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nmkcal Instruction*
v^We would call the attention of our readers,
whose daughters arc receiving musical instruo
tion, to tbe advertisement of Mrs. Bbws, who
intends "resuming her professional engagements,
on the 1st of October.*'?-1.
- The Battles of Maryland.
without particulars from tho lute
.bfittlea, at to who are the sufferers. We much
regret to hear that Dr. H. Q. Clark, of Longtown,
received a telegram announcing the
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'TfllftW PMOr'ln WllaHM?tou.
,toJofclknph despatch says; Xhfk
mil iff fnirnr ** *?"? ? J****!
aeain ot ma son ualzb, which took place in !
the battle of the 18th. He was in the staff of
Co). DxSaubscrv.
Thankiglving aiad Prayer.
Tbo 18th waa well observed in our commanity.
We hope that God, who has beard the
prayers of His people, will continue to smile
upon onr cause. Tbreo times a week our citicens
Assemble to ask tlie Great Ruler of men
and nations, to enterpose in our behalf, aDd
deliver ns from our enemies.
The State Convention.
This body adjourned on Wednesday, the
17th inst. The action taken in regard to the
Executive Council will no doubt meet the approbation
of the great majority of the people
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ui uur ouuc. jjci an matters ot minor importance
be put aside, that we may be a unit
against the terrible foe with which we have to
contend. It is no time for strife among breth- .
ren?it is only by concert and unanimity our
rights oan be established and our liberties secured.
nrii is or pi of Kciervei.
It will be ?ecn by refference to General Order
No. 36, issued irofa the office of the Adjutant
and Injector-General, and to l>e found in
another column, that the several Regiments of
the 1st corps of reserves will assemble for Rc- 1
view by his Excellency, the Governor, during
the month of October. Tbo Qth Regiment, '
Col. "Withsrspopn, will be reviewed on Tuesday! '
the 26th Oct?k?r.
The commissioned and non-commissioned |
officers will meet for drill, at the parade ground
selected in each Regiment respectively, on ^
the day provions to the day appointed for
review. ... 1 J
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The Potltfon of oar Army. ?
Much anxiety is felt to know the results of ]
the late movements on Maryland. The fight* t
ing has been desperate. The corps of Gen. P. i
H. Hill was attacked on tho 14tb, by the en* tire
force of McClellan. He kept the ground i
admirably, until reinforced by Gen. Long- ,
street, where they sldpt on the fiold af battle. ^
The same day the attack was made on Harper's j
Perry by the forces under Gens. Jackson Mc- (
Claws, Anderson and Walker. "On the 15th .
it was captured?tho whole army falling into ,
our hands?11,000 men, 425 officers, about 70 ,
cannon, an enormous quantity of ammunition,
$06 wagons, 1800 horses, and 1000 negro*.? ,
On Wednesday. 17th. a creneral battlo was
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fouglit, in which a decided advantage was gain
ed by our arms. On Thursday evening, Gcu.
Lib withdrew across the Potomac at his leisure, ^
without molestation by his enemy. On the
20th, Gen. Jackson attacked a column of the
enemy, 10,000 strong, resulting in their rout, j
with heavy loss. Our loss is said to be slight.
Stonewall had re-crossed into Maryland.?
From these facts our army had accomplished a
great deal in so short a time, and wp feel confident
that Gen. Lbb will boon destroy the
young Napoleon and his army.
* Gen- John B. Villipiguo has a brother, Lieut.
F. L. Villipignu, who has done and is doing
much good fighting in Floaida. "Shunts" and
*Fred" were always ready for a fight, and now
that they are in a good cause, we wish them
all success.;? Courier.
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"About 1400Confederate prisoners arrived
in 'Baltimore Wednesday night. They were
to be rent to Fort Delaware.
date for the Legislature at the ensuing election.
Co). Warren being now in the army ita Yir?
gin is or Maryhtnd, and the difficulty of communication
with him, mikes it necessary that
they should assume this responsibility, which
we have no doubt his frionds generally, will approve
of; and will also meet bis own approbation.
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Exemption Bill as Passed. ,
The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact. That all persons who shall
be held unfit for military service, by reason of
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wwwj vi uivumi iuuii|niviij or liaueciiity, un*
der rules to be prescribed by tho Secretary o*
War: the Vice-President of tbe Confederate
States; the officers, judicial and executive, of
the Confederate and State Governments, except
postmasters not nominated by the President
and condrmcd by the Senate, and assistants
and clerks in any other poet office than the
general post office, and such State officers as |
the seveial States may have declared by law to
bo liable to militia duty, or may hereafter be
exempted by the several States; the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate
States, and their respective officers; all
clerks in the offices of the Confederate State
Governments, allowed by law; all pilots and persons
engaged in the merchant marine service
and in actual service on river and railroad
routes of transDortation? tli? nmairlon*
J ? ^ vciuvu \y ou^tlll*
tendent. conductor, treasurer, chief clerk, engineers,
managers, station agents, section masters,
two expert track hands to each section of
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service
and employment of railroad companies, not to
embrace laborers, porters and messengers; the
president, general superintendent and operators
of telegraph companies, the local superintendent
and operators of said companies, not to
exceed four in number at any locality but that
of the seat of Government of tho Confederate
States; tho president, superintendents, captains,
enginecers, chief clerks, and mechanics of all
companies engaged thereon in river and canal
navigation, and all captains of boats, and engineers
herein employed; all foremen, pressmen,
and journeymen priuters actually employed in
printing newspapers having at least five hundred
bona fide subscribers, the public printer,
and those employed to perform the public
printing for tho Confederate and State Governments;
every minister o?religion authorized to
preach according to tho rules of his sect and in
the regular discharge of ministerial duties; nil
persons who have been, ard now are. members I
of the society of Friends and the association
of Dunkards; all physicians who now are, and
have been, in the actual practice of the profes?ion
for the last five years; all shoemakers, tanners,
harness -makers, 6addlcrs, blacksmiths^
wagon makers, millers and whecl-wrights
skilled and actually employed at their regular
vocation in said trades, whilst so actually employed:
Provided, said persons shall make oath
in writing that they are so skilled and actuajiy
employed at the time, at their regular vocation,
in one of the above trndes, which affidavit will
only be prima facie evidence of the facts therein
stated; superintendents of public hospital^
lunatic asylums, and the regular nurses and
attendants therein, and the teachers employed
in the institutions for the deaf, dumb and
blind; in each apo'ihecary store now established
and doing business, one apothecary in
good standing, who is a practical apothecary;
superintendents and operatives in wool and
cotton factories who may bo exempted by the
Secretary of "War; all residents and teachers
of colleges, academic schools and theological
seminaries, who have been regularly engaged
Aft All oh fnr t.wn *
v j vmi o jyi tu-iviiiig U1U pHRS8g6 OI
this act; all artisans, mechanics and employees
in the establishment of the Government for the
manufacture of arms, ordnance, ordnance
stores and other munitions of war, who may
be certified by the officer in charge thereof as
necessary for each establishments; also, all artisans
in tho establishments of snch persons as
or may be engaged under contract with the
Government in famishing arms, ordnance and
other monitions of war; Provided, That the
ohief of tho ordnance bnrean or some other
brdnance officer authorised by him for the
purpose, shall approve of the number off tbe
or or Secretary of State thereof may certify
to he BieilMiy to the tome; all persona engaged
in the construction of chips, gun boats,
engines, sails, or other artiolea necessary to the
public defence^ under the direction of the 8cc
retary of the Navy; all superintendents, engi
necns mechanics and minora, employed in tbe
production and manufacture of salt, to the extent
of twenty bushels per day, and of lead
and iron, not to embrace laborers, messengers,
wagoners and servants, unless employed at
works conducted under the authority and by
the officers or agents of a State; and one person
cither as owner or overseer on such plantation
on which one white person is required
to bo kept by the laws and ordinances of any
State, and on which thcro is no white male
adult not liable to do military service; and
such other persons as the President shall bo
satisfied on account of justice, equity or necesity
ought to be exempted, are hereby exempted
frotn military service in the armies of tho Confederate
States: Provided, That tho exerapu
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i>ivu9 uciciii nuove enumerated snail only continue
whilst the persons exempted are actually
engaged in their respective pursuits or occupations:
Provided, further, That such members
of the militia of any State as have been enrolled
and mustered into the service of said
State, by the Executive thereof, employed and
necessary to impel any actual invasion of said
State, shall also be exempted: Provided, That
whenever such invasion shall have been repelled
or otherwise shall have ceased to exist, the exemptions
hereby declared shall expire.
2. That the Act entitled "an Act to exempt
certain persons from enrollment for s?p
.vices in the armies of tho Confederate States,"
approved the 21st of August, 1862, is hereby
repealed.
Important from the Wcit.
Idea, Miss., September 20.?The right wing
of the enemy, under Rosencranz, eight thousand
strong, were found advancing, about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the San Jacinto
Road, driving in our pickets. Gen. Price im.
mediately ordered Gen. Herbert to inovc with
his own and Martin's brigade against them, and
went himself upon the field, accompanied byGen.
Little. They met the enemy advancing
in lino of battle about a mile South of the
town. Our line was immediately formed and
the battle opened, Discovering the enemy in
force, Gen. Price sent back for the other brigade
of Little's division. They came forward
at double quick, but did not reach the field until
the enemy were driven bock from every position
more than six hundred yards, with a loss
of over fifty prisoners and nine pieces of artillery.
Darkness prevented a further pursuit,
and Little's division bivouacked ou the field.?
Our loss in killed, wounded and missing will
reach two hundred and fifty. Gen. Little was
killed, and Colonels Whitfield, Gilraore and
Mabry wounded. The enemy having received
reinforcements during the night,*Gen. Price
determined to carry out the orders of the previous
morning, and the army left Iuka between
7 and 8 o'clock in the morning, bringing off
the captured 6tores. The attack which the
enemy made upon our rear guard was repulsed
with a severe loss to them. Our loss was only
one man. The Third Louisiana, Whitfield's
Legion, and the Third Texas Cavalrv hph*v#?rt
with distinguished gallantry, and were the
greatest sufferers in the fight on Friday. Their
Colonels wero all wounded.
Confederate Congrem.
Richmond, September 23.?In the Senate,
the House bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to offer a reward not exceeding $5000,
for the apprehension and conviction of persons
engaged in counterfeiting Confederate notes,
was passed. Also, Senate bills to facilitate the
payment of amonnts due soldiers. The Conscript
Bill from the House was amended, by
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suDfiuutirg tnereror tbe bill recently passed
by tbe Honse, with modifications. The snbject
will probably be referred to tbe Committee of
Conference. The Senate bill fixing tbe rank
and pay of quartermasters was also passed.
In the Honse, the Arkansas contested election,
after the rejection of a raotiop declaring
the seatjvaoant, was re-committed to the Com- i
mittee. The bill to raise rsrenoe was disonssed
in Committee of the Whole, nntil adjournment.
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portion South it portly fro* preoaution, The
army ouboth sides of the Potomac it W |ooJ
condition and fine spirit*. . . tf.. ^
Information wet received tltie morning from
official sources at Winchester, saying that
Stonewall Jackson had encountered a column
of McClellan's army near Shepcrdstown, Va.,
and put them utterly to rout.
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Still Another Confederate Victory.
Richmond, September 23.?An official do?'
| patch received hero this mornintr. Mnn?i?n*?n
o' ?^
that a battle took place on Saturday, on the
Potoiuac, near Sbepherdstowo, between the
Confederate forces under General Jackson and
a column of the enemy 10,000 strong, resulting
in the complete rout of the enemy; with heavy
loss. Our loss was slight. Quito a number of
arms were taken. Jackson had ro-crosscd the
Potomac into Maryland.
The Very Latest from the Iforth.
Richmond, September 28.?The New York
Herald, of the 20th, contains despatches from
Louisville, announcing the surrender of six Indiana
regiments, of 5,000 men, at Murfordsvillc,
Official despatches frotn McClellan, dated
Friday, claim a victory in Wednesday's fight
in Sharpsbnrg, (though ft is evident the enemy
had fallen back.) He states that tho rebels
had crossed the Potomac into Virginia, and
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bunv ue uau sunt a column, unoer ijren. A it red
Pleasonton, in pursuit.
Latest from the Potomac.
the great battle of sua hps ru ho movkment8
of ler.
Richmond, September 22.?Tho Enquirer
received a despatch dated Warrenton, September
20, announcing that a terrific battle took
place at Sharpsbnrg Md., on Wednesday last,
in which we. had decidedly the advantage.
Tho loss was very heavy on both sides. GensStark,
Manning and Branch wero killed, and
Gens. Ripley, D. R. Jones, R. R. Jones and
Lawton were wounded. The wholo strength
of both armies was engaged. Report says that
'.he battle was renewed 011 Thursday, and that
the enemy was routed and driven back nine
iniles.
(TAe Latest.)
Monday, September 22.;?The accounts that
reach us of the battle of Sharpsburg, are meagre
and somewhat contradictory, but all agree in
representing it to have been the most bloody
and desperately contested engagement of the
war. The Confederate army, though opposed
by largely superior numbers, again illustrated
its valor and invincibility by succesfnllv reoel
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ling the repeated onsets of the enemy.
Officers have arrived here, who state that
they went over the battle field 011 Thursday,
and they assert that tho advantage remained
on our side, tlie enemy having fallen back.
Tho city papers this morning report, on the
authority of passengers who arrived last night,
that Gen. Leo had recrosscd the Potomac on
Friday, at Shepardstown, which is near Sharpstown
and several miles above Harper's Ferry.
The New York Herald, of tho 18th inst.t
has been received. It claims that, the fight at
Sharpsburg or. Sunday was a Yankee victory.
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lis aespatcnes in regard to the fight are contradictory,
but concur in Btating that the Confederates
were defeated.
Letters from Louisvillo claim that the Yankee
forces in Kentucky had gained a victory
over Duncan's and Scott's commands at Munfordsville,
Kentucky.
A Bermuda correspondent of the No* York, ,
Herald says that five steamers are now lying at
the port ol St.George's, awaiting an opportunity
to run the blockade.
The United States Arsenal at Pittsburg wa9
accidentally blown up on Wednesday. Between
seventy-five or eighty boys and girls
were killed.
In New York, on Wednesday last, gold
opened at 116 7-8, but subsequently advanced
to H7 8-4.
Latest from Cumberland Gap ,
Kwoxvillk, September 2*.?A courier brings
intelligence from Cumberland Gap that Gen.
Stevenson is pressing olose on the rear of the
Federal General Morgan. Ffftng was. heard in
tire direction of Manchester. It is supposed*
that 8tevenaon has engaged the enemy'.