Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-09

ment. The army evinced a determination to win ..
hazards, and had been strongly impressed nv tho; al
CO.'S with the dreadful consequences that would
them and the country If disaster should occir t 70
arms 10 tue coming conflict. 'u'
The enemy was rapidly concentrating his from, r
terday, from the Cumberland Valley towards CHANT.
burg, and Cen Meades whole army had reached 81
teld OF battle If General Couch presses on him don
the valley with bis troops from Harrisburg which u
connoenty expected we may look for glorious resrl,
THE PRISONERS
Among the prisoners who arrived in BaItmoro
90 or 20 officers. Brig Gen. Archer himself Wi" were
dent of Maryland, was also brought in Anotber a'
of 200 was expected on Friday party
THE LATEST
The following is the latest from Gettysburg contsi
ed in the American ''a'
There have been no arrivals this morning from 4.
vicinity of Gettysburg, and are without anv Ji,e
ntellgence relative to the doings of yesterday. w.
learn however, that there must have been great haiti
fought yesterday afternoon and evening" as heavy Co.,
nonadlng was heard at Partition, Frederick and HarT
burg, from noon to o'clock ut night when il cao.aJ
gentleman who came down this morning from pol
ton says that the cannonading was resumed sgoi y,
daylight this morning with such force and Col a.
as TO almost make the earth trembIe '
Tho Very Latest.
The American, in its evening edition of tEe 3rd i,
gives the following dispatches
special despatch to the New York Herald, data
| Hamburg, %, says:
The battle at Gettysburg to-day was farceand boo5y
ana from all can gather the rebel army has received
us mGttal Wourd.' Cannon, small arms and the Glj
are among the trophies A column of rebels % nGn
strong passed through Dsoury yesterday in the dire
ton of Gettysburg.
ALBANY, July "A despatch from Gov Curtin f.,
GOV. seymour was received today, stating that he
battle at Gettysburg had not been decisive and asking
him TO send oil the troops he could raj Sc ,Chot de
as the need for them tcdS pressing.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3-Parties arriving here from
Gettysburg say that on Wednesday 00OC of our roors
were engaged with 10000 of the enemy During We'd
nesday night IS 900 men of Gen. Meade's troops cam
up and took favorable positions while % 600 othr
Union troops were at hand. The rebels had main
ly concentrated Gettysburg on Wednesday night
and there is little doubt but the great battle OF yeqr
day would involve every available man in both armic,
The Habeas Corpus.
We from the letters OF Gen. Fowle aud Chic,
Justice Pearson, that the Chief Justice has backed
down from the position, that Militia officers have m
right to arrest desertes and conscrps. 1t unoru
nate that he should ever have started the issue if po
by official decisions, by declarations made to various il
dvd Aals that such action was I'm arrantcd and with
out the sanction of law, which became public pnd
amounted in effect to decision itself At all events
the very idea doubt created many desetiOrs from,
the army and know that it virtually in all this
section OF country, suspended the execution of the Law
ana IN several instances, men nave been killed uud
the impression that Militia officers had no right to
arrest forcibly deserters and conscrips. In a..
dition to this erroneous snap judgement deci3.
on, We have another conflicting with Confederate au
horiy, that, person who employed substitute over
80 years of age did not become liable when a call was
made for all persons above that age up to 40 years
These two decisions taken together which we believe
were made one of them at least not only in our State
but in others, the people have TO thank for the
call for Thousand troops for State defence The
government will get more troops in this way than
would have secured lad the Conscript law been duly
and faithfully executed. The difference will be simply
this, the producing interest of the State will suffer
d0uby what it would have suffered otherwise This il
clear from the fact that the deserers and conscrps
who now lay in the woods, lost to the cause OF The
country both producers and soldiers would have
supplied the places of those good men and active farm
who will now be drafted and taken from their most
useful and essential employments. This is Coaserul
tiSm, doing little for the of the country q,
possible fighting the Yankees at the greatest possb
disadvantage to ourselves, and in that way which will
damage US most. This in addition to g-umbling quar-
reling and picking issues with the government upon
every imaginable point, constitutes fair definition
COnSer Uatlsm.- " eStern Sentinel.