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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

+ AN ARTICLE appeared 10 The Raymond tLal Gpzette
short time since, charging that President Davis cot
ton had not been destroyed and that the President was
holding it for the purpose Of making money thereby
A card from w O. r. Dickson, dated Jackson Miss,
June 18th puts this matter to rest. Mr. Dicks says:
Mr.. Davis cotton is where the Yankees will never get
it, for the following reasons, VIZ: First, it re-
moved from their reach and second it has been all
burned as also the crop belonging 10 his brother,
Joe Davis. For further proof o! this, can refer to
Lieut.. q. Fl. Haly, who, with squad OF men, per-
formed the duty OF consigning it to the flames
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invidious in to discriminate among the compapv ~
nce1s ana Th men where al acted well their respective
under IRE Their bravery has been thoroughly testod
in this unequal contest, and though they have proveS
themselves courageous our escape from such an ovss
whelming force but be regarded as Providep tal
The companies Of Col. Lees (37th) N. O. Volu,
teers, which were doing picket duty at Talaferro.
Mill came up during the artillery firing, and we've Or
Dr. Kinneys residence. have not learned the cssnal
ties in those two companies. COL Lee incorpOrate
their report in his own
Respectfully,
JAMES ii. LANE
Col. Commanding 18th Reg. N. G. v
Brig. Gen. L. OBJ. BRANCH,
Commanding End n. @. Brigade.
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Tur NEWS brought us by telegraph since our last

TUE NEWS brought US by telegraph since our last
ISSUE is of interest whether it be of Importance or not
must depend upon circumstances as well as upon the
amount of reliance to be placed in its correctness
Banks official report of his rout down the valley OF
Virginia is rich specimen of lying, and is enough to
excite the jealousy of Haeck heretofore the liar par
excellence Of the Lincoln army There must be some
thing desperate out compelling these people to lie SO
recklessy and injudiciously.
Lord Lyons may Or may not have gone TO England
We think it likely that he has, The statement OF Inc
New York Hsralds correspondent, that he goes upon
the invitation of Seward is too ridiculous 10 deserve
apv consideration Our means of obtaining any nfor-
nation that can be relied upon, not sufficient to en-
able us to form any definite opinion in reference to Lord
Lyons movements, their object or probable results
About all that can be sad with the information before
as is that if such information be true, there is some
thing a1oat.
TIE Columbia Sputh Carolinian OF yesterday (Sun-
day. morning says =" We learn on the authority OF
private dispatch from Richmond, that the authorities
have received official notice Of the recognition BY France
Of the Government of the Confederate States OF Amerl-
Ca" This is not impossible, but it is very improbable,
although given in good faith by the Caroltn'an
Frenopg reports Of battles seem to be little better
or more truthful than Banks. The Lincolnes do ad-
nit that Shields was slightly thrashed out, but talk
about superior numbers. If jackson only had the num-
berg the enemy attributes to him whenever he whips
them there would be few of them left to tell the tale
The circuit through the enemy's lines said to have
been made by General Stuart is something remarkable,
and the easre statement given renders US anxious for
further particulars How he could have made the cir
cult he did, if the enemy maintained his former lines is
more than we can see The Richmond papers may
give some fuller account.
It would appear that the pickcta sometimes POP
away at each other and at other times hold powwOws
A friend writes from near Richmond, q went over
this morning. ard had pow-wow with cNe myself. He
promised to send me copy of late New York Herald
this afternoon. l asked him how they liked the Oh
ward to Richmond that they met with On Saturday
and Sunday He replied that yet they had not made
anything out Of US. The Yankees seemed to be rather
tired out"
From other things in this letter, as well as from in
formation coming through public channels, it would
seem that as late Saturday, the pickets froned each
other on the same ground they had occupied for some
time before This makes Stuarts reconnaissance the
more daring and his ropte tlfe more difficult to under
stand.-Dady Journal, 18th.
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DEATH OF j. J. Hooper, Eso-We regret to have to 81
nounce the demise of johnson Hooper Esq., the private
secretary of the first Secretary of War Walker) Of the
Confederate States and Clerk to the late Provisional COZ
gress He died Saturday afternoon at the age of abo
forty-seVe years, and leaves q wife and family. Nj
Hooper born in North Carolina but settled in Ala
bama where ne became the editor of the Chambers Cou
ty Tribune and afterwards taated the Montgomery Ma
as literary paper. TIE journal became identified WIZ
politics. and during the Know Nothing rage was the on
of that organization The deceased also known the
world of letters being tho anthor of several humorous
works. among them Simon Suggs, and other weeks of Ike
He was of the earliest eon outors Po
ters Spirit of the Times, and well yersed in all the
knowledge OF the turf and field.
Mr.. Hoopers illness was Of debitatng character, Of
bout two months duration.
He an excellent man. full of genial qualities ana
spected by all who knew him. The interment Of bis re-
mains takes place to-day.-R Erdnainsr.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

The Northern people exut what they are pleased
to call the opening Of the Mississippi. I hat they
virtually possess the river, and it for purposes
Of war, unquestlonabe but that the river open
their commerce, Of other service to them than as
road for iron clad vessels is untrue. Until the Southern
Con!edeTacy is destroyed the Mississippi cannot become
again channel for commerce. While single point
upon its vast extent either bank is accessible to
hostile parties it convey armed vessels only and
although they have New Orleans and the principal
strategic positions above it, they have not driven the
Confederates from many hundred miles of its Shores
whence they stop trade and passage completely
as by the guns OF Fort Pillow or Columbus.
The fall of New Orleans, and the consequent conquest
Of the Mississippi, heavy blow to the Confedera-
cy, and dminshes its resources for supplies But it is
far from being irretrevab The recovery OF that river
will be easy its loss Victories in tie North will
compel tie United States recall its troops even If the
yellow fever does not Go It's work in the next sixty days
so efectually as to leave to recall. New armies
will be formed in the States which border that river
which will retake New Orleans 30 treaty of peace is
possible which would leave the river in the hands of the
North An effort will be made to render the great
city at its mouth free town, like Hamburg and Bre-
men but it will BE an rdecisive war and drawn
battle only which will render the project possible the
people OF the Mississippi country and town, entire
y Southern, bitterly hostile to the United States and
without exception resolved forever to be constituent
parts of the Confederacy. If the Conederacy lives it
will be impossible to give that river and its valley any
political connection other than nature ordains for it.
Beyond the separation from Texas and Arkansas and
the loss ct the cattle supply might obtain from That
source its present possession by the enemy is of no real
importance In the actual the future condition
OF the country. Richmond Examiner.
Dempsey Phillips, of Lancaster, s. g., has ten sons
in he Confn1aroko sorviao
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Battle of Hanover G. H Col. Lane. Report.
HEAD QUARTsRs BBAEcH's BRIeADE,

june a, 1862.
Carr. B. @. MoRGAs, A.A. GENERAL: have the
honor to enclose for the information OF the General CON-
handing the division the report of Gel james Lane
28h n G. Troops OF the action he bad with the enc
my at DR.. Kinney's on the 9th ult. COLONEL Lane
conducted the expedition which be had been sent BY
me, With prudence and courage and has entitled him
self to my entire appreciation.
The 18th regiment has in it many recruits just re-
covering from the diseases incident to the commence
ment of camp life Some of these from physical exhaus
ton separated from the regiment 10 the retreata por
ton of them may have fallen into the hands OF the enc
mys cavalry. If So they are the only trophies taken
by an overwhelming force attempting to capture sn-
gle regiment and will not than counterbalance the
prisoners taken by the 28th from them.
My engagement of that day was for the purpose OF
reinforcing Col Lane and was continued until was
assured that he bad made good his retreat.
The 28th regiment, and the section of Lathams Bat
terry which accompanied it, bonorably sustained the
credit of the Confederate 1t ought to be stated
to the credit of Lahams battery that it reported to me
from North Carolina only the evening before left
Hanover q. H, with only halt enough men for the ell
Gent service of the guns and with horses entirely un-
trained.
Your obd't servant,
L OBJ. BRANCH Brig. Gen,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

TIE AUCTION SALE of salt, coffee, &c, brought to
town on yesterday large number of gentlemen from
Onslow, Duplin Sampson, Bladen, Robson, Richmond
and Brunswick counties. The goods mostly went of at
enormous prices We have been promised list OF pri-
ces for publication as soon as it be properly pre-
pared for the press 1t will astonish the natives We
think-DdlLV Journal 18th.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

The Enquirer Of the 10th inst says that there has
been very little firing of any consequence along the lines
around Richmond during the past few days. The pick
cts of the two armies on the Mechancsyle road,
now not more than two hundred yards apart The Yam
kee picket by way of aunt often enquiries the Con
federaes wouldn't like to have some coffee in place o.
"sassafras ea2" How are you of for shoes, &c, &c
1t is well known by our reader that Mcclellan has
number of 1ronan who frequently go upon their eria
voyages for the purpose of making observations for the
benefit of the Yankee Generals, while the Northern let
t9rwrters talk of the people of Richmond having had
an opportunity of seeing the glorious old flag floating
from Prof loves balloon" One of these balloons was
sent up on Saturday morning about nine o'clock but
had gone but short distance in the air on its observ
ing tour, when well directed shot from one OF thu
pieces Of Purcell Battery, Capt Pegram, struck th
balloon, tearing it all to pieces and knocking man out
We know notwhether the individual thus upset was
Prof Love- or one Of his subafterns, but whoever hi
was we feel very confident he went upon his last voy
age Saturday morning. After the capszng of the bal
OOH, an art lery duel OF half an hours duration was
carried on, but there was nobody hurt on side"
The quarters Of the Yankee officers can be clearly
discerned with the aid Of glass from the camp OF Capt
DaYidson's company On the Mechancsgille road. The
Yankee officers signal one another by means Of small
flag, which is waved to and fro in the air by man
standing on the highest emnence of their quarters
which in most cases. private residences seized by
the Vandals, or, as they sag, taken public ne
cessity.'
"Our troops aaong the line are in the best of spirits
and feel confident of victory whenever they are lead in
to battle"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

PRESIDENT DAvIs.-We regret to announce 5'r
President Davis was taken seriously i'll on ounIa:
night after his arrival here and was confined TO nD
bed durisg the whole of yesterday Last night be We
very much better, and it hoped he would DC aO'
to return to Richmond this morning or tomorrow sr
Though severe and painful his sickness was not u~s
gerous In consequence of his ndsposton he Oh
received no visitors on Monday, though large nanO
called to see him.-RGksigh State JoursOl Ia" "'"'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

Loss AT SEVEN PINEs."-The Baltimore papers
have now 0sceraned that the loss the battle of the
Seven Pines" as far as ascertained up to this time
was SeUe thousand Us hundred The Confederate loss
grows with every addition made to their own 1t is now
put down at $4,000!
The figures will have &c be reversed very likely the
10000 Confederate loss, as reported by the Baltimore
papers, will turn out much less than 1900 and the T.
500 reported the Federal lcss will eventually sum up
more than $4,000.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

WE see by the papers just North and just South of
u.s. that General Price, tie favourite Missouri soldier
must have passed over our railroads and through
town on Friday last If So it is very likely that large
portly, fine looking gentleman, with white hair, upon
whom many Of our citizens called and all seemed 10 ad
mire, Yves the very identical "Tycoon" himself, the
hero Of many fights, the idol of his soldiers and the
object of admiration ard regard to bis fellow citizens.
Now that we think of it, it rather strikes us that
knew all the time that General Price in town, and
also heard where he going, and were able to form
oerably shrewd guess Of the object of his going there
out we did not think it best to say anything about any
of these things Now thatthe thing is out, it do no
harm for US to say that the General to be in fine
health
BY the way, in paragraph in our Saturdays issue
we got matters somewhat mixed up. The retreat from
Corinth was effected with but little fighting, compare
lively speaking. The circumstances of the retreat al
luded to as belonging to that from Corinth, really be
longed 10 another occasion West of the Mississippi
River TIE mistake was between and our informant
showing how likely people are to get things wrong whe
they depend upon mere verbal accounts 1t is NOR
than likely that the mistake was ours altogether.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19

IT Is amusing, while reading Banks report of seven
hundred missing in his before the hot pursuit Of
Jackson to turn to the Lynchburg papers which give
an account Of the arrival there in one afternoon, that
Of the 18th instant of three thosuand prisoners
from Front Royal and Winchester, being only part
Of thosa cartured from Banks.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-19
Eurnslde Visits Fortress Monroe.
WASHINGTON, N. C


Major General Burnside and staff arrived here at
early hour this morning, having come through the Al
bemarle and Cbesapeak Canal in the small gunboat
Port Royal, leaving Newbern Saturday.
The Port Royal came through both cuts Of the canal
The lower one connecting the Currituck and Abe
marie Sounds has been obstructed by piles and sunken
vessels and previous arrivals by the inland route have
avoided this cut by traversng the whole length OF
Currituck Sound. The progress of the Port Royal
was considerably delayed by the distinctions; but
Gen. Burnside succeeded in blowing them up aud
opening the canal. Norfolk, was reached OF midnight
last night, ard after communicating with Gen. Vlele
and procuring pilot, the.Port Royal proceeded to
this place.
The object of the visit of General Burnside was to
have important communication with the Government
Having sent his dispatches to Washington ard obtain
ed replies, he will return.
There is little no news in the Department of North
Carolina.
The Tweny-tourth Massachusetts regiment, at Wash,
ington, n c.. YVES attacked iron an ambush by 8
North Carolina regiment on Thursday last.
The Twenty-foVrth Massachusetts, were on scout
ing expedition at the time. They lost six men killed
and number wounded. Three Of the latter subse-
quently died.
Several skirmshes have lately taxed place 10 the vi
chity OF Washington, iD one of which On our
side wounded ard two taken prisoners La another
fifteen of cur cavalry, having onyl one man woundd,
put to flight a rebel force of ry ard Infantry ten
times their strength.
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We publish to day quite interesting report of the
late dash made by Gen. j. E. B. Stuart, into and be
yond the enemys lines We feel satisfied the account
of this daring adventure, as taken from the the Rich
mond Dispatch, will be read with interest by numer
Gus patrons.
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The Flight on James Island.

The Charleston papers of Tuesday morning contain
full particulars of the fight on James Island on Monday
last We copy from the Courier the following:
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-25
FROM THE ARMY OF THE PO-
TOMAC.
Headquarters ARMY OF THE PoroMAc |
Saturday Evening, Sept. 20. {

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc
Saturday Evening, Sept. 20.
The firing Leard last evening in the di
rectiou Of Wi.liamsporL turns out to have
been roid ofStuart's reb ! c.valry. He
crossed the Potomac on Friday night into
Maryland. AT that point with his cavaliy.
one regiment Of inf,ntry and seventeen
pieces oi artillery. A force sent up 10
drlvs him ba k, arrived nS,r tie base ol
the Town in the afternoon.
Tic fling heard was principally from
the reb.l guns. During the niEhI they
recrossed into Virgins, and this morning
,hey had disappeared iorm tue Opposite
shurc. No one was hurt.
The work of burying the dead sill con-
tinues; they average about one ihou'and
per day. 10 morrow will probably fin
ish it.
The Maryland nights were yesterday
occupied by Federal force.
The Indications are that The rebels are
continuing Il cir retreat iu Virginia, leav'
ing The line of the Potomac .,
Divine worship was held at headquar
tcrs this evening, Bisbip WipPle OF Min
nesola officiating. .
PHILADELPHIA. september 21.-Goyer'
nor Curtin telegraphs from Hagsrstown,
notifying all military organizations to wal,
at home for further orders-that prohs
bly, all danger is removed, the rsbe
army being in full retreat up the shenan
doah.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-25
Ionl1 Iiope of savips the nation is tGs 4 re-

only hope OF saving the nation lie thS re-
,sioration 10 power Of the Democratic
party. Let US examine this position a
moment 1t is an undeniabls Iaet, that
the whole Democratic party in the South
is in arms against The Government; and
yet Mr.. Finck il he cou'd, would put
Davis, Toombs. Sli !eII, Mason, Floyd,
etc. in power in order that he might re-
store the Union as il was IL Under Bu-
chauan's Democrats Administration. this
Rebellion was bl;t'ed and consummatsd
by the seizure of The public arms, forts,
arsenals, minlS, navy yards. and the Sc
cession of eight or ten st tes, aud yet Mr
Finck has the audacity 10 mand, That
the party which produced These dire re
suits should again be reinstat,d in pow
sr The Democracy Of the South. a
Baltimore and Charleston, FRS, disrupted
the D mocra'ic party and then the Union
and now Mr.. Finck. by his great panacr,
as, conciialion aud Compromise
hopes 10 unite lhem with the Democracy
of he North in The great work Of main
laining the Constitution as il is. ant
the Union as il was y q.
The Fact is, il,r war has killed all tin
old parties. What Fink calls ihs Dem
ocrstlc party now, is Treason a the Soutl
and Fardon at tile Nor'h! Ths mead O
The Snake was cut off BY the r. elion
and nothing now remains hut the with
ing tail, 10 which Mr.. Finck olioss will
the tenacily Of dea h
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-25
THE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES.

Col. Sibley's Correspondence with Hole
in-the-Dny and Other Chiefs--A Dispo-
sltion 20 Make Peace.
The St. Paul Pioneer and Dem ocrat OF
tho 18th instant, cont-insa letter from
Li'ils Crow, Chief Of the Sioux. to Colon.
oil Sibley, IN which he says he wants to
know in what way he can make peace for
his people, He also says tina; the white
prisoners in his possession are as well
treated as his own people.
Letters from the Sioux Chiefs Wabash
aw and Taopi are Of a friendly character.
and denounoe Little Grow as the cause Of
ali the difficulties.
II is evident that tile Sioux att
much divided and quateliug among them
selves. @ ft. h
Col. Sibley requested Crow 10 give ~
his prisoners, and tells Wahashaw anC
Taopi that he viii meet them and lhei
friends in open day, and adds Il au
POWERFUL enough to crush all those VIII,
attempt to oppose my marsh. aud to pun
ish those who have washed their hands il
innosent blpod." 't'
The Pioneer. Of the ! Tth instant, soy
thn the Chippewa Embassy Lave 70
turned. and that they successfully Sc,
tied allquestious of dispute, and left III
indians 10 more cordial and iriendl
state of mind than has existed in man
years. Nearly all the chisfs were pres
ent and signed treaty Of perpsIu'
frirndship.at Grow Wing on the 18th In
slant, whereupon the whole band prepal
cd to leave for their homes, all satisfied
and Hole,ia-ths'day promises 10 diSPer:
his man.j 7si @ sti aah.N- i.' 'H''
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-09-25

- IN 0uI OfietchmPaiSu We hao uo Ho1"
oportuui,y oiforuing an idea.of the glory
snd of the dsso'ation Of war The forsi-
6cations extend length of eight or ten
miles in frCnt Of CinciDn.ti with trenches
and ras-pils across the fields. rife pits
and breastworks around the brow ofeve.
~ hill, trees cut o ross the ravines, and
hundreds Gf acres Of forest levsled 10 give
sweep TO cannon and to obsttuct the sp-
proach Of the rebels. Houses were de-
serted and occupied by offi ers, fences
went down like grass before the charge
of the victorious army, po.atoe patches
were sacked, and wo to The hog, calf or
chicken that approached any sOldisr-to
:. lite him. Fort Mitchell is the keystone
10 the forti6cations, and is arranged to
rake the Lexington pike for lies. -Four
80 poundtrs are waiting day and night
with th,ir noses turned South to snuff
The rebels afar OF. 10. af, l4s.
Since our return, WI have heard some
of the "SIay.at- Home Rangers laugh at
the thing as a big scare and the rush OF
man from all parts Of the State es a big
frolie. But the opinion is, among better
men than they are, that the iif4men
savel Cincinnati. The Cincinhatiaus are
grateful for .ths demonstration, and VIC
heard one OF item say, after seeing near
" hundred thousand ,iRemen 10 the
city, that 1T would te just as possible
for Satan to storm ,hs gates and entel
Heaven as for Kirby Smith to get int
Cincinnati" Fe
, We o,nnot close this account wihou
making special mention Of Captain ]. N
J RuGuer. A nobler man or braver anC
/ better soldier, wo have rarely, il eve
known. He was busy from o'clock il
The morning until 10 at night attending
: 10 the wants Of his men, and doing all i,
J bis power to make ,hsm comfortable -
J The men with ono accord named our en-
cumpment "Camp Rufner," and the men
lion Of his name at any time vas all tha
+; was needed to make the men cheer II
? is said to be the most popular young ma
r in the l7th Regiment. and when genuiu
8 merit shall gain influence. we shall ex
= pect to hear Of his promotion.
4' SERG EANT.