Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
FROM THE NORTH AND WEST.

D.
Northern dates of the Path have been received.
The Illinois Legislature adjourned Saturday. The
peace resolutions passed the House, but prevented
from pasDgthe Senate by the withdrawal enough Repub
licans deprive the Senate of quorum.
The gunboat New Era seized Island No. 10, three
steamers containing qunine, army blankets Confed
crate uniforms, and large quantity of other contraband
goods One steamer had large rebel mail containing val
liable Information.
despatch from Fortress Monroe Feb 10TH Gays that ar
rangements for the exchange of civilians have been per
fected.
despatch from Carlo says that barge with thou
sand of COAL the blockade vicksburg
day night.
The town of Boltar Landing, fifty miles above Vcksburg,
has been destroyed the gunboat Connestogs retaa
ton for the guerrias firing into the Jenny Lind.
The Brooklyn and Scotia biockadng Galveston, at
last Another account the feet entered the
bayou, but finding strongly fortified deemed it best
withdraw for the present.
The Florida sailed from Nassau the 9th January.
Fourteen steamers oops and schooners had arrived with
cargOes Of cotton and tupenne from Charleston and other
ports
The House Of Representatives have concurred in the b
already passed by the Senate provide national
rency secured by the pledge OF United States stocks It
awaits the signature of the President The Senate has
for the enrolment and mastering into service
bodied between 20 and 40 years. ptnR
the Governors of States Judges the Of poor widows
and few Others giving military force of three millions
the offers to be appointed BY and directly accountable
the President who do the enrolment; and the
called for by draft in such numbers and assigned
to duty in such manner, the President peases Heavy
penalties imposed for resistance coRnselng
sistance to the draft.
l. Commander Woodruff of the U. s. Navy killed at
Fort Marshall Baltimore by the accidental discharge
qua while salute being fired n honor OF Gen
Butler.
The Kentucky House of Representatives resnded the
lltb the resolution passed the day previous inviting Com
misoners from other State Legislatures the Com
missoners of that body at Louisville.
Burnside has assumed his new command at New York.
The Connecticut Democratic Convention Hartford NOM
mated Thomas H. for Governor. Strong resou-
tons adopted denouncing the uupations by the
general government, the military BILL national currency
DILL emancipation proclamation suspension of the ha
corpus the abrdgment of freedom the PRESS
compensated emancipation scheme, and the dsmember-
Of the State of Virginia, and pledging the Western
States unite with them in for the cessation of
| the war and the restoration of the Onion.
Gold closed at 62 per cent. in New York the 9th
THE YANKEE BATTERIES EHELLING VICKSBURG.
MOBILE, Feb "a, 1868.
The ondenCe of the Advertiser Register date
Vcksburg, Feb 18th, that the enemy have erected
tie eveen rang of the City, and commenced
Smelling at o'clock yesterday of batteries
neal the depot Every she'll within the City but
harm done. Our guns replied slowly, giving shot
shot From the position of their batteries that portion
City fronting the river became unenabe. firing
nued at regular intervals till night and occasionally till
morning. At daylight all was quiet