Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-11

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TIE news from the late battles near Manassas juno
finn comes in slowly. 1t evident however that the
FIGHTING there has been at least hard any that has
taken place during the war. We copy to-day from the
Richmond Enquirer of yesterday sundry details report
ed and surmised we presume, but mostly reliable.
We have lost immensely, although we have undoubt-
edy routed the enemy. The loss of EweI alone, is
very heavy one for he was not only of the braves
and best fighting generals in our army but he one
of the most modest We could hear of what he did, and
he was always at work. but heard any of this
from himself II he ever made reports, which sup
pose he did, do not recollect to have any of
them published. BE was Jackson's right-hand man |
and probably his equal in many respects and in some
his superior By the way we find ourselves speaking
of EWe in the past tense though he were dead while
he is only wounded, bat his wound is of such charac
Ter must deprive the country of his services during
the var.
Among the Yankee Generals reported killed or NOR
tally wounded are Pope and Sickles or Sge the two
latter names being mixed up, also Banks. We should
amest regret to learn that Pope Sickes had met
soldiers death on the battlefield. They only deserve
feon's doom.
Somehow we cannot help thinking that the enemy
must have partially succeeded in their preliminary at
tack upon the right wing of our army commanded by
General Longstreet. We think the object of Long
street was, if possible to prevent junction between
the forces of Pope and Mcclellan. That junction did
take place however for General Lee announces victo
~ on Saturday over the combined forces OF Generals
Mcclellan and Pope
From Manassas Junction to Gordonsville is 81 miles;
all that distance is without telegraph railroad
munication the wires having been torn down and the
bridges ruined by the retreating enemy
All the rumours 60 to show that victory on Sat
urday was full and complete but all after that is vague
Where the enemy u.s. or where our army is now to be
found can only be surmised at.
The news from the West is good. How Kirby
Smith, who was when last heard from, besiegiDg Fed
era Morgan's force at Cumberland Gap, got to be
fighting Bull Nelson's force at Richmond, Kentucky
something like hundred miles from the Gap, is more
than we can understand lie whipped Nelson pretty
badly Bragg is on the move and he will keep moving
Now is our time.
DID it ever strike anybody that if a steamer with
an assorted cargo" of Yankee goods, taken in at
Nassau, attempts to the blockade, she generally
does it; and if the steamer takes out cotton to
Nassau, to be immediately taken thence to New York
OF Boston, she somehow slips out without the blocka-
ders seeing her.
But let vessel have cargo on board that does not
come from Yankee land, and the bockGders wide
awake and she is gone for certain; let her try tc
run out with cotton rot intended for the Yankee
ke and she is bound to be picked up Just keep your
eyes open and see if this thing is not about 1t is
time that this knowledge should be realized and acted
upon. We do not accuse our citizens of any compiler
ty with Lincondom-we know that generally they arr
incapable of such thiDg~but we do think that the
Yankee agents do connve at this sort Of thing. By
means Of their consuls they know precisely what cargo
vessel takes on board, and they act accordingly
ApPoINTMENr-We are pleased to learn that Capt
w. s. NoRNENT, formerly of the 18th regiment ha
been appointed to the command of Co. d, 5lst regiment
n. G. T., v1ce Capt. WATERS resigned. Captain OR
MENT is an officer of experience soldier, and person
ally is a very clever gentleman that upon the whole
we must take it for granted that the appointment is one
every way fit to be made"
GENERAL BEAUREGARD has been assigned to the De
partment of Georgia and South Carolina. We ws
he would come this way sometimes, or if not, W
do wish the powers that be would make General VIII
ting Major General which he deserves to be, and pu
him in charge of the Department of North Carolina
We say this from no feeling of dsparagement to Gen
eral Clingman any other officer But however Draw
and talented we know these gentlemen to be, we as
know that they neither educated military engineers
experienced soldiers like Beauregard or Whiting
UPoN the events OF the next few weeks will depend
very much of good i'll for the future of the COnfedera
cy. Let US but occupy Tennessee, Kentucky and Mis-
souri, for two months and will then be able TO hOC
them permanently. These States are, if in hands
good for fifty thousand soldiers from each, in addition
to all they have already sent and they also the great
est ood-preducing States in the Confederacy. Wit
these States and Western Virginia in hands tn
military power of the COnfederacy would be nearl
doubled not only in men but in the of support
ing an army, in food and in transportation
1t is not at all improbable that before the enemy
get his new eves into service may have accomplish
ed all this and be able to bring the forces and
Of these great Western regions into the field the sid
OF the Confederacy Such s evidently the programme
Whether in truth majority of the popular vote
Kentucky or in Maryland would even now be given ft
the COnederacy, is in our opinion somewhat doubtful
but taking for granted that they hostile to u.s.
surely have every right to use their resources and
prVe the enemy of them.
1t Is something of q coincidence, that on the vel
day which General Lee was scattering the cor
bned forces of Pope, Mcclellan and Burnside, Kirt
Smith should have been cutting to pieces the army
General Bull Nelson, near Richmond, KY, and with
twenty-five miles of Lexington in that State. III
route of Nelson's army was at least complete th
of the Federal army of Virginia, and from 6
we can hear, that was almost as complete as
well could be- Strangely enough at this second bait