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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
From The L,nchburg Republican
President DaVAi

We are grat6r t. find IN the Richmond Dispatch the
following ri !. but high compliment to President Davis:
We believe that he President deserves the unm-
tied trust respect Of the southern euple we know
that the ol Fag hip Il stand by him lon{ there is
al hot u the locker "
The Dispatch but eechoes the sentiments of nine tenths
# not huDd edths ct the people of he Confed
t. ~taes IL IL only few heads who
it the admnist, alton President Davis has achieved
w"nd4Es and exhibited administrative ability
10 The history OF this Count We tele he has accI
vi shed more han any her living is the nt1
Gould Coup b. 1, and beev. that par al nis.
tory wall rdIct He has ed errors
10 sore o. which wIln,g to u knowledge and
dsapp Oved but they have been few and of cOnpar.
al VcJ snau mUm~n1. He has brt u ht o
cha Is AbS ed ernment AIMED and co zip.
ped mo than halt q mil ," Ot men, Apo nted
comm I'D Ih4m have q Of victories
who I.f ed the mort upadaQ hon upon An in
taut zion hag and excned the Gdmraton appIau
OF the world and at this his policy Ids At Gay
mi lion Ot men arms, promi to give ea y
peace ln snprr the people the tontederacy, with
x;eptons, ID h. OrelgD W. rid lutte proDouncDe
President Davis great man and great Executive
his esert ed lame lessened ny drfama
ZION OF the eemies which his hrmntss ard decjsiou
cha acter have He wi shiue in b story with ,
brightness which Will pse any of his
cabinet aud which will fade bef the bril- iauc
of OF them IN the fed He il patriot and christian
| "a sta esman aud a soldier II the first water.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

Tbs KNUKvlLL., Tenn Reg, ter OF tie 18th instant
draws dark pic ure OF crime and treason amoog thu
mountain astn OF East Tennessee which give shelter
aud couceAlment to brigands, who have there to
Caps Consumption in the Sub, aud at the North. DE
serers from The army of Seucrauz and tugtives from
the desPOt's~ OF Lucolo III kentucky, and those VIII
WIud evade ser'lcs IN Southern have found in
ssOle retreats 10 the 'uutalns OF East Tennessee
COup,erleun4 and all other evil practices are carrie
Oh the iron, coal aud nitre regious are becomin
uDSale On account OF these lukIDg desk eradoes.
his q matter which concerns not only Tennessee
bat the whole OOniederacy Our own State has an es
peca interest in the matter our mountain people nea
the Tennessee line have already suffered more than ono
hou the visatons of these East Tennessee Tories u
gItlves and Migrants.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
THE FREDERICKSBURG BATTLE.
Drnr Ia Il

RICHMOND Dec ION, 1867.
Tbs morning papers contain addiiDnal details Of
the battle netre Fredericksburg attempt of the
my to cross the Rappah mock Thursday morning
braveis Disputed by Ba ksdales mississippi brigade In
consequence of this resistance, the Yankees she led the
town aud destroyed large number of huses, incuinE
the house long the residence of MARY, the mo her Of
WASHINGTON. There were many hair breadth escapes OF
The Inhabitants who remained or had returned tp"n
Under of their battery the Yankees sus"eede1 in
ossing the river. The battle opened Saturday
'pg will artillery, and incessant firing kept on
DO sides Our line of ba lie exended ODg the Railroad
track, anG that OF the the county road
parallel with the river bout the ,Dfsary berame
engaged. A LIS vision sustained the At shuck of
the battle side The Yankee columns advt and
entered The woods South OF the ad the bate hen
rag to lousy T. Yankees ought we l. tut though
largely ontnomberirg our cols, drv from tue
woods he railroad in the direction their
btidees Deep Run They pursued ah"rt one
mile aud hb and lest le,v y. As ired, 'he
enemy raj led and returned the contest,
dI living Il m hack
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

AFTER the battle OF Sharpsburg there was com
Parauve Iu IN military matters indeed has been the
case ar neatly every great contest OF tus war 1t Is
not far ON THREE months since our army returned
from Naryl MI aud until within the last week so no
mOv m ut of any great interest has teen made by
either party owing no doubt to mutual exhaustion in
dlced by II fearful # cs of the Maryland campaign
Now things have taken a fresh turn al activity
seems to mark the movements Of the enemy at al
pouts, d aucins from FRI rcksbure from Sufi TX
aud from Newoern There hal been citing on the
Neuse lbs, on on the ack water, at Franklin aud
on the R,ppahanuock near fredericksburg. Tue fight
lag a. Fredericksburg will unqIes.ionably equal if il
does not exceed that OF any battle of the 10 al
human probability it was resumed yesterday morning
and my 20 on for several days.
The enemy is in large force at suf Xix, and we fear
that G'ntra French has not quite as many men as
uId he daired. Oh this, however, do not feel
tbOr.z d to sp ak II We knew.
II ler eral ANS can hold the enemy in check until
orr Reinforcement get to the scene Of action, will
have no fears for the result, although the invading
column may outnumber the troops available for the
defenc, of the railroad and the State at that point
Fighting going Yesterday forenoon at Kinston
The enemy remarkably strong in artillery.
1t is h,rdly to be doubled that at this very hour
severe citing is going on in this State and in Vlr
GINA the result OF which await with much interest
and little anxiety especially in regard TO the con'es
a. nton not that d, ut the valor Of our trool
there, feel sau that they will do all that mel
can d. bat have apprehensons of their being
over whelmtd ny the shetr tore of numbers.
We are elsed to learn that Ger eru Evans expresse
Col lence his ability to MAINTAIN his grou' AM
Whip tie enemy twn wnh tie troops already with hin
Fetr prisoners captured u, KnstOD say that the Oh
iect 81 uhe TO capture The road thus Gu
uDg "a communication, aud then Odvarce upon Wi
minglOn We give this only Tor what ii is WORTH
The prisoners undOubt d m d. such a statemtn
but whether they knew anything of the plans Of the
CymmandeIs IS dOu 1tiul Gem raj FOst, r was In con
maud Of the force which advanced upon Kintton
that there be 20 question. He has over flee
thousand men,. DAILY Journal, l5h.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

4 gentleman of the highest reputation for tents and
for sight, returned this city months ago. from
residence vi vtra Vars Pars from which pOinr
he had watched with Intense care tht movements The
political world on both sides OF the A tianttc AS the
rtsul- OF his oos rvAOn~, be prtdc'ed six weeks ago
that the mp Of he FreDch wou d iu short tim
pr pose Egg ard tH5r the ioint dIatnn of
France and that country, WI b. the Ut b!ilgtng
aboot an afmstlce preparatory to final s1trment OF
the dl tuItlts between the hegeren parties In the
present He sure 1t would be rti .cted by
Earl Russ 10 tie name OF Great Britain and be pre-
dcted that Tie Emperor would then proceed on bis
own Response by to make he ufer 10 bis own name
Thus far he has proved himself be a true prophet,
aud ve'y little time will determine whether Is
| throughout. Ot course 1t uuderstJ cd by both
mSelt and those to whom be spoke that recognition
Was to be the +, suit # IN, alton.
| What yer the future may BRING forh ii seems to be
Ger at least tha ong Ear Russell continu to
De Foregn Stcreary, Great Britain will rtceg-
the lUd peuItuce Ut The Confederate States ltil
IL stall have Come longer Ii matter # importance
20 them BE has reverted b lnseii his rae ,Iprs
| We k.oW what we before o0ly suspected. He ia
| the worst tuemy the Confederate Stat ever had
IN Europe He contemplates and expecfs their ruin
and he slaughter and depUpuaton OF their cuu0ty, with
d cold bl"odd sa lsacuon that has IN it sCmething
which II Is no geTatlUn to Call 1"fefn0t BY the
unFxampled misery of millions OF human beings he
hopes To add anO her story to The blood mened fabric
OF British commercial greatns For he sake OF
bringing into general 10 England tue wretchedly
luIetlur staple u 1ula ne Is pre- tareO 10 starVe The
whole popsia ion OF Eng land, fit necessary, 10 ad
dition The evils when he suf the population Of
Confederate States 10 un' 'gu when by merely stand
ing out vi the way be C d prrvenC It The tool Of
Seward, hat magos lie or frgh,eu bin i1'o
anything b. ChOsts His Mhls r, AID ms. he'll Ian
gauge to tim at the Foreign Ufice III Loudon, now
mOre that Year $50 VIII II 40 gentleman ought to
allow any N 40 10 mold 10 I'm his own house. with
she hlm the door. l. ls vel known that had
Le Lot Der AHA of Parliament rather OF the nation
be would have suffer the AFT air OF Mason and Slldel
Pass without word even of comment, and that DE
be veutued to take it up, he had already received
from Seward full assurance that be would give hin
everything be might ask. 10 the hands OF sucn man
Engand has ben dwarted Into petty State, wIthou
influence abroad and without respect at home. Sewar,
rules The Yankee States He has but to threaten
Russell with his dispeasure, and he obtains everything
: he wishes.
] Grimes OF commission and permission always NEE
with retribution in the political world Perhaps En-
gland may yet repent of having made enemies of thos
who earestly desire to be Der friends
Richnuoud DisD0tch.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
The Ba.,le of fredericksburg.

RICHMOND, December 13-The papers OF this morn
ing furnish some Interesting particulars of events al
Fredericksburg yesterday and Thursday night. The
Enquirer says the enemy under cover of artillery fir
lng crossed the river and occupied The city The pon
TONERS began at IL O'clock the night # Thursday
and at daylight on Friday morning, artillery open
ed and the firing reached high as sixty per minute
and at this rate continued all day. U ader it's cover
bridges we've thrown across, The first adventurous
Yanks that touched the Souhero shore were quickly
Captured. AS the bridges approached this siue Ou
snarpshooers would rise from the grOuld and f. into
the Ordgebuilders Many OF the enemy were killed and
wounded in throwing bridges across.
The fighting yesterday in Bernard Wood two
and hail miles this side OF town. Tie occupation o
Frederic ksburg was obtained with merely nominal op
position on part aud gvrs questionable advantag
Ouly to the enemy. The Rap ahannOck will yet bt
more to our advantage bthud the enemy than in fo
Up TO the time Of the departure Of the train from
iamiltons Crossing, the tw armts had been
III diminishing, which had commenced eery and cOntlL
ued yesterday.
l. correspondent OF the Examiner, at IL m yester
day. says that sharp skrmsning ensued in The
Of fredericksburg, aud about o'clock our forces Ie
liuqulshed h5 place TO the eIemy During or shortly
alter the skrmishIng the ENEMY fred The Post Office
| and Methodist Chu CO the Bank of Virginia AID all
The houses On the square were consumer. Of s,vera
hundred Gil us remaining in the town yesterday
but three Of diem we've women WHOSE husbands bad
previously gone over TO the enemy who remained ano
claimed the projection of the emmy.
here Was skrmshing at FIR DIR cksbu'g, today
but ATTENDED with no Important results. Nothing like
| general engagement has yet uTred, though it II
said the enemy has made attempt turn tur RICH
Il aux and sgnAly Jared. The fighting Was prooaOly
nothing beyond MAJ oedvreing 70: poslllons Some o
our wounded came down by special train tonight.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

We have no northern mail this morning, and are
without detailed news from the scene Of actcn either
at Kinston or Fred ricksburg.
We lear any number OF rumors, some Of which are
probably true while Others certai0y not true Dot
of thu mass OF news we can only eliminate certain
ty and that is the advance of the enemy has been
rested while it was evident that at first the disparity OF
numbers was too great to admit of General Evans
holding bis original position hence is retiring across
the Neuse river.
The battle at Fredericksburg does not appear to have
been resumed, as was expected Why this can
not say.
As the lists of the killed and wounded are receV I'd
from these fields they will bring and desolation
to many household Dolly Journal, 18th.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

The NORTHERN CONGRESS is now in session, but We
bear or see little or nothing from its dongs Mr.. Val
lacdiugham has res button proposing convention o.
the States, which will soon be brought up in tie Hous
Tbaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, has introduced q
resolution, denouncing guilty OF high crime any
person 10 the Executive Legislative branch Of the
government. vino shall propose to make peace. or sha
accept adVs tire acceptance OF any such proposition
any other basis than the integrity and entire unity
he Uuted States and Territories, as they existed al
e time of the rebellion.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
SRlf.

The Charleston Co~ Ter says that the Salt works III
operation and Id of erection Within tue ~
lls alone humber Que hundred srd twenty, giving al
Of eleven ou hes EACH or thirteen hundred aDC
hlty bushels per day. This is exclusive OF works out
side the CITY, located Mount Pleasant James Island
and various other places.
We think the Salt interest in this vicinity exceeds
that 10 and around Charleston. We know that th
amount produced is considerably larger though We bav
not the data upon which to predicate any accurate sta
tistical abatement
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
IoFFICIaL
THE FIGHTING al X D. RI KSBUrG.


RltHMO Dec ID h. 1870
Ate o. clock on Saturday mnnig the enem, atarsoa
our right wing and The og lifted the bat'e rspeS
along III. line iiom ri hs {" ef until 6 NJ. III euemv
being repuIsgd at alt points. Thsnts te TO tal ~
usual, We have o mourn he Ioss of my brave men
expect the battle viii be I.Les ed 10 ROlrOw mcuing
'iRned) t. LEE,
To t,EEkBALS COOPER.
General hampton reports that he en'erfd Dunf ga and
cap ed twenty wAg with sores aud Il " urisoner
al Of hich he bon ht to the appakanuotk ''
General >iegeli expected at Dumries to morrow
igDedl r. A. LEE
[sECoND DISPATCH |
ITCH dOND Dec. l4h, 1852
Passengers report that the enemy was driven ok iw
miles yesterday and that troops cupied tn batIa
field this morning. Our loss ia vAriou y 81 ted 4 nrbs
not more than Eve hundred hi led and twenty five hun
dred wounded
The boty 0! General T. R. Cobb was brought down tb.
evening The emys lose is represented immense one
thousand dead aging the held. The Federal Ge ets
Hooker ia reported hill d.
private de 'patch from neral Stuart ss &:
nave had great fight and repuls the enemy a. all
points We have los many good men
PASSENGERS also report We have dteen hundr prisoners
When the tram ett this morn heavy firg ives heard
10 the 6irec lion of Frederickshutp q " $500
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

We have nothing additional from the front. The
"prodIgous energies" OF seucra1z "tO strike blow
Nashville" menton,d q Iae copy of the LOUIS
vile j urual have not been developed Yet. II at
general. 1t Is I'D, is sill engage pr p"ra.oHs
extensive to procure suos stauce Tor his army
prior TO advance towards Mur reesbOro. II Is
generally believed that the toIcs under Morgan auC
Forest will materially interfere with that arrange
At last accounts Gen. Forest was operating on the
Memphis and Clarkesville Road, having destroyed d
portion OF the track that road and bur ned The
bridge over the Tennessee at Danvle
Chattanooga Rebel, 18th inst
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
DEATH OF GENERAL COBB-THE FIGHT AT
fREUkhICKSRUoG.

lCHMoND d. Is 1862.
General CObb's command bore iCuuus pan j he
battle at Fedeicks 4. and fOu. h with 4reat
He had pG HIS in fs d where they
by htore fe, while no sto ID be iII
the apl roach the enemy. sel ~ led hr ugh III 3
house and IL the Genera scattering his right Leg iTn
the ELECTS OF hch he ded 10 ,rt 1t is ed th t
GOODS iRade uttered ot the enemy on o.
five times their slaughtered the N ter hty
w. itng nti the YanBees reached wi hin shtr dt"
tan they poured in deadly voey ~hnh 6tck> their
columns and they retuteh To rally afterwards On this fed
told the left thousand OF their dead
General Msxey Gregg. of South Carolina ID reported
SerIO .lv de
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

Owing to the interruption OF the lines we with
out Nortbe papes or our regular dIspa ches We
Cannot say what beng done by the gsla ure neitb-
er have We heard from our army Fredericksburg
We rather tniuk that nothing very exciting has taken
place o. the R'ppt haunock since Saturday, th l3
instant. bat the adv lutage then remained with The
Coufrderates is provd W the fact lht Sunday the
enemy sent 10 q e OF truce requesting PERMISSION to
Oury his dead
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

FORT EUDsON La, Dec Il b. I66@
On the afternoon OF the l2h inst, h3 Yankee gnnhoat
Essex and wooden boat unknown, anchored cut Oh
range OF lower battery. Cap. Mclsn's ny o!
Cavalry crossed the river the Ight hired negro TO nan
the ESSEX the bail pre- mpty and small hoaI
cent ashore, when Cavalry fred kill one abo w0nni
ing two Last gh Capt Boone WI his company O Lsht
Artillery CT, IS tie river took position opp site the
wooden dawn he opened bi1s mr. on ner when
was answered b, her the Essex Ihe e1gage"ent4
ed two honrs Ihn the wooden boat retired behind the
essex for and both oceeded down the river
The enemY fred sl one hunoIed and ten guns. Capt
Roone 6red enty If whch took He
osssing through enemy boat The enemSs not
SHOWN We had private slightly ~ounde in the haOd7
The enemy badly worsed and driven Cf Ca Boones
Company acted with great gaantry. Tbs enemys pcke
END 40 far up as DOnaldsOnvile on the shore
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
FROM The WEST.

MOBILE, Fec. l4th, 1862.
special Dispatch to the Advertiser and Register dated
Grenada Dec 9Th, says that les reliable II rnre
pieces the Abotonsts at Water Valley, the Ckml
patap river where thew burped Eve They impress
all stock and crops aud des foy the surplus Grant,
McPhersOns Head ;uITters at tI&frd The enemy #
fcay rs killed and 'ded az Cofei L. incud
ing FIVE officers The second Iowa regiment lost five
TIE advance of the Abolition army is iudisc N
raid carr, ing destruction eery interest rrvats
propsTP not respected Gen. Pemberton reviewed the
from at inf tod
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18

CATCHING OwLs.-Ed. V. D. Whatley ives us an
account OF owl catching as follows: He walked out
at break OF day, on Tuesday mrnng last and in about
hundred yards of his house he heard owls and in
moment or two heard quite Hopping among the
branches OF the trees, the owls nay falling to the
ground some Is or 20 yards from where he was stand
ing, when he ran and placed his ieet on two large
horned owls, and secured them both alive This would
be excellent amusement fog early EiseEa
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18
FROM CBARlE.T, N

81 AkLE>ToN. Dec l4th, 1862.
Inns morning the enemys gu boats, in Stone river five
mes below 'be city, opened upon picket. James
l~and De o~ secessionvlle After firing fifty shells With
cut effect they dested l. is conf cured tbs demOn
strait intended fent cupy he atten IN of onr
troops 10 this neighborhood.
The -Outh Carolina Legislature has unanimously pascal
the bill pedgrE the faith and funds of the for the
dempon OF It's quota of the Contedera uroyid
ed It such bonds as be sold within The nfed racv
be sold to the highest BIDDER and provided that c
the State shall have The purchase the bonds il guar
antaes in preference to all other O la bidders
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-18


All .,,,,.u C.vaI.y Hard sho w q w. al'ro.d
Fra ime our Communications ara Interrupted both
nv mail and telegraph add we are very literally thrown
up,n oar Own resources
Yesterday afternoon, at quarter btfore three o'clock
b)th the on the line North from this poln* vent
d,wn, and the telegraph ceased working
Il was subs greatly ascertanad that regiment o.
Y nkee val , had suddenly made dash on the Road
at or near a point k4oTn as Mount Olive, fourteen
mills this side OF GoidsborO', cutting the telegraph
wlres tearing up the track burning the stills and using
n ans TO render the iron useless. This vas probably
between Mount Olive and punt kuown as Mltor.-
How much of the track torn up, we are unable 10
say
How long the enemy's cavalry remained after COM
nitng this raid, have mans OF ascertainne; no.
long, we suspect. The down mail train, in charge o.
Conductor BrOwnir G, made narrow escap1 Luckily
the act OF somr thing being wrong noticed aud Ihe
train was bGckd rapIdly to GoldSboro,' where The
aloIm was given
Giodsbor1 is still sa'e aud kelly to be The enc
my had 90. to within six miles OF that place on yestrr-
day morIug, but uey nave yet got there, nor
do ", ih'nk they vi ever get any nrhr~r.
Things tnlrahly rough a'Out Ih &c times but w
poi can be srz j "Dd hSiH by The enemy.
We will pr 'bly hear some hing more 10 the cours
of the day Orcourse ammo spak Of the numbe or
movements Of troop OF the p4rs Of our ED RS.
even ilsEe knew tn N. rne enemJ's re- advar chg
against Go1sO rU is estimated at tweny-uur or TWEEN.
~ Eve housa men, and consist OF the united divl
sirs OF inks and F SER the latter cOncentra eI g.
and advancing from Newb'rn the former, Banks, hav
inc bern landed at aufrt and cdvalcd f ON tina
nj O. 40 the A lantc aud North Caro- ina Railroad to
Cooperate with FOstr
The Fanny a Go hrU Grow, w d w. n. r..
PS. Ne receiv, the following dispatches from
reliable sourcs this morning. dated
KESAN-vI LIZ DUrLUS CoU TY)
December ION, 1902 % ocI OK NJ
via Magnolia.
Mar F ton Prlce:
srr pic. ne rgAt, that the enemy have pc
81 a OF the K4ll kOat at "Ou1' i0e
SIG DISPATCI.
KENA sVILLG, Pee II h, 1852.
ucIuck A NJ.
vi. Magnolia Dec II. J .
The rero that the road Ol is 10 the pos
sim Of a. enc is co med tbs morning. they are
m4kug down he road Tney ed Goshen Grove last
night hey thought to be about ak hundred strong
10 addition to the above, learn that THEY have al
redy destroyed the bridge and teste work Goshen
Ore k aud s Wsmp, about IS miles from Wilmington.
A dispatch received at the Railroad Office, states
that the enemy bad also burned small bridge between
Goshen and Faisons.