Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-06

Political Bureau,
Paris, June 10Th, 1863.
Sir On the 23d February last His Imperial Majesty
dispatch steamer Renann which hsS ne sn
only in escaping from this critical condlon y
tre On the happening of the accident Confederate
authorities kind enough to tender to the Captain of
he Renaudin the grautous of the floating dc OK
Charleston was enabled make repairs that
indispensable to the continuance of his voyage.
desire, sir that you inform the Government at Richmond
how sensible have the kind conduct of the
thortes at Charleston and that You pray it to transmit to
those authorities the expression OF our lively thanks
/ DRoUYs DE l. HUYs.
The accounts from Charleston ,a TO point to re-
turning confidence the successful defeace of that mpor
tan point much INDEED, that is said BEAuREGARD
has ntimated that the and children whom ka had
notified to leave the city, return, with compare
tive safety. We have official to thai
effect but know from private advces that such the
feeling growing up there founded doubt upon
ces to which great credit gver Should this last despe
rate assault upon Charleston like its predecessors
absrVe, it will do much insprt people not only
there but elsewhere while it must tend greatly increase
the high reputation OF the commanding general
we'll to deepen already unbounded confidence repoged
in him.
THE steamship Merrimac, from this port Nassau
captured at the 25th ult when day
She must have been chased for good long way.
The Merrimac, with her large and valuable cargo was
heavy loss many of citizens who had invested
the enterprise to greater less extent. No man,
matter how rch likes to lose his money, but still it
comfort to know that those who have lost heavily
those upoa whom the loss will in reality fall most lightly
1t is dscouragng commencement, of course where
there large gains there must be heavy risks The
of the herrmac would have realized heavy profits had
their enterprise succeeded Tie wheel of fortune took
unavorabe to their interests aGd they lost We might
say Better luck time, but SO sure of an
other sinlar effort being made. Perhaps may and per
haps it may
Blessed they who have very little, for assuredy they
can't lose much In that category proud
ourselves We could not lose much and Id lose any
thing, not having any stock Had been bursting with
money, might indeed have this
The reprobSes New York will rejoice the Merri
and her cargo and hate that almost much
muny. Such ship and such cargo would have been
small matter at any time. At this time foos largely
The which received here Saturday evening"
course created no small sensation.
1T appears that the army Vcksburg which
dered by captuation but immediately paoled has recev
ed furlough for thirty days from the 18th u the President
accedng their request preferred through General Penn
bertoR the ground their prvaoDs and org
absence their families doubt they WILL by
time be exchanged, if they not already exchanged
MOBILE be the next important poat likely to
will not attempt reach that point from their present
the Mississippi The distance too great the obstacles
too numerous the country too poor in supplies.
GRANT is said has returned to the his sipp he may
take force down that river in transports and
against Mobile from two points, by landing troops Pas
cagoua Miss and Pensacola FlorGa the first being
40 miles southwest and the other go miles southeast
BILE The character of the country any
points from being chosen for advance by land The for
tfcatons and distractions defending bockadng Mobile
Bay must be by attack beforo any landing
for military operations against the city, could be made
nearer than at the points named
GRANT is perseyerng communicable is essentially
fighter, and will not be apt to stick at small things, but
doubt if even he will dare to attempt advance through
the sw8mps of Lower Alabama, Florida, season
of the year. He will be apt to throw his spare
RosECRANzs ne deferrng his attack upon Mobile until
the Fail, at least the advent of cooler weather. good
deal of work has been done Mobile more is in pro-
gress and nearing completion. Indeed credit
the high wrought pictures of the creduous enthusiastic
would be led to regard Mobile mpregnable by sea
and land We know however, by bitter experience that
an lmpregnable place is very much like reliable gentle
man" and place that bound to be taken. We
don't want to hear that Mobile impregnabIe. We want
to know whether not it be fully invested. If
not then it is SAFE If then it be taken by party
that is able to maintain its lines of investment Want we
believe in large city like that will do all the fighting that
an attacking party needs As long hold the Bay
bile be invested If the enemy can subdue or
the Forts and obstrucons then the may different
and probably will be.
DELENDA Characterization must fall, if men
and fifteen inch guns do it, The Washington author
ties have made this resolve they Gen GILMORE
able adro and determined commander ready to cary
out their behests.
Nothing but and big guns can cave Charleston. If
all the South Carolina to bear arms should be re-
CURED they ought co. for if Charleston saved so the
whole State of which it is he chief port
city.
We wonder why the government does get heavy
gurs from abroad. The government steamers bring in
many things but they had brought in about two dozen
heavy WhitWorth Blskey guns, with full supply of
fixed ammunition they might have done better thing than
almost they have DONE Suppose the Ironsdes orthe
Monitors had found battery Wagner armed with few two
hundred pound Whitworths Blakeys? Suppose these
guns could be turned against the enemy's PARROTS We
think it pity that have to fight with inferior
We do not know however, what may yet be accomplished
on side, but think something might be. Just
look at the efficiency of couple of small field Whitworhs
in making the 5ockaders keep their distance bar
A communication in the New York Times states that
among the passengers aboard the British steamer Emma
from Wilmington, recently captured by the Arago was
ARNOLD HARss, who, after the first battle at Bull Run
volunteered to go into the rebel nes with McGRAw
proFessedly to receive the body of Col. CAMERON.
From the Charleston Courier, lat inst
From the Islands.
An occasional shot exchanged between the land
batteries Thursday night, until early hour Friday
morning, when the enemys battery, about half a mile
from Wagner, opened heavy fire upon the latter from
their Parrot guns followed by three other batteries in
rapid succession. Our batteries replied and the can.
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