Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-17

posed to be a reconnaissance fent.
Official information from New Orleans that an at
tack Forts Jackson and Phillip commenced yesterday
THIRD DISPATCH.
NORTHERN PAPERS RECEIVED-THE FEDERALSI
CLAIM VICTORY AT PITTSBURG-FROM WASH
1NGTON CITY AND NEW YORK-RELEAsE OF
MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
FEDERAL LOSS AT THE BAIT LIE OF SHILOH
THE ENGLISH JOURNALS ON THE STEAMER yIR
GIEIA-THE LONDON TIMES, &C., &C.
NORFOLK, VA, April 18th, 1862.
Northern dates the 10th inst, have been received
The Northern journals claim great victory at Psburg
and state that Gen. Beauregard had his shot off, and
that the rebel hest fed in dsmay. There great
ocing the misunderstood result of the battle and the
surrender of Island TO- which extraordinary asehood
WASHINGTON D. c.. April "a guerrilla warfare is
red from Brensville towards Occoquan Seward was
to leave the 18th for the Southwest. F. W. Seward is
acting Secretary of State.
The Federas represent that Europe the public
sentiment increasing in favor of the North in
quence of the recent Federal victories.
NEW YORK, April 9th.-Feds telegraph scheme has
been favoraby received by England the cable to be
laid to New Foundland in twelve months.
The prize Magnolia has been sold for fifty thou
sand dollars.
BOSTON, April 9-The Speaker of the House and seven
other members of the late Mary Legislature have been
released.
The Federas say that their loss at Pittsburg battle of
Shiloh twenty thousand in killed. wounded and miss
ng and the Confederate loss thryve ty thousand
ST. LOUIS April 9-Gen Halleck has left the Tennessee
river to assume command in the field.
English journals say that the great naval battle of New
ports News is Of the most interesting incidents the
war; and brilliant and extraordinary achievement They
say that the Confederate fgae Virginia gained easy
victory her wooden opponents that the Virginia
damaged and recommend the dseontnuance of wooden
ships and the converting of all their ships that
will bear into machines of similar to the Confederate
ship Virginia and that the of the Virginia shows
that there good heads in the Navy Department of the
South.
The London Times says that the faal beginning of the
campaign for May will be witnessed says that the
troops Eastern Virginia commanded by President Da
Wis., and audes to the able of the Confederate
army and their determination to be conquered. 1t
says that Gen Mcclellan with two hundred thousand men,
marched through desolated Wilderness the Confederate
troops having destroyed everything of value their march
FOURTH DIsPATCH.J
LATER NORTHERN DATES.-THE REBELLION TO BE
SOON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF SLAVERY
| THANKSGIVING DAY &C., &C.
NORFOLK VA, April 18th, 1892
The Day Book has received Northern papers with dates
to the l4h inst They regard the victory Island 10 of
great Importance and say that the rebel loss immense
The Northern papers say that the great struggle
town is at hand and that summary termination is
be put to the defiant and nsoent of Norfolk
mond and the whole rebel Cabinet and Congress. The
drama to close with bloody tragedy of SURPRISING
grandeur.
Savannah is to be beseged in a few days.
joint resolution has been passed by the Federal Con
gess and approved by the President that the United States
will cooperate wi any State to adopt the gradual aboli
tion Of slavery.
Gen. Beauregard is reported as dead.
Saturday. 18th inst observed day of thanksgiv
ing for great victories
NEW YORK, April l3th.-The stock market is dull. COX
l014 102. The operations of the Merrmac affect the
market unavoraby. Cotton steady st 27a cents; ope
rations very gh'.
supposed in relation to the Of the Kerr
draw the Monitor ON her position, it to ALLOW
the jamestown and Yorktown pass the river blockade
McCIelan's operations will be vigorously prosecu
ted when his arrangement ts complete The rebel fore
amounts to hundred thousand with large number
their best guns and their army we'll drilled and formid
able.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 13-Arranc merts are making
facilitate the of the Pennsyva mans who may
, wounded at yorktown to Philadelphia.
The President of the Bay Line says thai they will
port surgeons attend the wounded free of charge.
WHEELING, April acknowledgements, under Gen. Blen
ker, coming
FEDERAL LOSS AT THE BATTLE OF SHILOH-GEN
BUELL. MORTALITY WOUNDED-GENS CRITTEN
DEN, SHERMAN AND WALLACE KILLED, &C., &C
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 18Th, 1862.
Northern papers received here to-day that the Fed
eral loss the battle of Shiloh twenty hous and
Many field officers were killed. Gen Buell. was mortal
wounded. Generals Crittenden Sherman and Wal
lace's were killed,
Two regiments from Kentucky, aod two from Wisconsin
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