Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-12

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ing out for the Office OF .. q d. we met him, and told
him that We had just read paragraph relating to him
which astonshed u.s. Yesn said be- 6 and what was
il about 2" We told him. and asked if it was really So
when he answered, coorng up to the rim of his hat
/" Well suppose it is" We then went on to saw that
although it was of course no business of ours yet we
confessed TO be utterly astonished 1.-THE fact s said
be- I've to the conclusion that this war will never
be settled but by military convention, and don't see
why should not have say 10 it as well as Others
The answer impressed our miud deeply. and we can
vouch for the above being Uerbatfm may be-
For fame is sweet sehomsge, offering grateful to
the idol,
But there sordid imitation feverish thirst for
Tiety,
Waiting upon vanity and soth and utterly regardless of
deserving
And then fame cemeth curse; the FIRE damp gath
cred in the mire;
The soul is swelled with poisonous air. and a shark OF
temptation shall explode it,"
Ia Cairo we found much smouldering rebellion and
as previously mentioned, but for the presence of
Lincoln troops the Tres of patriotism would then burn
as brightly as on any Southern hearIhstone.
On the 9th November the battle of Belmont was
fought, resulting, as all Confederate successes proven
bialy do IN brilliant victory to the Federal arms
Be ore reaching Cairo, had read the Northern fc-
ton, IN which their loss down in the grand
al OF about 6U; about Oneittetnfh one twentieth
the actual number, from the correct estimate we
were able to CLEAN from statistics on the spot. We
learnt from officers OF the 18th Illinois I'VE think
the l7tb) that next morning at roll CALL the loss
OF their regiment about five times ereat the
official total. l. appears that Gen. Polk fell back to-
wards Or quite into the brake, thus ORA wing the
enemy from his vessels and the protection of his gun
boats when be swept back upon him furious charge
i'll citing severe loss; the gunboats now commenc d
bechng forh death and DIES ructon upon the confused
columns of friend and foe, dis ributicg their favors most
impartialy. The enemy cried hold enough, and sought
the shelter OF their boats So enraged TIE soldiers
at the absence OF genrashp in Grant and McC erna0j
that they pitching them both into the Mis-
sssippi their retreat homewards. Thy complained
loudly and bitterly that they turned loose The
face of an enemy, having competent to give than
q cmmand, aud that they lett to fight it
best they could aud t0 cap the climax their own guns
were turned upon them" thus throwing them into DIS
order. The following day newspaper, the " Comme-
cla ADVERTISER, or soma such name, had set in form
pretty Of the ght and the list of
sualtieS when Grant hearing of it, detailed Provost
MarshaFs guard to arrest tue Cfendi! Editor, and to
demolsh the pefnlt0us truth, all OF which faithfully
performed and the establishment shut up, ICHABoD be-
ing Inscribed upon It's walls.
By this UNANIMOUSLY cruel system Of military despotsm
grevous wrong and unfeeng Injustice are done the
families aud friends of the poor s0dle: whom they have
lied away from his home and to whose mem ~ the poor
tribute OF death record is denied, and the last tho
cherries satisfaction, is cruelty Withheld from widows
aud orphans, lest percbance the unvarnished tale -
might II Jlre the UUlOn cause. Shame on such c0i1
hard hearted tyranny How long shall this telon OF
Unjonsm 0 scu"e peoples vision a. the vile
purposes OF Il seS o. uDprlncipied, sOId3d m4mmOn
shippers? We were assured by gentleman, ;journjng
briefly here, such the coausioo want OF all s.
cipijne and dissatisfaction OF he troops that had Polk
or Pillow followed up, Cairo would have fallen an easy
prey and thus might have been destroyed, in its bud OF
early promise and lis teeth were grown the great
Mississippi Fleet" which, Ill lis ma ury, has wrought
Us mach damage.
During stay three four fl aga of truce went and
came, exchanging prisoners. Ones the saucy Turtle
showed herestt just rounding the point, when -
bang boom went one OF the guard ships 1.-THE Essex
dogs Of war, cusiEg the rash stranger to " haul hel
wind" A boat thea sent off TO her
We surprised to hear a story, quite current il
Cairo, at this time, aid generally credited that on some
Interchange OF official c0urteses betweeu the beger
!. eDts, veTy funny scene enacted The prncpa
parties Gems. Grant and Nee, and on the 0nt
Isde and Gems. Pillow and Cheatham on the other =
They met in what might be called neutral waters tina
s sufficiently distant from either position and the meet
pg took place one of the gunboats. After a pro
onged interview, during which a copous libation hat
been poured out to Bacchus, the c0rHany separated
each pary preceding towards tier quarters, when
discovered that the Lincoln boat had shipped Cheat
ham instead OF Grant who had been carried eff toward
SeCSSia It was some time before the parties intereste
could be brought to understand what all the r)ubl
meant. We 90 not VOuCh Tor the truth Of this yaf
further than that Informant believed it. and from
could glean there appeared to have been at least
much truth poetry in it. A lady on the COnlederat
f boat being asked by one OF Grants staff what sh
thought Of the u. S. officers answered. that when the
were gentlemen she thought them very nice fellows bU
then you know she added there are so very few sue
o among them, that seldom has the opportunity
q Judging Yankee is reported to have exclaimed, d
# te Iwant to kn0W" and thus ended the gaIanry D.
d From the Savannah Republican.