Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-23

THURSDAY, MAY 18TH.
An expedition is said to have been fitted out to operate
against New Orleans. A bockadng expedition only
we suppose.
The Steamship Huntsville formerly running between
New York and sundry Southern ports, is now IN the
CO Woo ot Lincoln to blockade the Southern ports
She brought to fishing smack of Charleston on |
Tuesday afternoon. She assisting the Niagara OF
that port.
The entrance of the channel at Pensacola Bay has been
obstruced by sinking vessels to prevent the entrance
of ships of war.
The Newben Progress objects to shipping Naval Stores
to the North basing its remarks upon the fact of
having seen that vessel had been cleared from Will
mngton for New York with Naval Stores. Rosin
and Spirits of Turpentine have been decided by the
Secretary of the Treasury not to be included in the
prohibition against shipping Naval Stores perhaps
because, although commercially classed as Naval
Stores they not directly applied in shipbuilding
However, we guess no more will go for some time if
not longer.
There is Baltimore force Of six hundred at Rich
mond who have organized themselves into Brigade
thus forming the nucleus of Maryland Brigade.
Why don't the authorities fit out the Uncle Ben? Ma
val men say that she would carry two howitzerS all
and long pivot gun forward, and she runs like the
devil. With proper Commodore and crew. she
would keep off, or capture such craft as the Hunts
vile.
No special terms of the Superior Courts will be held
during this Summer.
FRIDAY, MAY 18TH
Messrs Battle and Howard, secessiOnists have been
elected delegates from Edgecombe, without oppos
ton. The vote, 1861, was very full one.
MARYLAND is rewarded for her returning loyalty by
being treated as a conquered province General But
Ter Of Massachusetts, is now their Lord and master
He announces that he has occupied the City of Bal
tmore to enforce respect to the laws, State and Fed
eral and directs that all manufacturers OF arms report
to him. He has seized the arms and stores purchased
by the City and had Ross WINANs, Esq, OF the
House of Delegates, arrested in the cars as he was
coming from the Legislature, refusing the bail offered,
permitting no other members to see him and not CIV
ing Governor Hicks any reason for the arrest. NO
doubt Hicks and Butler understand each other The
militia of the State of Maryland requested to
Dort to this Massachusetts Generalin- Command.
It is said that the Governors of Ohio Pennsylvania In
diana and Illinois, pledge their States to protect the
Unionists of Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri We
don't know much about Missouri, but we Go know
that the few Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana squat
tiers on the borders of the other Southern States who
have turned traitors, will soon be Squelched out by
the true men, and the high and mighty Northern Gov
errors will have their pains for their trouble.
There is very positive report that the small pox has
broken cut among the troops stationed in the Capitol
at Washington.
Captain G. B. benson, formerly principal ofthe Frank
lin Institute" Dupln county, arrived here last even
ing in command of the Confederate Grays fine Vol
unteer Company numbering some IS men, about half
of whom had been Cadets at the above School, and
consequently students Of military tactics, under Cap
tain benson.
The Company is made up of young men, mostly
natives Of Duplin, Sampson and Wayne countless
They are all well drilled and equipped for active ser
vice.
The officers are G. B. benson, Captain Z. Z
James, lst Lieut.; L. S. Hicks, End Lieut.; L. w
Hodges, Sd Lieut.; J. B. Oliver, Orderly Sergeant
Like the Telegraph Companies, the Adams Express i
about to be divided. The Southern stockholders haV
purchased all the property and interest OF that Com
pany South and will organize new Company IN
few days. Such is the report, and we think 1t llke
to be correct.
The Richmond Despatch says that the advance guard
the Texan Rangers has arrived in that City. The
are really formidable armed and practiced the
are. Among the arms carried by each Ranger is a
eight-pound bowie knife keen as razor on bot
sides, welded by hands which use it with the mos
extraordinary strength and agility" They want
take slight chance at Wiping out " some of tb
fancy ZCuayes
There are some extraordinary movements at Washing
ton, Indicating an advance from that point, perhaI
in the direction e North Western Virginia.
General Sprague's Rhode Island regiment gets to
near Harpers Ferry it will probably suffer.
The British barque Volant and the Swedish brig Tyru
bound to Norfolk, arrived in Hampton Roads o
Tuesday morning and brought to and compelled
anchor under the guns of the blockading squadron.
They were allowed to send Messengers up to the Git
to Richard Dickson, Esq, their consignee, and
Col. Myers, the British Consul, which gentleme
went down to Old Point Wednesday to see Con
modore Prendegast relative to the detention of the
vessels for which freight is ready in Norfolk for sh
ment. When the gentlemen above named arrive
they were informed that the vessels had sailed for Ne
York. The Captains were probably told that if the
did 20 near Norfolk the Virginians would seize the
vessels
SATURDAY, MAY 18th.
They had row at Knoxville Oh the 9Th, arising o
the attempt Of ANDREW JOHNSON and some 9th
apologists of Lincoln to speak there. Brownie
insisted that JOHNSON should speak. The people sa
he should not The peoplesday,aied
Pennsylvania volunteers who offered themselves for thr
months and find that they required for three yea
are going home, at least good many of them are.
Governor Hicks, of Maryland has issued his proclan
ton calling for four regiments to serve the Unit
States, on the written assurance of the Secretary
War that the said four regiments shall be detailed
service in the State of Maryland, or for the defer
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