Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-11-14
Friday night last by the Union men, as follows

One the East Tennessee and Georgia Road over ia
guard passed through this whole brigde was in flames
showing that combustibes used to fire it.
Two on the tennessee and Virginia Road at Lick Creek
IN Greene county and at Holston river Sullivan county
The latter referred the dispatch from IvnchbI
Va. The guard at Lick Creek were unarmed and tbev
overwhelmed, tied carried away and Kent nnf
during the day on Saturday Three have been arrest
ed, whom the guard identified. '07
Holston River bridge guarded Sullivan county
being strongly Southern in sentiment. '
The brdga EolstDn river, at Strowbarrv poiro
Jefferson county fred but put out bv the neonIa
The guard had hand cut o and his skull fractned
and the indications that he killed nv the
gentleman just arrived from East Tennessee reuors
that there is great excitement in consequence Of this pre-
concerted plan to destroy the bridges The loss heavv
and will cause much Inconvenience and delay -
aasS d IN Eat ssnnesee are regarded as being in
ZuGcofer.
AUGUSTA, GA, Nov. 18th, 1861.
ne savannah ublcan Of this morning says that it
mas been informed by gentleman from the interior that
the Bridges ever Chjcamenga Creek burned by dis
charged hands and not by Unionists.
who escaped from Hilton Head saws that he heard
was forty killed.
st. Simons Island, Nov oh, which that Federal
vessel passed there tha day previous and three the
9Th bOund South and that they also pas ed FenaDdia
| Gen. Lee is in Savannah.
Nothing positive ia known Of the uovements of the
Fedora lists.
COLUMBUS, KY, Nov 18th 1861
Dah'green gun exploded here Yesterday, killing two
IeuenantS and SIX prlvates Gen Polk narrowly escaned
portion OF his clothes being torn eff by the concusson
There is nothing of interest from the camps or coas
COLUMBUS, KY Oct. l2h, 1851.
4 large Dalgren gun burst here to-day, killing Capt.
heeT, Lieut. Snowden aid to Gen Polk; CORPORAL Hol.
hngen and SIX prvates, ard wOuuding several Cen Polk
was stunned and his clothes torn of
The AppoIs correspondent says 700 of the en-
envy killed. and 200 taken prisoners the fight near
CoRubus on the Th inst halt OF the prisoners wound
ed.
Nearly Of wouodcd arrived here this morning
Lieut. Robert Alexander and Major Butler of Marks Eegi
ment are dead Chas Gibson formerly Ct Ycbsburg was
killed Two Texans captured Galveston Island Two
ITo0 the foiga Nr,l
rom They report that the Cairoites saw that they
are very badly whipped and that believed that Cen
his latter, about the death Of Grant is Of course
erroneous have already published dispatch
COlun bus stating that he Gen. g. had flag CT
ol the exchange of prisoners. which proposition
The EuBboat Lex ngtOn had been sunk.
The st. ouis Republican OF the It'll says that Senator
Bright has Joined tie SOUTH and will be made .Bgadier
Mathew v Maury, of New Creaas arrived at Cleveland
On the 7th inst Gen: Fremont had arrived at St. Louis
Cen Hunter published order assuming command OF the
federal forces at Springfield on the 4th inst The Germans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 18th, 1851
The Union and American viii publish on tomorrow an
address to the people Of Tennessee by Governor Hars
calling upon them furnish every double barrel shot gun
ard rifle they have, to the troops Offering their
services He that the must and to the full
tent OF her resources shall be protected He declares his
resolve to exhaust every of the State before the
foot Of the inE ader shall poue the soil of Tennessee.
Parties arrived to-day from East Tennessee report great
ton Five men have heen 6rrpsted CHARGED with hsno
concerned in the burning of the Hiawassee bridge.
Gen. McCbeu, commanding the Department Of Chic and
Kentucky has resigned because of unsatisfactory relations
Gen, Roseau has also resigned TIE cause assigned is
i'll health
MEMPHIS Tenn. Nov 18th, 1861.
T En f2g"Gg is the official report Of Marks regimon
Priyates Bard, Lowdy Vinson, Cameron, sprew, Horn,
Williams Edgar and Conway.
Wounded-Leuts. Miller ard Dennison. Privaes Nur.
ply, Stanton Dunn, Barnes, Moody, Ka=siman NcChel,
Barn Pratt; Myers Hoorn Eussy sergt Weaver, J.
Weaver, Subbe, Nef, Smith Halman, Sergt. Mcknight,
static, H0iDgent, Sheffield, Bostck, Crowley, elamy,
Ettnger. I2her, Harringer, Fiard DonnelIy McNluen
Carroll, WinneJer, Walsh, Muse, Brown, Magard, Baton
and Burke.
Ste~arrs Artillery KiHed-Corporal Wall ami Node-
Wakon's Battery -KlNed-Mc Cune and Clare. Hound
Niler'S CGUdLy,- Woetnded-Henry Icbs.
NEW YORK AND NEW ORLEANs.-The New Orleans
= Delta bas the following:
Laying aside tie political considerations involved il
the war, it may be regarded great commercial due
in which New York aud New Orleans are the opposing
champions. 1t with joyful alacrity that New
York, commercial power, went into the conflict
But H. she lent her wealth aud her energies to Lin
coins policy with a spirit OF desperation cores
pOndiDg with the enormous commercial interest Whcl
she had at stake the issue. She struggling tO
the perpetuity of system Of monopoly which had Civ
en- her the commercial supremacy this continent
y Without competitor in the New World, and making
rapid and confident strides to oVertake the most Opuen
8 cities OF the Old Notwithstanding Of the day Wher
she would eclipse the STORED spendOr OF Tyre, the bis
, tOric might Of Carthage-the vista down which sh
saw these gorgeous visions suddenly darkened b.
the cloud Of secession. Then fearful awakening
i She felt her commercial throne rackiDg upon pillows
She felt the foundations OF her commercial Suprtmac,
= washing away beneath Ler. But she only came out
one dream to deliver herself to another Short pare
did she hold with reflection She could not look IN th
face either the reality of dissolution OF the Union
4 the reality OF for the socaled restoration OF th
Union. She gave herself blindly to the Couct, seek
ing in the chances OF war some remedy or some mitga
4 ton Of the evils which coming upon her. Suc
is now her position. If she not heretofore ru!
., the South commercially, she will expend her utm1s
e strength in an effort to effect its commercial ruin.
is In seeking the commercial ruin of the South New
Orleans is the vital point at which she strikes Iienc
IL her exultation at Lincons embargo which slut New
Orleans from The produce of the West and at the b ok
ade designed to lock up the same city as the great cot
as ton port OF the South And we'll might New 1oIl
strike at New Orleans. AS soon as secession becam
g an pshed fact, New ork nSnctivey recognZ
ed in New Orleans her predestned commercial rival o.
k this continent She felt the imperial sceptr3 slipping
es from her grasp. She could only hope to retain 1t
x euocating he rghul heir to the throne and this 8h
is desperately endeavoring to do With her, thl2 IS tn
meaning of the embargo, and this the meaning OF til
ne blockade AS for the embargo, it's quite as lJurIou
L. to New YOlk commerce as to New Orleans commerce
a But the blockade let frankly admit does weigh paiL
fully upon the commercial interests OF our city, but
need not be disastrous deadly unless we Weak conSer
en- that it shall be The coronation day Tor New VI
- leans may be FASTENED retarded by her own ACTOR
but unless she deliberately abdicates her imperial rgh
d. that day will surely upon the tide OF the time
hand. Why should she not hasten it? Why should sh
- wait for the pass away before opening her eye
~ to its dawn? The accepted h0ur for work IS now Ii
n her stretch forth her hand and tear the veil away
her unite aith courage and energy in one effort an
lie she will be able to seize rich nsalment OF her mper
at al greatness and prosperity
in New York is doomed. With frantic hate and J3a
he ousy she aims blight the opening fortunes OF Ne
ak Orleans By perpetuating the war and mantalnn
a the blockade indefinitely might succeed but too VI
~ OF city,