Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-17

ed. The capture pace twenty one miles Northeast
Partridge Island Tie steamer then started to sea and
hve
suit.
tves, recommending that Efforts made the
charge prisoners the hands of the rebels yeas LOG,
nays 46. God closed firm at l49.
FROM CHARLELTON.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 18Th 1868.
Tie boiler AID pattern shops Eassns foundry took fire
about O'Clock last night, and were destroyed Eleven
O'Clock several contained Greek fire, which burn@d
ten fifteen minutes after the explosion The ed
from lour guns simultaneously. The fling appeared
csedr gy spitelul. No firing on Sumter.
REPORTS OF The YANKEE SECRETARIES.
report Lacolss Secretary War is hitautin
aud Yankee gorlfcaion style. He declares Federal
mly planted in every rebel State, reeraes the
asehood of the Yankee agents tor exchange OF prisoners
which publication and correspondence has already
published fully established and unbushirgly avows
tie refusal CT bis to allow edit for pria
leaders He says the Yankees have forty thousand
rebel pTisonsrs and the rebels thirteen thousand Yankee
II States, and has brought fifty thousand the
field and ten millions of substitute INTO the Treasu
ry he saJ the reports of the armies indicate that
large proportion will re-enlst if the Government will give
burroughs one month before their terms expire He
the negro troops have shown sufficient courage as Infantry
soldiers.
Secretary Navy opens report By declaring
he knows o be false that the blockade has not been
ectVely maintained from Aexandra to the Rio Graade-
over five months to endeavor to capture the original
seat of nsurreoon and dsunion The port finally clos
q tlarle6IOn
existence aHd the rebels by great sacrifice and
hauson mold GU few weeks it Of no portance.
ed to prevent falling into the hands q the rebels nine
teen, carrying hundred and FIVE guns He goer into
and Georgia. and Complains in the of the
European nations for acknowledging the rebels beigs
dred eighty three vessels, OF which seventy five
iron cads The number of vesse Captured in enptng
blockade thous ortyhve ( aud the
value of the pr . not less than thirteen millions.
The Secretal the Interior tn thu negroes from
h. OTIJh 20 to And HeVti
ard only TO-. hundred and fifty have gone Hayt. He
M OF any effort to coonz
tie route to the Pacific, carried west work
ad py Congress COLOMBO tn had better spent in
taxing them to hese places Of labor be;e they can help
deepest Interest, except subdujng the rebellion.
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
RICHMOND, Dec. 18th, 1868.
The subject of retaining service dcLarging the
end OF their term the three years men, elcs
attention in Congress and matter of concern to the
army and oouotry The Secretary Of War has already an
favor their discharge but leave them liable to consctip
tom others favor reorganization with the privilege OF
eieotiEg their officers
An important pe ion has been presented to the House
from the Frat Battaion Of Artillery, from who
Confederate Government formed and afterwards
choose their officers outsiders have
been appointed to command them 1heyhaVe been treat
soldiers Had they foreseen the Treatment net would
have volunteered. All dissatisfied and looked
wished to withdraw from the army ls they were
led. The first would bs the ,euse to
willing to in the future in he past therefore they
ask CONGRESS-, that not discharged the end 81 three
choose their officers. Petition referred.
The Speaker the special committee the Fl
ton adopted calling President for the of
saanry asking the Secretary Of the Treasury to
statement OF the value of all taxable property ia the
Confederate States en- the basis of the of 1860
S0flS wit
reasonable allowance for increase decrease series
were referred Iii to reoea the act IF The 9Th snr
asf This act allows the mpressng officers to appeal to
the decision of local appraisers TO the fixed by the
State Commissioners; referred.
The session the House to-day very short. Absent
members are arriving.
The New York Herald, of 10TH says Lincoa's
is unmportan and briefly adverts the maintenance of
the neutrality of England and France the rights of aliens
the operations of the treasury last year successfully
conducted The receipts from all sources nine hun
and nine five millions. Since the emancipation proca-
nation issued the rebel borders have been
Tee country dominated by rebellion has divided into
distinct parts Tennessee and Arkansas have been
cleared Of nsugent CONTROL and influential citizens of
each declare openly for emancipation Of those who were
slaves at the beginning OF the rebellion hundred thousand
is in the United states military Service who
good soldiers as any The emancipation measure has
has been fully discussed supported and denounced The
elections however have resulted highly encouraging to the
Looking to the of the national
in rebel States he issued the proclamation
which he believes nothing attempted beyond
justified by the Constituon The form of oath given
but man cosrced to take only promised pardon
ne voluntarily takes it. The consulionsy and expedienc
at some length Lincoln while remains in his pres
emit position be shall not attempt retrae or modify hs
proclamation return to slavery any
son free by ba terms of that proclamation or by any
the acts OF Congress- In the concluding paragraph Lin
these important steps consummation but must not