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thk WILMINGTON "JOURNAL. OOaFKDBRATK STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. CTHUBSDAY, FEBEUABY , IMS. Wx are without farther news from operations in this State, either by land or water. The steamers and trans ports which passed Swansboro' and New River, on Friday, most have had a more Southern destination than vVUrnington, or they would have been heard from ere this, and yet it is difficult to account for their being so close in shore as to be in sight from the points indi cated, otherwise than' upon the supposition that they were designed for this point. They hare not made their appearance, however, jior kave the celebrated two columns " from Newbern and Beaufort yet shown them selves in the vicinity of Goldaboro' or WilmiDgton. like James' two horsemen, that might have been seen, but were not, these two columns might have made their The movements of Focthx and whoever else is with him, are mysterious and past finding out. It is pretty certain that Ed. Stxklt imitates Abraham Lincoln in one thing. He has no more idea of having his Cap itol Newbern left undefended, than Liscoln has of Washington being left. without an army between it and the foot cavalry of that awful man, Jacxsox. Whether Stakly has a Scotch cap and cloak is not definitely as certained. - It may be that the recent raid of our iron -dads at Charleston will call for the services of all the Monitors and other iron-clads now at Beaufort, to prevent the blockade at Charleston being knocked into a permanent cocked hat, which will have he effect of postponing the - plans of which an immediate attar k upon Wilmington may have formed a part. We shall pee what we shall tee. The destruction done to the Yaukte shipping at Charleston is very considerable, and the whole affair is glorious, but the ioss of the Princess Bojal still presses upon us with a heavy weight. A report that she bad been recapture- is not confirmed . We are sorry for that As long as we hold Charleston and our iron-clads hold cut, the blockade of that place must be merely nominal. The Yankee iron-clads of the Monitor class cannot lay outside as blockaders or ia any other ca pacity except in calm weather, and the wooden vessels will not dare lay off at night for fear of being suddenly sent to the bottom. From the Bee X The following communications were contained in sip era te bottles, found a mile a part on the beach near Fort Caswell and have been sent tons by the courtesy of Gen eral Whiting. TLey may be of importance. One is as follows : U. S. Gunboat "Logue" January 10, 1863. To any one in favor f President Davis. (Gud bless mm!!) This is to give veu information for him, that the ba ted Yaoke-.-s are going to attack Savannah on Jan 19, Make good haste to meet them. 1 am an unwilling in inaye of one ol old Lincoln's iunUoai. May this'rwh you in safety. I'he other note is very brief us fallows : At Ska, Dec. 25tb, 1862, In the" Monitor' Boat." ! fur a sail long. Tbe tir-t syllable of the last word is so blotted as to be Hit-tithe. It may have been meant tor a signature. The ruiiy lhins? that appears to u suspic;ous is the s'.rung resemblance in the band writing of the two m ciosures, coming as they purport to come from such wholly different quarters. I'he writing may not be the same, bat it would certainly pass for toe same. sjy Kkefixo up steam too constantly will heat the coppers aud burn out the fls either in man or boiler. Oar large daily edition compels us to keep up fire all day long, and so our boiler has given out and we have been compelled to put up another to enable us to " run the machine." To day we will be compelled to run by hand which may cccasion us to be rather slow. By the way, we notice that several of our cotempo- raries have recently been referring to the increase of their circulation, due, no doubt to the war, to which we attribute the fact that our machinery is pretty severely tasked to keep up with the dexand for our daily paper, which has run far ahead of our weekly, although that also has increased. Those who can get a daily paper will not wait for a weekly in these war times. We are glad to know that our cotemporaries are flourishing, aud ara pleased to say that, so far at least as circulation is concerned, " these few i.cei leave, us en joying the same blessing." The true policy for papers, we think, is to raise the price of advertising as much as the great advance in everything may render necessary, and to advance as little as possible upon the rates of subscription. By the large increase iu circulation thus rendered certain, the advertiser, really gets more copies ot his advertisement in proportion to the amount charged than he ever did before, while at the stfme time the news is still kept with the reach of all. Daily Journal, 2d. Thkkb begins to be some doubt as to whether the advance of Foster's forces is to be' made in North Car. olina, or whether the army to be embarked iu transports at Beaufort, N. C, is designed for Wilmington ; but oj all this, although much is surmised, little is known. The disgruntlement of the Yankee forces at Freder icksburg the failure to advance on account of the state of the roads the state of preparation supposed to ex ist in North Carolina, may all have contributed to dis, concert the movement designed to cut off the commu nication by railroad through the State, and destroy the chance of running the blockade through the port cf WilmiDgton Indications at present seem to point to Savannah. The recent obstinate attacks upon Fort McAllister, at Gene sis Point, as well as the concentration of vessels at Red BInfl and Hilton Head, give color to the supposition that the enemy has been feeling our strength at different points preparatory to a general attack. It would ap .pear also that the enemy's forces in and around New bern acd Beaufort Harbor are being mainly concent ra. ted at the latter point, as though with a view to their embarkation. Of the correctness of this latter statement we presume there need be to question. Late Northern papers Bay ' It has been ascertain ed by General Foster that 75,000 rebel troops have been sent into North Carolina from the Rappahannock !" Smart man, General Foster is. It ia said that Port Royal dates to the 29th had been received at New York. General Hunter had arrived ou and assumed command. The indications were that an active campaign would at once commence, and it was probable that Savannah would be attacked before Charleston that being considered the weakest point. The iron-clad frigate Ironsides, the Monitor battery Montauk, and the Monitor battery Passaic had all ar rived at Port Royal. All this may be so, but we know that these Monitors were reported be fore at Beaufort Sj C Jwhen thejr - were in Beaufort Harbor, N. C. It wili W'do to take it for granted, because the enemy say goj that the at tack designed tjpe made on Wilmington has received a"diSer nt direction. We must keep our eyes wide open. '- ' We are without anything direct from the portion of the coast included within the enemy's lines, if 'w except the statement of the concentration of the greater por tios of the Yankee forces at and around Beaufort har bor. - If thk kkwi from Charleston be tru, that is, if th British war steamer Cadmus has Mutually brougLt news J of an approaching attack upon Charleston, and if her news be correct, it ia certainly not only important, but also singular. Either the Lincoln Government has be come particularly genercas, and wishes to give Char leston fair warning, or the British authorities have vie lated the confidence placed in (hem by that GoverucJ'ut by making known its niiljtary plans to those against whom a mortal blow is intended to be directed. Of course it would be nothing surprising for the Lin coln Cabinet to iol'ormAhe British diplomatic agent at Washington of an' intetded attack upon Charleston, and that such attack was now imminent, or to add that from the nature of things the safety of no property could be guarauteed, and that therefore it would be for the British Consu to take such course as might seem best under the circumstances, but we conic ss that it is surprising to hear that, not content with taking ofl its Consul, a British war steamer should n ale public the fac s contained iu the dispatch. I erhaps, however, all but the taking ofl of ihe,Jonsnl ate outside inferences, drawn from other and unofficial information. There has been so much backing and fiiliog nn con nection with the movements of the forces in this State, now under Foster and Smcici , (hc " Flying Dutch man,") and they have given out so rnatiy things, and made fo many promises to do sundry things', that al though we 'regard this news from Charleston as im portant, aod en tilled to much attention, we are far from feeling any absolute assurance that itr ia nol designed to cover a movement in soiqs otlcr .direction cr an at tack open some other place. Wk are in the enjoyment ot a very well-grown suow storm, although ap yet Doncof it remains on the gronr.d. melting as fast as it falls Somewhere lcl ween five and six o'clock this ruorn icg, the wind got np, and commenced- blowing great guns, shaking solid brick bouses, and makic-g sligh1 frame ones decidedly roc key. W don't know when it blew harder. Each blast seemed more furious than its predecessor. We hardly know where it blew from', but the worst of it seemed 10 come from the West Wheth er it caught any of the Lincoln blockaders in a snap ia mre than wc can say we c-n only hope that it iil. . Daify Journal, 3d. Ir frozr hr-rc last night about as hard -s it often gets to freezing in this latitude aud at this elevation. The icj this morning was very respectable for its age, which was about twelve hours. People a little ways in the interior could easily save ice after a very few days of such weather. We wish they would. They could easily make a fair return for their labor and ex pensein fact tuey could make money and contribute greatly to the comfoit of the sick and wouudul, to say nothing of the f j ynieut of those who are neither. - Daily Journal, Kih. Ykvckrdav morning we Sailed to receive auy mails from '1410. .'South. We karu that the cm-uiniaaeea which occasioned this laiiure were as follows : h-, two mail aim? on'ihe Wi mington and Manchester Uiil rad collided on niihi hift-re Iwst, two mi lis .i in h if Frttuirig'ou, (dlu-iii 30 miles f.m Wiimiagton.) . l o soldiers wt-rc instantly kilkd ; a third had o have r.s foot amputated, and two others were slightly ii jure-d All these imu wt-rt on the plutloim of the cars, aud per sisted in rciuuiuiii.' there, notwithstanding repeated warnings Ironi the conductor. The damage done to the engines and car waselight. O.ie of tLe trains wesout of lim-., wh ch led to tl e accident. The ruuning ! drains cm has ieen r?trul.irlv resumed and thf rv is no - ition to travel. We have not, beard which train was out ol liiuv, nor have we bV-cn aMc to ascertain the names or n (iiuient ot the uut-rtuute soldiers who were-kilkd ur wouoded. The c llision must have baeu very slight, as it appears that no one in the cars was injured. Daily Journal, 4th. We had the pleasure yesterday pf se ing, for the first timein many mmth, cur friend Col. Hall, ol the 46th N. C regiment, and learned fioin him many cheering facts in regard to the discipline and spirit of our army, and the enthnsiastic loyalty of the people of Northern Virginia. Col. Hall differs from many others, aud from the general impression abroad ; he cousidets Maryland essentially with us. His regiment bore an. important 'part in the capture of Harper's Ferry, the battles of Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg, and o her hard-fought fields. Laily Journal, Alh. Soap. Mr. C. P. Joxes, of Fayetteville, whose ad- vertisemeDt ha8 appeared in our paper, has sent us some specimens of the soap manufactured by him, to which we have given a lair trial, that. is to say, Brown Wind sot and Castile, and have found it a very pleasant arti cle to us8, and so far as we can judge, possessing the first great essential "of soap removing the dirt as fully as any other we have used. We have i.'yt Been any ot his Family Bar Soap, nor do we know tLe price at which he c n afford the various kinds he of? .to for sale, but we do know, that the article got through the blockade is very dear and very scarce, and that the question, " liow are you off for soap r has received a new and deep significance. Under the circumstances we wou'd direct attention to this domestic article, and suggest to our readers the policy oJ giving Mr. Jones a fair trial. Contbibotion. We learn tbatou Saturday last the patriotic workmen at Cassi ley's ship yard made up u contribution of eighty-toree dollars and twenty-five cents ($83 25) for the. benefit of the widows Swaine and Tcboe, their husbands having fallen in thecauc of their country. . We like to see this spirit and trust that it may be imitated. L t us help one another .and let the widow and the orphan be the common charge of all, not as an act of charity but of duty. Wb ritAR that the fall of Arkansas Post," ou the ArkaDsa? River must be admitted,, with the loss of a good many prisoners, though not anything like the num ber claimed by the Federals. It was an impor.ait point, and its capture by the enemy is a serious bln. Wk Itarn from the Hillsboro' " Records" of the 28th alt., that the Smoke House of Dr. E Flolt, of that (Oraoge) county, was consumed, with. all its con tents, week before last ; and last weik nis dwelling was foand to be on ire about 12 o'clock at night. Fortu nately it was discovered in time to save the most of bis furniture, but loses everything in I he cellar, amoug which was a large portion of the pork he had laid in aft r the loss of his smoke house. A negro girl some fifteen ' years old, conree?ed to having set fire to Ihe buildings. Tub Salisbury, N. C, Watchman learns from good authority that a large number of deserters and tories have banded together in that section of country where the counties of Moore, Randolph and Montgomery join, and have committed numerous and serious disturbances against the lives and property of true Confederate citi zens. Of course they will be speedily waited upon by such fojee, in authority, as will bring, their operations to a close. It is a section of country somewhat difficult of success, and tbey may, however cause more trouble than is now apprehended. . We trust .that the difficulty will be found much less serious than had been apprehended. That there are some disaffected people in the section referred to, is, we, ear, too true, and that.deserters would join ; with them is quite likely ; still the preponderance of good and true men will be found so overwhelming that no handfe! of tones or renegades will- kave any chance to n,.jce a itasd. V i its best army the North has, the well-trained soldiers of Motile-nan, such an "army as no Northern General but McCIellan'coukS have organized, is now stuck fast in the.mud on the banks of the Rappahannock. "Fight ing Joe Hooker' as the New Engenders call the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, may vapor ea he pleaf es, but he cannot n:w' or shortly advance on Richmond by that or any other route. "The powers of mud" are now something worthy of being sworn by. They indeed, constitute a power in the state, nooker'a and Ie's forces can hardly come in collision until spring fairly opens, and spring does not open early in North ern Virginia. TTie very flower ot tnia army oi me roiomac cousuus of two years men whose term of service will expire in May. The present Abolition Congress of Lincoln goes ont on the 4th of Match, just 28 days from this writing. What tbey do must be done before the 4th of March. As yet no step has been taken in regard to the two years and the nine months men. In the pre sent stale of feeling at the North, it is doubtful wheth er the present Congress would venture ou the desper ate injure of retainipg these men compulsorily iu servie3, as the mm are known to be sick of thc.war, aod their friends at home are equally determined that they sh I not be retain ad by compulsion, and few or mme will ro-euliat voluntarily. Lincoln wifl hardly dare to .-..ill an extia session of the newly elected Con gies. wrich ts keewn to be bitterly opposed to him" Tin ae the facts thit make the deepest impression oa the puoiic min i at the North, and these are the cir eamslaiiees that !ead us to expect the most frantic at tempts against our sea coast, acd Mississippi river towns dw'xwz the next three monlha, daring which noth ing can b. done against Richmond, and alter hich the invasion will become futile. Srw-iAL Magutkatk. An ehction btld hera on diction be Id MoudayJas, lor Social MagistraJo of the Town of Wihnir.gton, rcfeulied iu trie re-electioa of John J Conoid, Fq , to fi t that offi'v f'-r ih - -usiiipg twelve mo Pe (Vi mat We j;re pi h d to tenrii that the i Dalian Association with alter guiiieuien oi town, propose to give a dra matic t-nto: tuuum tit to un-rrow eight at Ihalian Hall, for of vi fit i tt e BunVrers in Binithville, which town has becu severely vni ed by the small pox, and in which niaoj, ui id r the pr.-ssure of ex'sting circumstances, are aotuttiy destitute oi ihr e mf jrts or iven necessaries of fife The Missks Bailkv have tendered their valuable ser vices, aud will appear wi'. 'he Th&lians in the admired play of "Tub Hjcih at Law " The Kutaw Band wili a!sj be present and give sev eral of their most admired pieces. Fgr the Jcnroai. Camp 3d N. C. T. XIbssks Editors : Thiukinir that you would like to h-ur from this portion ot " God's moral vineyard' and ftm this p 'Mion of your o;d triends.'I attempt now to give y'U a short d tail ol incidents aud changes within the l8S' s s weeks Four wetksj-go, we (the od X. C. I .) bivouacked n -ar FredorLksl urg, where we worked daily ,n the fortifi cations tniow thai town ; about a week since we nearly h' ihed what was ullotitd to our bri. ade (Dole's.) Tte works ate very ! r niduble, aud iu the byst position that i-.uld have bern seiecttd. If th Yaukees. cross at any p int about there tuey may just calculate to get the wors Grabbing tey have ever had, notwithstand ing the nui'-v severe o es they have received at our hands. O if t- uer:.ls seem to be very well satisfied at -the idea ot thv enemy ngiitiug us in intse enirencn- ments. As so n as we I ad finish d th allotted work, we win- tian9;erud !rom DoVs Biieade, D. II. fluTa Di- vi.-ion, to I'alliafeuo's Brigade, Jackson's old Division, now c imaianl d by (ieneral 'Urimble, to w bos j com mand we moved last Friday, not thiaking that we would have any work to do ; but to our great surprise," what should we hear, ou tbje very first night, bat a de tail ol fiity men iroui the 3J North Carolina as a working party ? The men t bought d n, aud the officers thought hard ; but of such is war. We do not know the cause of the transfer, unless it was that they wa tted all Georgians together, as two (itorgia regiments took our places, (First aod Third,) which makes a Georgia btigade. We took the places of two Alabama ngiments, aDd I suppose they are placed iuto an Alabama brigade. I do uot know that this is the causi of the change ; it is simply a conjec ture of mine. Should you ask : Did the change effect the same lor th, First and Third North Carolina Rcjini' nts, 1 would huve to ai.swer o It don't seem to matter abtut us. VY'e have been, ever since we en tered the service, mere scape-goats for other regiments. Why is it ! H ve we not men that will make as good brigad" c imuianders as any other State in the Confed eracy 7 W cere ts uowi, uervossta, anu uivera uiucrs that 1 would mention .' wr.y snouiu not xney oe maae Brizud: r Generals, and placed over North Carolina brigades ? I say that we are not tread rightly. Don't understaud me as fault finding withcut just grounds, for such ia not the case. Nor am I displeased with my present brigade commancer; but I do think we are movod too much. This makes the filth brigadier we have he u under sinc3 in the service. I think we have had our sf,;iv ol'heni. So now to wind up the matter, I thii-k they uht, as a matter of justice, to seni us to North Cur'-lina, ur t,wn native -tate, to str ke one hiow in Iwr de-li'u e, hich we would do ui-t cheer- filly. WhtL- 1 aut witting, H is suowiug very rapid !y, and has brt'u suowin. all day. T.e stiow.is now some nine to twelve inches deep. It makes us all um our fingers many fines when we aou c. wtsu to. iney naa reen expecting a fight here every day and we are now under marcti!g orders ur radioes are cooaeu as last, as is sued, but I think this snow will put a stop to the fight tor the next week at least, as it is impossible tor thft ar tillery to mi e'iver. I would lik to mention au iccidenl or two which oc curred at th battle of Sharpsburg, which perhaps may never have reached year cars, but which 1 ibink it due to tte brave men engaged that they should be mention ed : In the thickest ol the tight, at the time when both col r-bf atcrs were shot-down, Maj r (now Lieut. Col.) Thruston seized the colors, 'mid shot aud shell, and bore them onward uutil a member ot his old Company (now Capt- BrownV) came aud requested Colonel Tnruston with tears- iu his eyes, to let him have the colors F?e gave them to him, and he carried them through the entire fight He is now color-bearer of this regiment. 1 would also tuentioQ private R. W. Yopp, of Captain Ennctt's company, who, during tjbe fight, asked bis commander's permission to go ou a hill, (a little in ad vance rl the regiment) and fire at a color-bearer. He iccjeived th'- required permission, and took a etacd on the aforr-mentioned hill. While there, he was wounded, but had the gratifying assurance of knowing that he killed the object of his aim. Had the members ol some other regiments perlormed similar acts of bravery with thosa of Col. Thni8ton's regiment, their names would have ben hera'ded through every paper in the South. There were hundreds of similar actd of bravery per formed by the Third Regiment, but I regret to say that they have entirely escaped my memory. Our regiment is now commanded by Major Parsley, with whom both officers and men are highly pleased- The regiment is iu good health and in high spirits, and ready for any emergency. flopitg that Wilmington and the sarroending coun try are still quiet, I remain. Yours, very respectfully, Jan. 28th, 1863 E, Sentence In Burnsl.de' Array. A letter from Burnside'B army gives the following samples of the Court Martial sentences prevailing there-: One orivate soldier, " for misl ehavier before the ep- mv."-was sentenced to forfeit all pay due him, except just dues to his Inndress and sutler, and all pay that may oecome uue mm during uia wri uuu m uo wu fined at bard labor. " A lfee Eentence was passed upon another man " for oifering violence to his superior cflL- cer. a coroorai. " lor aosenuDif nimseu iroui ois company and regiment before the enemy at Fredericks burg." was reduced to the grade of private; forfeited all pay due or that may become due, and waa condemned to serve the balance of his term at hard labor. . A man for u skulking during the battle of Fredericksburg," was condemned to inarch before his regiment, having a board lashed to his back with the word " coward " on it, and. to be put to hard labor, with ball and chain attached to bis Je$. tAnm Addressed to ' little AnnUbelle" by t ? vWthin tha.heavenlyCitx ?H H - s-'Vvi;:. Amid the white robed throng, ;- W tiers countless voices mingle i -Aad chant the aogeU song, . - ' Our darling Ansiebelle is there A crown opoa her brow, . " : A irolden harp within he hand, ? ' For she'a aa acgei now. ' I want to be an angel " On earva, she used to sing: She loved to tali of Jesus fler glorious heavenly King ; tJhe loved to hast Bis gentle word i Let little children come ;" So now we feel hat sbe is safe Within His blessed Home. Bnt Ansiebelle, onr darling, . We mfss thee, Lere below - E'eD while we know that thou art blest onr hearts with uriei o'erflo'w Wp long to hear tby music-tone To ee thy loving face To w ch tby little graceful form, And fee! tby fond embrace. V'ut row thou art an angel . We would not call the bar k To this dark ale ot sorrow To tread life's thornj track ; We Icvd- to think of th'e in Heaven Arrayed in epotkes white. Where flowers bloom eternally And sin can never blight Tfao' thou wilt sing with us no more Within our e - r'B'y home We h pe to siag with thee, in Heaveu, hen Jepn bids us come. . Then, close beside the Savior We' 1 meet tbee, Annie belle, And there emid the a igeU We shall Jortvor dwell January, 1&63. m Bor the Journal. . , Fokt Fishsb, Jan. 29th, 186S Tilbitlr of Respect. The members of Company T, 40th Regiment K. . T., the friends and lellow-coldi rs of him 'to whose memory we pay this tribal of respect, bve rallel a meeting for the pur pose of fxpreein-' mr d ep and heartfelt sorrow at the los of oar brother ia arms, rtergt. Thomas B, 1 a'ham, who died in the Hospital at Uamp Wyatt; Wednesday, the 28th January, 1863. ' Sergt. Jas..T. Win Ya-y was rtquested to set as Chair man, and hergt. T i. Tau-n, .Sfcretary- On mot;o . Hergt W. P? Jewell. Cor(il. Jon s, Corpl. Wa'.ers. privates a. Braddy aud B. B. Wiudley were ap Doinied r.s a Coramittve to'diaft resolutions expressive of the beieaven ent and a- mt attiies ot the Company, ai d b"w acutely oiiu feei.sitivelj , we L ve realized the loss ot Our friend, who yieidd bis lif on his ccuutry's eiir'nn. Whereas, Itbafh pkped Amixhtv iod in h's All wise dispensatit n to.movA tri m onr midst our esteemed and much beloved bo.her it ldier Sejgt. Thos. B Ijatham Therefore, be it Resolved Thit we do deeply ilep! ie tie loss of oar friend and brother. wh"e 'aiiifi nn character, agreeable minuet and cbristiut) 1 k - conduct endeared bim to all who (new him fcnd e5ipcia 1 to hja brother- in arms, who are deniroua here to e$prea th ir dep and heartfelt love and admiraiioii of his q tali i8 fs a (jentlemau Ai d ).id per severing zeal in the caaee ct onr coautry Resolved, That whi'e w? deeply and'inexpreseibiy de plore his ioss still e mourn not as those who hare no hope, for " oar ioss is his eternal gai ." Reaoivcd, Iba while est'llinsr the virtues of our d ceas ed friend, we are partieu arly 'ies roas of nayiog, th t he waa a mot ardent a .d devo'ed patriot, a zealons, active and nntiriuit a' vocnte.of the t oiy can-e of our beloved country for which he stru.-K d and died, a sac itice on her sacred alter. Resolved. That we tender oar mot si. e re and heart brea'hed Msjiipathy aid coniiol'iice to the bereaved and stricken family the wi owed wit and orphaned children of the dcceaHed, who wan a most devoted bnsband and lov ing f ther. Resolv d. Tha' a copy of these resolutions be seut to the family ot th- receaed, and alfo -ne to the Wilmington Jonrtrl fr publication Uu luoti n, the JU 'etioff ar'j'jarned. J. T. WINT1)LEY, Chairman. T. A K. iTTtiN. et ret.iry - , Th Tii o io' ou'hirner wil pliae cop -. . Writlm Mion the unnovncemirit tf the death (f Lieut Thomas Cowan, of Co B. fi-'t Jitg't N C. T. whof.lt mortally wounaea al the battle of HharptbHrg bept. liti, 1862 In memory oi a noblrt heart, Which W3r's die.ai bcourge hath borne away ; My hai d p!as out fhi humble part.' Ay pn sh til this small tribute pay. Al'hcUfch h'd form is cold and dead, Uia shall ver with u live, An ac'or io . u- ci nun caae, F or which his life, he fiet!y gave. Geotle and tiud, yet true asd brave, Almost a be trdleaa soldier boy ; . His p -'ent's pride, his brothers' hope, A more than doting sisters j iy. Such sacrifices frerjy ade, En -ng their frnits win Purely yield; , Thesed thu 8o -n Mhall not be lost On Sharpsburg'c bloody field. ! Fort Csbw j1, Jan 30th, 1863 ' Tk Coiifeltrate War Steamer Florlcln. A correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, writing from Mobiie, under date of the 19th iost., gives the fol lowing interesting news in rela'ion to the sailing ol tb-ia steamer : A premature statement appeared iu a Richmond pa per several wei-ks aj;o, anmuncing tne escape from this port'ef tb C'oufedcrate Slates steam corvette Florida, Capt. Maffit, commanding. It was not true, tor at that time no (ftjrt bad be?n made to escape. Capt. MafSt lingered here so long alter bis vessel was ready lor sea as to call upon himself much critic :sm and censure, and applicatioos frum some quarter went on to the Secre tary of the Navy, requesting his removal from the com-m-ind of bis vessel. - Ihe Secretary at once issued the order relieving him from command. President D-ivis was then absent from Richmond, a id the Secretary acted on bis own counsel in the matter, but, happily for Maffit, President Davis arrived in Mobile almost simultaneously with the order of the Secretary. I'he facts of the delay were explain ed to the President, who at once restored Maffit to his vessel. There may be jtruth in tbe ma'ter, and even if true, there is mucb reason why a man who was gting abroad for a three years' critise upon tbe world ot waters, and iu far distant seao, snould linger long and fondly among the fair. Now he is one, the blockaders are dodged, and " the rover is free." 1 saw him one night when he was b:dding adieu to his fiieids. He said that tbe weather indicated a strong " northeaster," for which he bad been waiting so long, and that he would be off in a few hours. But tbe indication was not fulfilled. The w; atber changed, an he remained until last Thursday, the-14th instant, when be escaped just before day. lie at"empeJ it on tbe night previous, but the block aders discovered him aud signaled, when he withdrew. Thursday night was very dai k. There waa a strong blow and a hailstorm during several hours. He ran out unobserved. Bat about four hours a'ter her es cape, tbey either discovered or suspected that he was gone,. and the swiftest steamer among them went to sea, apparently in pursuit. Sbe will hardly catch him. The Florida is a splendid vessel, in perfect running and fighting trim, and can, probably whip any craft that she cannot outrun. Maffit is aa brave as Nelson( as shrewd as a fox, and as thorough a seaman as ever trod a deck His eEcape cannot loDg remain a setfret, even if it be one now, for Yankee journals will soon teem with the details of hia operations". Those who know him well predict for him a career as glorious as that of Scmmee. In Bad Company. One of our editors went out to the battle field on Wednesday in search of glory and items. While folhjwing up the charge of Gen. Mc Cown's division, be met a body of prisoners moving to tbe rear, aDd, intent upon an item, at once struck np a conversation with them. Unfortunately be was arrayed in cerulean habilaments, and upon attempting to leave was ordered by the guard t . rem&in wbera he was. With a smile of ineffable contempt, be drew from his pocket a pass, but what was hi3 chrin when he was accus ed with, " I say, my boy, none of ua can read ; but that trick's too old; and I'll tell you another thing, yer damn blue bellied Yankee, if you try any more of them dodges I'll sonz this thing into yer gizzard." Think of that, oh ye tribe of brother quill drivers. ? he editor of thia paper, the leading jonrnatof the South, to be called a Yankee, and to be accredited with possessing an azure abdomen. Mxirfretsboro' Banner. Teadb Forbidden. The hed of the oppressor con- tinne to grindoor Kentucky. Here is the iast edict'J dated Evansville, Ind., by Lehot Fitch, U. 8. N.: All arms or ammunition cases, or large quantities of men's boots of shoes, men's clothing in quantity, or- goods for men's wear, barrels of salt or sacks, or qaantities of eocee over iu pennas,tqainine, cavsiry equipments and the like.' - ', !-i !, ' "These articles are not to be passed into the interior nf Kentucky or landed at py river town on the Kentucky snore netween ixraisvuie ana vairo not gamsoned by Uni ted States forces, and not then unless by special request of the e6mmandant of the post. ? No steamer to land oa the Kentucky shore hat ween the above mentioned places, exeept at towns garrisoned, us ms wy psruu. 1JY TELKGUAPH. ' '; j; t-t later from Charleston , ' CHAttasroK, Jan. 31st, The expedition was a complete success. Ws have an thentic information that .the Palmetto State sunk the Tsn kae Guoboat Hereedita in 6 fathoms water. ; Her captain and crew surrendered and were paroled. They begged for assistance when their vessel was sinking, bat we had no boats to offer them, and they were told to shift for them selves. The' Chicora sunk one Gunboat, name onknows, and set on fire the Quaker Ciy, which struck her flag? but afterwards eseaped in a crippled condition. ' mi - ii , j s :. j - v,i v- a s , . . I Our iron-cUdsare cruising tr.umphautly oft the harbor Sll I 111 M HI! mm mmm I KJPVSU BUllfe B UlUrBSMIEr U&B W HI V I1L I The whole Yankee sqnadron has fled. 1 ihe prisoners Ufeen on btono were Drougn to hub city thla itiArnlnir - .y . . ... .. above. Onr community is mnch ejatea ana excited. LATER FROM CHARLESTON Chablzston, Jan. 1, P. M. Onr boats returned to the city this afternoon. There was great rjoicinr as ther passed the bar. Four blockaders were in the offing this evening. PTILL LATER FROM CHARLESTON THE BLOCKADE RAISED THE FOREIGN CONSOLS LOOKING AFTER THE BLOCK- ADF, Ac- Charleston, Feb 1, 1V3. Gen'l Beauregard and Commodore Ingrsham, as Com manders of the land and navl forces, have issced a joint proclamation, dued January 31st, declaring the bl'Ckade of Charleston raised,' the entire hostile -squadron h ving been sunk, burned or-disabled, by the sope or naval forces of the Confederacy. Testerday afternoon Gen'l Beauregard placed a Steamer at t're disposal of foreign Consuls to see for themselves that no hlackade existed. The French and Spanish Consuls. accompanied by Gen. Ripley, accepted the invitation. The1 British Consul, with the Commander .of tbe British war steamer Petrel, bad pieviously gone five miles bsvond tbe usual anchorage or tne biocaaaers, out could see r.otbinsr of them with glasses. Late in tbe eveiinir lour Morkacers re-appeared, keeping Jar out. This evening a larpe fit ruber of bl ckaders are in s'gbt, bat keen steam uo. ev dently iea y to ran. Lieut. H he id on ana unier n.nioeer remoie, or me xansee gun-oat Flambeau, were captured by our scouts oa Ball's Island a st night. PROM HAVANNAH. " Pavannah, Feb. 1st, It 63. At three o clock this afternoon an iron clad and a gun boat approached within two miles of Thundeibolt Battery, dipped their nag, nred two shots anu retirea. rnunoec- boldt ia lour milea Boath f tbe city. YANKEE GUNBOAT AT BT. MARTTB, 4c , Ac. ' Savannah, Feb. 1st, 1863. Two ganboafe came up to t. Mary's on Monday last. -One went up the river and set fire to several plantations. Capt. Harrison's Company of avalry fired on them, when she hauled off to a distance out of range of small arms and shelled furiously. The other bot landed men at St. Mary's on Tuesday. .THR YANKEE AGAIN ATTACK FOBT Mc VLL1STEK AD ARhi D31VEN OFF. Favannah, Feb. 1st, 1863. An Abolition flret, consisting of one iron-clad turret, four gunboats, and one Moriar boat again attacked Fort McAllister, at Genesis Point, thia morning at twenty min utes ct eight o'clock. Tbe bring continued until two snd a half o'clock this afternoon, when the 'enemy retired, whipped again. The bombardment was more furious than the last -The only person killed was Maj Jno. B- Gallic, commander of tbe tor'-, a shell striking him on the head Tbe iiiit stall' vf the irou-clad was f-hat away. She was an' chored within oi e t'louaai d yards ef the frrs She retired evidently irjuied, as t-ba did not reply to the shots from the fort when retir i g I hf ugh tte parapet trout of one of tbe imu s ot the io:t vat entuely den: ensued, the men re mained firm. There ws no eacitement,'but the best spirits prevaued- THi; BLOCKADE DECLARED OPEN. Fichhond, Jan. 31st, 1863. The Secretary of - tate has notified Foreign Consuls that he bas received official information of the opening of the b ockade off Charleston. The belief here is, that the bl ockade cannot be rent we 3 within sixty days. FiGHT NFAB SUFFOLK. THE YANKS 8 BADLY WHJPHKD. Richmond, Feb. 1, 1863 Au official dispatch to Uen'lvmith statei that Gen'l Pry -or was attacked on Saturday by a heavy force of the ene my, eight inilt s from Suffolk. After a hard flgM of three hours the entmy was repaired with heavy los. Prjorat last accounts, held the entire battle field, aud the enemy was in ;nll retreat. Our loss is considerable. Among the killed is the xadant Col. Poege ?) FROM. THR NOSTtJ. T ichmokd, Jan. .31st, 1863: Tbe New York He aid of the 29th iuat. bas been received In the Federal Seuate on Tuesday, Mr. Haolsbury, of Debt are. made a speech in which ke den-unce d Liocoln as an imbecile. The Vice President CBlted him to order several times, aod- finally ordered tha Sergeant at Aim to take hirn in custody- Mr. Saulsbury displayed a revolver as be went out. Next day, Mr. Clark, of New Hapshire, offered a re solution of expulsion. It lies ever. The latest quotations for gold were 153 ; Excbanga 169J. Cotton 80 cents. " . Gee. Hunter is again in command of the Department of the South. The Ore to, Florida bad arrived at Hanover for coal. She had destroyed everal Yankee vessels. . Tbe French Legislature opened on tha 12th. The Emperor in his speech said he had postponed to a mure snitable opportunity the offer of mediation. The Minister ot foreign affairs, iu his official report of the policy of the empire with reference to America, says tuat the Emperor's government had not iietrlected any opportunity which authorized it, to explain its opinion to the Federal government on the dangers and difficulties ot tne situation, xne emperor nas laaeo care to inform the Government at Washington that he is quite ready, if it should be desired, to facilitate either alone or 1 1 ... , -. . a l ; a. 1 . i i i .1 i COUdCMVery,-iu auy loriu kumoiigui ue muiuaieu ui iub work of peace. MORE SUCCESSES IN THE WEHT. Chattanooga, Jan. 3 Ut, 1863. Wheeier'a cavalry destroyed five more transports on the Cambei land river lasf Friday. Th: same command des troj ed aa engine and 'raiu of cars, and captured 52 prison era on the Naahville and Chattanooga Road last Saturday. JL MANSION FOB MBS. MoCLELLAN. The jfew York Herald siys : Mrs. McClellau has been presented by the friends of her husband, with a beautiful spacious residence, furnished in' a superb and costly man ner. The Washington correspondent alledges that Butler is the popular choice for the office of Secretary of War. Wendell Phillips and other stroBg minded men of his stamp, wert in a body oa Monday night to tbe President's house and demanded the removal of eeward. YANKEE NEWS. Balbioh, N. C, Feb. 1st, 1863. The State Journal has a Philadelphia Inquirer of the 29th January. Late arrivals from Newbern and Hatters Inlet spoke of au important expedition !ound South. Twenty or more gunboats and transports had left those plaoes for their Southern destination. There were no troops on them, but a large Fed.eral force was ready to embark at short notice. This embarkation of troops would undoubtedly be made. A force, including four gunboats, would be left to meet the rebel force. ' . Adviees from Newbern, Jan. 20th, via Fortress Monroe, Jan. 26th, says that seventy-five thousand rebels are in North Carolina, from the Rappahannock, and another force has gone Southwest, the rebels say. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. Bichuond, Va , Feb. 2d,. 1862. Another day has been occupied in the Senate In discussing the bill to organize a Supreme Court, the question being on the amendment limiting the jurisdiction of tbe Court. In tbe House the exemption bill was further debated until adjournment. - THE FIGHT NEAR SpFFOLK-ABRE3T OF AN EDITOR AND SUPPRESSION OF HIS PAPER. BiCHaONA, Feb. 2d, 1863. Reliable intelligence from Suffolk says that Corcoran commanded the Yankees in the recent fight. They admit a loss of five hundred in killed and wounded. Gen. Gibba was severely wounded. All be hospitals In Suffolk wera filled with the wounded. , The Philadelphia Evening Journal was suppressed py Gen. chenck, for! publishing a long, editorial, praising Davis' message as truthful and noble in contrast with Lin coln's. : - - y - N0BTHBBNNEW8 AEBKST OP THE EDI I OR OF THE PHILADELPHIA , JOURNAL THE CONFEDERATE rBTEAMEB FIA)RIDATHB ABMT )F JTHE POTO- iiAC,'Ao.4c.:v- i ' ; -r ' : - PTtiano, Feb. 2nd, 1863. . Hew York dates of the 30th January, have been received. The arreit of tit Editor of the Philadelphia Journal feu 55 cauaai great ezclUment.-'Jadge Ludlow, of PhuadaintiU made bis arrest tie" sabject of a special ebarge to tha urasa Jary. Ms says that the time nas arrived when ws can no lorger hold our peace, where obligations .mpossd b oafit oi iiaca compel ns every naaara to alreot ths O aad nry to-tnqaire into aad determine by whose ordtr apd oy waat persons tnia arrest nas neea mads. In th Legislatare of Pesnsylvania, a resolution attlon ing the Orvernor to go to Washington and demand his re lease was referred to ins uqmmntee on rederal RsUtlo&i. The common Branca or tue rnuaaeipbia Council adonui a resolution denouncing the arrest a- unjust aad anooBsti- tltutional- The New York World says that the coantry is indienant and shoe tee at jais arbitrary and tyrannical exercise of Aaa mvA tKftt iVl frill .Am rt tha On.tntAK 41l 1 wvww., - ---- - wm iisnfia. . m - forth resU all illegal .enrolments on Individual libwt, and free disoassion, with the Crane of eonieioos strenirtb BUhe the vigor and determination of men thorough!, i. I . " . I earnat.. The Florida was pursued after leaving Mobile by ths Federal steamer Cnyler. Miflltt la led to and give her a shot, cutting swsy her foremast. The CnyUr was to iis- bled that she had to ceasa the pursuit. The World ujt that tbe exploits ef the Florida created great excitement ia new York on Thursday. Tbe Army of the Potomac is inactive ; snow was elirht inehes aeep Gov. Hanley has resigned on account of the emancipation proclamation. McCiernand's forces bad landed on tbe Louisiana aids of the Mississippi, -opposite Vickbsrg. Two Brigades wen engagtd opening the canal. Cotton in New York was greatly excited ; the market opened at 81 cts. and closed at 86 ets for averrs middling and good middlings 89 and 0 cts. Gold closed at Ul j Sterling Excharge, 1TI and 172. LATEB FROM THE MOBTH. Richmond, V a., Fet,. 2 J, 116 J. The New York Herald of 31st January has been receive Its Washington correspondent' says that the bitter expres sions ia the Senate debate on Thursday, upon the sabject of emancipation in Missouri, betrayed something like dee- pair as to the result of tbe war.. Greely is 'playing a bfe game to bring about reeognition, outside of his newspaper. ; enator haulisborj tas apologised for his free speech in the S'.cate. All kinds of merchandize continue to advance in New York. . Stocks advanced 3 to & per cent, on Friday, sod United States sixes declined to ninety-four. FROM VICK8BURG A YANKEE IRON CLAD PASSEd THE BATTERIES, Ac. " VrxsBUlia, Feb. 2d, 1663. A Yankee iron clad ram passed our batUriee this morning . Several (hots were fired at her, only three of which struck her. f he attempted, whn opposite the steamer Yicktbori to grapple her, but was prevented by our sharp shooters The name of the iron clad is unknewn The shots' wklcL struck her seemed not to make the slightest impreasioa Our forces are all on the alert, and ready for suy mire deai ring to attempt a like experiment. , FURTHER FROM VlCKflBUBG. Yicksbubo, Feb. 2d, lBoS. The boat which ran past our batteries this morning li said to be the Queen of the West Rim. She attempted to butt the steamer Yioksburg, striking her heavily on the larboard side, without damage. Ten deserters from the 3 !st Wisconsin regiment srrired here last evening. They state that great dissatisfaction ex ists ia the Yankee army,- and they eonflr n the arrival of Grant'-s army, making their effective force at fifty to sixty thousand men en the Peninsula. Grant supercedes McCler nand, and takes command ef the whole expedition. CHARLESTON TO BE ATTAC'KKD THE BRITISH , CONSUL ORDERED TO LEAYfi. Charleston, Feb. 3d, 1863. . The British fiignte Cadmus brings Intelligence that s meat f -rn idable naval and land expedition is about to at tack Charleston. Tbe preparations being now nearly com plete, 'he Cadmm brings orders for Robert Bunch, tbe Britieb Cestui, to go aboard and get in Havana aeeoou as possible. He will leave next Saturday. The Yankee navpl and land forces are gathering .t Port Royal.- It is supposed that the troops are drawn chiefly from theNortk Carolina coast. The iron-rlad Ironsides is still off tte bar this morning; with thirteen other Yankee steamers. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS, Ac. Bjghmond, Feb. 3d, 1P62. In the House to-day the Superior Court bill was further debated, without result. The House waa cbi. fly engaged in tbe conaide ration of the Exemption act. Mr. Collier's substitute, as perfected, was rejected ' ' In the New York Legislature, on the 30th nit., a petitioo was presented asking the Legislature to tue its influence to termin ite the war. NOBTHEBN NEWS. Richmond, Va., Feb. 3d, 1S63. In New York, on Friday, Gold closed at 1584 ; Cottos 96 cents ; United States sixes, redeemable in 1881, declined to 94. Tbe large pork house of Evsbs, Gaines & Co.. in Cine in nati, was deatrojed by fire on the 27th ult. Loss one hun dred and thirty-five tbousard dollars. . LATER NORTHERN NEWS. FRiDiKicxBBPBa. Feb. 3rd, 1863. The Washington Chroniele.of the 2od Inst., bas been re ceived. Diplomatio correspondence just published con tains a letter from Napoleon to Gen. Forney, confeubK that tbe motive for the French policy ic Mexio, i intend ed to prevent the United States from extending their au thority southward over the American Continent. A movement is on foot In Liverpool and Manchester tu use puoiic opinion by a meetng to consider the Ameririo war and tbe emancipation. '' Burnside bas been offered the command of the new depart ment embracing Ncrth and South Carolina. Thirty dari leave has been extended to decice whether he will accept. The Herald of the 1st inst., details the fight at Black wi ter, and claims a victory. It says the Federal loss wai twenty-tour killed and eighty wounded. Corcoran had i narrow escape. The Alabama has not been heard from since sinking the Hatteras. - A number of vessels are cruising for her ia the Tbe New Orleans Delta says that the leree above tbe city is in a dilapidated condition. The water has risen fifteen eet and is rising rapidly. Unless the levee is repaired Lou isiana aBd large portion of Arkansas and Mississippi will be submerged. The iron-clad Pattapsco went to sea from H imp ton Hoadi on the 30th nit. Mr. Borliean, of the Philadelphia Journal, has bees re leased from Fort McHeury, by writing a letter te Ceoertl 8chenck, proffesaing his loyalty. Thomas A. Hendricks, a friend of peace, bss been ec ed Senator from Indiana. For the Josrnsl CAarCoBB, I February 2nd, lfc6 ) To the Edi'ori Wilmington Jovtrnal : AB Indolgeme.ifjoo please, a small space in your Journal, to exhibit tke rerun of the Concert lately, given by the Entaw Band, st TbtJiaa Hall, for the benefit of the Fredericksburg fond. Gross Beceiptii M w Expenses : H all Bent, Lights, Printing, Music. M xrtnna Jm n M.WMWW, . . . .. ....... Nett proceeds, 1 i9 Wh'eh amount has been handed over te CoL C. H. Bimon ton, to be dflly appropriated; as designed. , Having btn numerously approached upon the abject a repetition ef the above Conoert, and most kindly teadsrw tbe benefit aecruing therefrom, qait an unexpected nw alityiwhichl moatigratefulJy appreciate, I shall eswa it a privilege and a pTeaaure tp comply at an early M and will endeavor to add additionsjpalateable to the nwwc lovers ofWIlmington, ana soldie ry around. Bespeotfuily, RANDOLPH MUELLEB, . Band Msiter. For the Jouresl- Cahp "Wkitixo, Feb. 1st, 1863. Meitrs Editor $ : Ai aoldien, we trust patriotic ontf. lrom tbe county of Brunswick, we ask. a place io 7 coiumuaior ue purpose oi giving expressiuu -grieranccg to which we are Bubjected through the d tresa of those dearer to us than life our wivti tw childrenwho have had to experience tu&awgiw De lect erer sinca we left onr homes to engage ia the bod work of ridding our beloved country from the poliatin foot of the yandal foe. ; . . h,t At .the time of our enlistment we were promuied iw onr iamUies. should be snpixjrted, but, althoogo bow provisions were made, it is a fact that some of oar wji Fts l a. : a i;f T frwonft DT ma uare never yet uwvt u - r .fjye ing a wne ana tnree cmiureo, - moli dollars a 'smaU recompense for a year and ai mt7 months lubiected to the privations of camp - ;r uu nine months suDjectea to we privauoos vi r . long marching, to say nothing of the clash of armi tne inonoering roar ui we euuoy . y.r Ia no otbw county eta an iMtaact w iUH "
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