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


rights Mt Acquia Greek and Leesburg, ya.-sThree
Hundred Feeserals killed and Wounded, and Four
teen Hundred taken Prisoners at Leesburs' DC.
R1oHnoND, Va, Aug. 18th, 1861.
A. JBogges Surveyor General Of the State OF Georgia.
died here this morning of typhoid fever.
[sEooND DIsPArcH.1
RICHMOND, Va, Aug 18th, 1861
In the absence of real battles the public mind consd
eraby exercised about reported trouble or fights at Acqua
Creek
battle is said to have come off at Leesbug Wednes-
dav morning in which three Federats killed
and wounded, and fourteen hundred taken prisoners
Neither report has been confirmed, but they furnish
abundant food for talk.
Nothing of public interest done in Congress to-day.
THIRD DIsPATcH.1
RICHMOND, August is, 1861
The reported battle Leesburg gradually assumes an
air of FEASIBILITY It appears that seventeen hundred Fed
eraists orded Potomac opposite Leesburg but
during the night the river rose and the Conederaes sur
| rounded them.
The Federass lost in killed and wounded about three
hundred hundred taken prisoners The
| Confederates' loss small.
Several passengers Manassas this afternoon report
the above there and is ally credited
Some of them say that large number of wagons have
been sent up to convey down the property captured.
Leesburg the terminus of the Alexandria Loudon and
Hampshire Rail Road in Loudon county, va three miles
from the Potomac.l
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEWS,
VA LOUISVILLE AND MOBILE!
NEW YORK, Aug. 18th, 1861.
The Banks of Philadelphia New York and Boston have
agreed take fifty millions of the Federal loan, the con-
that they be the sole recipients of the Treasury
| Notes.
The Persias European news says that the weather
unfavorable for the crops.
The London Times says that it not supposed that infcen
tia houses agents for the American
oan every element Of danger surrounds subscribers
The knowing profess have reliable advces that
blockade will be abandoned but the Tariff collected at
sea.
Robert Nue Of Charleston courier Of the British Con-
New Orleans has been arrested board the Africa
he leaving Several papers found him indicate
he also the bearer of dispatches from the Cond
crates.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 18th, 1861
The Government regards the parole of prisoners arrested
here as of no effect.
The Government officially advised that Gen. VanDorn
thirteen hundred men, at last accounts between
Ell Paso and San Antonio, his supposed object being the
subjugation Of Lower California
Advices frol Sandy Hook (Maryland say that the Con-
federate had fred into the pckes at Berlin and attack
was expected at the Point of Rocks.
Col Farnham, of the New York Fire Zouaves, is dead
The New York 10th mustered four hundred and
fused strike tents The regiment surrounded and the
rngleaders arrested Mcclellan took away their coors.
His orders to shoot down disobedient soldiers.
Camps of instruction to be established at New York,
Harrisburg Pittsbug and Cincinnati each volunteer to be
mastered in enrolled and forwarded at to
those points, the paying the expenses of his
transportation The Government the right to at
tach soldiers to other companies and regiments than those
for which they enlisted
Ex-Governor Denver has been made Rrgadier General
INDIANAPoL1s Aug, IA, 1861.
Intelligence has been received that battle has been
in and at hal nau
General Fremont has teegraphed for all the available
force in Indiana, g now never"
He says, "Zouaves return to your camps; will give
you back your rifles Old affairs shall be forgotten the
flag of the Eleventh awaits you and your country calls you
louder than Give her your experience
and strong arms. Let make on the banks
of the Mississippi Fill up the camp Zouaves, and will
march you o.morrow."
(signed) LEWIS WALLACE, Colonel
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug Is, 1861.
full battalion of State Guards paraded honor of Col
Morton Morrss. The battalion had no flag whatever.
There six feet water in the canal and rising rapidly
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 18th, 1881.
In a skirmsh recently sixteen miles back from New
Madrid, Mo- sixty Mssourians hundred FEEDER
aliats killing and capturing many. Another akmish in
the vicinity between Pillows Zouaves and the Fed
eral Troops resulted similarly.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18th, 1861.
The Evening Mssourian Bulletin secession pa
pers have been suspended The houses of prominent
secessionists have been searched
CAIRO, Aug. 18th, 1861.
Scouts report 1000 Confederates at Charleston.
RoLLA Aug. 18th, 1861.
Zeig'e is reported fifty miles from his first camp on the
Gasconade Twenty wagons with fugtves have arrived
here The stage line to Springfield abandoned and the
stock brought here.
MEMPHIS, TENN, Aug. l5th 1861.
telegram from Hickman says that there has been an
en- at Charlp bnfr lar
sons force and the Fremonters. The latter have been
driven back with loss. Two Gunboats are now
chasing the Steamer Equality, which captured to-day
by Capt. JAS Erwin from Cairo.
From our Second Edition of Friday Evening
Capture of Federal Forces Leesburs Confirmed -
$50 Killed and Wounded-Gens. McCulloch and
Prize safe-Mariial Law Declared In st. Louis,
RICHMOND, VA, Aug. 18th, ls6l-23o P. M.
The reported capture of the entire Federal force near
Leesbug confirmed There fourteen hundred tab en-
prisoners, and three hundred killed and wounded
understood that this brilliant achievement was effect
ed by the 18th and 18th Mississippi the 9Th Virginia
regiments, and the Richmond Howitzer battery