Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-12

Another Letter from the Iondoa Times, Special a.
Richmond.
CuLPErEa coUEr house., VAL
/ November ID, 1862.
| AN oDIous COMPARISON.
Disguise who likes the Federals as shting material
months past advised Of this than General
Mcclellan, generally believed here that since the
fight General Lee unless he had four General
force Bat bravesn rash officer without much head
like General Burnside leads his faint troops into
great battle the heart of Virginia. is safe predict
hat we shall at last be in fair to that GROWING
victory gained by the Confederates which prayed
nlght and morning by earnest through
out the Confederacy.
RIDE WITH GEN STUART
long scouting ride yesterday company Gener-
r. stuart in the direction OF the little E!lage of
lying about fifteen miles North OF Cupeper
Court House. revealed to- the of the Yankee army
aaploy falling back and fighting loosely as retrested-
me woods behind Ieersontown for some time filed
WIN me enemys sharp shooters and II was difficult to
force them from their Seldom has much powder
not an WIN so e eject On the Cor SIDE
ed was one horse. who got bucksho above his nosr
may be presumed that the Federas ped with little
damage scarcely necessary to add that the normal
artillery duel in this instance, proracted for less than
quarter OF an hour, was barren OF results usual.
CURIOUS
Ore of the lessons of this war, which field artillery
mas been employ unprecedented degree is
cplned troops and among very great the actual
results attained thereby may be stated nil Of
s at close quarters and and canister shsrpne
are used against of But these artillery duels
reader with ave. usually bloodess as though
they were conducted with blank cartridge. 1t doubtful
average the death human being is attained.
Some ingenious arithmecian may himself by
ponndr up to 81 poo der, and determining the relative
number empoye6 what this life has cost AS evening
the and night them all escaped its
SoThwad Bank This morning we passed some 20 pound
mics Norm of the river Tie ws~srt6 gun nVs
OF as great success and commanding far longer
than any other gun upon either side.
CAPTURE FEDERAL OFFICERS.
But to return to my experience of yesterday, should
mention that on the Southern bank Of the Rappa
hammock, North OF Jefersontown, snug house,
which Federal ocers Adjoant Of the
Thirty fifth Massachusetts Regiment thought that would
be convenient to take their dinner. They
General Stuarts who had distance seen
the senres and introduced themselves the Off
GERS W thout any warning being given. l.
yesterday evening in the company sgreebe gentle
albeit they had hardly recovered either last night
within their own lines, they sisted they In
gard to the war they seemed to have little hope that
faith seemed to be unuerabe aversion to Mr. Charles
Sumner This day they have gone on to Richmond not
them.
Upon ths OCCASION upon every other remarked the
refued and atten exhibited by Stuart
ana me upon MS stan to every Federal prisoner
am not mistaken this treatment of Federal prisoners
which not fear always recprocated in Federal camps
produced marked effect 10 the individual instances which
and there lay the Foundation kindly feelings in ndiy
duals towards the reviled and barbarous South
nR.sEwARD's IGNORANCE THE SOUTH
There is probably other weapon which Mr. Seward
in his heart hopes will be yielded favor of the North
but upon which he is not likely insist language
borhood various points the Southern coast
will be stimulated to rise against their he
terror as to bring the masters where NJ
This, like many of Mr.. Stewards specula
That docile the negro might by para
influence of the white, be induced de amo any
thing is indisputable but thing earthly influence
teach HIM to do, and that sto fight That upon
lonely plantation, occupied only by ladies and children
vroned with salWart negroes dismal tragedy might be
enacted is very possible but the effect would be diff
M sa1s m
and probably throughout the whole region hundreds
of adult negros would be ruthlessIy massacred
is for Mr. Seward to explain to England and France
how will be to their advantage that just the
necessitatng large additional destruc ion of Cotton
future hopes of Cotton should be annhated by the augh
of its prodacers In fact let not AIR Seward blink the
nconroverbe fact that neither the seizure Of all of the
cities the rising and flight of the will
bring bale of Cotton into Fede raj hands. it
conceivable that the South ground powder by the
weight of North had no choice but at the end of
back into the Union very plg than Mr. Sew
ard i'm gnes Not bale Of Cotton in existence anywhere
her holl, a Sill gle Cotton plant anywhere in cutva
tion single Cotton plantation in gear-the
bony skeleton Of what the profitable indus
try where EARTH butthe marrow alt dr-d
up for years, not for How at! hi. nert it posi-
bic, could be commended hunantarIa. grounds Of
Christian England France it between them and Mr.
Seward to determine
GENERAL LEES HEADQyAKTERs.>
-Of all the spots which have the headquarters
General Lee established his present situation distant abeut
mile from CupePer Court House, the snug.
1t is the middle Of q thick pine wood dense that
altogether from wind that blow and with
such abundance of wood make fires pos
al Lees table, with its simple ooo, spread but that
food certainly prefer able that be procured
the best hotel Richmond will be believed that in the
freah after healthy exercise appetite not wanting to
do justice to it. Generals Longsreet and stuart both
within miles of the little the latter constantly
riding the 'front.' the Hazel River explore the
movements of the enemy
pAoPHEoY AS TO BuRNs1Dx
1t believed (but fear only by the younger officers
the COnfederacy that General Burnside designs lead his
which s supposed TO- number 100 600 up the
Blue Ridge and to attack General Jackson No such hope
merest tryo General burnside took this step he
could hal d tail to meet with such disaster this has
not Witnessed yet.
In fact more the various descents upon Richmond
from the North studied the harder does tho road
to travel 1t to that there evidence almost
amounting demonstration that Richmond will never be
hosl again. unless 1t be from the neighbor
hood ufolk, through the coast of North Carolina
- 7HE SOUTH sRN sOLDIERY.
NJ anwhi the shelter of the dense woods about Gull
pepper il wonderful spirits, with physique inefably i'm
prov the bloody day at Shapsburg, clustered
emaon regiments of the South 1t is strange
thing look these ragged soyeny, sleeveless
without supe1fuous of flesh upon their bones, with
matted hair, in m9ndc8nts rags and to think when
battle flag to the 'front.' how they and do fight
There is only attitude in which should be
ashamed of your seeing and that when they
fighting" These were Gen. Lees words the first