Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-11

LONDON, March 23-Spirits Turpent;no 49,
The Richmond Convention have adonteJ oil. Sls Cd.
resolutions of the majority report as ee Of the
The Legislature adjourned sine die on tbe a.,
There are reports Of disturbance anon, an -. Inst
men at Fort Monroe, Va. They planted '1e work.
flag outside of the walls of the Fort and al amettO
ders to interfere with it. Oared the SOL
The first confederate Treasury notes were :;
the 9TH The first bond issued sold at tweuv ISSUED o.
premium. on'y per cent
The Democrats have elected two Corn..
Connecticut. 6'esSmen in
HIGHLY EXCITING NEWS
Preparations for Coercion Completed-
South Probable Blockade of the Sou,TOp MlOvng
Great Excitement " FORTS
NEw-f oRK' April 9Th, lSs,
The city papsrs announce immense naval
tary preparations in New York harbor Ta ana Mil
says that Fort PcSens is to be held at evprr Tribune
that the army and feet are destined for that nO1
Inc Times THINKS every port OF Importance, Sona
Charleston will be blockaded within wppE oOuth Of
he Herald says that the movement mpans a..
ade of the Mississippi and the collection Of tba block
on shipboard. e revenue
The Administration preserves the most
silence but usually correct authority saws that luminous
and army now in New York harbor will rardo 'ne ae
Tortugas and Key West then an ATTEMPT will at
to supply Fort Pickens, which will certanIv b. oe made
reinforce Fort Pckens retake forts McRae anJ p TO
cas-, and the navy yard. This will OF coprsa naan'
secession of all the slave States CONGRESS :m The
confer powers to recognise the Southern ConS tAen
make treaty of amity and commerce, and tben
the question, without the horrors ofa long war settle
Another authority says that naval ano miEtarr g..
in New York harbor destined to defend H. ,O ne
Grande frontier from the Mexcans, and NOrtI Ss MO
frontier of Texas from the nroads of the Tnd;n
well as to prevent the supposed premeditated t. az
by the Confederate States and Texas to secnro ~
former the Mexican States of TamauIipas and N1 e
Leon, comprising an important portion of the cSs
coast Nw
Whatever may be their destination it is certain g..
an extraordinary expedition, comprising preporaoas
for land and water OPERATIONS is now abont reaS
start. "
Among the vessels chartered are the steamers R,e
Ariel, Atlantic and Fashion, besides several coan
frgates soops and sailing vessels at the different No'S
ern ports
The total effective force still in New York barho,
stated to be $500 men. 'N
1t is impossible in brief telegram to give the v.,
Gus suppostions or convey any idea of the excitem
caused by these preparations
On Saturday last, immense naval and military ma
parations were going on at New York The stea r
Powhattan, with 500 men and an immense ovantitv ~
stores the Atlantic, with 500 men, (some saw 9Ot
several field batteries and heavy ordnance tons Of NM
JecCleS, forty thousand SAND bags, and q number
doubebank surf boats, cleared for Brazos, and perhs
| for Fort Pckens
The Illinois, with full cargo Of stores munitions
war and appliances, will probably sail tonight Ue
Baltic has also been chartered.
Eight hundred men are employed at the Charleston
Navy Yard.
The brig cambridge is ready for sea. Frgates Mn
nesota, Mississippi and Colorado are nearly ready.
The general belief is that the Government intends
reinforce fort Pickens and supply fort Sumter also land
large force at Brazos and reocupy the line of the Rio
Grande, and all forts recently evacuated on the Indian
frontier.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
PORTLAND, Me-, April 9Th, 1861
fhe steamship Canadian has arrived here from Iivp,
pool with dates to the 28th ult.
The general intelligence is unimportant. The build
ing trade strike at London assumes serious propOu
The discomfort among the Lacashire weaveBi r
creasing.
Cotton opened active at an advance of fully 3D. but
subsequently closed quiet and quotations barely main
tanned. The sales for five days were 68 900 bales spec.
ulatiors took 10000 and exporters $4,000 Breadfs
bad declining tendency. Wheat was steady. Co..
soils closed at 81 % 9l7a.
Rice was firm at an advanced Of 8 cd. Rosin firm;
inferior was higher Spirits Turpentne dull at 3O "a