Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-31
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having worked bis way through from the North, but
York Herald OF the 18TH and Baltimore Clipper of
the same Dale. He had spent some days in Richmond.
We do not find much rews of special Importance in
these papers. We notice that the Washington CORES
pendent of the Phlad pha Enquirer says that the Ma
w Department had issued orders for the commanding
officer of the feet eff the harbOr of Charleston report
himself at Washington The assigned is remiss-
ness in enforcing the blockade especially in letting
the Nashville get out with the Confederate Ministers
board
The Washington correspondent of the Herald under
date Of the 7h says that the letter of Secretary Sew
ard 10 the Governors of Northern States urging them
to pat their sea and lake coasts in state of defence is
called for by the late meuacDg position of England,
Franc ard Span Of course the lake coast defences
can only be against England. There is certainly an
uneasy feeling pei vadipg the Northern mind
1t was reported at Washington on the 18th that the
"ret els were retiring from Leesburg 1t is possible
that they may not have oil gone One Col Evans with
some Mississippi regiments remained behind at least
they we're found there the 2lst. According to the
accounts of deserers published in the Northern pa
pers he rebel force at Leesburg totally democrat
iz d. aid cLuld BOT hold together long" They repre-
seat the cavalry fight between Col Ashby and the Fede
rails as brilliant Federal victory.
The only or almost the oUly advertisements Of rea
sonubly respectable character in the Herald are O
"oitualiops Wanted" al ouses aid Rooms to Let
Everybody seems to be wanting situation, and the let
ting OF houses aud appears to be nea all the bust
ness carried exeeptn the army line. The following, IN
der Toe head OF "Resautaats succuent and appears
to be cheap enough
1EHE FEST CURE FOR HAFD TINES Is TO PATRON
I za The Onion 70 Liberty street. Smiths celebrated
(the very bes) Philadelphia e. cents Fried Hallibnt
Cod, Eels, Prime tnts, Steaks, Chops Fried Potatoes
Poll dele Coffee, Ii cents excellent Soup, cents
PuddiDgs la soyer, cents; pie, cents.
There seems to be quite enough Pork there for
shilling Another one strikes US az beirg rather NOR
to Gu. notion:
MUSHROOMS WITH IF II Ed CHICKEN OR BEEF
| NI steak; roast Partridge ID Ql2 cod and oyste
sEnGe Gm6o 99u &c fn 1srnf to cay Hyt3fT
SON, agent, 66 Maiden lane, William street. Lon
don Times on file.
That will do very fairly. We might drop ill., bu
that fellow don't say how much all the good eatin'
comes to- and so we won't drop in just yet while
No.
Changing all that let look at the other side of tn
picture for this picture has another side and very d
Erent one. We will drop the Herald and its adve1
tseuieuts and its braggadocio We will look at th
side whose table is covered with fancy dishes no
with any dishes at all -
The gentleman already alluded to- who arrived her
night before last informs that in Pbiladepha begging
is the order of the day Nothing else is. There is vii
tnaly- almost literally, no business. be factorie
cannot work. They have 10 cotton. To get any the
must pay prices that they canCot afJrd Imports al
next none, for army use and strangely enoug
the goods for the soldiers largely received fror
England There are few able to buy-if any large in
portations made there would be customers t
consume ttem-no cotton bills to pay for them Wi
mington is biCckaded port and Philadelphia is a
open one, aud yet Philadelphia is more silent, more d.
pressed looking than our little town. Even the soldier
beg. They importune persons going along the street
for five cents to buy tobacco-or something-for any
thing. Their morcsis awful. 1t is army or starve-
The recruiting officers get much per capita and the
take almost anybody. How many men there is in til
Lincoln army tie people only guess. Tie govern
ment must go-aIesd with expenditures to prevent rev
luton, and even at the best the suferiDgs OF this Wnte
must be very severe. Tie approach of that season
locked to with the gloomest forebodirgs by all thnl
ing men at the North. A second Northern wntt
could hardly be gone Trough with without revolution
All reasonable calc' will be set nought ii tt
war is be made to last second winter
This confirms our own opinion, Even in the compar
lively small town Of Wilmington, Delaware a mani
: featuring town up creek, mcndcancy is open and
blushng. Wilmington, Del, rat-hoIe of Abolitic
Quakers, was built up by tie patronage Of tie Sout
Why, there is no counting the amount of money paid
this State .Ven for iron steamboats,, engines and 9th
machinery to our Delaware namesake
There is oeace party at the North, but it will c
nothing for sometime first Because events are not
ripe, aud second Because that party is not f
r. enough advanced to comprehend the trae state
the The peace of the North still dream
d reconstruction. ANY movements predcated upon tn
idea can effect nothing.
Our informant says that at the Pennsylvania Sta
election held the second Tuesday in October bel
the 9Th day of the month"; the city of Philadelphia ele
ted Breckenridge Democrats to Congress. We do u
know what other officers were voted for The par
which to have carried the election in the city
sneered at by The Republicans as the Secessionsts
They call themselves the Friends of Peace" This
worm any thlng at all SIMPLY as an 1ndlcaton-soI
thing that may form before this time next ye.
e In coming South informant worked his W
d through Maryland and got across the Potomac III
l. boat The people in that portion of Maryland betwe
: the Chesapeake and the Potomac are all right.
goods of any kind can be got on to and
;, at Richmond, but big price is charged.
We DON'T CARE much about it, but sometim IS ste
ing editorial makes dissatisfied especially when
stolen matter has been got up with some pains. Abe
ten days ago we got up article about the supply
sulphur available for the manufacture Of gunpowder
the Confederate States, our reference being to the