Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

The Fives green and black. too coarse and bad
II printed to deceive anybody.
we repeat that everybody ahonld narrowly examins
all notes rendered to them ~
Fros. Pr.dericssburg- -The Battle conmeaessi.--
j hspaiss OF f.ae Enenny.-Probable Continaafion
Of shs Engagement.
Early yesterday morning intelligence was received in
this city that the ball had opened in earnest at Freer
icksburg and that from the character OF the ght there
was little room to doubt general engagement would
ensue. Throughout the day. anxiety was eplnced to
hear from the field of 0nfct, and as usual rumors OF
/ every variety were most industriousy circulated
Passengers by the Fredericksburg train last night
port that the enemy attempted simultaneously ID cross
the Rappahannock at three different points-the Rail
| road bridge at the town. Knoxs Mill and Deep Run,
The attempt was made about o'clock, A. NJ. at the
two former places they repulsed with great slaugh
ter by sharpshooers who from the eiences of their
rife pits, poured CALLING fire into the ranks Of the enc
N.Y. who fell back in confusion, after having sustained
a heavy loss
Our loss is reported to be only 5 killed and rs
wounded At Deep Run the enemy were more sue
cessul Under the protection of their heavy batteries
they succeeded in crossing-in what force We we're
unable to ascertain Our men fell back in good order
1t is stated that batteries completely sweep the
plateau at this point and that far from having Sc
cured any advantage by the passage of the river they
have placed themselves in exactly the position that our
| commanding General wishes them.
Exasperated at their warm reception, the enemy
| q.
old citizen, and mortally woundng his brother The
residences of Messrs George P. Kind and - Waugh.
an were fred by the shells and totally destroyed.
We understand that the troops composing the corps
OF Gen Longstreet mainly engaged in the fights
yesterday and that nearly all the loss sustained was in
that corps.
The latest advicos received contained 10 dis
patch dated O'clock which states that large force of
the enemy had cceded in effecting crossing and
that it expected that the fight would be renewed
again this morning. -Riehmond Dispatch, 18th inst.
SEWARD LIAR In Stewards official letter of in
structions for Dayton, the Yankee French Minister
dated April 3d. 1861, and which MIR. Seward says is
written by the direction Of the President" referring
to the rebellion, occurs the following passage
The condition Of slavery in the several States will
remain just the same, whether it succeed or fail The
rights OF the States and the. condition of every human
being in them will remain subject to exactly the same
laws and form OF administration whether the revou ton
shall succeed or whether it shall fail Their constitu-
lions, and laws and customs habits and institutions in
either case will remain the 1t is hardly necessa
ry to add to this INcoNrEsTABLE sTATExENT.() the
further fact that the President as we'll as the cit
zens through whose surages he has come into the ad
mnlsralon, has always repudated all designs what
ever and wherever imputed to him and them of dis
tW6ing the system of SloUerV as is existing under the
Constitution and LdWs. The case, however would not
be fully presented to omit to say that any such
effort on his part would be unconstitutional and all his
acts In that direction would be prevented by the JUDI
CIAL AUTHORITY though they were asseDed to bv
Congress and the people,"
SO wrote Mr.. Seward, Secretary of State, by the
direction OF Abraham Lincoln, President little more
than month after bis Dsallment into office What |
will European Governme is now think of the inron |
teStd6le statements tf the Yankee President and his
Premier land will they not reasonably ask WHY the
" 1ud''at authority" reverentiaiy spoken Of by the
Premier, has not manifested itselt9