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; the WIi(T2E5i: . CONFEDERATE In ATki OF AMKJMC WILMINGTON, 17. C. IH0B80ArH. ts?- Waktsd A few eopie of Be .JFfeeity Journct pf the It A of February, e6mpleteur Ke.' Aiy.jOf out "boiibera hiring copy of tie above date, an c&fl spare J I ... vn do n a rTor 0 icrwaxamg n o as. l March 5, 1863. HnoMMirtd Adruict.of tu Jlntaiy. We leaf n that a gentleman ja'st from oar damps be low Kinton, ripcrttJ jetcxdj iaUidijbofoVAbat Dews bad -been received cf an advance of the encmj from .Newbern in tie direction .of Kicston, and it was rcn ta id tbat tbtir picktts bad been en on Saturday night within twelve miks oi Ktosion. This however is doubtful, m the grntlcman who brirgs osihe news, saja tbat the plantation at which the Tankee were re ported to ba"ve toen cn Satcrday night ia on the Trent j Brad, three miles below Trenton, at a point where the road forks. The lo'ce of the enemy is not known, some ace-Bets, b lieved to be exef-ge rated, p'acitg it at thir teen ttocsat-d. Whether it is a mere raid or whether an advecte in fcrcQ il contemplated, remains to be leeo. We lean to the r pinion that it is a mere raid. It is a?s3 raid that cn Friday night the enemy suc ceeded in captorizg forty men of cur advanced pickete. It wen'd prein ttat a deserter from our lines gave the enemy precise informative as to the position of things, and perhaps piloted them, by which means they suc ceeded in making the capture. These things ar&only reports, bnt they seem to come on good authority. VTe gire them for what they maj be worth. Potash. Sir. Uklar, cf Brunswick county, has left with o a specimen of potash, made on the planta tion ot Joseph Ubeen, Etq , of that county, from cak ashes. "We are tot very good judges of, the article, but we know that this is very strong. Leaving it on a windo sill, with several sbeots ol paper uader it, we were some what fcurpr;8id to find it half melted, and the paper rat urated. We pappose we must attribu'e this to its affi nity for water. 'Jlkirg the vhole afLir op as carefully as we could seme of got cn cur hacdi and left its mark in an instant. Potash can be msdd and ocght to bs made exten sively. Host heavy r ports on Saturday were occasioned by practicjcsr ibe gunners at some batteries cn the river I At first it seerud ss the ugh the blcokaders might be fiir.g od some vefsel. But after a while people in town foevjd it out. Ve make 'his statement (cr the informa tion of parties in the surrounding country, who beard the firing without knowiua: its eanse. Eraixa revlly upbears to rave burat cat upco us, and the wf&ther lor the lat few dajs Las been warm and balmy. By ttj way, last night we were mo3t un pleasantly reminded of this fiCt by a veritab'e cio qi'e. A mrFquitoe in March! At anytime, the wirged miFCieantsaie bad enough, but at tLis time their blo d tucking las to parallel in its atrocity, save ia that of Fjxta'atoiB piecing upon the vi'a's ofab'etding country, tngacd in a life and death struggle for every thing dear to a free people. Loily Jcuri.al. 9th. Te6 annexed " Circular " has been addressed to the Consular Ageut cf France at this point. It will be seen ti at it i Chits 1 y acnources the raising of the block ade cf two Southern ports : Circular. Pkpriiiekt of Fiats, Iiiobmond, Fsb. 7tb, IS- S. J Mr . I have again tokfoim you of the raking of the blccktidQ ot two i-on'hern yo ta by eup -rior forces. 'J tin fovi recent is ifSci&lly infcimd f the total dia petfcioo fcLtJ cit!tp.araLce cf the bkcksdiig tqaadron ra Cntli s'utiot ed i fl VjAiTestrn Paiboi by the coiaoiDed at titck of Jaud hhd naval luicca of the Confederacy, la bi aOBCh ti c eLi nij 'b Kietmer Hriitt Lane waa captured, and tn flfc sh'p of thetqiriron. ihi WeetfiMd, wa biowu op aod ctbtiojeo. Tte ulccfcade of the port of (JaWerton ia trie:e!ore at an ecd. The iu))d river beta which raised ibe blocltsde at; wive ton mfu procetucd to e&biue Faea, wcere tey eaiu at avk d iLtj er eiB a b ct8di.TS, c8p uren tbirtefn gars a Iar- q lamity t.l s'orra, auU a Lrmer of pripouera. No clot kiicii g fitu i on foists oft bebiLe tans, acd the tteana era ot the c ti'tderfic wereai 'be last accouuts cruising tfl he f'a with nc fEtmy in 'g it. 1 L ico n anou ;'f gnen icr u e puicance of anc-hof tji meicbLiB of ytarrgij.,n88 nny deMre to trde ftiiheitter of Ux -pfo jurta of Ualvei tou cr abiue I'asa. Kt-tpeciiu ly, ytur tb't hciv't, J. P. BENJA.MIJJ. Secretary of State. IToyeiKca EBTAccuKT, LOi salar Agert of Fracce, Wiltniugton, N. C. Jchx Vak Buken is a j oliticiau cf the "Monitor ces,' ttirg sLeatLed, if not iniron, certainly in im pctrtrrbli bra;s, aLd like tte turrett cf tne new iron clads mede to revolve according aa it may euit him. JtHif is ntvir twice the one way. To day is he here, to mor.ow be is theie. Now, he is lor peace. The next 3ay for a " vigoiocs tnd lelentltES prosecution of the war." All attempts to give John a local habitation and a came as a eli'icisn would b useleea. The most that can be said of him ia that be is a strong John Van Bcben nun, and in his tergiversations a true chip ol the old blcck, a pup cf the old fox of Kinderhook. Tns rcs'gr.aticn cf SStia!., it cotfirmcd, is one of the sirar.got moves on the Yankee Chess board. F ei Gil hed tot dote mnch in Virginia, but certainty had distir guitLed himalf in tie Trans-Mississippi dis trict. Pei haps he didn't get a showing in Virginia. He bed great it-fluence in'arcusitg the German popu late n of MitECuri, especially tbat portion along the Misscuii R.vcr. The enemy is evidently afraid to attack Charleston or Mobile and cannot g-t op to Savannah. This is ap parent, lie fears defeat, with its evidently crushing tfl ct. But he vill attack seme place that he think? ha can tale. At least that ia the natural cotfclusioo. He ia still on the Southern coasts with his iron clads. Have we any assurarce, that, scared cfl at Other pcin?s, Le may not make a da?h at Wilmington ? Have we any assurance that cr,y- batteries, cimply at baturie3, can stop bis iron-clad 44 .Monitors ?" Hue we any assurance that th-y may not rnn past any lort, if tbat fott is not a?sisttd by obetiuctiots which they cannot pats, and wtikh the fire ot the forts will prevent their removing ? Have we any assuranca of absolute safety rxeept iodTctua! cbslructions ? We throw cut thf ss questions becauss we think there is snðicg in thtm. We may ba mistaken, but at acy rate they can do no harm, and may d 3 good. The tch graphic despatches in to-day's Journal wilj ba knrd long acd a part ol tbrm interesting. Oar ex. charge brit g ns very little news. - Ova tr ops on the Eappahanoock are making tbe best out of the circumstances in which they are placed, having bad sundry sham Egh's with snow-balls acd even with tbe locsc snow itscl;, which has been twelve inchtB deep. We bave seen some very asiusicg accounts of th se tnc unters. Cocktt Cecm. 1 Le Court ol Pieas and Qaarter Sessions fy,- New Uinover Coanty holds its sessions this week iu tte Ccatt Hoci3. This forenorm a majirity of the Ja slices being pre tent, W. A. Wright, E-q , was elected Chairman, and the following gentleoien a SpeciJ Co nrt to save one year : -P. W. Faskiko, - . , "W. S. LAttKfMS, J- A Zanders, S. D. Wallaci, - v ; J. A. Tatloa. : ' Prty Journal, loth. - If w felt like imi rating the txhipte ot our cotempo rariet, we might write long editoria'a oponintetvei.tion xaediationCToIution in the North weatr apathy at the North and iEist.th.ilnaiij;rffeailyfc andel ' Bot wef:l likis nest of ihweinss. ote?Ajticn and mediation aracearJy tlijd oat, andwe don-'tfcel likewWreyp'T an3 lick upon tkem now. They may come, but we dn't know.wLther we ought mi at tode aire or to fear ibem. Ba th?y are not here, ngilLtr are they ip sight. We would like to sefc the Northwestern 'States detach thm.;eive-i from tbe Liiicolaite Jtarcc again tt ot, but v Lilt we gee Ken iwcky, Mary !dtd nd Western: Virginia siding with the enemy, what nuoa have we to exneot aid or co-operation from Slates North of the Oaio. We p!ace very little reli ure in the stories rt reliable gentlemen, ard h'gh?y intelligent females arriving by flaa of truce or otherwise. The North may be tirrd cf the wr, and tho Exst may think that a prejudice is Hkely it arise agah si New England, bat n-itb?r North nor East has abatetl is malioe towards C3, nor its desire lo brirg the South in chains and yoke h: r as a tributary to the cai of North ern commerce ar.d Northern domination. In faet, they seem to have h d'a fresh revival of ievilment at the North, ana a strong tffjrt will be made to get up another grand array for anotbor " On to llich moDd." Speculation is not much na?. 1 he Vicksbcr canal is not much use. It won't be much use for the Yan kees to try to bold their position in Middie Tennessee, afier the rivtra fall. It won't be much use for sny bodj to go wkhout clothes until thsy can get tVm cheap, expecting the blockade to be broken up soon. A reap of things will be of to u?e for instance it wi;l bof no ess for us to write any mrre just now. It has alwsy3 been a matter of question . with as whether the runnicg of the blockade, save cn govern ment account, did not terdtodo n9 more barm than good. liecent observation has lead us to the cotclasion that the barm decidedly prepocderatt s. Some thugs must be imported for tbe use of ihe gov ernment, and also some drugs atd chemicals for tie u?e of the people not in service, bat the govcromeat has bttn slow ia resorting to the true system of duconncciirg its e:l from speculators, and taking all therisks and all the advantages ifxeif, es in the instances of the Gitcjfe atd Coriiiibia. It would have ad?anaged the goveroftent untold miiliocs hfcd she at tbe a?art appointei h'.r own ag jnts, boujht half a dcz-inswilt s'esrners of liirht draft, taken cotton when she could have gotten it for;-ix &.n:s, and sciJ or exchanged it ia foreign por's for arms, e:c. Ofcm te, the steamer? ergot fur coavcnhcce s-ske have gone under any flag or nsa:e that might be most conve nient. Bat, apart from govercmect necessities, we are in clined to theopiciou tbat private enterprise in running the blockade eithtrfioni the Yankee Stt-n by :;.cd,' (aLdvTground railroad) or from Ntssauor thewLeie by sea, has woiktd disfrdvaotsgtously to our currency, and cons queotly to the crecit of our Coniederate govern ment. For instance, Federal "greenbacks" are toughs for at a premium in Kiehmord by blockade runners, not that they can circulate tbtm fciouth, but that ;bey i-ant to bay goods with them North, to be smuggled through the lints. For itstat.ee, alo, any cne wanting to run tbe blockade from Na.-Biu Luuts lor gold. Uold is hoarded, and in the competition Ivr it, tbedcratud ex ceeds the visible supply, it burgs an inordinate premi um, and of course currency is at an iuoid.nate and u due disccunt. Wo acmit tiiat tte currency is iufl tted, and that there is in ecnie quarters a want ol perlect ccn fidence, as it.ded thre must be in all. tbii gs tie issue of which is bti'i in the future, but at the same tirce, we must seriously believe that very much of the drpiecia tion ot the t-uirency is due to the demand for goid by speculative partieadeshcuscl ruLnieg the blcektde, te tbe iLfltiou of j rices o: den-tstic pretiuoecrisiig partly from this causa, ; trtlj from inadequate tupply, and part ly from sympathy wrh the excessive prices obtained at auction salts ct imported goods. A WxsniN gton ecrrcepoLdent of the Misf uri Htm ocrat, a Republican paper, speculating upon the posi tion cl the Yankee army of tse Potomac, thinks that its condition is now each that it caunot aguia epciate as an army, but must bo broken up and distributed amot g other corarnsnds. He a 'ds : u The most pr bable disposition of it seims to be this : toicake Wash ington secure by an impregnable garrison, and transfer the remainder to North Caro!ica, and make it the act ing army of ths Soathern Atlantic States ; aid it is b-lieved by many that Grmral Fkemokt will be at the head of the latter department. I conK-ss thai I attach more than ordinary credence to this much discussed and wcrmly nred programme." All this may happen, but not immediately. 44 Fight ing Jok Hot xkk " must have his litg at the arn y cf Northern Virginia, lie has no excuse fcr not having it, no pretext to justify another 4 charge of base." Hooker will probably give General Las some employ ment befote the month is oct. Fkehokt may be em ployed down in this State, but we don't thitk he will ba. T huitdeb and Lightmng I It commecced thunder ing and lightning last night saortly alter dark, and kept it up with more or lees energy ail night. It also rained a little, but the ground shows little signs of it this mcrn- ! i ig, and th weather is as warm as the season would seem to justify. Daily Journal, lO.'A. We hava on our table a nice bottle of "Scuppemcng Wine, from Dakikl Shaw: Lillington Hall, to Ftjlton A Peice." It is a cap tal article, and we drink Mr. Shaw'b health. Long may be be able to make scup pernong without bcicg disturbed by the invader. We have likewise a rather scalier vial of " Scupper uong Brandy, f n ra a Fiieud. Distilled on the North Eist Iliver, N. II. Co. To Fclton & Pjiios." Th: latter number of tbt firm is not at home, so that the termer considers himself entitled to the spolia opima and will, therefore, appropriate both. Oar Hand says that the brandy is first rate, which we accept upon hear say, as we have no time to try for ourselves. 44 The Scutheek Litieart MES8EifaER."-'We have had some enquiries in reference to this publication. The February comber, now before us, gives tha follow ing information: It is published monthly in Rich mond, Va., by Macfaklaxe fc Fergcssox, at $3 a year, strictly in advance. It is edited by Dr. 6. W. Bags r, an accomplished writer. Daniel J. Kicafjdo, Secretary of the Howard As sociation of New Orleacs, died last month in that City. Mr. Eicabdo was not only the Secretary, but also one of tbe most active members cf ths Association, and d id noble service during the mora recent visitations of New Orleans by Yellow Fever. Irqnr. Coroner R J. Jokes beid aa ir quest on Monday over tbe body of an Uukaown white man, f juod in tbe Cape Fear river, about 3 miles below town. The body bad been in the water for some length cf time, atd was very much decomposed. 1 here were no marks of vio lence on his person, and the jury gave a yer diet of "su p poeed accidental drowning.' Coroner II R Pbbbuc held aa irquost on Friday last, over the body of a negro found in the Northeast branch of the Cape Fer river, aboat ten miles from town. The body could not be identified, a;&d the ver dict was u supposed accidental drowning." v Thb Charlotte Bulletin of yesterday antjoancea tbe accession of Dr. HM. Pjmtohabd, of that towb, to ths editorial cocpAha Bulletin, as co editor of that paperjfOr. PsIjcbabd is a gentleman jot talents and 'rsd-icoascd f ai,i5o doubt, add intareat arid valus to the coin cms of tbe Bulletin. ' Vm ccisioaUIy igceivo letters frcia parties callicg themstWea." advertising egeats," requesting us to pub lish rtuia adrertwements and forward bills to them lor payracnt, they deducting 25 per cent, for their commis sions. " pp.ee" for aH, we would state that we make no saeh. arracgemtn's. W insert no transient advertisements without the caontj accompanies them. We employ no agents, and can afford to pay no comoisaion. Th? wifhing any advertisement inserted in the Journal will please forward it to us by mail or express, ac-onipanied by the amount they wish to expend on advertising, and it will be promptly inserted to that amour, t. Wk. are pleased to learn tbat our ycucg friend and townsman, Marshall, Baoww, has received his com mission as Lieutenant in the Confederate Navy. Lieutenant Bkowh is.fcr his years, an experienced sea man, bth in the mtrchant service, and in the 17. d. Revenue mar:ce, and will tio doubt do good service for the Confederate States. Ite&l Slate ami Stock $ale On yesterday at Exchange Corner, as Advertised by Wiltes Motns, Auctioneer. Whaif Property foot of Mulberry street , .$26,5C0 4 PeEtside of t-iver f joitijg Wil. a Saa R. K. Co., 20,500 i4 Letwee" Orsiige ftLd Ann Hreets, . 6,600 44 Corner Front and C-Et'e Streets,.. . 3,05i on id between ied Crops and vvl mi tU:e'B 44 Corner Priucea and i-ixth streets,. 44" 4' ".h tsnd Red Crrsa Ktreeta . 4 000 2,700 2 700 ll'VG JO Sft'h Caroliua rixsa issue July, lft2, $.05 to lol 60 a?arogiug $i IV CO. 24 -bare a Wit & Van R R. Co.. 1102 5 ). , For the Jour; a!. Hamilton, Feb. Sth,lfCS Mttsrs Edilws : 'lie fol'ow bg dogge-el frcm the pen of a member tl Medic's Artil!f;y, svggested itst li" to the aoihor, onreaiiDg of a caricature on the war ia tho London Punch wherein fee tvro Piewdents are represented i lajirg accrue at cards a-Jd Lincoln playing hia last card : Tbe prea. gw. of the day, Abe ard Jeff playing whi&t, AuJ t-Rfh bat got, onUy tijr crdd in km fi; They bv-fll. fciid oeaJ. i-!ay wish various Koccesa, th ouo Lo wou-d reckon, the other would Kesa. turh (mo in Lis own I d bss peilrc reJianee, ihr.UKh Abe uurs rha ra'e of o d Hoyle a' dellince s luck flaot 8 r etwee an d tDnr6. n cone f'fi h'H !ri k " bnt eff ct untg by honours. W-.ta rppeite ruits they r-r.e t,eir attack, Jett .fiJs:tiea: in rtd acd Are iowt iu bl -ok; Jfi tAmys hearts. Aiid Ae 8j ades, hi? diernotds he saves ; Jill bL'le vcd ia h'8 q l -eos, a. d Abe trusts ia bin knaves. tt thft came it progrse8, the bets they run Libber From small turns to g ett. tiil each etukcB an empire ; The vehole world looks on at tbe gacne ith arobzeraent At xucb reck'eei dim g. such m rai deb tz m ot. ' ws a preat holidfiy aif vg wetvers ard ppincers. nd Vi wntchmK the giu.e 8j'ie wt-ut inu iheir diarers; The ramierB ot Europe, lhote f-pornng old paids, wore fcuch a w ld gIne was xevt-r pluycd on the carda. Abe led tis la6t ace. for the ift ya kte trick Like hd old dyitg borve ter be v akes his last kick; The gi m's mint-, by God on hi If tt fa did jomp, y yi-ur 1 ave sir, Fays J ff, i hive go a oinn; trump. Oh the L'cVjI 1 8h uts Abe, and i e ciencht d his bjg fist, if n a man that w uld p'av wi'h a reb 1 t wnisr, L n the cirds i'.d their make, d 1 tt e table aod struck it, tie kicked out "i ivne 'ecu, B' d neu kicked the bucket. For the Jcurrat. Fort Fisher, AJarch Sih, 18 -3. Hears. Erlixrs : Fleabe aiow n e a smail spu.ee in ocr coiuu-i s to t-By a few w?rds in beha f ot the Lon-coinm s icr'd ofilv-eis ai.d pifvates of our aim;. Since tnr eubst naeitt in ihe aimy. over twelve norths og, J hto a ricUj observed the even 8 which have tiaof pited , cl o the treat ment. wh;ch th poldiers have received from Jad;es where od -e s vit ocrasi naily. If 1 im any judge of human r.aurs I may say that en riiely too nuofl d!8e;ence is made between the s ildier aud shs officer I hnve paid some via-.ts to aciuai.'.'tances accorui aiaed by t JEcers and h ;ve been 'reaed r'her d id y j .s- because an tffi 'er was alocg. The iaipr sioii U28 g 1 abroad iu tte ia d th it if a nian is an orncec he in t.h-j ri?ht ct'-'Ck. Kothiag do' th. private Ltck to m-ko hsui a Gvd it were, bet the con mission of a Lieut or Capt , and a fine blue uniform w i.h two or three ua8 of gold lace upoii the col'.ir, atd a lew yar s of the s-rre niateml. running algzag up to the .iUow. ' If he is thus rigged r-ft h is of the r ght tn-.teriil. Nothing re ojaiiis to raake hira the true f.entltm&n. It matters not lat his ruorsl cisaicier is. 1 ut if a man oanaoi; bo an 'fhjer. doit -hi.k he oa.ht to be treated I ks he wt s not w.-rthv of the notice o any ojy I vcy reed 1,' auiui; that - bre are in 'he ra ks io be loutjd, a great many rnt-n of very Jow charater, but at the sme time thre e.e a great. rn'iny jut aittoeaud resotctable ge-utiemen in the ranx an any where else Jf every gentleman, jn the v cn federate Htates wa an (fSeer, at-d every rascal a private, I thins u wrijat chante woula be wrought m the army, and I tlruk thfc ' un b:-r of offic-rn wouid be very near ai larce ihat of tue privates. I Jon't pretend 10 ray that too oicch pra ss u tetitowed upon ths omcers or oor army, but I d- ay that th poor boldicr is too otten spurned and treated with contemitt, by these who ong-it to re spect him. It ocgut to b) recollected by a 1 that the privaUs are the very hfe-b ood of the country, as it wer-, and 'hat uo;e day cr rather we Villi all be on an eq.;al ity. ti l,iv. Fi t in tbe IVertbug Eares. 'lilt- Ilmiuie Site: ion. The b: gas Pi rpoijt (invrnrr.ent is bein oprr.ly de-co-.r.cd iu Northwestern Viriiii, by tte Jeudiojf men ol infiatnee who Ltve tct heretofore cooperated with the South. An election was to have been i eld on th 12ih ult., for delegates to a t-OBventirn of the cev. State, and quite a number of anti-new State candidates were announced A few djys previous to the election, a large and enthusiastic mettieg was held in Wheeling, whici: wus adurcs-sed by the IIou. Sherard Clemens and Mr. Riehardeon In alluding to Mr.-Clemens' fpeech, the Intelligencer, a Wheeling Black Republican sheet, siys : " tie was ere ted wiin app:ause. lie belcnedV forth 3uch a vindictive tirade ol abuse agair.st. the govern ment and the proposed new State as wa bave never beard t quilled He said he had had a padlock on bis mouth, utid manacl s ou hn wrists, and shackles on his legs, acd he loie them ell and stood cp l;k-3 a defiant ireeuian. He gave a dttaiitd account of the manner in which the usurped government and new State move ment were inaugurated, aed the temptations which he had encounteied in his efforts to keep his hands clear of the business. He pitched into Gev. Pierpont, Au ditor Crane, Senator Willey, Gen. Wheat, A. B. Cald well, and all their principles and practices. " Mr. Clemens announced himself as a Butternut, and said that, although he has baen uodar a cloud some what for a long period, he ' ad always been uualterably opposed to the division of Virginia." Speakiug of the speech ot Mr. 'Richardson at the sam3 meeting, the same paper says : 44 He spoke of the unauthorized Euspensinn of the hahcas corpus, the worthIetsne3 of the green backs, and the biack Lide of tyranny that was sweeping over tLe country. All this was very in CLious'y interspersed with fiequent allusions to abolition, which were receiv ed by the audience with dtmocs rations ot great joy. Lie coccudv'd by urging upon the pe ple toe great u portance of their at once ussc rtiog their manhood." From the Charleston Courier. Editors Courier : It is always cheering and en- courogiug to the patriot foldier to receive the approv ing sm.Ks of l.ive'y woman, how much more so, when to thee are aodfd dr-iicaie attentions, prolaee hospitality an l angeiic liberality. ruci was the good fortune of the Marion R fk3, when orderrd to Rocky Point, N. O. t he attentions then and there received from 44 God's "last, best gilt to man," are indelibly engraved upon the tabht3 of cur memor ies end heart?, ana will always ba aioct fondly cherished. The warm acd friendly greet ing, the piessiag, ready welcome, the delightful hours, ypf-nt in social intercours?, ail combined to render our s journ theie, not only pleasant and happy, but satisfied m that mdeea we were tmorg 44 ministering angels." New Year's day, 1863, at Rocky PointWill always be grate.'uliy -commemorated by us as a corps, and foLd memory wjil ofumes bring to mind tbe actors of tbat . ut r 1 c r . 1 - 1 a. .1 L : ouy. lac Aiev. air. xi., ine wiqow ai., tus lacuiQatiog Mis. 11. ana ner loveiy ssster, airs v., as aiso me atar little spirits, Misses Sallie H, and L'zzie C, and we cannot omit our bachelor fiend, Mr. B. all were in tent upon making ns happy and at home ; what asso- tiations cluster in that word, swret, sweet home. We wish these kind friend3 continued happiness and pros oeritv. and induiee tbe sincere hope that their quiet and happy homta may be undisturbed by the de ejrat ing Abolitionists, b at shoo Id he threaten them, we woud accent with proud and nappy distinction tne tnviiejre of being tue foremost to meet and drive ffl, ut acj sacrifice, the enemy of our country aid happi oess. MARION R1FLF3. The Mobile Re sitter is cuillv ol the following 44 Planters look to your hog pens. A d sting u; shed aa-j brigade accompanied him in a body to the car, at F&2 thuriiy wyi the pea ia mightier than thai word.'" mouta on bia departure. Jj . From tha 8avauna& eroblican HIGIILT I VJ PORTA N CROSECRANZ REIN r forced unr SIEGELT : " ?' -. " ' Col,cmbia, Teoii., Feb 25Jt. I? Events of the bigbpst importance to the central carr p aign are now transpiring.:- We have most positive acd reliable informa'im tbat forty-five trarsports," convey ing troops to NashvihV, have, within the past week, passed np the Cumberland river. Tbe forca is General Franz S egei's entire corps, numbering 20,000 men, re cently transported by rail from Virginia to the Ohio river, ani sent tbtnee in tracsporta to Nashville, for the purpose of reinforcing General Ro3encranzat Murfrees boro'. The entire corps has now reached Nashville, and the larger portion of it have been thrown cut on the line of the Central Southern Railroad to Frai klin, in tbe direction of this place, and a3 before stated, mid way between :he two latter points. 'Ihua it will be seen that by a rapid and secret movement 20,000 r. in forcemc'Lte bave been pkilfuHy pieced at the disposal ot Rosencra? z so that, he may hirl his laree army upon Bragg and crnsh him cut, a:d, if sjccessful in doiDg this, cress a larteflinkmg arnSy through tte country, vi i Corinth or Columtus, Mississippi, upon the rear of Vicksbnrg. - This movement is one o? the highest importance, and without it be properly met, may result most disastrous ly to oar arms. The note of warning is barely in time, for by tbis day wet'k, there is every probability that Siegel will have furmcd a junction with Risencratz. and give him the balance of power to wield Pgairi6tthe army undir command of Bntxtoa Bragg. '1'bere ere but two waa to ru.-et thrs Yankee '.nov-ment succtss tu!!y. 'I be "firs', ig for Bragg to strike Ros r.ccsnz at onceund before Seigcl cn eooie to his aid, thereby de priving Kim of the great advan'sge he is s disirt us cf obtaiefng. Witt out this be done, un;i done sprerdily there will, in all probabil ty be a repetition of bhik-h ; Siegel arriving to aid liusencrai z a3 BuHl did lo bid Grant ; t;nd thong'i an ex per sive vicioiy achievtri to cdrarniS, it will prove ir complete by tLe feinh rc . nent of the defeated army by vh;c'a it wiil be able to ho'd its ground. The other means of m eti: g this overwl dovng es eault is by reinforcing Brag's ai my from Virginia. It Hock.r. cau spare Siegel, Lee can disperse wiib Ijongstitet, and his army my be able to reach Tuba noma in time to participate in tha great srrugie for the Ceuir.il tou'hera States ar d the eonnicti.w of the Eet and West ved of the Confedi racy. 'I be as, eel bt this m'Tiient is rot vc y favorab'e, but we truet to the lores ght of Job'ustou and Br;igg to meet tt e exi-gi-ncics of the Central campaign, la tbe niC;in;irne ibe prtatir portion of Van Darn's cavalry have crowed Dot k Rivtr, and i 1 a lw days the wh.li boiy wili be over, st ikicg at f i.'j; ! from every direc ion. Ir is possible f. r treat t in-p-ide his roads, dtfetroy bis trains, cut cfl his de'acbicerjL-, aad iff rd such annoyance aod harass him so s-'rerely, that his jaoct; n wi'l hs D) tri fl ng msiticr It js ui d-r3?ocd that-two divii-jts ot Siegei's advance ate at Frat.kiin, 23 miles !i.rit?;t. and thut that p!t.c is dtLtjced by Vorre thirty I dd pieces of arttliery. Were- it not for the mVl riuue ot tw tbitdn ol Van Dun.'e ammu-.itioa having bifti dttroj ed by tbe beavy" rains tbrt-cgh which tbe con mand wert rccen'ly forted to march, be would row b- nptm the enemy, tcsiing l is strength ar d vulor, but it will neces sarily teke several ra-,e to replace tbe dj-m.-fced oid nanct scores and place 'he conimbnd r arly tnr action. When these arrai gecents ?;re crrrpeud, 1 have rtih d(.ubt 'hat foe a mouth to cone we will be i pea eel) and constantly engaged with the toy at cI; oa quur ters. For what j urpose this is inter. cL-d I cannot conjec ture, unit ss it be b.it tt ey conttmpia'e t! r m i: g ad ditional bridge across tire Cumberland at Nashville. It is poss b e. too, tnt it is intended 1 r t ?;.- j assajre 01 Dack r.v-r at this joint. If the latter surmise provv correct, it is " vld-ntiy lheentui's 'o?ention to throw tbis f ;rce upan cur left fldLk at Shelbyville, v,herc Cen tral Polk it bei.eved to command. Ii this prove to be the programme, he must cow be waiting at Franklm for the urnvl of his pontoons. A fvery f?w day3 lli dve!ope His plar s, and the tame length of tiaui ',i pie cipittte Vun D.r.n. Wiietler and Forrest upt-n him As evtns transpire I will report taem. O i ac-.cuQt ol Siegle's btiag a foreigner a;id Du-cii-man, ma ly are not wiiiiog to c ncede tbat he h is any military aoiiicy. Thi is a senom error, for his move ments bjth wbilu in fV! iss-'uri and Virgin: j, especially in the hV-aer Stat-;, hae proved beyoud a loubt that he i of the very be.n of the enemy's 4t r.trals, end only second to Roeecrai z, by aii nr-aus tLti, niosr tucccsstui 3ne. Sif ;el is parucuiariy good upon the rttrtar, ye! this does uot ime.' icre with his fighting qualities. Hud it not boen f r his ob-.tinate reH!&iat:ce we wiuIJ have gained and fctid tlto battle Held of Eikhorn, for he held out af'vr Curtis, the Gentrai n ccmmar.d, hid advised a Euirenc c ; and had u nut Le:u for htsekill'a! 1x111 ae meLt of tne ietrtating columns of the ene-iiy alter tbtir defeat at Sarcozta a.-.d 0k Hills, theie armies would have fuiUn prisoners to oar own. Sieg'il id a wary, w.-lcnlul, carelul ai d calculating fcilovv, and must be closely waictKd. Citiz-ts fiotn the Curniierland re port that tie enemy are bringing a pontoon bridge irouj Cincinnati ilh them. You will have learned before th;s of five Yankee gun boats having ascended the lenres-'ee, nearly as b;gh up as Florence, aod having destroyed thtowo of Chiton, lurt fce:cw, and cap'.urirg about forty of Forrest s mm end their horses. These boa't-, Irom their number were evidently upon an imporlint reconooissunce, where fmall body cf tb enemy would have been suable t have n.ade puch a eucces:ui rcour. Fre-m tae fact o! Van Dv-rn hav.i'g crobatd the river a d;y r two be lore their arrival, it is possible that they w r sent there to prevent his passage and ascertain lua whereabouts. Hud ihty arrived a 'ew dijs earlier they would have caused him much troable and Honovance. It is possi ble, too, they were scouting a couutry through which it was intended to ptss troopd through from Corinth U. Murfreesboro'. Eiiher 01 tlnse suppositions are alike plausible, lcr it is evident that such a number ol boats wou d not, at this particular time, be detached from tbe I anket fhet, and sent so Jar inland, merely for the pur pose of ravaging and devastating. A considerable lorce was left at Fkrcnce and Tusc-umbia by Van Dorn lor the protection ol trie railroad running to Huutsville and Det'atur, and to guard the cotton factory at t? lo- rence, and tu;s force has siuce ben augmented. jVlMt'ORlE. Hsn. Simon Cameron has resigned tbe post of Amer ican Minister at tbe Court 01 St. Petersburg. Ia bis letter ro the President, of Jaour 23, he eays : 44 WLen I undertook th's respcnsible tiust you will remember that th-j end of the rebellion was supposed to be near at hand. Our military preparations were so stupend ous ; the spirit, unity end determination of the people acd Government so inuoiest, that the pubuc encny and foreign raM' n? sef-rued to concur in this gsnera: opinion. 1 w&s r.t mi flerert to the con?cqnect bang 10 our domrs'ic aflaTS '. he conspiracy has assnnv-d such lormic'able m d thtraitnirg p'oportii ns th. the cannot consceniiou!y avoid staying at home. Iotidi ous and open efluts tre everywhere made bv reciilesg treaernsbl leariers, to divide tbe people ot the free States. I be hope ot the reona 13 in want of harmony Mnong tbe peop'e of the loyal Stages. I will believe every means should be resorted to cru3h this c-n?pira-cy. We can bave no peace that i not a conq'ieied peace, aod 1 bave a faith that we snail gobdue tbe trai tors acd vindicate the supremacy of the Federal Con stitution. The Emperor of Ru3-ia fervently trusts we may emerge From our struggle with an undivided Gov eminent. We should reccgrr'ze in him our constant supporter and stead, ast ally," &e. An Irishman's Opinio of Irih Federalists. A gentlemao, juat arrived frcm Washington, reports tbe fallowing conversation as having taken place with in his hearing, in a grocery ttore -in the District of fjo iumbia, between an Irish Federal officer (who had his fami'y with him) and a grojer : Officer 4,I wish to make soma purchases for my famdy use." Grocer 44 You are an Irishman, I believe?" Officer 41 Yts sir ; and Jrcm Massachusetts." Grojer 44 Not three years ago the Legislature of Massachusetts passed a law prohibiting the military or ganization cf Irish Roman Cntholics, acd yet you are nere to fuht for these same Yankees and to oppress Southerners who are struggling for their independence. You ani Bishop Hughes, and Gen. Shields, aod suofe Irish Catholic renegades, cau buy nothing in this store." Officer left in a hurry. It is with narrow scaled people as with narrow-neck ed bottles ; the lees tbey have in them-, the more noise they make in pouring out. Resignation cr Gkx. Cochrane. General John Cochrane, of iew York, and member of tbe last Con- erefis from tbat State, has resigned. The tffijers of h s liY TELEGRAPH. FOR THE JOPaSAL. ,X FBOM CHABLEfcTOlii. ' . v-'- - : Chailkstox, Varch 7thr 1313. A larK Epacloh icrew frig at appeared pff tte bur late latt rrenfcg. Her heat has reacbad the City tbia mcrn ing to c'ciBiBunlcate with the Spanfch Ccwul. A. Btea er towing what appeared to be an iron c;ad, passed tbe bar gj-irg Soothward last evening. FKOM THE SOUTH WEST. II obiie, March 7th, 18G3. Reliable Jiaformation has been recieved that the Yankees hae gone op the Tenaeiaee river tr Florence with a flret ofguubf-a's. At-ont 400 Cavplrj were htoded andSes'roj d t verjtbirgoa their route through Frackl n and Law rence ctnnties. The lateBt accounts lay that thc-y were marching frcm Moultou, in Lawrence ccucty, southwe6tt tbrorgh Marion county, in a direct line towards Aberdeen, "Miss. TLNSfcSSEE STATE Ti.EAfeCRER. Chattanooga, March 7th, 18G3. GcvernoT Karris has appointed Gen'l Jce' A. Battle, Treasurer of tate, to fiil tto vacarcy occasioned by the death of Ct!. Macgregory. NEWS FF.OM TUB UN1T-D STATES. Richmond, liarch 8th, 1863. The New Yo:k Uera'd, of the 4th inst., has been re ceivfd. - - Letters received in Washington on the 3d cUim that the exped.tion uadcr Gen'l Washbamo, to oen the Yazoo Ppp, has been enthely euccesful. Li-pntchet fiom Cairo, sanjo d.it, says that the fun boat C'aroudelet r.ud five others have reached the TalJa. ha'chtc rvc-r b; way of the VkZ)!. I oseccrarsi '.b j.osli.g forward his forc8 with great suc ce.'u. On tho 2nd he bad advanced to Midf'lcborough. half way between Murfreefboro' and 8bel:yTi!le. A dis va'ch from thefcimer piaca, fame date, say that an ex pedition cf one thousand cavalry and feixe(.n hundred ia firtry left Mcrfreesboro' the f ollowlug morning, and en c nUeied tlie eDerny at Rradyville. After Bev re fighticg the enemy were driven from the town wi h Bomft loka. G.ti'i Foster return-d to hij coTimand at 'ewbern oii Friday. The Herald's N'ew Orleans correspou 'ence, of the 22nd ult., eays that three hundred and eigMy lebel prisocerB have left hy f-teamer for p -int ia the pesession of the rebels. The demonstration hy gpceasion sympathisers on theoccas'iii wcie so preat that Banks seat dowuareRi raetit to d!?perne tne crowd. Rep;rta f'om lia'oa Rouge represent th-it there are & amorous indication 4 cf an tome dlate movement, and thit freat activity pravaili in the nrirjy. The gunhcat Hasca had arrivrd at New Or'eaus aod reports tte Harri t l.ane as being laid u tear Gilvee t'.n, f d bt frg or.vfrtei i.t( a.;! iron-c'ad. Go d in Yoik, on tns 3d loied at 171 ; Fxsha' gft 1SS to 1:'. The Fervid Fays -hat th cornm?ts of t'.e Loiidon Preos on tLe ( bfijUstort blockade will teach the rebels what 3r:'iih sjmpaUiy is winn. The Heia'd hears gratifying reports cf tho improved C7i!(iti ,n .f the aimj of he i'otorcai, aud says that it vi 1 soon u3ove forward. Its' Washington c. rrespondnt, writrg of the I-js. hour3 cf Congress, t-aya that maney wan voted wilh prodigality, and evsry body ecmed jolly. Ihe copj'CiheaJB a teaipPsd to -tave ofif Samper's at'ti-mdi-tiu-! resolutions, bat th'y parsed r y a strong majority When Kcrr'gau's naxe was ceiled ia the yeas and nays on the MisEOiiri emancipation bill in the Hcnse, he denounced -t in frUuh terms th;t he wets ord red by the speaker to re sdice his beat. He d:d 1 ot s-1 down until be rema ked tba the pe pie and tie a.-my would not eousen; to so much le.snslat on lor the negro. ExpeciatloDS of a ssene lose to a high pilch for a few aiauUs. A dispatcii from Bi toa Head, 27th u'.t., says that the troo: 9 are under orderB to erLbark, Hnd iho nextsteamfr will prch&b'y l-ring iiitcllisence ot an attack on Charles ton. 0 n. Stevcr.eon has been re-tased from arrest hv Gen. fcfer, ar d restored to his cemtoand. T- v: Pi op-lior Dalion arrived at Fortress Monroe on the 23 h, frcm New York, wiih one toi of cotton s?ed, to be planted on the old plantations at Hampton. The Hvana correspond ;nt of-tie Herald, under date of fie 2Mb ult , says that ths recbtiiblisbinent of the blockade off Ga;ve,toa a,d Cbarlcstoa hn been published n the of fla'al org;ta here, an J notice of it has been com 'riunicited to the guverkrnetit by the Spanith iViuitter at Washing n. The Uir&' says that by '.he la'et.t ad7ices from Kurope, ho iu:i'jrr. ctioi in l'olatd bad attumt"d moat formidable pr-i-ortion Pruffcia hss rme'e an ersngement with hu-.sia t allow huHaian tro.r8 t pass over her territory. TLe E. glish, French ai d Austrian c ibinets have taken umbrage a: tLe atdustandinir which seem to exnrt up a thiipuhjact between liajsia and Prmsi. It is evidsnt th it Europe will feel the i; fi recce ot th;3 gieat ar.d sistiiaed revolutionary mov m-nt in Pol-iad, snd thv. Napoleon will Had scope lor hi3 energies qa te near a home Tiiii, sajs tha Herald, wi'l leavo us to d.al with cur J.rcubldi without any undue meddhng, as we shall n-w bav no mo e of Napoleon's me diation, save L'J a pscifie minner. LA Til it FRO TSB USITKD Sl'.VTF.S. riCdMOND, March 9, 1G63. The ELqaircr has Washi g oa dates cf 5.h inst. Cairo advices of he 4'.h say that two diedginr machines arc to be putto work ou the cin :l opposite Yicksr urg i na med ately'. lcveftB!e broken and the water is pourirg over at a fearful rt.te. Tbe New Jersey L'cmjciats h"id a mafs meeting at T-.ea-ton on the 4 h inst.; thirty-four guts we. c fired in iej;ic)Eg of ti-e rxj iratioD cl the Yankee Corgress. A rescl jtton was ptsed denouiciag the executive u4urp tions ani conpeript bill, and tie people are called upon to show firmness and courage ia this emergency. The peaea resoluiiorn were- defeated ia tbe Wisconsin As-;mb!y. The Democrats all v oted aye. Genera: Fitgcl has resigned, owiig to the insuperable diffi :ul'i s whh the Comrraadsr-in cbitf. Gold ?n Lew York clos'.d at 1C7. The H.beri a brings Liverpool dates to the 20th ult. Lord . Srratherdoi. gave uotiee in the House of Lords that he would move for copies of the dispatches of Mason to the govern ment rela'iug to recognition of the Confederacy. There were considerable transactions ia London in Amer ican Keeu.itics, ud-sr the imp ejaioa that the war would soon end. THE Y ANKLE ADVANCE ON KIN8T0N. Paleigh, March 9tb, 186. The Etate Jcrrnal'e Kinstcn correspondent, dated March Sib, eeys that the enemy, reported twelve thcusand strong, eicftOij ed last n ght ten miles below Kirmtcn, and tbfir troops ia motion. A eptcial dispatch to the Journal aje ibat tbe t-rnny bave fa.len back, and all is quiet, tix Yan kees vrere killed ard iwo Ccrf derates musing. CON FEDEK.ATK CONGRESS. I ichmond, March 9'h, 1863. In t'. e Fenate Mr. Clay, of A abama, introdoced a reo lati'.n to vpeal tbe nataralizitioa laws, which was referred tu the Committer on the Judiciary. Mr. Maxwell submit ted a preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, earnestly re comma nd Irg the agticulturista of tbe Confederate Htates to direct tbtir labor to the product'on cf surh crops as will secure a sufficiency of food for ai classes and for every emergency. The House impressment bill was farther considered. Mr. Wigfall's substitute wai re jectr d, and fiaal'y the House bill, as amended, was reject ed by a tie. This vote was reconsided and the Senate ad- j turned. 7n secret session, some of (he amendments 10 the currency bill w: re cot.curred in, and tbe bill returned to the House. Nothing Important wa9 done in the House whCet in open session FilOM RICHMOND. Eichmckd, March 9th, 1863. There is no truth in the repcrt published this morning of a fi;h on Sunday, ia Gloucester County, Va. It has been ascertained by a reconnoissance, that the enemy bad re tired to strong fortiflja ions at Gloucester Point, and no at tack was made FROM VITKBURG. ViCKJirjso, March 9th, 1?63. One of the enemy's Gunboasi approached oppoe'te tbe Cl'y, oa the otter sida of the Peninsula, and threw a few sbe:ls, ell but one falling short. Nobody hurt on on-side. Our bafe ies did not reply. Th enemy is reported to be moving their forces highrr up the river. Two gunboate were seen in the Canal yesteiday, supposed to be removing troops frcm oopoeite Warrenton. Itxa onjscij 01 tnsir movement is not known he:e. CONFfiDEBATE CONGBES3. Richmond, March 10th, 1863. In the Senate to day a bill was passed requiring the pre- paymeat of Postage on letters teat to soldiers. The im. preeament bill was considered ta secret session. lt w.g; fall's icbitiln'e for'lhe Ecwe" till vat final y K?(tfli a vote, of afghen to two - Afier . ths doors wer. 0 k' tfce Peuate bill to grant to the priRcip! efficer of' executife departments, a seat upoa tha floor of tha 8 was taken up and discussed until acjourtment. DlS , .He House passed the Senate joint molatlom t 1 to the productlr; of provisions, with an imerdm 'T questing the President to give producers the at f that when it becomes necessary to Impresa proi ?r'nc forage, a Ju-;t compenst,tlon will be mode, sccordin ' fair market value. Mr. Barksda'e Introduced tinft01 lution? s, declaring tho flm con? lot ion bf tha p eople f derate Statea in the justice of their canse,nd ii, 1 li" Confederate j drnce 1 :e in tbelr final trjun-ph; and that wbile they will c E" lake whatever sacrlf ce is required, thy would uull tCPn.J respectful cotElderatlon to any proposition looking accommodation of differences, but prceervirgk B li acd distinctive national character; ar.d whenever'' Stale bordeiirig on the Mississippi shall deslat frcothi provoked war, they will secure to them the f : ee nTiti' that river ; referred to tbe Committee on Forefgt Affn r' Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, introduced resolution! ima pubjct, which were referred. Tlie Eoase theu" lute secret session on tbe tax bill. FROM CnABLESTOS. . balistok, March loth. 1H All qnitthere. No slarns of the enemy except the ' number of i'ockadr rs effthe bar. t'44 luiuto wumeiBi saiiipbo is icuuircu. inffi w . i . For Rejourn 1 nirQ'FTB8,3rdN.C.Ef8V Dear Journal :-As I am through with my bioi'm r H and rothing to do tonight, bat.to reflsct upon the a-d cor j cture tbe fntur", whi'e thus t-ngajetl Iamrfmr!!' ed of my promise ; I will therefore go to woik and fu e l I', a? I am euro to keep my promipes good, only it;i ' gjrl ompe s me to brea't them, whch I do with cr... ft1 tal ti. luctanc. As I hinted above, the officers of this Rfg;mcnt b befn very t uy forthe last week miking ont Heir diq' rolls and py rolls, f r at thia lirne tl ey are of imm 1 trouble, owing to the d-fforeat pas meats at d;ff;reat h' pita's by divers Q M.'s, which payment should and njt,. to be stepped, for es it is, it is impossible for cvitiCI cj c mpaciea to keep thcr ecmpanv bisinegu straight. Wj often receive accounts where men (conscrlpta) ,T, r.3ct; ed their bounty,' when they ate not enli'ed to it, ard acr j receive commutst-fon, when at the same tiae thf j ttt t debtod to the C. S. fcr clothes overdrawn. Boaie onehio j look into this matter ard attend to it. I believe ever) thin is qiiet ou tbe Pappahanrork. V wer cn picket about a week sgo, in a very ha d aaow. Thy Yankees a e on tho opposite side cf tbe rivar cit n,u than an bundled adi distant frrmour bees. Thj e,0 satit-fiod to remain wher; they are, tl ouh it wai thoabt that ao a'tempt to cress would b niadd abont tbe time i were on picket. Ihe orders strictly prohibited ary ctr tnanicat'on with tbem, bnt ihey will hado 1 nt ns and wed u- paper3, to wb;ch cur men ca'inot help responding. nt modus operandi of petting 'bmi 4o us ib th p, tnke a bo-d put your r-r r on it, nd fix a sail a d enrry t op ut- pra and s'rirt ic wi h the tid.-, tl ey expect to get toUcco ia re -urn. 1 v ere has been snrrifl appoint mrnts ard prom t Ions In the Kefcimitt since I last wro e to yon I w .1 nut mentl. a (he Rev. Mr. Pa'teron, who b;n nccived tha app hitn ent of rhapl n ia this LVgimert : he h; n been wl h ni neurit h'eeweks b it as yet, we hva not hid th) pbaaue of htiatincr him pre cb. as the weather etch and every Shv b ith h. s been s ve r? inclement, and no chapel to urench iu, that it has been impossible for him conveniently t 1 nil forth; thin motning, though. 1 nad ihe pleasure ol at'iM. icg mornifsqf service U' di-r his guidnnce at dipt V B k heifta's q ia ters. I u'ler the sentiments of the 1 n'ire Ih-ji. ment, I nd eve, rh?n Iaytbey are pleased witbhiru: ev ery mau cpr.-ak h gh'.v of Una a a gentleman, and of Mi ability as ch"p!a:u He is not one of Ihcte sanctimoai m hypocrites who lui k about in sheep's clothing aid a-nn I eop'e's souls to he l. and a s on a out of n. Vht. lh" w itt o tne fl ck; bnt he in a gentleman of rr fi eireut, and tine I'hiist an: he h live y ani tord of junocent ama-ennf tit. Peig'tMaj Ja. T . CUrk, ha- rece"d ai appo ntmctit in taps. Ned Armstrong's Corrpny, ('5). and NerR'tJ.hn W. kley, bis reotiv1 an appointment in Capt. Kuue t i Cmi any, (h ) and t-erg't Bryant an appoiutm-nt ,Io (at. Alhntton'n Cora.anv , (,) ; thap are ell splendid a'.pi ut. men's wich ge.i ta pri ve ih it th t aptaioi ad the w-1-f ire ot tbelr cornaries iu viw who tuey made their r coffDie idbti v lor they rouH not have sl cted truer, bra ver aud more fS lisnt men ou: of the u 'S'mcbt. On the Light f tbe 2 lt it commenced stiowinx sn 1 cm timed until vuod ly r.iht 22nd. Mondwy mridng t-ie an w was hbout two feet thick. Ou Tue-vd-iy m'oinii g, a h -ai-i-anareg ru'nt with two Virginia regi cnts came om unl bantcrtd the 3rd f-r a m bat'le, ihey were com ui d d byone f their H'ieM Gffi;ers. I'ul. Tfcrutton t ld '. aptrn ITnaeit if h- choose, he could take t'le regiment ont rp. tiin Eiiuelt was very g in ot the chaice,ssh(j did n'twHtt (he rex m t t ro receive a dare, so ha soon had ihe ie iu-ui draTi np in line ot battle. He soon drov in th utiny' skirmish -.-rs, and came n tbe rrain lu k of the en m'foicN They fought some 'im hard and well, bo'hartiea d null ti ed at the iJ?a 'l g viu up, bur a tcr a while Cap'tbi ri nett seat an oHer to tlaptain VauBakkth n to att ck th m on the h ft. whila be (En ett) wnnirt attack'them on f.a right Mrau!tai.eouly, eav ng a sufficicur lorce to puard ibe centre or front. I he flirk:cg mo emrnt was c rrird iit with the d-?sirrd effei t Web'ukflther lines and ro itet them complft ly. Tnt-y ser:t iu a flag ot true sta'ing ilnj were vrry muii wearied. Bonifying Uiey were whirl ed il-dividuala,- they also wante'd thsir prisoners, Ac , a'. tLe sametime desiring to renew tbe stiuffle again nex: bi kq. i-g ( WudifcHday ). Toe commander very readily agrmdto the propofii ijn, and preparations were mide accodigly. It is well mi Mate here that the wounded in the first dayl tight weie liume.-ous great ied of the Ambu ance Cwy, no morta lry, bui took any amount of prisoner, wh-m paroled aft r the light. Lieut. Wright with a tquad of mm rem h a reg ment 1st N. C, wre m the fight. Tha ( nfi t'.in Command eg spo'ie very 1 ighly of the gallantry of l.t. V r ght ; ho received a very severe wound closing cue eje ahi.csr-entiiely. Ktxt morning (Wednesday) accordingto asrrerme:, the l&t, uuder command of Captain Latham, and tte 3 d under command of Captaiu Fnne:t, fi rmed their lino of la;tle, and sent out fkirm;shcrs. Not long afterwards, we discov ered that tho enemy were advancing heavily rtinlorc-d; had filtecn regiments and4 wo on'y two ; they drove in 1 ur pickets I wou'd hf re mention the dwpcehion of our f iree. Tlc 3rd was tbe attacking party and six compare on ca h flitik, so as to act in concert with the advance or with it serve, or to act aa a Sinking reserve, tsptain Euiiett'i line advanced and charted the enemy, after fjgHtlrg th.m sometime, he wa obliged to tall back in rear ol the re:-ert 1 toft rm his line, they (iha eteuv) overpowered ns connid erab y. Captain Latham thin brought the Ut regiment np, but tney did not stand long enough tor Captain Knnef tu form his line. We had to retire irom the field, but we bare ofl with us five of the enemy's colors. I will state heie th-it the 3rd hud a very beautiful flag wrought aud presented by Captain VanBokkelen, who together with Captain Alhni ton, gieatl v aided Captain Ennett in leading the men to de fend it. Th eneruv mcceed'd in getting cor colors oiiC. but tbat arou-ed the reen to a new secse of vigor, atd they immediately pace a yell, and bounded alter thefl'g. and when they returned they bore it alo't with tbem, tut riudlod witft fie ehot ai d nhell. Tbe colors had inscribe! ob one side, 4 "Tar Heel Boys'-' and on the other were tU Stars and Brs. I rnn glad to Bee that the true 4Fou'hern Bights Men" are showing themselves at latt. I see the reaolntb na they have kobmitted to the people, tbey will certainly bear in spection. I am glad to sse mv old friend Harvey Fny, ta king an active part in what 1 think will redound to tbe poi of our country, if succeeded in, and tbat tbey wi.l b Wishing them' all the success in their new euterpri's, I am, dear Journal, YcuraliespectfuUy, E. For tbe Journal. TI.e V; f. I. " h 11 nud N'cvr. On tbe itoeptlou of this war no portion cf tbe Son'b showed a iti-nger feeling cf resentment at the eucrotel. ment of the Fedetai Government npoo the aoTdelktitj cl the States than did the cit'zecs of the Cape Fear country. Tbe attack upon Fort Sumter swept away the last vestige of the anthcrity of the old Government. North Carodr took a firm stand by the Mde of her sister fctates, and re sumed the authority she had ence' delegated for tbe com mon good, but, which, under the way of Puritanical Per' version, had become hatefal and onerous. The Governor of the good old Commonwealth, with promptness creditable to h's patriotism, immediate! ordered ths occupation of the Forts within her bord.n -Ths different military organ zitiocs at that time compil ing the forces of the State, enthusiastically received tt order to 44 garrison acd hold the same." The three mil.tary ctmpanies then in tie town of Wil mington took possession of the Forts at tbe mouth of tbe Cape Fear river. On Wednesday, April. 16th, 1861, tbry landed at the wharf of the Fort, and under a moat piUlen storm of ra.a and wind, laid sefge to Casawell. The r risen, cots sting of a sergeant and bis family, seeing M they were ont-Eimbeied and tbat rcsstatee would be use'eas. engendered as prisoners of war, and ths Iodo ur of Ncrth Csrorica flaated proudly over this stronghold. Preparations were immediately made to place it on war footing- The 44 Irons 01 the Line " of tbe ea lkr refo ld ion, laving aside the amenities of civil lite, becarm a earnest t e defenders of tbeir country's eaue To C- ha had seen serv ce i-j Alexico, was entrnaud 1" riofence. Ait-r creat 1 d j trv and d rsevaraoc t e of war were seen to peep over the embattled wl JSI ? growing ia numbers, until it was proud y provlaime it"1 was in pregnaD.e. romoss ia tne garnsoi iu beariojr. discipline and reputation wa the TV. L. ! y . numoers composing in'i coiupauy were iun j""" -Wil!iDgto, wno egard!es of expense and Peri'D'iQl converiencs, had won far it thd reputation of e' craca " Ii was under the comnandof Captain v bora soldier. -hid After the exci'ement consequent to tbe occnpti t oas,ed aay it became appaieBt that it was no h ;';f j., w wereoa. on the rigour of ma tial law begntoM' Wills that before bad never known wbat tt waa jpposed recogriaod superior powers. One ' m rwoma r t the hadel seived us s barracks m wnicn
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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