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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

DEsERTERs learn that four of the regulars at one of
posts the coast deserted morning of the 18th
and have gone the enemy They received per-
mission to out in boat for oysters discovered
soon after proceeding the direction of the blockader
boat with sixteen started in pursut were unable
to overtake the uves the latter having sometime the
start They ee a seen climbing the side of the enemys
gunboat-ChdTEeSton Courier.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

We DO NOT il e tn even appear to talk OF war n The
presence OF Hannibal in other words presume to ST.
wise military in regard TO matters which fall with!n
the limits OF their owf speciality. But without doing
So might we not sueg st something for the decision Of
their better judgment.
10 the event of attack upon this place, and il is
known that the probability of such has been tt an
hinted vessels of large class could either of
our bars or get up to town Whether any of as large
class as frgates could approach Fort caswell suf
GENTLY near to shell with any fleet is doubtful.
But suppose that in the melee, even if the Forts
could not be sienced guaboats should succeed in
forcing their way far town, there not heights
near the Southern boundary of the town, that COM
pletely command the river, and that with few guns On
them would play the mischief with any stray gunboats
that might presume to take position 10 river in
front of town to shell an undtknded place? We need
not be more precise in indicating the commanding points
alluded Co. bat any going down the wharf will be-
gin to ud them before he has gone than quarter
of mile South from Market street There is esti-
mating the amount Ct injury that even one gunboat
mig do If allowed to keep its place in front of town.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

F1RE-The alarm of fire last night about II O'Clock,
was caused by the burning of the Lampback Factory
of Mr. F. S. Pratt, located in the Southern part OF
town. The building was entirely consumed MIR. P's
loss is about $4O0-DasIy Journal, 10TH inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

ARRIvAL-Mr. j. W. Zacbarie one of the passengers
taken from British schooner in the Gulf by the u States
steamer Tantago de Cuba has arrived in Richmond The
occasion of his release is understood the same which
governed the Lncolnes in giving up Messrs. Mason and
Sldea wholesome fear of the British Lion. Mr. Zacharie,
it is said, has important communications to make to our
oyernment-Richnlond Dispatch.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

TEXAS ON FOR BURNING-Tte Hampstead Courier
has editorial showing that the castor oil plant can be
easily cultivated, grows well iu Texas, and the oil ex
traced from the BEANS yield of 80 per cent? is not
surpassed for Illuminating purposes by the best whale
oil.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
wilmington Horse ARTILLERY.

We publish to-day list of the officers and members
of this very fine Company, which has gone into camp
some distance from town.
In the character of the composing it, in its drill
at the guns ard their evouons on the field this bat
terry is credit TO tie town, ana will be found in the hour
of danger we'll worthy OF the confidence repoed in it,
We learn that it passed through town on Saturday
and attracted much attention by its fine appearance
and the solderly bearing aud discipline of the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

The Raleigh Standard says that several regiments
have been ordered to different points the coast with
in few days Col. Avery's regiment is quartered at
Newbern for tie present, we believe. Col. Leaven-
thrope's will bvouack in the neghborhood of Whining
ton. These are fine regiments and will do good ser
vice
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

WE ARE requested to say that depository for tracts,
testaments and religious publications. has been estab
shed here and that soldiers car obtain such by calling
on Messrs Ellis & Mitchell.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

The GLADIAToR.-Late information received by the
Quincy Fa Dispatch of the 8tb enables the edter Of
that paper to state that the Gladiator is now safely
moored in Confederate port-a Florida port The
Gladiator has taOo millions worth of arms
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

This think is almost without parallel and shows
well for the estimation in which the discipline and mill
tary knowledge of that corps held by the author
ties and the soldiers of the State and the Conderacy
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

report prevailed yesterday which stated that one
OF the Yankee fleet had attempted get into Georgetown
but we suppose the statement to be premature.
Charleston Courier Nh inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

The contributions for the relief of the Charleston
sufferers up to the close of last week amounted to
$181, $40 "a.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
The Wilmington Light Infantry.

little item in the history of this company, which,
since its first organization, has been thoroughly iden-
tilted with this community may not be without interest
here and elsewhere throughout the State We alude to
the number of officers which it has furnished to the
Army of the Confederate States" The following is
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

PLEASE ANSWER THIs.-Why does William H. Seward, in
his reply to Lord Lyons remind you Of restless sleeper
Charleston Courier.
He lies on one side first, and then he lies on the
otka
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

THE New York Hercd advocates, nay, urges, the
immediate imposition by the Lincoln Congress of direct
taxes sufficient to raise Cd annual of hundred
and fifty millions OF dollars in addition, of course, to the
amount to be realized from the already existing
of revenue.
The Herald says his must be done Or the credit of
the Union gone aud panic CT the most fearful char
acte nay be expected. 1t must be done that section
will sink down ubder the weight of nordinate issues of
rredeemable paper decree must GO forth from Cea-
sar Lincoln that all the world Of the Northern States
shall be taxeG-tbat -l the jewellers therein shall he
taxed their rising up and their sitting down, in their
eating and their drinking in their sickness and their
health, in their living and their dying.
Now that won't work satisfactorily. Getting in debt,
like going down bil is easy enough but paying is tie
mischief and paying enormously before the first year
is over tie very dabolos himself to all but the specu
lators contractors and politicians and all can't be
tractors and spectators. Illinois, with corn nominal
prices and whsky dog CHEAP Ohio, with pork at half
rates, and other western pr duce in proportion, will find
it pretty hard 10 pay eight millions OF dollars
direct taxes in addition to the already existing burhens
of their Federal state and municipal governments.-
They cannot do it, and they won't. The attempt at
meeting theakxigencies of the OCCASION by resort to
such direct taxation, will be indeed the application of
srperimentum crucis to Northern belgerency. We DO
not think it can stand the test. We hardly think Con-
gress will have the to venture upon it at but
it is that or nothing. The finances will break down
and the fall through without it, 1t is neck moth
ing and rot much to choose either side Let US bear
up firmly through this winter and all will be right, we
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

IT WOULD SEEM that General BurDside's expedition
did not return to Hampton Roads, reported in the E.
tersburg Express by its Geographic correspondent from
Norfolk We have not heard of its having been seen
along the coast and surely it sailed on Sunday evening
at six o'clock it has had abundant time to make its
pearance here which is not three hundred miles distant
Hatteras is less than twentyour hours sail from Cape
Henry, Cape Lookout than thrtysix hours, and Cape
Fear than fortyeight.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
Horse ArtiIIerv.-

List of M Inbers Of the sVilmRgOn Horse ARTILLERY
OFFICERS.
Samuel r. Bunting, Captain
Lemuel 81. Bovden, Senior st Lieut.
David E. Bunting, Junior - 60
James F. Post I'd -
Samuel A. Story, Quartermaster Sergeant,
Thomas q. Moore, lst Sergeant,
William P. Elliot, 81 g
Thos. J. Switzerland Sd I"
Samuel Sheppard 4th "
Thes. A. McI.endon, 9Th !"
Thomas J. Ivey,. LIST Corporal,
William w. Freeman, Sd Sc
Stephen 4 Curre, 4th
Perote c. Felt Artifcer,
Joseph Smith, Farrier
PRIvATEs.
George Alderman, Francis M Bloodworth, John L Bow
en-, Jesse Bowden, Lemuel Bowden, Robert BovJen
jr., Benjamin FL Bates, Duncan Baxter, Daniel Garter
j ohm Collins, James Chadwick, John Curtis John
Costnn, Simon Craig, John Corbett, Amariah Cor
bett William ] Doughty, John Everitt David F Eve
ritz Jesse Farrew Joseph Farrow, Thomas Gladden. Jas
Gadsby James Green, Thomas Hartsfed, William Hol
lis, John Henderson, Calvin Herring Joseph Hoggeson
Edward Hale, Jason Hawkins, j Hines, William Rarker
Hosea Horn, Earnest Jones, Samuel James, Jacob Jar
rell Charles Johnson Thomas Kent, Thomas E King
Thomas haioy. John Legun, Henry Martindae, John
Miller. Edmund MiHts, William MINIS, Wiley Moore
Lorenzo MINIS, James Mccartney, John Mote, Heze
kiah Mason, Thaddeus Nichols, Benjamin Nixon
William New James Ormsby, Archibald Pearce. Will.
ia PesTce, Burwe Pearce James Pearce Solomon Price
ehu Pearoe, Christopher Redd, David Raner John
Rlvenbark, James Record, Jacob Singleton, John II
Savage. Thaddeus Stanlan, Thomas Spooner, William P
Sheppard, Henry Schreiver, John Smith. David West
Edward Ward, Andrew Walton, John w Wells, Will
lam Williams, Thomas Westcott Patrick Williams
" lillian Wells, Nicholas Warren, John W Zimmerman
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
N. c., THURSDAY, JANUARY le, 1862.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13
NJ. s. WILKINSON,
CYRUs ALDRIcH,
VIZ. WINDOW"

A RUsI OF OLD SUMNER.-An army CORE
spondent writes:i Seen. Sumner on last FRI
day, dispatched twenty five dragons on for
aging expedition. They had not proceeded far
beyord our lines, till . guerrilla band of Rebels
captured wagons and teamsters. As soon a.
word came to headquarters of the division, Gen.
Sumner ordered ten wagons to be filled with
armed soldiers, and to proceed to the same place
where the rebels had carried of their booty,
and to lie concealed, in the bottom of their
wagons The ruse WAS successful. The guer-
rillas, some forty in number, came upon the
party, dismounted, and proceeded to capture,
as they supposed, fresh supply Of horses ard
wagons, when our soldiers, concealed a. in Tro-
jan horse, came out and captured every Rebel
and bis horse, and soon returned to camp with
the enemy and every prisoner, horse and wagon,
which had few hours before been taken from
us. The incident created quite an amusing sen.
sation. .. siy IN y..,-- -, &
A CONSPIRACY FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF rHE
EMPEROR NAPoLEoN.-Are recent telegraphic sum.
mary of foreign news contained an intimation
thata conspiracy against the life of the French
Emperor had been discovered As far az posi-.
BILE the matter has been kept secret, but the
London Stars Paris correspondent furnishes the
following particulars: ''The story goes that if.
teen men, armed with pistols, who are generally
said to be Italians, were to have been posted
along the Boulevard du Prince Eugene when the
Emperor was to be passing. If one failed in
carrying out his object, the second was te have
made an attempt to accomplish it; and if the
second failed, the third was to have taken his
place, and so till one Of the fifteen had sue
ceeded. have also heard, but do not know
whether it the truth or not, that all the con-
spitators have escaped, and that the Government
is in state of great ALARM"
An ANEcDoTE OF P0pE.-Cne day, as Pope
was engaged in trans}ating the I" Iliad," he
came to passage which neither he nor his
assistant could interpret A stranger who
stood by, in his humble garb, very modestly
suggested that, as he had some little acquain
lance with Greek, perhaps he could assist them
.. Try it, try it !" said Pope, with the air of q
boy who is encouraging monkey to eat red
pepper. "There is an error in the print" said
the stranger, looking at the text. Read as if
there was no interrogation point at the end of
the line and you have the meaning at once. y
Pope's assistant improved upon this hint, and
rendered the passage without difficulty. Pope
was chsgrined; he could never endure TO be
surpassed; in . sarcastic tone," Will you please
tell me what an Interrogation is Z" "Why sir. y
said the stranger, scanning the ill-shaped Poet.
sit is little crooked, contemplate thing that
asks questionsi''
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13
Paper and Paper Stock.

To the Editor of The N. Y. Tribune
SIR It is alledged that the present paper
famine is mainly due to the lack of "paper
stock, the almost total stoppage Of lmpQrta-
tons of rags, and the failure of bagging and
other material for making paper formerly OBJ
tanned from the South. The demand now is
for spaper Stock" rags have trebled in price,
and even rye straw straw is advertised for by
mills near Philadelphia, at 81 cents per pound,
or $65 per ton. The want is immediate and
pressing and We have no time to look abroad for
numerous kinds Of tropical fbres from which
paper can be made, nor yet to go into elabor.
ate experiments on materials nearer home
Nor need we do 40. We have an immense SUP
ply of good PAPER stock, than which nothing
could be better at home, and Immediately auaI
s6le. refer now to the thousands Of tons of
fax which lie outside the oil mills in Ohio,
Illinois, etc. and which have literally been
thrown away after the extraction oil from the
seed. Of all these rejected stalks, e-fourth
part in weight is first-class paper stock. In
the two States, OF Illinois and Ohio, TAXING the
census Of 1860 as basis, there are in round
numbers $4,000 tuns of this fax this year
raised for seed and oil and thrown to waste
Properly broken aud cleaned, this aggregate
would yield about IA 900 tuns of the very best
paper stock in the world-equal to two.thirds
of the total amount of rags hitherto imported
annually, and equal in value, at the present
price Of paper stock to nearly $4,000, 900 =
The effect of bringing this vast supply into the
market is too obvions to need explanation.
The only difficulty in utilizing this supply
of paper stock, realizing the relief which it
would afford, and preventing further advance
in books ard newspapers, as well as giving o
new source of profit to the farmers of the
West, is cheap and proper machinery for clear
ing the fax fbres from the shoove or woody
part, SO that it can be packed and sent to mar
ket, ready, or nearly ready, for the paper
maker, without eating itself up in freight.
- 'NoD such machinery does ezist; simple, cheap
and portable, and easily managed-whi /
believe is destined to work an entire revolu-
tion in the production and manufacture of
fax. allude to the newly invented Sanford
& Mallory flax.brake and cleaner which NAV
be seen at No. 5 White street, Boom No. 26, J
and which at single operation removes fully
four fifths Of the shooue or woody substance,
amounting to from 60 to IS per cent Of the
original weight Of the straw and, leaves the
fibre in condition to be at once baled and
sent to market. .as i
The cost of this machine land wish to have
it understood that have no interest of any
kind in it beyond what share in common with
every citizen) is about $685.. It may be works
ed by an ordinary horsepower; requires no
skill beyond what any boy may acquire in i've
minutes, and may be set up by any ordinary
mechanic in half . day.
Bya prompt application Of this machine
(which will easily clear tun of fax straw per
day. to the vast piles of f1ax in the West, it
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13

the nee States. Maryland, on the Gkst on
|peftsaity, shess-sAssidsd- vsiosist 0svvpnor
aed lUnionise Leg6iaturp, and wAea bee fom.
% the f@emec AuA tiled to,cxalms har into
rebellion with the most soothing promises. 40.
eonpanisd by the dulcst strains of.My Mary.
land, my Maryland" she gave him : kick in.
stead Of welcome, Delaware hes voted for .
Republican Governor and : Republican Con-
gresham, whiIs Missouri, best Of eli. late
home Of the border .ufhans, has sent svoved
and sealous emancipationists to Congress And
to the State Legislators. Thus another fright.
full ghost was laid BY . simple effort to bring It
to the, light ga fik e50 cal s@ssT
Again, it was predicted BY the imasin.tiv.
issued . proclamation declaring the freedom Of
the slave, shout two.t thirds Of the officers Of the
army would resign, and Ct least three .fourths
Of the privstes throw down their musksts. We
are not aware that the President himself was
restrained BY the fsar Of any such result; We
will % him the justice to- nppos thatlhs was
not; but Be that g Il nnsy, 10 know tAas when
the proclamatien vas issued, it WAS found that
the prophets ofsvit he'd so Tar bslisd tie char.
acter Of our gallsnt men in the field that not .
single resignation Of single act ofmutiny was
recorded. On the contrary, both officers and
men seemed to Be inspired with new hope for
their cause BY such ah indication Of renewed
energy on the part Of the superior authorities.
Even among the volunteers from the border
States, engaged in the war in various parts Of
Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky. . fresh life
was infused into the ranks By the manifesto
tions Of new vigor ia the Administration
That dreadful ghost which had been copjured
BY the politicians, Of military insubordinstion,
was found 70 be no ghost at Al, and only the
ghost Of ghost. "a sIsrf -, 49,, :, s,-r,,
= We might, if Il, we're worth while, fnd an il
lustration Of what We urge in the, removal Of
Mcclellan, which We we're told would disor-
ganize the army md precipitSte the indignant
masses upon the Government, while the truth
has been that Mcclellan retires more and more
into obscrrity, the army moves steadily on,
snd the whole affair would be forgotten in .
week If the newspapers and . few politicians
did not keep it aliye.s .,,.,t : :. - -
"A thousand other instances, indeed, from
our own and other national histories might be
adduced to confirm the conclusion that the
safest as well as wisest course for statesmen is
to adhere to principles; to shrink from no i'm
aginary terrors of consequences; and, when
the time comes to assert, and do what Is right
and just in itself, without regard to the results
which timorous minds predict, ~. 4,g !. Z"
They may rest assured, particularly in .
country as enlightened as this is, that tho
great mass Of the people are never afraid Of
| truth, Justice or humanity They may be mis-.
led, for . time by Misrepresentation q the
character of specific measures; but when this
is once understood they will rally effectively
to theright side. '''''.''''' 80 y ~ ~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13

aa BRouGar TO TERHs.--An amusing I'd venture
is rslsted - having happened to the Bank Of
England, which had committed the great dis
respect Of refusing to discosut . bill Of . large
amount, drawn BY Anseim Rothschild, Of
frankfort, on Nathan Rothschild. of London.
The Bank had haughtily replied "that they dis.
count oAly their own bills, and not those of
private psrsoss," But they he'd to do with one
stronger than the bank. .'Privats personsl" ex-
claimed Nathan Rothschild, when they report.
ed to him the fact. "Private persons I will
make these gentlemen see what sort Of private
persons I'VE sre!'s Three weeks Afterwards,
Nathan Rothschild-who had employed the
interval IN gathering al the E5 notes he could
procure in England and on the Continent
presented himself at the Bank at the opening
Of the office He drew from his pocket.book
E5b note. and they naturally counted out Eve
soysrsigns at the same time looking quite as.
tonished that the Baron Rothschild should
have personally troubled himself for such
tribe. The Baron examined eone BY one the
coins, and put them into.a little canvass bag;
then drawing out another note, third, tenth
| hundredth, he never put the pieces of gold
into the bag without scrupulously examining
them, and in some instances trying them in
the balance, ss, he said, ssthe law rave him
the right to do" The first pocket book being
emptied, and the first bag being FULL he pass
ed them to his clerk and received second, and
thus continued until the close of the Bank
The Baron had employed seven hours to change
Ell 900. But as ne had also nine EMPLOYEES
Of his house engaged in the same manner, it
resulted that the house of Rothschild had
drawn e210, 900 in gold from the Bank, and
that he had SO occupied the tellers that 70
other person could change single note. -
Everything which bears the stamp of eccen
tricity has always pleased the English They
were, therefore, the first day very mush anus.
ed at the little pique Of Baron Rothschild.-
They however, laughed less, when they saw
him return the next day at the opening of tn.
Bank, fanked by his nine clerks, and followed
this time by many drays destined to carry
away the specie. They laughed no logger,
when the King Of Bankers said, with ironic
simplicity: s'These gentlemen refuse to pay
my bills-l have sworn not to keep theirs. Al
their leisure-only notify them that have
enough to employ them for two months Pr
"For two months!" s.Eleven millions in golc
drawn from the Bank Of England which they
have never possessed" The Bank took alarm
There was something to be done The mex
morning, notice appeared in the journals thai
hemceforth that Bank would pay Rothschild's
| bills the same their own - ~
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13

Great God tolwhsn oar natiou's Woes. /
! Our dire distress, our angry foes, i (
4 In AL their awfal gloom are known;
Ne bow to Thee and Thee alone.
ave pray Thee, mitigate this strife
Attended by such waste Of, life,
Such woundsand anguish, grosns and tears,
As I'll our Utmost hearts with fears.
COB, darkly now the tempest rolls
Wide Ger our desolated souls; fsat
Yet, beaten downward to the dust,
In Thy forgiveness still our trust.
eve trust to thy protecting power
In this our country's ssddest hour, ca
: And pray thss Thou wilt spread Thy
IA shield, z1.g
Above Us in the camp and field.
z "Oh God Of battles, let Thy might
Sustain our armies in the fight,
i Till they shall win the victory @
And Get the hspless bondmen fee.
"Till, guided BY Thy glorious hand,
Those srmiss rsunits the land, E d
q And North and South alike shall raise =,
= To God their peaceful hymns Of praise
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13

Sens to s1,e. Sut psptr assilast.1 NAV b.
supplied with On abundance Of Paper stock Of
the bestkisd. and st anos, without any change
IN sxieting. machinery, and without lsuaehine
ont into; novel and costly, experiments On ma.
terisls which It best, can only atlord an. infe.
Erior article Of PAPER. Yours, Igaliees -
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-13

NV YoRK, Dec. 8.-A special dispatch from
Washington to the Post, says that the Commits
tee Of Ways and Means agree with Mr.. Chase,
that no more Treasury Notes shall be issued.