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federate States, for we are all in the same boat, and must sink or swim together, are bound for their redemption. Best because in making I a safe investment he would be aiding the Government and sustaining its credit. We hope therefore in view of all the circumstances surrounding us to see a bill introduced in our Congress, to fund the debt of the Government. If such a bill is passed, confidence will be restored.. . V v W ml***legislature of Virginia.This body organized on Monday the 5th inst., by the election of I Hugh Shelley, Esq., of Augusta, as Speaker. Business of vital impor-tance will occupy the attention of this Legislature. It will be the most important in results that has 1 assembled since the year 1812.Confederate Senator.i Tuesday the 13th inst., (to-day) is fixed on for the election of Senator to represent Virginia in the Confederate Congress.9 Mlmediation again.The New York Herald asserts in an article that the Emperor Napoleon has again proposed to England and Russia, to join him in arresting this unnatural strife in which we aro engaged. If they refuse, then Napoleon will act for himself. The manufacturing districts of Franco are suffering for cotton.JP25T*Writing Ink.—We were presented by Mr. V. Colliau with a bottle of very superior writing ink, manufactured by himself in this place, we are satisfied with the trial we have made of it and can recommend it as a first-rate article.| A tcrriflic light between (lie monitor and Oltl Neptune —the monitor sunk with many ol her Crew.The famous Ercission iron-clad steamer, called the Monitor, has fought her l$st fight. Henceforth she will, like her celebrated adversary, the Merriinac, which came so near smashing her in Hampton Roads last Spring, be a thing that was. After a long rest she put to sea theotherday to measure strength with old Neptune, who brought oue of his fierce Hatteras rufflers to bear upon her, and after a brief but terrible struggle she had to give up the ghost. Down she went into that dismal recptacle of shattered hulks, Davy Jones’ Locker, and with her went down 3‘2 of her crew. Thisnews reached here from a reliable source early yesterday forenoon and gave general satisfaction, for it is a prevalent propensity of our people to rejoice over Yankee losses by seaand land, more especially on this occasion, when a vessel built and fitted out especially to aid in devastating ourjeoast and over whose anticipated career of murder and plunder the Northern vandals were up-i roariously shouting with joy, was i transfered from the surface to the bottom of the ocean, never to risejagain. She has been a doomed thing from the beginning. In her fight with the Merrimac, she was within an ace of destruction. Nothing but an accident to the latter j saved her. Her commander, Wor- j den, had both of his eyes nearly knocked out in the combat and has ; scarcely heard of since. She was i badly crippled in her first voyage | from New York to Fortress Monroe. She was roughly handled at. Drury’s Bluff, where she proved herself any- ithing but a terror. She ventured a»collision with the breakers off Hat-! teras and a storm seasonably com- i ing on to their assistance, she was | soon dispachcd to that bourne from which no craft returns. The fate ; of the Monitor reads an impressive lesson to the Yankees. No such a vessel is safe an instant off our coast | when the winds blow and the billows dash around her.The Passaic, modelled after her ‘ and one of her companions at the time of her catastrophe,made a hair- : breadth escape, having to throw overboard all her guns and everything else to lighten her.Tlie General Assembly.The General Assembly of Virgin- i ia convened in extra session yesterday, in the capitol. The organization of the regular session being continued, both bodies at once proceeded to business.The Governor’s Message was re-1 ceived and read. Its great length' and our very limited space of a half i a sheet precludes its publication in our columns entire. A careful ab-! stract of it will be found in another | part of this paper. The Message it- i self is clearly and piainly written, and is marked bv the practical good ; sense and zeal for the public good which distinguish its author.The Legislature has a good many j things to do; and there arc a good 1 many other things which it has notto j do. Let us hope that it will not spend much time in debating the latter. It certainly has nothing to do with public improvements not immediately demanded for the public j security and defence,since there is no money and no labor for any other. ! The election of a Confederate Sena- j tor, to If II the vacancy occasioned I by the death of Senator Preston, i will afford its share of excitemeut! and electioneering. It is highly important that the ablest and most fitting man we have should be chosen, both on account of the inter-, ests of Virginia and for the sake of promoting the dignity and intelli- j gence of a body not generally considered as remarkable for talent as ; it should be.It is to be hoped that at a time, like this the Legislative body will devote itself harmoniously and pat-, riotically to its duties, and endea-1
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