Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-22

.fout 1000 killed, wounded and missing Inc feueIaI
b e Killed, wounded and prisoners 500 Lyons was
=. six cannon, large amount OF stores ana wagons
,.ken by the Confederates Total rout OF tne Fe1e-
rae. AZ CuIoch and Price in hot pursuit OF the
49, fdent OF captu,iug the whole of Seigle's com
-4 Hlrdee ard jeff Thompson were moving TO the
t Fast expecting cut off Seige's retreat towards
zL.as'
Confederate Congress.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 10, 1861:
Tho President approved to day the act authorizing tne
me- Of Treasury notes. and providing war tax ior 'he
secretary of the Treasury under specific conditions
ghorzed to issue notes not exceeding one hunueu NH
nToyiJes for tx of fifty cents on every hundred
FAIRS wo tn Of real estate, slaves merchandze pShh anu
le stocks and money at interest excepting a ttis
s Also taxes the rate in cash on mana, caCtle
watches gold and 81 yer plate pianos pleasure CART
s etc Any family whose property Is less than I'VE nun
ID dollars is exempt from taxation Colleges SCHOOLS
4 charitable Institutions also exempt.
The act Lassed unanimously. few war fumors d &c
Itiag about, but they are unfounded.
RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 20, 1861
5IeLerf Of GeoTgia Brcadier General; John A. Jones
Ga and Pugh Mcleod of Texas, "a Majors and
+r.- -togfeow, of Va, Assistant Adjutant General
9Th the rank Of Captain Nothing else was done for the
rcr is not particle of truth in the Leesburg report
r, tie fight and surrender Of fourteen hundred Federal
~. and it is utterly that the War Department
.rad any dispatches confirming such report:
r.e itl is free Of war rumors to-day Nothing inter
.-rr ON the camps
epanish FrIg"te Aground
RICHMOND, VG., Aug. q, 1861.
Spanish Frigate is aground opposite Cape Henry Light.
~ lfaderates attempted to go her relief but Lin
Nh vessels fired into the relief they attempted to
Tie first report that French frigate but the
,1ch Consul here received intelligence this morning in
icing the belief that it is Spanish vessel that is aground
ror, sue North and West Louisville and Mobile
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 18th, 1851.
lraerger from seige, reports him fifteen miles this
rau. uUla. He had not been mOlested.
ST. LOUIS Aug. 18th, 1901
glan l Soldiers near Palmyra has been fired into and
r. Killed and several wounded.
Ir.ra Pope, Federais orders levy on mules horses
nd provisions to the amount Of thousand from the
y and five from Palmyra, Sufficient soldiers to con-
-I he country are to be CHARTERED on the citizens.
NOr -geS who assuD ed command of the Federal army
h es asst Of Springfield, has arrived and eHcamped
,i miles south of RoIla News has been received of Sci
-geI,reabOuts The first Iowa Regiment is being maid
id-gharged Their loss is thirteen killed and one hun
si and ,hirtyfou wouno ed-ive missing. Total l52.
The first Missouri Regiment lost seventy killed, two
mIrcd and eighteen wounded and seventeen missing.
NEW YORK, Aug Is, 1861.
aCanoic Priest has been aken to the Police station by
nuCh party. who said he was secessonst. The Priest
Tas. s.. seui, native of New Orleans was arrested
90 the arrival of the Persia. He had forty thousand
frds bank Of England notes. and number of important
agcrs were found on him.
The Davis arrived at San JUAN Porto Rico on the 26th
f'I,tiaI la had been proclaimed in Venezuela
The grand jury Of the federal court have presented the
Journal of Commerce, New York Day Book, New York
pressing sympathy with the COnfederates.
Cy9ga.-oales Of l 200 bales at lS3c.
BALTIMORE, Aug 10th, 1851.
The ecnss;Onis have received Intelligence that the Con
sIaraes will march Washington Scott doubts this,
mt Mcclellan, who pretends to know Beauregard's mode OF
nsons anticipates an early attack on some point on
LoUs v1LLE, Ky, Aug. 18th, 1861.
t7sated that Fremont's loan Of quarter of million
forced from the banks The depostors are quietly
drawing their Oney from the banks.
Yesterdays Democrat expresses the assurance of Zeige
Another report says that there only 600 men with
r the rest have been cut off,
Tie following extract is from st. Louis letter dated the
1874, from perfectly reliable parties:
said that Fremont is fOrtfyng the envirOns All in
rmation is suppressed. An employee the Rail Road
d reliable gentleman that he heard heavy cannonading
The direction OF Roa but would say nothing more, Meth
could he tell how tar he the Road, being
u mmuncate nothing the subject. There is scarcely
nht int hat Rola is in the hands of Hardee Nothing
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 18th, 1861
Sly deraIists from board the Resoute who had lard
3 at Matthias Point, were fired upon ard four of then
we're killed.
his proposed that the woods on the banks of the Poto
burned 10 prevent the disasters to the fed
a ISIS from concealed cOnPdeTates.
Heavy firing has been heard to-day in the direction o.
his stated that Faulkner was arrested as hostage fol
Ely, 1cnraw, and Others non-cOmbattant prisoners
Qurter-Maater Mrgs has gone to New ork to nvesti
gate the clothing contracts. The contract committee are
making astonishing discoveries.
Che p4wuee exchanged few harmless shots at Acqus
Limo ha5 issued his proclamation, declaring all com
Deia lterCOu with the seeded States unlawful.
Coed, going or coming from them, either by land
without Secretary Chases special permit will be forfei
ted: also, any vessel vehicle coming going, the same
penalty. persons from said Sates,-and that from
aar fifteen days from the writing of this proclamation
4yees and ships belonging, wholly or in part to citizen
Uhbtauts of said States, found sea- in any Unlte
States port, will be forfeited
Books for the subscription to the federal loan are to b.
opened in all the towns.
Aetrer from Martnsburg reports that the Confederat
Cavalry are constantly killing the federal pickes.
The New York Tribune says that there is disafecton
various regiments III consequence it is supposed, OF thre
months enlistment soldiers. Those who openly munled 6
The Herald says that numberless Incidents go to sho7
that the CouedeIates are on the eve Of atAc ling the line
ST. LOUIS Aug, 18th, 1861.
leachmeuts troops have seized ffty-eight thousan
dollars al 81. GeneyieVe, belonging to the Bank, by orde
BALTIMORE, Aug 18th, 1861.
Federal troops are at New Creek Bridge, [Hampshlr
County, Val where they captured three bridge burners
One thousand Coutederaes near Bomney are momentali
expected TO attack them.
A flag Of truce has conveyed the Nic8raguan Mnlste
Tag Of truce from Norfolk brings prisoners who hay
Been released account OF various good actions sever
Lo IsvILLE, KY, Aug. 18th, 1861
There is nothing from ST. Louis oday and the anxiety
intense The impression that Seige has been cut OF is gal
Ug ground The lack of positive Information as to his
suyu and the condition of the force under his comman
Col firms the suspicion that the dispatches relative TO
committee of citizens of Harrison county, Kentuck
has called upon the President of the Covngton and Lexn
En RAILROAD, protesting against the transmission OF LII
coin guns and if continued the citizens will tear up t
TACK. Three and several car loads of guns al
ammunition en- route returned to Covington: o,
WASHINGTON, y. c., Aug. IL, 1861
Inc confederate forces have nearly all fallen back to
lax There Is separate distance between the hostile torc
out the pIckets occupy their former positions.
l1e POST says that there Confederate battery U
miles below Acquia Greek which unexpectedly opened
The PoCahOntas, nfiCtng damage. This IS the 1our
ne" battery III that neghborhood and unless immediate
uou takeD officers think that navigation must cease
a
tory Virginia, when the next battle occurs, which "
etuguish the rebellion in that State.
The COltederates continue the barbarous pracuce OF
ING On our pickets
KANSAS CITY Mo-, Aug. 18th, 1861
hZ hundred well-armed mounted men leave HoWa
county to join Gov. Jackson.
Tie London Times edtorialy says that the victory
MPete and that the Union array lost all their militia
Lou0rs.
All the journals think that the battle closed the door
Compromise