Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-26
r.. V..vI,,e.t from. the North.

We are indebted to Captain Phillip Cashmeyer fol
a copy of the New York Herald of the 18th instant
received by flag Of truce boat st City Point The fol
lowing is a summary oil Its contents:
The Heralds 81 STuassOn" Article.
There are symptoms OF a coming movement in Gene
raj Rockers army The transportation resources are
being cat DE- wn and officers have been notified that al
Isuperfuous baggage must be sent home. The officers
of the line are be allowed nothing in the shape Of
camp equipsage except shelter tents which they Can
carry on their backs This means active and pro-
badly arduoss campaign. The roads have dried up in
that vicinity considerably within the past few days, aud
everything looks favorable for forward move
meat
On the rebel side equally active preparations appear
to be going on. Charleston is awaiting calmly for an
attack and General Beauregard has revoked all fur
Ioughs q: recalled absentees to their posts.
A despatch from Memphis reports fight on the 7 a
ZOO river which thousand prisoners aud eight
transports said to have been captured It was know
10 Washington hat 9uch movement by guuboats
was in contemplation, with the intention OF Cutting of
the supplies OF tie rebels aud therefore it ia quite proba
bic that battle has akn place, although ths particu
lars have ror yet reached Us
There is noihirg ater from Vicksburg.
Runners were 10 Carlo yesterday and reached this
city by telegraph that Fort D1nels0n and Fort Henry
had b cIp!Ured by the rebels but the reports are
not credited A een matt Who arrived in Cincinnati
on Thursday from Savannah says that immense armie:
are massel H. Tenn; to hold General Rose.
Graz il CD OK, while the other aDks him. enter Ke'
lucky and moves dire1t on Louisville and Cincinnati
IbeY are 0n!y "lln9 1Hr lit rivers 10 IiH ana Int
roads TO dry 20 commence operations.
Gen. Changers force, who went in pursuit Of Van
Dorm, urntd 10 Franklin Wednesday. The rebels
fled bey0nd Duck river, before reported, There
we're several cavalry skrmishes and some three hun
bred ragged fellows were ed up in the pursuit.
Col. Ricberdsou and 400 of bis rebel gueras
were surrounded and captured at Covngton Tenn, by
body OF Union troops, on Monday last
By the arrival of tle Ausraasan at this port, yes
erday evening, have dates from Europe to the lst
instaLt-two days later. The despatch of Mr.. Sc
ward r citing tie French proposal for mediation,
provokes tie criticism Ct the London journals. The
Tines suy it is quite consistent with all Mr. Sew
ard has preyi, written upon the subj CT, and that
the Secretary Of State is Cthr pretsrnauray right
incomp Fehensib!y wrong. Ihs " Pest '-Paniers-
toms orran-s more bitter, aud Geares that emana-
ting as this d cume0t does from the Federal Cabinet
It is truly Incredible that dat body gould have sunk
so low endorse is own in the face OF the world
much 8:rsnt fus food and absurd nonsense.
The Morning sar'' 2on.iders the document unan
swer&bie is greatly pleased with it, and that hence
forth, tue mdes form OF lit erence have
the least hope vi accs ptauce
The Paris pays" treats the matter somewhat iudif-
feTenty meTeT stating the purport OF Er. Seward s
response, that in he opinion OF tbe Cabinet at Wash
i0gton o practicable would be for deputies
from the diss i:t States TO to Congress, where
projects g; arrangement co4ld De discussed and il
adopted iibnitl-. - the sauc;iCn Il National Con
ventiOn
The ]. n;:o G.;udeut If the Manch asr az Tar
dian says tEGt the Confederate loan has been freely
taken lie Continent, and that England will have
more OF !. tnau s3e can get frcEa foreign markets.