Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-03
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the oath of allegiance. The people of Hyde proper
as true and loyal as any in the State and not single
yankee has as yet landed. ."-FayettcUihe Observer.
Another Account of Hattie of BnrboursvslIe.
The Knoxville Register, of Sunday, has the following
in reference to battle which took place at Barbours
vile, KY, last Thursday morning
Mr.. 2. S. Snyder, private in Capt Rowan's Com
pany the McGhee Invincibes, who was in the fight at
Barboursvie, on Thursday morning, and who arrived
here yesterday, direct from camp at Cumberland
Ford, communicates the following particulars
About 500 of our troops under Col Battle, with two
three companies Of cavalry were advancing on Bar
louisville about daylight on Thursday morning, and
within quarter of mile of that place at bridge
crossing raviGe, when body of Lncoinites opened
fire upon them. The fire returned by two compa-
MES of Col Battles force, when cavalry charged
the enemy, putting them to fight
| Lieut. Powell, OF the Hawkins Boy5, on our side, was
killed, and j. F. BrOwder, OF the McGhee Invincibes,
was mortally woun ed. The loss the side of the
Lincones had not been fully ascertained but number
of their dead varousiy stated at from 80 TO 60
found upon the ground Two prisoners only were taken
The LncoIntes according to statements of persons in
Barboursvle numbered only some four hundred men,
and not 1900 as at first reported Captain Rowan, who
bravey led his men into the fight narrowly escaped with
bis life, he seemed to have been the target at which
the enemy chiefly aimed. lock of his hair shot
off, bis sword belt cut in two by ball, and the end of
| his finger barked by another.
| The Register has the following also:
Lieut. Robert d. Powell who was killed in the late
engagement at Barboursye the late editor of the
Rogersville Sentinel He was in the Mexican war, and
was talented and brave man. and amiable in his
private relations as he brave. His loss will cast
gloom over the community of Hawkins county, where
he was 80 widely known and universally esteemed
We doubt not the Hawkins Boys his brave comrades
will terribly avenge his death.
A REMEDY FOR TIGHT 1MEs.-Pork forty dollars q
barrel and other necesas of life in proportion if not
more SO Whewl Something must be done, and we
DFI I,r%c 4ho% LO 1-i
possible to fill ones stomach at this rate. This present
writer when these lines in print, will be over the
bay grabbing, and Sunday LIE intends to go fishing
and give halt be catches to the p0orand the other half
well he'll give them TO the poor, too. But that is
only q temporary expedent there must be some per-
manent relief.
In one Of Coopers novels he describes the method on
the praires, of fighting fire with fire and must
fight tight times with tight times. In fact in
debted to another of Coopers novels for hint this
subject.
Let then every reader 60 to some shoemaker or sad
der other worker in leather, but not all at
once or to the shop, aud there procure eahern
thong strap of from twentyeght to ffy-sx inches
in ength-we have friend who will need the last figure,
at the beginning that iswith buckle at end and
a row ct holes about inch apart at the other. On
rising in the morning buckle the strap about you tight,
just above the hips At breakfast time, drink glass
of water, and draw the strap up one hoe-nO; draw
the strap up hole and drink glass Of water this
will prove excellent breakfast. At lunch time look
at barrel Of porh-the exercise of walking down to
CONNER ce-streG will be sautary-and take the strap
up another hole. For dinner If very hungry smell of
an empty bacon hogshead, and take up the strap an
other hole. Omit tea but for supper-and late sup
pers are recommended undor this regimen-un1ucke
the strap and go to bed. 1t is surprising LoE little
food you will fad t takes to do you after practicing
this diet aeek two
Mobile Register and Aduerti,er
SIGNS OF REACTION AT THE NoRru-It is said that
in portions Of Pennsylvania the people positively refuse
to have anything further TO do with the war; and talk
openly OF rebellion against the Federal Government,
should it Insist On prosecuting it.
| In Delaware, says a Northern Republican Journal
there almost many Bocessioniss as anybody else
Ne also see it stated that the people of Belfast Me-,
are greatly agited by the arrival OF number of box
eS IL that city from Boston, containing muskets cart
ridges and Other munitions OF war; which have gone
into the hands OF about two hundred men, who have
openly proclaimed their isOyalty to the Government,
and organized themselves into company without any
authority from the State, declaring it their obi ct to
sist any attempt made to draft any member in their
ranks into military service and the payment Of
taxes.
Ia Connecticut, the Legislature has found it nee cs-
sary to pass act for the suppression Of secession meet
ings and the latest Northern papers tell of a sheriff
who had to ride over to a neigdbouring town to haul
down secession flag, and that be required the aid of
considerable posse in order to accomplish the object
THE CROPS IN THE NoRTH-1he following para
graphs from the Baltimore Sun, would 90 to show that
the Yankees danger OF the fate which they pre-
dcted for the South Their crops everywhere short
and they may experience famine little sooner than
their neighbors:
The Crops an New England-Our New England
exchanges bring rather unayorabe reports Of the
crops in that section OF the country. Both and
potatoes are suffering for the want OF rain This is the
+ general complaint iu Maine New Hampshire and the
Northern part Of Massachusetts. There is not 60 much
, complaint from the drouth in Vermont though the
crops are rot hourisbng. The apple crop, it s stated
will be complete failure in every section of New Eng
. land.
Crops an the Northwest.-Tbe Chicago Tribune says
that advces received from ali parts of Wisconsin, Iowa
and illinois In showing that the wheat crop this
season will not be nearly good expected"
We are told that along the GaIena and Chicago Rail
road aud lis branches the crop only thrushes about
ten bushels TO the ecre while last year the yield was
about 80 bushels TIE is partly true of the coun
try along the lines Of Rock Island and Burlington Rail
roads, and also through the centre of the SateFrom
, Wisconsin and Iowa hear the same stOry.-But,
taking the reports from all sections there can scarcely
be doubt OF great deficiency"
2 A NOTABLE APPo1NTMENT.--Prince Pognat of
France, has received appointment upon Gen. Beau
regards stat1 with the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel
He ls grandson OF the famous Prince Polignac who
was imprisoned at Ham for his fdeIityoto Charles X
lie is reported to be IN close communication with Louis
Napoleon, and upon terms OF intimacy with Count
Morny 1t is to him we in indebted for the insertion
IN the Paris Journals last spring, of various friendly no.
uceS ol the confederate Government lie come highly
recommended By our friends IN Paris. He is about
thirty years DID, and exceedingly plain aud uDpretending
His family has enjoyed the title OF Prince for five hun
dred years-RactnaOnd Dispatch
SUFFICIENCY OF Pork IN THE SoUTH-Tbe appre
tensions of our people in regard to TIE deficiency OF ba
con in the future, not well founded if we can rely
upon the statistics Of the hog crop" of the United
States given n the census report of 1850 Accord
ing to that report the fact appears surprising doubt
ess to many OF readers that of the thirty millions
three hundred and fftytour thousand hogs raised in
the States and Territories of the United States thu