Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-13

THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH
Two of the New York Regiments the seventh and the
second have returned home, having refused to volun
teer for three years.
There is little doubt that the Federal vessels attacking
the batteries at Acquia Greek, the 3d. were very
much injured and lost good many men. The tue
policy of President Davis is to advance at the ear
lest practicable moment.
On the 4th, the South Carolina picket guard had a
small skirmish with the enemy, resulting in the de-
feat of the latter who had three of their men killed
One of the South Caronians was wounded
Guilford County has two Companies in the field and
two others ready to start. So says the Greensboro
Patriot, which adds that in the next four weeks there
will not be less than one thousand volunteers from
Guord.
The Law Greys, of Baltimore, composed of the Best
members Of the Bar Of that city, in service fol
the defence of Harper's Ferry, against the forces o.
Lincoln.
FRIDAY JUNE 9TH.
Captain Derby, of the U. S. Army, widely known as
the facetious John Pb9nix," has died recently
He was a true humorst.
There has been some more fighting between the bate
ries near Norfolk and the United States vessels en-
gagged in maintaining the blockade of James River
The fighting seems to have been mainly between the
Harriet Lane and the battery at Pigs Point. The
Harriet Lane was hulled and had to haul off. One
of the guns in the battery disabled, but nobody
hurt The Harriet Lane also fired upon q
party engaged in erecting a battery about
two miles cast of Pig Point, but driv
en- of by a six pound rihed cannon. This ap
pears to have been on Wednesday. There are re-
l,,tl (Ol uClnr
had been attacking the enemys forces at Newport
News in the rear. The Col. is about and will take
advantage Of any opportunity, but has not yet at
tackled. lie has not been in sufficient force.
If it isn't hot and close then we would like to know
what anybody would call hot.
The circulation of BrowuIow's Knoxville Wing has
been stopped in the Western part of the State an
incendary abolition document.
We are again without a Northern mail. 1t is 30 fun
making up readable live newspaper.
Save your seeds for planting next year. Save seeds OF
everything you can save. You can't send North for
the article You must save all you will want for
planting.
Make Salt; you can DO so all around the coast by
cvaporatng the sawatcr. That is the way it is made
at Turks Island If the blockade is really made e1ec-
tive, we must make Salt. We must have Salt to
cure beef, pork and so forth Salt is now too high.
1t is much higher than it ought to be.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8TI.
There is every reason to believe that LncOlns troops
intend shortly to advance to the Manassas Junction
if the Confederate troops do not sooner 90 to Alex
andria. Acquia Creek is the point just now most
threatened. If General Cooke had done his duty or
if he had the propcr appliances it seems to us that in
these long weeks that have passed he ought to have
had batteries commanding the whole course of the
Potomac River.
The Washington Star has positive information that
General Beauregard is at Manassas Junction in COM
mand of twenty thousand Confederate troops. The
only thing that creates any doubt Of this statement is
that the Washington Star vouches for it.
The brothers of Mr. jackson the first Virginia martyr
are said to be out cunning for Lncolns soldiers STAY
ing the picket guards every night
The following is the Cincinnati account Of the affair at
Phllippa, ccntradicted by dispatch of yesterday
From the Richmond Dispatch.
telegram published in the Baltimore papers of Tue
dAy, Cincinnati dated June Sd, that battle
had been fought at Phllpa in Barbour county Va, be
the Federal forces under Gen. Morris and the Vr
ginan at that point The former numbered about three
thousand and the latter twelve hundred. 1t is said that
our troops routed with a loss of Fifteen besides
arms, munitions, and horses.
Col Kelley, of the Virginia Union Volunteers-an
my-was MORALLY wounded and is since dead. The pur
suit according to the telegram, kept up for some
distance into Virginia Our forces were taken by sur
prise.
Such the account which comes to us under the revs
ion of the authorities Washington; and must there
fore, be taken with that wide margin which surrounds al
accounts Of Vrginans that have been given to the
public from that source.