Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

AFFAIRS ABOUT NICKsBURG.-After all their bluster
the Tenkees seem to have made precious little by their
capture Of Vcksburg. 1t was empty triumph. In
military point Of view it has avaied them but little,
while disease has swept off thousands and thousands OF
their men, \ letter to the Chicago Il nles in deeail-
ing the condition OF affairs there, says:
The health of TIC troops is far from good. Ia
co.rr2ad5 the sickness widespread ard alarming.
Some regiments nearly half on the sick list One
battery (oitons Chicago reported to have but five
really well men in 1t. The general complaints in camp
are dyentery, ague, and maarial fever The present
mouth is considered the worst in the year for these
dseasGs.
| Among the negroes mortality is on the ncrease.-
Whole regiments end companies are beng dccsmated-
They die by dozens, and hund' eds They .4te
rally perish as the beasts Of the field with little
or &Ittr death. The deaths in COLONEL Gchrist's
regiment averaged twenty-tour per day for some
| time. II will namber over 300 to-day, and still
disease and death hold high carnival in its repulsive
IyaciGc.s Other colored regiments and camps in
equally ba} condition Wherever the negroes assemble
III camp, pc8tience marks them for her own. Their
destiny Il being tearfGlly accomplished
Gen. Sherman's army corps is still entaped on Big
Black, and suffering greatly from intermittent
and maariai fever. The atmosphere of that region
is laden with disease, if one may believe hall that
they hear. Camps are continually changed from one
location to another, IN hopes of improving the
sanitary condition, with but little abatement IN the
amount Or character of the sickness Many regiments
have less than 200 effective The First Iowa Bat
tery are more than one half on the sick list. Other
commands are in the condition. Mush discour-
agement and dependency prevails as consequence
Hill. AND BAECKINRIDGE-It is greatly to be re-
GREETED that any occasion should arise for the Presi
dent to deal harshly with distinguished officer like
General y. Ii. Hil-but, still, when unfortunately it
dots arise, and under circumstances like those which
characterize tue present case the duty of the Pres
dent to act as he may believe the good Of the service
$ requires. lie has, no doubt, after cuuainting
himself fully with the facts connected with Gen Hs
imputed derelicton in the battle of Chickamauga
thought it advisable to relieve that officer of bis com
mand in the Army of Tennessee and to order him to re-
port himself to Adjutant General Cooper, in Rich
mond. But, however we may regret the necessity fol-
this proceeding, more than satisfied with th
selection which he has made of successor to the com
mard of HIPS corps. We consider John G. Breckn
ridge as decidedly of the sblest, he is certainly
, one of the bravest, of Generals. He has hi
d spurs in than gallant fight. Shiloh, Muir
fceesboro, Baton Rouge, Chickamauga, all witnessed
bis herosm ard testified to bis fitness for any command
to which ha might be called. The title and dignity
d Lieutenant General worthy conferred upon him
s. and he will prove himself equal TO ell the responsible
ties OF this new position
In this affair between the President and Genera
Hill, being entirely ignorant of its particulars, we
g not think IL proper in US to express opinion. w
nope that it will be settled in way that will
mutually satisfactory and without detriment to the pub
lie interests