'clock, P. M-, with or witlwiut a pass, n.-ithcr w be p nuitte.l to eoalc through the day, unless sent?'.' owner (mi special business, ami so stated in writf then, tlioy mu*t not loiter about town, but leave luiF' 0f Iy npm ?ho completion of said errand, as the MA? , has been ordered to urrc? t and confine all thus fooit' l hereafter no NEGRO will bo permitted ta be out JP*** D streets after 9 o'clock, P. M., u.iRor penalty ofjPn2 and cooflncjiK'ut. / J. A. McLV, st "< i- Clerk ollft Vorkvllle,(!. C., Dec. 18,1902. 51 '-J ef YORK M ARBLE YiRr le RICHARD HARE, respectfully inioons Ilio. York and -Cbiyuer Districts, nod the adjoining^ 0 u North Carolina, that he le fully prepared to supr?" !K" _. tletc tn the MAKRL1LLINE, of the highest ?f 3^' and at reasonable jirieea. m&vtrN l * He k'-'-pomi?j?aiitlv<m li?nd, a larcc snppr^r , an I DOMESTIC MARBLE. ami apeeiwiy .J * miv be always soon at the Yard, nearly or*# ? V W UniRER-' PRINTING OFFICE, and a fM f,ortl, - of ' SlnWeW' Hotel. *> "if SC 4 ray- All work will he delivered at any poe*T K,nU * Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge. th He 1* also prepared to Tumuli tn order, lAf ol" aav desired pattern, for Fences, Balcooi* T January 1(1 A 2 [f 'P office a. i?"fM t si CHARLESTON, S. C., Off'1?18C2- g( Tip. J. C. MILLER MM . -ItX. Agent qf tlii* Department, fprmrfF^ "f pf|l)l)KR and CORN for the District* r?f jo^^B"G5t',G;- . ? I'lartloJi cjnsifjna to sell vyill cotu?i|^W<'XN w through the POST OFFlfc'B, at Yofkylf'W Particular attention must he paid to r W as great lore tn QmUL-6' C"WU , MOTTE A. PR1NCLE. c/j A, e,. M. K October 15 4j f - tf I*ORKVILLE MAl^DE?I?. w the Exercises TtOHKYILLE j! offTH^. MALE AOAUF.MY/be resumed on ' I'TlHlfi MONDAY'the 5th nPry. -Jd Teri.it per Session of P"th*, at folb-ji* : Reading, Writing anil Ah*, ?,? & : ni AritJiinetic, English par and Gc- V 7 ogrnphv, J.... 12 50 Latin, Greek, French, and Maiheit 20 00 <21 Contingent erponses.pcr session..J .J 00 Students charged from the timctitranee, and no de- 01 miction made fiir anything but pr<f<1 slcknrss, except by special eontract. lt.fllAN, Principal. tC December 24r a if- ^ TO GA?'COKFOMS.- QWTSf 1 -?~ to (he bieh advance o|t ^loLnswItititlu; ^tcntrem' *ms, an advance In u.iic te'-a>?<i!i|tely nep'ss.iry. "J'hi- price iyill*|>c r?S ay" feet fruip tlie i*t of g1 ?e,.'e|(1hcr, Ififii. 7 V All those \yho do not pay np fa five days after their u "lilH .'if*' presented, will have ik'nodies cut off. \ WA'ffOl'SE 5t BOWES. It lleccnibcr 10 ; 4t OR. ALFRED RAVEN C( liesikitt Surm ;?tnlisf, ? YORKYlfE, S. C. * ft7- ?? the East .-idfe of Malrfcet, South of tlie "Pal- A .* ??? !" """? ,f_ ? -I, FOR iLE. b e 1W fcs BLL'E ... u X iQO BUNCHES YARN, ^ |f^iprmnnt ^f- MILLER'S. f( Ociobor ^ T' ^ CARRJAtE S^BpR^.. THE Slb nrihcr stiH continues the ! CARltlA<E and RUGCY BUSINESS \c7y at the old STAND. All kinds of coun v tn prodf setaken in cxch.ge for work. fr *\I.<0 HORSE SHOEr*; and genera! country WORK ? done by' \l. P. McFADDEN. -innuarv33 * 4 * ^ t?0R TAX-COilEOTOR.?THE fi r friends of GEORGE V.COUd, Esq., respectfully annmiuc* him u> a Candida- fot,'FAX-COLLECTOR for V York District, at the next an IonNovember &4S60. 4Tr tf__ H x^iiR TAX -daiECTOR ? TIIE si r friends of Mr. PETBRfr 1> , ACK3< >N respootrtilly mi- , ^ne" him a* !i Can%i,r TAX COLLECTOR of *1 York District, at the next 4t? VovrmtM^E.JlWO; A7 IV P F" or tax co.leo t 0 r?we n ire authorized to nnnoii.,, $ WITH SANDERS as a r Candidate for the office of T\ COLLECTOR of York x District, at the ensuing electiot , November 19 AJ_ te ? /Soon skins wa'ted!?i will e V J Iiav the lushest market |>ri^,r 5,000 COON SKFNS, L tumaiiulaeture iut" fur hat?. C. H- REM SEN, Columbia, 3. C. I n Yuveniher I ! 4 \ -p" ^ i ^Correspondence of the Enquirer. V KiNsto.v, N. 0., De/29, 1862. ?eor Enquirer :~QuU^ a change htf, oom\over "the spirit nf-'our dreams" si if! our rat letter to you. f Up' to the 12tW^ slant, vre were reposing in fancied sec/^' upon tic. bants of the^Sfeuse, dreary# peace, a\l wars all o/br, &c.; but/'niosf incorriga&t Yankee ^called Fvftu/**3 re~ called us Y> hard ^knocks ant/ hft times again. \ ( // On the m^niiig of tho JS^tustant, a company of Jwalry were. v^vt reconooisauces in tfo Veighborb^ Trenton, m\ fcjvcs_ i^Jfefy-re thev ran some ?M roijS unuw uoyHcr-:- ^ fall tilt op^v.thc eneoijV1 heavy force, j advancing (tyt&rds us. )? were ouly notified by thebhival of /no l^e wound-* ed troopersJite in th/aJ Friday. Gen. Evans, ^acornum* ^i* department, was absent oan $aFs'00? the vicinity ofGranvill^oP!yg/th- Fortunately Geo. Gwin gfl?T?iipn/n' ar,d came down Vo our camp andite^d 04 to fall biick to the north sjkle ofjKee^ oo?rcr Kinston, afcd where file nv'0QS roads Reading from^helow conce&ttr hardly got away from our.-dl^P when we heard discuar ges of aitif a,,d Bnja" anaa down {he road beloW ^ e kfld left a guard at our camp, unrjieut- W- S- Moore, to pr&? tecfc the l?ge we hatf left behind. We hadtliarrl01 t0 our; new position wlifcp we leajd^oni couriers that the enemy were ajfa between us and our old camp.'j Great f,etJ was manifest for the safety ; ,ir 0Jard- [ listened attentively for a] diso^ ?f ara?H arms, for I knew ' Hilf M0yw?? odo of tho sort who woujnl gjvftu a fire before he surrendered atiy j . wn^ot T only heard a few reports a'nd tt^nid*igh? we were roach gratifhjd by i, tjJnouncement"thc biys are here,* and s^uough they were. They had omjoun. t, the advance piquets, fired ou them, ,then flanked the enemy and made)good i ir retreat-to the tnaio boJy. We nb'w felt i better, and although we lookkd for ' lis and roinnie balls on the morroew, we seen enough to know it is best ^ sleep ben you can, and so at it we wen>! I relet to s'ute that one company of the 22d C. V., hufFcred itself to be surprised and iiupletely "surrounded by the Yankee carry, 2 miles below our old camp, while on quetduty; only some thirteen Wn e9 ped capture. Thpy will loam todccep a itter lookout when they arc relca"jfil again, doubt ^ot. / We tad a refreshing sleep the'-remainder j the,night, and the sun aro^l clear and ight and everything seemed^ quiet and ill. 0,ur scouts had seen noting of the _-nny since day.light, and sao/fe of our cieu ft behind with some sick near our earop, tine in,' and reported no Yankees between *V oar camp. Every ope began to be teerful aDd happy again, pe^Is of langhter ere1 heard over the Regiment?every one ipposed it just a cavalry dash, asd that ie enemy bad gone back during the night, be, cry was ' back after ,bur cooking uteuk.!" The wagons wo^e ready and about artiDg, when the soun'j) of cannon away }bim3, or west of usj. struck every one itb wonderai?dastonishment j tbc wagons: ere stopped, and vcry.soon orders carooj r ns to repair, with aft haste, towards)1 duSton, anu godajm the Wilmington road,. > the enemy were engaging onr troops sta- j ohed on it. Their direct movement from ewbern towards us having been a feint to lislead us until their forces could be pushi up the country by other roads, so as-io Ltack Kinston from an opposite direction ) the one we would naturally anticipate. | heir feint had succeeded, and now. we : ere compelled to '(change our base," and j et to them as soon as possible, which we j id about l,^r clock, p. ra., Saturday even- j >g. We came up with our forces which msisted of only a few compauies of the ( 1st N. C. T , Lien# Col. Lavaugbn, and | section of Capt. Starr's light battery.? he euemy had succeeded in crossing the, reek, where our best chance of defence was, j eforc the six companies of our Regiment i ime up, (the other companies under 3|aj. I ulp having been spot down the upper j rent road). Our troops had been pretty , jughly handled by the superior numbers i f tho enemy, an<J had lost oop gun of the j attery before we joined theirj. We form -, i on the right of the N. C,' T., and sent! otitn ii naiu oauuiiotigi^ i/ivuguwvi? wuv vuvmj , ad then retired in good order, halting aDd ring volleys into them as liiey advanced. (^e continued to fall back/tv within two riles of Kington, where wr determined to, top them for the night, although we knew tiey outnumbered us 30 to I. We took our osition, and two companies of our Regilent, A and F, under command of ?Capt. Idwards and your correspondent, both uncr command of Capt. Avery, were orderd forward to meet the enemy and fight them j ack to our line. We proceeded forward ; . f pross an old field, until we came near some 1 i jJfibanes, which were near a wood where f j I g enera)' wauU have to pass?wo deployed r : Lhcro and waited for the ououiy. Very soon t j/fe heard them coming along in "fine glee" t "hurrahing aad laughing. I have no doubt j i \ I it is so unusual of late for them to pursue a c retreating foe, that it did them good to pur- t sue four or five'huodred men with some ^ 20,000, which lliey evidently had. We soon c saw their vanguard debouching from the s woods, atid about the'same time a party of * horsemen galloped down the road towards 4 us, we let them come to within 75 yard*, < when wc gave the command "fire" and \ only three were seen to go back. We then f fell back to a clamp of old field pines, and f drew up again. Very soon they were upon v us. We iIrc(Tinfo thorn and slowly rejoined t i:_. -f k.,nl? Yi.il" nrhllarv lli#n nhAnPit I a VUf HUC Ui tiaiVIU. aurifW^ v..v? vr? and tho balls flew thick and fast until dark- * Sness closed the fight of Saturday. We held \ fy>ur position until some eight o'clock, p"?-* t and prevented the eneruy from iStlvaucing t farther that day. The enemy dvetjibot us i badly, their balls* mostly taping off the f limbs above our heads. W&trefirpd from t this position to a ohuroh looted. QU the t road side, some half mile from* the Ifhwton a bridge; here we met with apportion of the t Holcorabe Legion, and hor? every one do- ^ cided that wo must fight th\ battle of Kin- > stoa-~-we were driven fo the\wall. .Some * of our dinner table and aliiippry corner pat- t riots can imagine our feelingsf? they choose, ? On Saturday night, the 13tl4-oT December c We ha^been on a forceiLirfurch the whole o day, many without.a swgle blanket, and r not allowed to Jtir.dlc a fire, for it might t hjerve to bring an angry bfjimblhrieking over i your head; I he bitter c^d, the exhausted b frame, and the contemplation of the fact h that wc numbered scarcely 500 men, and h would on the morrow meet the horde of e Foster in deadly conflict, were reflections e which we hate beep|unused in 1' Uays aUU Ulgilis st? uour to j I ? but wc wiil sleep d^tpite it all and dream ? of warm beds ntfu rei'ofo-cements. I& r slumber I leave j^lte actors of the first clay's ti fight around Kinstpn, and will give you the a grand finale qn'on. ?v- - L. k BATTLE 0*1 KINSTON. P I iSssTpN, OL, Dec. 31st, 1302. '< The Town of Kinston is situated on the ^ north bank of the Neuse River. Directly tl south of the Town a bridge crosses the 8 river and various-roads lead off from the " opposite;side, .to Newbern, Dover, Trenton ^ and Wiloiiugtoo. About half a mile from ^ the bridge, down tho Wilfuiogtoa road, is a 0 church, and around this chufth my last let- 0 tor to you left'the little band of Coufodera- a les. who were entrusted with the defence ^ of the place., The morning of December 1{ 11 dawned upon them, in all the serene beauty w of a December morning. They awoko from their.cliilly^filuuibcrs on the ground, and " everj thing seemed peaceful and quiet-^-the ^ doors of the little church were open, the * day was the blessed Sabbath, but the rfyan ^ of God was not to be heard to day, counsel- ? : i\ 4 a iog peace and repentance?the day and the a placo Were to be ooosecratcd to angry Mara. ^ TIwj morning wore away in fearful suspense. " $(?-?ear proximity of the enemy detcrpiine'd Ool. JJcAlaster to have arrangements n made for an attack at any momont, and he 4' accordingly arranged a-plan of battle. The ^ detachment of the Gist N. 0. T., were nn (lie rioht. flwa TTntenmh.-i' TiPodnn 0 * , ? ; = ! in the centre, and the sis-compaufes of our n Hegt.(the 17th)onthe left. "Fourpiecesof ^ Capt. Buuting's N. C. Artillery* were ar- ? ranged iu good position.", to rake an ad * vanoe of the enciuy from any quarter.? I Captain Edwards, of our llegiment was 11 sent -foiward in advance to await the enemy 8' About ? o'clock, a. tu , Qcn. Kfuns arrived 11 on the ground, made no alterations in the lino of battle, but ordered another company a from our licgiinent forward Mto meet the j 11 enemy, and to go oh until wo did meet ^ them, aud then fight them back." Ccnipa- c' ny F, Capt. Avery was selected, and the 8C two companies proceeded forwa'rd aoross a e: tremendous swamp, and then to an enclosed j & field, skirted with old field pines. The com- j & panics deployed in this field and very soon ! ^ the.long lines of skirmishers of the enemy j ^ were seen advancing. We allowed them i to get within 150 yards, when we opened : fire on thein and fell back across the swamp, m aod halted again; and when they came in ' ^ range we gave them ar> volley and returned . to our places in line of battle. The artillery A now opened and the fight commenced in ^ good earnest at 9 o^clock, a. m. The ene-' ^ my first attacked our right and were re-1 pulsed several times by our artillery and , L infantry. Our artillery did good execution,; sending the vandals back at every onset,! ^ until its ammunition was exhausted and. it T V X* compelled to retire, which it did abouJ~11, ^ o'clock,-a. m. We were then bft witji only i tl our small arms to oppose the overwhelming ^ ** * ( i gg numbers of the enemy, with their Splendid ^ artillery in full play upon as. We still i ft maintained our position, and Col. Mallett's i battalion of N. C. Troops o ming in at this I nocture, chargei trpou the enemy on oar if?ht and drove them back some duUnoe, he enemy continued to rally and retaro. to he charge again and again, hut were as nany times driven back. Fresh firing ipencd upon our extreme ieft and we soon lecarne aware of the fact that the enemy vere usigg their soperior numbers to flank >ur position on the left, which-they finally succeeded in doing, driving Col. RadctifFa rithu detachment of the 6lat N. C. Troops, rom his position, and thus leaving the way >pen for .pushing their columns ,up the up>or Trent-road to-the bridge. Our Geo. uresceitrg iht^ ortfef^our Regiment to all back, leavio^akirmishersbehind, which re did. Why the same order was not exended to regiments curoar right, I am un* hie to determine. Tin: result Was that aany of tho Holcombe Region und a largo tart of Mallett's battalion were cut off by he enemy, and prevented from reaching, he bridge in time to cross. Our Regiment :rossed and found much wraogling and conusion; Troops were countermarching on he bridge, and we were ordered back, and hen the order countermanded, and we took ip n position on the River bank, above the jridge. In the meantime the bridge waa irecLahd ^geores of our soldiers were, dashng through'the flames in order & escape he Yarikecafwho were pressing or? behind h{?m-^Q.cw artillery, some proces, qorj ipened upon the advanoing foe) but the dose race made by the enemy/ compelled ur men tb reserve their fire so long, that nany of the onemy's sharpshooters gained he river banks and piokedoff the gunners q gqoh a way that theyobliged to fall j 1* a* I'.aA aU a( na Km ViAnlrbrr ! luu&j Ul tU9C an kii^ii t/jr uaviug men iorseaand gunners shot. The artillery havng again left as?the enemy bringing sn nfilade fire to bear apna us, besides bo enmy appfeariag where we were ordered to ook for one, bat all the troops left near the iridge .leaving-as fast as they oould?there /as no alternative left for the 17th but to ctire also, which was done in good order, p tho river bank to Kinston. The enemy, s soon as we left, ran tfpon the bridge,, teked off the piles, of IjghtWQod, *9(1 c** ingujshing the fire, then Qrossed ovor in ursuit. We mqrohed through the Town a a very dejected manner, I assure yoa.? r .> ? Jvery house seemed deserted, piles of cotjn, turpentine, Ac., were burning in the hrcets, nud tho infernal shells of the coeijf shrieked over our heads, splintering uildings io their course. We met General Ivans r.t the Depot, in the Northern part fTown. Iletboked likcone "out of soap," raered as to form a line of battle, bat tho rtiilery wiuTiniles away, and there was no rfe in contending now, so we were ordered i the direction Goldsbero. We-sCt fof: 'ard with Lletter stcpi ban^^C" would v^oaginc for Jffokta down ipa. We had not ^^oded/ar before two ags of truoo were seea cohftMy^Wc halted, nd one being accepted, was takeo h^Gen. Ivans, when tlte'Colonel bearing it, notified Ivans that Gen. Foster requested asurroher of his forcts Evaus told bim to tell oster to go lo tho "hot regions," and the iterview Was ended. We prooeeded up road so pic six tuiles and halted for the ight, and1'determined to stand here again hp nprfc dnv. Thtisendpd the flo-ht of Sun ay, the 14th of December, and thus has tllco Kioston. Ilad wc received a tbousnd tcetr to our assistance at 1 o'clock, p. I;bclfeyo wc could have held the place. ls it is, wc fell back?were notdriveu back, ome orders, and bring the bridge, I think 'ere Dot given and dobo attho right time, f they bad, we should not have lost so iany prisoners. Our loss in killed was mall, our positions having been well choen. .^ur Regiment.was particularly for* jo ate, losing only some two or three killed ad 8 qr 10 wounded." Our Colonel is a ?on rqgpected and loved by every man in le Regiment. His courage is of the ooolest baracter. He i9 always with his men, and sleets himself, with a precision bard to bo scellocj, the best positions. The honorand unc of the 17th S. C. V., is secure, and srtunately, placed in the hands of the true, onest Scotoh-lnshman, Fits MoMaster. lore anon. L. King's Mountain Railroad. The Board of Directors of this Company let at Rose's Hotel on the 27th Deoember, 1 7 o'clock, P. 31., the following members eing present: W. E. Rose, President; Directors?W. Latta, Robt. Wbitesides^H. R. Ratch >rd, Alfred Craven, and J B. Withers. On motion of G. R. Itutohford, seconded y Robt. Whitesides, it was. Resolved, That the petition of W. A. ntta be entertained. It was passed unanimously, to wit: To the Pres'dcnt and Directors of the r. M. R. R. Co: Thopetition of W. A. atta shows that the house near the depot, nown as tho Thomas bouse, was built on le land of petitioner in gross violation of ic terms of his deed to the Coiupsuy^ind dd house at present located being a usiance towards this petitioner, be respeatilly asks its removal. W. A. LATTA. On motion of W. A Latta, it wasf Retolved, That t dividened of five per oent. oo the capital stock of the Company be paid, at the Treasurer's office in Yorkville, on and after tbe first day of January next, out of the earnings of the road for the past year. The following communication was unanimously received, with regret: To the Directors of the K. 31. R. R. Co.: Gentlemen1: I resign the office of President of yoor Company. W. E. ROSE, . Dec. 27,1802. - . It was then v Retolved, That W, A. Latta, Esq., be onaoimously elected President of the aa ? *> fa - i n .?t rung amoo mam naiiroaa uompany, unui (be ??Rt annual meeting of the Stockholders, by the Board of Directors present. Amount in Treasury 821,248 52 Dividcned declared 10,160 00 Balanceleft*)o Treasury:......811,088 52 The above was ordered to be published in the Colombia Guardian and Yorkville Enquirer AEFIIED CRAVEN, Seo'ry. ?i>? ^ From the Richmond Enquirer. Unparalleled Enormity. We have before us copies of two deposition;;, which detail the circumstances of one of the moat fiendish outrages which our truly diabolioal foe has as yet perpetrated. These depositions have been forwarded to the war Department through our generals in North Carolina, where .the- orime was committed. The deponents are Caswell Woods and Elizebetfy his wife, of the oounty of Craven. Jtfr. Woods is certified to by Gen. Evans, a; being "a respectable gitt{en and loyul to our onose, which with his being a poor man, seem to be the only causes of the fiendish outrages by the hel- j lish savages." It is also stated that he is a class-leader in the Methodist Churoh. It is dnc to the civilized world and to out- ' raged humanity, that the facts stated in these depositions should be known, and yet they are too infamously obsoono to be fully despribed in a newspaper. Tho house of these quiot-and Aged citizens was visited on the night of the 2d of October, by two Yankee troopers, armed with pistols' and sabres. O.10 of them (the younger,) who was addressed by. the Other H' "Captain" and sometimes as John, rode into tbe piaz at, burst open the front door, and then rode in the hoase. The other, who was address| od by tbe ('captain" sometimes as Charlie, 1 sometimes as George, and Lieutenant, walki ed in. Mr. Woods had retired tq bcd,-=? j We copy from bfa depositions! I <?J came down stairs in.a hurry, in my night olothes, and tho one on the horse said to me "you d?d old grey headed son of a b?h, where were you day before yesterday " and when 1 told him I was at | home, he said, "you lie, .for you shot at me." \ Upon this pretence tfiey cut out tho cord from a bed in tho room, said they would hang him, but tonally tied him,.took him out of the house and lashed him to a tree, with the threat of instant death if be made any outcry or attempted to loose. They retarded to the house and Incited the door after them, and the old man had the inexpressible agony of listening fo^the rest of the night to the screams and doleful -laracBtaiions ofjris wife and daughter.. The statement mado^By^Mrjr. Woods in her deposition of what passed inside is truly heart rending, The unparalleled villians made the poor, helpless women not merely the victim of their brutal lust, but accompanied the outrage,"""whioh is worse than death, with circumstances that mark them u the most deviliah even among the most abandoned of villians. Commencing by enrsing Josas Christ, with pistol in hand, and with threat of instatft death, the deponent was required by one of the beasts to divest herself of every particle of clothing. But this was almost Christian treatment compared with other acts which may not be related. Whilo suoh was her own sufferings, tbe shrieks of her daughter in anotb er room told tbat bers was a similar tate.? About sunrise the next morning the human devils departed, leaving a horrible disease with those whom they had otherwise so terribly outraged ! It is with pain that such a sketch as the above is admitted into the columns of the Enquirer. But it is due to our own people and to llip w.orlJ that the villainies of our enemies should be knowu. The depositions have been laid before us with the suggestion endorsed thereon by tho -Adjutant General, "that so much of this acoount as is not too foul for publication should be given to the public, through the press, in order that the righteous indignation of our people, our Generals and our armies, may, under the Providence of God, visit a just retribution upon an enemy so fiend-like." Concurring in the propriety of the suggestion, we have acted accordingly. We are happy to say that Gen. Gustavns W. Smith has directed every effort to be made to ascertain tho names of the parties, and to "demand theijr delivery for trial and punishment." We hope copies of the depositioDS have been forwarded to the authorities of tho enemy. Surely there are some, who would be horrified by such conduct. The vengeance of Heaven must light upon them and their cause. United States Affairs, and a Trace. The condition of affairs, both political and military, in the United States, upon the prospects of any early peaoe, is attracting very great attention throughout the Confederate States* The Cabinet imbroglio, whether Seward remains or not, is only temporarily quieted?ill feeling and dissension still exist both in the Council Chamber and between the Abolition Senate and the President's advisers. If Seward and Chase remain, Stanton and Ilalleck mast go?and with them Liouoln loses the support of the lladioal Senate, withont regaining the aid of the Conservative party. If Seward and Chase resign, the support of the Radicals is more than counterbalanced 1 by the loss of the material aid of the capitalists of New York and New England. If Burnside's generous assumption of all the consequences of the battle of Fredericks* burg retains htm in the command of the army, it will be at the sacrifice of that confidence between commander and army which holds out the first prospect of success.? Burnside may satisfy Lincoln and Halleok by taking ail the blame upon himself, but will his soldiers in future battles maroh to the conflict with undiminished confidence in a General whose previous confessed errors have decimated their ranks and tar* Dished their laurels? The retention of Qarnside is then the demoralization of the army?the snpercednre of Burnside by Fremont, drives into almost open rebellion the whole conservative portion of the U. States. His supercedare by McClellan most be followed up with the abandonment of the Proclamation, which ensures the loss of the radical influence in and out of the Congress.? Bat these are notalitho consequences wbioh follow in the wake of Confederate victories. Already indications of State troubles are looming up in the future, pregnant with ^vil discord, if not with internecine strife. Linooln, while waging bloody war against the Confederate States, has also indicted heavy blows upon the liberties of individuals within the States loyal to the Constitution of the United States. The Democrat? of the United States may be ahile to use ihe present desire for peace and the Cabinet imbroglio to effect the offer of a truce; and if that offer is aooompanicd with the withdrawal of all the United States forces both on land and.in blockade, from the soil aQd harbors of all the Confederate States, suoh a truce might eventuato in permanent peace. No truce, that is not accompanied with an entire evacuation of the Confederate States can be ao bat will pass as & anecdote : Xho following is told of Jackson's habits : On Sunday night a friend of Old Stonewall, invited to share his tent, turned in about 11, and wrapped up snugly in the blankets. At 1 o'clook Jackson entered, and just as be was, bran new uniform, boots, spurs and all, pitohed into the pallet, was snoring in ! fifteen minutes, and in fifteen more had robbed bis friend of all the blankets. After a bard struggle this friend managed to pet back enough cover to keep him from freezing?the night was very cold?and slept, as he supposed, five minutes. He was aroused by Jackson, who sprang up, divested himself of every particle of raiment, opened the door of his tent, and went j forth iq parts nuturabibus. lie called for j his old negro man?the same who knows when a battle is going to come off, by the fervor of his master's prayers?and made him dash over him two buckets of water, which had been standing in the freezing air. This done, he returned to the tent, rubbed himself dry with a coarse towel, ?onncd his new uniform, and went out to ' attend the disposition of his forces, fully expecting the attack to\begin at daybreak. It was then just half past three; about seveu o'olock Jackson woke up his friend, and told him to come to breakfast, the Yankees wire clean gone. * An Act To Suppress the undue Distillation of - Spirituous Liquors from the Cereal Grains of this State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives note met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the Same, That from and after the ratification of thus Act, it shall be unlawful to distill, or c&use to be distilled, *br bo con' ceroed in the distillation of Spirituous Liquors from corn, wheat, rye, barley, rice, or any of the cereal grains within the limits of this State, except as hereinafter provided ; and any person or persons who ehall distil', or caase to be distilled, or be concerned ia. the distillation of the grains, orany of them aforesaid in violation of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a flatsdemeanor, and on conviction in the Court of Sessions, in addition to forfeiting stills, and other apparatus n?dut th j^tUg, tillation, shall be imprisoned not less than six months, nor more than two years, and bo fined in any sum io the diseretitadftho' Court, oot less than one thousand, nor more than five thousand dollars?two hundred and fifty dollars of which shall go to toe informer, who shall be a competent witness to prove the faot; Provided, that existing contracts made with the ucdiesd pvrvejror of the Confederate Government for. the distillation of whiskey, or alcohol, may be executed according to their terms; and pronivided further, that the Governor, if satisfactorily informed that a supply of spirits, which cannot be otherwise obtained, is absolutely necessary for medical purposes ia this State, may contract with a proper nambar of responsible and skilful agents, in any one or more of the Distriotsj 46- manafaoture a limited qoaotity of pare Spirits, ate limited and reasonable price, strictly for medioinal purposes, taking care that such proper disposition of the prod net is made la to seenre its application alone to'ihe ^fjir-' poses intended- - -P . Sec. 2. That agents thtrn appointed, before entering on the. execution of their oootracts, shall enter into bond payable to the State in a sura equal to treble the value of their oootracts respectively, with more good seretiei, before, the (Jlerk of the Conrt of the District in which they reside,: conditioned that the spirits to be maoufaotared by them shall be pare, and delivered within the time limited-* that thiywitf distill no more than is mentioned in their contract j and that they will turn over all that is distilled^ as directed by .the Governor, which bond if forfeited may be estreated as other recognizances in the Court of Sessions; and shall also take and subscribe an oath before the Clerk of the Court, to bo filed in bis office, that tbey will truly comply with the terms of their contract, sod will distill no more, nor dispose of any portion of that distilled, otherwise than istneotioned in their said contracts, -upon which oath, if violated, perjury, may >e assigned in theCoart of Soaaioos. - ? ? WBjf fcaMlW Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Magistrates of this State, in thoir respective Districts, to see that the provisions of this Act are enforced, and if^. ftom personal observation or informatiotton oatb, it shall come to the kuowledge of pnj one of them, that any person or persona, are engaged or have been engaged in unlawfully distilling, it shall be the dnty of such Magistrate to issue bis warrant, commanding the arrest of the party or parties^ and the seizure of the stills and other apparatus used in the distillation, the party or parties, | to be held to answer to an indictment as herein provided, and the stiUs and other apparatus seised to be detained, pending the proseoution, and on conviction to be appropriated to the public use, as may be ordered by the Court j Proviped, that no physician sh?H be allowed to purobase under the provisions of ibis Act, until he bso-filed tfb affidavit made before soma Magistrate, in the Commissary General!* Offiop, that,bg will not dispose of any portion of the spMtn purchased by him, or allow it to he used, except in cases Where he believes it to be neoessary as a medicine; And provided further, That if the Commissary General shall dispose of any spirits except in accordance with the provisions of this Act, he shall bo lihble to indictment for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined one thousand dollars in each ease, wherein he may be so convieted. , . - , Sec. 4. Every Captain of Patrol shall, in his regular return to the Captain of the Beat, report any violations of this law, and naid fiantain shall immediatelv report the fact to the dearest Magistrate for aotion thereon. Sec. 5. That this Act shall continue in existence for six months after a treaty of pcaoo with the United States, and no longgcr. King's Mountain Railroad Company. The proceedings of a lato meeting of the Direotors of this company, will be found in oar columns to day. Tho report, though brief, is highly satisfactory, as it will be seen a dividend of 5 per cent, on the earnings of the past year (810,100 00) has been declared, leaving in the treasury a balance of 811,088 52. When it is taken into consideration the great diminution of freights, owing to the war, to meet which the increase of travel is by no means commensurate, wo mu9t give credit to the controlling power that has contributed to the present state of the fiaances. ., ? Mr. Rose owing to the importunities of Duncan, MoRee & Co., who have just commenced iron works, on a large seate, in Chatham county, North Catoliua, has undertaken the position of Superintendent, and thus resigns the Presidency (? the road he has so acceptably filled ; while he carlies into his new situation the experience of many years in Spartanburg and Gaston county, North Carolina. W. A. Latta, Esq., is the temporary President; we doubt r?rtf ha mill rtaa nnA.n an/IaaitAH a n/1 CHAM uuu wg win uoo cvcijr vuuvftiui} auu oyuiv no means to render his road a safe conveyaoce and good investment.? Columbia Gunrdian. , >-> cepted.?Richmond Enquirer. Qen stonowsll Jaokaon. Tho name of Stonewall Jackson is famil? iar as household words, yet the^ people ney. er tire of reading of his exploits and pecoliaritiea. This justifies tho republication of the following extract from the P. W. A., correspondence of the Savannah &pu&lican " 1 It is said the hero of the Shenandoah undo his assurance on the. hold at Fredericksburg, in a bran new uniform, including a fine dark bine overcoat, and a handsome cap, with the requisite quantity of gold lace about it. His disguise was complete ?so much so, indeed, that he was hardly recognisable by his intimate associates.? This suit was, doubtloss, the gift of some admiring friend ; since his ordioary apparel is very plain, and bis tastes and habits exceeding simple. On horseback bis appearaoco is anything bat prepossessing, as it is under almost any circumstances; and one who should meet him on the road, would be apt to take hio*. for a quiet farmer, with full barns at-home and.no creditor abroad, going to the Conrt House; or, better still, for a country school master who, though all unused to the saddle, had undertaken tu ride over to a neighboring patron's house on Saturday, and was mnanwhilp ftnwflcnrt inartmp rtiffimill. m.nfhn. watical calculation as be jogged along. ' But place him on the battle held?let the cannon begin to thunder, the small arms to rattle, and the Sabres to hash in the sunlight?and the quiet farmer, the awkward, calculating pedagogue, becomes a hero? calm aa.d self possessed it is true?but full of fire and energy, quick as lightning and terrible as the thuudcrbolt. Though it is the boast of Gen J ackson's fricods tliJtt he has not a spade in his whole army, yet it would be doing him injustice to suppose he is unmindful of the advantages of a strong position, or that he neglects any honorable means which mSy contribute to his success. No officer in tho army is more attentivo'to bis duties, or labors harder and longor than he does. Ho is. very careful to ascertain the strength and position of his adversary ; and having done this, he swoops upon his prey like the eagle from his eyry. It is said that the bold chieftain has but one weakness, and that relates to his middle name. It is generally supposed that bis name is Thomas Jefferson Jackson; bat this is a mistake. The J. docs not stand for Jefferson, nor Johnson, nor Jeromiab, nor Jeroboam, but for a name more ugly and bated than either or all of them.? What, then, do you suppose it is reader ? Why Jonathan ! the namo (Utrcle Jonathan) by whioh the United States are personified. The General does not want it to get out that he boars any suoh name, and it is hoped, Mr. Editor, that your readers will say nothing about it. Tbo following is told of Jackson's habits in the Hermes correspondence of the Mercury. It is, doubtless, an exaggeration,