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VJ : - THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. CUNrGDBRATE STATES OF ABIEIUCA. WILMINGTON. N. 0M THURSDAY, DSO. 29, 1864. ATTACK OS TUIt PLACE. We ere sorry to say it seems we were somewhat mi taken in cur opinion, expressed in oar issue of Tuesday eat, that Wilmington would not be attacked daring 1 the few remaining daya of the present year. We make no claims to remarkable prescience, and therefore suffer nothing from mere mortified pride of opinion, but a good deal from a knowledge of the passing current of events. Oar view was predicated not a uwe .a , Via ennnnoitinn t Vi at Savannah could be held for soma tima at leas and that no grand CDeration would be begun here until the opa ation thera bad been completed. We thought nd Raid that ""If Savannah falls, then Wil mington may be in doubt.' Unless and until Sa-- ' tannah does fall, we confess that we have no very se rious apprehensions, and even then, we hardly think that Wilmington will be gone." Savannah has unex pectedly fallen before the end or the beginning of the year, and Wilmington is attacked before that time. Bat all ia not lost that is in danger, all is not taken that is threatened, all attacks are not successful. Wilming ton is not gone, and, with God's blessing upon the ef- 'orta of her defenders, will not go. Daily Journal, 25t.. A3 TACK OS FORT FISHER. At one o'clock on Saturday, December 24tb, 1864, an Lnmecss fleet of steamers, led by the Ironsides, and containing, it is said.not less than fifty-one others, among them several monitors approached Foat Fisher in line of battle, and opened a most tremendous fire upon that work. An eye-witneaa whojassed the iDlet in a steamer coming up the Cape Fear Kiver says it cx ceded in its awfol fury anything he ever had witnessed or could conceive of. In rapidity it resembled the roll of musketry rather than the distinct and separate reports of cannon. The following official dispatch from Fort Fiabcr, re. ceived at Head Qaarters, is tha latest and mo3t au thentic news wo have : Four Fish xb, Dec. 24, 1864 6. I Af. The bombardment of Fort Fisher was rough. No attempt to pass the bar. No death casualties. The firing from the Fort was slow and deliberate. The men are in good spirits. The flaet lhaa drawn off, but could not see that they went west. Weather smoky. Daily Journal, 25 th. The following report was reoeived from Cal. Lamb on last Saturday night : Foht Fieiisb 6 o'clock, P. M. The enemj's fl:et, consisting cf over 50 vessels, inclad ing 2 monitors, saveral armed ve&Beh, and a large propor tion of heavily armed frigates and sloops of war, ocramen ced a furious bombardment of Fort Fisher at 20 minutes to one o'clock, -which they kept up uatil C J P. M., when they withdrew. No part of the woik was greatly ii jired. Casualties 23 wounded, one mortally, 3 ee? eBely, 19 slightly. The oScers, soldiers and seamen, all did their whole duty. As the enemy attempted no passage of the bar atd staid out at long range with the exoeption of the iron clads I fiied very slowly and deliberately. I am unable to know what damage was done them, but I am certain the Injary kflicted upon them far exceeds the injury, their bombardment did us. Our Heavenly Father has pro tected my garriion th a day, and I feel that hs will s-Btain us In defending our homes from the invaders. Signed W4I LAMB. Col. Com'd'g. TUBS ATTACK. VPOH WILRUWGTOBT. In Monday's paper (iisued on Sunday,) we gave all that had occurred up to Saturday night. We resume with the operations of Sunday, Christmas day. Precisely at tea o'clock, as the bells began to ring turn mooing the worshippers. to church, the deep booming of guts from sea announced that the enemy's fleet had re opened upon Fort Fisler, and the deep, heavy and faces- sant roll was kept up with terrible rapidity during the whole day, and away Into the night, and all nfght, and all day yesterday, with little abatement uatil about noon, when it is probable that the gradually rising sea compelled the fleet to haul off, or at least slacken their fire. Up to three 'clock cn Sunday the casualties in the Fort were forty- three. On Sufiday afternoon it was ascertained that the enemy had succeeded in effecting a landing at a point not !ar from the bead of the Bound and just below the site of old Camp Wyatt, say 6 to 6 miles above Fort Fisher and 16 from Wilmington. They were confronted by Gen. Kirkland, with such of hia gallant men as were then with him, their ebjeot being to interpose between Wilmisgton and Fort Fisher, ours to prevent their doing so. Their force became swelled by new regiments landed frcm their transports, ours by arrivals of some of the most gallant veterass on the Continent. On yesterday General Bragg assumed com maad in person, and at the da'e of this writing (Monday 7 P. If.,) we have the gratification of beirg able to state that the communication with the Fort Is uninterrupted, with no Yankees interposing between our troops In the Held and our troops In the Fort ; that the Fort ii all right, and tbe men In fine spirits. Tbe enemy's proud armada and ter rifflo bombardment have, so far been powerless to effect anything against the " scientific sandhills " that guard the Kew Inlet to our Hirer, and which stand a proud motu ment to the scientific genius of the able engineer under whose oye our defences have been mainly planned and exe cuted, and who, himself, was also In Fisher to watch the performance of his works. Fort Fisher and its defence will always be associated with tho names cf Major Qsneral Whiting and Col. Lamb. During tho night of Sunday and on the morning of Mon day two attempts were m-da to take Fisher by storm, but both were gallantly repulsed by our Junior Volunteers. We might mention many instances of individual gallantry then and there performed, but forbear, as we could hardly fail to do unintentional ir justice, and we hope soon to have a fall account. Yankee prisoners say that the liud force with the fleet consult i of four brigades of four regiments each, each re giment numbering about 660 men. Of these three landed, all under command of General Ames. The fourth, com posed of negro troops under Wetzell (captured at Ply mouth) had not yet landed. Who and what our troops op posing them are, they wDl soon find out. They are just the same men that have bees whipping them all along. . We will be somewhat mistaken if this does not prove to be one of the worst failures that the united genius of We 11a and Btanton has yet prepared for thearmBof the United States. Daily Journal, 21th. THE. SITUATION. An official dispatch, from Sugar Loaf, of the date ol 2 p. m. yesterday, states that the enemy had evacuated Battery Anderson and re-embarked. So, for the time, ends that attempt at landing and invasion. The enemy has suffered fir more severely in killed and wounded than we have, and his fleet will be found shattered to an extent that will take a long time to repair. The 'nest of pirates " is safe. Fort Fisher nasastained a most terrifilc bombard ment. J uat look at the list of the war vessels brought against her ! But her defence was as gallant as the attack was terrific. Tin damage to tha Fort is slight , except to buildings not necessary to defence. The troops all behaved well and are in fine spirits. Bat our enemy is persevering, And although 6igually foiled this time, will hardly be willing to give up tbe des'gn so fondly entertained without making spma fur ther demonstration. His discomfited legions have sought refuge aboard his ships, ready to be cast forth upon Borne point which he may hope to find unprotee ed, and his stupendous armada still prowls round our coasts bafifcd, but still formidable. The immediate dacger is over and Wilming ton may breathe lre than she has done for months. The strength of her defences has been tried by the most iormidable fleet, all thingB considered, of modern times, and nobly have they borne tho trial There is no cause now for panic, fear or uneasiness. Let us resume the even tenor of our way. if anVj jn panic, have refused Confederate money, let them' be ashamed of themselves and sin no more. Tha next time they will be maiktd and hardly escape serious conse Stances. Business ought soon to be resumed. Daily Jaurwat 23ft. People will no doubt fict uid to e'mcst scything but certainly there me tlh :;a that at S et sound pain fully to moat f U3. On Sunday i.igit the rais poure 1 dawn it) perfect sheets and tomn's, wi:b occasionally a slight swell of wind causing it to brat up?n houseeaud wicdows with additional violence. A little fcfttr nsiddght eometbing, perhaps the baogir.g of an nkfrig-.e&ed'sha .ttr, caused u.s to wake up. We though for a m-orxeat it was athuo-der-storm, for every nov ad thfn, thrcugh the daab of the falling nun, came th-3 gu I-.n roams of distant thun der. But it waa toi regu1 r in its recurrence for that. At stated interval? came that distant, heavy, boomitg roar; ronr upon roar, daring the d.ep darkness of tie night and we never saw a darker one. For hoars we listened to it. We cou!d not help it. We counted U.e seconds between the discharges. Wc recall d to oar mind every angle atd battery and line ia Fort Fisher, until it grew painfully cioliact, ae.d cur pulses throbbed with i-s brave defenders. We could almost see the flash of tbe guns and wait L'r ihe report. These impressions would of course pass away after a time, but we give them now a3.they happened to oc cir to u?. Our wakefiilatsa wa3 perhaps the result ol other causes, bat b.isg a-va'ce, the attention, nervous ly acute, be?ane fa3'eajd aal fi3 iaateJ by the con stantly recarring soacdi, giving to them tones of venge ance, of anger, of entreaty, enduing them even with form and pressure, with shape and color, and all the more strangely and fantasijally as W3 wandered tack into tha laud cf dreams, oaiy awaking in the morning to fiad the aarxe souodj thutidfring in our ears, but with ncne cf the fantastic associations that surrounded them during the silent watches of the night. Broa d daylight i3 a great disenchanter. Wc heatd simply oertain dull heavy sounds pt-odaed by thetxplosionof gan-powdsr, and we bnev that the eemy was contin uing hia fruitless bombirdcnent of the good Fort. Uad we known the night before that the en 'J my was assault ing Fi3her, and was rebelled by our gallant boys, our feelings would invo attained stUl p.ri-ater in'ensity. It would have been a fitting element to mingle with the wild night, the daahiog rain and tho fierce bombard ment. Thack God all went well ! jb'L3KwnBn we publish frcm tbe Baltimore Ameri can a list cf the war vessels comprising the nava! part of Butler's "great expediticn." It includes Home of the largest and racst powerful ships in the United States Navy, with an nrrcfimcnt of 578 goes of the largest calibre. .It i3 tho most powerful fLet ever brought tocher by tbe United States, . cr, takicg the character cf ' the gum into account, perhaps by any other nation. Of its Ceilinatioa no further doubt can cow rcruia. It Las spoken cut in tho3e rolling thunders t'out have been heau uot only in Wilmington, but throughout all this portion of North Carolina. And jet Fisher l:c3 there quiet, grim, un moved, unshaken, and no hostile keel approaches near enough to icrHj the waters of tbe bar protected by it guns. Any other entrance to the Cape Fear will prob ably bo fcund as closely barred and lacked, and guarded by as vigilant and determined sentinels. Sherman eat his Chriatfu3 dinner in Savannah. Neither Admiral Forter, nor General mes, nor Mr. B. F. Butler eat theirs ia "Wjlfniogton, although that appears to have been their intention. They so timed their appearance upon cur coast as to give them hopes of fiading cur forts feebly manned arid our lines desti tute of infantry protection. They no dcubt knew ibat they were doing, or thought" they knew. But Provi dence interposed ia our behalf. The storms which swept our coast during tbe greater part of last week prevented their attempting sny serious operations. It they had meditated a sudden coup, which no doubt they did, ttey were wholly disappointed, and when their blew did fall, it fell comparatively harmless, because we were prepared to Eustahi it3 force, and soon, we trust to return it with ten fold vigor. Providence, always more merciful to ua than we de Eerve, was peculiarly so in this case. And it was a case to call for a special manifestation on our behalf. The blame of car net receiving adequate rehforccinents here in time is attributed on all hands to ihe manage ment cf ihe rewiy constructed road irom Danville to Greensboro'. There ere eaid to be seme pecuniary con siderations connected with the non-completion of this road ; so we have heard, but whether truly or not we cannot say. At any rate it is uncompleted. It want3 proper wood and water stations, and of course, a prc per supply of thesa iudispensablcs to the running of trains ; but above all, it wants a good, firm, experienced railroad man at Danville one with fall authority to put ihicg3 through and extricate tbem frcm confusion There is evidently a tendency about this Piedmont Road to get wrong, which, whether criminal or not, is such as cannot be permitted to continue. It may at any time block up the movements of troops and other wise render impossible necessary operations of the gov ernment. our. We have heard within the last few days cf at least one undoubted case cf attempted incendiarism of a more than usually dangerous character, aDd apparently instigated quite ca much if not more by feelings of pub lic than of private animcsit y. 1 he details we suppress for the present, for prudential reasons. . We mention the fact at all in crdj r to put f 'I our citizens and au thorities, civil, and military, up.n their guard. We would also say that there have been at other points ru mors sufficiently well-located to add to the impression made by the circumstar.ee to which we have referred and to add force to the caution which it convejs. T,he Iladiee,' Aid Society More than once be fore we have lelt it a duly as well as a pleasure, to bear testimony to tbe great, and useful, end patriotic tfbrts of this Association of ladies, but we tevcr fully real ized tbe spirit cf the Association, or the energy of its most efficient President, Mrs. DsIJosset, before the close of last week, when on the occurrence cf an emer. gency, at a late Lcur, the, with some other ladles, cast ing aside every other consideration, most gallantly nay, more than gallantly thrned cut, -wiih all they had or could then cbtaia, to minister to the comfort of the soldiers. Such instances of active, unobtrusive working usefulness are worth shole volumes of pufij or preten sion. We make this brief notice at our own risk, rrot from any desire to pay a compliment to cn association which neither needs nor de3irea it, bat with the view of bring ing the association more fully before all our readers, in order that it may receive that support to wbieh its use fulness to the soldiers acd to tho cause so justly enti tles it. In truth, we speak for tha soldiers and not for the Ladies Aid Society of the Town of Wilmington. That any and everything given to the Society will be sure to reach the soldiers, co cne who knows its com position could for a moment doubt. To those who do not, all who do w-ill take pleasure in joining with us in vouching to tha fac; and, indeed we feel assured that while applying faithfully all the meac3 furnished by others, they contribute constantly, largely, and liberally of their own means. Of course Christmas here wus Uko an j this g else than Christmas, as, durijg the whole bleeetd daj of Sunday, asd racBt cf Monday, the terribi. roar of the artillery shook the wiBdows of private horrea and rublio plices of worship. Everything cow set ma more tranquil, although of course our people are all under arm?, an i the wildest rumors occasionally obtain credence. We noticed on oui streets His Excellency Gov. Vance, who, faithrol to hjs promise, had come down to stare with the people of hia Btate tho worst that might happen. Thk ADVKNTDRSca or Phu ip on His Way lh:cugh J Ink. - A friend wh" ba3 pronvsed to srxd us a hot the Wo Id ; Showing who :obbed Him, who Help- , tic, says that be has secured vry good writing ink by ed Him and who' Passed Him by By W. M. I making a si roDg decoction of the bark of the bicque Tfcacker.y, v.Uh ilmstratiocs Columbia, S. C., ' pin, and rddi'g thereto a certain proportion of cop- Evans & Cogswell, 1864 This is an rc'arj voiuma of 496 pigts, close iypf, fairly pn'uted. I he iilos'rations con3 sk. cf a well exi cuted lithograph portrait ot tbe dcea-d novelist, ai d fcuudry other picture-; scattered through the book, not o we'l e-st cu'td. Jor which tbe publ ther3 ask tbe iu dn'g'Dce of tie pablie. They wcuid all have been equal to the portrait, but for au accideut in" tbe treat ment of the HlbtgrapU? stones, "whic'i occurred too late fj them to itmedy vithout delaying the nptar ance of the wck. The price ot Philip is $7 50; one-third off to tbe trade. 5 We Inve on!y read at Philip in broken dcses, and have been uuder V e impreeeion that it wa not quite up to the standard of its author's otber works. Still i' contains many fine passages, and will be hailed by those who are thirsting for something new acd go. d to read. A Yi okfe expedition, consisting of soma 12 or 14 gunboats, ascrndd tbe Roanoke seme few days since to within six mYe cf Fort Branch, where they were encountered by thf forces under Gen. Leventhrstk. There was consiJfrable fighting on Thursday ard Fri day, and it was expected to be renewed on Saturday. So far the Yankees have got the worst of it. Colonel Whitford, with his command, is reported to have fought with great gallantry. Col. W. was seriously wounded on Fr day. "Aftbii three block Iros's, then comes rain," used to be a standing proverb in ibis section, but we seem to have change! that as well es all other things in these latter dajs, and there appears to be no limit to black fros's nor to ar y'hicg else uncomfortable. Os taliir.g a survey of the whole field from North to South from East to West, we crnfes that there is no point upca which cur mind dwells with greater mis giving than upon Tennessee. We can hear nothing from Hood's army. That, with us is always a bad sign. We fear that things are bad. They sceoa to be vaguely cotcdved and lcoaely managed, m though sfailantrv ar;d cot calculation crompted them Woull that we kuew that Hood's army was sate. CASVAWies AT FORT FISH BR. COKFED3K1TK POIJfT, Fo.t Fisb?r, N. C, D6. Uih, 1864. ( Messrs. Editors : The following ii a list of the casualties at this placi up to the present tixe. Tleaee j ubliah for tae Jnfoimatiou of friends : Co. H Private M Tbipe', T6th reg't N C T, fl- sh wenad ia tbiRl-; M Ha'e, flsh wound ia sto lJer. Co. F Pilvatrn vLerry, 36ta re't N G T, wounded in both leg, r ght leg atnputaied; BeiJ Menitt. natti N ! T. wounded in i f; arm, emputitd; A V Lewis, 36 h reg't N C T, siiLt fldh w:ua1 in hoalder. Co. A hosier, (soamTj) woooded fn raoah and rijrht shoulder; Clartucn t;&ij, (mad tfiiisLipui.ii;) very alhcht ly wouaded in right leaj. Co. B Private Nitst- Kegan, SG'h res'tN C T, a'ightlj wounded in lett haad. J u' Biggies, (se.anjer;) right pg hot oS (Jo. F Hert J H J..h.iKOn. lntn reg't NOT, conrnaiv ot right arm ; Private Pi) J Vinccm, 10th reg't N o T, uliht wound in laot-; Private K B Applewhite, 36th reg't NOT, very severe ia right shoulder. Co. H Private Joha tict-aachiia, 36th NCT, slight around in led thigh. Co. F Priva'e tl Caj b, 10lh teg't NOT, slight wound ia right thigh. Co. B-t-trt C M Kelly, 36th NOT, slighter, fco. Co. F Fivate M M Poncao, 3J'.h NOT, ciBtcsion, alight. Oo. St Private Henry Moby, 36th NOT, ccntuo l of shcu:der; Private Chas Grimsby, 36th N. O T, contusion of Oo. H Private D J Claik, 38ih N C T, slightly wou-ded in both legs Co. F Private P M Johnaoa, 10th N C T, contusion of hip. uo. H Lleutenaut W Pridge-, 36th NOT, coucuision, slight. Co B 1st Sergt J 31 Beni-oi, 3Gth 5T C T, concussion of braiu and ccntuiiou of right thigh; Private Daniel ilcNor rcn, 36'h N J T, contusion of leit hip. Co F Corp I B'eit, 30 h NOT, slightly b-ubed in right side aod arm ; Pnvato Jorej.li Ward, 66U iSC T, iroacded above hip Very respectfanv, LUTHE3 McKlNNON, Chaplain 3Gth Beg's N. C. T. llessra. Editors : PJease pobHsh the following list of Casualties at Fort Fisher, during the bombardment of the 25th Decoruber : Archibald Caznpboll, Co. C, S6th regiment, slight wouad in right arm. W P i arriker, Co. 0, 3d battalion, flssh -wound in thih, hand and leg. Corp U W Bast, Co F, 10th regiraeat NOT, fracture of frontal bone. Private Kiias Davis, Capt MoCallnUi'd Co. Jailor re lerTPB, killed. Priva'e J F I atslter, Co. C, 31 battalion NOT, contu sion of shoulder. Private W T Phelps, Co. C, 2d battalion' S C T, flash wonnd on bock. Lieut T L Dotnin, of Navy, g-eat toe on right tout bro ken. Bamuel Coley, sf&man, wounded b7 splinters in I cq. W H-Jolly, beannu, burn from burstirg of gun. Thos Coatin, seaman, Navy, cemudon on back from ex plosion of gnn. J S Briggs. seaman, contusion of left knee. Corp A J Best, Co. F, 10th regiment NOT, co? minuted fracture, witu laceration of. left arm. Maria Pronusyona, seaman, wonnjed in left breast, slight. Private A W Graves, Co. C, 3d battalion, wonod of bead. Tbos WilBnn, eeiman, flesh wound in fce. Pergt Shcnlder, Co. O, 3d N C bafraliou, Iraclore cf low er jaw nd wrist. Capt Hirocg, A D C to commaEding General, ooncuss'oa Of left hip, slight. Lieut Browu, A-dj't lot battalion N C T, contusion of hip. Private M Viccent, Co. F, lOihN C rcgiaient, contusion of face sergt P B Jones, Co. B, 40th regiment NOT, contusion of face Private W J Ward, Co. E, 36th regiment severely wound ed in both legs, right leg amputated. Private P P Chapman, Co. A, 1st battalion NOT, fleh wound in face Private N a Toler, Co. B, 36th regiment NOT, contu sion cf left arm. Private UM. Long, Co. B, 7th Battalion Jaaior Reserves, slight wound in leit shoulder. ucrp 1 L H Perry, Co. B, 36th NOT, sli.h rouad in back. Private Edwurd DnSy, slight wound ia shouldo". Private J C Clark, Co. B, 38th N C regiment, slight wound in knee. Corpl D P f'.Nair, Co. B, 3Sth N C T, Blight wound in heac". Private B Everett, Co.- E, contusion or both lega. Bergt Ballentine, Co. B, Sath regiment NOT, cottasion from shell. T Bobinson Seaman, wound of head, severe. Anrebus Walden, marine. contuion ot hip, severe. Henry BtrickJin, Co. , SSth regiment NOT, right leg, severely. Private Qiincey Carragan, Co. D. 1st battalioa N C T, ahot through tbe hand. Very respectfully, LUTHER McKINNONt Chaplain 36th Reg't N C T. Tha following is a list of msn wounded Sunday, tie 25th, and received at General jScapital Ho. 4, Wilmington, on the 27th inst: S6tk k. c. bkoimikt. CoEjpany P PrivaU Thos Wood, right knee, slight. Company B Privates D 0 Clark, light hip ; Daniel He Norton, hip and back ; B Sessoms, taigh ; D C Campbell, broken arm; Bergt J M Benson, head. Company G Privates John Sellers, back ; W J Benton, contusion. 10m M. O. EeiHBNT. Company K--Private Miles Murphy, head and shoul ders. Companv P Corpl Wm T Best, left arm broken; Pri vates B J Vincent, head; Hesry Capps, right knee ; Sergt W B Cole, right hip. Company K J J Bawls, arm. 17tH V. 0. BEQIOTXT. Company G Privates ft Kayo, lungs, dinger jasly ; W A Latham, back, severely. Company A Private B Hodrers, head. Company G Privates N Waiters, jaw : BB Anar. thigh. Company G Privates B T Ayers, thigh ; W Jones shoulder. . 42d n. o. iBOixixr. Company K Private S W Talton, head. 1st. k. c. battalion. Company P Private C A Coib, contused abdomen. 3D X. C BATTALION. Company C Privates A W seg "aves, bead ; D MoMillaD, back ; Joha Drake, head ; J A Begraves, back. 4TH-N. 0 BATTALION. Company D Private ai A Webster, bead. Most of those who were slightly, and tbe condition of thsir wounds would admit of it, have been traniferred to Hospitals at Qoldiboro'. peras. It is cheap, and he sajs is as good tn ink as he hesused. AttDI riDSAI PitOM Tliti. U.VJTKD STATES. The Baltimore Jmencan eonfuina the foliowicg fetters ceicriptive of the sailing of Porter's and But K r's Expedition from Hampton Boads. Tbe first let ter is d ted from Hniptoa Raads, Dec. 12 : Tte fl:et, iucluJing traosports aod tenders, willnum ber not hts thaa one hundred ard fifty vessels of all craucs. By far the largest portioa of the fi.et hss al ready sailed. Tjat portion now 1 ere erahtaocs, how ever, the larger and most important vessels and tbe ar my transports. Tee eDinj expedition is under cjtnmvud of Kar-Admiral D. D. Porter, whosj name and fame, in cotnec tion with the mar,y brih'iaut operations on the Missis sippi GDd its tributaries dariog Uia war, 13 so fjmiiiar to your reodjrs that I need do LOthiog more than min tiou it. '1 he co-operatiog land fore-, naralx;rcs about thousand men, is ucdir command of Gen. Butler. The naval portion of tbe fleet-r-tbat is, the war ves sel proper number eds'y-five, inc!ud:ng the iarges1 and moat powerlul vessels iu tie Lavy. Tbe fl?et ia di vided into five divisiopp, the irou-clada forroitor one, and tbe wooden hulls formed into four others, with a large reserve force of eaialier vessels. The name of the vessels are as follows : IRON CLADS. Iran ids?, Canonic us 20 gaas. Monatfnock, t;vo1urr ts, 'I - 4 KDES. I 2 Eaaga?i WOODSN TENDEHS. 7 Runs. Huron, ecre?, 4 gaas. 7 Pi quid ., cre r, 4 WCODEX HULLS. Njeck, gcr j, Cnidiia, bcrew, Junia'a, Powhiitan, Brto'iyrj. Sufqaehaur.a, Wauah, Tnscaror-, Colorado, iViioDCSOir, t-neca, Rhenai:doah, Ptcxjt, Tioonjoj-ga, aaokhmvr, Mauiner, Yautic, gnaa. He any, 10 guns. 2L Fantiwo de ( uo , 10 FoitJacKiOu, 7 Aiies, 7 llriWQUl, 4 WildcixcFS, - 0 'Fort Donessjc, " 5 Cherokee, 6 Vance, ' 4 Aneui.ne, 'I W'-ccasis 4 jlu, Uettyiburg, 5 sato ut Georgia, K Keetose btie, 11 ."!duf-hee, 5 KlfilUi, 8 L-liu:;. 4 fvaii-itru ;U'j, 4 B.'gttoja, 4 -itniAti-, 4 li i-.iam siiaai 'x, B: itauuii, 4 kajkii.g'iEm, 4 DaUib.tiCCu, 4 26 li t 10 6 5i 4 10 10 20 10 5 5 10 7 11 r 5 7 12 r. I8CO, Quaker City, ui lar, Montgt mar i, feto ioj, Veraon, Mont iceiio. tihoOe Inlaid!, ttaiatarz.i, TUX SAIL1SQ CP TB3 FLEET l ues-lay Su'orning, JJc'c. 13, 6 A. M. Owing to the rougfacees of Jho sou, although the gale had very much suocided looc neioro nightfall, it was deemed piudvn on account 01 122 iton clads, not to eaii uatil the wsaiber should beconis mre casm, auu thus ilt txecia'ia ot a departure was pcs:po:.td tiii morning. A w;oie UauLiiol eight ihrtii llauap'.o Robd. p--t sen ted lad'. n:gtt it would be difUcuit to inii giue. be ttil iik.ou buiidog io a cloods sky, lib silvery iigtit rtfl ciel ou utyiid raja iVota the heaving waters ; me daik buils ar.d iitperiug msts a id spars ol the fleet, ali standing 1 ut ia hLiaiy, well dtfijea cut- tmes ; ihe Luaitroua uruiiunt eigual iiaa displayed troni -be vurioud vetistb tie: Aoiniral's flag ship cju spieiuus ataong ihe gall .at th.oi'g by its tnree briliiaat ed lights all relL'cied id enditbs loienaiogliag lines cf lights on the djuciiij' waters ; tae gleamiug buyoaets ol tbe jiaL'iug seairicB nil meL up a picture lud ol rare beauty, quite bjocd my power adtejUiiiely to de scribe. IiiiQ the s - 'uds iliu iau3,cal bctls ot the va rious ships strildcg me passing hour bell answering to beil end echoed bucls sgaia on ibti .passing bretzj ; boats .v.,.Qs' whistles, the file fcnd rollitg drum una other kii.dred 8oun'j fid :ed a thriiiiiig lutereat to uli. I could net tac Kei a s'aaoe ol sadatss, however, while viewicg the noble fl;et, to tik how many ot trie gadatit fellows it embraced tuu3r,ia aii piobabiluy, mett death or fatal wouuds iu tbtir country's service ere they again returned to the peacdul wacets of ildinpLOu Roadg. But uow the seen is chauged the glorious eight has given place to a bright and more glorious day The officer of the dvX'k has juu aun ueced a " gentrul snal " to the fleet from the fl ;gstip. Oar gallant Cap tain cootuUs hiB s'gnal book ; bis qui.k eye in a mo ment c uches its tigufieaoce, acd he announces tbe order, " Get the Bhip under way," aad to hia guests, ' Gentlemen, we are tfi at last." Now comes a stirring ecene. If the sight of last evening was inspiring, the one now presented to our gaze is vas ly mre so. "I he noble flagship ia gay with orilliuut signal flag?. Tbe fleet respond, first to th ' general signal," then come the Biguals from the flag ships of the v-u ions divisions. Tnere goes a signal to the mast-head of tbe grim looking Ironsides. Qaickly ber iron clad satellites respond, aad pufla of steam an nounce tbey ore all heaving up anchois acd gettiDg under way. The tali towering masts of the great frigates, and sloops of war are swarming with bkie jackets, bending sails so ss 10 avail cf the breeee and save C3ai for op erations elsewhere. Our own good ship ia moving. Our blue jackets are heaving up ibe anchor with a will, and tneir lively tramp as tbey go round and round shows tbey are not loth to start. We are getting ready to tow the Moni tor Mahopac. As it ia desirably to save' the coal ol tbe monitors, tbey are all to be towed except the Mo cadocor, which has proved such a gocd sea boat tba; she ia expected to take care of berseif. She has just steamed up by us in gallant sfyle, whilst we era wait irg to take iu tow tbe Mahopac. ihe army irauspons havo ah gODe. They Slipped out duacig tha Light, aad are wfall out naward bv this time 10 o'clock. We ore uow folly ell, the whoie fleet moving out of Hampton waters in gulant btyle. A bright tky over hcaJ, a :avoriosjj breez aid smootu ea May tha tiodj ot BattleB '"be uoio u a sileguud aou defouo" aad grant ua good saccebs! C ff,Cape knbt Deo 14 Nocn. I elope this letter ha'iiy in order to give it to the Pdot, who ia jist jibou. to take ieave cf us. Yours, Ac , A. F. THE FLKKT CFF HATTK3A8 ON THCHf DAT LABT. New York, Dec'r lfi.The si earner aomics Btar. from New Orleans on the 10 h, has arrived. She pawd of Hat leras onTbured a large fliet of Baniers s eerlcg south east. How IIood was IIkceitbd. A correspondent wri ting from Hood's army, undpr date of December Gib, says : The ermy i.i bountifully supplied with beef cf the best quali-y. Euougb ia being driven a'oug on foot to feed the troups to the Ohio River. There is a sca?citr of salt, but farmers arc supplying it to the extent of their capacity1. The loval people were rejoiced all along the lice ol march V the Bight of the grand old army, and every demonstration given that could be expected from a pop ulation s lorg oppressed. Provisions of tbe best qu d ity are plentiful, and tbe women vied with each other in showing grateful attention. Nice biscuits and ham were cooked by DU3nei3 ana laid on large eaoics ana ine soldiers invited to come in and eat as tbey passed. At Mount PitHsant an old gentleman (I suppress the name from proper motives, but it will be puDlisned to tbe world in letters ot gold hereafter) separated his "shotes" from his larger hos and told tte boys to drive tfceaa into camp acd cook until they were satisfied. This was done because he thought they were not being fed fast enoueh at his table. Five porkers were driven away weighing from 250 to 300 pounds each. Ihis ia only one of the many instances that were constantly occur ring. From Savannah. A gentleman arrivad in our city Satui day who left Savannah on Wednesday. Every thing was quiet up to that time.' Gen. SIocucq marched in on Wednesday morning at the heed of about tbree hundred men and posted guatds around to protect property. No outrages had been committed. It is thoughtjthut Gen. Sherman will not permit his army to go into the city. Ic is said that Sherman intends to request all resi dents to take the oath ot alhgiance. Those who do so will be allowed to remain, ani their property will be respected. Those who re'uae to do so will be compelled to leave, and their property will be confiscated. It was thought by some that the. rice and cotton stored in the city would be taken possession of ia the name of the United States government, and receipts given therefor. Aug. Chronicle. The following testimony was given by Dr. J. "W. Brown, a physician, residing in Kankakee city, at a recent trial in Illinois: "I ludge tbe defendant tow insane from her viewing the subject" ot religion from the oetoric stand-DOint of Christian exegetical r naiysis and aggintinating tbe poleyntbetiestoblases of homoge neous asceticism." The court could not see tae point. The following is from ti e Philadelphia Enquirer. It shows the opinion held by our enemies ct the various classes of egit&tots in our midst. It denominates tbem as those wbo ore denounced as " Sibmissioni$ls" ? const -vctionisi" and the "large party of States' Rights men who lose no opportunity of denouncing Jefferson Davis as a despot, who has oppressed them more sorely than Abrabem L;ncoln ccukThave done." Let onr eitz?n- pocder on the warning given iu this abolition janfoe sheet, fly our divisions they hope to conq ier us. Too resolusiors which were prrsentcd in the Rebel House or Representatives on tbe 25h icat, in relation to ine subject oa peace with the United States, ry J. T. L?aob, alttongh tbey faikd, ere evidence that the "unanimity cf tte South," cf which much was formerly said, has .ceased to exist. It- also sbows that 1I13 opoceuts cf tbe war are becom ing bolder, ar:d that they feci themselves sufficient ly etroig to utter their opiaiots with a certainty that, although ttey may be urpala'.able, they must be listen ed to. It is not probable that Mr. L?uca expected to rally a dex-nt minority to thi support of bis resolu ticcs. He nrgfat fc&ve supposed that they would fall with no cffirm;aiv2 vote but his own, and yet he suc ceeded in gairjiaij tbe support of 'five other members of tte iN orih Uarohna ceugation. It '8 true that, alter tec vote wa3 tak-n, the Utter requested permission to cha'jg-2 their to:ve to the negative s-.de. But ibis only shown that hry rre dex'eross politicians. Had a 8'-ring vote been s:iou upon Mr. Leach's side they would h;we s:uok to their avowal. As it was tbey could octitr secaie their influence hereafter by secmicg to aoanaon ice cauae. I wo years ngo r.o man would have dared to avow tbe sntjinents in a Southern Uon gress which Mr. J. T. Leach hus bcldly put upon the record, lie might well have expecied assassination upn Hie fi)or ot the House of Representatives had he wmsp:rea t-ucb doctrines, yet Mr. Lacu now not only avows tnem, cut Le :s neatn vj a speech upon the sub jec and then vo:ed djwn, idler a counter rpoec'i by a air. Jtiontngue. all. !;.- . . rri t 1 ,1 i.u in.s bucwh progress ie ;j ju;iisrn ence?, even ia tbe fierceness of its nas-ivrj, has b.-cu compelled 10 ask iiseb', What are we figbtit.g far ? Ard tbe eeif-i'n- postd reply is uot r learnt to cnsufeatious men. Mr Ijucti coi cedts to ks U'Ual Soatbetn, asstrtiois about tbe cuusj of the " Rebellion'," thai it was produced by the ' ui:f;ieud!y, utjuslifidble and uopatriitic iuterfer- ecce 01 ciiizaui o.r noa smveholdia States, ia their popu.ar liSitmbiiea, from the pulpit, ucd by Legislative enactment, kiIH tLe re-ervtd rights cf tbe States," uiutuiiiK, 01 cjuisc, vviio liie r.gats ot the slaveholJiog oiauss .0 latt servieejci tueir bondmen, i bis asiertion might re siu-ccssfuiiy cenied; imuraucn as ueithtr popu lar asse-inb.tie's, pulpits nr State Leislativtj eractments coald iaseritro wiia tee rights tl V c Southern people, u:ist fot;s;unuoa ma tec uws ot the United States. :at it is tot ueassfiry to elabocatc any a'gu meut upon the pe.iat. Is 13 i-o'onons, that whatever might ij.iv: b.oa doao by poii.-icians, preachers and prtfsss, o lrn.ate the bouth, the United S:ates Govern in:n: id 'dway3 msiaiairjed tLc rights of tbe Southern outev, ns'ier tne Oonslitaticn. Ar-i'.st tho conduct of tbe Govcrorceat, which had aSwajs beta pcliticaliy andei the cnutroi of Southern poliiicija-, tbere wi no can e t jr 'complaint. It was i.stfn?io.!y JicCius j tfitro wssa .'nilare ou the pert of ihe oouiii to c-ii-c.t a i rcsij-iit, pledged to tbe support ol their prog:srmre that ti.e Soutberu Slutes rashly prc c pitated it.e c.ua'.iy into what Mr. Lcb pronounces "a croel, biox-'y, und rtientitta war, that h.is no paral ' lei ia puiGt of a r x-ity in tho uali of the wcrid, be " tween a people professing ihj l.hri jti in iligion." We neid o:;!v rcf r ;o the celebrated spit c'.i ci Alexan der H. S'fpbe'..s, of 1861, to sl:ow tbatiu that oration, ihe conduct, ooliey, and i;ood faith cf the United States Government , ind of the? people of the free f-va'es, were to est pe-weriuUy vLd.'can d Air. Leach confesses the same ihmg, for he sayi 10 tha preambla to bis resolu tions : " The cit:'z3:3 cf the sldve States, at an unguarded " ii ccient, under tLe itflaetice cf unwiso counsel, with- cut mature dfciifceratiou as to the fearful conscqacncts, " made the tie"ioa ot Abraham Lioceln to the Presi " dency of the United States the occasion for preipita "ting lh.- Conleehrute States out of the Union, which " has b:eo f.ilwed by a train of fearful consequences " not confmplated kv those who advocated the meas- ure. Icd!eu. it Wi? a'rasli and m-st disastrous act, which ia an " unguarded moment," plunged this great nation into the excesses of a terribia war. Air. Lesch admite that tie pioceedicg was uiijustiQuble. The Southern leaders pre:er-ded io consider the election of Mr. Lin coln ss a prof cf a design to oppress them. They had no warrant fer that opinion, and substqicnt events have demonstrated ttat the most ultra among the South ern conspirators did not belisve tbat the outrages which they assarted were ia store for tbem would be commit ted They bad resolved upon. eepara:ijn long before. Tbey had been n'irsiug their conppiracy for years, whilst managing the United States Government according to their own d.s?re3, and they only sought some sort of an excuse as a seeming jaatificatioa for "the inauguration of their wicked plot, it cacn it be said, ia the language of Mr. Leach, that th?y entered upon the war " with outmature d rlibeiation." They had deliberated through several Presidential terrii3, aad they were wise in their own conceit, i ly did pat understand the people of the free States. 1 bey beheld them intent upon indus try, and they i.negined, in consequent, that they were sordid, i hey knew that for tbe sake of peace they had submitted to many Southern insults, and tbey conse queotly supposed ihem to bo cowards. They knew them to b3 cdociliatcry, and hence they Euspected them ten be mUksop?. They knew that they were generous, and tbey ascribed their liberality to fecr. Misunderstanding the calm.' deep security cf the North, ia its power, to be evidences ot pusillanimity, tboy supposed tbit at the Cr3t pound ot battle from the South the who'? Northern popa'ation would drop upon their kaees aod sue ior qiarttr. Iu ajl these ideas they were mistaken, 'inev threw down the gauntlet in a spirit of bravado; it was taken up wuh the determination of un'alUricg ourage. " Unwise couosels " undoubtedly ld to lie initiation cf the dreadful coyest, -and manifest delas'ons have kept alive the ncpea 01 lie reoeis 1.1 spite ot unnumbered reverses. Four jewrs of t-uffriring have had their effect in chas- tenmg the passions oi the Southern leaders. They have been b.iptiz?d in woe, and the day of their re demption is not yet vj&ib.e. What Mr. Leach has had tbe courage to proclaim ia the Southern (Jemress, must be ti.e etcret opinion ot thousands cf hia coun trymen, whose pnde id too greaf to op ;uly avow them, and whose Etubbornucso yes keep:i their feet in the paths of destruction. Mr. L3oc!i's resolutions have bcea voted down. No ether result could have been expec ed among a body of meo devoted to the Ceatral Govercnint. Bit in the Siattes the lone is. not so bold ; tha Juliewarm notion of the Legislature of Georgia shows that outside of Rich mond the views cf Mr. Leach liave the.'r effect. Io North Carolina, although H olden was defated by the interposition of th3 Central Government, the tyranny of the Richmond dofpotisrn has been openly denounced. Tbe leaven of thought is agitating the whole Southern Confederacy. We bear of the sentiments of men wha are deocnr.ced cs " Submisaioniits." We hear also of "RecoDStructiqt:i3tV' wtjos doo'trioea are not so bold sj those ot peTrOes of tbe former claps. We hear ctiil more ot the large party of State Rights men who, while asseverating their fidelity to the Southern cause lose no opportunity of dtn juncing Jefferson Davis as a des pot who has oppressed tbem more sorely than Abra ham Lincoln could have done. Human nature teach es that dsflereneea of political opinion seldom halt at tbe first disagreement. A spirit of opposition once mani fested, grows more obstinate with the progress of time. Fresh fuel is added to it by. the uncontrollable courae of events, so that those who once separated upon slight causes grow daily more estranged, until they stop at no meatiS that will insure their ends. For these reas ons it is evideal that the unanimity of tho Southern people ia aiready broken, and that their dis3ecsiorj3 will increese uatil tbe Coufedsracy, threatened by hostile ar mies from with 03, and torn asunder by internal fac tions, wid be compelled to succumb, a relief which will be b iik'd wi.h wild enthusiasm by thousands whose hearts were onc among the warmest which beat for the success of the rebellion There is an Extern fabie of a magician who diacov- pmd hs bia inenntations mat the pbiloeopber's stone lav ou 0 certain river, bat ho was unable to determine its lnealiiv raoro dtuciiteiy. lie therefore proceeded alODsr the back with a j.iecs of iron, to whicb he applied all the pebbles he fouud. As one after another they pro duced no cnange in tne mitai, ne nuog tbem in the stream. At last he hit upoa the obj-ct of bis search, and the iron bee me gold in his band. But aas, be bad become eo accuaiom d to the toucb and go " movemeut, that the reJ s'.one was involuntary thrown into the river after the others and lost to him fjrever. We thick this story well allegorises the fate cf tbe flirt. She has tried and discarded so many hearts, that at length she throws away tbe right one from pure force of habit. J6The oaths of ffl IV Worn .ilnt.i.i. tt r i- , uiinwiercd to Go Vance, for bis second term,- before both hnn . . ' General Afsemhlv. nn Thnj. t. 01 lh ' ' uwr iaai. Tha is the speech of the Governor on the occasion e Fellow-Oitiz SN8 : Two years teo J ted Chief Magistrate of our honored 1 Srlt! 'ara cf war and all its attendir g confusion r mid,t from the army, untried, and untrammelled hV ?!ki or promises, to this responsible and cmbapJ.- P1 tiou. The generous confidence of my counf poai: for granted my abilities and my patriotism7 n l00k elected term I hav? gone in .D0?t SL "J zealous and faithfal perffTmacce of jJ'; oanog bucu ciruumsiances of trial. nr.no i M"CB decersora bare been called on tn :rw Pre" uuauimuui tciuivi. cci" rnaered in " servant by the people of North cwF ? a Poblio ;rolina, has testified lr forbearance, and aiiKe 10 meir approoauon and thpii. tZV "uw ntnoorl m m Kara tn -i. loroearauce. and Again, I make do new promises, lav down shall bo, G3d helping me. As I have labored ?wm "J lab-,r, for the renown and the substantial eooo J 1 peopie who have trusted me. The principles invni. , by my public acts in the past, shall wuticu " 0 S me in tbe future Elected without regarS to par! v 1 snail endeavor to know no man after theoinS'of partjisin, except m so far as it may become neceasar. to distinguish between those who would forward tbcs-3 wbo would thwart my principles and aims 5 friepds shall be the friendS 5f m? county Tniy shall be my country's enemies. But as tbe id'fflSlS oi my position are still greater thaa when I first ed its duties, as the darkness which obscSrea the etatS" ma8 a path u even blacker than before, I can but . a! cerely bope that your charity may increase BccorfiD? ly. bo living mau could hope to avoid cenimi . times like these, with issaes of L and dVil rl S! upon his hands from which ho may not.daSt shrink. I trust, however, in the reflecting generosity of those who placed me under these heavy burden, 80 long as th- y will beheve that I km patriotic, that I am sincerely and wah singleness of beart devoted to the land of my birth and ol my unchangable leve, so lore shall my pita be smoothsd and mv labors lUtewS Jbat spirit which hopath all ih'iugs, endureth all Should I live to meet, at the close of this tempesta ous and troubled period 0 office upon whicb I am now entering, the same meed of approbation as that with T ,? rlue pa?3ic? au baB beea "ored, then, indeed shall f be sa iled that God has been with me and aid! ed me to be useful to my country in tbe darkeBt hour of ha- fcisicry. Lrcota are with Him. Let us, let all men, tx.ri our uimus: sireugth for the bonor and inde pendeccj of our country. Tttre is one great daoger against which I earnestlv pray our . people to be warned. Disuuioo, distraction, duisioaof seuument and aim, leading to evil feuds domestic violence and political death. If ornsboJ bv overwhelming numbers ou the field of battle, we are guiltless cf the unavoidable result. But we can surely avoid, if wo will, internal violence and nelf duniJ There ia no greater enemy of bis fount r 1 1.' race than him who wcuid foment our passions to ink end. Let all of our moments, whether ot peace or war, be iu solid volumn : our Deonle at hf,m - brothers at the front', siaudiog tn line of bade, facing; o, e way and logeihec I Then victory is not only doub ly assured but ibnce slorious.and rffW ;n KrtKK,i of hafits calamities. c aptios Cf Lws and Resolutions Fasstd by the legislature at Us 1. BtfsT jticnj ia fvar ot Wm. H. Webiter. 2; Au act to .raetd tb fir.h Bni!nn . 7 . , "M"1' ouris, aua ior other num. aufled 14rh Gay ot Dflcerab r, 1863. ir.ouier PurPe, 4. An act tJ tiilow tarther timn tn 11, graoti, ODnvejaocea Ld other lawstmeau. "klBlIuoa 01 . u 00 , wuugcrniag ta9 xpenaes of tho Jadroi of the cMiprsroo and Buyerior Courts. 01 iqo 5. Beaoluiioia reiatie to tlio fucreaan nf ,.r soldiers. 1"J 6. Ad act. Inreferercato tbeTrcitf-ct of Bardla AcaJe- mv, in Meckl-;Ebarg county. 1. Au act to legaliza advancements to tLe Ineaos ait. iaia, aDd to aathorlaa a far hrr advauoemeDt. 8. An act to authorize and empower twenty-one masii (rates to transact all ctuity business la ihe couaty of Wako cooaty 9 Resolution ia favor of A. J. McBryde, Bherlfl of Wtacir County. 10. ll-BolrjtJ0Da of thanks to thtt nfilnnn nu.. North Croliua. 11. Au act to aathorlas the Pmblla Tromnm, i... certain c jnpcn bonds. it. An aot to mc oroorate the TrnRteen nf Wllann ii t. emy, ia the Couaty of Chatham. ij. an acx to aut!ome the Chief Clerk fn the Treasary Department 10 witntsj the transfer of matte CDdorsemecta on tha same. u. Aa act to incorporate the Trustees of the Orphan Endowrrent fund." 15. An act to incorporate the Bingham Bchool " 1. Keaolaion in Kgnd to 6alibary Distillery. 17. Kesoluiioa direcdnr Major Hsnrv A.Datrd ta tnikt pajment of money to tbe Pabuo Treasurer. is. An act in addition to aod amendatof v of tha Ord. uanco of tbe Convention in relation to a suddI? of tilt. 19. Itesolutlon la favor of K. F. Melvin. Hharlfl of th con ity of Bladen. "0. KeBOlatloa 10 favor Of D. M. ET. Tar CnWarinr cf Qfadiaoc county. ' ll. liesolution in relation to tho exoenaei of thit Kli.. incurred ia the execatioa of the oonscriDtloa Itwi. 22. An ct in refartnoe to the Pabllo Treasarar. '-13. An act to incorporate tbe Fayettevlile Horth Carolina irou Woihs." 21. An act to lrcorporate " Chic ora Collegiate last! tntV 25. An act to e: able the County Coart of New Haaover Coaaty to ttx tbe teax of County Solicitor. 23. An act to incorporate the "Fayttteville Entcrprlsa Cotton Kciory." 27 An act to charter the "Ocknock Iron Company." 28. An act concerning the per diem and mileage of tho members of the General Assembly daring ltd preuefit ses sion. 29. Aa act to repeal an act appointing a Tax Collector for 'be county of iiecslonburg, and a Tax Collector lor tLo couaty of Anson , 30. An act la relation to Alimony. 31. An act to repeal an act eotiolei an not to nretumt nh. stractions in the B g 8wamp by means of Flsa Traps. 31. An a jt aatnorizing the payment ot bonnty to citb zena of the cUte enli.etd ia the uaral service of the Coa lederato Mates. 33. An act to amsnd ao Pet ratified on the 17th day of December 18fi3, enroled "an act to prohibit the distiladon of spsri-uous liquor." 31. Au act to incorporate tie "Confederate Joint Gtoek Publuidng Company." 35. An act for the reliuf of Dngh B. Guthrie, late Eharifl of orange county. 3ti- Ktauiu'.iona "n reference to the employment of per sous assigned to light service in actail field service. 37. hekolatiou oi thsiAato the Junior Hetervea and Home Guard. 38. Kesolafioa of thinks to CoL Joseph B. Btarr ard his commdtd, f jr tha euocaasful repulse ot the pablio ensmy at Kins ton. G ld ako Qiiksnb Acts a ovt rtsouOeut of ths Mobile litgijter, V7riticg trui North MUsissippi, sa;s: "Lo nur rnAlera kuosr that gold ia no lonqar a 'Metal i- iider " in iho UuiUd States ? It is jaat so. You cauLut. buy a thing for gold. A mrcbant dire not receive it, as lo do an would uabjeot him to fine and imprisonment. All the eptcia transactions in Memphis have to be done " on the sly " Greenbacks" are the only circulating medi-u-n, aad it takes about three times as much of them to purchase an article now aa it cid a ear ago. The fact is, attbouga they are "legal tender," the peop'e North are becoming afraid of them. Tbey are too pltn iful ap there, and pay day is tco far cQ and uncertain in the dim dia tanue. Very lew blockade goods are coming oat. Taakea mjney has "played oat" on oar aid? of the linos, and no 000 can take cotton in, and 1 doahtif they care to do so oven if they could, at the present discoarg!ng priots there. " I kno? ,with Newton, what the world can do, and what it cannot do," said Ilediey Vicars, a pious Kog lish officer, woo perished ia the war of tbe Crimea. "It annot give or fake away the peace of God in the saul. -It cannot aoothe the wounded conscience, or en able us to meet death with comfort. 1 have tried both services. For twenty yetra, I lived under the yoke of eia. The retrosptct of my past life is now misserable to me ; yet, before I waa taught by the Spirit of Uod, 1 thought and called it a life of pleasure. The very same, when applied to sin, non makes my heart sicken. Even then I could never enjoy reviewing the occupa tions of a single day; and thiLk you my conscience waa quiet ? No, no : Bitter expener.ee has taught me that there is no peace for the wickyd. Blessed be Uod now I am pardoned and reconciled through the death of his sod. How happy is the Christian's life when bo has this assurance I" Yankee Dzsketsss. The Constitutionalist learns on good authority tbata large number of tbe galvan iz -d Yankees who recently took the oath of allegiance to the Confederate Government joined our army, and were sent to Savannah, have gone over to tbe enemy. Before deserting our ranks they conspired to kill their e fibers and going in a body to tbe enemy, but the plot was discovered and seven of the rin-leadeis were tried and shot. The others returned to Savannah. Peoblkm Tj all who are endeavoring to figure out the enci of the war, we commend the following problem. If an irreaistable force should come io contact with an immovai substance, what would be tbe result ? When oe is figured out the other will be settled Aug ConsttitUionaltst.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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