Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-05
Officers ana Members of the s' BIaden Ar
tiElery," Company " F.,' Goth Regiment North Car
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John A. Richardson, Captain.
John T. Melvin, Sr. 1st Lieutenant.
Hugh W. Hudgins, Jr. 1st "

Merritt 3rd David J. Anders 4h.
Drummers.-Haywood Mccall 1st, John Seasons End.
PrivatesThos Bordeaux, JOS Burney Matt Burney Pat
Blackwell Amos Baker, JOS Baker, kA Cromartie Arch
Campbell, Alex clark, Matt Cain, Sutton Clark. Hiram
Davis Sreety Davis, Ayres Davis, Harvey Davis, Cosn
Davis, Daniel Evans David Evers, Joshua Evers Kelly
Edge Neil Goodin Robinson Gardiner James Hafey The
ophius Hinton: George Hammonds, WmD Herring, VIM
ms G Johnson, VIM Jones, Thos Jessup, Alex Long,
John Munz Marshall Merritt, Arch Mcmillan MacOm Nc,
McGhee Stephen McGhee, NeIl Mcleod, Daniel McGhee
Eha Mears John Mcleod Guilford Norris, Mike Owen
Register Miles C Register Ashford Ray, Sion Robinson
John Smith, James Smith, Sion Smith, John Smith,
Rich'd Smith, Amos Smith, Bunyan Smith, o Smith Geo
F Sutton, Stephen Skies. Thomas SESSIONS, Lennon
Tatom S, Tat0m, Thaggard, Arthur West, James
Weeks, Willis White, CALVIN Wilson, John Watson.
From the Ghs aenSSa saPsIs Gazette October S
The owners of ship named the Boyne have addressed
US communication, which will be found in another
column, illustrating somewhat forciby the manner in
which the blockade of the Southern Ports of the Ameri
States has been established and maintained. The
Boyne, it would seem, sailed last March for Savannah
and on the llth May, when 70 miles North of that
port was boarded by officer from the Federal frgae
Niagara, who demanded the ships papers, and endorsed
upon them a statement to the effect that the whole
Southern coast at that time unde: blockade, and
that no vessel weud be permitted to enter any port
south of Delaware Breakwaer. Acting on this init
nation the Master of the Boyne shaped his for
New York, where he loaded home with grain realizing
for freight 9l 50, instead OF G800O the estimated
freight if the Boyne had loaded cargo of Cotton at
Savannah as originally intended. The owners, there
FORE say they have lost $4,000 in consequence of the
change of the ships destination by the warning pro-
ceedng from the officer of the Niagara At the time
however, when that warning given, Savannah was
not blockaded for seventeen days afterwards-tha
is, not till the 18th May. The owners wish to know
whether under the circumstances seeing that their loss
has been incurred by being warned OIL port not actu-
ally under blockade at the time, they can claim COM
pensaon from the Federal Government and, if so, how
the claim is to he enforced?
The first part of the question is easily answered
than the second. There doubt that the officer of
the Niagara warning of a vessel from port not &C
tUally under blockade-that s where there not
armed force to prevent ngress egressacted Illegally
Savannah was one of the last ports bockaded by the
Federal forces. 1t might be asserted by the Federal
Government that the Niagara, when she warned the
Boyne engaged blockadiDg Savannah but this
we apprehend question OF fact, would be readily
disposed Of Ports are not blockaded by force sta
toned at distance of seventy miles and it is noor
that vessels allowed to enter the port Of Sa-
vaDnah up to the 26th of May, and to leave until the
18th Of june for the sufficient that there does
not appear to have been any force to prevent them We
do not See however that correspondents case it
stands is one in which the British Government inS
teriere. Had the Master of the BOyne proceeded to
Savannah, and finding ship-Oiwar there in the
immediate neghb0rhood entered and had he been sub
sequenty captured and made priz1 of by the Federal
cruiser the could unquestionably have pleaded
the neicency of the blockade, and the consequent il
legality of the seizure and seeing that Government
do not recognize paper bockades anywhere, it would
have been case - which they might fairly have de-
manded restitution. But as it s the estimated lOss of
the owners of the Boyne much the consequence Of
the act of their servar the Master of that vessel,
the officer of the Federal cruiser. The Master oftbs
BOyne might have gone into Savannah after he lad
parted with the Niagara. Other ships did so and be
would in all probability not have met with any force to
prevent him. 1t was Ii ereiOre in exercise of his Cs
erection that he went to New York. and for the loss
CURED by Going there does not appear to be any
remedy. The claim is one which the Federal Govern
ment would unquestonably repudiate, and which the
British Government could not and would not enforce.
| The disposition evinced by the Federal Government
to confscate the property Of neutras since the COM
mencemen Of this war; is so strangely at variance with
the policy promulgated by American statesmen ever
since the foundation Of the Republic, that it only
be referred to the feeling OF irritation which prevails at
Washington, in consequence Of the c0untenance which
the Conederates have received from the leading Mari
time States of Europe. The greatest advocates of the
rights OF neutras whether politicians ursts,
| have been found in America. The last maratime
in which America engaged was in support of that
doctrine.
In the most recent correspondence which the Govern
ments of Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Buchanan had with
own and that of France the principle of respect for
the private property OF combaants on the high
in time, Insisted upon necessary to the wants
of the age, and indispensable to the progress of cvl
zation All this appears to be forgotten by the Cabi
net at Washington the moment 1t seems convenient to
enforce different doctrine 1t will not tend TO raise
the character Of the Federal Government in the e8tma
tiCn Of foreign Powers, bring in aid OF the North
the moral support for which they have hidden so Tehe
menty. While they point to vessels from Colonies
attempting to inefficient blockade, they forget
that their Federal cruisers constantly violating the
laws of neutrality upon the ocean, and that the enlist
ment of foreigners British subjects among the number,
in the Federal forces, constitutes breach OF the Neu-
tray Laws, OF most fragrant character, though it is
convenient just to overlook it. England can afford
to treat this inconsistent behaviour with indifference
but it will not render her the less determined to take
action if the opportunity fairly presents itself.
i PoRK-No REASON FOR HIGH PRICRs.-From the
following paragraph, which extract from of our
exchanges and from other reasons, fully confirm
ed in the belief long enter aned that there can be no
earthly ground why bacon should not come down in
price. From all quarters Of the South have adviees
that greater abundance of hogs have BEEN raised this
year than usual and if our citizens will only do what
they have perfect right toto wit devise some means
to relieve themselves from the clutches of the unhoy
salt specuators-there will soon be sufficient supply
of nice bacon in market to supply all demands and at
E fair prices too:
Some people are talking about $l2 hundred for
pork Are the people crazy? they determined to
eat each other up Hog statistics show that we have
superabundance Of hogs in the South and is abun
dant and cheap There is no honest reason why the
tortionists even should demand over So. Eight dol
lars will pay the farmer Landsomey-and he who wants
to live and let livs--who studies how little he can af
" ford to take, instead of how much he make the
buyer pay, afford it at 81. "No hog!' is the CRY
: of the hog-feecer Not so sir; hogs plenty. Yor
only want to get much gain for your meat pat
riotic phianthropist ought to ask. Isn't it so? Yor
d know it is. How do you expect poor people to live
y So you swim, do you care how many sink? Not you.
III sKIR,nsH B 1cKNGHAM.- We learn that sligh
skirmi.h place Buckingham last Saturday. between
of he hn