Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-23
The Northern N, WIS


The Norfolk Day Book Of yesterday has suudry ex
tracts from Northern papers, some of which are Bte
resting and some not We will try to boil some of
them down and get what is news out OF them
An Annapolis correspondent of the New York Her
aid, writing under date Of the 8th gives rambling
account of the embarkation at that point of part Of
the Burnside expedition, butit gives real informa-
ton and is wholly without interest to readers.
1t appears that there has been system of retrench
ment begun in the custom houses, whereby some clerks
have been discharged, and saving of about $50 900
per annum will probably be effected Thus it is that
Mr. Chase expects balance bis six or seven hundred
millions yeaf.
The Germans in New Ycek and elsewhere are hold
ing meetings and expressing dissatisfaction generally
because of the fact that General Zeigel the Flying
Dutchman" as somebody called bin, had been super
seeded in his command in Missouri and thus compelled
to tender his resignation.
Complaints are made that the intermeddng Of the
abolition members of Congress seriously intereres with
General McCleans plans and projects to deal severe
blows against the 'rebels."
We cut out the following from recent numbers OF the
Providence Journal and the New York Post i'll refer
ence to the Burnside Expedition and the campaign
generally. The geography of our Northern cotempo-
rares it is true is Mt accurate as might be looked
for from the leading papers Of the enlightened North,
but the physical geography of the South is not The
y thing connected with that section in regard to which
they are somewhat ignorant. The idea OF the ProVi
dence paper that the character OF the vessels Of the
Burnside fOa is such that it would not be sale to
send it round Cape Hatteras and that therefore not
destined for the Potomac it is intended to enter Pan
co or Abemare Sounds something rich indeed, since
to reach any inlet into Pamico sound it must go round
Hattrras and to reach Albemare sound it must go
through Pamco Bat the extracts will be interesting
as showing the calculations made a. the North;
The Providence Journal of Monday says:
"Now that General Burnsdes great expedition has
taken its departure from Annapolis and no one, Fortunate
y, knows where gone there can be 20 harm In guess
ing its probable point of attack particularly IS our gneses
reach COnederaes before the General will be
among them. In other words he will h.hSet carry the
TO them OF his coming The nature 81 the hotla Is
SUCH all know, that it would not be safe to send 1t
around Cape Hatteras expo ed as it would be-, the
heavy gales which prevail there durg the winter months
The Inference therefore, is that if tined for the Po
tomac intended t. enter Psmico AlbeEaIle Sounds
Carolina be reached By Abs marie Sound and Chowan
river, which emptiss into it, poLt quite to Norfolk
may be reached with the small OF the expedic
to invest that place in the At the same time
forces could push for Weldon where the railroads for Nor
folk Richmond, Raleigh ard Wilmington to Charle ston
form junction. This juhcton is scarcely fifty miles from
the navisable waters of Albemarle Sound.
Another plan may be to pass up Pamco Sound and the
Neuse river TO NeWbern. Here railroad with
Godsboro', about fifty miles distant, the Wilmington
road Ia either case the expedition wi completely occupy
the inland waters North Carolina and have chance fer
brush with the enemys vessels, numbers OF which it is
kpown are there Most Of General Bu nsdes yes els coud
enter Currituck Sound some fifty mics south of Cape
Henry. few days will solve the mystery if are cor
rect in suppostions as days sail from Hampton
Roads will if accident happens carry the expedition to
its place of desnaon unless its destination is NeWbern
in which event two days will be required"
Tboh Vol Do in obi 1ha
campaign" gives the following theory i'll regard to the
movements the armies and fleets in
the end would not and ~ scattered blows
which spgy, effect but little Rather, he would
deavor to work cut Sowy carefully sAdied Pan by which
he could hiring all the at his command to bear
decis point whse he could hope TO helm the
enemy aud destroy not ony his bat IS ITSELF
Richmond and Manassas have great lines aommuni-
cation. and only. The Virginia and tennessee
Rroad connects Richmond with h great 5outhw est, from
which Beaureg rd draws ueary all his supplies The rail
road system which concentrated at Weldon, at Raleigh
North Carolina connects Richmond with the Atlantic Slave
States from which Beauregad has drawn most OF his men
If these two lines cut off, the grand army OF the COned
crates is ecuay isolated the decisive point of action is
at once declared, ana TINS pont may De threatened from
front and at the time But to make such blow
tell decisively it ond ba necessary to operate
well in those States which Of from succor against
the great army to CAPTURE which would crush rebellion.
Let how forces situated to fulfil these
ddons Buell. is ID Kentucky with one hundred thousand
His advance upon Nashville will isolate Z6lcofer
aud Marshall, who must before Schoepf into
and give command of the Virginia and Iehnes-
Railroad, the Southwestern communication IT, now,
imagine Burnside striking the seaboard railroad
line-say Wed0n-we shall have BeauTPgard 8
forces Imprisoned in Virginia. for they have been alb
to get of transp taon together for their great
army, off tn railroads. Meantime Buell.
may turn forces eastward through the loyal district of
East Tennessee and Western Virginia until he threatens
Richmond from the sauthH est Burnside NAV secure him.
self in the loyal parts OF North Carolina and threaten
Beauregad from the South; Mcclellan aud Banks lie upon
the rebel 'front.' ready all the moment Beauregad
to defend himself againt Buell. Burnside while the
grand army of Davis thus imprisoned a Sides Sner
man has 0nportnnities tn trke in SouTb arnlina Dnnont
Qh.OTb
Butler and Phelps threaten Jackson the capital of Nisss
Orleans.
Napoleon defeated his opponents by piercing their
centre and by the movements have supposed above
Mcclellan would pierce the centre of the rebellion. Ee
would overwhelming force upon the decisive point
in Virginia, and meantime would prevent by enga
gng the weaker portions OF the at various points
And lastly, he ought be able capture this way
army which might make fresh stand it merely driver
will assume its proper Importance and to be regard
ed raid upon fields; and the force Sh
Island, too small for Independents conquest will do thei
movements for defence "
The New York Herald and Tribune of the 17th
have been received at folk From an article 10 th
former headed "The situaton, we make the following
extracts We do not wonder, indeed that people abroa
should think the Confederate States were going to th
devil rapidly, if they take fer gospel all that they ii
the Richmond Examiner and some few other papers,
The following are the extracts referred to -
The extracts which give from the Southern papers to
day afford conclusive proof of the increasing dsconten
and decentralization of the rebel army. 1t admitted
the Richmond journals that the inertia and which ha
fallen upon the troops is working out terrible results. Th
Richmond Examiner says that the Northern governmen
has been making movements and assaults and carrying
plans of attack to suit themselves without any delays
alarms since they compelled to make hasty pre-
paratons for the defence Of Washington several month
ago. he whole tone of the Southern papers would
indicate fear that the rebellion is immediate DANCE
of breaking up.
Mason and sde aud their Secretaries have turned up