Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-25
TIE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
1YIInnNaTON. n. O., THURsDAY. APRIL IS. lsel.
NEWS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23D.


of West Point, and native of Virginia. and his
appointment will, no doubt, give satisfaction.
We were unable to get any Geographic dispatches
through yesterday, although made every effort to
do So BY passengers who succeeded in getting
through and reached here this morning. we learn that
the fighting at Baltimore on Friday last was much
more serious than had been at first reported 1t is
also rumored here that the 18th Regiment, whether
New York or Massachusetts we do not know took
crcuitous route by way of Annapolis that they were
met the State line by strong force from Baltimore
and literally cut to pieces We give this report for
what it is worth. We rather think that there is
some foundation for it.
The National Intelligencer of Saturday publishes a
proclamation from Abraham Lincoln, declaring all
the ports of the seeded States blockaded and that
he has deemed it proper to post sufficient force to
prevent the entrance end exit Of vessels from such
ports. He also declares that any persons acting IN
der letters of Marque and Reprisat from the Confed
crate States will be held amenabe to the laws of the
United States for the prevention and punishment of
piracy.
The Branch Mint of the United States at Charlotte
formally taken possession Of on Saturday last by
Col. J. T. Bryce, in obedience to orders from his
Excellency Governor Ellis. There was not the
slightest excitement
The South Carolina and Georgia troops pouring
forward TO the assistance of Virginia. Three Georgia
Companies passed through here yesterday route for
Portsmouth, They were the Floyd Rifles, of Macon,
Hon. Thos Harderman Commander. The Macon
Volunteers Commanded by Captain Smith, and the
Columbus Light Guards, of Columbus, Commanded
by Captain CoIquit. We never saw finer look
ipg set OF men, 1t was stated that in of the Ma
con Companies there was thirteen members of the
same family. Cen Bonham, Of South Carolina, with
his staff and regiment to leave yesterday for
Richmond. Col. Greggs finely disciplined regiment
has volunteered Also Gen. McGowans brigade.
We learn from the Fayetteville Observer, of yesterday
that force OF over 900 determined men has been
concentrated at Fayetteville to take possession of the
Arsenal there in pursuance of the orders Of Governor
Ellis The Observer says that there about go
men in tie Arsenal there and trusts that the officers
in command there will not cause blood to be shed in
an unequal and bodies conflict. The impression is
tn, the Arsenal is already in tie hands of the State
We are officially informed that the U. s. Arsenal at
Fayetteville yesterday surrendered to the
State authorities There is large number of arms
at this Arsenal which is a very important matter to
the State Just about this time.
So far as we can sGt cut the accounts from Norfok it
would seem that Saturday night the naval force at
Portsmouth, under the command of Commodore Nc
AuIey, engaged in the destruction Of the public
property the Gosport Navy Yard prior oabandon-
ing it. The Pennsylvania" never used but as re-
ceiving ship the Merrmack, steam Frigate, Ger
mantown," soop of War, " Raritan,' sailing Frgate,
and Dolphin" brig of War; were all burned and the
plymouth, Sunk. The Cumberland - Race light
Cned herself ny thio"iDo or.Loud If Le4 L..,
armament, and thus escaped the Instructions
which had been sunk at the mouth of the harbor.-
The small arms were all broken ard thrown overheard
The guns were all spiked with wrought nails, anG
are being unspiked in fifteen minutes each. One &C
count says that fifteen hundred pieces of the very best
artillery have been secured, though this ncredi
bic. Nearly 5000 barrels Of powder and fxeC
ammunition have been taken from the Navy Yard
Six hundred and ninety bbls have been sent to Rich
mond. Fortress Monroe has been largely reinforced
by troops from Massachusetts. Workshops Armory
Dry Dock and the best part of the Navy Yard, ar
unhurt.
The Star Of the West has been captured near Indanola
Texas, with some 500 or 900 bbls. of provisions OF
board and brought into New Orleans
The Road between Baltimore and Washington has bee
torn up, and some of the bridges removed. WASH
ington is to be placed under martial law. The cit
zens are leaving in vast numbers. There rumorE
as there has been for days. of Gen. SCOTS resignation
We can neither affirm nor contradict these. W
trust that they may be true but we doubt them YER
much 1t is even said that Mr.. Lincoln had LEI
Washington, or about to do So We question
this very much indeed for to 60 North be would hav
to pass through Baltimore. There are all sorts
rumors of fighting in the neighborhood of Baltimore
as also that the Maryland troops had possession {
Fort McHenry, at.tbe mouth of the Patapsco.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24Tu.
There appears to be little reason to question that sc
we're conflict has occurred near Annapolis MARYLAND
between a New York Regiment and body O
Maryland troops or that the New Workers were Sc
verey handled 1t is also than likely that tn
Regiment so handled was the famous Seventh, Mayo
Towns, of Petersburg, Va, having received the 70
lowing dispatch from Governor Letcher, of the sam
State -
RICHMOND, April %, 1861.
have received information from reliable
Alexandria stating that special messenger had reach
ed there from Marlboro, Md. with tidngs to the efec
Heights between The Baltimore Military and the Ne,
York city Seventh Regiment The conflict terrific
and the latter were literally cut to pieces" r
This was the crack regiment of the New York mil
tary force What amount of force was opposed t
them we do not know.
Gov Isham Harriss, Of Tennessee has issued his prC
camation declaring that an alarming and dangerou
usurpaton Of power by the President of the Unite
States has precjpitated state of war between IL
sovereign States of America, therefore he summon
the Legislature to meet at Nashville on the 25th da
of April
A company of Flying Artillery has been formed at Ra
eigh, and organized by electing B. c. Manly, Fir
Lieutenant w. J. Saunders Second B. B. Guio
Third; Tho5. Bridgers, Fourth, and P G. Sasse
Orderly Sergeant. The name of The Ellis Flyin