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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02
From the Savannah I,epl
ptaoa commissioners.

Accompanying the Introduction Of Nr Foote's ...
items for Peace Commissioners TO Washington WIS ar
from that gentleman. The neXed txC ait contain
reasons for the proposition
" We ere thus far completely orious ia he va.
al the numerous battles which have been fought VIC h
been sisnay successful, AID victorious s.aioary-
row being planted On the territory Of the toe They
Acknowledged their own defeat With alone, then G.
pGoPosltlou OF peace originate without tie deep,
honor. + the war is noa to be aterg naJia (aud w1
sires this y the first movement towards settlement
be made Under present circums. ances the enemy .
be expec ed 10 send popostous ior The rrcra
milaOn Of hOsuliiieS. There ore the ClUltz n ryIG
q right to coh 10 us to1 such action the reSo.un "
We disseIt IN toto from his reasoning. Ii- abi.atu
able in that it ignores III fact that have a,a u
two saparate formal official proposals for rcrgell
tement OF our d.t uitle5 with the North. V. -et
before the war when we sent Commissioners TO @a-
ton and made them again in d formal proc sf.s.i.
the whole word by the President after tie vc-0,y d.
naesas, and in both cases we turned ava with
by our insoent foe. They elected to Commence III. .
and to continue it. and upon them rests all lutu re
sb]iity. As regards mogDanmity, such a thIg j. uu
lost upon that people, and to tah about " dishonor
connection with nation which basey truck'ld ID
Trent affair and have covee ed themselves all over with
species Of dIshonor and taithessress IN the FrcslJ
were worse thaG folly.
The "world" has 10 right 10 look 10 ug Tor alg +.
thing IS an overture Of peace. We have diyeat. q
selves Of avery obligation in the premises and eu
should occupy position when he cannot make It wl
humiliation, it is his net GUS, Il is about ~
had ceased looking alter the feelings and consceaces
Yankees. Tiey have no shame for rbemseyes, and w.
not by the Contederates should feel il for them
take care Of ourselves and let the enemy 90 10 -
ton if he will. Our oiBce now ia TO send as many L
possible.
| Apart from these considerations, Mr.. Fo0te l
course of his speech, admits that he has idea tha
position for peace would be enter aimed for one l0ou
Dy tlegoVernm7nt at Washington. He thinks il wo.l.
8purDcd and hence slows The utter folly of his p.o.
commission. Believing this, does he not place h. A..
country ID position TO be 'humated ~ We tAla
does. As to his imaginary obligation that We are Ill
10 The world 1t ls all CANNON the public 0pinaa ly
na'louS would never hold US to any such course
The nation that toerates such base wretcbes as Buo
Pope and Mitchell at the head of its armies haa 10 o. I'll
on the sympathes of the just and good anywhere.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02
EDMUND MOORE,
ZENO. FL. GREENE,
JOHN T. B 4RNE5,
s. 8. SATCH WELL,
LANES W, DAVIS.

Wilson, N. G., 18th, Sept. 1862
~AH the papers published within the Confed erae States
are respectfully requested to give this appeal teR nser-
tons
Sept. 29th 1862
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02
The Fever,


Owing to circumstances beyond the control of the
Mayor the number of deaths since last issue cannot
be obtained, 1Or we arrive at any fair apprO1ma
ton.
Reports from all the physicians but one have been
received relative to the number of cases occurring
yesterday. Estimating for the whose report has
not been received the number of yesterday,
Monday, Sept. goth, was 43, showing evidently that
the epidemic is not abating At II o'clock to-day, the
thermometer stands at 81 in the shade but the sua s
exceedingly oppressive more go, it appears to than
even at midsummer.
VIZ regret to learn that the caue which prevented
DR.. VIM. J. Love from making bis report this morning,
severe ndisposition which will prevent his attend
ing his patients to-day
Let US here endeavour to impress upon all that it is
in the direct rays Of the in the day that the great
est danger existsfar greater than n the night air. al
though different opinion seems to be abroad.
Do1Ju Jo,,rnnl Roth uT
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02

present. and from rum0rs here yesterday, all can say
(and it is ny hearts sayD God grant you speedy de-
icerdnce.
Ny dear srs have feared this running Of blockade,
which have heard of for time is Yankee trick
and from that belief have thought, (and still think the
blockade should be inside well outside of the bar.
With much respect, &C.,
EoTE.-I hear the epidemic was brought to your Town
By vessel from Nassau which run the blockade If So
C0uld il be deS gaedy. J. P
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02
MAYORS OFF1CE

PHYSICIANS OF THE TOWN.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02
The War.

With pcsticnce in midst, must confess that
We, in common with I'll, fellow citizens, have recently
paid less attention The progress Of The wag
ing for our dependt nce. than, perhaps ought to
have done.
And yet even :1lictiOIs great as they are,
are only local aid temporary. Many have died Many,
We fear may die but the mortality will not equal that
of camp or the battle field ard frost will surely put
end to it within few weeks To the survivors their
country will remain, protected by tie strong and
devoted hearts OF our brave soldiers.
And after all, even to the progress Of the war is
more important than that of the epidemic. The ad-
vaIc Ct abolition despCtiem even that those
OF pesteIce or famine We stay in Wilmington
We do stay, in humble trust upon God-but could We
stay ii the hords OF the enemy were here Could we ex-
press free opinion What true could? God
knows tbs is bad enough, but VIC would welcome it,
and take place in it in preferences to Lncolnitc
cupation.
1t fall iLO the lands of GCd rather than OF pan.
But il even here we can or ought to fStl 50, how
much more doe the public interest of the whole
try centre upon the war. J. is useless to disguise it
from Ourselves 1 he Lost that can raise gun
the last dollar that Can be raised may be called for
Will either be wanting We think not.
We have no northern mails to-day. Last evening our
worthy teiegraphc morager here Mr.. Durnin died Of
the prevailing eridemsc Since be was taken sick last
week the cice has been closed We have really moth
ing new. Can we be expected to indulge in specu'a
tons
We will say this however, and we beg that wards
may be marked and attended to- Unless our armies are
largely and promptly reinforced they must before many
weeks be far inferior in numbers to those of the enemy
and be forced either to stand rgidy the defensive
to retreat We are panied to say it, but the circum'
stances, they come to US, and view them
pei to to the conclusion that for the present
the triumphant advance of armies must be stayed
or very much retarded Prompt action is absolutely
necessary for the salvation OF the country.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-02

WE publish below an extract from General Orders
176, from Head Quarters, department of South Car
DINA and Georgia, detailing certain medical officers fol
special duty at this point Also the letter of Mayor
MACBETH which will fully explain the necessity of these
ORDERS and also vouch for the high standing of the gen
temen sent, some of whom have already arrived here
Our sister city is doing as she would be done by:
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08
Gen. Fremont.

Major Gen. Fremont, accompanied by y
portion of his staff. arrived in this city yester.
day, having left Middletown, Virginia, al
eight o'clock on Saturday morning. Arriving
at Martinsburg at four o'clock Saturday sf
ternoon the party left for this city via thu
Baltimore 4, Ohio Railroad at two O'Clock
yesterday morning, reaching here by the
special train from Washington, conveying
Secretary Seward. Major General Fremont :
was accompanied by Colonel Albert. Chief Of
Staff; Colonel Zagonyi, Chief Of Cavalry
Lieutenant Col mel Pilison, Chief Of ARTILLERY
Lieutenant Colonel Savage, Major Haskell
and Captain Raymond Of his staff. General
Fremont at once proceeded, unacompsnied, to
Long Island to join his family, they not We.
having taken up their residence in Eighteenth
street, N. Y. Herald, June 80.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08
A Steamer with the Michigan 9th
on Board Fired Into.

We extract the following from letter u
the Cleveland Herald, dated Baton Rouge
June 2I:
This day, May 26th, proved the most
eventlul that have ever Witnessed. When
below Grand Gulf short distance, we were
considerably asionishsd by hearing the repo-,
Of a cannons discharge, followed by sbot
wbizzn by the bow Of the steamer. wa,
on duty as officer Of the day. and stood at the
time forward on the lower leck, and remain
ed standing there during the occurrences oi
the next few minutes. 1t was soon apparent
that rebel battery was located on shore, and
that an effort was being made TO sink, DESTROY
or capture US all. I he balls flew thick and
fast. Can assure you as manv as fifty or
sixty were frod at US, all hitting or passing
unpleasantly near. To stard aud be fred at
n, 800 or 400 wards distance, with no way oI
returning the compliment, is pretty severe
test COR a mans nerves. Occasionally could
hear Q ball strike; then l f.ared that many
we're killed or Wounded, perhaps some Of my
own men. Two balls passed within few
o. me, and another struck almost at my feet
The soldiers on board were il tensely moved
but few appeared terrified. The steamer
was bit nine times; luckily, however, but
one man was killed, and be instantly, from
Oh Micb.) Three others were slightly
woun led with spIinter. Our evaporation
after we were o,t OF range was intense. 1,
was arranged to put on all steam, hurry down
the river, find a gauboat, and return and de
stroy the town.
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LIVERPOOL AS A SLAVE TRADING PoRr.-

LIVERPOOL AS A SLAVE TRADING PoRT.-
Tho Liverpool Mercury warns the British
Government that the slave traders who have
been expelled from New York find refuge in
Liverpool and boldly prosecute their atn cious
traffic under tho shadow Of the British flag.
The business is shrewdly done. Secret agents
in New York fit out vessel here with a le-
gtimate cargo for Liverpool, the cargo is dis
charged at tn t port, aud the vessel is then
laid up for a few Teeks, while preparations
are made for the voyage to Africa. Ostensi.
bly, the ship is up for the East Indies, but it
is known that her real destination is the slave.
market. The old crew is got rid of by har.h
treatment on the outward yage, and n mot
ley collection of foreigners is shipped TO take
the z place. According TO the account Of the
Mercury the slave tradcrs have actually es-
tablished thcir headquarters IN Liverpool, and
the authorities find it difficult to trace their
operations, so secret AMI sure are they. The
English journals which have reviled New
York as the centre Of the African slave trade
-unhappily with more justice than false
hood, will now see the difficulties under which
tie Federal officials here have laborel. The
sin lies at the door Of the British Government
If slavers fit out at Liverpool. Recent con-
victions here have altere the position Of New
York and changed the venue.-[N. Y. Post,
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08
The Battle at Charleston.

The Worlds correspondent thus describes
the fighting of the Michigan boys:
Meanwhile the Fig til Michigan, adsanc
ing, had found just beyond the second cotlo'
field a large, well-constructed work, well arm
ell with guns. some of them Of large size, an(
manned by a large body of rebels. They ad
vanced heroically upon the left flank OF th'
work ION our rghJ, as soon as they came
within short range, not more than two hun
dred yards from the rampant, the enemy com
peuced terrible fire OF grapeshot, canister
and musketry. In spite of this the noble
Michigan troops pressed their way forward
struggled through an abatis Of stakes and tr ,es
and some of them succeeded in climbing up
some fifteen or twerty feet to ths top OF the
rampant; bu. here they were met by fright
ful fire from the rife pits, with which the in
side of the work was crowded. 1t was i'm
possible for them TO remain. Already the
rampar,s were piled with their dead, and they
unwillinyly recoiled.
The came writer describes the scene in the
hospital and yard about it after the bat le.-
H. says:
Stretches, dripping with blood, stand il
the pathway; here come four men, bringing
on a blank a pale, bleeding form; on the
grass lies Lieutenant with great wo nd IL
his thigh fro'n grape shot, from which the
ife-blood is ebbing; close by him, man with
rife ball 10 bis back; and near by another,
with ball through his shoulders; the grass
plot is covered with just such scenes, and of
in the cornsr Of the yard is blanket spread
out. revealing the outline Of human form
we need not lift tue covering, for We know in.
siinctively that it hides corpse.
o. the grass are those whose wounds ci
tber Go not need. or do not encourage an im.
mediate operation. Within doors are the sur.
geons. The floor and the tables are covered
with blood. In corner lies an arm; on the
floor two surgeons are amputsting the arm ot
a corporal, who is mercifully insenslbe from
chloroform. In the next room is man o.
stalwart form and noble stature. His righ,
hand is shot through by rife ball, and tho
bones are protruding. His coat is drenched
with blood. His right shoulder is torn all tc
pieces by grape shot, BY an almost SUPER
human effort be rises to his feet, with The
help Of others, and leaning on fellow sol
dier, staggrrs towards the ambulance. In th,
outbuiIdings ar, other just such scenes. hav,
heard Of The horrors Of the betle field; but
these are nothing to the horrors Of the hospi
tai. The glare and excitement is absent tb,
nakedness Of war is revesed.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08

TENDERNESS TO TRAIroRs.-Lieut j. s.
Brown writes to the Penn Yam IN. Y Chron
icle some interesting particulars Of the way
things are done 10 the army Of the Poto mac
He says that in one instance ho went into q
house to buy milk. The man had none. He
was asked for potatoes. He said he had taken
all be bad to Richmond the day before, for the
Confederate armv; and at that moment an
officer and four Federal soldiers were on duly y
guarding this traitors strawberry bedi An
other officer writes to the same paper:-
"The utmost pains are taken not to wound
the proud susceptibtlities' Of the rebels. w
are the only sufferers. The next rebellion the
Government has on its hands these thing,
will be thought Of. The rank and file are dis
pusted,
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08
Gov. johnson and the Nashville
Clergy

d, B. r. G. Howell, Of the First Bnptist
Church. Rev. c d Elliott, Of the Female
School, Dr.. K. w. Schon, Of the Methodist
Churcb,and Rev. Ford, Of the Baptist Church
al Nashville, were summoned to attend a;
Governor Johns ms room on Tuesday, and
cour,eously but empha,ically informed that
thew must take the oath Of allegiance to tie
Unite@ States Government, or suffer The con
sequences. They begged for time TO consider
On" day vas given. Thew made their ap.
pearance at the appointed hour, and urgently
r. qnested few days more for delibsration -
This favor was also granted them. The
Nashville Union suggests as appropriate tc
the occasion:
A choir is greatly needed to open worship
with some such hymn rs
"'Tis point long to know
OFT it causes anxious thought,
Shall we take the oath no,
Hold our seats or 60 TO pota"
Or thus:
"Come let us anew
Our journey persue."
Or thus:
"The day Of wrath, that awfal dayl'
Or thus:
But OH the Rebels awful end,
Thy sanctuary taught me so,
On slippery rocks see them stand,
While fiery pillows roll below!'
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08

STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.-We were
shown a full blood Meriuo eve sheep on Tues
day last, the property Of Mr.. Robert Percy, Of
the township Of Pontiac, the wool upon which
exhibited the strange phenemenou OF being
black upon the exterior surface, extending into
the fleece about one fourth Of an inch-then
a clear white for about half an inch-thes
black again for nearly three fourths Of an inch
then white for quarter Of an inch. and
lastly je' black just starting from the skin 10
grow. II grew precisely the samo kind o,
f.oce last year. which was purchased by II
N. Howard Esq, Of this city Mr.. Percy in.
tends not to clip its fleece this year, and will
exhibit the animal at our coming county and
State Fairs when nsturalists will have q fine
opportunity to tbsorze and c,mpare notes.
Pontiac Jscksoniau.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08

A DIsTrNGUIsHED FEMALE SEcEssIosIsr
"A Mrs. Dandrdge Of this place, has been
remarkably quiet but attentive to the Secess
ion prisoners taken by Fremont and sent to
this point. She vas the wife of the lamented
and accomplished C,l. Bliss, and is the
daughter Of Gen. Zachary Ia, lor, the devoted
patriot and stern and uncompromising. Union
ist. As Mrs. Bliss and Daughter Of Gen
Taylor she dispensed. during the brisf Presi.
dency Of the White House. She is said TO
he as beautiful aud graceful as she was twelve
years ago.
"Jeff." Davis having married her sister
(long since dead) took good care Of her pres
ent husband, as he has done Of all his past
and present relatives. Her husband is, shere-
fore, at Richmond, erj yog otism cum digni.
tate, as Far ss a rebel in thai city Of doubt and
uncertainty can enjoy such . luxury. She,
10 the meantime stays, safely within the
Union lines, secure in person and prrperty
and all the luxuries and epjoymonts Of life.
Winchester Cor. Of Philadelphia Inq.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08

PuIN. HoMAS AND THE MoRMos BrBLE.-
Phin. Holman, the correspondent Of tho New
York Herald, lately drowned near Hilton
Head, and we'll known in Detroit, was at one
time printer working at Palmyra, and one
Of the few engaged in printing the first Nor
mon Bible from the manuscript furnished BY
10. Smith. From bis connection with the
publication, aud bis intimacy with the Propb-
ct and Harris the moneyed man Of the en-
terprise, bringing ,c besr tho large amount Of
shrewdness and intelligence Of which hc was
possessed. he had an inside view OF the frst
start Of Mormonism, such as probably M
othor man ever enjoyed. He ever maintained
that the Biz le was q work Of Smiths own
cfsslion, and gave bin credit for area,, deal
mvra ssgacity and. 50 FAR ss.he was concerned,
honesty than the outside world was ever dls-
posed 70 accord to the III htsd rrorhs..
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-08
Execution Of VIM. III. Hawkins.

On Friday, Jun 9th, Wm. Fl. Hawkins
WAS huug at tho TOUub>, in New YorL, fo~
the murder of Captain Adams, of the ship
Lamm. rger, on the 26th Of SEPTEMBER last.
The evidence given on his trial showed that
while on the passage from London to Callao,
Captain Adams had some difficulty with Hsw.
kins, who was steward, and remarked that be
would run the blockade at New Orleans and
sell the negro. Eighteen hours after that
Hawkins borrowed an adze from sailor AMI
killed the captain in his state.room. He was
a very intelligent man for negro, could read
anil write quite well. and conversed on very
many subjects in the most intelligent manner.
In fact, he appeared to be well informed
man. Shortly efore his execution be wrote
the following statement regarding himself:
| WAS born in South Kingston, r. l., in
1928; | left my mother at the age of six years
and spent thirteen and half years at farm.
ing. In this time spent eleven and half
years with one man. 1 then commenced
going to sea, and cooking part of the time in
hotels, cook shops and steamboats,. During
this time have BEEN in nearly every port of
the American coast, AMI in a number Of for.
gn ports, and in vessels from seventy six tons
TO two thousand tons. / have no occasion
TO speak Of my fare during this time, but I
may say that | have had better than some
aud W. rse than Others, but shared an aver.
ag" with laboring men. | woulI say a word
in b'half Of the seamen. 1t is to bad, howe
yer, that must speak principally Of Amsri-
can ships. 1t is a positive fact that many
Captains are very tyrannous with their men.
They commence the i'll treatment rs soon as
thev laaya our norts and tvoat than, e.> that
tn y a,e Obliged to leave in foreign ports for
'e'r Of their lives, and many are killed and
hove into the sea. If men, in many cases,
make complaint 10 the consul 10 q foreign
port, the Captain bribss the Counsul, and
puts the men on board the ship again: and
if men, in many cases, make demand for
recompense, the Captain has the preference
on the ground that the sailor is nothing more
or less than dog, and the officers max their
boasts Of bribiug the lawyer to keep the man
waiting till the ship sails, rs the man is oblig-
ed 10 90 himself. 1t would be we'll to look
into this important matter. speak Of this,
for people living on the shore don't see this
awful treatment. but have met with good
tre eatmcnt until the last ship in which l sailed /,
The Captain, Adams, has the name OF be-
ing very gentemanly when on shore. Cap
tain Adams sailed from the port of New York
for Calso in 1860, with cook and steward,
shipped from the keeper Of the "Colcred Sail
or's Home" and killed one Of the men in CAL
lao on the SAME voyage.
The i'll treatment Of this Captain has been
the means Of bringing me in this condition,
and for rebuking which am now condemn
cd TO die. (Sigued,) WM. Il. HAWKINS.