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From Fredericksburg.[from our own correspondent.] Fredericksburg, Va., May 21, 1863. Pressing duties have prevented earlier correspondence intended for your columns. The New York Herald says we have "nothing to show" for our "boasted victory." Eight thousand live Yankee prisoners, and ten thousand dead wretches may be "nothing;" but 60,000 stand of arms, besides cannon, colors, clothing, ammunition, accoutrements, &c., make some "show." The battle- ground of retreating cowardice and punished insolence, and repulsed invasion, was something to show. Their entrenchments, impregnable had brave men defended them, taken from them and turned against them; out-flanked army corps flying and fighting on the wrong side of their own breastworks, and when taken in the rear thousands advancing rapidly in the direction they were looking when surprised, keeping their backs steadily towards our boys, and then recrossing rapidly and gladly going home, heroes of a hundred f(l)ights, make anot
Financial and Commercial. Thursday, May 21, 1863. Specie and Notes.--The recent advance in gold has checked transactions, and the brokers again report a "dull market." The rates continue as last reported--$4.50 premium, buying; $5 premium, selling. Silver is 25 to 50 cents below these figures. Bank notes are dull at last quotations--60 per cent premium, buying rate; 70 to 75 per cent., selling. Nothing doing in exchange. Bonds and Stocks,--The market is quiet, with little or no change in quotations. Confederate bonds of the 100 m. loan are selling at 103a109 and int; 15m. loan 190 and int; Confederate 7 per cent bonds, par and int; Virginia registered bonds, 112 and int; North Carolina 6's, 175; Richmond city bonds, 135 and int; Va and Tenn R R bonds, 3d mort, 110 and int; Orange and Alex R R bonds, 8's, 110 and int; R and Y R R do, 110 and int. The stock of the Richmond Importing and Exporting Company is active at $775, with upward sales as high as $800. The par is