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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-05-07

THE GREAT MOVEMENT Under this caption, the
Philadelphia Inquirer of the lst inst, has the follow
ing:
We are in possession OF considerable of The details
of General Hookers movement bat prefer not 10 make
my by their publication shall be over. It should be
sufficient fer the present purpose to say that most
important advance has been made Our troops,
after driving out all the struggling squads of the
enemy, now occupy q large and important dis
tries of country commanding all the pricipal
lines of transit between Washington, Richmond
and the lower part of the valley OF Virginia. They
have also made substantial progress towards the rebel
capital and have established firm foothold in posi-
tiens which we have hitherto spent much money and
lost thousands of valuable lives abortive efforts to at
tain What we here speak of in general terms we have
the details to sutsantate bat the rejecting reader and
the lover of his country will appreciate the motive
for withholding them from publication for the present
EPSON SALTS We have been shown by the Hon.
W. Ell. Tlbbs, specimen OF Z psom Salts, manufac-
tured by Or. Milo Smith, Of Chattanooga, and for
wardel to Mr.. Ibbs who designs to submit it to the
Surgeon General The crude material from which the
specimen was manufactured, obtained from the
mountains north of Chattanooga and the store is very
abundant if not indeed inexhaustible DR.. Smith says
supply oil EPSON Salts, ample for the needs of the
army, can be readily manufactured and at very little
cost. The specimen sent by DR.. Smith was prepared
by merely lxivatDg the crude material with hot water
and eysporating the solution in plate. This simple
process obtains very strong Salts though not entirely
coorless. Sentinel.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-05-07

The following private dispatch from Adjutant McLAUR
of the 18th regiment N O. t. has been kindly placed
disposal The death of Col PURDIE, as also of a num-
Der Of the members CT lis regiment is to be deeply
GREETED
HANOVER JUNCTION, May, 5, 1863
Was wounded through the left thigh Sunday morning
Lieut. Mclean was wounded severely if hight thigh NJ
MeCormek severely II jaw and neck Serg't Mcintosh
q. Mclaughlin, Alexander Smith and D. Jones are slightly
wounded Col PaEdie killed, and Lieut. COL George
received flesh wound in the right hip Fifteen to twenty
have been killed and ahont eighty wounded regi.
meRt.
On Sunday the Conederates giving to the enemy
handsomely W. H. MCLAJRIN
18th Pep't
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-05-07

The Confederate Forces Fredericksburg -Copture of
one of General Mohones Compunies-TAe Fight on
,sday-Copture of Yankees-Artallsry D"eLs-
ConfederateS Surprised and C0pt"red-St'a't OF ms
, 1863-03-14

N'e endorse the suggested appointment
of our invaided officers, scared and
manned locorably in the battles Of the
Union, as fit persons to hold thu positions
OF Provost Marshals under the Conscrip-
lion Law. They bear about them un1nis-
taxable proofs Of eminent fitness for post
where loyalty is the first consideration.
They would never have gone into this war
had their hearts not been in it. II this test
be deemed inconclusive, there is the sup
Elementary; and finishing one, in the
fact that disloyal officers rarely
come hume from the wars with more
wounds than Ill poor horsemen are ex-
posed 10. The wounded officers are the
men who tried to do their duty in the face
Of danger, and their loyal swords will
prick right sharply the shirks and malcon-
tents who deny the service they owe tho
State. Stand away gentlemen who have
no other claim than what the party owe:
you, or the fact Of influence at court. Room
for the veterans Of the war of the rebel
lion. Let Us have the officers with scar
more honorable than knightly decoration
p1accd where they can stilf serve tn
country.
, 1863-03-14
WESTERN WAR DEPARTMENT
PROBABLE REORGANIZATION
The Credit Due General Wright.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
C1SclxsATI, March 13; 1868.
It is believed here in military circles that the
War Department has in contemplation the re-
modelling tlcWestcrn Department and tile con-
solidation of the four or fye divisions into
two, making Cincinnati and St. Louis the two
headquarters. The fact tha at Congress has re
fused to confirm The nomination Of Mi. Gen
Wright, commanding this Department, seems
to settle tho question Of his removal, and 1t
is understood that his successor will be either
Gen. Pope or Gen. Cox.
Gen. Wright has managed his department,
so far as he was permitted to do so, encrgeti
cally and well. He has organized and seut
into the field over 5000 men in seven
months. Some C0,O00 Of; these we're taken
from him and gircn to Buell. and Rosecrans,
10000 were turned oTer te Gen. Grant, mud
the balance sent down to VicEsburg
and other points, leaving him without
sufficient force to protect the entire south
ern border of Kentucky. The complaints
that SO little Inns been done in Kentucky to
| prevent raids and keep the rebels out Is
| chargeable to the fact that no sooner did he
organize force than they were taken from
| him.
The Carter expedition into East Tennessee
was planned BY him and carried out under hi:
instructions. lie has gathered up and return
ed to their. regiment several thousand desert
ers found in lis department. he is quiet
unassuming gentleman, who attends faithful
II to lis duties, and universal regret is mani
feeted here ut the refusal Of Congress to con
! firm him.
| General Mcdowell and staff, and Majo
Slemmer Of Fl. Pickens fame, are in the city
General Mcdowell is on his way to ST. Loui
to attend the court Of inquiry which was OF
dered to meet at Cairo, but changed to 81
Lonis.
. " ~ 49, ~. , :, inquiry came to n sud
den close yesterday. :s:ccmns claim that th
cause vas the offer Of certain testim ony, ofIe,
ed BY Ge:ietal Buell., which a portion of tn
court refused to accept. Others, well inform
cd, say that General Wallace, the Presiden!
and Major Don piatt, the Judge Advocate
were called to Washington By a dispatch frou
the President. It is certain, these two OF
| GERS left suddenly for Washington.
, 1863-03-14
OUR C0PPERHEAD JUDICIARY. !.
DARING RESISTANCE TO FEDERAL
OFFICERS In CLARK COUNTY.
Arrest Of the Judge and his Ac-
=. completes.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.l
1sp1ASlro11s, March 10, 1863
Some days since, Col. Darlington, military
cenlmandant Of this post, sent a detail Of SOL
diers TO Marshall, Clnrk county, Illinois, un-
der the charge Of MeEsre. Mcfarland aud
come Of the officers Of Indiana regiments, to
arrest some deserters known to be at that
place, which arrest was effected without diff
Guilty. The soldiers admitted that they were
deeerters, but 4 butternut saloon Keeper
named Charles H. Constable, Judge Of tho
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Of Illinois, ar
rested tic officer on The charge Of kidnap~
ping.
Judge Constable refused to recognize the
authority given to the officers By the War De.
partmcnt, or to permit them to prove that
the men were deserters.. Tho officers we're re-
quired to giye bail for their appearance on the
12th, to answer to the charge Of kidnapping,
or 60 TO- jail. Bonds wefc giyen for them by
loyalists Of Clark county. The desert.
ers were set At liberty: TheI would have
gone With the officers, hid there been no legal
interference. One Of the desertcrs stated that
two Knights Of the Golden Circle asked him
TO join the order, informing him that il he
joined them he would beproteetcd against ar
rest for descrtlon. These arrests were report
ed to Col. Darlington, who reported them to
Maj. Gen. Wright, at Cineinnatf, who ordered
Col. Darlington to take q, sufficient force and
arrest the Judge and desertcrs.
Col. Darlington TOXIN special train OF
Wednesday night, with two companies o
lie provost guard, and started for Marshall
He marched from TerreJ1aute to Marshall
and effected the arrest of Judge Constable
without difficulty, but one Of the soldier
wns dangerously injured By tie mother 0
| one of the deserters, striking hlm in the heal
with an axe. His recovery is doubtful
Judge Constable is nov in this city in charg
oft1e military authorities. The Copperhcad
| are tolcr:,bly chorfal1en.
, 1863-03-14

WAsnisoToS, May 1s-There is a general
talk in the South that feet Of iron-clads will
BE- ready in foreign ports this month, with
which the Confcdefacy propose to clear the
Mississippi and cooperate In the movement
on Kentucky.
NEW YORK, March IA special to the
New York Herald, dated R9theEford's Greek,
"Van Dorn's whole rebel force has retreated
towards shelbyville. The country between
Nashville and Columbia is cleaned Of marau-
dcrs, and the means Of crossing Duck River
Pu11ADELPu1A, March 13.-TAc Bu7etin has
special from Cincinnati, NJ hich gives r1mor
that the rebels have possession Of Forts Don
claon and Henry. 1t is not credited, but
troops hare been ordered there In case of
emergency.
A gentleman from Savannah, Ga, on the
20th, arrived Mt Cincinnati yesterday. He is a
member Of the South Carolina Legislature.
He reports that immense armies art massed
In Tenncssce-one to hold Rosec1ans in check,
while the other TANKS him and enters Ken
lucky and moves direct on Louisville and Gin
cinuau. They a7e only waiting for the river
to fall and the roads to dry up.
, 1863-03-14
FROM LANSING,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trihane,l
LANSING. Nth, March 13, 1868.
The various railroad interests are well sat
listed with the action Of the Legislature in
regard to their matters.
No Injustice has been done to any, while
further encouragement has been given where
1t WINS needed. A bill has passed both houses
for the incorporation OF hospitals and as5lums
In cases where valuable grants or remolumcnts
haye been made to trustees for such supposes.
a joint resolution has also passed both
houses authorizing the Board of State Audit
ors to settle the claims Of the State against
the bail Of John Mckinney, late State Troa-
surer By this method the State will realize
more than 1t otherwise would after almost
endless litigation with the parties.
The House, to-day, defeated the bill to au-
thorize the townships Of New Buffalo and
other towns in Berrien county to make loans
and levy taxes for the improvement Of the
harbor at the mouth Of Galien River, for the
reason that an amendment had been attached
to it appropriating six sections Of swamp
land for that object, which is in contradiction
Of the terms Of said grant made by Congress-.
An effort will be made to reconsider the vote
and strike out the Questionable provision.
The House passed joint resolution asking
an appropriation Of lands By Congress to Gu
dow female colleges In the several States.
Busiues is being rapidly disposed Of
, 1863-03-14

The adventurous army Of France in
Mexico is in bad way, and Forey, from
lis movement on Peubla, calls for more
men, The prospects Of the French look
exceedingly bad. They can get no sup
niles from the country, and they are eur
rounded By most determined enemy,
VITO watch every opportupity,to take ad-
vantage Of them. The Mexican guerillas
a.e ever On the alert, and lasso every
French soldier they catch struggling from
his camp.
The French communications have been
repeatedly cut of By Mexican Cavalry
snd can only be re-established By strong
French guards. posted all along the route
In this way the guerillas, who are in strong
force On the line Of communication, harass
Ike French increasingly. The Me1icans
are cxultant over successes already achiev-
ed. With from eighty to one hundred
thousand men in the field, against the fl:
teen thousand Of the invader, the confessed
disparity between the Mexican soldier and
the French is made dangerously light fol
The latter.
, 1863-03-14
Two Days Later from Europe,

New YORK, March 13th.-The Australian,
frun, Liverpool, on the 2sth md Queenstown,
Ireland, on the 1st, arrived this morning with
dates two days later.
Mr.. Stewards dispatch rejecting Napo1eon's
proposal attracted general comment.
The London Times says that If Seward is
siblY wropg, and utter criticising and dissent
ing from his views of affairs. says he Is at
least consistent with oil lie has written from
the commencement, but whether be Is
consistent with facts the Tins would
rather leave erents to decide. Tue London
Morning Itsf is very bitter, and looks upon
the letter rs mere buncomb, but emanating
as it does, from the Washington Cabinet, says
1t is truly incredible That that body should
hare been sunk SO low as to indorsc so much
atrnnt falsehood aud absurd nonsense.
The Star praises the dispatch, and thiaks It
unanswerab{c, and shows that henceforth not
even the m1ldest form Of Interference can
have the least hope of acceptance. 1t is stated
that the Confederate loan was all freely taken
in the continental market.
VERT LATEsT-By TELEGRAPH TO QUEENSTOWN
LIVERPOOL, March 1-Evcning. The Prus-
Sian Chamber Of Deputies have carried q reso-
luton In favor Of neutrality in the a1fairs Of
Poland, by large majority.
II is reported that the Russians hare been
again severely beaten.
French rrntes 6M 55c.
The C.aT Of to-day announces that the Rus.
sjans have been beaten near Ma'lagoszcb, af.
tor an engagement which lasted FIVE hours
The town IS in ruins.
The Polish question continues to be the
prominent topic, and vas the subject of IN
important debate in the House of Commons
All the Speakers condemned the Russian
policy hut the Government WAS lcft untram
nc}1cd by any resolutions. The feeling nj
Paris continued decidedly favorable to thu
Poles, hut the general impression WAS, thai
diplomatic means would suffice. An impor
| Chamber, on the neutrality Of that Govern
| ment. The policy Of the Government in in
lettering was vchemcntly attacked By man,
| Spcakeft
, 1863-03-14
Ql)ita9o Qribn,re.


The news continues light. 4 speck Of
probability begins to attach to the reported
fighting on the Yazoo River, in which,
1uulor gives It's the victory.
At viclzsburg the rebels are using our
1ruurs, spades, and have letEthe water in
rrcn cur operations little too soon.. The
harm is spoken Of as only slight, and the
promise still continues to be put forth that
5hc successful result is near.
From our forces and the situation in
Kcn,ueky and Tennessee, We hRve little
added 10 previous reports.
The news from Utah shows matters
coming to o head We distrust the pacific
1,rousisc Of the dispatch. It is scarcely
possible the Saints will quietly see their
pet institution tilted at in the courts, Yet
Brigham himself is made to appear as the
first unrcsistirg victim Of the trial Of
polysamists.
, 1863-03-14

PosTHrNoCs HoSoRs.-Thc following Off
GERS having fallen in battle after having re-
ceiyed appointments to grades for which they
are nominated, their names have been sub
confirmation Of rank, as token Of Govern
ment's appreciation OF their distinguished
merits: To be Major Generals Phillip Kcar-
ney, July 4, 1862, killed in battle Of Chantilly;
Israel B. Richardson, United States rolun-
teers, July 4, 1862, died Of wounds received at
battle Of Antietam; jesse L. Z; Keno, Emitted
tie Of South Mountain; Joseph E. F. Nuns
field, United Statcs Army, July 18, 1862. died
Of wounds received in battle Of Antietam !;
1saac I. Stevens, United States volunteers,
July 16, 1862, Killed in battle Of Chantilly.
United states artillery, Dec. 9, 1852, killed in
huttle of PcrEryil1e
, 1863-03-14
FROM MADISON.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
MADISON, Wis, March 13, 1868.
The Senate did little of interest this morn
Ing. 4 bill Was introduced to appropriate
5000 to st, Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee.
Mr. Hopkins, from the Committee appointed
on the subject, submitted the following design
for State flag for the Wisconsin regiments,
Understood to be designed By the Governors
Private Secretary, Watson. The flag is to be
Of daTk.blue silk, with the arms Of the State
of Wisconsin painted or embroidered on the
one side, and the arms Of the United States
on the other side; the name Of the rcgi-
ment, when used as rcgimenta1 flag, to be
inscribed beneath the State arms. Size Of the
regimental colors to he six feetdnd SIX inches.
"'"". ak feet deep on the plke} length Of pike
to be nine feet and ten inches; u.4s- ee.."~: 81!
cord and tassa1s blue, and white silk inter-
mixed.
In the Assembly resolution was offered
for inquiry as to whether secret political So
clcties can be prohibited by, Law. The Gov
eruor sent in message in reply to tbs ASSEM-
bly's resolution, asking for information about
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, 1863-03-14
FROM CAIRO AND BElOW
important Ru1nor from
Vicksburg.
REPORTED FEDERAL VICTORY
ON THE YAZ0O.
The Situation with Gen. Grant.

Especial Dispatch tosthe Chicago Tribunc.]
MEMPHIS, March Is, 1868.
Information from Vieksburg to Monday af
ternoon, reported that Commodore Porter
had received information that the Yazoo Pass
expedition had captured Yazoo City and de-
stroyed the Confederate feet between uaincs
Bluff and Yazoo City. Com Porter momenta-
rily expected signals from Haines Bluff. The
canal opposite Vicksburg is temporarily. i'm
pedcd by the washing away of IN cmbank-
ment at the mouth Of the leEee, between
Grand Lake and Lake Providence, which was
cut by the rebels. The water Is flowing over
and flooding the whole country. The water
is three feet deep in the canal beyond Lake
Providence, but the Fedcrals are still at work.
It is believed to be 4 success Notwithstanding
the lcvcc cutting. The health Of our troops
is improving.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CA1no, March Is, 1907.
| The steamer Geo. W Graham, with Mem
phis advices 10 the 11th, arrived here to-day.
The noted guerilla Chief, Cushman, capture
last month near Fort Pillow, and confined q
Columbus, with half 4 dozen other desperat
men, made lis escape last night. They hay
moi yet been taken.
An expedition has started from Columbus
Of a rather formidable character. ,..on.a reco1
noissaEce up the Cumberland. It is not pr
sumed, from OUT present knowledge Of II
destination, that any army will be met, or an
extraordinary results be accomplished.
1t is believed here that the rumors that Fo1
Donolson il again threatened are merely ii
invention os the e;lemy. There may be SOM
thing In them, 1lou-.
-A1no, March 13.-Sews reached Memph
, OH Monday Inst that Col, Richardson the gu
ril1a leader formerly living in that city, IL;
surprised with bis band and captured. Ric
+ ardson and his men were lying in camp fl
miles from Coyington, Tenn, and at 10 T. r
gu Monday their camp was suddenly set upc
l by Union troops. The surprise was cor
!. reported captured. The prisoners had n
arrived at Memphis when the steamer lei
c ! but there Is no doubt Of the story being tru
CAIRO, March 13.-TAc steamer Agos
came down from Cincinnati this morning
and is to be Immediately converted into !
, iron clad gunboat. The master builder, N
l Frigansa, Says he will have her completed
t, | next Saturday.
Facilities lor repairing boats have be'
much improved here recently.
G The Little Rebel made trial trip tod
e and came mp to the most sansuine expect
tions. She is now the 1eetest craft on Il
Mississippi. Lieut.: Runncll is her comma
, 1863-03-14
FROM THE SOUTH,


HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE Po7oMAc,
March 13,-TAe Richmond Examiner aud Dis
11a.tA Of tic 18th have been received. There
is no news from Charleston, Port Hudson OF
Ticksburg..
eays aIl Is Quiet. The city is full Of rumors
Of an impending attach, but nothing is authen-
tic.
The DispdteI, in its leader, speaks discour-
agingly Of the prospect for food, and says the
inpressmcnt Of the 1lour and grain by the Gov
ernmeut discournges production.
The Examiner contains the announcement
that Beaurcgard has revoked all furloughs and
rallied all nbeeutees back
, 1863-03-14

The controversy on the II hite Willow cucs-
ton, that las been in progress in the adver-
7ieing columns Of our paper for some fine
past, would not be referred to by us here
but for construction given to pazasraua
appended to the recent card Of one Of the par
ties, giving quasi editorial endorsement Of
the claims Of one party to the prejudice Of
the other This NC desire to correct 1t is
but justice to say of NJ SamuA Edwards that
he is too well md widely known among hor-
ticulturists and farmers In this State, to be
Injured by such false construction of totally
Irresponsible paragraph. Mr.. Edwards has
1or years been prominently associated with
horticulture and horticultural associations in
, 1863-03-14

CrHc1ssAr1, March 13.-The Commercial
saws: "Thc Little Miami Railroad Company
has secured control Of the Dayton and West
ern Railroad, and will take possession April
Road has leased the Dayton md Michigan
Road, and the Little Miami has under consid-
Grafton the propricty Of leasing the sandusky
Road.' s--':'.
, 1863-03-14

a New Series OF Erou-CIads.
Contracts for two Of the new series of iron
clads, have been mode By the Navy Depart
mcnt; one with the Messrs. Merriek, Of Phil
adelphia, and the other with Harlan & Ho1-
lfngEworth, of Wilmington, Del. The cost is
to be $3.50, GOO. None Of the New York bnild-
ers are willing to undertake the vessels at
those rates, their prices varying from five
hundred thousand to six hundred thousand
dollars.
, 1863-03-14

- BosToS. March ia dispatch from tho
Concord Statesman Office gives the returns
FROM all tue towns in New Hampshire except
thirteen, which gaze, last year, 414 for Berry
and GA for Stark Taking that vote for a ba.
eie, the majority In the State against the
s00. Tue total vote this year is about Cd, 500 !;
Last year 1t was G., 600. The Governors Coun-
eli stands three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis. The Senate stands nine Republicans
and three Democrats. The House stands
forty.fiye or fifty Republican minority.