Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-30
The Burnside pxprditIOn-


y, we are without Geographic Other communication
from the northern coast of the Stale We give the last
brought to us by mall although certainly, it throws
light upon the subject, but rather obscurs that which
we thought we had The New bern Progress, OF ytster
day, has the following:
From the New bern Progress, 23d inst
TIE FLEET-THE
The true position and ultima OBJECT OF the Burnside
feet is now one of The greatest mysteries and dcut
problems that this ration has TO solve From what little
insight get into the Northern papers, it would seem
that even the Mort ern people are uncertain pur
pose and much concern ned for its safety lit
having encountered heavy gale of ape Henry then we
upon its depends their future salvation GO
vernment to very large extent.
large quantities Inc Sound aud that
simultaneous attack would he Made at four or i've lmpor
tant points, this being Of the places, at tn same tim
the legitimate result # which has been panc here We
however not exactly prepared to call panic for II
resembles cool and deliberate determination on the
part of male citizens to place their wives aud children
in safer position ut of town preparatory to giving the
vandals fight desperate they may choose to make it.
No has been idle here for few days and every man
determined dispute the advance of the men
by inch to the last exTemiy should he venture TO set
foot upon land There xedness and mlnatlon on
the countenanee of every that seems to say II ne
comes will kill as many OF him as he can of US y
We have said but little heretofore about rnmor that nave
reached knowing whether they we're true or not
and not whing to cause any unnecessary alarm up 10
this writing whether there ls now or ever
has been, Yankee gunboat oV the oWash at ha'e'as
| or not w
=
rived here yesterday from Mattamuskeet. hyde cJunty
through the Sound and be nothing IN the sound
before gong TO press as Iol ~ 70
on accommodating expedition down the river He LEFT
aEes4 tbss Tesnt IF A his trim trim
P. S.-Co singetary had not arrived when We went TO
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The Burnside EXPEDITION.
we ma genera aSoeen IN cur m a.
about the appearance OF the Burnside feet at Hat
nid l6t'n via "F r rnm Ronnoke
had returned to the Island to later date than that OF
@ hspdd I at # this roha in copnectiln With
the severity Of the gale that threws douh On he subj ct
The Washington, n. g., Dispatch Of tuesday is ouy
now at hand 0! course its news Is anticipated
A letter received here today by mercantile firm
from wenformad parties in Newborn, takes the same
view that expressed by the Progress. With this
weather PamlicO Sound would be about as dangerous
as the ocean, with heavy sea and shaliow wafer the
fral shells which compose the bulk of the "expedition
would thump their bottoms out against the bottom Of
the Sound Snch things have occurred more than
with the local craft navigating these waters. Lin
coins mosquito feet would hardly be willing 10 run
separately for harbors knowing that they would thus
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zard over the idea of North Carolina paLer Of tht
10Th inst the Wilmington Journal being the par el
referred to- giving any information to the enemy No
thing was stated in our issue of the date referred te
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