Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-10
INDEPENDENT CoMPANIEs-ART1LLE &C

To THE PATR1oT1C--THE VALUE OF CHURCH BELLs-The
ordnance Bureau of the onederate States socs the
Of such bells be spared during the for the pur
pose providing light artillery for the public defeace-
While copper abundant the supply Of tD is deficient to
convert the copper into bronze. Bells contain much
tin that 24OO pounds weight OF bell metal mA ed with the
proper quantity of copper, will suffice for field battery Of
1hos who willing to devote their bells to this patriot
purpose will receive receipts for them and the bells will
will be purchased at fair prices.
Bells may be directed as follows:
Richmond Arsenal. Richmond, Va, Capt. B. G. Baldwin.
Fay yettevile Arsenal Fayetteville, N. c., Capt. J. c.
Booth.
augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Ca, 1t. Col. W. g. Gill.
Mount Vernon Arsenal Mount Vernon, Ala, Capt J. H.
White.
Columbus Depot, Columbus Miss, Major W. R. Hunt
Atlanta Depot Atlanta, Ga, Lieut.. NJ B. Wright
Rockville Depot, Knoxville, Tenn, Lieut.. P. M. Nc
CluDg
phreys, Military StOrekeeper
Montgomery Depot, Montgomery, Ala, c. G. Wagner,
The Government will pay all charges these places and
receipts will be promptly returned to the proper parties
Pc sons and congregations placing their bells at the
vice of the Cove nmen requested to send statement
OF The fact with description and weight of BELL to the
Chief f the Bureau of OIdnarce at Richmond for record
in the " ar 1ment-R1chnnOnd Dispatch.
CAPTURE oF 1ANKEEs.-i Yankees belonging to
the Forty-sixth New York Regiment captured by
pickets yesterday, under the following circum-
| stances tuesday last Jacob Dannenteser, German,
residing on Wilmington Island, was work in his gar
den, when thirty Yankees suddenly leaped the
| fence He hailed them and asked who they were and
what they about. They replied that they were
friends. They had with them a negro named Sam,
the property of MIR. Pinder, whom they released and
then laid violent hands on Dannenfelser. They took
him an old hulk lying Decent Island and there
kept him until yesterday The bulk is ARMED with long
rife gun which the Yankees call their Field Snake -
Yesterday morning Dannenfeser prevailed on bis cap
tors to allow him to visit his family with guard for
the purpose OF seeing them and procuring clothing
He was despatched to Wilmington in boat with two
men. Having procured his clothing, the boat
turning to the hulk when our pickets on Whitmarsh
opened heavy fire upon the party. The Yankees were
unhurt though their prisoner did not come oil 50 WE'LL
He was shot in three places, through the hand, one
through the arm above the elbow, and third across
the bridge of the nose the last mentioned being very
slight one.
The Yankees, finding the fire rather warm gave up
and rowed the island in the direction of pckets
who took them in charge ard forwarded them together
with Dannenteser, to our camp at CaustOn Bluff. The
latter Immediately brought to town to receive med
cal attention The prisoners will be sent to town this
morning.
Dannenfeser said that whilst be was on the hulk, q
party of Federas fred upon by pckets, when
they retired and in short time brought force of some
one hundred men in barge with a heavy gun in The
bow attack the pickets. The party under com
mand of Colonel Rose, of the 46th New York Regi
mtnt. No engagement occurred The pickets had re
tired from Whitmarsh. Being disappointed, and net {
little aggravated by the annoyance Of our pckets, the,
threatened burn the houses Colonel GIbsons plan
tation, but retired without executing the threat.
Savannah Republican, 3lst Uit.
THE GALLONS IN R1cHMoND-Two Spies TO BE HUNG
We learn that the sentence of court material ha
been given in this city for the execution, the gaoWs
of two Federal spies who now n Jail hefe Ihei
names are John Scully and Price Lewis. They wer
arrested in this city some weeks ago. and we believe
claim to be EDgishmen. 1t is said that they will b
hung to morrow, although the finding of the court
subject to the Presidents review. The proofs agains
these men are said to be damning, they having bee
identified by some of the victims of their brutality
as parties whe had been instrumental in the arrest OF
| number of Southern ladies in Washington, and ha
made practice of insulting and matreating female
a whose loyalty to Lincoln was suspected.
Richmond Examiner, Sd inst.