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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-17

Delaware has furnished i.cr full quota &
men, and there will be no draft there.
Drafting commenced in Boston on Wednes-
day,
Colonel John A Poindexter, arrived in St.
Louis on Friday last from Hudson in custody
OF United States 'lal shall Thon as B. Wallace,
Of the Western District Of Missouri, and was
committed to the county Jail on the charge #
treason.
According 10 the.record the words for which
MAJ. Key was recently dismissed from the ar
my were these:-He was asked by Mai Turner
why the rebels were nos bagyed after the
h'ttle Of Antietam and bis reply vas:-'' That
Is not The game; that we should tire out the
reoels aniourselye that that was the way the
Cnlon ceu ID be preserved. We ~come together
1sateraa1y, aud slavery be saved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-10-17

JACKSON ONCE SURROUNDED. An army
correspondent tells the following incident that
occurred in Maryland, between Stonevall Jack
son and some ladies' They surrounded the old
game coo :; he said ladies, this is the first
time T was ever surroundel,) and cut ev r
hutton off his coat, and, they say, commenced
on his pants, and at one time it was feared he
would be ia the uniform Of a Georgl: colonel
minus ali except shirt cellar and ssnnr-! For
once he Was badly scared. -Rtch. Wing.
Or. r. j. Breckenridge, Of Ky, has not
been injured at all IN bis property.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

ANOTHER AND STILL WORSE CAsE-The recent
capture, by United States ship of war; of Mr. j. w
Zaeharie of this city, and Of Mr. Rogers of Texas on
board the British ship Eugene Smith, on her voyage
from Havana to Matamoras is still more fragrant IN
stance of the violation of neutral rights and of the honor
and immunity of the British flag than that of the Trent
The Eugene Smith was bound from one neutral port
to another Her cargo consisted of such goods as are
usually shipped to Mexican ports. The Rio Grande
being neutral stream, she had the right to enter it.
and all persons board under the protection OF
the English flag. Messrs Zacharie and Rogers were
private citizens of the Confederate States engaged on
no business of the Government having no employment
or agency in connection with it. Their arrest is fla
grant wrong and insult to the British flag and to the
parties who deemed themselves safe under its folds
~ O. Dehn
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

peace now or soon made with the North by the volun-
tary consent of that section would be premature and
calculated to deprive of many Of the resulting bene
fits of the war; whereas peace brought about not by
10 eign Intervention but by the participation of other
parties on their account might not be liable to that
objection.
The chance for an early peace exists in the fact that
for their sake European powers, to w.t. France or
England or BOTH will become involved with the North
1t is evident that the first fort of the foreign maritime
power would be TO raise the blockade of the Southern
ports The result of this would be to open to us the
direct trade to Europe-to give us the opportunity, and
restrict to that opportunity of direct trade All the
time that our blockade might be raised by the action OF
governments at war with the North would be so much
time employed in forming commercial and financial re-
aions with our real the other side of the
water People may say what they please about foreign
intervention but it is plain to that six months oil
war, after the blockade bad been virtually raised COM
polling the South and Europe to meet face to face dis
peDsing with Northern Intermediates would be worth
uncounted millions to the failure commerce of the South
This can only be done by British or French fleets We
want to see that done, and think will it,
er or later. By the time it is done manufactures
will have attained, perhaps as much development as
they reasonably can without additional facilities, which
the breaking of the blockade alone bring them.
We must conitss then, that we would regard the en-
try of third party on the scene, breaking the block
ade much to be desired, its inevitable result being
the establishment of direct trade and financial ndepen
dence. At any rate under any circumstances, polit
cal independence must eventually come by the unadcd
exertons of the South herself but at the cost of
sacrces-at the risk of eIevatng tie military the
civil power if not legally at least de aco, and of re-
arding the education of large portion of the general
tion entering the stage during the pending of the
contest.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
An OutrRRe.

Cur readers will recoecI that Judge Biggs Ordinance
the State Convention requiring citizens natives of
state to take an oath Of allegiance by large
majority Yet we learn from communication the last
Raleigh Standard that the collector for oumbus
V has practically oVeruled the decision of the Convention
by requiring all citizens who obeyed his
in their tax lists to and subscribe their tax lists
with an oath of allegiance annexed. He was asked if he
had any law for such OATH and his reply no
derence Supposng the act to be stated think it
does make great difference and that oficous officer
should not only be removed but indicted also for INSIDE
meanor The writer of the communication states that he
was porn and raised IN this State has lived in Columbus
county for many years. humble and small slave
owner and that he regarded this conduct of the officer
an outrageous assault himself others
the matter in this that doubt if there
county the State that has into the
IN proportion to its white population, than Columbus
none thatIn proportion to is wealth. has supplied more
voluntary contributions Of clothing &c. We
pose that there scarcely white person in the county
who has not one or more near knsmen in the armyFdy
Observer.
Col. Alfred Smith, the Tax Collector for Columbus
county, above referred to- happened to be in our Office
day two since and we called bis attention to this
matter. He heard of it for the first time For the first
time he learned that he received tax lists For the first
time be any body else learned that it was the duty
the Tar Collector to receive such lists He thought il
and consequently required oahs from parties giving
them H. The story is made up out of the whole cloth
The only oahs he Took he took from parties acting un
der him in an official capacity.
Such is the plain story but such is not the story that
is sensationzed around the State to subserve ends
which we will not now attempt to characterize but
which, if judged by the means employed to promote
them can hardly commend themselves to PEOPLE fond
of fair-deang.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

From the Norfolk Day Book, of yesterday, we copy
the following:
Information reached this city last evening to the eff
feet that Federal feet had made its appearance in
Pamlico Sound.
The fleet consists Of 20 gun-boats drawing from five
to six feet of water aud carrying, OF them, five
guns.
They were first discovered by Capt Hunter, who
while accommodating, was shot at by them On his re
turn to the island he reported the fact and our forces
proceeded at to place themselves in state of rea
diness for an attack.
This is supposed to be portion of the Burnside ex
petition, and it is thought, by seme that its object
to prepare for attack upon Norfolk from the rear
However this may be- one thing is certain and that is
that should this be their programme, they will find it
hard to travel before they get to the end of it.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

he intelligence from the Coast yesterday, brought
by passengers, was mostly based upon rumOrs of the
supposed intended movements OF the enemy and the
preparations part for their reception The gun
boats continue their visits up Broad River and the Coo
saw, keeping up occasional Smelling OF some unprc-
tected landing or plantation On Wednesday some o.
their cruisers up far Hoggs Neck and BoydS
Landing Broad River and completely demolished the
fine residence of Mr. j. W. GrtgOrie, at Hogs 5 Neck,
and the residence of Mr. Frpp.
An immense eleven inch shell was brought down on
the yesterday. 1t is of beautiful make of very
high finish, and quite curiosity. 1t was found on
Chisom,s Place, the scene of the fight New Years
day. and was no doubt thrown from Parrot gun. 4
brass plate is fitted in the centre 1t looked rather dan
gerous to be handled careessy and our men should be
very guarded in moving one of these explosive pro
jectiles.
Accounts from Adams Run represent all quiet in
that neighborhood.- Charleston Courier, 10Th inst.
FROM THE UoAsT.-Between seven and nine O'Clock
FISHERMAN morning the report of heavy guns was heard
In the direction of Skidaway, and during the forenoon
it ascerlained that Federal figae and three gun
boats had been occupied in throwing shot aud shell for
about an hour and half on the unoccupied island Of
Warsaw No damage done, there being no persons
on the island to be damaged. The only living thing
which could have been within the reach of the Federal
guns few wild hogs. What effect the explosion
of the shells had on the unsuspectng swine, ii is not
known. The Federal fleet did not come within seven
or eight miles OF our batteries.
At 1ybee everything remained quiet. There
three Federal vessels at that point One of them
turing rather to the Fort than usual few shots
from our batteries caused her to make asty retreat
One of our shells to explode the decks Of
one OF the Federal vessels but with what effect if any
could not be ascertained-SaU. NeWS 8th INST
How TO SAVE YOUR SALr-We are indebted to the
Atlanta Confederacy for the following recipe for the
economical use of salt in saving meat.
To gallons water add lbs salt, h. sugar, pint
of moIasses, teaspoonful saltpetre-mix WELL and after
sprnkng The flesh side of the hams with salt pack in
tight barre-hams first, then shoulders, lastly mid
dngs. Pour over the brine, and if not enough TO
cover, make another draft of the above and repeat till
covered, leaving the meat in the brine from to weeks
| according to size.
ARRIVAL OF A PRIZE ScHooNER,-Th he schooner VIM.
FL. Northrop, bailing from Nassau n P. and from
Havana December l. was brought into this port yester
day morning, by Prize Master Rhoades and five men
from the gunboat Fernandina. She has cargo Of
eighteen bags of coffee and quantity of quinne and
other medicines. She was taken on December 20 Of
Cape Fear, by the gunboat Fernsndna, while attempt
ing to the blockade at Wilmington, N. g., and Or
dered to this port. She was formerly Charleston pilot
boat, of about eighty tons burthen.
Nev York Herald, It'll inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

The DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Person AND A
GENTLEMAN," OR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEWARD
AND LORD LYoNs-Seward, in his letter to Lord Lyons
says: 1.-The four persons in question are now held in
military custody at Fort Warren 10 the State of Massa-
chusetts They will be cheerulIy liberated Your
Lordship will please Indicate time and place for re-
ceiving them (How perlite!! as Davy Crockett
void have sadly
Lord Lyons replies:-"I will without delay do myself
the honor the honor this is strictly diplomatic language
but we shrewdy suspect that his Lordsbip INDUCES IN
irony and syy so intends 1t in the present case to
confer with you personally the arrangement to be
made for delivering the four gentlemen me in order
that they may be placed under the protection of the
British FLAG"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
9TH. Railroad Guards"

By some inadvertency, we have failed to notice as
soon as we had intended the fact that it is no longer
true that there are officers but prvates to this Com
pany which getting up for the protection of the bridg
es on the line of the Wilmington and Weldon and Viii
mington and Manchester Railroads. including the Roam
Oke Bridge at Weldon. The ranks Of the Company
are filing up as fast as can reasonably be expected
We are authorized by Captain Cantwell to say, that
the pay will be SIG per month, with the usual rations
and allowances Tor clothing, etc. The Company is IN
tended to number one hundred. 1t affords capital
opening for useful employment
The SOUTHERN MONTHLY, for January, 1862, has
been on our table for two days having been placed
there by Mr.. Whitaker, agent for this State.
Unfortunately the delay in noticing gave the oppor-
tunv and offered the temptation to violate the cardinal
canon of criticism insisted upon by Sidney Smith
Never to read book you contemplate reviewing, be-
cause it tends to bias the Judgment 10 the briet pause
between getting out yesterdays Journal and conmen-
cling to get today we glanced over some OF the lite
rary efforts in this number of the Monthly. We cannot
praise and will condemn, that had better bring
this notice to close. Perhaps, like the people who
found fault with the poor preacher could not do as
we'll ourselves, but we could find that that con-
sderaon improved the dull sermon in the slightest de-
gree neither will it improve some Of the namby pamby
that finds its way into print
Daily Journal, 10th instant
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

Fun ALL SPenED.-The Federal steamer that was
reported here on Monday ashore of Cedar Point
turns out to be British brig She simply got aground
and it was thought would get of safely with little or nc
damage. This spos fine lot of fun that our boys ex
pected to have-Nep6ern Progress.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

IT will be seen by the extract we make from the
Charleston Mercury, that OF officers in South
Carolina had escape from the bullets Of their
Tennessee friends few days ago. Some of our young
friends from Wilmington were shot through their caps
and coat-sleeves, luckily nobody hurt"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

SOME additional blockaders have been seen of cur
bars during the last few days. but not in sufficient
bers to indicate that they belonged to or formed the
vanguard Of any eXnedtiOn."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

BLESSED is he that hath nothing in the way of dead
hogs, for surely he that hath several is anxious and
somewhat unhappy lest they "spie." If we were a
porker, DESTROYS of saving bacon would remon-
srae against being knocked in the head or having
threats cut while the wind blew from the southwest
Possibly would not quite assent, matter where
the wind blew from
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

The steamer which has arrived New Orleans is the
Black Joker reghted chiefly with powder for the Confed
crate Government. This isreiabe.-Char. Courier.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
WILMINGTON N. c., SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1862.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

TESTAMENTs AND RELIGIOUS TRACTS FOR CUR Sol,
D1ERs-We are glad to learn that Rev. A. f. Dickn-
SON. General Superintendent of Army Colportage, in
tends to establish depository in our city, which will
be we'll supplied with Testaments Tracts and other
igious publications. By this arrangement sol
diers can the easily be supplied with religious
reading
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16

Tie New Orleans Delta, in order to guard against
contingencies, has been forced to come down to half
sheet, as a temporary arrangement.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
Gen. b gard and Rae Fair BaltiGnOr An En-
tsode of Life at CenIEevtlIe.

gard and IRU Fair BHltianOr n
Isolde of Life at CenITevilIe.
The following interesting incident is narrated in a
Richmond letter to the New Orleans Crescent:
Some negroes at work the roads and fortifcAtons
took it into their heads one night to serenade General
Beauregard Pleased with their performance he went
to the window and asked them to sing My Maryland"
the sweetest and touching song the war has vet
produced. They unable to sing it. The next day
Col. Jordon, Beauregards Adutant, who has print
ing press in his department, caused several copies Of
My Maryland ;" to be struck off and sent to the men,
bers of the First Maryland Regiment, many of whom
vocaists OF the highest order The hint taken
and that light Gen. Beauregard heard My Maryland"
sung with the power and patbos which exes alone can
give it. At its Close be stepped forward, and in his
modest, gentle way, said Gentlemen, thank you
warmly for the very agreeable serenade you have given
me-" The Marylanders, knowing his quiet habits and
thinking he had said all be intended to say responded
with three cheers for Beauregard, and were about to
return to their camp. What was their surprise when
be called them to stay, and unfurling Ig said q
temen, present to you Confederate battle flag, made
in Baltimore by the most beautiful woman in that
CITY,"
Without waiting to hear more, an enthusiastic young
officer called for three cheers for Miss Hetie Cray
which were given with will OF so fast" said the
Major of the First Maryland as soon as the cheering
ceased, Not fast, SAID he, putting his hand tie
| shoulder OF the excited lieutenant, il was not Miss
Hette, but her sister," Three cheers then for Miss
Jennie Cary" cried the Lieutenant. OF course they
were heartily given. When the sound died away Into
perfect silence and the audience comprising most
of the regiment, awaited Gen. Beauregards further
marks with rapt atteaton, he continued " s. it was
made by Miss Jennie Cary, and when she presented it
to me- promised her the honor of gentleman that
| would, with my own hands, plant it upon the Wash
ngton Monument in Baltimore
This assurance of triumphant return to their city
coming from the lips of the commanding General and
while their hearts still sotned by the tender strains
of their chosen song of love and lamentations produced
| ncfo tbo
describe They were literally transported with joy aud
| enthusiasm
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-16
BY TELEGRAPH.

FOR The JOUgta AZ.

RICHMOND, VA, Ian. 10th, 1899
Congress wac in secret session to-day and notbnn,
been publicly communicated. The belief gains s,r,1s
that the tariff will be suspended during the war
understood that the President favors the policy ,f
trade.
There is nothing of interest from the camps
The Confederate States against Wolf to seques rate
due Elkers Brothers, of Mobile, decided to-day IT,
Judge dismissed the petition, declaring Elkers not M
enemy.
Conversations in well-ipformed circles here to.ngbt
to the belief that the tariff will be repealed in a few a
DEATH OF COL. LUBBOCK OF TEXAS.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. 9TH 1850
Col lubbock of the Texas Rangers, died here this NOR,
ing He yesterday elected Colonel having previo
besn Lieut. Colonel His left this evening en- ron
for Texas
The Fedarals fred into and crippled French map.ot
war.
MOBILE, Jan. 10Th 1862
On Monday last French manof-war approached Shin
Island under neutral fag for the purpose of business with
the French Consul at New Orleans, and fired into m
the Federal feet and somewhat crippled The Frenchma
did not return the FIRE.
The Yankees spolegzed, but the Commander eusedto
accept the apology He Bay st. Leafs his boa,
and telegraphed to New Orleans.
On Monday there nearly thirty Federal YES els o,
Ship Island. After this affair all but five left and tAev ara
now very quiet.
| LATEST FROM WASHINGTON AND TIE NORTH
NORFOLK, VA, JAN lOth 1862 r NJ.
The Sea Charlie, of New Orleans, has been released ~
the Yankee government ard arrived here Passengers ra
port that three gunboas and three large transpspos with
four thousand Federal troops had arrived to-day at Fort
ress Monroe from Annapolis There great ACTIVITY Of
| Fortress Monroe.
The Day Book has received the New York Hero Of Il
| 9th inst.
The Federal House Committee report bill for
raising four hundred millions dollars by direct taxation
An upward movement has taken place in gold EXCHANGE
is quoted at 49,
The Herald says that Wall Street has conspred to defeat
the plans of the government.
TIE Federal Treasury will be without cent in a week
The Philadelphia banks refuse to receive the Federal Treas
Notes. The public begin to cry Down with the bauks
and call Tor a National Currency
The Steamer Canada reached Halifax the 9Th instant
with more troops artillery, and nine hundred tons Of mu
nitions of
The HiberDla to follow with troops.
The London Times stands aghast in contemplation OF tie
tremendously magnificent vegetation of the Yankee debt
The government of Prussia has addressed note to its
Minister at Washington condemning the of Massrs
Mason and slidel
Washington dates up to the 9Th inst Great activity
is reported going at head quarters We presume ii
the AImy.JCUR Gen. Seige, OF Missouri, has rendered
his resgnaton
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-10-09
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER Q.
ccSSiOniSt turned saint.

Charity begins at home"
Charity visits the Mormon Eden ON Lanai.
abraham, iH the last PoiyneSidn.
The Poiytestdn of the 4th contains a labored
article upon the life and labors of that q~uondam
secessiOnist, but now eminent saint, WALTER NJ.
GIBSON, prophet, priest and king of the Mormon
dominions on Lanai.
If the editor had been blest with the slightest
sprinkling of poetry in his composition, be
would doubtless have written an epic to cele-
brate the virtues of this last apostle from the
paradise of p~olygamists, Salt Lake. But lacking
this element, he writes an unmeasured eulogy
exalting his ideal of grace and goodness, and
then plasters ON the praise very much as Il green
hand would slush down a topmast. With
characteristic perversity, the editor has made
one more effort to achieve notoriety by Il feat
of moral gymnastics, which if performed by
any one else might we'll : astonish the natives"
But in his case, the effort is IL failure, for not
one of the few readers of that paper could be
surprised if at any time the erratic editor should
write a turgid panegyric upon the devil. And
no one would be disturbed by such Il labor of
love save the poor devil who was beslavered with
his hattery.
Plying Capt. Gibson, when we think that his
HILlSCS law OtNi CCOAdCu III IL ILlNi 81 iISAC
read, we generously give him the benefit of 4
first rate notice, and a wider circulation, by
quoting some of the facts and phrases from the
POlynesiaR, adding a few hints which may help
the original eulogist to complete ar enlarged
edition of the life and character of Saint Walter.
We learn that he is IA man of . business
"a philanthrophist and social reformer - . : one
calm elear-headed, energetic and devoted man -
50 n truly earnest practical and benevolent mani"
"a man of energy, knowledge, tact and de-
votedneSs: - and it Is intimated that he deserves
4 place among the martyrs. For, with all his
SO TACT - he has some how managed to be 50 mis-
understood by the generality of men,"
Notwithstanding this. however, he is a man
of such marked modesty, (the world knows he
is famous for modesty,) that he has been . for
nearly a year quietly but energetically pursuing
the task of n philanthrophist and social re-
former.'' (QUERY-has he caught up with itO
And what is more wonderful, .. he has quietly
and energetically pursued this task, unherGIded
by editorial trLunpefS."
Among other achievements of the Mormon
prophet during his less than a gears residence
on Lanai, we are told by his admiring friend
and brother, the editor who has become his
frlHnpefer, that he has performed Il sort of Nor
mon miracle. Having found an old pillow,
but with no animals suitable for draft, q few
burrows were opened by hand. and with nine
badly worm-eaten ears of maize, all the seeds
In their possession, an agricultural beginning
was made from which resulted over 5000