Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-01

the for his going, but the authoritative state
ments of the with which he connected precndes
the possibility of any such belief being entertained The
credentials papers and vouchers which be WEE
mitted to sail appear to have been ample.
The ADvANCE-We need hardly say that the report of
tie loss of this steamer which obtained currency
here last week wholly with0u. foundation. We sup
pose got it's start SOMEHOW It'll the loss of
the Elizabeth which went ashore. did fall into the
hands of the enemy.
FoR OUR WOUNDED soLDIERs-We have rec 4iyed through
JERE PEARsA ESQ., of Duplin County, 500 S. the pro-
ceeds of entertainment given last week by pari
oie ladies of that county for the benefit of wounded
soldiers at Charleston which wl take pleasure in for
warding promptly, requested Though the ladies had
bat two days in which to make arrangements, We
believe that the entertainment such give uDver
sal satisfaction to the visitors. Verify, with
friend in his remark that Duplin generally does right
the ladies al1r1ys'
Nor BURsr.-A gentleman direct from Charleston says
the huntsville Confederate denies he report, prevalent
here that of the large Bakey ct Charleston had
it's appropriate wora at the proper time.
We believe that this is true. We published the
statements of those that asserted otherwise The
KEGS. Nothing is gained in the Tong run by lying
We find the above in the Lynchdug Virgtnian of Sat
urday, We know nothing about it. We suppose tho
gun burst anywhere from its butend to its uzze for
we have heard uzze its breech its trunnous and it's
separately and severay assigned the seat Of
the main fracture, although to be have
man who has actually the bursed, cracked fac
tured monster"
We have just been shown dangerous counterfeits
against which is proper to guard the public These
terfes are especially dangerous from the fact that spu
Gus Of them made year ago MORE and
the discrepancies bet@een the genuine and the counterfeit
pointed out By the papers This spurious issue
has corrected all the and variations of the former
counterfeits of the date and deHomi nation.
The counterfeit ia of the denomination of $780,
bearing note dated Sept 1 1862 printed by KEA
& BALL, Columbia, S. c. The second is HOVER
LUDWIG $40 bill, dated Sept. md, 1861.
In the Hundred Dollar counterfeit the face of Mr..
uocN at the lower hand the very badly
executed especially the mouth, which looks something
were held causing the lips to prorude The imprint
Immediately under is in larger letters than il the genuine
and in Columbia is Detective whereas it is perfect in
genuine In the genuine the line with interest
per day printed the red shade Of the large
word "Hundred. This shade does not show the
erfeit or ALL too family to be noticed The whole
execution OF the counterfeit inferior to that of the genu
ne and little smaller. The date of the genuine
note is filled Sept that of the counterfeit Septr
The $50 is difficult to describe and detect than the
$780, and most Dangerous countereits have
SEEN We have counterfeit and genuine bill before rs,
and save that counterfeit has been printed with
much ink, and therefore looks much blurred, it would
be very difficult TO distinguish the from
the other and not that this would be
a reliable test, the genuine bills not always
uniform color The only obvious difference is that in
the genuine there is clear space between the tops
of the letters in the word 'America " and the
under the large ship in the centre, whereas in the
counterfeit the heads of these letters quite up
to In the counterfeit have there plain
unshaded capital to the left of the large ornamented let
A which indicates the issue of the note the genuine
before there is do recoect to have
any genuine notes with such letter In tho genuine
above the letter A. and little to the tight, s the number
"a, which is not in the counterfeit.
TIE LONDON MORNING PosT Of the 18th has special
telegram from Paris announcing that the Archduk Maxi
MILAN has positively accepted the throne of Mexico The
European papers laugh at the idea OF the Lincoln
ment making any serious difficulty with France
of the doings of the latter power in Mexico.
The Yankee papers and their abolition coneTes Lon
don, the Star ard the News, considerably
cised account of the French government having author
lied the Florida to repair her hull and damaged machinery
Brest of the imperial naval sations The fact that
the Florida has been attached Professionally seized at
the suit OF French shipowner, who claims very heavy
damages because the Florida had stopped his
sells does not really amount to ytng The French
courts have already recognized of the Confederate
ses National vessels not subject to such suits WILL
no doubt be decided. The Florida will have time in
port which she stands very much in need Of The deten
ton of the Florida is probably trick devised by dip
lomatic and consular agents of the United
rope to make of keeping the ship until they could
collect all the o. s. War vessels European waters for
the blockade of Breat against her safe egress.
IT would appear that the English government deter
mined to detain the rams completion in English
pors and said to be intended for the Conederacy The
ships will be detained at least until legal investigation
had The following from the London Morning Herald of
the l2h wouldseem to place this beyond doubt especial
~ as the Herald is friendly to the Confederate cause:
From the London Morning Herald, Sept. II.
We are informed that Earl Russell Wednesday des-
patched, by written missive positive order to hessrs
ample explanation of their destination, substantial re-
ference to the owner owners for whom they con-
structed. 1t is now affirmed moreover that the French
has been appealed to to the possibility
possibility of French subject having ordered
OF this stamp of an English ship builder There declared
10 have come proper official reply from his excellency
that French subject has any legal right possess
purchase vessels of war, either for himself behalf of
only vessels for the warlke
purposes of State individual. His lordshp holds
hat Messrs Laird bound decare-and sustain on
lnimpeachable testimony such declar govern
nent for whom the have been built The Sc
retary for Foreign Affairs also of opinion that plead
d that these vessels for Individual native
oregn that individual could only be privateer or pi-
ate And it is these grounds that the government has
made its mind At the Eng government ia
low firmly resolved to try the question court Of law
md amerced for damages, make appea for support
o the House of Commons.
We think the British Government is determined to de-
ain the Confederate rams, and will find some excuse or
'reeXt for doing So 1t does not adopt this course be-
ause Of any love for Of the United States but
rom the fear of establishing practice that might in fu
ure be quoted and adopted against itself with great eff
ect AS for instance in with Russia England and
rance, or either power separately, might seal up the
mouths of the Black Sea and the Baltic against the egress
If Russian fleets and be enabled carry on their own
commerce without holestaton which they could not do
however, the Russians could get ships in the United