Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-05

The Northern papers have report from the city of
Mexico TO the 30h of October which purports to give
accounts OF a very important treaty made by Lncoln's
ministers with the Juarez government which provides
for certain payments to foreign creditors and also pro-
vides for covering claims OF citizens OF the United
States 1t contains liberal commercial privileges, TO-
gehor with the right of transit for Northern troops
across Tie Mexican territory The report goes on fur
Their to say that the British Minister, Sir Charles Wyke
has resumed relations with the Juarez government.
We think this affair is mainly bogus, although we
doubt uol the JuarCz government or any other mongre
government that Mexico has recently had or is likely to
have in the future, would be willing enough to make
any sort of treaty conscious that they would not be
compelled to fulfill its stpuatons, as before the time for
such ufpent they would be to give way to some
other Government" equally ephcmera and unprincpIed
We have as little doubt that Lincon's ministers would
stipulate for almost any payment to save themselves
from any additional complications or strike blow
however feeble against the Southern States, but what
we do not believe is that all this will have any effect in
delaying the action OF France England and Spain to-
wards Mexico neither do we credit anything about the
resumption of relations by the British Minister:
WE ARE pleased TO see that the patriotic planters on
the seaboard Of South Carolina putting their crops
beyond the reach of the robbers who are on THEN soil
1t is tie only plan to be adopted with any chance of
success.
Unuuestonably there was a panic among some of
the people down in the Sea Island districts, due mainly,
we must suppose to the almost total absence Of the
means Of defence as also to the strange apathy existing
which somehow led the people and authorities to think
that certainly they would not be attacked. We must
think that somehow the MIR. Chaplin who, as reported
by the Savanuah Republican, (see telegraph was ar
rested by the Federas at Hilton Head and released has
hardly got over his first scare, when he represents the
Federal forces at Hilton Head as amounting to twenty
five thousand men. There never has been any such
number there nor than the half 1t is true they
may be reinforced at any time, but they have not been
as yet There is very little doubt but that they will be-
1t is pretty evident that the enemy is about to make
his long threatened advance against the Lower Msss
sippi The anticipated attack Columbus is part Of
the programme. AS to their being able to bring seven
ty-fve to one hundred thousand men to bear Coum
bus for the purpose of forcing the passage of the river
at that point, we regard it mainly braggadocio We
do not say that they could not concentrate that number
but we feel confident that they could not do without
leaving their communications, magazines and supplies
A report gained currency here yesterday that an en-
gagement had either actually commenced in the neigh
bohood of Centeryile and Evansport there, o.
was so imminent that we might expect to hear of
any moment This report is said 20 have gained cur
rency from the expressed opinion OF some prominen
gentlemen just from Richmond. From all we couC
learn amounted to this thatit gathered from
marks made that such was understood to be the belle
in official circles in Richmond. The opinion certain!
gains ground in such circles, but whether not it
correct we cannot say. Our dispatches mention neV
movements and the Richmond papers are silent.
The Federals WILL in all probability, endeavor to she
ter Corcoran and the other Federal officers chosen b
lot to suffer in retaliation for any CT privaeers VIII
may be executed for piracy by threatening in turn
hang our commissioners, Messrs. Mason and Slidel.-
They may threaten but they will hardly carry out the
threats We rather think that none of our priyaeeI
will suffer