Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-27
THE NEWS.

Archbishop HUGHES has come out with strong pro-
test against the war policy of the Lincoln Government
General BEAUREeARD is daily drawing nearer to Alex
andria, and attack is expected by the Federasts
There are different accounts of an affair which lately took
place at Boonville Missouri between the State and
Federal troops The truth, however, appears to be,
that the Federal troops under Gen. Lyon were vic
torious, occupying Boonvie and that they killed and
wounded several Missourians.
In Kansas City, the Mssourians have taken some three
hundred prisoners.
In the valley of Virginia, the Confederate troops seem
to have reoccuped all their former positions, having
driven the Federal troops from Romney, and re-en-
tered Harper's Ferry. There has been some Skin
mishing in that vicinity, but nothing Important
There has also been a slight brush near Manassas,
in which Col. Bowen and Lieut. Chase, of the Penn
sylvania regiment, were taken prisoners. There are
rumors of fresh collisions the Peninsula, between
the York and james Rivers but they appear to be
generally either trifing without foundation. Every
now and then Gen. Magruder beats up Buffers pick
ets and makes him uneasy.
The Virginia Convention has elected the following dele
gates to the Southern Congress j. A. Seldom and
VIM. B. Preston, for the State at large, and John
Tyler VIM H. McF arland, Roger A. Pryor, Robt.
Johnson Walter Preston, Robert E. Scott, Charles
W. RUSSELL James M. Mason, Thos S. Bocock, W.
c. Rives, John W. Brockenborough, Walter r. Sta
pies and r. n. T. Hunter for the Districts.
In East Tennessee in Western Virginia, they have
Union Convention, the Tennessee Unionists meeting
at Knoxville under the lead Of Brownlow and Mel
son. Andrew johnson told some of his friends, on
leaving Tennessee, that he would return at an early
day by way of the Kanawha Valley, with twenty
thousand troops to rectify the politics of Tennessee
He will find some difficulty in all that.
The Legislature of Maryland by vote OF Al to 4, has
passed resolutions declaring that the debt which the
United States is mourning, is unconstitutional,
and that the acts of that government unconsttu-
tiona and tyrannicaI. The resolutions also declare in
favor of the immediate recognition of the Southern
Confederacy.
The U. S. blockadDg steamer of Savannah has cap
tured brig loaded with molasses bound to Savan-
nah. The captured vessel is said to be the Hannah
Balch, from Cuba.
The population of London according to the recent
sus is 100000; of England and Wales 100000.
General McCeland has assumed command at Wheel
ing and expects soon to have $4,000 in the field
The Northern papers are complaining that the regi-
ments offered and accepted there within the last few
weeks, have failed to come forward within the time
specified.
The State Journal says that it hopes it is justified
in saying that Governor Ellis health is improving
Gov. Ellis left Raleigh on Friday, contemplating
short tour to the mountains to recruit his health.
The Salisbury N. G. Banner of the 2lst instant says
that the wheat crops in that section better than
ever before. The corn crop is promising.
1t reported that the people of Canada armng and
that arms and equipments sufficient for force of fifty
thousand men have been sent out from England.
1t begins to be whispered that the Federal troops at
Fort Pickens suffering terribly from the climate
and before the summer is out the Fort will be only
one great hospital.
We are pleased to learn from the Charlotte Bulletin that
Messrs. Oates, Wiswall & Co., of Lncolnton, n. e..
making very good ar ticle of cap and letter pa
per, as we'll as news or book paper. We have OBJ
tanned paper for news and book purposes at the
South for years past, but cap, letter and other
sizes and descriptions of writing paper used for blank
we have generally obtained in Baltimore, but main
~ of Northern manufacture. We were beginning
to fear that our supply would give out.
We are again without word of mail matter this
ing, and don't know whether we will get anything by
telegraph.
a private in the Enfield Blues now at Yorktown, was
accidentally shot about week since by Robert hite-
head, a new recruit in the corps He died in a
few hours.
Mr.. Russes idea that the people of South Carolina
have monarchal procivities is repudiated by every
paper in the State and by all the public of the
State. How Mr.. Russell got it into his head is far
more than we can make out.
TUESDAY, JUNE Doth.
There appears to be little doubt that Queen Victoria if
not insane is at least laboring under mental NAL
ady" The truth is that this affection is hereditary
and has been threatened before. The present reign
ing family of England have married cousins persis
teny that different state of things could hardly be
expected.
We learn from the Fayetteville ObserverEthat Hardy
Barnes was hanged at the Jail in that town Friday
last, for the murder OF Alba Rhodes, in Robson
county, about year ago. There was large crowd
present. 1t is said he made no confession.
considerable hail storm occurred at Fayetteville
Sunday afternoon. Many of the bail stones were
from half to three-fourths of an inch across.
The statement that $4,000 stand of arms brought
for the Federal Government by the steamship Bavaria
from Europe is contradicted. She brought only
$500 stand.
Mr.. J. A Bremen has been appointed superintendent
of the telegraph lines from Wilmington to Macon, in
place of w. H. Heiss, who recently resigned. The
Augusta Constitutionatia speaks of Mr.. Bremen in
high terms.
1t is said that Gen. Rousseau, Black Republican anc
chief of the Home Guard, is understood to have au
thority to raise in Kentucky, ten Regiments for Lin
coIus service. The neutrality of Kentucky is being
violated in every way'by the Linconites aud sb'
resist eventually.