Newspapers / Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, … / March 19, 1863, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE .WILMINGTON: JOURNAL CO.fFKDEOATE STATBJ9 OP AMBBJCA. WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1863, -. -. JfOTXCB. , " - Trom aad after this tto inbicripUon prios of this piper wffl t THREE DOLLARS per yew, ia advance. AO nbtcrfters now in arrears, who do not paj up by the 30th of June next, and pay one year In advance, will bate their papers discontinued at that time. March 19th, 1863. ' - Wawtxd. A few copies of the Weekly Journal of the ltth of February, 1863, to complete cur files. Any of oar nbsc fibers having a copy of the above date, and can spare It, will do ua a favor by forwarding it to ns. March 5, 1863. A rziTATK letter from Newbern received within the last few days gives the Information, that, about ten days ego, Fostss wei at Newbern with about thirteen thou- sand men, and was expected to move in a few days in the direction of Kinston or Goldsboro. The letter adds that the Yankees at Newbern say they are sick of the war ; some of them say they will not fight any longer for old Abe Likkhobk, or any other Abolition President A large portion of their soldiers do not like to bear arms along with negroes. Firk. Between nine and ten o'clock oa Saturday night the town was etartlcd and the Theatre emptied of a large proportion of its audience by the cry of fire. At a little distance the flames seemed to proceed from the General Hospital, which naturally increased the excitement and concern. Oa repairing to the place we found that the fire was confined to one or two old brick warehouses situated ol the North side of an alley running from Water to Front Street jast below Bock, or rather about half way be tween Dock and Orange, and opposite to the large building formerly occupied by the late il. W. Brown, Esq., deceased, and now occupied by the Messrs. "Wokth. The buildirg3, as we learn, contained corn and foisge belonging to tie Government, and salt be longing to Kidder & Mabtin. A good deal of the 8 Alt was saved. The other contents were burned, we presume. Fortunately there was no wind or there ia r o know ing where the progress of the flames could have been arrested. How the fire originated we are unable to say. Of course there are always somebody to suggest incendiarism, but there seems to be no reason for re- sorties to any each hypothecs. The fire was no doubt aecidental. We have no means of estimating the amount of loss as we do not know the amount of pro duce which was in store. The building was, as we have already stated, old. Thx New York Herald of the 9th, thinks that in a few days the roads will be in a condition to allow the Federal army to make an advance on the line of the Rappahannock, and adds that M we will very soon hear etriring news from the Army of the Potomac, which is in excellent condition and ready to follow Gen. Hooker in aijy enterprise." The Herald says that there are several points through which u ocr armies Federals have to reach the heart of the rebellion, all of which, in turn are destined to be come the scenes of. deadly contests. There are : 1st. The line of the Duck River from Chattanooga to Shel by ville. 2d. Vicksburg. 3d. Port Hudson. 4th. Mobile. 5th. Savannah. Cth. Charleston. 7th. Wil mington. 8th. Richmond. northern Pictorial Papers. By a recent arrival from Nassau, we have a bundle of late New York Pictorial sheets, embracing Frank Leslie, of Feb. 21st and March the 7th, Ilarpti 's If eeh ly, of Feb. 28th, and the Comic Monthly for Feb. Harper's is decidedly venomous, bitter and unrelent ing. Its first page picture is a likeness of General Hooker, and its last page has a picture entitled " The Copperhead Party in favour of a vigorous prosecution of peace." " The Copperhead party," be it understood, 13 the elegant appellation given by the Abolitionists to all opposed to the usurpations of Abe Lincoln. Fcr instance, Clemekt L. Vallandigham is stigmatized by Harper as the chief of copperheads. The peace Democrats are caricatured under the semblance of cop perhead snakes with human heads and Quaker bats, making an attack on a slanky-looking female, innocent of crinoline, suppose to represent Columbia, who holds out a shield marked " Union." To show the animus of Harper, we shall extract a short paragraph from an editorial article headed " Copparheadism ;" as follows : " We shall net waste time in arguing with the cop perheads. Alea who are capable of justifying the re bels and espousing their cause when the blood of some member of almost every Northern family reddens South ern soil, and the bones of Northern soldiers are worn as ornaments by Southern women, are not likely to b . convinced by argument, or to be pervious to anything short of a bayonet thrust." This ia rich, especially the style of female ornaments prevalent at the South. And yet this staff will have its believers, although of course its writer is not to be classed among them. Harper also devotes considerable space ia the way of pictures and letter-press to the new negro regiments. AU the negroes appear in Harper with the features of white men, but vrith rather a dark color. Frank Leslie on the contrary, gives the Native Guards in Louisiana, just as they are, certainly without flattery, making them look a3 purely African as may be. The comic picture on the last page of one of the Leslies is entitled " The Bad Bird and the Mudsill," and represents Old Abb stuck in the mud up to his waist, while Jett. Davis, in the form of a bird, sits cosi ly on his nest marked "Richmond," andjaughs at Abb, whp is made to say " Ah, you may laugh but if it wern't for this mud, I'd soon fetch you out of that." All the pictorials have illustrations of Tox Thumb's wedding, and the Comic Monthly really goes it with a looseness that must be annoyiDg to the feelings of the respectable Stsattox, Jr., who is now a sedate mar ried man. Tes New Hampshire election held on Tuesday o Ia3t week, resulted substantially in a Lincolnite victory, The vote for Governor, so far as heard from, stood Joseph E.'Gilvorb, Rep., 24,881 ; Ira A. Eastman Peace Dem., 25,712 ; CoL W. Harrman, War Dem. 3,513. There is no choice of Governor by the people. a clear msjerity of all the votes cast being required in that State. But the Republican candidate will be elected by the Legislature, which is largely Republican Tha thr ee members of Congress elected are Republican although in the first and second districts the majorities wiu prouauiy De small. The Hartford and Monongahela, which passed cur Jrort Hudson Ratlines in a crippled condition, are steam iloops-of-war of the second class, carrying some fourteen heavy guns. The Brooklyn sloop-of-war of the first Class carries same eighteen or twenty heavy guns. Ii will be seen that our troops under Gen. Hill, are beating np the enemj's quarters at Newbern, and probably at Washington also. It was reported here yesterday that a portion of our forces had possession of the Kailroad between Newbern and Morehead City, at a point seme distance below Niwbern. The number of gunboats reported at Newbern ii small, and they ex- ciusivejy cia wooden hulks. Thi kiws from Port Hudson is quite cheering, and cal culated to encourage our people throughout the whole ex- teat oi we uonieaeracy. The Mississippi, which was burned oppoaiu Port Hudson, was one of the oldest, but also one of the test steaia frigates in the TJ. B. Navy, fche was about 1,680 tons bur then and of great power, and still staunch and strong Her companion vessel, the Missouri, bunt at the Brooklyn ITavy Yard (the Mississippi was built at Philadelphia) was twae a at Gibraltar pa hex first cruise. Wk have nothioe"farther from Newbern. bib i: strange, since General Hill is reported to have" b en near Co and advancing upon that place on Saturday last.-' '. ;' : : " If an attack bad been made upon the towD, or npon the enemy's gunboats in the river, it appears to us that we must have beard of it, If an attack was to be made at all, one would think that it would have been made at once, for the enemy would, have time to run off the negroes and put other property aboard their trans ports and send the whole down the river. It will be well to reserve ocr belief until we bear confirmation of ny report, no matter how respectable acd truthful the party bringing it may be. For in stance, we have not looked so confidently as some for the capture of Newbern, for we have never been satis fied that an attack upon Newbern formed any part of the programme of operations concerted by Generals Longstbiit and Hill, and we den't feel satisfied yet that it did form any such part. We shall be surprised indeed to bear that Newbern is attacked agreeably surprised to hear tbat it is taken, and that it tan be held. Daily Journal, 17th. Wa regret to learn from a gentlemen who knows, that Geaeral Hill's expedition towards Newbern failed of accomplishing one of its main objects tbat of draw ing the enemy out. , At Deep Gully, nine miles from Newbern, Gen. Hill encountered a force of the enemy consisting of two re giments of infantry and a battery of field artillery. Here a brisk fight was kept ap for a short time, when the enemy retreated in the direction of Newbern. About this time Gen. Pbttiorbw being en the North side of the Neuse river, opened oa an earthwork on the South side of the river, but, in consequence of an acci dent to one of his guns, which resulted in the loss of three of his men killed, and 15 wounded, and also the ar rival of heavy reinforcements to the enemy, he bad to retire. Sever&l transports arrived at Newbern on Saturday evening. Qen. Robsrtsoit is reported to have suc cceeded in getting possession of the railroad below New bern, and in destroying a portion of the track and burn ing a bridge by which a train was destroyed. Ne men were lost in Gen. Hill's immediate com mand, and his horse was not struck with Minie balls, as telegraphed from Raleigh. In fact there has been alto gether too mueh sensation made out of this affair, which so far, is barren of results, and which, as we have every reason to believe never was intended for a direot Attack upon Newbern. We know, but do not think it proper to ssy, where General Hill's forces are at the present time. Daily Journal, 16th. Tax Question or Exemption is one that is much dis cussed, and too frequently without reference to the true principle involved. That principle, we take to be, that the law contemplates the granting of no exemptions upon grounds merely personal to the individuals to whom such exemptions are granted. In order that the war should be carried on efficiently that cur soldiers should be fed, clothed, supplied with munitions, forage, etc., tbat the agriculture and business of the country should also, as far as possible, be carried on, and the ma chinery of civil government kept in motion, and thus the life of the country be sustained, and its credit supported, it has been deemed necessary that certain exemptions shoald be made. These exemptions are right acd propsr, wherever necessary and useful. Wherever the per bobs or classes so exempted do better service where they are than they could do in any other capacity. For the fact of their necessity and superior usefulness in a certain capacity, not in the army, is the only just ground for their being retained there, and not removed by the conscription. Where the reason of the exemption fails, the exemption itself ought to cease. Where the reason remains in full force where the public interests are best promoted then the exemption is right and proper. On the con trary, where the exemption is sought acd used for the promotion of personal ends, acd simply that the exempt may escape service, or still worse, engage in speculation or extortion, it is evident that the contrary is the case. The army must b3 fed and clothed. Farms and manufactories must be carried on. To do this skilled labor and intelligent supervision are necessary. Impe rially are these things imperatively called for now. The army as well as the people at home are threatened with scarcity not only of shoes and clothing, bat of food, and indeed, of all other necessaries. In view of these tbiogs, despite the clamor that was raised at the beginning of the present session of Con gress, the exemption bill has not been materially altered and will not be. The steam engine requires a boiler, the array requires production at home. Congress was acd is aware of these facts, and Congress, in making ex emptions has recognized them. All laws will be evaded and all privileges abated. What is made for the good of the whole is too frequent ly perverted to the advantage of a small portion. This can only be guarded against by a rigid enforcement of the laws and an earnest effort to guard against evasions and shams, not by wholesale denunciations or sweeping as sertions. Wx are in the constant receipt oX communications from our soldiers in camp, all of which, we cannot, of course, publish. We would not have room for all of them, even were we to exclude all ether things. We beg our soldier friends to bear this in mind, when they may feel inclined to find fault with the non-appearance of any cf their contributions. For our soldiers in camp we have the highest respeet. Their many noble qualities we admire, and for their failings we are ready to make the most liberal allowance. We carefully read every communication from them, and if there be anything that we can endorse, we endeavor, at a fitting time, to press itjnpon public attention. Bat the little jealousies and squabbles of camp the little fuu enjoyable by those who know the parties and can ap. predate any point made the many inconveniences, and, perhaps, grievances inseparable front our present posi tion, are hardly the material out of whieh to- make up matter for an interesting newspaper. Nor, in fact, would the publication by us of all the complaints made, tend materially to remedy any one f the evils complain ed of. It is not every man who can keep a hotel, neither caa every man write for the newspapers. We admire the patriotic spirit of much of the poetry sent us. Its heart is right, but its feet are defective, and its rhyme difficult. " Man " does not rhyme with " hand," with out a violent deviation from the ueaal rules of pronun ciation. Bat what we want are facts, no matter in what garb, go we know them to be facts ; if they are sach as will interest the public, So much the better. If not, we can lay them quietly aside and nobody will be the wiser. It is reported that Lieutenant General "Voir Hat KAtr recently committed suicide at his place of Haynau, not far from Cassel, in Germany. He shot himself through the mouth with a conical ball. Death was in stantaneous. General Hatnau attained a world-wide notoriety for bis brutality during the Hungarian revolution of 1848, when he ordered the whippinr of delicate women. His feats had been io far surpassed by Ihose of " bea3t Bctlxs, that it u possible the one brute killed himself out of chagrin at lading himself so far surpassed in bis own peculiar line by the other. lias. Dovslas, tae widow of tbe late Senator grsranr A. Douglas, denies that she is eagsged to be fesxriei. High 1 Tha ' Jackson Mississippian of the 10th, says Irish Potatoes were bought yesterday for planting at the molerata price of thirty dollars per bushel 1" ; , To uayV ( f r l!Hh Jnatant,) i? the day that tas been assijo t d.y tumor as that on -wbic tn attack, or perheps Ihe a'tack is to be oide open Charleston. This we doubt. : Furhsidk, wb' has be-n assigned to tbe command, therein order to settle the difficulties that bad arisen betweoHrjNTER and Foctbr, and which.. resulted in the withdrawal of tbe latter, had not, by all accounts, arrived out as late as hi.it I Lurg day, end it hardly set ma likely that re wcu'd rush upon an enterprise of iuch magnitude without ttk;ng longer time to make himself acquaint! with the IosJ;ties, and the "situation" gen erally. There wy be an attack this wet fe, but we con fess that we do not expect to hear of it. Po.tmabtbr (j ksiral ' Bkagax proposes that the price of postage bt ir great el, acd that newspaper free exchange be cat off. This is with the view of inereas. icg the revenues f the department and thus complying with tbe provisions of the Confederate Conetitetion re quiring it to be self susteinicg. The cuitinif I fi of the free exchacge of newspapers will probably add five thousand dollars to the postage revenues of the Confederacy. To the large newspaper establish menis it will mike little d fiference, tut may eriously embarrass some of those in interior positions that i re icw sustained with difficulty. Whether incr asing the rates of postage oa letters and papers wiil increase tbe aggregate revenue, is somewhat doubtfe!. It wi 1 bear hard upon the soldiers who will have to pay it out of eleven dollars a month, or thp soldier's Nmily, who hsve few reseomrces in his absence, but to otLers, we suppose it will make lees difference. The Paiyos or Walks got married yesterday. He could i fT ird to. He bas got rich backers, and bia fami ly wiil be provided for. Daily Journal, 17rA. Thk Bumsn fTXAMsniP Fbittama arrived jesterdaj mori ing tafo in a Confederate port. She brocght a large oarfco, a considerable portion of it being on GoveinTBert account. Daily Journal. 16th inst. Thh Listonau stitas th it during tha progress of a great battle between tbw Romans and Carthagenian?, that of TLrMymene, we think, a violent earthquake oc curred, jet to eagerly were their respective armies en gaged in tbe work of mutual destruction, that they were totally uaccBicicus ct it , and the survivors wire sur prised to tear the news next day. The interests of the war now pending stem to have exerted a similar ii fluence upon us. Yesterday was St. Patrick's Dy, the 17tb of March, and jet we most eafet thai we forgot ail about it, urtil it was called to our attention in the afternoon. Tet it teas Saint Patrick's Day, and, Haist or no Saint, the individual re ferred to was a aolJe missiorary to the Gentiles a true successor of San Pael and Saint Pater. He mm good, ana ne rptiad good and true c'octrine, and intelligent "Protestants ' as well as intelligent "Catholics" egrce upon that point ; and, indeed, both claim hiei. We cannot enter into the discussion, for that would be out of oar fine, bat we cn wish that more of the trie spirit of the religioi which he preach ed, wee difflemoated among men. At meeting of the Ret tor, Warden1? asd Vestry, of St. John's Farieh, Wilminton, beM en the evenirg of March the 11, 1861, it bfcing the firpt meeting of the iiotrd since the prevalence of the jellow Fever iu thia city, the follow ing preamble and resolutions were unanimoHsly adopted : WstRBA, It having pleased Almighty God, Our Heaven ly Father, ia His Wise-Providence, to remove from our raids' two members cf this Vestry, Joseph J. Lippitt, and Stephen Jewett, who fell victims to the late pestilence i-i i : 1 !': . m r wcicn bo surety am:uru iins iuwu, Auerciore, Resolved, That io the death ef our late associates, Mr. Lippitt and Mr. Jewett, this Board deeply feels the lose of two efficient acd highly esteemed members. Resolved. That we extend to the femilies of the deceas ed in their eore affliction and bereavement, enr warmest sjmrathies, and mingle oar sorrows with theirs. " Resolved, Tbat in token of cur respect fcr the memory of the deceaBrd, we will wear the customary hade of mourning on the left arm for thirty days. Resolved, That theje proceedings be entered on tbe Re cords of thi) Board, and copies of the same be furnished 07 the Secretary to the families of the deceased. At the sime meeting, the Rector having touohirgty al luded to the death of the Bev. Dr. Drane, late Reetor of St. Jamrs, the following was anattimously adopta1: " Forasmuch an itxjatk vleased Almigity Jod, in His wise Providence, to tab e onto! ttda world the soul" of our deceased venerated friend, and to many ot is, corffoimer Pastor tho Rev. Eobebt Erkkt Dbanh, D. u ; and whereas, the Rector, Wardns and Vestry of St. John's desire to place on record some expression, however feeble and inadeqnate, of their deep sorrow at the melancholy event, and of their profound respect and love for the de ceased, therefore, Rejoiced, Tnat deeply sansib'e ottbe loss eustaioed by the IMocese of North Carolina, end by the Church at large, we bo subm'Mively to tin wisdom that has directed this cha'ttniBg visitation; that we, with every member of 'his parish. d " inoarn with nnleigred sorrow, the decease of that CUriFtian, Christian friend, and Christian Pastor ; that we thank the good God for tie many virtues and rare graces voushea'ed Bis servant in his long, laborious, abd divicalv bleseed minitry ; ard that it was to his untiring energy and devotion to (he eane he to branny espoused that we are largely indebted foT the bfsntifcl Ckireh edi fice in which it is car pnvi ege to worship. Resolved, That we tender the affl eted family assurances of our hertfelt sympathy and prayers. Ji's AocU, That th-.f c Beaolations be recorded upon tbe Minutes of th Ves?ry, and that the Secretary be requested to traGsart a copy of the same to the effiicted family of the lata tfueior or sr. James Signed, R E. TI3RRT, Hector of St. John's J. A. Willako, Btet'y of the Vestry. March IK, - The Tall mt Arkansas J?-t A New Vtislon of the Affair The Surrender Accomplished through llti Trmehery of Texan Soldltr. It is a little singular hOw little acd meagre has betn the information furnished the public witb regard to the oauie ana surrenaer or Arfcaneaa r'ost. t rom onr own side we have bad fcorcely anything authentic and reliabi?, and we have been compelled to form opinions upon it Irom the repor s tbat bava reached us through the rsorthern papers. Ihe hrst and only authentic ac count we have s?en from oar side is an, interesting nar rative of tbe unfortunate affair in a letter from Dr. C. H. Smith, who was chief surgeon of tbe Poet at the time of its capture. The account he gives convejsa new and very important version of the mysterious af fair, and allege tbat the surrender was the direct result of treachery, and against tbe positive orderi of the com manning olncer, who desired and expected to de fend tbe Post to the last exeremity. We condense tbe material facts cf his statement : The troops garrisoning Arkansas Pest at Ihe time of attack consisted cf three bnga .es, mostly rexans, and commanded respectively by Cols. Garland, Deshlerand Dunnir.gtcn, the whole forming a division under tbe comraar.d of Brigadier General T. J. Churchill, and numbering cn tbe day of the flght not more then thir ty three hundred tflective men. Oa the 9 th day of Jan uary a scout from below brought intelligence to Gener al Churchill of a Yankee gunboat having made it ap pear an ce in the Arkansas river, some thirty miles below tbe Post ; some hours later on the same day another scout brought news of other gunboats, followed by tran ports, making their way np the river. Upon the re ceipt f this intelligence General Churchill ordered everything in readiness for an attack,, apd ere night closed in all the troops were distributed along the line of entrenchments, where they remained , all night in a pelting storm of rain. The enemy, in the meantime bad landed a force about two miles below tbe fort, but they made no demonstration until about nine or ten o'clock the next morning, when they commenced shelling tbe fort from their advanee gunboats tbat were eautiously and slowly feeling Iheir way up the river. Oar troopB held tbe position first taken by them un til about 4 o'clock, P. M , when the General, fearing a flank movement on our left, ordered the men. to fall back to a line of entrenchments near tbe yet unfinished fort, which line-was speedily completed and all the troops properly distributed before night set in. Just as dark ness was drawing near, four gunboats approached tbe j fort and commenced their bombardment, our guns from the fort answering gallantly, and after two hours' ter rific shelling, tbe gunboats retired, one of them, the East port, badly disabled. Our loss up to this time, con sisted of only three killed and some three or four wounded. Oo the morning of the 18th nllimo, at two o'clock, or thereabouts, the enemy reiewed tbe attack with gunboats and land forces combined ; they had also erected a battery on the opposite side ot tha river, by means of which they kept up a terrific cross lire tbat swept tbe whole area of ground occupied by our men. The firing now continued until 4 o'clotk, P. M., when it seemed to cease, and shortly after the cessation there was a yell came from the lines, which attracted tbe at tention of the General . Commaading, whose head quarters had beea established some four hundred yards from the trenches. Oa riding forward to ascertain the state of affairs, the General was much surprised to find L. Ti- 1 a a i.i s - i- . . uio x euenu uag uuaung ia every ouecuon aiong oar lines. Upon inquiry, it was ascertained tbat some traitor ia the 24th Texas regiment bad raised the white Ia$ and pagtfd the word down the line that General nrarVhiil had ordered a fenrrend-r, whereupon ad the trnm.it. exeunt Col. Deehkr'a brigade, immediately sur rendered. He refuse!, tor surrender bis brigade until ordered by Geo. Churchill. - ' : Wben the General rode into the fort and surrender ed, Gen. ChurchUI told Gen. Sherman that he had not ordered a surrender, -5 but on tbe contrary that he had ordered the men to fight until all were dead in the trencbes rather than surrender. When . aeked by General Sherman where bia (General Churchill's) men were, ard was told they were all there in eight,, hesemcd surprised, and cu!d Ecarctly credit the fact th :t so email a body of troops bad succeeded in baffling for ad le ng a tiae, rtd killing so many of his men.. General Cburehill had telegraph ed for reinforcements, acd horfd tiey would reach him that evening, but none were ever sent, save about 200 from St Charles, on White river, who arrived jast in tin e to be taken prisoners. Dr. Smith says that 2000 would not be a large fig ure for tho enemy's loss in killed and wouoled, whilst our lost was hardly over 100. The. number of prison ers taken at tbe Post was, probable, aboat 3,500 certainiy not more than that number. From the Fvjetteviile Ol r ver. President Jtflereott Davl. M?sas. Editors : Perhaps it may hs interesting to some to.revkw again the history of cur Chit f Magis trate. Jtfferson Pavia was born in C! ri3ian coouty. &y., in 1805, and while an infant movei to ML-siasippi with bis father, Samael Davis, who had bt en a rev iutionary soldier. He entered Trar-sylvania Unimpuy at Lex ington, Ky., but left without finishing the course aud went to West Point in 1824, where he graduated in 1827, No. 23 in a class of 33 members. 113 remained in tbe U. S. Army till 1835 being' tLe seven jears re quired to serve after leaving West Point, v. !' n be res;gn(d and engaged in planting. He was 21 IA u tenant in Infantry from 1828 to 1833 ; 1st L'"eu!cwM in DragoODS from 1833 to 1835 .; and was Adjutant of Dragoons and served in the Quonermasur Departri.ent at different times He served in some of t o Indian Wars and is said to have captured the celebrated B ack Hawk. In 1844 he was Presidential Elector n tbe Democratic ticket in Mississippi ; 1845 he was a mem ber of the U. S. Congress, and ab jut the sme tinr? w'as deleafed for Governor; in 1846 ha was ru:i Je,'oi. or the 1st Regiment Mis3. Vol. (Rifles,) in whica capacity he served in the Mexican War. lie d splayed much u.A lantryandskili in Mexico, and wassjvereiy wou.idtdcn one occasion. While in Mexico in 1847 bri wa3 tnd"red the appointment of Brigadier General, but declined it, and in tbe same year he was appointed CJ. rv senator to till an uu'xpired term, till 1861, when l e was re elected for six years.- He was .Secretary of War un der Pierce from 1853 t 1857, frem whicb time be was U. S Senator from Mississippi till that fc-U'e feew'ed. During a great portion of his Senatorial career lie wns Chairman ot ti.e Committee on Military Affairs ; and while at tbe bead of the War Department h? aiaf;aed its affairs with more ability and &ucces3 than any ot bis predecessors. IJis rule was to encourage merit ard sterling worth wherever found, and many cf the .r-:.-s(.ni officers in tbe U. S. Army owi' their prom'ner.cj and promotion to him. Fetlin a warm inttreel in Mc- Clellan, ad entertainicg a high appreciation of his "orth and talents, be Sent him with two others 6 take observations of the siege of Sevastopol, and gain from the Eastern World any information of value to military science. In 1835 he married a daughter cf Geo. Tujl; r, and some years after her death he married Lis pretent wife, Verina Howell, an amiib.'e ard ticellent lady, daughter of a wealthy commission merchant cf New Orleans, rmd grand-daughter of Gov. II owe II cf New Jersey, of Re volutionary memory. President Davia is about 5 eet 10 inches high, and weighs some 140 lbs. He has a wcli-formod end intel lectual head, with forehead bulging cut considerably, aquiiina nos-e aad compressed lips. Theche k bones are prominent, causing tbe cbeeks to apr.car to'iovy : his bair ia of dark color, mixed probab'y with gray ; and bis face is ol sallow palent es, but with bia keen, steady, daik eye, shows much more color, boltln?s? and anima tion., than ia usually represented in tbe pic u:cs we see. He w.ar8 no whiskers except undr bis chin and around his throat ; and oue of bis eje3 is Paid to be d ective in sight, but thi3 would escape observation. From hi3 manners and appearance one wcu'd nr.tar ally, at first, regard biui &s digiiCed, morose, aud even repa'3ive ; but farther ecquaintanca removes rnt.c'i cf tb;a impression, and Mr. Davis -eppears cn agreeable, earnest, crrdid, accomplished and interesting genlkixmn. His voics ii on an elevated key, distinct and inl , anl although a little rongh is not unpleasant. .As a public speaker b.2 is practical i.d impressive, inspiring t-lernnity and inducing conviction, fie rei ther drives the imagination to the giddy helgh's oi elo quence and intellectual splendor, ccr stoops below honor to tickle popular fancy and popular apph use ; bat Hp pealing inc.? to the moral than tie se-nsr.al Httriba:cs of the soui, be speaks what he feels and seems what he is, with tbat peculiar elcquence which truth, directed to the courcience, always imparts. He is of Episcopalian perauaon and wns confirmed two or three mouths ago I learn, and with Ira fumily atttn-'ls St. Paul's Church rculariy. Ua his with drawal from tbe U. S. Senate, alter the feccs?iou 0! Mi.sis?ippi, he showed, by a very able and powerful speech which did honor to his head and hciirt, that ho fully realized the awful responsibility of the is.-uc forced upen u. It v.as with deep and unfeigned regret that be feU it his duty to rc-lirqa sh tbat government v.hie-h be hatl served so long ard so faithfully, cud 2or which he bed. cherished sach a filial attachment. 0 1 th;;t cc cation Mr. Davis resecdm and collected, and although the blood of the nation was Lot nr:d tbe popular h. art tbrobbtd with agitation bi3 magnanimity and sioceri'y extorted admiration and sympathy even from.hte er.c mies. Witb eyes downcost cud body motior:hsj and in a calm, manly, emphatic tone, he said, in substance : " I now leave you for other end different duties, and will never again mingle with joj as I have done lor so manj years. If I have done any one of jou ir justice, 1 now ask forgiveness If in debate or o hervis 1 bave ever wounded any Senator's fetlirgs, given insult, or vfo!a'ed courtesy or confidence, I now retract it all. Ijhave been devoted to oar once noble Government ; ai d 1 have tried faithfully in the various distinguished posi tions I have been honored .with, to promo'e its pros perity, purity and durability. I have given tbe test season of my mmhood to the sustaining of t ie Con stitution and the Laws, eveu when violated ml tram pled, on by others. I have bore aloft ihat once prcul flag amid the ri ar of battle, and freely poured oul my blood in my country's cause. We of the fcioath have offered you compronrse ; we have yielded every thing save honor and liberty, that the government inherited from our fathers might not be distupted ai d devastated, and m vain. Bat gentlemen, appealing to a just God for the rectitude of our intentions, do solemnly vow that to each outrageous violation cf the Constitution, such insure fanaticism, such usurpation, and such' sec tional, tyrannical, constant and dangerous J.-g:s!ation, wc will never, r.ever, ketek submit." I have had from the first an unwaverirg confidence io President Davis. Tbis is however my own opinion. I know there are some whose judgment i3 entitled to respect that do not entertain favorable sentiments to wards our cn-ef Executive ; andwbn 1 bad my opin ion erroneous then 1 will change it, but not oeforo. Although Mr. Davis may have occasionally displayed an unyielding, unaccommodating spirit, we have found in hiai tbat tenacity of purpose aEd those sterling re liable qualities so requisite for a leader in such a crisis. It would be invidious exaggeration to say that all our sue jess and achievements result from his efforts. Bat he has shaped the means to ihe end, fitted tbe caure to the effect, and so directed tbe details of cur national progress and maintained such a consistent nrmness l :i ii il. .ll. j a - p i. : - .1 amiu an me eoua uuu ujws 01 popular opinion tnu p e judice, that the people find a soothing cocsolation ir- confidently relying on the wisdom, the ability end tne patriotism of their President. He has given caste, character, prestige, to our governmeht at home and abroad, and proved to an unwilling world that ho and the government te represents are not the creatures of circumstance nor the slaves of expediency. With a sa gacity superior to that of most of cur public men, he formed a more comet conception of tie character of our enemies and the Revolution which ha3 drenched our unfortunate country in fraternal blood. He insist ed that our army be raised for five years, but bis recom mendation was overruled. He predicted the first seri ous difficulty of our enemy, that of finance, and time has verified the prophecy. King Cotton ha3not yet driven his brother kings of tbe East into a supplicating attitude ; foreign recognition has been an empty shad ow, ner have political divisions yet weakened the hopes of the North ; but their debt and financial system is the yawning abyss t-iat threatens to engulf them. He bas pursued the same course, unmoved by praise, unmind ful of slander, with the success of our cause and tbe welfare of our country as his highest objects. While the country' was enshrouded in gloom, and when des pondency hnng like a pall over the land, with the cour age of a hero and the heart of a patriot he lifted bis eyes heavenward, and rising with the emergency he led the ship of State oyer tha waves of adversity. As has been said by one of fhe noblest and -ablest men of the nation, President DaTis, unlike most leaders of revola tions and with the doom" of the chief of traitors lull before him in case of failure, baa not found it necessary to trespass upon the rights of the humblest citizen." Dt riving his youthful iropreasions among the Northern people, having long associated with their best and worst men in tbe fit. Id and in the cabinet, in the National councils ard in private life ; with a pare and proud re cord behind him ; and with the confidence and admira tion of a powerful people around him, a soldier, a statesman, a christian, I know of no one more com petent for the position, no one so well suited to fhe . . "ii . 1 .4 emfrgency. rosierny win venerate nis memory, nu loner will his parting words to the U. S. Senate ring in the cars of bia Northern associates, and like the last agonizing cry of n;u dered innocence, will haunt their fiendis'i sp'ri's to perdition. I am not of those who ap plaud frern sinister motives, but have awarded this- tri bute to truth acd j istice. 1 r.ave never songnt any office or favor within the Executive patrcnage, cor do I exoect to. Mr. Davis La3 four or fi?e email children, the oldest 1 ttle Jeff is certainly a " bird," if not a "fpoiled chicken." II?: U a rare specimen of Young America Jr., is at home ia a cow among other little boys, often "cure' s cut" the crowd, and generally sets the nursery aLd whole juvi niiedr tn in an uproar. He can use more profanity, turn ever more furniture, torment more cats, ai d invent ine-re tcet:e of devilment, than all the little Ivna within his fu;Ler's political iuiisdiction. Inherit- iva the miiUhrv qualities of bis ancestors he is skilled ia all nam.'-r iiufantry ; and if they are correct who guy old Jrff i3 tbe embodiment ct self-will and obstinacy, ht;l3 J n 13 c r'aiily a ' chip o tae oid blocs.' 'truly jours, LONG GRAB Wiring's DJTJeton. Stveral writers Ltite been discussing ia tLe Rich pjo. d Whhr, the crutiuct of different pur tiers of our ar mv Li the'-Kicbeoor.d battles. Ia tbe latest article on the su'ljsct e find the following high compliment to Gen. U citing jd his Division. Alter describing tbe vrv airoi a uosidon of tbe enemy, acd the failuie to drive LUn m m ir, the writer say?, j Le riii.tk', it.a;u (need ; bout two o'clock P. M rd sit o'clock I. M.. tho enemy still held his nv&itiun. Ab ui. 'his hour the sceae changed. Ibe division of Geo. . biting arrived 00 tac open ncld, m front of tho euciuv'e) It it wing, whicb had hit he: to su.'cess'aily repelled all attacks upon it. I I a reiaitnts v.erti immediately dploytd, and, by skill ui and gcdl -nt charge of the whole division, tbe enemv's entire kit wing was iistantly overthrown, when tha cmtre M:d right wirg, which were hotly pieced bv Ljr ggtreet and Jackson, alsa gave way, and ibfe victory was tbus f.cbiivcd the siege of lltchmcn l reistd.arsci ibe Capital of the Republic savtd. Iu this chiige, Gen. W bitisy's division wa3 joined on its rijht by the brigade of Gea. Pickett, which behaved 'with disliuguicht d gallantry, and daterves a full snare of the honor 0! carrying such a formidable pc-sitiou. Tbe brigace of Gen. llt II. Anderswn held in res rve, was then ordered by Gen Longrereet to move forward, wb ch it did ir; excellent crdtr, and, cn rtachinr tbe .iro.it, met a Ires '1 rtgiment of tbe enemy, which it hand somely dispersed and sent living with its beaten and terrer-Etricb n cemraues. Ibe sun was now about set ting, aud ov.r army pursued the retreating foe, duriog which they kept up a desultory and running fight, and da:Lce?sput aa end to the pursuit. (Jur trecps bivou ccid wheic they haite-3, and tbe enemy retreated during the niy ht, over the "Grape-vine bridge" to the south side of tLeCbicihotmoy 8Ld rejoined McClellan. Gen. Whiting's division was composed of two brig ades and two fiild hatttne, v t : Gen. Hood's Texas brigade, consisting of tbe 1st, 4th and 5 h Texas aLd 18;h Georgia regiments, the infantry-of th:- Hampton Lfgion, acd Balthis' Vir ginia battery. Col. L'uvs' .brigade, censistirg of the 4th Alabama, 2d and 11th Mississippi, aud 6ih North Carolina regi ments, and Riellej's JNortu Carolina battery. Tbe strength of the division was 5,300 mn, and in thi3 char-e ii lo:t, ia twenty minutes, 1;016 in killed and wounded : Ibis charge for its desperate valor end gl;;ii.-;us results, rivals that ot the immortal McDona d at " Waprmi." My position cn i I1T3 memorable and glorious day, was t!:at c-f Aid de-t'smp. I saw tie movements to which I re.tr, at.d twenty-eight years expe.ience in the pro:c-f.sion oi firms, embracing two previcus wara, gives in? some cor fi fence in ji 'ging of them. I.i ref ir;cg to these matters now, my enly object is to pay tbe homage of a Virginian to justice, patriotism sn-:l heroic valor. Cf 1 !ni iruporta'ici s in lYi'mwgt--n, 2th JTarch, 1S6J- MUei Morris, Auctioneer. Livcrpoo' Fa!t. G. A., tiS per a.k ; Tin rinU, $U0 per box ; Ki ( arb Hrda. $2 E0 to $1 (2? Ter lb.; Fpeira ft&n Oi. a. $3 50 to $3 b7J ; 1 irtc.r Oil, $15 to $10 50 per gallon, di. in bottleB. $49 per dozen ; r.pom Saltp, $1 87 J per lb.; rsa'f!, $:1 h7 per !b., do. iu Lotties $V7 per dozen; s-'wect O-l, $3S per doz.; t'asti'o Soap, $3 35 per lb.; Cream Tarter. $ to ti 2o per lb.; Borax, $7 60 per lb.; Qai si i'. $'5 p r cz , d . bVni cet ct, $3 oOnr oz.; Corperg. $1 5) per lb.; amnion farb., $i to $5 12 psr lb.; Turkey vpii:ra. $'5 pr lb.; Cev.;t C. iacei, $1 50 a $1 SO per lb ; itl miel, to $11 per lb.; i'uiv. Utei Ind $7to$3 50 per ib ; Hi? us u.i Klg. Si er lb. ;.p. Amnion Co. $1 ii to $i 75 per lb. ; 8. Ki re i;u'c. $'J to $11 per lb. ; Pu v. Ipecac $18 per lb. ; ! a8 lc-did $11 pr lb. ; Dover's Powders $9 60 per lb ; Cum Ojiie Thy $31 per lb. ; Cum ( emF'hor per lb.; Vivv. Opio $37 M per lb.; Sponge $7 to $7 P0 p-si 1;. ; Ovat Kes;ua 75 cn. to $1 37$ ner lb. ; do. Calomel $l;i to $11 per lb. ; U q Opia $0 to $i i per lb. ; CevatCetal !i 75 cts. per lb. ; Cvsk Ca1riu 6'2 ct. per lb. ; Arpnt Hi'. $10 50 i.er cz. ; I'uiv. ('tbeboe $5 75 to $6 per lb. ; Zn- geb Jam $1 2a per lb. ; 1 1. llyartig $0 00 per lb. ; urg. M v Ir y yl Fort $3 50 per lb.; Arrow lloot$l 60 per lb. bViv JcU,? b Jtn, $.'; Lmpiy'boe, $10 0 per lb.; do. p; 1'ir.moi, b't c-m pur 10.; i:tooroicTiu, no per id.: worn Opj'm u. $: pr lb.; Aect Mo phia, $11 pr oz ; Pil. Hy tfruig, $'J per lb.; G tun Tragacaa h. assorted, $3 37 per lb ; Quicksilver, $i 75 per lb.; Canig Jaice, $2 per lb : Pow oe cd e.ubcb. $3 ; Uaisam Ccpubam, $!!i per lb.; Oil LcrtiOi s, $i0 00 pfr lb; t antharides. $17 60 per ib.; b'St Gu")0'vrt,.r Tea. $7 25 to $10 60 per lb.; Youug Hyson $7'50 to $3 25 per !.; Fine Tvrankey Tea, $7 IH ; fiasi ?-ou:!ior5 'I'ea. $5 12 j t $5 75 ; fine Congou Tea, $5 j0 to f( ; bo 1- d Linseed Oil, $14 to $15 per gallon; Harness 1-a'ber, $3 75 per lb; ing'ish tanned Leather, $1 per !b ; llea'-y Kip Hrogrs, $9 to $U 75 per pair ; liect'a Fir;e i-ibecs, $7 0 per pair; Kip Brogans, $-t 50 per pair; Misea Co or d Gjitrtre, $9 00 per pair ; ladies' Corgre;K Ga.t?r3, $j 37 ; Ls dies Fine Boofs, $15 per pair; Cliiiatfcii'a and M.i:.it bo-vt and Gaiters, $i to $3,12 per pair: Agte Butt' 1 b $IH 5 er rosa ; Black Pins, $12 00 per grrjH : Enlihh Pius, $6 25 to $11 per drzen ; Agate B;ttoas, $li 50 p- r gross ; Kappel black and White Prints, 1,60 to l,t2 12 per 3 aid ; Mixed Fa: cy CO'h, $5 (2 1-2 per yard; Clark's i-pool Cotton, 20J yarua, $4 75 per dcan ; F.ncy Di;igonel Piu h, $2 37 1 2 per yard , Grey Mixed eal 5ki 1 cloth, $i,L0 per yard ; Fatcy Cea'imere, $6,25 per y&rd ; Blcr Broad Cloih, $9 per yard ; Claret Mixed Bal Skin doth. Black Plush fctripoa, &c, $ ,60 per yard ; Black ad White PriiitH, $2,10 rr yard; Kuittirg Cotton, $2,50 per lb ; B ack ltibb u, $4 per p-ece ; Black and Brown AI pacca, $3 62 t-2 to $3.K5 per yard; Diegsing Combs, $12 per cc z &; uu n v smrio HdK ft, $-9 per dozen ; Baapen dorti, $5 50 perdo7cn; Black llore; $7,50 per dozen ; White Hate, 20 rO pfr dc23(i ; Biu.3 Mottles, $1,40 per yard-; wiachms. $2 25 per 3 ard; iiierino Whirls, $53 per dozen ; Too'h CoKibi, $i2 perdozen ; White Ber'.in Gloves, $10 per dvzerr ; -a'rb-!Jil pr gross. For the Journal. Eivocac or OcTrosT, Doveb Road, Craven Co. N. C. Tuesday, llarch 10, 1863. Mews. Editors : I am seated to tell you of a little brash we boja hd Tvith the Yanks at the Dover road bridge ac ross Core creek, last Satarday morning. I was in c"mmad of the p ckets at tliree points, and bad only twelve men and a Corpora under -erg't Bobert outhrland, of Co. "A", ,43rd N. C. T., at that point. Oar support was a long dis tance to tbe rear. One hour before day a battaliion or reg iment of about fivs hundred Yankees advanced to the bridge and whn being halted, gave our old eignal. You may jadge what followed. Bcrg't Souther land gallant Bob, wi'.h his V irteen heroes, kept those five hundred Abolition ists in chec only giving back about three hundred yards of groand, until we ccnld get a-8 stance from oar eapporte. Lieut, filacon of Co. "F" 4ird N. C. T., wTTh fl'teen men waa sent to his assistance, when the Yanks were held in com plata check. Attervrards Afajor Boggan came with more help and the cowards skedadied. Kxt ore of our boys waa hurt. Kr. Li1a of Co. 4,F" lost a lock of hia beard by a bullet, acd Mr. Denton of Co. UE" xiad a hole shot through the cape of bis great coat. News from the other sida say a we killed arid wounded seven of thcjn. I coald nare Borne boys who acted very bravely, but they don't want to be mentioned.' LIEUT. Whistlikq Yakkee Doodle. Tbe following from Bordeaux paper, shows tbe character of much of the information which 13 laid before the people of JEa ope concerning American affair?. It is at least ludi crous : Oa the Fcurth of July, (inaugurated by Lafajette,) there exists a cuiicus custom in America. As the ciock strikes twelve, every man and boy, aud as many wc mea and girls as can, set to work to whistle Yankee Doodle," And which continues for precisely ten minatea. It may be fairly computed that there are thirty millions of people sibilating simultaneously. Tha effect is very curious." It was a beautiful expression of Burke'i upon the death of hia eon, that hi3 child in this world should be his ancestor in the skies. Elder-born in glory, the ju nior of the household iS the senior in Heaven. . A connoisseur in eating says dinner is the U3tenanc of the body, but dessert for ths mind : nuts, raisins and apples &re brain diet. BY TELEGRAPH. FOR THE JOURNAL., ISTEHESTHSG FROM NEWFEBNENEMrso I'OjsTS PRJVEN IN (9EN." BILL MAKCHlo n .M;y'BFBN. . ' UW Ralbioh, March lsih, lm Tha State JcaroM't Kin'ston corrctpondent oajg : n D. II. Hill came upon tha eimyi outposts at Deep r,nMD' on the Trent road, 8 miles this side ot Newbern, jesterd' moHilng. The enemy ' force was four companlos'of infuct' ani one light battery. They became pai.ic etricken ? fled ftcroes the stream, destroying the bridge. j9n had it qaickly fxed, and pushed on after th enemy, iv Geseral'a horse was twice struck with Mi nie bails Yankee and a Buflal has been captured and had reach Kinston. They report the enemy at Newbern 12 Jn strong. Gen. Hill was moving on Newbern. ' FBOM CHARLESTON. . Chablswow, March 15, icC3 In addition to the nsuel blockaOing fleet, l&cludice tv, ironsidea, there appeared to-ay off the bar a Motitor frr dud, which bas taken her positian wiib the lest. ' D LATER FltOM CHAKLEisTON. Chaklkstok, March I5tb, Isg The JiSonitor iron-clad, which waa ofl cur tar yesterd went southward late last evening. 8Le is tuppciej to t ' the Keaknck frcm New York, for Pert Royal. 0 A Britith steamer reached a Confederate pert Ins u' it laden with Merchandize, fc-he biings Nassau dctes to lhUrg' day. Steamers Rutij, from Charleston, and Giraffe frf, Wiimirgton, had arrived safely at Nassau. i;arj' t stesniers had reached Nessau, frcm Ergland inteied to run the bloekade. The prisoners taken on Thursday ri7tt, cn Urtoa 1Ja Island, fuHy cocfi:m the icte'ligence of Eurr side's apcht. meiit to command the expedition Kgairst Charlcsicn. i; had not arrived at Port Kojal cn Thmt day, lut waa hjur v expected. , THE YANKEES TRYING TO CATCH VAN DOTS. Savannjh, March Ut, im. A special dispatch to the Savannah Republican, di'ej Cclaoibia, Tenn., March 12th, saja that four brlgldig 0f the enemy under Gena. Grange, Roseneratz, Diix.tcj Spinder, etdsavored to hero Van Dorn in yesterday.' jt acrobs Ir,iek River, krowing that he 1 ad no meats of croii. ing. Our ertillery waa kept in position until yesterd, j morning, an-1 replyirg to the Yatkec'a fire. Tun KiVlr wta then crosar d fcy a ferry ; the out ps!s were he!d, a-t usial. Ihe whole eommacd iht withdrew, parsed the cnraj'a left flank, and ercaped by the way of ffhi:es bridge, tm-ty-six milss above which thry crossed eucccssfully. TLe Federals are not jet aware of the whereabouts, and art. looking Tor Van Dorn in thf ir rear. Ihia succe's ul escape from so perftct a net, is regarded as uunsually ekillful auj fortunate. 8ICOND DisrATCa. A special dispatch to the Savannah Republican, date! Columbia, Tenn., March 12th, says that ihe eacmj' a e greatly surprised and exasperatd at Van Rom's es-apc. They have returned to Franklin, to protect their rear, urtl eorxraitted many depredaioBs burning the houses vLxh Van Dorn had occupied aa his hcadqaarteis. Nashville papers stae that the enemy's Ubs atJ'prirg Hill we s orly three hundred, acd that the CoLfedei ate hrd three negroe reg'mnts engaged, whe fought bravely. Tha fonr brigades sent in pnrsait cf Van Dorn h.i vo rc- !U"ECd. THE EAST TENNESSEE BRIDGE REPAIRED. Knoxvilli, March 14, ISC?. Tho bridges on the East Tennees?e and Virginia RailrtaJ destroyed by the Yankees some weeks ago, have been re placed, and regular schedule will be returned to-morrow. FIGHT ON THE TALLAHATCHIE. (Special to the Mobile Advertiaer and Register.) Jackson, MIbs., March 14, R;S3. Tho following crfloial dispatch ha been rcceivel from Gen. Loring : Fokt PEMBiHTOy, Match 3 J, lB'JJ. There haabena tsrriflo fire by the enemy unintersoptel for four hours, from ten to sixteen heavy calibre gunboat?, two heavy guna cn land and one mortar. All the guns from the boats except one, have now ceased firing and the pul boa's have retired around tho bend, 8 JO yards distant, showing one gua. The enemy's gucboat3 and batteries were constantly hit, and large quantities of burning cotton struck from them. We have lost some valuable .uimera ar,d a few others. Thank God, our losa is email cc far. Tho enerry'b loss mzzt be very great. LATER. March 14, 7 P. M., If a. Just as I f eat off my last dispatch to yen tho enemy open ed upon us again with the guns of one gunboat, the lad battery and one 3 inch mortar, and kept np with great spir it until after sunset. The arnmr.nition for our heavy uns has jast arrived. P. 8. Fort Pcmbertoa i situated at tie mouth of the Tul- lahatchie. KElOETED ATTACK ON HELENA. Jackson, Miss., March lllh, 13 3. A rpscial despatch to the Appeal, dated Panoln, March 12th, Fays that tolerably authentic reports rccived hrre fs7 that II els pa was a' tacked in the rear on Mcnday. Parties frcm .bat direction say that hcavyfirlng was heard yester day. The information comes from deserters, who say there are but Eve thousand troops left at Helena. A gentleman from Memphis reports 2509 sick ia th: lie s pitals in that city. RATTLE EXPECTED AT TULLAHOSTA. Chattanooqa, March 14!h, 18' 3. AU :s quiet in front to-day. It is believed here that a battle is imminent in the neighborhood of Tullahciua. There was light tkirmishicg ' on yesterday, between cur cavalry and fhe Yankee foragers n the Murfreesboro' road, at eld Foetersville. Fifteen Yankee deserteis, v-Lo gate themselves np on the Miesiesippi. arrived th s n.om irg by the Huntsvilie train, Laving walked from CUham to Hunteville They are all Eentuckians. BOMBARDMENT OF PORT HUDSON STEAMER MISSISSIPPI DESTROYED FLEET DalVEN BACK OUR VICTORY COMPLETE. Pokt Hudson, llarch 15tb, 1S63, 3 eclook, A. M., vi Mobile. The bombardment of Port Hudson commenced at 2 P. M. yesterday and continued np to 5 o'clock, P. M. The enerry fired elowly. Our ba?terie3 did not reply. At 12 o'clock last ni&ht a most desperate engagement toe k place. T he enerry endeavored to pass our batteries under rver of d irkness. Tho firing was most terrific, and lasted fully two hours. One gunboat succeeded ia passing in a damig';d Condition. Thaaloop-of-war Miss'Bsippi was set on Are anl burnt to the water's edge, in front cf our batteries. O.-c large vessel was completely riddled, and a third bnJiy crippled, and the rest driven back. At two o'clcck tlo enemy withdrew. Our victory is complete and glorious.' As far as krjoa there are no casualties on our part. The boat that pasae J is doubtless so dwablfd as to render her achievement fruit less; 3Q men and one Midshipman of tiio destroyed frigate Mistiisippi were brought in by onr cavalry this morcicgi several severely wounded. FROM THE UNITED STATES. Fhedkkickebceo, March 14 h, 1CC3. The New York Herald of tho ltth inBt., Las been re ceived. An election occurred in New Hampshire on tho 10th. The Republicans are reported to hae elected all the mem bera to Congress and a majority of the Legisl.it a-e. Three candidates lor Governor were before the people, neither of whom received a majority. According to the Constl u tiou, there was consequently no election. Gold rose in New York on the 10th to 163, and closed at 158. Middling Cotton advanced to 86 a 87 cents. The Herald, deprecating the excessive premium cn gold, and the continued depreciation of the currency, says that Chase must prapare immediately to pay in gold and tilver, ana aomnel the Banks to do likewise, till confidence is re stored. It BaJs we aY0 ived at a crisis of life and death to the rebellion. It must be pnt down by force of arms or it will tear the country to piece3. The Jaccbia teachings of Va'andigham Sc Co., it ia-advised, will cot be much longer tolerate t by tho Administration. Mr. Vcrrhees, of Indiana, addressed the Democratic Union Association of New York on the n'ght of the 10th. He proclaimed hia devotion to the Union and Crnptitution as our father's made it, and in conclusion Le said that when the government went ootside of tie limits of the laff then force chonld be met by force. Great applaufe. He atked the Democracy of New York to stand by tha North west in the coming contest, which would result ia the over throw of the Abolition party. Lincoln has issued a proclamation warning all drafted without leave to-return to their re- gimenta by the first of April, whei tnoae who report to the
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 19, 1863, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75