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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. " CONFKDEBATK STATES OF AJHBIUCA. WPMUfGION, K. C, SATURDAY. JAN. 7i WORT F1II1ER,-II1E UADIBS' VISIT,TUK ULTlZ BCMBARDHEirr-APPKARAllCE OF XI IK FORT, ETC , ETC. General Bragg having in ths mcst courteous man ner tendered the use of a boat to the Ladies of the Sol diers' Aid Society, accompanied by an invitation to visit Fort Fisher, the scene of the recent fearful bom bardment by the enemy, and heroic resistance by our gallant troops, a gocdiy number of the gentler sex with a considerable sprinkliog of the tm-gentler, left town on the 5th inst., at 10 minutes before 9 o'clock, A. M., in the Steamer Flora MacDonald, and after a very pleasant trip arrived at the landing at Confederate Point between eleven and twelve. The landing is pro. bably & mile and a half from the Fort The line of march, in very open order, was taken up for the Fort, and that powerful work, with its gallant defenders, immediately surrendered at discretion. "We did not notice any se rious marks of ehot or shell cn the houses on our way from the landing to the Fort, until we approached quite near to the latter, where some buildings that might have sheltered Yankee sharpshooters had been burned down by our own people, we suppese. Here and there lay a round Ehell which had notexplod ed, or the fragments of come which had exploded. Oc casionally an elongated Parrott Ehell with a percussion fuse would be met with. These are dangerous thiegs to fool with, as they are apt to go cfl if rudely fcandledf doing much damage to life and limb. A soldier told us that an ordnance sergeant, whc63 name we did not learn, while collecting shot and shell on Monday last, was killed by the explosion of a Parrott Ehell. A negro who was with him driving a cart, shared the saxe fate. The mule attached to the cart was unhurt. The un exploded Parrott ebella seemed mostly to be fitted with percussion fuses. TVitbin a stone's throw of the Fort, on the side of the road leading from the landing, i3 a small hole some thing of the length and shape of a ccfua, and a few feet from it is an humble ridge of earth marked by a piece of board at each end. The hole ia a rifle pit dag by one of four or five enterprising Yankee sharpshooters, who ventured up that near to the Fort with the view of picking tC Vur gunners. The ridga ct earth marks the g-ave of a courier, a member of Faison's company of scouts, who was ehot from his horse by the occupant of the rifle-pit All of ihia party cf Yankees were eith er killed or captured. The Fort iteelf shows more plainly the marks of the enemy's fire. Deep boles are dug in the parapets and many of the traverses are marked and scarred. On en tering at the upper end we found the EOldiers at work repairkg their wocdn quarters, which had been dread fully chattered by the shell, but not burned. Farther on, brick chimneys in some places and blackened ashes in others, alone maiked where different wooden struc ture had stood. Full ten days have elapsed since the bombardment closed, and no doubt many of the most striking evidences of its fury had been efficed. The shot and shell which at one time wag plentifully strewn over the whole ground in the interior of tbe Fort had been gathered up and the parade appeared as level as formerly. The outside and top of the ramparts, and, in many places cf the traverpcs, looked aa though rooted by gigantic hogs ; none cf this rooting however, seem ed to do more than roughen the surface. The great masses of the Fort everywhere remained perfectly in tact. Only two guns were dismounted by the enemy's bombardment. Two more were dismounted by their own recoil. The Brooke gun which burst, presents a remarkable evidence of the explosive power of gun powder. The heavy mas3 of'the gun proper, with the powerful wrought iron bands near it, all rent and torn and strewn around, give Borne idea of that terrible ex plosion by which nine men were wounded , although but one was killed outright. Standing on the ramparts we cou!d view some six or seven of the enemy's blockaders far out to sea, and nearer in the wrecks of the blockade runners Arabian, Condor, Stormy Petrel, and Modern Greece, as well as of a bl ockadcr sunk by the guns of the Fcrt. The en emy's line of steamers formed a semicircle or nearly so. Ihe heavy frigates marcauvrcd in front of the Fort. The left wing of the fleet extended to the Southward and .on the right flank of the Fort. The righ t extend ed up to the North, so as to pour a fire upon the land front. The heaviest fire would appear to have been con centrated upon the Northeast salient and upon the North or land face, especially sj upon Sunday after noon. At this salient stood a powerful rifled gun man ned by a detachment under Lieutenant Williford. The enemy rained ehell on this point, tut tot a man left his gun. Indeed Col. Lamb assured us that throughout the whole bombardment not a single gun was deserted and not a single man ia the garrison ehrunk from his post. The iron-clad 3 advanced at one time to within about fifteen hundred yards. Standing upon an elevated point cf the Fort, this distance at sra looks almost nothing. It appeard almost as though you could throw a stone that far. The wooden vcEaels stood farther out, say at the least a mile and a half or two miles. The object of the tremendous concentration of fire on Sunday afternoon on the land face and northeast Bal ient, was soon revealed. On that afternoon the enemy efheted a landing at Battery Anderson, some distance above the Foi t. At half-past four they formed a very heavy skirmish lice at rather les3 than a mile from the' Fort, the shelling from the fleet being kept up on the land face with even greater fury than ever. Behind Ibis skirmish line a column of attack was formed, and at half past five the shelling cf this part of the Fort was suspended to peruit the advance of the attacking force. Soon the pattering of minie balls on the parapets an nounced tbe approach of the enemy's skirmishers, whose line had got to within three or four hundred yards of our works. A lew discharges of grape from some field guns belonging to Adams' Battery brought them to a halt a few more and they were gone. The enemy were evidently taken by surprise. They anticipated an easy conquest. Ihey thought that the garrison of the Fort was so much usd up and demoralized by the bombard ment that no resistance would be made. As they ad Tanced they looked to see a white fhg hoisted, but cn the contrary were saluted by grape from guns that they knew cot of, and fluud the parapets fully manned by brave and determined men. After that they gave up all hope of ePectir g anything. They saw that their expedition was a iailure. Iheir great object was to save themselves. The surrender of hia battalion cf Junior Reserves by Major Ketce ia the only dark epot -which mars the brightness and glory of the day. There was as large a proportion of brave bovs in that battalion as in any Other ot equal Lumbers, but the cocdnct cf the com manding officer was awfully bad even worse than has been represented. The idea of exploding a powder vessel away out at ea, a thousand yards from the Fort, was a rich one. It really did no harm to the Fort cor to anything in it. The thing would have been complete if they had de ployed two or three hocdred Chinese gongs "to fright the souls of timorous adversaries." The grand blow up ia the theme of merriment among the soldiers and officers of the garrison. It is eaia that information has been received from a confidential source goin to show that if the Yankees did really, and on purpose, blow up this vessel, they soon found themselves in the position cl taeexigineer boist by bis own petard,' since, the, ef fect of the shock was such as to cause some five or six of their own vessels to sink, and to make all the others i leak. One thing is certain. The H3et did not, after leaving here, return directs o For'resa Monro.. Ii put into Beaufort, and it w only withh a day or two that information t9 departure for tbe North heS been received here. Many of the vessels had their pumps going constantly. That floet xoas unfortunate ia every way. Fort Fisher is muchanged, enlarged and strength ened since the occasion of our former visit to that work We felt soma curiosity to stcmain how the casemaled flattery or batteries had stood the ordeal of fire, but fonnd that there were no such batteries retnainiog, the embr&zures being closed and the guas removed. The casemates were used during the fight for quarters for the wounded and for various efibial purposes. It seems that the casemated batteries were not popular. Their range was limited and tbe embrczares would not stand the jar occasioned by the firing ot our cwn guns, to say nothing of tho projectiles of the enemy. CoL Lamb concurs in our opinion previously ex pressed, that over twenty thousand 'Ehell were thrown at the Fort. We believe that General Whiting also entertains the Earne view. It was the heaviest nava' bombardment, while it lasled, cf which any account ia given. Having once got on to the subject of the fights at the Fort we thought it better to dispose c f it at once so as not to mix it up with the more pleasing topic ot the day the ladies' visit to Fort Fisher which was essentially a surprise party, as, from sorre derangement of the telegraph the despatch announcing the intended visit of the Ladies of the Soldiers' A'd Society, and their object, namely, to thank the soldiers aud tender to them a New.Year's d'nner, did not arrive until after the ladies had arrived in person. Howtver, the Sol diers were glad to see the ladies, and the ladies were glad to see the soldiers, and they were proud of them too, as the gaJIant line was formed of men of whom their commander could truly say not one man left bis gun not one man shrank from his duty. The troops as drawn up formed three sides of a sqiare. The ladies formed the fourth. Major Strange as their representative tendered to the officers and soldiers of the garriEOQ o. Fort Fisher the thanks and the t on gratulations of those whose homes had been saved by their gallantry between whom and the ruthless inva der they had stood like a wall of fire. The ladies had labored for the Boldiers they had prayed for them, they came now in person to thank them. To Col. Lamb, the leader and commander of these gallant men, their thanks were in an especial manner due. They had re lied upon his skill his coolness and bis undaunted courage. jS'hey had felt that while he and his brave men stood between them and the enemy, Wilmington was safe, and their reliance was not in vain. Colonel Lamb in reply, said that the ladies had done what the enemy failed to do. They had surprised the garrison and taken the Foit by storm. The victory which hed crowned our arms was a hea ven-sent victory & providential deliverance. Undtr Providence it was due to the bravery of the gallant men by whem he was surrounded men of whom he could truly say that in the hour of trial not one had fal tered or failed. He and bis garrison appreciated the kindness of the ladies They knew that they had work ed for the soldiers. They had the benefit of their best exerticna, their kindest wishes, and above all, of their fervent prayers. For this last token of their regard he thanked them sincerely on his own behalf and on be half of his men. We do not pretend to give any accurate report of the remarks of Mejor Strange or of Colonel Lamb. Neither pretended to make a set speech, since both were taken comparatively by surprise. That they both acquitted themselves well, the ladies tin sole arbiters on this occasion will bear witness. Owing to the fact that due notice had not been re ceived at the Fort, and to the further fact that the tide, which, like time, waits upon no man, nor woman either, rendered an early return to tbe boat necessary, no din ner table could be spread, and the ladies were unable personally to superintend the dinner which they had prepared for the tiocp3. The dinuer we know had been provided Irbsrally, and wa trust that it was relish ed by the soldiers not eimply as a welcome addition to their uinal fare, but as a testimonial of gratitude and appreciation on the part of the ladies. Where every man did his duty, and did it well, from General Whiting down to the most recently joined pri vate, it would be difficult if not impoes ble to discrimi nate. We may mention, however, that we heard fre quent reference made to private Band, ot Company K, 36th Ecgiment, who twice replaced the flag-staff on the mound when Ehot away by the enemy. We think we are correct in the Company, but are not certain. In due course of time the official reports will probably be given to the world, when, we feel assured, due credit will be given to all. On the boat ell passed rff pleasantly. Tha day was bcautifal, the party on board seemed willing to make the best of everything and no accident or other unto ward circumstance occurred to mar the pleasure of the occasion. There being no " Jenkins " alorg to dilate upon the presence of the stately Mrs. Dash, and the lovely Miss Blank, and so forth, and so on, all these " must be tameless evermore." It is no harm, how ever, to say that the commanding General was along, since General Bragg is somewhat of a public character, nor do we think it wrong to add that the General seem ed to enjoy himself, and that he further exerted himself to promote the comfort and add to the enjoyment of others. The boat got to town by eunset, and all the excur sionists, if so they may be called, retired to their homes a little fatigued and very much gratified by their trip. One thing connected with the attack upon the de fences of this place, or rather with their defence, is of so gratifying a character that we cannot forbear calling attention to it because of its pleasing 4contrast with some things els?wbere occurring since the war by which the people have pained and the cause injared. The fea tures to which we refer is the liberal an! candid ascrip tion of honor by General Bragg to General Whiting, Col. Lamb, Lieut. Chapman of the Navy, and Briga dier General Kirkland, and again by General Whiting to Col. Lamb and many others, and by Col. Lamb to those serving under him, and by all to the gallant men inside and outside cf the Fort whose strong arm, and stout hearts sustained the whole. There has been no jealousy no rr ean wish to engross credit or appropri ate that due tc otters, but on the contrary, a generous emulation a n oble struggle in doing justice. The official reports will, we feel certain, fully bear ub out, and they will show further that the gentlemen of the army take pleasure in acknowledging the gallant servic2s of their compeers of the Na vy. On Sunday last, something of a coincidence happen ed, the year, the month and the week commencing on the same day. Thb Latist News. The mail yesterday brought us a copy of the Chaxlotteville, Va., Chtomde of the 19th October 1864. Election of IVoitb Carolina. Itcaervcs The 8th Begimest Beservei, N. C, waa organized Sagar Loaf (below Wilruiseton) on the 22nd of December 1864. The Field Office elect are ; Colonel A. A. McKay. Lieut. Colonel athan McLean. Major B, F, HOQkf. KibklandV Bbiqadb The congraf nlatory ordr of General Bragg assigns to this gallant brigade its due share of be credit which apptrtah i to the defeat cf the enmy't expedinen tgainst Wiindi.-gtoo, meution being mace ot "ihe bmmIj ccR.Jr.tP8 wib which Brigadier General Kukl-.i.d, wuh a p rtiou of hia brigade, check ed tie RtjV fa e of vastly lupfrif-r combtrs of the enemy " Tbut K irkli i.o's bi igace would give a good atcouLt cf itself ail xj -c d That it did give u gooi account cf iteeif ail know. Yesterday we ruve SMne. account pt matters nd thiisgaat F rt FiVre;. bec-use ve had erj yed the pha9 ure ol vis Mi g tLe Fori on Wtnuedoy. I ha wo did not m rjtiori o;her ct ips was dee simply to the fact that their operations were not connected vith acyhing that came under our ttativaiion. InJeed, the lack of time compelled us t .mi s- me thiegs that w? would gladiy have sicn ar.d oiictd.aa for iia'anc-, Bdtttry Buchao an, manned by he Nay, is aho the snvicts of sailors and mariui a: other pointe services gallantly per formed. We recollect that some da)8 Bicce we said that ail the troopa engaged w re Nor'h Carolinians. That of c uree coi lJ not and did not have nference to the Navy, which has no mirtly Sate character. We trusl viy so n to publish a clear account cf all the field operations of our forces, not exacsly aa a mat ter ct news, bu; as a nutter cf bid'ory, so as to give to all due credit, and to convey to friends at a distance a clearer idea of lr-cHitus and occurrc-ncts. A PUKE irxANiMOus Skt. It is said thjt the land forces under Bu-ler who came along ihh Poster to closo up our pnt, got awfully sea sick. They laid down on their backs and on their stomachs ; they grunted; thty gro..d ; thy cursed; they prayed; they ciet up a c uutf ; ihey paid tribute to Nep'une; they tbre up v tea's ard the waistcoats of their stoiriSfhs; they throw up their boo '.a ; th-y became cataracts ; they aid New York ; they sp- u4ed at each J other a Dd ori each other ; they d fi!;-d the vessels from stem to s ern ;treycurscd their fithers ar.d their mothers, likewise Beast Butler, whom an Irish gentle man dtnommaied ' tha baste ;" they had a high old time, and if they spoiled oi" Chi is' mas it U some com fort to know tbat they ere as miierable ts human na ture c u!d well b?. Butler himself was (IT his grog and the bkek soldi ra looktd blue atd green, divcrsifi-.d by a mottled yeIlo. A S' a-eick nigger brigade is a s;ght for gods tnd n en. If any of ihem did sink we have no doubt they bai d it as a piovidentiul deliverance from their wote, which wire intolerable. An ugly coast is this North Carolina coast. IlSrQUA.IiTEKS BAT'N JUNIOR BE3ElW3i, I Ooldbboro', N. U., Jan. 3d, 1864. f UKR8R8. Fdlt;n ind Pares Dear Sirs : B low is the lit of cafu!Ve ia tbiB Bat ta lion in tbe b it! Its of Kort Fisber, December 24rh and 25th, vhich joa will r loaso vubJab : Compar y A t illcd None. Wounded Vone. Missing a? d mi pcBtd !o be captured t.'orpl J A fm:tt; Q W Kershaw, Mniciin; Privates F fbiphart, H A Pater Ball, H Hamilton, A K Jchnuon, J fl EcKanie, W F. Piince, V A Ky. Ctm dv B-K Ted Non. Woand d Private GMDLo: g, sl:gli'l Midsii'fi; and sru pi Bid to by Ciiptaied-'-Pirates R 37 Price and T J Hi. kraan- Compay C K'lled Private EliaaDavia Vt'oaoded Nou. Hissing and supioudto be captured SerRt J FWooten; PrivUdi P Mc Ar ttur. J U Caru-r, C H MMican, M Clark, L P Nance, J VV Jcarnian, M Stephens, II Atkinson, 8 B Pate. earn very respectfully, F i&. aQOSTINI, a. A. A. Uanera.1. For the Jcurnal. CiMr Lamb, HoKs'a DivisroH Imfikjjart, ) Jannary 6 J, 1865. ) Mb. ditch : Peimit ts tbrr ngb jour eolomn? to return our sincere tl anks to cur kind friend, Mrs. Dr. F. W. Pot ter, cf Brur Bwick, tor the bko and e'egmt gifts to the sijk of Kirkfand'a Br'gt.Je of N. 0. T. Tbo fine lot of pota toea, nvlk, turkeys, and other good things, were du'y ap preciated by the sick and roam out soldier, we assure you. While wo hava each assurances cf the kind remembrance) of gocd fr ei?dB, we are cheered and encouraged our arms are Btrecgtl ened to df liver a ruore powerful acd determin ed blow upou cur crul, heartless and unprincipled foef that have invaded our homes, laid waste cur fields, destroy ed onr property, murder d onr citizonp, irjsnited our mothers, wives and sisters. Yea, we yul continue to strike aa long as the intruder U on cur roil, and encouraged ard supported by air&ich as our jriend Mra. P, we will come cut victorious, a: d oe rree ; ana put to sname inoB) miierbl8. uonriacitile ixtoriioners, horse leeches, 8hy- locks, Va'ture-,tht hover and swarm around this place as if to see the last axpinrg Dream ana oonva:sivj struggle ro the Corjfedfracy JOHN H. KIXYOUN, Furgeon C6h, N. C. Eegt Scpkkmb Ooust. Opinions devered in the follow ing Ciaes : By Pearson, C.J In Ilarrisv. Heorn, from Stat Iy, judgment affirmed. Ia State v. Mcdhn, froai Meek lenberer, error, ventre de novo. Ia Worth v. Commis sioners of FavetteviUe, from Cuirb?rlaad, dismissing the bill. Ia Pickett v. boutberlard, all the children, except M.J. take a share, lu M. While's case, (habeas corpus ) remanded By Battle, J. In lllz v. F:shtr. Horn IIayw, ed.ar peal dismissed at appellants costs. Iu tlaetirg? v. Karp from Wane, in equty, declaring tne rtgn s or paries In Smith v. Bank of Wadesboro, m eqiuy, torn liich mond, d:cree to be tor plaint;fl. Acd in the fallowing on Habeas Corpus : Bridemin s case, petitioner re manded. Sinclair's ccae, petitioner remandtd. Pnil- pott's case, petitir ner rernandeo. By Manly, J. In Ililey v. Banchnam, from Ausoa, judgment-affirmed I i 3 late v. Cockmaa frcm Moore no error, la ocott v ite, tqmy, from tiaston, de claring rights of parties. And iu the following on Habeas Corpus : M. (ioodson'a case, petitioner dis charged. Has .veil s case, petitioner remanded. VV. R. Clark's case, petitioner remanded. K H. Smith's case, petitioner remanded. Upchurch'd eas, p titioLier discharged. " FfiOM thk RoADi No news w.s received yester day of any further movement of the enemy, who art now believed to beat uardeeviiie. tiariorcts haw fallen back to Oraharcville. Killpatrick's raiding party which went down the Altamaha river some days ago, had returned to Savannah, and ;t is repor'eu moved over to theCaroiua,eide of th? Savannah river. Anoth er report was that a party ot Yankee cavalry had mode their appearance at Perrysburg, S- C, but the report is not credited. LhaiLeston Lourier, 4th. A Merited Compliment. We Uke pleasure in publishing the following complimentary order from Ueu. Bragg : Hkadquahteks Department N. C, Wilmington, Dec. 31st, 1834. J Fxtract. JrfiCIAL OBDER3, I No. 35. f Til. The Ct mrpaiiding Gensral haviog read the official re- Eort of the defeat cf the enemy's recent expedition up the oanoke Biver, takes pleasure in acknowledging the cal- lantry of the troopa engaged and the activity and boldness with which Brigadier General Leventhorpe conducted the operations. By order of Gen. Baioo : ARCHER ANDERSON, A. A. General. Th BUw Toils Journals. A New York correspondent writes : The coming New Year is likely to witness a revolu tion in the newspaper business here, as regards prices, &s. The venerable Journal of Commerce notified its patrons that its rate of subscription henceforward will oe 515 per annum. This is a big jump up, but not more so than is actually necessitated by the high prices of all kinds of printing materials, manual labor, edito rial services, Ac. T wo of the other morning papers, it is said, will increase their price from four to six cents' each. Cf tbe weeklies, two will probably advance their prises, and the remainder give up the ghost. A Humtes Attacked by Crows. a gentleman of this city went hunting a faw days since, and not ficd ing any better game, he took a shot at a lot of crows tbat were cawing iu the woods. He wounded one of tbe birds in the wing, and when it Buttered to tbe ground, the gentleman picked it up. The hurt bird flattered and cried most piteously, when suddenly the whole flock came to his assistance, end made an attack upon tbe hunter. They flattered about his head and picked and scratched him with such violence that he was obliged to defend himself with a stick, and was fi lially compelled to let the wounded bird go and beat a retreat, fVhtclins Intelligencer LITER FROM THE UNITED ITATBS. THB ATTACK OX WILMIKOTOK A WAAHQLB ABOUT IT. Admiral Porter gives his official report of tbe attack on Wilmington, in which he furnishes, with minute pre cision, the details of the event the arrival ot the fhet, tbe deteution of tbe transports by the Btorm, the explo sion of a boat ladeu with two hundred and fifteen tons of powder within five hundred yards of Fort Fisher, for the purpoee of blowing down tbat concern, but which only biofted out some cf the lights and broke some of the glasses cf the fljet ; the attack by tbe flet, done in oplendid 8'yle, on its own hook, Butler not having yet come op ; the next day's e mbined attack by tbe fljet and Butler's troops, in which tbe latter, ncder Weitz';!, afcer 1 udicg and capturing Oe or two outposts and two hundre.t prlspuera, in rear of Fort Fiaber, came to the conclusion that Confederate grap? and carister era too much for them, aud fl d to ihe. flet ; the " corepicuous daring " of two or three taen waile the laid attack wa. guii?g ou, in penenariog to the rebel paropots, wounding eig-it rebeU wi'h a solitary mnsltet shot, killing an orderly inside of a sully port, nd cap turir g despatches from Central Whiting asking a linht battery to be seat him, and the regret of Admiral Por ter at ihe failure of Weitz 1, who declared Fort Fisber impregnable to tS3ault,f;om personal inspection within six hundred yards of tLe fart, &c, &j. Riclimond Enquire: The Tribun.? yiviB the folio whig review of tne afiiir: It is uaplea8ant;y plain that th? great Wilminitou txp. dtdou has udcd ia a wrajgie. Gen. Bailer aid Admiral Por'cr diJ not Sad ttieuiaelvts able to agree on the cocdoct uf the enterprise, which depended far its success on t! eir cordial co operation. The dispatch ot Admiral Porter, which is confused on raa-.y other poin'a, is clear i;i thu ; that the 1ul.i1 aud naval farces could not be iflcctunily combiued. It is remarkable that Admiral Pjrt r began his at tack on Fort Fisher without wailing for thd arrival ot the trojps. Tae fort has been repeatedly declared on mo highest au'hority impregnable by a naval force alone. It w-uld seem that Admiral Porter did not share the opinioa of his effiiial superior. There appeared to him to be a:i t ppori unity not to be lost ; as be hima lf ex pressed it, the Wvrutiier was too S ie to be wasted Ac cordingly the attack began at 2 o'clock cn Saturday morrjiug by the explosion or the torpedo bo it Louisi ana, within five hunt-red yards of For. Fisher. VVe hid understood that this torpedo waa iatended especially to destroy the morale of the garrison, and that immediate ly upou t'ie confusion an assault should follow by the troopi. We do not know how otherwise it was expect ed to take advantage of the txpl sion. Bat Admiral Porter chose to try the experiojtnt wtisn no trorps had been landed o were tveu n 'ar thj const. Uoltss, there fore he hopfd that thi w-dlnif the fort should oe actu ally blown down and tlie men within it dts'royed by the torpedo it is difficult to undjrstand why tbe attempt was made at all ; and ev jn if thrse const qaencea had lolbwed, it is eqiilly difficult to see how they could have ben taken udfaotage of. It no land farca on our side was at haiid to occupy a id bold ihe demolished fort, the enrmy of cou sa could renew possession of the ruins at his leisure, and could cover them by the adja cent batteries. But the exphsion of the torpalo predated no visible t fleet. Adm ral Pcrter says the shock wu slight, and it appears frcm his report that Fort Fisher, whicti re mained unmolestid fioaa two till half past eleven, was subsequently able to continue an engagement of five hours' duration with hid powerful fljet. At th&ond of that time abou 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the guns cf the fort wc e silenced, and the fleet with drew. On the fallowing day Sunday, the 25th (x.n. Bat ler's trcopa arrived. Under cover of the fire of the fleet, thfy, cr a portion of them, were lauded between 12 and 3 o'clock on Saw! iy afemoon. Admiral Por ter pats the number on t-aore as 3,000. The account which follows is unir'clligible. From one sentence it appears that their re embarkation begaa immediately, and without a demonstration cgainst t! e fort. From another, it appears that Maj Gea. Weitzal and a party of skirmishers reconnoitered the fart ; that a few of the soldiers actually entered the work ; that ooe officer brought i vay the flg which bad been shot from its stall ; th-kt a soldier fired a shot into the bomb proof wheie the garrison wt re concealed, wounding eight or ten concealed rebels ; that a rebel orderly arriving at the fort with despatches was killed and his despatches captured: aiid that while all this was going 'on the flet was still shelling the fort, and succeeded in wcucd trg a number of oar own men. But it is nowhere indi cated that anything like an assault took place. Oj the contrary, Gen. Wei'zel reported an assault impractica ble an opinion in which Admiral Porter, though pro perly prokssiog to under value his judgment in com parison with that of an abl and experienced efficer wko had examined the ground in person, dors not concur. Bat notwithstanding General Wei'zel's report. Admi ral Porter procee da to remark : " We drew cfl at sun set, leaving the iron-tlads to fire through the night, ex pecting the trops would attack in the morning. The reasons why they did not ro attack are set for'h in the letter of Gen. Butler. Oar readers, if they have hecc able to fallosv us tbns far, will probably agree that the whole business on which we have hesitetingly commented, is in great need of elucidation. For our part we have only to suggest again that there are two sides to the story, and tbat bat otiO has yet been heard. We deplore the failure which has occurred, and still more keenly do we regret that any feelings of hostility should exist either between the two branches of the military service of the United States, or between, the KaJera ot the forces which were meant to co r.parate agahst Wilmington. We care not to take sides in eucn a controversy. We care only that tbe whole truth should be known, and that blam? should lie where, od the merits of the base, it properly belongs. Meanwhile, Wilmington remains, and is like ly to remain in possession of tbe rebels. Gen. Buthr's letter states in substance that the ftretjgth of Fort Fisher had not been materially im paired by the fire from the fL-tt, and that its guns still swept thfl r arrow strip of land by which alone it was possible for an assaulting column to approach. A por tion of Gen. Lre's farces had been sent from Richmond to strengthen ihe garrison, and Gen. Weitzal, who ad vanced his skirmUh line within fifty yards of tbe fort, pronounced an attempt impracticable, except by th; operation of a regular siege, which was not contempla sed in the orders under which Gen. Bu'ler was aoting. The troops, therefore, were ie embarked and returned to Fortress Monrce Or the casualties to the fl et Admiral Porter says : I rrgret to have to report some severe casualties by the bursting of 100 pounder Parrott cannon. Oae burst on board the Ticonderoga, killing six of the crew atd woundiuu seven others ; another burst on board he Yankee, killing one officer and two men ; another oa the Juniata, killing two officers and wounding and killing trn others : another on the Mackinaw, killing one officer tnd womding five othrr nv-n ; another on tbe Qiuk.i City, WL-ULd-', I btiicvu, two or three; auuber on the Susquebanuab, killing and wounding seven. I think the burstiusr of tbo erms faix in all) much disconcerted the crews of the vessels where the accident happened, and gave one and all a great distrust of the Parrott 100 pounder,and, as subsequeat events proved, they were ur.ht for service, and calculated to kill more of our men than those of the enemy. Some of the vessels were struck once or twice. The Macki naw had her boiler perforated with a shell, and ten or twelve persons were badly scalded. The Oaceola wag struck with a shell near the magazine, and was at one lime in a sinking condition, but her efficient command er stopped up the leak, while the Mackinaw fought out the battle, notwithstanding the damage she receive!. I he Y an tic was the only vessel which left the line to report damages. NORTHERN NJfiWS. THE EXPIDITIOK AGAINST WILM IKGTON. A despatch frcm Washington cays : The knowledge of thetinflaence of the weather on war should prepare the public mind for an imperfect or a hesitating euccess or tne expedition against Wilming ton. ' The extraordinary force of the gale during and before the passage of the fleet of steamers, and its dura tiou since, may lead to an exhaustion of their stocks oi coal, so as to force their return to Fortress Morroe. A rhe sea sickness or the troops on the voyage, and after the vessels found anchorage, was excessive and ex haustive. The cold, too, was extraordinary, has sick ened a large somber of the negroes, unused to such weatner, and unprovided for it. Another despatch from Washington Bays; The Navy and War Departments are engaged in fer reting out the authors of the contraband publication of the intended operations against Wilmington, and it is understood have evidence to fasten that part of it in re erence to tne powder boat upon a person in New York for several years connected with the press. These pre mature publications have, it is feared, forewarned tbe rebel authorities, and account for the re appearance of Bragg st the threatened point, and may cause a much arger sacrince ot life to accomplish the objects of the expedition than would otherwise have been necessary. t is understood mat examples are to be made of the offending parties, in the hope that it may prevent simi tar premature and injurious publications of important military and aayal movementa in tbe future. IVanalaAn Mb. 'Whin.' The Paris correspondent of the London Momi-xg Star, says : Several carriages having a hi-toricd inter at are being brought from different pahcea to tbe new impe rial coach bouses on the Qaai d'Ortsay. Oae of these relonged to Napoleon I, and w s on diflVeut occasions driven by him. I he great E npror was by no mear s a good "wbip;" but he was ambitious of gaining arepu tatiou as such. This ambition, when he was staying at the camp of Boulogne, was very nar being the means of shorti Ding his daya Oue day he insisted on taking the reina from Caeir, his pet co cbman, who not to gene bis master, got up in the beat behind, along wi.h liapp, Mone"acd Camba -erts. Of the pafety ofhe enterprise, some opiuion miy b- formod, when i ia told tbat the vehie'e was drawn by five youn, spirited and relatively unbrodan horses, printed by t ie town of Autwerp to Napoleon. It rvqiired all Cfonr'a ex p rieuce and strength of am to drive them. The in stant they felt a Its expert hand, off tbey set io a lull gallop ia the direction of the sea. The uncrowned Cao sar thereupon roared to the crowned "Sire, to tbe led ; pull tr.cm to the It ft, and give the rein to the second gray to ihe right." "Hold your toaae, Cajjar, I know whit I'm at out," returned the Emperor. Seeing tbat the drivor was no longer master of tbe horses, Camoaceres imploriujjy eaid, Ab, mon Dk-u, sire where ii yur m. jesty going to ?" " What a cow ard you are, t'h imacrres," was tne answer; "don't yoa tee thai I am driving you as 1 should ?" " Cer-tii-ly," said Ripp, whoerjsy d the fright of tie rch-CaariC-llor, dt Bpite the da g r he ran, " your msjosty is djiv.ng you 8'rtiijjht. to Kngland' where we so badly war.t to go." Hun Oh-ambacrrts, on 6eoiQir that, oat of spite, Napoleon lushed fhe boracs, tvsought him tojud trVm up before iiiey went over the cliff. Monge, bis eyes tbaf, stack o ib.? djor, ytllow with cons ernatioe, tid the wht?-l caraJ in c nt:Cr wi,b a big stone, when tre carriage tr: el over an ' are horses of themselves s o l Biiil. li e E nperor wa-j thrown from tt;e box to a great distance, fainted. Chambacerea escaped with a bamp on th" forehead Monde's bat w.iS driven in, and Caotar and Ifcip; m -.caged io liid o-j tbeir fe;-t Not wit's arjding the p'ittt io whici h a tcaj s y w.s re duced. tb3 coic p.r ty lacghed near spy, u:d wbeu Na-pol-on got up, tie, h.indiag -n.; whip to ( re Jar, 8 ud : I most re.-td.r uoto Cats.r 'he things wtiieh are Creja's. I have I ad enough of coacaunn'a work, aud, a.cordirgly resign." " Ladiks Eyks, Around Boy- 1" Of black eyes an r.dmirer enumt'ra'es ioar k'rvis : Firsc the snail bri - liaut, hard, bla- k tye. whLb faoks hkj a bard, aud w lcn oijtj niigiit crack l;k u ciirery store : s.con. tLe iOWli g, CiVcrmiU? bhii if Cub, hit wi'.h emoalderinj- firts ; third, the soft, Bwinimiu?, s eepy4 black eyrs, and fourth, the lirge will s:t, and finely formi-d black eye, ;4 soleuiu as the hush of midnight," still aa a mountain lake, jet full if pinion, tall of thought and intehect and feu-ling, that rise in a storm till tne quiet surface glows again ; un eye that bas no need ot words, that never smiles, but knows tha warmth of tears ; an eye that goes straight to the heart with a single glance, and never leaves mure ; ao eye that does not intox cate like blae, bat draws you steadily and surely on, and touches chords in your heart which have bten untouched be fore, aud can never wake for a lesser power cgiin. Tne firssmay be the eye of a vain beauty and belle Eagene Aram, I lancy, hud the si'cond, and many an in mate of bedlam bas it now. Ihe third languishes in the harem of the 'I urk ; and the faurth it is well it is not a commou oae, or we puould all be worse cfl than we are no is the m03t beautiful, and also the moat dangerou3 of all. For tht? b'ua eye lau aches a so ore of arrow?, whoe wounds may oae day heal ; but this has only ooe, and if it hit the mark, heaven help you 1 the poj'jed shaft will linger in cur heart farever I A 1'lrce for tlie rocket. Among the victims of a steam-boat explosion soma yerra since, waa Stephen Allen, a man of hteh and ex cellent moral character, formerly miyor o! New York, belovtd and cs'eenied by all who knew him. In his pocket boo.c waa found the following collection of ad mirable counsels to all, and especially to tbe young : " Keep good company or none. Never bs idle. If your hands cannot be usefully employed, attend to tbe cultivation of your mind. Alwajs speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets, if you have any. When you ppcak to a person, look him in the face. Good company and gocd cunvetsation are tbe very sioews of virtue. Good character is above ail things else. Your charac ter cannot be essentially injared except by your own acts. If any one 8oeak3 evil of you, let your life be such that no one will believe him. Drink no kind of in toxicating liquors. Ever live, misfortunes excepted, within your income. When yju retire to bed, think over what you have been doing during the day. Maxe n bas;e to bi rich, if you would pros per. Small and steady gains give competency, with tracqaility cf mtnd. Never play at any game of chance. Avoid remptatioa, through fear you may not withstand it. Earn money before you spend it. IS ever run into debt ucless you pee a wjy to get out again. Never bcrrow, if you can possibly avoid it. Do tot marry until you ire able to support ia wif j. Never sneak evil of any one. Ba just belore yoa are generous. Keep yourself innocent, if you "vould be hsppy. Save when you arc young to spend when you are old. Head over the above maxims at least once a week." Interpretation or Dreams. To dream of a small stone about your neck, it is a S'gn of what you may ex pect if yoa get an extravagant wife. To see apples iu a dream, betokens a wedding be cause wheu yoa fiud apples, you may expect to fiad pears. To dream tbat you are lame, ia a token that you wil get into a hobble. When a young lady deauia of a coffin it betokens that she should insta ttly discontinue tbe use of tight stays, and always go warmly and thickly shod in wet weather. To dream of tire ia a sign that U you are wise you will see that the lights in yoar house are out, be fore you go to bed. To dream that your nf;si ia red at tbe tip, is aa in timation tbat you had better Ioavs cfl brandy and wa ter. JJ, To dream of walking burefaoted, denotes a journey tbat you win make bootless. To dream of r ggs, ia a sign that you will discover mare'a neBt. When a fashionable lady d:eama of a fillbert, it is a sign that her thoughts are running upon the colonel. If you dream of clothes, it is a warning not to go to law, for by the rule of contraries you will b.1 eare of a noii suit. To drera that you are eating, is certain to come true at breakfast. T-o -tream of a barber, dcuotea bases hairL may be rxpected to b3 cut oil. io di earn ci caving a great number or servants is madness. The Nkwspapkr. A man eats up a pound of su gar, and the pleasure he baa enjoyed is ended ; but the information be gets from a newspaper is treasured up in the mind, to be used whenever occasion or inclina tion calla for it ; for a newspaper ia not tbe wisdom of one man or two men it ia the wisdom of the age of past ages, too. A family withoot a newspaper is al ways an age behind the times in general information besides, they never think much, or fiad anything to think about. And there ere the little ones growing up in ignorance, without a taste for reading ! Besides all theee evils, there ia a wife, who, when her work ia done, bas to sit down with her hands in her lap, and has nothing to amuse her mind from tbe toils and cares of the domestic circle. Baptist Banner. "From tub Roanokis. It is pretty certain that da ring the late Yankee advance up the Roanoke twelve Yankee vessels ascended tbat stream and but six of them returned the other six were disposed of by tbe Con federate torpedoes. And another thing is very certain six hundred Yankees perished by the explosions. Of this latter tact we bave almost incontestible evidence. That will do far our torpedxs. Golds. Journal, 30 From thk Road. The latest accounts from the road Tuesday night stated that tbe enemy, this side of the Savannah river, had retired towards night and OUT pioftett lines to Hardeeville were re-establisned. Wed nesday morning the enemy drove iu our picketts. A later re port from Grabamviwe w eanesoay aiter- noon states that the enemy was moving in force on the Purysburg road, balow Sister s r erry. A flie of truce communication was held at Port Roval Perrv Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of exchanging letters and official documents. Charleston Cow ter, oih tnsi. Dbbadfcl. A prisoner from Cnattanooga describes tbe condition of those families tbat left Geor&ria and sought Yankee protection, as terrible. Many women and cdildren have died from cold four or five thousand of them being bundled together in Chattanooga, with no wood and little to eat. There is nothing but lamen tations and vain regrets from morning till night. TnK FLXET rmn u. The Yankee fleet sent against Wilminrr ton was a grand affair, beyond doubt, it deed, tbo Yankee nation have got up all their expeditions against tbe South in tho grandest style, and Borne of them of most gigantic proportions. This war has as tounded the old world and tho new by its wonderful developments of war power and its wonderful resources for keeping it un Had the South ever dreamed of the extent to which her men and means would bo called into requisition, it is likely that she would have discovered virtue in prolonged patience. And had the North foreseen the valor, ;perseveranco and fortitude of the South in resistance to the mandates of ty ranny, and calculated tho cost of reducing her to tha tyrant's will, she would havo paused before entering upon tho experi ment of coercion. But those were hidden subjects, and have been only developed in the desperation of the combatants. Uow it is to end no one can yet tell. The des perate strife still goes on. each party at taining just enough of success to stimulate the hope of final success in their respective aims. The Governor of tho whole Earth is doubtless perfecting some grand design in it, which, when accomplished, may sur prise the agents on both sides, and will doubtless result in good. . But we had no thought of indulging in speculations when wo commenced speakln" of the great fleet of the enemy in North Carolina waters, but only to give tho fig ures on that point. Thero were eix iron clads, all steamers ; and fifty-four wooden tenders, carrying, in all, 583 guns. And all these vessels were fully supplied with men for land and naval operations. Sel dom has any nation sent out a more formi dable armament by sea, and wo have the gratification of knowing that if it was de signed for tho capture of Wilmington, it has, as yet, proved a grand failure. Salisbury Watchman. Courting. Courting iz a luxury, it iz sallad, it ia iac water, it iz the pla spill ov the soul. The man who has never courted baa lived in vai i ; he has been a blind tnau among landscapes acd waterskaprs : he has beea a dtfl 'man iu the land ov band orgins, and by the s'di ov murmuring canala. Courting is like 2 little springs ov watsr that steal out under a little r ck at tha. foot ov a moan'jiio, aud raua dawn the hdl sida by side eiaginof and dancing and spattering each other, eddying anil frothing and kiiskadmg, djw hiding under tbe bank; now full of sbadder, till byeruby tha j na and then they go slow. I am io favor ov long caurtiog ; it givea the parties a chance to find out eaeh other's tramp kards, it ia tfood exercis.', and ia just as knscut a3 2 little me rino lambs. Courting ia like strawberries and cream wants to be did slow, then you git tbe flavor. I have aa folks git acquainted, fall in Juv, git married, act tie down and git tew wurk iu three wetka from date. Thia is just the way Eum folks lam a trade akouata for tbe great num ber o! almiety mean mechanicks which we have, ar.d the poor job tha tura out. Perhaps it is best if I shulJ state aum good advUe tew voting men who ere thle to court with a final vkw to matrimony, aa it waa. In the tust place, young man, yu want tew gityare system awl rite a nd then find a you eg woman who willing to be courted on the equare. The next thing iz to fine out how old she ia, which yoa can dew bi ar king her, and she will Bay that Bho b 19 years old, arrd thia you will fiul wont be far troni out of tbe -va. The next best thing is to begin to moderate ; aiy on83 evtry nite io the week for the fust six months, increasing the dose aa the patiunt scema to require. I is a fust rate wa to com ihe girl's mother a leetf; on the start, lor one thing a womin never dcpp'3fl,nnd that ia a leelle good courting, if it ia done strictly on the square. After the fust year you will begin to be we 1 acquainted and will begin to like the bizzinesi. There ia one thing I clwas advize, and that is, not to swop fotograpbs cftener than once in tea diys, un less you ferret how the gul looks. Oiiasioaally ju want, tew look sorry and draw in yure wind aa tho yu had pain ; this will set the girl to taxing yu tew fi id out what ails you. Evening meetings are a good thing tew tend. It will keep pure religion in tune ; and then if the gal happens to be there, bi ksiueut, the can ask you to go hum with her. As a general thing I wouldn't bra ; cn thcr gals much when I waa courting. It di e look as tho you knu tu much. If you will court three years in this wa, awl thetimo on the tqaare, it you don't ea tiz a leetfe the slick-. at time ia yure life, yoa can get measured lor bat at mi exp;nae, aud pa for it. Don't court for munny, nor tuty, nor relashnns! these things ate juat about aa the kero ine ile retiairg bizzini-33, liaole tew get out of repair and bu jt at auy minute ; court a gal for fun, for the luv you barj her, for the vertuo and bizzinesa there ia ia her ; court her for a wife and a mother ; court her as ycu would court a farm for the strength ov tbe sile and tbo perfeifshua ov the title, court her as tho the want a mule end yu nuthrr; court her in the kitchen and in tha pailor, over the wasa tub and at the pianer ; court this wa, young man, and if you don't git a good wife, the fault won't be iu the courting. Young man, you can rely on Joali Billingi, and if you kan't make these rales work, j;st send for him, end ne will show you how the thi'-g iz did it shan't coat you a sent. (Josh Billings. OoT-Dooa Exsrcisk. It is owing mainly to their delight iu out-door exercise that the elevated classes ia England reach a patriarchal og;, notwithstanding their habits of high living, of wine drinking, and many oth er health-dee ! royicg agencies ; tbe death of their ga erals, their lords, tueir earla, aud their dukes ore chron icled almost every week, at seventy, eighty and ninety years ; it ia because they will be on horseback, tha moat elegaut, rational and accomplished of all forms of mere exercise, bo'h fcr eulb and daughters. But tl: whole credit of longevity to tbse clabEea must not l given to tht-ir love of fk-iu saris ; it muat be diviuV.i with the other not less characteristic traits of rny Iv -guah nobleman he will take the world easy, aud could we, as a people, persuade ourselves to do the same thing, habitually, it would add ten years to tbe average of hu man life, and cave many a broken fortune and broken constitution." Journal of Health. A young man and woman stopped at a country tav ern. Their awkward appearance excited the attention of one of the family, who commenced a conversation with the female by inquiring how far she had traveled that day? " Traveled 1" exclaimed the stranger, some what indignantly, 4i we didn't travel, we rid." Benefit of Aovkrsitt A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. Neither do uninterrupted prosperi ty and success qualify us for usefulness or happiness.- Tne storms of tne oceans roaas the faculties and exci'e the invention, prudence, ekili and fortitude of the voya ger. . Ihey have corrugated iron houses in New York. The material used ia a thin plate of iron, corrugated by the rapid action of a machine, and two of these separa ted by interveLinj joints and filled in solid with cement or concrete, form a single wall of any desired thickness. Tnink of living in an iron-clad house 1 Tom Thumb," and his family have, at last goa3 to Puris. Tbe General became diesosted on account of the public exhibition of a new fat boy a little chup cn!y tea years old, acd already nearly five feet high, urd weighing about two hundred and sixty ponoaa. TAtfKJf UP ASO COMMITTED fA TO THB JAIL of Kew Hanover conutj, a n'gro bov who aaya that hia came ia HENRY, an3-th.it he tV belongs to Gilcbriit Co., of Lynchburg, Va., hot loTuwrlT belonged to Dr. A. F. Kenkirk, of thia couutj. mi . ... I t i. h.HKii nrttifiAd tn COZE6 lor- -.rri r,rrw nrnnertv. nv charffM and take nim awaj, otherwise he will bo dealt wAh as the law djffcfj: Dtipuij menu. Dec. Slat 212L- OKKICK MKU1CAL fcXAMHO WAW, ftKNKRAL MlLlTlrfT HOSPITAL, NO. 2, i n.. Bloiamhtr 2?fth. 1X64. I THIS BOARD meets onlj on -2 Jf at 10 o'clock, A. M. BHgJjL,
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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