Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-11-07


will have fight in few days perhaps IN one day
We have been mistaken often however. that Will
not venture to prophesy with perfect certainty.
l. like yourselves, have been in battle. 1t will
be novel a sensation to me as TO you. But by lG-
quny among those who have and felt it, have
learned something that perhaps would be useful and IN
teresng you. The great obect cur enemies seem to
have 10 view, is to invent meats OR to find some
plan, by which they kill without beng hurt them
selves II we adopt some method to- circumv"nt this
single feature of their tactics they helpless. ard
have them at our mercy I he sole thing, therefore he
eessary is tC go up 81 Sc. We tod some of the
rifles in your hands will xiii man half mile Don'g
You bey We It it al stuff \ gua will kill man
hat far, and if they COULD can hit three
hundred yards with apy certainly. You gp up Within
hundred yards less, and then your arksma csip
vii! tell. Get close to them, stand firm, aim well, ard
not single regiment they have will sand before you
FIVE minutes.
But their artillery their terrible big guns we hear
they have hundred OF the finest pieces OF artillery f
the world. We'll, hope il is true-we want the guns
we are entitled 10 t!enI--We know how to use tbm
and they dun't-and Providence intended that
fine cannon, any thing else should be held by these
who understand NOT their Use. After dli'geDt inquiry
| can hear OF but one single d killed EY
her cannon at he battle Of Manassas Plains. i'rov
dtnce fought vi b Us at Alara>s He viii fight with
US again if we are brave He loves valor and he loves
a valiant soldier He will help US, but He will not
drop down 10 opt # tie skies lie expects
bring the cur reach and there He expects
to take them.
Ano her marked f.a.ure # tbe f4ht, If gel into
o1e you viii fad TO be the WhstIlag Of the shels
Our enemies have tcedtd admirably 10 c0nsractil e
l. harmless ms rumeut, which makes curious and
plea ant noise aud If has this wondItgi popularity II
ems To be coming 1aigh at every who hears II.
Now, know il Clu'j 10 ming Lut Que man, or,
at most twO and he tiuth S, il is coming 81 o0holy.
Y gu have nuug to out gay csuse at enii0n sour
hind sight, 0ni The wLislng Of tie sbtls viii, alter
little, become rather sma matter IN the grand
Won are acting. be mao WHO he1lS thunder Is
struck by The Inning. the great implement ot s"ar
you hold in your hands-te muskrf and toe hAyoret--
and Your enemis have none better more terrible,
Another feature Gi the fight will be the falling o the
kil!eC and wounded. 1t is try ing thing 20 man 10
IS bis friends Tall sid, by side, and first impulse is
to carry them to the But I>membr tie best "ay
to Y, wounded friend Is not i0ur i've 10 aye
the ranks and thus weaken aud break your line This
will insure his dest uCon and your own 10y ihe tramp
ling and hayCnets OF y0uC enemies Your wounded
friends ought be in 1ue rear, and o0 ought 10 he te
tween them ard he tte. Nov, tie plane st ard most
efecual WY to this IS 10 close up yoar ranks aud
advance on the enemy.
Soldiers, you fight ior your hbelty, your country,
your wives and your cbidrtn. Yen cam OF afford to
be defeated Your fate would be " bewers Of wood and
drawers OF water " to enemy you abhor Your enc
mics are bought with price-tity dollars per head
bounty and large pay induce them to enter the ranks TO
destroy your rights Can yea yield to such TO- 2
With one powerful blow let US crus hea and return
home to our families and friends
FLAG OF TRUCE FROM OLD ionT.-Ihe Federal
Get having sailed rcm Cd Point, Gen. Wool Mt up
flag of uuce steamer yes c:day altrnoon, to couEey
TO his city two ladits Mrs. L Hutchinson If this cit Y.
who has b en- North 70 tile up some Of her husne.
with the Lincoln Government, and hjIs Magiaw OF
New Orleans together with The following Southern sol
diers made prisoners the surrcner Of HattCrs and
who were released on taking an cath not to take up
arms against the United States until properly exrhang
ed:
smith Mercer, JoDesboro' GUARDS
Logan Mats Lenoir Braves
James !. Hines,
Berjam Brown. Hamilton Guards.
j. Williford, Fertfold Light Infantry.
SIeS Jones, n. G. Defenders.
Matthias Sawyer.
W R. Barton, Lenoir Braves.
J. M t hurst, jones' orc Guards.
Joseph =. Barnes, iertt"rd Light Infantry.
Albert Cohurn. tlaml! on GUARDS
So h. f ssSTy, N. 1 c. ne S"i d'rs.
Vim Band, Hamilton Guards.
VIM a Brady Independent Gteys.
VIM. F. lark, ar River ys
John II. Jenkins. LeuOir fraves.
Thomas ] Ferra, Jon sboro' Quarts.
Nm. 4. tvefton HetttOid Light Infantry.
Wilson D. Williams, Janesboro' GDards.
1hese paruld prisoners have been at the Rip Raps
for tie last two h, waiting get an o. p0rtunty
come up TO this city, but uy to tie presence of the
Federal & ct in Hampton Roads, General W ool has re-
fused to permit Ha5s vi rUge oiiler going coming
/
our gettil POSSESSION # information in regard to lis
d. estimation, armament, &c. 20. you perceive tie n
eHal is co.'s erabe more selfish IN his srec than What
cur authOrltls are, fer we, tfa is, the authoIites al
Richmond) 80 me considerable cut OF heir WY Il
drum up recruits to carry n!Orma in to the tnemy o
What is gul g III cectssit w dent intend to ci t
instances tht TOO numerous These re urmd Norti
CarollaGs very glad get back tie )nih anC
many o. them in very bad keeping as to fearing ap
pareI. They will leave here this sr,ng in tn. Sea
! board train Tor their homes in Nor h taruina
Notok Dag Book lH i,st
ANOTHER YANKEE GIRL ANXIOUS TO MARRY-Ih,
following letter. touud lie body Of Yankee soldier
who fell at the battle Of Manassas Plains, published
10 one Of our SOuthorl exchanges:
PRovIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND July 9, 1861
DEAR GEORGE Yours OF the 81 Instant cane t.
hand to-day, which found erjoying b. alth, and
once revived and raised for you my h5 arelt passion
a considerable extent. And glad | am to hear tina
your regiment have got III the land of the rebels anC
are we'll and ready to drive them from the soil of bet
and love. Mrs. Rabburn received letter from be-
husband, the Captain OF the Rhode Island Artillery
that he would play Yankee Doodle on the rebels at Bul
Run the 2lst OF this mJnth, and am ;od that OF
the 18th of the same month you are 10 have CRANE
ball at Richmond, with JEFF Davis and Beauregard as
sisted by many Of the Southern girls, as walters
Dear George, wait in anxousness for your return
that bargain may be closed as for living single
am tired of it. Mother is very willing for the match
for she says if you live, President Lincoln will give al
the soldiers farm and negroes to work it, for that
just what we want for neither of US have got much
and therefore you are not 10 disappont and if 20,
want Mary Clark-which l understand you asked he
to have you'll hope you will be taken prisoner ant
kept there forever. thinking of you all the tim
and dreaming at night but dream do go by con
traries. Sometimes l dream OF being at fshin,
troicks, but, alas ! awake pponted-though il
hope it will not always be So /" disappointment
sinks the heart of mankind, bnt renewal of hop
gives consolation" The above transposition is take
from one of your letters that you wrote to Jan
White in 1856, when John Smith cut you GU
and married her at old Billy Potts, which made you
mad as hen that wanted to 90 setting on her own COO
and was ducked in tub of water for it. But stick