Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-18


statement A letter from Cuba says that Havana
is the home of Signor Oviedo, the hero of the Dia-
mond Wedding" so much talked of in New York.
He is known a mulatto, at least half black and is
said to be Blue Beard for brutality. He is rich,
but of course excluded from all good society.
The received here to the arrival of
United States vessels off Charleston on Tuesday last
also telegraphed to several papers north of this
Among others we find it in the Petersburg Express,
and the Geographic items mention the appearance of
long special despatch in yesterday mornings Herald
The Herald goes into it at length adding that Major
Anderson signaling the feet during the night.
Abolition emissares suspected of having been guilty
of incendarism in Charlotte, n. g., and in Column
ba, s. G. Seven eight incendiary fires have very
recently taken place in Charlotte and the people are
deeply excited. The Columbia South Cayolinian
says that some iscreants have broken into the engine
houses there, cutting of sections of the hose, ard fill
ing up the locks of the doors so to obsruct the
prompt action of the Fire Companies in cxtiRgush-
ing fire.
On and after Monday the 18th instant, train will run
daily between Charlotte and Lincolnton on the Will
mington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Such
is the advertised notice in the Charlotte papers.
1t appears to be the generally received opinion that an
attempt will shortly be made to provision Fort Sum-
ter. Indeed of that there seems to be no doubt, al
though the Of the arrival of vessels off
Charleston Harbor premature The notification
OF the intention to supply Major Anderson, and the
ntmatiou that in the event the vessels performing
that duty fired upon, Anderson would open his
batteries and the government sustain him at all
hazards, seems to be fixed and asccrtained fact and
must lead US to expect some further and decisive
movements. The plan proposed for the light draft
steamers Waer Witch, Wyandotte Moha1vk and
Crusader, lined with double banks OF sand bags and
taking as many men as they can hold to run the
gauntlet OF the Morris Island batteries and supply
Fort Sumpter. OF course the Fort will open its
batteries on those firing at the steamers.
We have no mails North of Richmond Owing to
floods washings caused by recent heavy rains the
road between Fredericksburg and the Potomac River
is impossible.
We got paper to-day with jubilant article about
Spring. Something is green sure enough.
All the talk OF the Free Sellers that the governments of
Eng lard and France will take any position with ref
to the existing troubles in this country mere
sham. Their position will be one of perfect neutral
government they will recognise it. But the Confed
crate States must hold control of their own forts and
harbors, carry their own mails and sail their OWL
ships, carrying and protecting their own flag
be report that Mr. Seward about to resign is deemed
premature, but it is not thought possible that he anc
Mr.. Cameron can remain in Mr.. Lincoln's cabinet
overborne they are by Chase and Blair in favor
war measures.
The dispatches sent to the papers here few days since
stating among other things, the presence of severa
United States vessels off the bar of Charleston har
bor also sent to almost every leading town will
whose papers we exchange. The error was one o
time only. The vessels were expected, but were de
tanned by the weather and other causes. Uneues
tionably the gentleman who telegraphed here, an.
also the gentleman who telegraphed to the Virgin,
papers, most fully believed that the vessels were there
Knowing that they were on their way, that they wer
due and expected, and bearing that they had ACTUALLY
arrived they took it for granted that the report wa
correct. The vessels there now or some of them
and the rest will be along shortly
Our dispatch received here about IL O'clock report
Sumter fire, and the Forts engaged with the Unite
States squadron.