Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-19

terday the first number of the Daily Journal.' a
small but neatly printed and well-flled sheet. The
prospectus will be found in another column of this
paper.
The Journal will doubtless be we'll sustained The
citizens of Wilmington have never yet failed to en-
courage any enterprise calculated to advance their
character and interests. Trusting to their we'll
known character for enterprise and liberaity, the
Journal has been issued without previous annuncia-
ton solicitation of subscribers.
We should like to follow the Journals example,
But judging from the amount of Ioun patronage ex-
tended to the Sem-W eekly Observer, many years
must elapse before any such enterprise be sue
cessful in Fayetteville Observer, 11h inst.
New PApER.-We are glad to perceive that our
neighbors of Wilmington, N. c., in posses
sion of Daily Paper. Messrs. Fulton & Price. the
Editors and PrOprietors of the Wilmington Journal,
having established in that town Daily issue, emit
tied, Tile Daily Journal. 1t isa neatly printed sheet
well filled, and deserves success.
Charleston Courier.
THE DAILY JOURNAL is The title of new paper in
Wilmington n c., and is under the same editorial
management with the weekly "Wilmington Jour
nal 1t comes to us in very neat dress, and, from
hasty examination of its columns, should think
it valuable acquisition to the people of Whining
ton. We not aware before that there was in
all the State of North Carolina not single daill
Journal circumstance most strongly rejecting up
the intelligence and public spirit of that State
and which we are glad to modified by the estab-
we hope will for its sake we'll as for the
credit of Wilmington and the State be literally pat
ronized.
The Daily Journal is Democratic in its politics.
which is the only feature about it that is exceptona-
BILE in our eyes; but it promises to behave itself
handsomely, that is, to be moderate and respect
full towards those who may differ from it,, we cam
not but express the wish that it may be true to it's
promise, and that it may reap from this honorable,
sensible and dignifed course due reward for it's Ia
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Lieut. G G. Williamson, who has been ordered 10
the Gosport Navy Yard as first Lieut. in place of Lieut.
Henry Fl Bell. detached at his own request, arrived
here OF Friday and reported for duty TO the Comman-
dant.
The new dry dock at Brooklyn, New York, has
been formally handed over to the Commandant of the
Navy Yard in finished condition.
The U. S Revenue Cutter Forward, Captain Nones,
with Hon. Mr. Letcher and suite, bound to Vera Cruz,
sailed on Saturday last.
THE PACIFIC SQUADRON The US ship of-war Van.
dalia at Acapulco the 18th of August.
The s. sloop Oliver Falmouth was to leave San
Francisco for the Atlantic States, via Valparaiso, on
Saturday Goth. The following is list of her officers
Commander Geo. F. Pearson; Lieuenants, Geo NJ.
White, G. w. Harrison, C. S. MeDonough; Acting
Lieut.. ii s. Newcomb; Acting Master Peter Wager,
Jr Passed Assistant Surgeon, Wheelright Assis-
tant Surgeon, P s. Gunnell Lieut. Marines J. S Dew
! lin; Passed Midshipman VIM. Henry Bridge; Mid
shipmen D. Harmony, w. Nj Armstrong, F. Sped
den, J N. Quackenbush Captains Clerk. J. Por-
ter; Gunner, Nj. Nj. Thompson Carpenter, Lewis
Holmes; Sailmaker. Lewis Rogers; Boatswan, Chas.
+. Johnson.
The U. storeship Supply at San Francisco,
and would leave for Valparaiso the 1st of August.
The U. S. storeship Southampton daily expec-
ted TO arrive with stores for the Pacific Squadron
The U. s!oop of war John Adams, Commander
Barron, arrived at Monrovia 3Oth June, where she
found the Germantown, Commander Knight, bearing
the broad pennant of Commodore Lavalette-all we'll
Both ships expected to sail about 7lh July down the
coast and to St. Helena.
CENSUS ITEMS IN SuRRY.-Mr Love. the Census
Taker for the county of Surry, in 1850, whom we
met at Mocksville on Tuesday last, gave us an &C.
count of several remarkable persons and things with
which he met in the performance of his duties He
old, and another, one hundred and two years. He
visited fortytwo families in two consecutive days.
and found right young baby in every family, two
excepted And last but not least he found a wo-
man two feet six inches in height seventy-two years
of age, and lreighing hundred and serentg-fUe
pounds! Mr.. Love says this is only printing to
some other things he came up with in Surry.
Salisbury Watchman.
THE EXHIBITION FuNDs.--The calculation at pres
cnt Is that the receipts of the Exhibition by the time
it closes will amount to f400000 Of this immense
sum, onehalf it is calculated, will defray all the
charges connected with the building and the Gov
eminent say to this only have the commissioners
any claim, and that the surplus belongs to them.