Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-09

ALL quiet along the Potomac, was Sc at the latest
dates and they not SO late could wish them
to be, for the present temporary schedule on the Will
mngton & Weldon Railroad puts US two days behind
with Richmond and Petersburg papers, and indeed
with all our papers from points North or West of
Goldsboro'.
It is quite likely that General Lee still maintains his
position not far from Shepherdstown, while is equally
probable that the enemy has regained possession OF
Harpers Ferry, which is position that can only be
held by large force and which proved trap for the
Yankee force of near twelve thousand men, who were
surrounded there by Jackson Careful examinations
made by General then Major Whiting, convinced Gen
era Johnston of the untenabeness of that place last
year, in consequence of which he fell back from it,
Where the next collision will take place, il is mpOs.
sibe for us even to surmise We have been awaiting
intelligence of the utmost Importance from the West
Stirring events may have taken place in that section
but if So we have not yet heard Of them. Now that
Bragg and Kirby Smith have formed junction, while
Humphrey Marshall is said to blockade the Ohio,
decisive stroke may be expected General Prices move
mens are enveloped in darkness than those of al
most any other Of our commanders, but think that
he will soon be heard Of
The STEAMER KATE."-It is known that this
steamer arrived here the second time from Nassau dur
ing last week Her first arrival here from Nassau
on the 29th or Both of July last.
Nassau is now an injected port. So it may be said
is Wilmington. The mpression-nay the conviction
here is that the disease now prevailing at this point
was originally brought from Nassau by the Kate
That Of course does not render the popular feeling to-
wards that vessel very kind although popular i'm
pulse, based upon revenge, is apt to act rashy and is
not a sure basis for argument or deiberative action
However, the Kate has been sent below, and is per-
forming quarantine Some favour her being relieved
and brought up to tOwn-oth do not. Among the
minority who avoured the release of the vessel if she
should prove upon examination, to be perfectly free
from disease to be found nearly all the members of
the medical profession both resident and visiting Their
opinion is entitled to much weight. They seem
to think that it would be useless to try by
quarantine to exclude that which we have
already got here. They are also informed that there
are medical and other stores on board of the vessel
which would be very valuable now.
On the other hand it was commended that the Kate
had Yellow Fever on board the second time, as we'll
the frsthat in fact she arrived with two dead bodies
that she came from an infected West India port
That her cargo taken in there, and that breaking
bulk here might tend, as such things have tended, to
give fresh impetus to the disease prevailing here
That her cargo if taken out could neither be sold
shipped before Frost as none of the railroads could
would take it before that time and that if they could
or would the sending it away to other points would at
the least be at tie risk of spreading the disease ndefn
iteIy.
We learn that yesterday afternoon upon the epresen
tation ofmembers of the medical profession, Dr. WORTH
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Navigation
granted conditional permission for the release of the
Kate from quarantine and for her coming up town, but
that this permission was upon the remonsrance of the
people Observation-Disclosures that the Kate is not
coming up The permission was conditioned upon her
being found free from disease. We understand that
there was one case of sickness found on board of her.
The feelings of our people here deep and earnest
upon this matter-deeper than had thought and we
think it would be much safer for the Kate not to come
near this place at present.