Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-25
FROM The WEST-NORTHERN EEWS-NeCLELLAN
To BE REINSTATED,
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MURFREE BoRo', Dec. 10Th, 1862
Parties from Nashville yesterday report the enemy ey
tending and Strengthening their forGcqons The REPORT
ed evacuation Of Nashville originated ON supposed de,
parure of troops for Mississippi.
Louisville papers of the Is contain the official report Of
the enemy OF the battle ut Frederick sburg their total o
estimated thirteen tbousa nd and iyiye Advices
from Washington to the Sth lincons Congress-
have passed The army bill appropatDg hundred
twenty one million dollars for military purposes.
Philadelphia papers of the 18TH say that dispatch from
Burnside to Haeck dated yesterday evening saws From
without DISASTER army was withdrawn across the Ran
Pa6annock. report was in circulation that Mcclellan
Lincoln and his cabinet. 1t supposed he will be rensteted
to command.
LATEST FROM THE NoRTH-TBE new YORK WORLD
On ToN Tas BAITdE =, At IL, FREDERIGKsBURG POR
TON OF BANKS FLEET AT HILTON HEAD, sc.
- PETERSBURG, VA Dec %, 1862.
meW ork dates to the 10Th inst have been received
Inc NOFd considers the most terrible defeat the War
at Fredericksburg and says that the loss will exceed
than uTder fifteen thousand five hundred previous
y stated Meagber's brigade went in twelve hundred
strong and but $50 could be found next morning Other
brgades suffered as much.
The World says edtoriay, Heaven helm us "a there
seems TO be no help IN Our pershing hope
after hope has vanished and only prospect is the
very ba;kness Of despar Here are reeng back from
three campaigns upOn Richmond Fifteen thousand of the
grand army sacrificed at sweep and the escaping
inside teegraphs from his headquarters on the 18TH
that the whole army had recrossed without of men
OF property mat II was found impossible carry the crest
CT hills and re.crossing became military necessity.
me N. T. World says that the army will now go into
winter quarters, because it can't go anywhere else
Additional particulars of the battle of Prairie Grove Ark
show the Abolition loss in killed wounded $685. and the
rebel loss z, 700.
Several of Banks fleet have put in to Hilton Head short
OF COAL disabled &C. The troops board had suffered
much.
The rebel pirate Alabama was heard from on the 2sfof
November when she Bernencia, West indies with
refuge at Dominica The San into had been at Point
Pere only lew days BEFORE but had sailed for ST. Thorn
Cod closed in New York on the 18th at 1924 and 1922
Congress has appointed Committee who left Washing
ton on sdsy for the Rappahannock enquire into the
facts of the late terrible disaster fredericksburg
LATE NORTHERN NEWS-SEWARD's RESIGNATION
CDNFIRN ED-EUROPEAN NEWS-CHASE REPORT.
Ed AS RE9IGNED-THE YANKEES IN TROUBLE,
&C., &c.
RICHMOND, Va Dec 23d. 1862
The Philadelphia Inquirer been received and fully
confirms the resignation of Seward the other nc WIS
that since late disaster at edericksburo the Feeling
mas grown strong and almost universal that there must be
ecnes ~ e pohey before e war can be
oegks, awaiting the appointment of their
Ihe steamer Scotia has arrived New York with Liver
affairs.
The Paris Noniteur, in quasi official form alludes
he presence OF French squadron at New Orleans which
to have greatly elated the dsafeeted popu
The cotton famine distress in France increasing in
severity.
The London Globe thinks that the situation of America
promises striking results
The Liverpool cotton market closed quiet Uplanes %
TO 24d
James Sheridan Knowles is dead.
The Richmond Enquirer hiss Northern dates tho 22d
inst The New York HeTdd says that Seward and Chase
have certainly resigned Seward will not remain ia if Hal
eck and Stanton are retained and Chase will main
Seward quits Fremont s mentioned the radical cand
date for COmmandern- Chef and Mcclellan as the Coz
serVative candidate.
The Herald says that Sunday the goomiest day
known in history and thinks that Fremont
is appointed or Stanton retained, the newly elected
OF SIX OF the gresr States will Withdraw their troops
from The army and demand change of policy
dispatch from Washington on Sunday at midnlgIt,
says that President Lincoln has that he is the
proper judge of the conduct his armies he will
not be Influenced by the dictaton of Senators.
Gen. Burnside was in Washington sunday. It was tel
egraphed from Burnsdes headquarters the 2st inst
that his staff knew nothing of his resignation.
Gold rose one per in New York when Stewards
sigRatiOn reached there
CAPTURE OF Suffers, WAGONS By HAMPToN's
CAVALRY-GAPTURE OF FEDERAL SPY.
RICHMOND, Dec 23d. 1862.
Tn hia unon fhA enAmv lines Gen. Hampton