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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-05-28

that possession he already had ar Canton That the
movement of Gen. Grant bold one must be admit
ted-tbat it has been rapid up 10 this point to
surprise and outgeGeral the Confederate authorities
cannot be denied But in the bodness OF the enter
prise consists it's danger
He has stretched out bis line from his base al the
crossing OF the Mississippi river to jackson, distance
Of some seventy five miles and however great hs force
may be. line tt that length is Caruliy exposed TO
erior enemy OF disciplined troops in the field
Near his left wng, resting the Mississippi IN the
neighbGrhood OF the Big Black, is tie main body 81
Geu Pember Oh s army Gen Johnston, with some
900 men, is in 'front.' OF bis right, and in position to
communicate with or join Pen ber;on in a nights
march whilst third army is being massed this side
OF Jackson subject orders to Pearl River above
jackson snd co operate in 6ghl with the enemy 10
front, to below ard attack him in the rear
There is also reason believe that column OF REIN
forcements rom Port Fl udsOn is still behiOd Grant, and
will te Huvrfd to take part in tie battle soon 10
cone of
The Situation is bril- dy this The enemy Is many
miles from his derot Of supplies with bis line weaken
Cd Oy that great eXteuton be confronted by large
ard disciplined army OF Confederate troops, IN the
hands OF a master OF the art Of war Ficksburg and
Port Hudson are strongly fortified and, as We kno"
postively, are amply provisioced tor long slege
Grants army must soon be weakened By the expiration
of the terms Of enlistment of many OF his troops and
hot weather and Mis- ssippi water will soon weaken
it a great deal more By number Of indefinite !eaV
of absence
There is n2thrg GiscouregiDg, much lees EARNING
in the aspect of such campaign programme SO th!s
Il cont.ins enough, hc8ever to warn every man ID
Mississippi and Alabama to and prepare to tight
the enemy.
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The Lesson of tho Raid.

We are not at all surprised that the Yankees boast
40 hugely of the Stoneman raid. 1t is true that it did
very little damage The injuries to the railroads were
very slight, and soon repaired. But all this matters
not to them. Their journals will fabicate any amount
Of damage that the orthern appetite Can demand and
the gulhbiIity of the world swallow. We are not
disposed however, underrate the importance OF the
lesson which thia raid teaches and the disasters which
NAV eEsue it is.not taken to heart The damage the
Yankee raid actually accomplished was nothing what
it might have done with such cavalry leader as
StusrIl is incaIculabe. We not sure that the
Yankees make an empty coast when they say they
could have dashed suddenly through Richmond, and,
uerhaps made our President prisoner ln the darkness
and contusion they might have fred the public build
ngs storehou e. and bridges and Inflicted loss which
might have proved fatal to our noble army. All this
thew nteht have done. and all his they acH yet do, II
the authorities whose duty it is to protect the city and
the railroads leading to it, do not Iarn lesson from
the Yankee raid.
When we bear in mind the strong force aud sieepess
energy with which w Washington is guarded it seems
wonder nj hat our own capital should be left IN con
dtion so exposed that two hundred Yankees can ride
within two miles of the town and absolutely go tt
s,een keeping time with their snores to the ringing
the ety bells. Shall We relapse again into such
condition aud invite our destruction
Richmond Dispatch.
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United States Items,

The Herald says the Tribune, Of the 18th, throws
Hooker overheard as failure, says he has not sdvanc
ed since lie retreufea 1ci la ger amy than the enc
my after losing II 600 men, IL s eqoay se7ere upon
Stoneman contends be accomplished LHe or nothing,
not a,ter,upting Lees line Of communication at aA or
only for t1ceqfy four hours.
Greely, also, comes cut fercely against peaca
MT nts. Almost everybody is Tor peace. The terms are
the only question Peace must come at last At pre-
sent there appears little likelihood OF peace, but must
come when one or the other lCs out tnat will not
pay. Has it paid the North yet?
The Herald saws that if Vallandigham is sentenced,
Wendell Phillips should be also 1t s opposed, how,
ever to all such arrests and is or free speech tree press
aud trial by jury guaranteed by the Constitution
Hon. James Huntington, is United States Marshal
for Florida.
The Herald SAYS Lee and Hooker occupy their old
positions and may perhaps remain so for some time
It ia reported that Lee will remove the bulk of his ar
nv to Hanover Junction. Another report says that
Lee planting guns at the O. S. and Banks ords and
deeigns an Cfea movement i8 guarding agalnst
another crossing. His opportunity was when Hooker
was half over but he was too mucn exhausted l. is
said Hooker ordered recrossipg, according 10 hs plan
before retreatng but Haleck oVerruieq It, 1t ls re-
porte,, tina. Haleck will take command and crowd Lse
as he did Beauregard out OF CorIth, without knowing
| l. Then he will excel Burnside and Hooker The
facts prove Hooker unequal to large army, anc
that there necessity TOR hls retreat We 90 20
suppose the army Will move - some days or WeekS
come The rebels boast great victory, with nothn!
to show for it. Haleck had better take command, 10
be at least, will not be disturbed by col actlDg ORDER
! from Washington
OF the prisoners of war taken at the Rappah auuot
ill72 have been sent to Fort Delaware 60 remain Q
| Soldiers Rest having given wrong nants when car
| tnred sent to be exchanged, 900. Whole number
I2132 Nothing is said of civilians captured. The
are doubtless counted among the sboVe)
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Ln,s Gen. yrn porn--A Card from his Staff.

MOBILE, May Is, 1863.
We the undersigned members of the late Gen. ' an
Dorns staf having seen with pain and regret the va
rous rumors aoat in the public pees, in relation to
the circumstances attending that Ctcers death, deem II
duty to make plain statement o. the facts ID tne
case.
Gen Van Dorm was shot in bis own room ct Spring
Hill Tennessee, by Dr. Peters, citizen OF the neigh
borhood He was shot in the back of the head while
engaged in writing bis table, and entirely uncon-
scious any metated hostility the part OF Dr. Pc
ters who had ben left in the room with him apparent
" in friendly conversation, fifteen minutes pre-
Tiouslv, by Major Kimmel. Neither Gen. Van Dorm
nor ourselves were suspicious in the slightest degree o
enmity the mind Of Dr. Peters, CT we would certain
" not have left them alone together, nor would Gen
Van Dorm have been shot, as We found tim hVe MIN
uts later sitting in bis chair with his back towards his
enemy.
There had been friendly visits between them up to
the very date OF the unfortunate occurrence
Gen. Van Dorm had never the daughter OF biz
murderer but once while hs acquaintance with Mrs
Peters was such to convince u.s. his stat othcere
who had every opportunity OF knowing that there wal
no impr per intimacy between them; and for our oWI
part we are led to believe that there were other ane
darker motives, from the fact that DR. Peters had "a
ken the oath ot aeg lance to the UnItCd Stats GOV
ernment while in Nashville, about two weeks prevl
ously-as informed by refugees from that city
that he had remarked in CoInmo short time before
"tLa he had lost bis land and negeo Arkansas, bu
be bought he would shortly do something Which woul
get them back; and finally, that having betorehan
orn down fences aud prepared relays of horses he mad
his escape acIoss the country direct to the enemy
lines
Such ia the simple history OF the affair." an we trus
that in bare justice to the memory OF gallant soldier
the papers that have given publicity to the false ri
mors above alluded to-rumors alike il furious to th
living and the dead will; give place IT their column
10 tbs vndication OF his name
Nj. Nj. KIMMEI., Major ard a. A. &.
W. G. SUHAedBURG, A. A G..
; CLEMEN SULIVANE Aid de-Camp.
p SHOEMAKER Al Ede- Lamr.
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StIaliatfOlt.

The law passed by the late Congres5-ln secret ses
oior we presume it has just come to Ight--s de5
tined to have important effect and may change the
vhoe character OF the war; makug 1t eYen more san
o,,narv and terrible han 1t has been heretofore. We
refer C the act which declares that all commissioned
in the ranks OF the enemy who shall be capur-
aa whilst in command Of negroes shall suffer the penal
of atb ard all negTos taken IN arms against US,
sh- be delivered up to the authorities of the State 10
which they ure 0un3 to be dealt with as any existing
law o the particular Sa:e, or any iuture enactment,
may prescr, be.
his is a summary prl esq out it is ight 1t may
Ie.d IN retaliation On the part OF brutal and bO2d-
thirsty toe bu: must be prepared foc It, and meet
violepce with violence.
The Yankees have now, to their shame and everlast'
ing disgrace be it said adopted system which they
sourped at the beginning OF the war and, despa1rlng
a our subiugatioD though Outnumbering us as three
10 ore SEEK TO crush by iomentng internal difficulty
bv means of servile nsurection They have organized
and q, med halt civilized beings, and urge them by the
freedom of their race, even to the annhauon or the
white nopulation Of the South. What course is le
s in dealing with such foes but to treat them out
laws and murderers? They have Invaded oar country
robbed US OF our property carried away our servants
ard despoed our homes. And yet, when the accident:
of war have placed them 10 our power they have beer
treated with 81! the tenderness usually shown by one
beeerent to another in an honorable warfare oet"eeE
| distinct nations
| Rut this treatment on part seems to have EN-
hoderel them TO the commission OF greater atrocities
the last and greatest being that no" uader corsdera
tion for such we doubt not, will be the judgment c
the civilized world. 1t is roper and right then, tina
the Yankee officers who will put themselves at tn
head of negro brigades regiments and compan shoo'
6ght With halters about their necks: The Lincoln Go'
ernment may realiate and, if SO, the back flag wi
he hoisted We have had more prisoners, from the b
ginning OF the war; than the enemy and the dspropo
ton is likely to continue In our favor Let tnem tah
note of this fact, and be admonished Our people WI
never consent to see their soldiers put equal foo
np with ,be black regiments of Lincoln, whether the
be offcered by white or not AMI when tLey IA
into cur hands, there can be no system OF L.atua E.
change that will them to the ranks of the abO
tionsts If, therefore, the Lincoln Government insis
that its black soldiers shall be treated prisoners
war. when they are captured, and be held subject
exchange, then the issue will at once be joiaed 1t "
BE- clearly the duty Of the Abolition aovernnent,
or may nveigle into its service; and we nay, aesor
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Work done by the Confederate Navy.


The New York Tribune publishes from Demorsnds I'd,
Kept by the American shipnestes Association the fol-
lowing list OF 'captures by the rebel privateera -
PRIvATEER sAvANEAH.
Brig joseph, Myers, Nay Is, sugar.
BY STEAMER NASHVILLE.
Ship Harvey Birch, Nelsen November l9.
PR.vATEER SUMTER.
Brig Albert Adams. Cousins, July g. sugar.
b ig Serj amin DuuniDg, Farney, July B. sugar
Brig Cuba ]. G. Foster, July l, sugar.
Bark E ben Dodge, Hoxis.
aat
Bark Louisa Kiham, White July 3, sugar,
Eng Maehiss, shoppeZ July 3 sugar.
Brig Nalad. hase, Jrlv 2, sugar.
Bark Wes. Wind, Saunders July l. sugar.
3 rS Eeapolitan, Burtett. February j
Schooner ranjel Trowbrdge, W q. Morrow.
Pr vATEER wINsLow.
Schooner Transit E. Knowles
Schooner Hert EFT, Martin
BY PR!yATgER CALHOUN.
Schooner John Adams G. B. Areral, hay - oiIs.
fchoOner Mermaid ~Oper. oils.
brig Panama, Cook, May "a, oils,
AN UNKNOWN PRIvATEER.
Schooner A. P. Tho npson, J. Ii. Small May ls, in bal
Brig B. T. Martin. Erepch.
Brig nnah Balch; Mathews, sugar. &c.
Brig Lydia Frances, Campbell.
Schooner t,
BY STEINER NICHOLAS.
Schooner N ary Pierce, Dodge, June -, ice.
Schooner Margaret, June -, coal.
Brig Monticello, Hopkins, June 70 cofee.
BY PRIvATEER JEFF. DAVIS
Schooner Enchantress Devsraux, July 6, miscellane
schooner J. r. WATSON. Eldridge.
Schooner 9. J. Wsrriug, Smith. July miscellaneous.
BY PRIVATEER
Schooner Mary GnudeI, NGGiiv y July 8, sugar
Brig Mary e THOMPSON HaVe July g. miscellaneous
Big J, hn Welsh field, July 6, lumber.
PRIvATEER ALABAMA.
Bark Alert, Church, october 10.
Brig Alabama, October
Ship Benjamin Tucker, September -.
>hp Brilliant, 19orge Hager October =, miscellaneous
Schooner Courser October
October
Brig Basteiajns. Warren, January %.
Brig Duukrk Johnson.
Bark Elisha DDnbar, David r. Gford septcmherlS
Ship Goidf Eeg'e, Swift.
Bhip tojdeu Roe, Whi:ehury, January IS.
6. b. Hateras, Partridge.
Ship Lew Starouck, aalten, December H.
Bark Lampi3 3hter, Harding.
B ,rk Laurette, WelIg.
Ship Lafayette, Small.
Manchester.
Ship Gcmugee, Osborn.
Ship Ocean Rover, october
Bark Olive Jane, gaock, February u.
Bark Parker Cook, Fulton November 80.
Schooner Palmetto, o. Fl. De!and, February u.
SchoOrer starlight, October -.
Ship Thomas B. Wales, Lincoln, December IL
Bark Virginia. 8. &. Titon, September II.
= Wave crest.
Schooner Weatherguage, October
hip John A. Park.
ship Bethial Thayer,
BY PaIvATEER FLORIDA.
Schconer AIdeharan. Hand, March -
Bag Corrie Ann. Small, January o.
Brig Estclla Brown, January 22.
Ship Jacob Bell, TriSbee, March 2.
Ship Star CT Peace, Einckley, March
Ship Washing on White, February 20.
Brig Wndward, Jberts, January rs.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE JOURNAL.
NORTHERN AND EUROPEAN NEWS.

RICHMOND, may Il, 1868.
Northern dates OF the inst, have been received.
An arrival at New York from New Orleans on the 9Th,
brings news Of the capture Alexandria Louisiana by
Admiral Porter.
The Herald says that last accounts Grant was await
ing renforcemens moving to his support from various
points along the river from Memphis to Baton Rouge
Gold YVES unchanged.
The steamship City of New York has arrived from Liver
pool, with dates 10 the 9Th inst
U. s. Minister Adams had addressed deputation of
Trades Unionsts who presented address of sympathy
with the Emancipation Proclamation Mr. Adams express
cd the hope that friendly relations would be maintained
the countries. He ssid that there nation
for which Americans entertained greater regard than Eng
land If the real sentiments Of the people of each country
could be clea established he would have fear OF their
corning to 8 collision.
The Times confident that neither England America
wish to go with each other, and says sub
NIT certain interruptions in your trading in Difference
the rights of belligerent.
The reply Of the Czs in regard to Poland is satisfactory
to France but unsatislactoTyto England.
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LATER NEWS FROM ABOLTTIONDoM.

PETERSBURG, VA, May III, 1865.
Tie New York Herald of the 10th inst has been received
1t conta ns dates from Carlo to the 18th.
The latest Grant army through Federal chan
nels the llh Logan and Oserhaus moving
wards Jackson driving the rebel Bowen with, report
ed force of $50 before them, while Grant march
ing upon Black river expecting to engage Pembsrton at
the bridge that PembeI toms force is esma-
ted at $4,000, strongly enrenched the bridge.
great there The health of the Yam
kee army superb.
Private advces state that arrangements for the reduc
ton of Vcksburg and the capture OF the rebel so
complete that it cannot much longer hold out.
The Track OF the eaboard Road being taken by the
suf1k forces between Carrsvie and the Junction with
the Norfolk Railroad.
CINcINNATI May sth ls63.The rebels collecting
large cavalry South of the Cumberland River, and
large infantry force III" East Tennessee will advance into
Kentucky this month under Breckenridge.
Burnsdes order recies the proceedings Of the Vaandg
ham Martial the pending of which his TO
close confinement during the war; fortress to be
selected by the Commander of the Department The order
named Fort Warren &c the place of confinement.
An immense meeting took place in Union Square,
New York. Monday evening" under the auspices Of the
Democratic Union Association to protest against the
cent arbitrary of the administration in the suppression
of speech and the press There four stands at
which there speaking al at one time.
The Herald says that It the largest meeting held in
the city during the
Ore OF the speakers said Norbury OF the pre-
day Judge Lesvtt, who denied writ of hdbeas
corpus ValandighGm Let him remind Lincoln that
Gear hs Brutus Charles the First had his Cromwell
let him remind George the Third of the present day that ht
may have his Cromwell his Brutus. [Cheers Al
speakers denounced the administration and loud
| ~ appIauded.
| old nd Foraj1 nRnhan TuAr
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JACKsoN.-The Mobile Advertiser says that Its cor
respondents having left Jackson special reporters have
been sent up to the last telegraph station nearest to
Jackson to gain and transmit information ard If pos
s,ble TO establish communications, by couriers, or
otherwise with General Johnson's headquarters. That
paper says:
The occupation oil Jackson By the enemy in force,
is not 80 sarions matter in n.tAdy p"i2t OF view
as il atpeas al fast signt 'teh ;'4-'h !ieueo =
without I'm me erence 10 r,skiig battle with
overwhelming numbers He would Lave taken that
risk if jackson had been greater Importance than
point of railroad in possession Of the enemy But
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MOI ICE,

7HE following certificates Of Bank Stock were lost some
/ time stuee. Notice hereby given that application
VII. be de Certificates
rLlicAe 20 shares of Stock in the Bank OF Cap
Fear, IN u name o. John Myers j son.
Several certificates all amounting to SO shares, Ii the
Bank It Cap Fear, d the name OF Jonn Myers.
Certfcatg t0r shares Bank of Cape Fear IN the
iaTTiet r. Myers,
Certificate shares the Bank OF Cape Fear in the
u6me c. Lucy A w hIngtOn.
yerudc ate tor shares the Commercial Bank Of VII
mDgton, III the of John Myers, Trustee OF Lucy
b " urChingIOn.
Certificate 10 shares 10 the Commercial Bank Of vii
The Of John Myers, Trustee Ct Louisa b.
HJ-JhngtOn.
Ce ute ate of 10 shares in the Commercial Bank of Viii
mingtOn h If John Myers Trustee OF AsrIiet e.
JOHN MYERS.
rarboro'. April 18th. 1883 80 Sm~
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CCUNCIL-The meetings OF
the Council OF the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
Diocese OF North Carolina, held IL ST. Johns Church
in this town from Thursday to this morning in all
respects gratifying except for rather thin attendance
of both Clergy and Laty number OF Parishes il
TIE Eastern part of the State being in the bands of the
enemy, of course were not represented.
The additions to the Church during the past year
have not been large usual bat the contributions
to ne support Of its Diocesan Missions &c, have been
unusually liberal.
The religious services during tue Council inter
estng and were fully attended. The offerings at com
munions appropriated to the Fund for the relief OF the
families OF deceased CIergymen0 amounted to Sis
and the collection for Dloc san Mssions after ser
mon on the subject by the Rev. Mr. SuttJn OF Pitts
borough producsd liberal SUN.
Charles T. Haigh Esq, reelected Treasurer, and
Mr. VIM n. 1lliDg hast elected Secretary, IN place
of Mr.. Wipslow, deceased. The several standing com
mttees reelected, with such changes as were rem
dered necessary by Deaths and tie following Delegates
were elected to the General Courcil, w: Clerical -
Rev. Drs. Mason aud Hubbard and Rev. Mr.. Huske
Lay. Judge Battle, A. J. DeRosset and r. Il. Smith
| Allernaies Clerical Rev. DR.. Chesoire aud Rev
Messrs. Geer and Watson Lay Kemp P. Battle
| Hon. j. H. Bryan and Robert Strange
The next Council is to be held at WilliamsborougI
on the 4th "Wednesday in May, 1864.
! FuyettevlHe Obse3 ger.
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WILMINGTON, n. q, MAY q, 1868.
r.1ryp in the army near KnstOn writes in refer

FRIEND army Kinson, writes TO ia IN re'er
ence TO firm who5e card and advertisements
near in paper We would state that we are informed
that the Receiver instituted suit. What the result OF
that suit may be- do not know AS long az any o"
legal and the for neither reflects upon
public moral nor private character do not feel at Il
bevty to refuse it. The must decide upon such
things not we. We ppbifh the only paper now IN VIII
mpeton and although political snteceders are too
welLkaown to require any explanation we feel that We
have right to rake any parzan advantage OF our POSI-
ton al borgb in feeling we sgree fully with correspon
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psly expect threaa Of retaliation snch OF onr country
men fall into their hands, if we refuse to adopt an am
slgsmation cartel But the thing s simply impossible,
and the sooner the Lincoln Government comes to an-
dersand this matter fully, the better it will be. We
can never consent to listen for moment to terms that
would degrade the who fighting our battles
They would scorn to accept thm at the price OF
safely -Lynchburg Vargrnian.
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The late departure of an abscondng clerk admcnish-
OF strict attention the issue of permits leave
this port and city. No hcel scs should be given for
steamers sailing vessel, chcers sailors passengers
without uGquesuonabe vouches aud references. There
are we firmly besve, Yankee agent and correspondents
il this city, either transieny permanently, and we
be too vigant In searching and preventing
their schemes. Such enterprises as that Of ARNOLD
HARRIS and that lately achieved by the deautng clerk
referred to rarely undertaken without some col
league or associate.-C Charleston Courier.
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LAND EGK SALE.

euE SUBSCRIBER otiers for sale reasonable terms,
folio wing of Land 1900 acres Immediately
0u the White Lake in Bladen county, miles below Eliza
ye.hOwn and aad half miles from the Little sugar
54 ou the cape Fear River. Ihjs Land as good for
rmng Is any this county; there being six or seven
ludred good swamp the most OF which ID drain
hty acres under cultivation which will produce for
~ usIrIs O corn per acre. There this LaDd gOod
L. story House nearly fnshed and other Cd buildings
VIII also sell l5O adjoining the lands OF Daniel
Ha u Elizabeth Melvin ana George Cain 3Ie acres ad-
rga,rg he lands Of Peter Cain and owen Gardner 100
cs adjoining the lands of john Gam. These lands are
veil oeted will take in pa ment for the above lands
young negroes fair price. have other lands on CoIy
swamp that will sell. ~
r. 7. MELVIN.
EI;z,hatbtowo BIaden County April 80, Is, 3-3l13t*