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

fighting for rights and have been during the war;
formed that when the made their as raid up to
Duplin that when on their return Major Nethercu:t
somewhere below there have either captured them
@ ne have sG snS could have ar
he had been otherwise ordered and the mat
In our army drawing salaries who receiY their
pointments for other than their fitness fl
dandy Look Generals stropg about with their kid gloves
who neither the energy courage nor hravey
in patriotism and fidelity to our cause We listen every
day to hear that the Yankees have marched New
by Knston and burned the Batteng Ram thsre then
ched up through Wayne to The Rail Road. Who is to
Nehercutt, who. presume, would be ordered make
no resistance Now not hard, that SO many soldiers
should be sent c from Dupln Wayne Lenoir and Jones,
to defend Richmond, and make raids through Pennsylvania
snd the no own s. fathers and friends left GDdsended
unteered generally in defence Of country, hope
this will be attended to- Msjpr Nethercut tie
right sort for the OCCASION nasmuch as be pos.
a strong contribution, raised ha I'd labor and
of fatigue And from the fact thai Dupn
has acted sheriff of ones for many years. and has had
his headquarters in Lenor for be is better
acquainted with country Dupn and Newbera
than any other in North Carolina knows every
Budaioe, too, which him liable
posed and led astray He is John H. Morgan sort
nan, if he only had the and left bis
discretion. The M0jor also original secession.
that years half of woGId be eaten
out by high tariffs and the other hall ny free negroes
That Maids the BLACK
would impose Cuy of 300 400 per all foreign
imports and thereby compel the south agrcuurat
pay the Northern manufacturers or tim ss much for
their fabrics they WORTH well enable the North
shippers, by the operation OF their partial paVgaon
laws, shave the Southern producers of hundred
millions of dollars annually while the oher hand, they
would in ten admit sufficient uuuber o fr states
into the Union to e1abe them to amend the Constitution
and law to abolish slavery, which law would carry
little force with it than unconstitutional unlaw
ful and unauthorized proclamation issued by suoh
abr ham Lincoln. res, the Ma Jr is secessJnsr
AID contends that if the Constitution Of the United States
"A dina
neither does il expressly by implication, authorize
Abraham Lincoln coerce her back the UniJn that
North Carolina free, sovereign and independent state,
and had much right to secede FeueTa Compact
she had to enter INTO -erpecany When O the
ions which she dld into it Lad been
the provisions for the rendition OF fugitive
Even Lanie Webster sad-"A bargain broken side,
broken all around" Yes, the Nis lnuks Abraham
Lincoln has just mu ch right tc sTbugate and
Ouba and hUll them as tax pap appenLages he has
North Ca rona As Tor reconstruction o1 part, rah
thar live in the government with the ylng, deceit
u treacherous, and pei jurd Yankees, would prefer
Connection with any o.her people On the earh-WLlte,
yellow, blacH,-ChTlstia1. stAhODedJn, Psgan.
MANY UIIZANS Of DUPLlN.
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T. J. HERRING, Sect'y.
PRCCLA5IATaON z THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COSTERERATE STATES.


gain do call upon the people of the Confederacy-a
people no believe that the Lord regneh and that Es
0veIrnling Providence ordereth all thags-to in
prayer aud humble submission under His Christening hand
and to beseech His favor suffering country.
seek take home hearts and TIC
which they teach. aid profit by tho self examination
for which they prepare lad lot land
made self confident and f1rgeul Of reliance
Him Had the love of lacIe eaten like gaagrene
into the heart of the land converting too among
into worshippers OF gain and rendering them unmadu
of their duty to their country to their fellow end to
their Cod? Who then will presume to cumoain that
have been chaatened to despair OF just and
the protection of our Heavenly Father?
Let rather receive humble thaukuness the lesson
which He has taught recent reverses dsvouy
knowledgDg that Him, and not to feeble
due the honor and the glory Of vctory that from Him.
His paternal providence the anguish and suffer
ings of defeat that whether victory defeat
humble SUI pp ca ions due at His footstool.
Now, therefore, JEFFERSON DAVIS President Of these
Confederate States, do issue this. proclamation setting
apart Friday the East day of August ensuing day Of
fasting. humiliation, and prayer and do hereby invite
the people of the Confederate States repair that day.
their respective places OF public worship and to unite
supple on tor the favor and protection of that God
who has hitherto conducted safely through all the dan
gers that envroned
In faith whereof, have hereuuto set my hand
I ~ | and the seal of the Confederate States at Rich
sHAL mord this tWentyfrst day of July, in the year
49, of our Lord, thousand eight hundred and
sixty three. -
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the Presidents
J. P. BENJAMIN,
2er of tots
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How A GERMAN KNIGHT WAS Sw1NDLED-A York,
PENNSYLVANIA .ter to the n. Y. Tribune give the o
lowing experience of an indignant German (. &. G.,
who thus stated how he came to grief:
Miser -, be comes to me and says for Won toll
lar be will make Won Knight of te Golden Shirklee dat
be will gives all te signs and grips so ash dat VEN
the Southern man come be shall not touch any OF my
property but shall get all he wants from te Pack Re-
pubHcans So gives him te Won toar and he gives
me to grips and signs, and says shall give dem ven de
Southern man be comes be no shteal from vel he
come and gets mine horses right away so goes out
and says, Mynneer, ish Knights Golden Circle l
give You de grip de signs de bass words and every
Ting so you leaves mine horses " ven be say, to he'll
with your grp." and takes mine horses. D. sh ruin
ed man. gives mine toar and it s nix goot but is
so better ash nothing at ALL for dey shteals from me
worse as anybody else. o. it ish Won schwinde, and
shall have my tonar back for de grips, &c.
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THE RAIDERS EN- RoUrE.-Some fifteen or enty
Of the Yankee raiders who have lately been operating
on the Whining ton and Weldon Railroad, tearing up
the track burning public andprvate property, ste lrg
negroes, horses and cattle, and robbipg people general
y passed through this city day before yesterday,
route TO RichmoId where it to be hoped, they may
be permitted to experience the pleasure of prison lie
for while These fellows cal tured in the uegh
borhood of Rocky Mount and have been at the
earliest opportunity. A number of others have been
captured at another point and may be expected through
shortly. 1t would be well, We think, when private
property is destroyed that the destroyers it captured
should b. turned to the tender merces of the
authorities to be dealt with according to law. We do
not hear of our troops when they make raid into the
enemy's country, destroying private property indis-
crimnatey, and stealing jewelry, etc.
PETERSBURG Express.
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The Reported Recognition Proposal of Napoleon.
[PAris (June 29) Correspondence Of London Times.l
am not perhaps, much in error in suppCsng that
the question put by The Marquis Of Cabr!carde 10
Loru Russell, in the House LoIds, Friday, last,
uad sUme reference to the 10 my letter of
uesday the rene wal OF propositions Tor joint
dla ton IN America Lord ClaLrcade however, spoke
BrtRn government ITO Recognize the existing govern
nent o. The Confederate States" he word recOg-
z" or "recognlon," dots not in my letter, ind
maY not be formally expressed IN Baron Gros note,
though of conrse tie OVertCTes have recognition Tor
tEelr ultimate object. What spoke OF Was propo-
sal tor mediation or diplomatic intel Ventlon Lord
Russell strictly speaking, might deny that Lere was
proposal for pec0gnzlOn. should be surprised how
ever, it be drLled tnat proposals Tor edla10H had
peen made II certain that the Emperor held the
conversation alluded my letter with MIR Lind
.ay and Mr. Roebuck as related it; aud the M emo-
rial Dtplomatique OF yeserday-a paper which know
10 bs III direct communication with the French foreign
ufhue-corrobOrates my stateuenL IN every word. 1t
corroborates IL and ACIDS something OF Is own The
Emperor promised that NJ. DrUuyn de Illus should
immediately address O Baron GrOs Lhe nCtssary nstruc
lions for bringing coLcrrC between France and
England on the expedlency OF JOINT diplomatic actop
With a view to put sop 20 The war lii the United
States. Ia fact, he&r from London that Baron
Gros handed Wednesday last to Earl Russell formal
proposals The part OF Frame.
Aud further We assured that Ou thiq day (5un.
day) tie answer OF English Cabinet IS expected to
De received in Paris.
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WILMINGTON, n. c., JULY 80, 1868.
Ths confederats steamer Flortda.


81 the arrival of tho steamer Robert E Lee from Ber
il placed in possession of recent dates from
lon and st. Georges, and also of highly interesting
s reference TO tire cruise Of the Confederate Steamer
grIa the - Oreto,' under command of Captain
Y. MAFFIr. The transactions of the Florida have
sen m1-h more extensive than previous accounts had
syreeued them, will be by the following list of
:53e-ai csptured, burned bonded by her,
by the annexed accounts OF her cruising since she left
sooie. lie LATER is kindly furnished By Mr WILSON,
Dber ct her and is deriVed from journal kept
Jln t,x'aus he I5t Of vessels this list being vr-
-..y ofEc'a,:
SHIPS os2,r-ed or b0Fned BY C. 8. Steamer Florida:
G,ta e. WindRard,
Cons kaaia, Jacob Bell,
star Of Csa--, Aldebaran,
IN z cord, LapWing,
CQr. sgE!ealtL. Oneida,
6g:e T7.- Henrietta,
Clarence, Crown Point,
Sou.i q Cross. Red Gauntlet,
!. &. BoAte. Ship Sunrise,
Schooner V. H. Hill, VIM. B. Nash and Hull The last
m vessels were captured within sixty miles of New York.
Our informant adds that Captain EAFFIT sent expe
on along the Neg England coast that destroyed tWen
geJen vessels great aud smaI-a revenue cutter being
s2oug ths number This gallant exploit performed
Lieutenant REED OF the Florida. Most OF the vessels
sured bonded destroyed by the Florida large
I'D valuable, many being California China aud East H.
IA clipper ships.
terrible panic exists along the Yankee shore. The
c7Ud steamers afraid to without escort-fsh-
1s vessels kept IN port, and fly men-owar
ang of the different Eorthern ports looking after the
Florida In fact great panic has existed off the
New England coast. large proportion OF the Yankee
merchant vessels h2s been transferred the English ag
There is much talk of an embargo
TIE Florida into Bermuda after coal and to land
oC~ (zone sxy) She exhibits evidence of good hard
Cvieehas hard money in her Chest than when she
:led from Mobile TIE Yankees have contributed we'll
tie uppoTt OF this cruiser in cash, sails, provisions, &C.,
tc.
Tie of the Florida ne hardy set of men, and
seem much attached to the ship and officers.
pIte circumstance occurred the 10Th. Official
@ passed between the Florida and the authorities the
1 instance history. This looks like recognition
Certainly it acknowledges nationality.
The Alabama and Florida have accomplished wonders
aul done much towards gripping the Yankee commerce.
the Yankee flag will to fly the
s reak armed vessels and their power in that
Respect is su2n that cruisers would not be
1te in rislin battle tha! would undoubtedly be against
ali fair odds, aud willingly would the Yankees expend
twenty vessels 10 capture SBMAEs and NAFFIT They 50
e&pcess themselves. =.
The following the narrative of the crse of the Flori
"a, already alluded to -
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Campaigns the southern COsSt-THe Opinion Of
the Iron Duke

During the war of 1912, the English Government
rty OF his military genius, to furnish plan Of campaign
suited to the American country. The Duke r=pied
"Iu such countries America, very extensive, thin.
y peoped, and producing bat Lutte food ID proportion
to their extent, military operations by large bodies
impracticabe, unless the pacy carrying them On has
the uninterrupted of navigable river very
tensive means Of land transportation, which such
country rarely supply. conceive, therefore, that
we're your army larger than even the proposed augmen
tation would make it, you could not quit the lakes (of
Janada); and indeed, you would be tied to them the
more necessarily In proportion your army would be
large. Then as to landing upon tie coast they are
tia6le to the obsct1OnS, though 10 q greater
degree, than an ofeuslve operation funded upon
Canada. You may go to a ce'ta1n extent, as far
as a navigabe river, or your means OF transport
will enable you to subsist provided your force suf
fcieny large compared with that which the enemy will
oppose to you. But do not kao1C Where you could
carrY on such operation 10t1c aUod be ,njmr1O"
10 The AnlericanS to force them to for peacs.-
XII. Wettingtons Dispatches, p. 5Z5.
Thus we see how fixed was tue opinion OF the Duke
of Wellington that nothing to be done, by
Power like England, which at that time had thou
sand vessels of war afOat and In commission. few
weeks after the above letter written the battle Of
New Orleans VindIcated the sagacity of the Great
Captain but long before tdicgs OF that strife reached
England a treaty of peace had been signed, ana az
be heard OF it be wrote 10 the EDghsh Ministry
congratulate you on the termination OF the war with
America." He knew it was hopeless undertaking.
Charleston Mercury.
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FROM RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, July 18TH, N63.
This has been very quiet day here The of the
death of the Hon. W. L. Yancey caused profound
gret amongst those who appreciated his abilities as
taesmanhe sympatbizers in his devotion to the rights
j1ncture
Among the recent arrivals in Rchmord ia Pierre soule
he Is said to be not sangune of mediation by the French
Emperor He bases his opinion in part the unpopular
elections in France. cessation of the exchange of
prisoners at City Point deprives of by the flag of
truce boat for the present.
Only small squad of Yankees have far appeared
Stafford county 1t is believed impending battle will
take place the Upper Rappahannock. 1t rains here
every day.
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G, S. STEAMER FLORIDA,
ST. GEORGES, BERMUDA,

J
I h. Editors Of the Daily Journal, Wilmington, N. c.:
Yea and your readers are doubtless well that this
Steamer ran tae harbor OF Mobile the 10th day Of
January 1858 so will say nothing on that head, but en-
E1cs Our work Her. Brig Estelle of Bos-
ton her first voyage and hOmeward bound from Santa
Cruz, with fall cargo of sugar and honey GOOD peo
pie OF Boston. But consigned her to Old Father Nep
tlne.' She valued ut $l3S, ,000
IN Havana received coal, stores, etc. At
daylight on :he morning Of the 22ud of januarv we
and at IL captured and burned the Herm. Brig Wind
ward from MaaLZis, bound TO Portland; and just
paa the (fery) road. She within two hours
san Of her destination which Cardenas. We left the
Cuban Coast the Banks and the 26th dropped
anchor The harbgr Nassau. Here took in our
COAL and huh locking anything but Chcstanlke, we
vent TO Green heys to paint ship Olthe 18th Janu-
W came to an anchcr a for two three days all hands
sdes, and the first day February we started on
cruise But sail being reported and proving be the
Lankee GunboaJ SonCGa, and being of heavier metal
nan showed her heels but for hours
she chased Us got nothing for her pains for on the
td morning could hardly be seenrom our masthead
Ft4m the time OF eudng the Sonoma, tin the 18th OF
Sete getting impatient for a prize or sail
snen heard the masthead lookout sing out-sa no
sSesm raised and propeller lowered, and at P
u, boarded her and found that she was indeed pZ,
Her the Jacob Bell,'' from Foo Chow, bOur
70 New FORK with valuable cargo of teas silks etc. VIZ
ou:ned her and then went to Barbados.
Our prize the - Star of Peace which we cap
sur cd 18th of March; she from Ca cutta boua
% Boston with satpeJe! The Schooner ''Adeba am wa
e ne xt victim of The Pirate Florida. For days did W.
Tor another and she ought the most needul ar
ie and that Goals. The "Lapwng was captured OF
the zoh and cruising ag ainst Yauks, and captur
~ 'he snip kate Dyer and bonded her for $4,000.
SUN OF March, tell in with the bark ri. j. COlcord,
"3n ew York, bound Cape Town and she was burnt
- on the line the Oreto," (IIspViug) coaied AL
took cruise aolg the line, and on the 18th Apr
'''Ss" 'as snip "V0mmQnSsa!tb," from Rev York 70
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STOf.EH

T|EOG Ny HOUSE on Thursday night last, two POCKET
t BOOKS, containing about two hundred and fifty dol
Is II uouey and all my notes. One on George H. Jen-
ms payable George Emmett, for sixty dollars dated
..erme in March last. One Louisa Wallace, payable
n ssf hundred and fifty dollars, dated in May
s several othor3 Iot TecOected. hereby foreWarn all
from trading for any Of the above, any note
abla myself and the makers of the from pay
Z; tie same to any person except myself
BURGESS WILLIAES.
,lIy 23d, 1858. 442t
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For the Journal.

FOr
Me<srs Editors If military authori ties will appoint
Major hu d. l. herc1tt Colonel and with
sd, lao jus such he has uud. his command
and make is bis duty defend Dupl y from Yakve
raids al to report, and DE Lne else nu
the Secretary Wa. little handful of Inkees VIII not
march to Dublin and steal 200 negroes and IL
cash and carry off much provisions ey caa COVE
nisuty, and destroy tie balance, and nsD ruin some OF
the best citizens Of the equity (whose In the army
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FROM LINCOLNDOM.

RICHM0fD July 3lsl, 1000
The New York rapes full of details of the repuse
the Federal troops in their assault Battery Wagner
the 18th They admit of fifteen hundred and thirty
three In killed wounded and missing. The Trlb Inc de-
nouuces the attc OK as failure and calls
Lincoln to ascertain responsible fo- the failure.
One hundred and sixtywo rebel officers from Port Hud
son arrived at Cairo the 25th.
The report that Gen. Pillow in West Tennessee is
founded.
On the "a the Arago captured the Steamer Emma from
Wilmington with urpentine, rosin and cotton, and towed
her into New York.
The Boston Traveller says that Neades army wi be at
once recruited to the maximum, from drafted men.
dispatch the army of the Potomac claims that the
Yankee cavalry captured eleven hundred head of cat
from the rebels at Chester Gap.
There probability of the Resumption Of the
change of prisoners Commissioners will meet in day OIL
two to compromise difficulties, if poss Bile.
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WE indebted to the courtesy of O. G. PAISLEY, Ir
Esq for files of Europ Colonial and Northern papers
Among We find the London Punch for June 9Th ard
18th, 1863.
There sly hits at the Federals, and burlesque
CT the battles around Fredericksburg From the
New York Weekly Warwhoop,' but rule, it must be
admitted that ,he hits local. at least unntegibs
without the cuts.
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RED SPRINGS.

ROBESON co UNITY, N. c.
,,gr PROPRIETOR of these Springs has opened his
4eI for the reception of guests. Persons wishing to
,7ese Springs by Wilmington, Charotts Rutherford
, Road. viii get of at Moss Neck Depot, where they
- 70, conveyance to the Springs.
.. q pO2rd per week. ........... $25
per month. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
HECTOR 1CNEILL,
Proprietor.
-.- 2gi. 1853 43-4t*
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MARRIED..

On M2gonboro' Sound, on the Both July, by Saml N.
Cannon, Esq Mr.. WILLIAM +. HEWLETT to MISS MAR
TIA J. BUFUkD.
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NORTHERN EEWS-THE TWO AkMIES-FROM MEA-
lCO-FIRE At HAYANA-FROM EUROPE.

RICHMOND. IN 30, 1858.
The Baltimore American of the 2sth says that there is
longer doubt that Lees army has euded Meade again.
and is nearly il its old position in and around Cupepe
and GordoDsvilIe. The latest advtces firm the army
the Saturday state that forces held the
line of the Rapeahannock between Keeys ford and Wa
teIloo.
By arrival at New York. advices have been received
from the city Mexico the 1Oth The Council Nota
bties acting under French inspiration, had declared that
the Mexcans desire empire form of Government
and proclaimed Aaxnian OF Austria, Emperor; in the
event Of his not accepting Napoleon Is to select person.
An immense conf gration occurred at Havana the
22nd among the warehouses kega whsrf estina-
ted that four millions dollars worth of destroyed
Mayor Opdyke of New York. has vetoed the ordinance
pay three Eundre dollars communication for conscrps
An official dispatch has been received from COL Shackc
announcing the capture of Cen Morgan COL Clarke
and four hundred men on Sunday, near New Lisbon.
John J. Crittenden died at Fl ankfort, Sunday from
general debility, without pain struggle. His age
seventy seVen
The Scotia with Liverpool dates to the 18th has arrived
off Cape Race Roebuck withdrew motion the recog
the South In his remarks he said it has been
stated that the time has not pet come for the consdera
ton of question, and have yielded to the sugges
ton; but let the noble Lord bear in mind that there
are two dangers before him which he and England
have to meet Reconst uetion of the Union the
Southern asis, the OF the Coniede
rate South by the Emperor of the French alone
Russas reply the Polish question does not respond to
the expectations of Austria In France it ia regarded as
conciaory amnesty instead of armisice, is pro-
posed. The Polish insurrec ton continues active.
In the House of Lords Russell and Derby both agreed
the affairs in Poland not for armed inter-
vention England could do nothing further than submit
proposals. Derby deprecated diplomatic interference
Gold in New York on the Nth closed at l27 IL
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FUNERAL SERVICES oF HoN W. {. VANCE

NoNTG merry, July 29th, 1868.
The funeral services of the late viii am l. Yancey
took place from the Presbyterian Church this after
Business su@renced, and the store doors
soldiers and pubic officers The longest procession
witnessed here, fot wed the remains to the grave
The communitg profoundly impressed with the loss Ct
Mr.. YauCey this time.
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CHARL ESTON STILL HOLDS OUT-FURIOUS EOM-
BARDMENT.


CHARLESTON s. c.. July 3lst, 1863.
Commings Point severely bombarded yesterday, the
firing commencing about O'Clock. The Ironsides and
two Monitors were engaged which lasted till about three
O'Clock the afternoon, when they withdrew Batteries
Gregg, smkns Sumter and Wagner participating Bat
terry Gregg lost two killed and wounded. The Battery is
not materially injured Wagner said to be in better
di ion than before. There firing James hand,
and very little Wagner to-day Gen. Beauregard visited
James Island works to-day.
DISPATCH.
CHARLESTON, July 81, 1853
Heavy bonbardment from daybreak this morning on the
enemys works Morris Island from Sumter and Wagner
continued O'clock when it ceased. All quiet At 10
A. M.
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THE Charleston Courier thinks that the crisis at that
place has passed and confidence in the safety Of
city. We that its confidence may prove to be well
founded
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FROM CHARLESTON,

CHARLESTON 8. c.. July 20, 1868.
The bombardment little spirited to day. The
ronsides and two Monitors took part Two killed
and nine wounded our side.