Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-01

tR dispatches or correspondence but in this case
has exceeded itself n honor of the brilliant Union Vic
tory " achieved by the troops under Mcdowell. We
will simply copy the captions to let our readers see how
great and dignied metropolitan paper do things
It readeth thus
Great Battle-Briant Union Capture of Bulls
Run Batteres-The Rebels Routed and Driven Back to
Manassas-The Most Sangunary Battle fought in
America-One Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Men
Engaged-Tweve Hours Terrific Fighting-Frightfu Loss
of Life Both sides-The Rebel Army Seventy Thou
sand Strengthening Account of the Advance of the
Union Army to Batte-The Men Go Into Action Singing
Patriotic SongsThe New York sixtyN Go into the
Fight Stripped to their PantsColone Cameron, of the
Highland Regiment, and Lieut. COL Nugent of the Sixty
Ninth Killed. and Coils Hunter and Heintzelman Wound
ed &C., &C., &c
OF course We leave out the display which is about
equal to theatrical bill of the day. The editorial
columns are even jubiant in tone than the cap
tons of the report of the battle They bloom all over
with the choicest flowers Of rhetoric and beauties OF
language cued from the chaste vocabulary of the old
sinner James Gordon Bennett and the young sinner, j.
G. B., jr. The heading of one of the leading edito
rails is as follows "The Great Union Victory at
Bulls Run-How Brightly Breaks the Morning.! lnI
this exquisite production the great moral effect OF the
Union victory is expatiated on. Jefferson Davis and
his Congress and army told that they can't stand
up and they had better acknowledge the corn lay down
their and beg the pardon of Abe Lincoln, james
Gordon Bennett and Billy Wilson, and make votve Of
ferings to the " Pet Lambs"
Again the question Will the South Have Enough
to Eat p? is the caption of another article in which the
approaching starvation of the South is benevoenty
chucked over. In another place it goes into long and
| IL 49, ou- that $1n
South must starve.
! The Herald also speaks of " The Entanged State OF
our Foreign Relations and threatens England with
awful vengeance. We are not aware that ever saw
in one paper, or indeed in any single number of any
class of publication much sheer bluster bather and
bravado Aud yet certain it is that before Sunday
night at ten O'Clock all New York in blaze over
the glorious victory, and ALL the slangwhanging of
| the Herald was taken down much gospel. About
the same time Jeerson Davis teegraphed the brief an
nouncement of Southern victory, and the attentive
correspondents of the Southern press Messrs Prchard
and Duncan were sending the news far and wide. The
Lncolnite censors would not allow any true statement
to go over the wires North that night But when it
did co. there was weeping and waing, and crashing OF
teeth. Naturally there was. Yea, verify.
certain correspondence from on board the United
st ates Steam Frigate Roanoke" which vessel it
and not the Wabash, which had the brush with the
batteries at Hatteras and which came to an anchor CT
the Western Bar of the Cape Fear River on the 18th
nst keeping well out of the range of the batteries Of
Fort Caswe thereby showing her prudence, while she
exhibited her bravery next day by burning empty
and deserted corn-cracker off Lockpors Inlet the
name given to Lockwood's Folly by the sapient and
r sap-headed Individual On board the Roanoke.
For the OBLIGATION of readers, copy o. The
letters of Our Naval Correspondent" The locomo
tive engine running up and down the railroad track be
: tween Wilmington and Smithvie is rich:
= UNITED STATES FRIGATE RoANokE,(
OFF CAPE FEAR, N. C. July 49, 1861. I
Cruise of the Roanoke-She Frghens the Rebels in Norl
Carona-Lays anchor Under Secession Battery On
= Day at Cape Fear River-The Old Fort Caswel an'
r Lighthouse with Secession Flag Flyng-The Village
of Smithvie and Wilmington in Commotion bel Troop
all Along the Coast-Capture OF Rebel Vessel-Sho i
: Yesterday morning at ten o'clock came to ancho
here to the small dismay and surprise OF the rebel
'S in this " Land of Dixie" We came into the bay
formed bv the mouth of the Cape Fear river steamn
along at q fine rate. We could distinctly On tn
shore as we passed up that great commotion wa
created among the seceshers-horsemen in position
\ crowds assembling along the shore, some in rags
~ some in tags, and some in tattered gowns"
shore at the mouth OF the river can be distinctly
ID at Fort Caswe the village of Smithve and the gh
= hOuse-active movements OF the rebels. Fort CasWe
y is an old, dlapdated ratification situated directly
IL the mouth of the Cape Fear river, about mile troI
r. the little village of SmthVlIe. 1t is situated on Sigh
eminence and commands the mouth of the river, which
81 at this point, should judge, is about one mile wide
Directly opposite the fort is the lighthouse, from tb
We top of which floats the rebel flag We lay about fou
Ia miles from the fort and lighthouse In good anchorage
be and from our deck we could distinctly the nhabian
of the little village running through the Streets rebel flag
flying from one two agstas and the smoke of loco
motive engine as pulled away running up and down til
he rail road track that leads to Wilmington which
al the most important towns in North Carolina, situate
w. on the Cape Fear river, about thirty miles from tt
mouth. Steamers also, from up the river, dow
ao towards night crowded with rebel troops that cou
see disembark at the evee. No doubt at least ,50
til if not more of warke feeaters poured into the tow
ma during the twenty hours we lay there at anchor.
river steamer would occasionally poke her head aroun
y" the point little outside of the mouth but, sudden
OF taken with an asthmatic wheeze at seeing gr
visaged dogs sticking through the portfolios, wou
ast vacate Immediately.
At the fort the rebel flag was flying and files of SC
diers could be distinctly seen coming down the sar
10 beach to gaze at noDle craft The rebel solde
were in their shirt sleeves hatess, many of them ar
nd doubtless shoeess and presented mOtey group of Fs
no staians-at least officers concluded, who waite
ed their motions every moment, cautiously from Il
NC time arrived until we took our departure Rel
forcements came pouring into the little village and fol
CT for could plainly designate their marching and cou
al ter-marching. little steamer was plying as busy
it could possible be- between the fort and the ghthou
on the opposite side of the river. They doubt
pected an attack from US, and as soon as they saw
&C. large manofwar coming up their bay they immet
vo aey despatched messengers to the different points
=. assistance.
LII The heat of the weather. with the excitement cons
cir uuent on our arrival must have kept them not only
In sweat, but perfect bake. The weather on asho
ow among the sand banks must have been intensely he
while shipboard enjoyed all day most delight
~ breeze under awnings. AS soon as our anchor
Is dropped, long pivot guns were put in range rea