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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. " cOBy" OP AMERICA. WILjnif TON, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 1864. miBUO. Tie fallowing eoplei of our Weekly Journal are missing from car files. Any parson navirg them will confer a faWor y eendiBg them to us, foT -which w will pay 60 cents for two copies of each date : October ih, 1861 2 copies. Marco lth, 183 1 " 26th. 18633 Tb Advacc on Mobil . The croat and immediate interest of the war at present concentrates on the combined movements of Sbebvak, Bakes and others against Mobile. . Shes if an adranced from Yicksburg, crossed the Big Black, occupied Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, crossed Pearl river, readied MortoD, thirty-five milea from Jackscn, on the railroad rnnnicg east from that city. ArMorton he diverged from the railroad, leaving it on his left, and aiming at Enterprise on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, his object being to cut off supplies from Mobile. His force is stated by Major L. J. Fleming, Superintendent of the Mobile and Ohio Rail road, at six to eight thousand cavalry and twenty to twenty -five thousand infantry: He has no beggage train. He must mean" to fight his way through. It is reported that General S. D. Lkk had occupied Jackson, in Sherman's rear. What General'PcLK's plans are we do not know. It is said that General . Forrest is also down in Mississippi harrassing the enemy. The movement by Sherman is bold and daring. If not completely successful, he and his whole force will be likely to come to grief. Apparently the Yankees diverged from the railroad at Morion on the 9 th inst. They are said to be mov ing another column on Mobile from Pascagouk Bay, and 60 ire reports speak of a third from Pergcola. Morton is 220 miles from Mobile ; Pascagoula Bay between thirty and forty, through a very difficult country ; Pensacola is all of forty, or perhaps more. The enemy evidently aims at the control of the Ala bama River, and, warned by the result at Charleston, as evidently relies .little upon his Iron-clad3 for the re daction of Mobile by water. The Steamer Fnif and Jenny. The following statement of the circumstances con " nected with the loss of the fine blockade-running steamer Faskt axd Jint (formerly the Scotia) has been made to na by one oCthe officers of that vessel. The loss of the vessel and cargo, heavy as that is, is exceeded by the deplorable sacrifice of human life fcubseqnent to her being run ashore. We append a list of the c fficers and crew, with their fate, where ascer tained. Those given as missing are snppoecd, in most ca3s, to have been captured. The Faknt axd JetMY, under the Command of Captain Coxsttes, left Nassau on Saturday afternoon, the 6th inst., at hair-past two o'clock. She had a pleasant passage un til Tuesday, the 9th instant, on' which night at ten o'clock she made the land about six miles North of Fott Fisher. The Captain then gaye the position of the ship to the Pilot Joskph Eukkiss, who declined at that time to take charge, Baj icg that he did not know where he was. The Captain then Btnt ashore twice, the engines meanwhile being stop ped, and the vessel drifting fast to the Northward. The boat retained, repotting that no person conld be seen on the beacb. This state of thiugs continued until near day light, -vt hen the Pilot at length took charge. The vessel waa then g4 under way to run down towards -the Inlet, the lead then givir. two and a half lathcnn water. The Cap tain told the i'ilot to "be a man, and I'll stand to you, to the last." Presently the second Mate gave the 'alarm of 'Breakers ahcfcd !" The Pilot replied, "Mind jour owu VuslQESri ; 1 know what I am doing." A lew momenta afterwards they made a blockader supposed to e the State of Georgia coming down ou the port bow of the Fanny and Jknny, trying to head her on", and (.helling as she approached. The pilot then Kavo orders to put the helm hard a-port ; the Captain cried No, hard a-starboard," but bofore. the Captain's order, had been heard, the ship, which was making sixteen miles an hour, was Lard and fast on the beach off Wrightsville Bound. After coming within a few hundred yards still shelling, the blockader discovered that the vessel she was after was hard and fast, and her boats having been lowered, were soon rapidly approaching to board the grounded vessel. When they were nearly alongside, the order was given on board the Fanny and Jknny to take to the boats. While one of these, containing the Captain, Purser and others was being lowered, the davit broke, spilling them all into the eea. t&oine of these were rescued, in a sinking and exhausted condition by the Becond and tfiird mates in the other star boar boat, while others got ashore by clinging to trunks 'and other articles throw n overboard from the Steamer. Through the kindness of Mr. Morris and Dr. Coreii the survivors who escaped capture, reached the mainland and were kindly cared for by these gentlemen. The following is a list of the officers and crew of the Fan r and Jknny, with their fate, as far as ascertained : L. E. Cozetter, Captain, saved. Charles Appelbee, First Mate, saved. L. Halcrow, Second Mate, " . Sparks, Third Mate, " J. E. Thonron, Purser, Barweil, Supercargo, " Wm. F. Jones, Chief Engineer, Drowted. Wm. Morrell, Firat Asst. " " J no. Cowan, Second " " " . or captured. Thos. L. Carter, Third 44 44 " M. Cnrran, Watchman, saved. K. Alexander, Carpenter 44 J. O. Moreau, First Steward, mfcsing. Julius Chase, (col'd) Second Steward, Baved. A. Lipp, Third " Thomas Evans, (col'd) Waiter " O. B. Talfour, 44 missing. B. Campbell, First Cook, saved. Geo. Davis, Second 44 miesing. Philip Cashen, Quartermaster, saved. J. Denna, - 4 . H.Thompson,' missing. E.J. Black, 44 drowned. John Mulligan, Seaman, saved. Arthur Sewart, 44 44 John Steward, Seaman, Missing. D. Wilson, Saved. Missing. Saved. Wm. Burke, 4 T. W. Vicker, 44 Joseph Featon, 44 J. Fleming, 44 " 8. Burrist, 44 4 Joseph Buriies, Pilot, 44 B. Poitier, (colored,) Nassau Pilot, fc-aved. F. Albray, " Henry" Grif son. Fireman, Missing. M. Pacell, " P. Dufly, " James Rue nana n, " James Collins, J. Hughes, i Wm. Hall, 44 W. Claus Clcs, 44 P. Hawthorn, M. Shearn, P. Wrd, J. Eempton, Ifoo. Irwicg, Thos. Lynch, J. Mingo, Savad. 44 Missing. 44 Baved. Missing. . Saved. rt Msssing. 44 . Saved. Joseph GCbreth, Greaser, Missing. A. Kennedy, Fireman, 44 Thomas Burns, 44 Saved. Johu Barlow, Mess Boy, Missing.. Jacob Hollidge, Storekeeper, Missing. Wm. Smith, (colored,) Walter, 44 Wm. Wallace, . Cfcarlt Llghtfoot, colored cabin boy, belonging to Cap xUin, drowned, his hod being found next day on the baoh, by the Captain, and taken and buried at Wright, villa Sound. Wet. For the first time in many weeks, we have this morning a sprinkle of rain, a sort of drizzle or Scotch mist which-has damped the very surface of the ground and no more. We presume that, now this weather is ';broke," we will have more and heavier rain. Everything here has been fcr some time aa dry as pow- der, and the dust hs been perfectly insufferable.. As yet the rain or drizzle has not bef n sufficiedt to inter fere with ploughing or other farming operations. Northern Papers. A friend has kindly favoqed ns with two Northern papers the New York Tribune of the 1st instant, and the New Tork Times of the 2Cth nit. The Tribune has a Fortress Monroe despatch of tie 29th ult., which Bays thit 14 twelve refugees from Wil mington, N. C, arrived this morning, fin North Caro lina BfcckadiDg Fleet. They escaped IroTn Wilmington about five weeks ao." 'Under the head of The War," the Tribw.e has the following paragraph : v From Newbern we have further particulars of .the rapidly increasing reeling ot discontent in Norm uaro lina. The people are ureine the call of a State Canvea tion. and Dr. Ls ach. one cf the recently elected mem bers of the Rebel Congress, Hays through the Raleigh Standard that North Carolina now claims ine zziau ment of the compact or the right to depart from the Con federacy in peace. Gov. Vance opposes the taxation of State property by the Rebel Government. The Raleigh. Standard, in an article addressed to slaveholders, says if the war'continue twelve months longer the institution of slavery will be destroyed. It is evident that the enemy keeps a -close watch up on the political "movements in this S4ate, and derives great encouragement from the tone of the Standard, the position of Dr. Leach and others, and the proceedings of gatherings similar to that which it elsewhere caHs "a great meeting recently held in Johnson county, favour ing a call for a State Convention," at which meeting Dr. Lbacii was Chairman of the Committee on Reso lutions. We have not time or space to-day for further extracts from the Iribune, but may add some tomorrow. Evidently by underground railroad or otherwise, the Yankees at Newbern are m the regular receipt of the North Carolina papers. " The New York limes has a pretty long editorial article headed 41 Rebel Enlistments in England," in whi A it comptain3 that vessels iave not only been built fcr the "Rebels" by English workmen and with English money, but that they have been manned by English crews, recruited in England by "Rebel" agent s Of this U. S. Minister Adams complained to Earl Rna. sell, who retorted with the charge that the Northern govertment had been guilty of recruiting on British soil. This Adams promptly denied. He declared that no authority had been given by the. United States to listen to any proposals to enter its service, or to make any engagement. He had no reason to believe that aDy American citizen in EDglacd, clothed with authority, had ventured to act ia any other way. The denial may be correct as far as it goes. The thing no doubt has been done se cretly and clandestinely, as might have been expected while Lincoln is President and Seward prime minister in the States of the North. This denial by Mr. Adam3 waa followed by the fol lowing letter Irom Earl Rcssell, which the Times characterizes as "very extraordinary." Although nearly a year old, it has but recently come out : Fobsign Offick, April 20, 1M3. Sir : With repard to the complaints whioh yen have made, from, time to ne, of British sailors who have en tered the Confederate service, I have to remark that ao steps havA hitherto been trken by the United States autho rities to prevent British subjects from entering the military or naval service of the United 8tates. Mr. Steward has, on the contrary, justified the measures ased, provided there were not brifeery or intimidation to induco 3ritinb. sailors to enter Jhe Federal service. You villi readily perceive tne justice oi ine request i am about to make. Darnel v. tLat betore yoo repeat your oom- r laintg that British sailors have entered the service of the so-called Confederate States, you yrill furnish me iciih proojs leal au i;riiisn suojeas serovny r uus xeaerut Army or Aavy nave oeen awenargta, sua uiai oiuem Dave Oeeu glveu UUI iu eaum ur chubo buiu ticiouuo w serve in arma contrary to ths tenor ot Her Majesty's Pro clamation. 1 have tho honor to lJt with the highest consideration, sir, j cur most obedient, l:umb;e servant, KUS8ELL. To Charles Fkancis Adams, Jq. . Disasters to Blockapebs Advices from Wilmington state that the Citv of Petersburg. -Spunky and Emily ate ashore on the North Carolina coast. The Emily is loaded with bacon on Government account. The steamer Scoiia, while attempting to run in, was mistaken by our batteries .for a Federal vef-sel, tired on and destroyed. Four of the crew are said to be killed. Mr. Thouron, formerly Parser of tha Beanrecard. is said to-be amone the mlssinc I matters-keep on at this rate very long blockade goods will go up, and blockade stocks will go down. Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. 1 he Spunkie is ashore, but safe, and will probably be got cff. The City of Petersburg got put a few days since and is now probably at Nassau. We caunot Bpeak as to the Emily. The Scotia was fun ashore by her pilot opposite, Wrightsville on Wednesday; a Yan kee blockauer was endeavoring to cut her off. This was eighteen to twenty miles from New Inlet. She was not fired ujJou by any of our batteries. We regret to learn that a majority of her, crew" have been lest or captured. Mr. Thocron is' safe. The Scotia had a valuable car go," almost wholly on Government account. We have been promised a statement of the circumstances attending the loss of the vessel, the name of which had been changed to the Annie and Jennie, as also of the crew, for the information of friends and relatives. A Queer Mistake. In our account f the recent heavy lo3S of cottpn by fire in fhis place, we pat the cotton at $1.50, meanicg a dollar and a half, (per lb beiDg understood.) We notice that nearly every paper that has copied that account omits the period after the figure one, thus makiDg $150, (one hundred and fifty dollars,) rather too much for a pound, and considerably too little for a bale. A bale of 450 pounds, at $'1.50 per pound, comes to $G75, which agrees with the total for 1025 bales -$691 ,875. But that is nothing to the mangling of telegram of atthe saKiecccurrence sent by us to the press. In that dispatch, carefully written out, we stated that the cotton destroyed belonged, to the Chictra, Consolidated S. S. Company, and J. R. Mur chison. Some of the papers publish it " Chicora Con solidated S. S. Company, and J. R. Morrison. A Capture of Jackson. The mails bring us news of the occupation of Jack son, Mississippi, by the .Yankee forces, lhi took place on the 5th instant. The bridge ovar Pearl River had been broken down, and the enemy had not penetrated beyond Jackson. S. I. Lee's cavalry is still we3t of Jackson, or waa ut th3 latest advices. Affairs in Mississippi seem, as usual, to be involved in mystery. Whether the lack of definite information from that quarter be chargeable to neglect on the part of the telegraph ajid telegraph agencies, or the resul of military prohibition of vthe sending of news, ie more than we can now decide. ts$ See Resolutions passed by the 18th Regiment X". U. T. -The action of the 18th is just what might have been expected from the cfScsrs and soldiers of that gallanl corps. The reply of General Lank is equally characteristic of that brave and meritorious odcer. V ho is Right ? The papers have stated that Harry Macarthy, the 4 Arkansas Comedian," died not long since near Atlanta, Ga. The Augusta, Ga., Constitutionalist doubts the correctness ot this state ment, end gives as a reason for so. doing, tbe fact that the Edtor of that paper met Harry, o his ghost, last week on Broad Street in Augu3ta, and that the said Harry, or his ghost, denied thatlie was dead yet, and didn't mean to die yet awhile. Harry ought to know whether he is dead or not, but then, being a polite manr, and finding himself dead in the papers, we think it was due to his own character to have staid dead. A 44 Novel " Thing. A novel is literally novel to us in these latter days. We have one now on cur ta ble, received this morning from, the publisher, Mr. S. H. Goetzel, entitled 44 Lady Audley's Secret," by M. E. Braddqn, author of "Lady Lisle," "Aurora Floyd," ' John Marchmont s Legacy ,w 44 The Captain of the Culture," Ralph the Baihflletc. We regret to say we are unacqnainteJ with Lady Lisle aud Au. rora Floyd, have no part in John Marchmoct's Leg. acy, don't know the Captain of the Vultare even by name, and don't want to know Ralph, or any other bailiff.' It is neatly printed, considering the limes, and contains 294 pages, large octavo, not in the ht.teful double column, once the universal rule with all paper covered publications. - Published at Mobile, Alabama, but for' sale, we presume by all book sellers. , . The Congress of the Confederate States has done what we supposed long since it would do. It has adopted measures to call ia aU the present Confederate currency We- said weeks, perhaps w might say months ago, that the present currency was dootoed. But if the tax and currency bill or bills be fairly stated in the synopsis given to-day in our telegraphic cSlumn, Congi ess has evidently n-r distributed its bur dens equally. It taxes otter kinds of property 5 per cent ; incomfs or profits ten per, cept. currency it taxes 333 per cent, for to this, compulsory luoding at fully one-third lower than legal intereet in aDy of the States, amoucta. We think the action uuequal. We regard the policy as uawise. It must appear In one of two lights ; either that of a repudiation nf nlio-htpd faith to the extent of one-third of the ro -- obligation incurred, or, taking Another view of it, aa a deliberate determination to make the currency the ob ject of special, discriminating, unequal, aad therefore UDjust taxation. How can we hope to place any new currency upon affirm foundation? if either of these views of the present actioa of Congress be adopted, flow give strength to a currency by showing th&t the Cur rency is to be either repudiated or discriminated ftcrflinat. is. to sav tbe very least, a puzzle to us. But f such appears to be the policy of Congress The Steamer Advance crossed the maiu bar dur ing last night, but got on tke "Rip." She is safe and will be" got i ft, after being lihiened of some of her cargo. uaiiy joumui, nut. Loss ok jiie Pet. We regretted yesterday to hear of the loss of the blockade running steamer Pet. In deed, we might arid that we were surprised, aiwj eo, we think, wera cur people generally. Tbe Pet, although slow, had been so uniformly fortunate, running iu eafe- ly while the swiftest steamers were 1 .; t cr tak-jn, that people got to regard her as somehow "jt'oinpt frcm -the usual risks. The Pet was taken cfl the coast aoove New Ialeon Monday night, we think. .In the darkut-ss aad fog she had got in Buch proximity to a bi-j-.-ii.ukr unt escape was impossible. A portion of her -.rt cc;ptd, and have got up to town. IIow large a portion we huvc not yet ascertained.' The Bee steamer Fanny was in sigbVat the sama time, aud was also chased, but came in safely. Eaily Journal, 1th. Captain Coxetter, late of the oteainer Fanny and jENNVj-'ioru.crly the Scotia, requests us to Bay tLat a statement which eems to have gone the rounds of the press, to the tfi;ct that that steamer while attempting to run in to this port, wus mwtakm by our batteries for a Federal vessel, fired on atd destroyed, is wholly incorrect. The Fannt am jenny TJaie tcotta) was not fired upon by our batteries uutii utter she had been boarded and taken potsesnou cl by the ackccs. bae was then opened upon by our people with a Whitworth gun, no doubt sent out by Coi. Lamb, the vigilant snd indefatigable commatdant oi Fort Fisher. . For weeks past we' have had Spring. Ws'eiday the wind rose, and at night vctrtd round to the north, and this morning we have clear, bright wiutry weather, with u smart touch of hot. Oa Monday afternoon it commenced snowing at Richmond and Petersburg, aud partb adjacent, we tuppote, aiid coq tiaued snowing until a late hour in the night. The scow fell rapidly, but melted as it tell, the wiod being from the south, and the weather uuubually warm for enow. Had it waited until to-day, it might have covered the ground to any depth with a fleecy man tle. Daily Journal, 17. 4 be Petersburg Expiess of yesterday. Tuesday, the Ifith instant,) announces that Captain Boggard, a notorious renegade and Buffalo, for a, long time past a terror to Eastern North Carolina, was captured On last Friday night, at hia residence, nine miles from Wind sor, Bertie county, by Captain Bowers ot the 62nd Georgia Regiment, with a portion of his command. He is now a prisoner in the Confederate lines. Uog oard had been lying in embush for fjaptair.s Bowers and Davis of the above command, and had but re cently sent them a message, that he would capture them at an early day, or lose his lile in the attempt. Un fortunately for Hoggard, the tables were turned, and be was the captured party instead ot being the cap turer. Rank's North Carolina Bkisadk, composed of the 7th, 18th, 28th and 37th regiments, has re-enlfsted for tka war, or at least the three last nested icgiments have. The gal lant 7th is one of the ten regiments known as State Troops," who were raised originally lor the war, and went into the xcholejob liom tbe first. Of couree they could do no more save to renew their vows. For tha Journal. Rongh Notes of a Biltf Campaign, to She piirdelll, Mr. Fulton: Doubtless your readers have, ere this, read Gen. Martin's report of his expedition to Shep ardsville, forming part of a plan, which, had It been fully carried out, would have expelled the foe from the soil of North Carolina. Gen. Martin, then, left Wilmington on the morning of January 28tb, 1864. His whole force consisted of two regiments of his brigade,-tbe 17th and 42d Regi ments of N. CI T., two companies of cavalry, and Captain Paris' battery of feix 12-pounders, and Cap tain Eltfs' battery of our.6-pounders. Gen. Martin had received orders to co-operate with the forces making the attack upon Newberne, by cut ting the railroad at Shepardsvitle. Nothing of interest occurred on the march until wa had crossed tbe White Oak River, and had gone some distance beyond, where our cavalry advance picked up a Yankee, who had deserted from the enemy the night previous. From him Gen. Martin obtained fall infor mation of the enemy's forces, the number of guns he bad, and the position of the block-houses and forts. That night we encamped fourteen miles from Shep ardsville, in a dense swamp, whose murkiness acd gloom were increased, if possible, by a rain which fell through the night. Notwithstanding the forced march ci the4 previous days, and the discomfort of the night, the troops reee with cheerfulness and alacrity, and prepared for the day's toilsome march, and for tbe battle. Eight miles from our camp of the night before, the. Yankees had posted cavalry pickets. Our cavalry made a gallant dash at them, and succeeded in cap turing all but one. Here we lost- a gallant officer, Lieut. Muse, of Captain Harris' company of Georgia cavalry. Strict orders had been given that oar cav alry should not fiie for fear of alarming the enemy. Lieut. Muse attempted to capture one of the Yankees, and while J pursuing him, was shot dead. Beloved by all who knew him, he nobly gave his young life to his auntry. , .- ' - After this exciting imie epjsode, we resumed tbe line of march. In some countries there can be found some dry land, even in the midst of swamps; but your correspondent will defy tbe most critical obsefver to and any within four miles oi oneparasviiie. - An end less succession of dark, dreary swamps, whose only growth is the bamboo brier , and the laurel, rqark a country which, Tfere- it not ours, none bat Yankees should ever inhabit. About three and one half milea from Sbepardsville the Yankees had erected a block house, which was gar risoned by about 50 men. Captains Daniels and Biggs were ordered to charge it, and after firing three or fear "ineffectual rtfunds. the Yankees, as .usual, in- continently fled. , - About three-quarters of a mile from theblock bouse U a small prairie, six or sven Luodred yara in length. On the opposite side of this, in a thick swamp, support ed by a new fangled piece ol artillery, more remarkable for the noise it made than for its execution, the Yankees were posted in force. Here Capt. Ellis' battery came into aetion with telling effect. Oq the right of the road the 42d was ordered to advanc , under Col Brown, and the 17th. on tbe left, under Lieut. Col. Lnmb With a wild cbeer that struck terror to the heart of the craven lot. the callant fallows charged right across the ooen space" into the swamp, aud the Yankees fled Ijke quicksilver before them. From BwamD to awamD. from covert to covert, the VankPM wprr driven before the brave North Carolin- herd of hunted deer. About a-mile from Shepaidsville there is a swamp, denser and darker, than any other swamp in a country of dark and dense on,r.rr.a it crtunila on Mh nidi of thf - road for Der- haDa two miles, and here the Yahkees in considerable force, in ambnah. awaited our coming. Our skirmishers failed to find them, arjd Capt. Paris led his battery to within fifty yards of the enemy before his whereabouts waa known. "The Yankees fired a close volley at this short distance at his battery, but strange to say, not a man or horte w: struck. Oaick us thought Cupt. Paris had his battery un limbered, and the buee 44 Napoleons " poared a storm of canister and shell through thickets that were almost Impenetrable to a musket ball. Tne Yankees made a stern resistance until the artillery opened, but thatbey could not stand, and in the wildest conlasiou their ngnt gave way,jiever again to be rallied. On their left, they fared equally as bad, if not worse for tbe eallant42d pursued them so hotly, that they did not make any stand at their fort, bat following the illustrious examDle of their risht win?, they sought pafetv on the other side cf the river. The Yankees had time to fire their commissary store honvg most tfLctnally befora their departure. Rut fortunatelv. thev did not have time to carry off their knapsacks, and cur brave men captured clothing in vast quantities : - ' . Overcoats, pauts; caps, vests, shoes, boots, blacking, coffee, Bugar, tea, rice, potatoes, beans, onions and a hundred other things too iiumerous to mention, were the rich spoils of victory. Your .correspondent feasted that night on the follow ing bill of fare : l ea, CoSee and White Saga?, flaia and Eggs, -' Strawbeiry Preserves and BucuitJ Mountain Butter and Crackers. Beat it, W ve can, ve fifteen-dollar-a-dav-hotet I And who would'nt be soldier ! After reetiDg tbe troops for a day, destroying the railroad bridge, dismantling the fort and rendering use less tbttirtillfcry. whioh we had captured, Gen. Martin ordered our return. Ilaving accomplished successfully, all that he was seut tcrdo, and Gen. i??rton; by his re treat to Kinston, having uncovered his left wing, Gen. Martin, like a prudtqt General as be is, deemed it un wise to remain longer Shepardsville, with his small force. A more successiul expedition than ours, it. every re spect, has never been. planned. With the loss of twen ty men killed and wounded, we have inflicted a loss up on the CDemy of at least-five times that number iu kill ed and wounded, besides, about seventy five . prisoners. We have damaged him to a large amount in sapplies, and in munitions of war, and finally, we have convinced him that be holds his boasted territory, in North Car olina by a very precarious tenure. Of the instances of individual heroism, I cannot in this limited space speak, but Col. Brown, and Lieut. Ctl. Bradshaw, of the 42d, and Lieut. Col. Lamb, of the 17th. where all were brave, were conspicuous for their allantry. Captain Ellis and Fan's, of the artille ry, ar.d their officers, were remarkable for cool gallantry. Captains Ilarjan, Morris and Harris, of the cuvalry tendered most efficient service. Here let me record the death of a gallant gentleman, Capt. Lte, of the F7ch, who lull, while leading bis men into the hottest ot tne tire.. 1 oo mucn cannot be said m praise ot tne unflag ging determination, and the jUnfaltering bravery of the noble 42d and 17th. All honor to such wen ! SOLDAT. WHATISIOBK DOME WITH Til HI ItlOGHASUK! New Orleans Correspondence New York World. You must abandon any great expectations from tbe Rio (Jrande expiditiop. It has accomplished all it can do aa against the rebellion, and, until' the arrival of troops at Matamoros, nothing new will-occur in that reyion. I perceive that Gen. Dana has thought it ad visable to establish posts above Brownsville, so that travel into Mexico is unimpeded by way of Rio Graide City end jRonie to sy nothing cf Roma. But as long as Uheno Cortinas is military commandant at Matamo ros, and on intimate terms with our forces, very little certainty of salety will 'attend the rebel trade with Matamoros or its vicinity ; not that he will play into our hands, but into his own. Alter some little time a Franco Mexican force will appear in the rear of Matamoros, and all tbe interior of the State ot 1 a maul i pas will declare lor tne interven tion,. Matamoros may hold out for montls ; but the towns up the river will go for intervention, and trade with Texas, and t..o Wagons and carts will take the di rection of Tampico or Sotcda Marina, under convoys il necessary. J he business then done will be altogeth er in neutral sou and under neutral hags: safer' than any ever yet done at Browasville; nearly as expeditious and iu these times oi damning tne expense, about as profitable. Ifycu wlk of semiring troops up the river to prevent it, you will please them hugely because you put yourself or -..par with tbe rebels in difficulty as to auppnes ana a.i .race iroxn me case oi opperauons- l ake it all in ull, we hava won an elephant in the Rio Grande. We have done something it is true : we have broken np, for a while, tbe rebel trade there, and diminished their 'supplies ; if a vigorous prosecution could be had elsewhere, as part of a combined attack, it might be ol great utility. This, however, must not be loDg postponed, or the interrupted trade will be recon nected. Whether the movements by way of Indianola will have prosoeroua weather is more than doubtful, and if it has, whether it will reap permanent advantages is also quite problematical. Aous verrons. The fact is", the right band of the Rio Grande, while it raieht be convenient as a refuse were the rebels to turn the tables on us, ia, as we now stand, very ntach in the way. If the French divide its ownership with Cortina and Serna it is still more so; and, with the evi deuces before us of their want of aympatby with our cause, and their knowledge of our want of sympathy with theirs, if they should get Matamaros, and the mouth of the river in their hands,we'have got oa ours a most unfruitful burden. . Lincoln's Claims to Re-Election. Tbe New York World says Lincoln ia a proper candidate for the Presidency on the parttOf the Black Republicans, for -the following reasons : 41 1. He proclaimed as a necessity of party action an " irrepressible conflict " between the interest of one section and the fanaticism of the others. 2. He has announced that there is no law in the United States but the will of a majority.'' 3. He writes worse English than any President we Jiave ever bed. 4. He is as great a strategist as he is a statesman, and has distinguished himself equally in war and in jurisprudence. 5. Since Archy. the king's jester, no man has used such an abundance of storB, from tbe broad smutty to tie diluted doe Miller. 44 Bhall parts so various aim at nothing new i fte'll shine a joker and a ruler too." C. He is used to all the violations of the Constitu tion that are possible to any President, and by a fre- craent practice does easily tnat which may cope awk wardly to any other man. - ' . 7. There never has been on official so true to his. party, and it will be proof of the ingratitude of shoddy ana auoiiuum&m n mey ao not re-nominate Dim. Broken Glass Wanted. It may not be known to our citizens that a glass factory, on an extensive scale is about to go into operation in Savannah. A com pany, composed of men of character and means, pur chased a site on the canal, just beyond the Central Railfoad depot, some months ago. The bmildings are already erected, and the preparation generally in such a state of forwardness as to justify the expectation that they irill go- into operation in four or six weeks.. There is, nothing more clearly indicated by the wants of the country, and we feel sure the enterprise will be liberally supported. An advertisement- calling for broken glass will be found in this paper. There are hundreds of bushels scattered about this city, and housekeepers should gather it up and put it' to a useful pqrposei Savannah Republican. . Light Corn Bread. Stir four pints of meal into three pints of warm water, add one large tea spoonful of salt, let it riEe fire or six hours, then stir np with the hand, and bake it in a brick oven. Another method is' to make mash, and ' before it gets cold, stir in half a pint of meal. Let it rise and bake as the Erst, j Patriotism of Js. 'After the hatttpa arnnnil l?ir'hmrin,l (here were one hundred and seventy oqe wounded Jews in the houses ol their brethren in that city." We do not known where the above paragraph origi nated. We copy it from one of the Richmond papers, but sometbintf .very much like it appeared in ono of "Personne's letters to ne unarieaton Coaner in the Summer ofT862. It beiDg thus corroborated, we are not disposed to question its correctness. The propor tion of killed to woundedis, we believe, usually esti mated as one to ten. Then according to this- estimate, nearly two hundred Jews were killed and wounded in the seven days' fight around the Confederate capital. How many have sacrificed their lives and limbs on the numerous other battle fields in the Old Dominion, to sav nothing of those who perished at Donaldson, Shilob, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and at Missionary Ridge, we of course do BOt know. One thing, howeverin connection with this war haaj alwava occarred to us as bemg a little remarkable. While the peor le of nearly every other nation resident among ns, as well as many who have been born and rear ed upon Southern ssil, have breu divided in sentiment as to the merits ot our cause, and are as a consequence represented in each ot the opposing armies, this we be lieve, cannot be said of tbe Jews. Their unanimity at the begrnicg of the war was a popular theme ol remark throughout the entire South, and making all necessary exceptions, they huve as a class shown themselves truey and loyal citizens of the Confederacy! not even hesita ting to seal their devotion to their adopted country wijji their blood. It ia well understood principle in American politics that no man shall be prescribed for his religious opm ions. This has ever been the pride ahd boast of the American people So long as a man s religious faith dees not militate againsV the interests of society, be shall be left free from civil restraint to settle his relig on? tenets between his conscience and his God. View ing it in this light we have afways been at a lcs3 to un derstand the propriety of appealicg to the prejudices ol the ignorant or the time serving, at the expenses of e class of men whose religious faith does not tally with our own. They are some bad men among ai! sects and classes, and there are many good cnes ; and the policy of denouncing a whole diss because a lew of that class or sect are unprincipled or unpatriotic, is, to pay the least, a vary silly and unjust one. Ce'umbus San. Fr.ni the Millegeville, Oa., Confedente Union. LieiierHl Cobb. The name of Howell Cobb, once associated with the best aud brightest days ot the old Uaioa, i3 now upon the tongue of every good and patriotic citiactrof the Confederate otates, and spoken only with praise. One of the first to see tbe danger which threatened his State and people,, he was among the first to foraake the ease and cbmforia of civil position, to endure the toils cf the camp aid the perils of the battle-field. For nearly three. years he. has' been in the Army, giving his coun sel and his cuuage to the cause he had so long defend ed with his genius and eloquence. As a civilian he contributed bis wisdom and energies to the young Gov ernment he hud helped, to establish, and when he deem ed these nO longer needed Le became a soldier. He has lougbt the battles of bis country regardless of per sonal sacrifices and personal ambition. Always cheer ful, always willing to work or to fight in any positron his superior officers might assign him, his example has bod the happiest effect on the army with which he was associated, and up n the people at home. He is still in the field, with arm r bright aDd sword unsheathed. But not alone as a soldier does he command our re spect and admiration. As a statesman be is now Ap pealing ;o his countrymen with feeling and eloquence, and ina spirit ol unselfishness that makes him trie ob served o all-observers. A large planter, he is first acd foremost to tfler to the Government all his vast means. Not thy or that : not so rafch,"or how much but. all, cdl he has he pledges to hia Country ! What a specta cle ! How do. the little and big speculators aad extor tion :rs in com, wheat and bacon 44 pale their ineffec tual fires," before suob a lurry'nary 1 Ambition has caused many a man to do despirate deeds. Bat what tan ambition do for Howell Cobb ? He occupied ths highest offices in the old Union save one-; he baa literally dwelt in the habitations of the tiods; a score ot rears : can place or power acd a leather to his cap ? Is it ambition that has sent him out among the people to teach them their duty in tLis hour, and warn them of the danger that impends? No, no, no ! Hearken to him men and women of Georgia. He is a patriot and he speaks the language of soberness and truth. These remarks' are suggested by reading Gen. Cobb's late speech iu Atlanta. We would most gladly have published it to-day but must po9pone it,. until our pa per man will turnish us with a sufficient supply to au thorize us to issue a whole sheet. We will, doubtless, publish Geu. Cobb's speech next week. The New York World, in some comments on the new draft ordered by its President, says: But this new, enormou?, and nn expected call for troops, while it stimulates exertion, Should also awaken thought. In the ligbt ot this ac know lodged and unforseen necessity, what are we to think of the rse-colored representations with which the Administration and its partisans have been amusing us for the last six months ? If, as they bave kept as sarring ns, the rebellion ia tottering, its resources ex bausted, its hopes blighted, its subjects discouraged, aud its inevitable end approaching, there should be no necessity for tms new dram upon our population aLd resources. The truth is, the Administration has sud denly awaked to the tmth taat we are, even now, in the midst of a mighty and doubtful crisis. The Ad ministration has been deluding itself with groundless hopes ; it has been misleading the country into a false estimate of the situation. That tbe Administration has been itself deceivtd.we must in charity believe, for mental imbecility is less reprehensible (though in this case not less mischievous) than moral dibbonesty. Assuredly the PreEident must have believed tnat the rebellion was rapidly waning when be offered to the rebels an amneBty on terms calculated to repel them unless the Confederacy was manifestly in the last agonies of dissolution. His partisans in Congress must nave entertained... tne same belief, or Uiey would not have spent so mucn of tbe iime of this session in discussing emancipation and confiscation in a tone as if these strong measures had actually become practica ble, and Congrees was a sort of purrogate'a court grant ing letters ot administration on the estate of the de funct rebellion. . The men entrusted with our- destinies, have never at any time, had a statesmanlike comprehension of the present, or a reasonable foresight of the future. They have organized six great campaigns against Rich mond, aud Richmond is. not yet taken. They have sent great land and naval armaments against Charleston, but they have just abandoned Charleston as a hopeless job. They have recovered the Mississippi, bat they have not opened it to commerce. They have conquered Tennessee, but they hold it by so insecure a tenure that they expect it will cost a great and bloody campaign in the spring to retain it ' . This new call for half a million of men" may be in keeping with the actual situation and the threatened dangers of the spring campaign, but it is inconsistent with the credit claimed for M.r. Lincoln in the fall elec tions, with any pretension on his part to statesman-like forecast, and especially inconsistent with any hope that, under his management", the war can ever result in the restoration of tbe Uni6n. He fesls less assurance that these five' hundred thousand men he now demands will saffice than he felt that his first draft of three hundred thousand men would consummate the work ; for the levy is not only more numerous, but the' men are held to a term of service precisely four times as long as was then thought necessary. If the fulfillment of our hopes f is to recede at this rate, when will the Union be res tored ? We are like Tantalus in tbe internal regions ; as ofteri as we stretch forth our hands to pluck the fruit it retires and elades our grasp. From the Charleston Mercury. " Tbo Ukal Iteturn Net." Vhea Peace, with her beDEers that float In tbe sun, Proclaims that tbe struggle ia over and won, Bow pure is the happiic-a filling the breast. Of the soldier who teturce to his homestead for rest ; . How stately the welcome tie nation delights To offer the IreroeB of numberless fighs, And the Leader who guidedjber armies to fame. Till hii glory and hers are bat one and the same ! B-at the heart's adoration shall still be for those 'Who know n&ufht ol the triuorph that blesses the cloBe ; Who from the dark battle-Geld never returned, To hear tke warm praists bo gallantly earned ; To tee the proud tears on the delicate cheek, While loving lip qaiver that welcomes would Bpeak. Ah, desoUto heartfcBtones ! where no more shall stand The young aad the brave who have rescued theix land For th hvinj tle plaudits ! for them the heart thrtlL Of a love death has hallowed, and never can clrfll. For the Journal. Gekxral Hospital, No. 6. f ' Wilmington, N. C. Feb. 15th, 1864. J Surgeon H. F. Batt gratefully acknowledges the liberal donation from Miss M. A. Bare (the Soldier's friend,') of $500 for the benefit of the sick and wounded of this Hospital. TRLEGRAPHIC H. ports of the Prtn A.Mo:latjpii. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year Iwh by J. 8. Thbasbkb, in the Clerk?s Q6e of the I'istri, t Ccnrt of the Confederate Btates for the Northern DM,!,', of Georgia. CONFEDERATE CO KG BBSS. KicauOKD. Fel. 13, 14, In the Senate the Committee appointed near the first ,f the session to -investigate the alleged failure td fnrnihh an adequate supply of food for tbe Yankee prisoners, maJe a report this morning. They havsexamine a large number of witnesses and an accumulated mass of testimony though'a considerable portion of the time the frlnoncrs have not reoeived a fulf and regular allowance of meat, au-i some, days Lave received none,, jet on all such occasion their bread Und vegetable rations were increased or double 1 find the charge that the prisoners wire starved or luflured for food is utterly nntrue ; and it fully appears that tbev have always fared as well, and sometimes better, than our owa soldiers, in4 the field ; -and for whatever failuV mttJr have been to furnish a full allowance of meat to the prison ers, the Yankee army, by its wholesale pillage and destrnc Hon of the property of Southern people, is more reapouBi ble than any neglect on the part of any one charged witu keeping and subsisting the prisoners. It is understood that there is considerable difficulty in adjusting the difference between the Senate and Hone on the Military bill, the disagreements being on the exomp. tions. Both Houses kave been in secret session the most o t tie day, and both meet to-night. FEOM RICHMOND. RiCH-rfOSD, Feb. 13th, 1SC4. The reportlast night that the Yankees were again com ing up tbe PBinsula was caused by the advaice of a troop of cavalry in the direction of BarhaiLvllIe-. Various reports have been re jeived to the effect that a large force of the enemy Is assembling at Yorktown. One account suji fifty odd transports, wl:h troops, arrived in York Ki?er tru week. A rumor has been current here for tvanr thrA - - - - uars that Gold has largely advanced in New York, but it U t t creaitea at-me upuai source or reiiaoie mrormiiion. 'JO N FEDEB ATS CONGRESS. Richmond, Fb. U, lset. The Senate last night passed a bill to isBue tobacco ra tions to the soldiers, and agreed to the Houbo bill to allow officers to purchase rations and clothing from iho Govern ment. Rejected the bit to create the cfSce of L'nbiQ j the army, and postponed indefinitely the bill to, abolish the office of third Lieatenaot. The bill to limit the time , Cabinet cftijers to two years', and the bill to declare at alien eueiiyea and confiscate the property of persona wLo seek to avoid the service by going beyond the j arindictiuu of tbe Confederate Btates, was made the Bpecial or Joi fa to-morrow. m The House list night .passed the bill to establish tLe 4-h Auditor's office, to facilitate the settlement of deceased soldiers' claims. LATE 2COR THEBN AND EUROPEAN NEWti. Richmond, Feb. ism. Forty-threS of the escaped Yankee officers have bera returned to the Lifeby prison. Col. Btreight has not beta recaptured. Baltimore papers of the 8th inst., state that Coil's pi'.u. factory at Hartford was destroyed by fire oa the 6th. Tit loss was immense. The joint resolution relative to the confiscation set hi.i passed theHouse by 8 majority. Ramora are ri?e of a change in the command of the arny of the Potomiic. Hunter and Thomas are both nciuaJ as successors to Meade. The Judge of the Admiralty Court at Halifax has decid ed to restore the Chesapeake and cargo to hor owucn. The steamship Arabia has arrived at Halifax with h'uro pean advices to the 21th. There is no special cbara m the aspect of tbe Sehleswig Holstein question. Maximillian will visit Paris in the quality of Emperor ol Mexico. The Spanish government will appoint a If ininter to Mf i ioo as soon as it receives official confirmation of tberreL iag of Maximillian. Gold in New York, on the afternoon of the tJth, wa .n ted at 158. Nothing further from the Peninsula to day. FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA. Obanqs C. H., Va., Feb. 13th, lif.i AU is quiet in the front. There are rumors of the GLemj evacuating Culpeper-C. B., but it is not confirmed, lie troops are still re-enlisting for the war. FROM CHARLESTON. Charleston-, Feb. 13th, w.i. The enemy have withdrawn their forceB from John h I land, and are reported to have gone off on thoir guubo&ii The Yankees on Morris Island were engAged to day re pairing the injury to their batteries caused byur whdlii... No further shelling of the city. YANKEE WA.GON TRAIN DESTROYED. Mobile, Feb. 13!b; la A epecial dispatch to the Evening News from Newi.j. Miss., sajs that Wirt Adams attacked a wagon train nor Deoatur yesturday erening. destroying fifty wagons snJ killing the.mules and drivers. The Yankee infantry coil jng up in force he was unable to bring cfl the captured Losb 'lied and w ounded- CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. Richmond, Va-, Feb. lab, Wi. In both Houses of Congress this morning leave granted the conference committers cn (he military, t and currency bills, to meet and finish thtfr labors cum the sessions of either body. It is understood that tLce conference committees .have agreed on the military aui currency bills, acd will report to-morrow. It ia be:im! that tte currency bill provides that the notes now in cir - lation shall be all funded in a specified time, and a or iBsue made; with a guarantee that it shall never cvcel a fixed amonnt, suficient only to supply the country with a healthy circulating medium, and tbe Government hrt'r to be supported by taxation and the sale of bonds. The House adopted a resolution that the present Cou gresa expires at 12 o'clock on the 18th inst. Also pas.it J i bill doubllrg the time for which, under existing lawi. bo' diers may be furloughed frcm hospital. Also abi.ltoa thorize the promotion of privates to fill the vacancy in a-J office, who may have distinguished themselves bygallaiitrj and ekill.' Also, the bill to establish an egency cf t!n -Vi-' Department west of the Mississippi, Also, a bill to r?j ti the law authorizing partfean rangers, .and di.lar.tN such organizationa except those now performing rV cavalry service. Both Houses Lave passed a resolution of thanks to ':' Kir by Smith and mea for the victory actleved by then &' Bichmond, Ky. Both Houses have passed the impressment bill. It rA tains the provision for State Commissioners to fix pric . The Senate h&s passed the bill declaring that abecoc d.r. Conscripts are alien enemies, ardaubjecimg their prupt; ty to confiscation. .? FROM THE UNITED STATES. Bichmond, Ya., Feb. 15th, 1: United States dates to the lDth instant hava I ce ceived. A telegram from Washington, Feb. 8lh, eaja tba' ties from the front -represent that the Union trocj perleaced considerable loss oa their return froin tL demonstration on the Rapidan. , Nothing of interest from the Aimy of Tennea&ce. The Congressional proceedings are unimportant. Gold ia quoted at 1591. A- Hon. M.B. H. GarnetU a representative in tha Con ,Jtd3 rate Congress, died in Essex County, Va., a few Binoe. - . CONFEDERATE CONGU2SS. Richmond, Feb. lfith, 1 ' Both HouseB have passed the Tax, Currency, and Mtrf bills, which await the Presidents signature. The inj-' tions of Becrecy has been removed. The currency bill 1 vides that holders of non interest bearing notes, over v- dollars, are allowed till the lt of April, east t me Biaaippi, and to the 1st of July West, to fund ia twes'J year bonds at four.per cent. All noteaiot funded or iJ to the government ia taxes or dues within the tima r' taxed 33i per cent-, and fundable on tbe 1st of Jaci next, after which they are taxed one Luadred per -One hundred dollar notes not presented within the tixf ; are no longer receivable for public dues, and are tax ten per cent, per month. In addition to 33 . Ibe'preieQ sue of notee to continue till the 1st of April, after whk'b new issue is authorised, to be'kept within a reason!'' limit Riv rtA .nt. hr.nda to the smnnnt or five haDd(J millions, may be ismed and Bold to rafre money to w" the expenses ol the Government. All duties on import l be paid in specie, eterlirg exchange- or coupons of tb bonds. All import and export duties are epeciallj PleJe to pay the iatcrcit oa those bocds. 9 V -
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