Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-07-04


GEN HuGER, chief in command at Norfolk, has Or
dered the observance of the 4h of july at all the posts
under his command His General Orders seem to US so
appropriate and well conceived that copy them from
the Norfolk papers, where they appear advertise
ment. Omittipg date, etc, they read thus -
AS day july 1916 forefathers proclaim
ted among deriving their just rights from the
Of the governed that wheneVe any form of government
becomes destructive of these ends it the right of the
people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute gov
ernment laying its foundations on such principles and
ganzing its powers such form them shall most
likely to effect their safety and happiness
When long train of abuses and uaurpations pursuing in
varaby the same object evnces design to reduce them
under absolute despotsm it is their right duty to throw off
such government and to provide new guards for their flu
ture security.
We the people the Confederate States who claim the
same rights now and like our ancestors ready to defend
Them should observe and revere the anniversary of the day
which these sentiments declared to the world,
The Commanding Officers of Divisions and Posts will
cause the 4h OF July next to be duly observed as far as
their duties will allow and at IL NJ salute of fifteen Q5l
guns will be fired by the Field Artillery at such points
the Chief of Artillery will direct.
S. s. ANDERSON:
1t. Col. and Act'g Adj't Gen.
We think the course and s. ntments of General HUI
ger will be generally approved
We EXPECTED IA piece OF copy taken from the
State Journal and purporting to be list of the com
panies composing the first North Carolina Regiment
which had been thrown aside good while since acciden
tally and by mistake, got in hand and found its way into
one OF issues of last week We knew of course, the
the Observer would pitch into this Of it
has done So We trust it feels better.
The CoMET.-We called attention to this matter in
yesterdays paper but owing to the ranny cloudy ap-
pearance of things few thought of looking for it, and
even if they had few could have had sight o. it, as
the clouds did not break until late hour.
Mr.. James n. BaentoD, watchman at the Caren,
don Stcam-Saw mill, informs that he it at about
eleven O'clock when the clouds commenced breaking
At that time the nucleus Was below the horizon at
point nearly due North, from which brilliant
streak Of light streamed nearly straight towards the
zenith, but nclinng towards the west The upper end
of it seemed to fade out Mr.. Ballenton saw no nu
cleus.
Several others mention having seen it ALSO but il
would seem that when they it, after eleven O'Clock
the head hadeither got below the horizon veiec
by the heavy bank of clouds AS its apparent revolu
ton is round the North Star it does not remain Ions
under the horizon and should suppose would be
to advantage at from three to four in the morning,
the does not shine too bright fact in regard t
which we are not posted.
1t is proper to remark that Mr.. Sprunt, the gentle
man who first called attention to the celestial visi
tant," the nucleus distinctly. 1t overhangs thu
Northern sky and all its evil portents for that
| tion--f there be such things as portents
DaH6 Journal, I'd inst.