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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30
From the Mobile Tribune
FRANK INCENSE;
The Eze Row of EEyrrh Freeze BurroIy
CHAPTER ]
BY ASA HARTZ

].
The silver moon was shining On Its own hook. (The
idea ofits ever borrowing Lighter anything ese-is
medium sized humhug) It was shining down into
the placid waters of Mobile bay like large silver dol
lar OF the old time currency Catfshes occasionally
came up to the surface of the water and agtated its
boeom-as cafshes wont to d. even in peace times
and the silver dollar before mentioned broke of into
silver dimes and pcayunes, bringing pleasant and mel
ancholy recoIecions Of the hard change pieces
which whiom cigar vendors gave back to the smoking
customer The goddess of night doing well this
OCCASION wooing SWANS and madens to moonlit walks
soft talk solemn vows rash concessions, and-other
dOgOnd nonsense
Inasmuch this chapter is specially in regard to
the moo3 the orthor wishes to avoid any other subject
in it, and therefore comes down particularly heavy on
the .-ORTHoR
CHAPTER II.
Frank Incense was one of the sons of his mother
that is, if bis mother had any other sons fact which
does moi clearly appear to the ortbor. At the time
spoken Of some twentythree summers ditto wintera
bad passed over his head He had been raised in me-
dunn poverty In house Cedar street. Large know
ledge OF the world and sde-whee shirt collar gave
him the air OF young who had seen as much as
any one who had not seen
tie gazed upon the moon in pensive sadness Anon
his eyes sought the deep and clear put muddy waters
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Fer the Journal.
- TRlhTEHts CAErK, MAR WAsHRsTes ~
AnriI 10th. 1885, (


Nessrs. fulton Price
(ssTs You my subscribers, bat behave not
In regiment This ID little
IA AZ least company Of the seth, Ferebee cavalry, Is
from and vicinity and considering Inc many e1
citing have recently passed through me
be terribly excited ON the failure OF Gen
Hill take Washington, after such efnonstraton &ho
flourish of umpets The of the failure Will per-
be made known, though doubtless not very
of the actors in that brilliant
II yoa spare little space 10 the Journal Will at
lss st detail tho pant that Regiment TOOK IN Inc
affair We left Snow Hill Friday the 27th ult, and
repored to Bill at Greenvie, and then Instructed
to en Garnet and by him ordered to proceed
ipgon drive in the enemS pIckes and invest the
eace which accomplished essfuy, on Monday the
30th ut our regiment gallantly dashng to within un
shs their batteries and sansuine in th3
that we haa sustained q. that moment by only one
single regiment infantry that could have gone into
and have the by getting possession OF the block
houses and turning guns their gunbostB which Ia
tSat are small and not very efficient Il could them
daily with good glass at half to mile distant But the
propitic lost when we could have taken
without serious less After they were allowed tine
to recover from heir panic, the capture OF the
place could have been accomplished 30 easily
Yet been done st any time viii invest
ed net officer with whom / coaversed doubts There
vss feeling that pervaded both and men ID
oar regiment and think the spirit pre- alieG Win
all For the benet of those who nay wish 10
write to boys still near washing ou Green
vile r O., N. c., where probably remain for some
time to prevent TIE enemys raids into the country
fact that regiment alone has done ssr
vice Sufficient while investing tht place to have taken halt
dozen such places Washington. Nj
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From the Atlanta Co.federa y
Has Ii.at Lind Vet been gold

tors sometimes mention instances OF the utility OF
advertising. Some persons in advertising resort to
various schees to make their cards attrat tive Some
elegantly written others have q striking snowy
arrangement, while others couched in exravagant
ridiculous aaghabe terms according to tae fancy of
the person advertising.
We were il Washington City some six years ogo
where a.young handed the following advertise
nsnt clipped from the Providence (R. i Journal,
which paper protested to have taken from the adver
Using columns OF a newspaper in Georgia. asserting
that it was genuine aud DOT forged.
We republish it for single purpose, (presumiDg it
to have been genuine) We wish to know if the tract
Of land ALLUDED to sold upon that advertisement
We desire to know the real value of that style of ad
vertsing, and hope that Mr.: Colbert (f there be or
was such living Louisville, Ca will give
the desired information
ATTENTION CREATION SHOULDER ARMS AND MARCH
AGAINST DAxNATIoN 1T presumnable that would
like to purchase plantation it be good
should there be any who wholld Ike buy that
not worth continental damn, have it, Also sixty
negroes that not WORTH the powder and lead would
take to kill them. Tetms hard hell
JAMES P. COLBERT.
Devils Retreat, Louisville, Ga, Noyer.bol 2Sth
1856.
n B. Anti-Know- Nothngs need apply.
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An B7ITONE OF PRACTICAL SURGERY FOR FIELD AND
HosPl"AL. By bdlCard HGrTeT, H. D., Surgeon Gen
enerat OF the State Of North Carolina formerly ProfeS-
scr IA the LHlrerSi'y Of Maryland FIRST edition.
Richmond, Va West Johnston, las Main Street.
We have just received with the respects the author
copy of the above work. the publication of which know
Dr. WARREN has had in contemplation for some months
1t is convenient in orK practical concise in character
aud style and intended Uade nec for the Surgeons
Of the Confederate service with The view Of supplying the
want which IS believed to exist in this respect.
The design Is one commended alike By its patriotism
Its humanity In the hands of experienced and skful
Surgeon DR.. WARREN, feel confident that the execu.
ton will be found worthy of the design the work
will useful purpose. The book contains 4lG
pages small octave
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WHEAT AND Corn CRoPs-The information we
have through letters and persons Of observation from
encouraging prospects for the growing wheat and the
stand of much corn is good for the season: letter
from Abbevie District dated the 2Ist instant says:
trust there will be IS 00Oto 100000 bushels wheat
for sale from this District. In EdgefeId it is equally
promising" We hope the holders of corn and -four in
the country will not allow the VseVI to feast when our
soldiers and their families are needing the staff Of life
SO far the ertorioners and spectators may Be hurt
by the abundant prospect of the grain ere long to
rpen they may have sour and bitter bread for their
own ratiops,
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A New YANKEE DoDGR-The Yankees have fallen
upon re" dodge to evade the CONSUMPTION act in the
North. The law, passed by Congress- grants exemp
ton to any one on the payment of the of three
hundred dollars. Under this clause whole towns in the
North get up general purse which is kept open to
public contribution, until a sum sufficient to
purchase the exemption of all Der citizens is
raised, which oa being paid over to the Gov
ernment secures for that town entire exemption
from conscripton. For instance, town has 500 men
liable TO military duty there is general desire and
interest with its citizens to get out of the reach of
scrlption subscription is opened the books are
kept open until $4,000 raised $500 to the heed;
check for the amount is sent to the Treasury
ington which purchases for the whole town. and every
man In it, entire impunity from CONSUMPTION. This
dodge said to have been practced by number OF
towns in the North and was FIRST concocted by some
ingenious srithnstiean in the patriotic State Of Mas
sachEsetts.
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We indebted to Captain ENNKTT of the 3rd Reg N.
O. Troops for copy of the Philadelphia Inquirer
l4th inst with map General Fosters situation
ngton showing the town. the fortified tons surrounding it,
the Confederate investing the place the land sd
and the position of our batteries on the river Rodman
Point, and also lower down Hills Point or Halls Point
as the map has it.
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FROM THE BAR.-We learn from Morris Island
that the Keokuk is fast settling the qaicksands where
she sunk and that her urrez and smokeack have also
disappeared. All efforts to raise her will be abandon
ed. Observations for the past two days show a
censi derable stir board the Ironedes. Her
masts were being raised, ard, in connection
with other movements, seemed to indicate an
intention to proceed to 1t rumored yesterday
that the whole feet of clas were about to sail for
Mobile Another report was circulated that the Ercs
son Floating Battery had appeared off the bar Friday
morning. with the object, supposed, of making
an attempt to raise the Keokuk. The last report
doubtless from the appearance Of the Ironside5
getting ready to sail.-Chas Courier, 25h inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30

OLE ABRAHAM, with Mrs. ABRAHAM and Mr.. BoR LIN
recently visited the camp the army the Potomac
at the reques-so report says,-of j.. HooKER with
tia view of trying to get enthusiasm and thereby
induce the soldiers whose time ia about expire to
enlist. Whskey flowed freely, and there olfoation
and ABRAHAM told several of his irresistible anec.
dotes but apparently with little effect, far obtaining
reenlstmens was concerned. HeoKKRs army will GER
ainy lose large number of trained soldiers during the
month Of May, and CONSUMPTION replace them for
conscrips viii not be at even they
were LINCOLN appears afraid to CONSUMPTION
law.
report going the rounds of the papers, the purpot
of which is that the Governors of the North Western States
had notified Mr. LINCOLN that their States would supply
soldiers for the Now this untrue the face
of it. The Governors of the Northwestern States have
done no such thing, they likely to do it yet while.
They may have advised against any immediate attempt
enforce the CONSUMPTION law alleging its popularity,
and the danger Of disturbance and the suspension
operation have been due tbs advice but That the
extreme extent to which any of the Republicans who
fill the gubernatoral chairs of the North Western States
could be persuaded to go.
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EXPERIENCE teaches WELL bat charges high for the les.
given of the Conederscy have hadsone ofthese
costly eons We have learned that fortified places
be defended against attack by land but
we have learned that do this the Of Defence
must be proportioDae these of attack took good
while learn & this and Roanoke Island Fort Donelson
Newbern ard, than ALL New Orleans had fallen into
the hands CT the enemy.
The fall of New Orleans beyond all odds the
1ibe blow that had has fallen upon the Copfederacy
AL ether defeats and losses nothing to this
Yet New Orleans could have been defended anything like
labor and ski lid been expended there that have
expended Charleston. Bat there not and what
pity that there not. Cur authorities did not rise
appreciation Of the object stake of the means
necessary The very key the
sippthe greatest mart in tho world the workshop
its whole section the nursery Of fair and
mighty fund of wealth to sustain the credit of the
Conederacy al these things New Orleans fel
like ripe peach. Why the deences Of the Cape Fear RV
much stronger day, than those Of the Mississippi
River when the Yankee fleet passed up it.
Sometimes things turn very differently from what
might have been led to expect For instance when the Yam
KEGS hurredy evacuated Norfolk they left undestroyed
three thousand cannon, big aud little long and short
not very LeavyLoE very modern. These guns most of
them Of their small cabre and short range unfit
for coast river defencCs all the Con-
fe1eIacy, mounted earthwoTks where were called
upon 10 resist attacks made b. they enemy's vessels
armed with very heavy guns Of the very longest range
Our short navy htwos turned ont trial to be
than useless. The enemy could choose his position
out Of Of cur popgups and batter she'll his
leisure, and could not touch him. Hence arose the
dread Of gunboas. Hence the belief that batteries
could contend with them. One tenth the number of good
guns would have done good thaa all the piles of
old got from Norfolk If these old cannon or
nneenthI Of them had been broken up mixed with
and soft iron and made guns for the service
who doubts but that the result Of many attacks upon
coasts and rivers would have been different. But took
experience to teach all this to impress the les
upon authorities, and therefore now for
tfcaons depend the weight and range their guns,
aud not upon The NUMBER that none but powerful guns
thought weTth mounting
Again, experience has shown that single fort,
ter how strong prevent armed passing, if
they determined to the gauntlet. this
have been forgotten New Orleans When Fort Jackson
passed, The affair virtually accomplished.
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NOTICE..

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,orer will be FOUR DOLLARS per year, in advance
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1863.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30

TEs latest intelligence from the South Carolina coast
states that the Monitors and large of the euemys
vessels mostly Transports still in North Edisto River
force OF Yankees supposed to be not more than one
regiment, yet remain on Folly Island.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30

THE Aoeta;" Fogls printed at shepJ cleveland coun
ty n. c., in It's oath inst thai in that
tos of the State everybody speaks of the growing wheat
pa unusually promising.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30

We have by the steamship Z. e Lee, (GIae,) Bermu,
ia papers to the 2ist.
The Colonial Legislature net the 10Th instant. The
Governor in his opening speech refers the marriage
the Prince of Wales himself pleased learn that
there is last diminuon in the distress which
has been inflicted upon of the manufacturing districts
of England by the desolatng warfare still raging the
North American States He refers increase in the
owing to circumstances arising out of disturbances
this Continent He also brings the notice of the Leg
isature matter etiHg TO the collection of the revenue
The depreciation Of the currency Northern as well
as tie Southern States las changed the value of
the dollar Of account as compared with English
money, and thus " ad yaoTem duties - if paid upon
tie invoice Of cost >shoFn in dollars at the full
nominal value of the dollar, would evidently be too
high He suggests that the actual value in sterling of
the goods invoice shall be accepted as Of that upon
which the ad valorem duties " shall be paid.
There really expression of opinion regard to our
difficulties and reference farther as above noted
The Bermuda, Ike the Nassau papers, nsver give any
market reports. Perhaps they no markets The Cor
nubia arrived al Ct Georges, Bermuda, the 2lss.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-30

srIcEY.-General HILL and E. sTANLT, military Gov
of North Carolina interest of LINCOLN have
had correspondence dstir sushed than
other better claims to attention greet
era HILL should have descended to engage scoldng
match with STANLY especially that is GTANLYs strspg
point We hardly think that the Gen sra made anything
of sTANLY, and at any rate, dent publish any
part Of the affair. Mere Seeding is undgnfed.
But the HILL and 5TANLY correspondence is mild and
amiabe compared with the tone of letter written by
BERT PIKE of Arkansas, and addressed Gen. THEo H.
HoLMEs in which PIKE pitches into Generals HOLMES and
HlNTNAN most ferocousy To say that PIxs
IS meataxe, would be to employ and inad equate
expression. he is savsger than many msat-axss.
Not to be out of the fashion, BLANros DUNCAN of
Columbia, s. Co. addresses letter to Secretary EEMMIN
giving the aforesaid Secretary piece bis mind
by means complimentary. In fact, D. says that c.
g. N. s gentleman, etc. The whole difficulty arises out
of the alleged of the Secretary towards Mr. DUNCAN
and his photographic establishment in certain transactions
involving contracts to print bills bonds etc. the Gov
eminent.
All these sharp letters to be grettsd-they look
bad and they bad.
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The Progress s,f tns Rebel Cotton oan.

The London Times -
In the foreign market there great vi-
ty, and in most nsta an improvements The Confeder
hail dis but in the afterno0a
a further fail occurred, which increased ls the
Of iysTpeo in ths Drain trade renort was
aely that this was hr Spence the Cor
went to % to II discount. The Cor faderate iaai
cal agent however. Mr. James Spence, aud although
been is said the slightest business connection between
them Among the supporters of the loan staea that
large number Of speculative sales effected to-day ia
order that the Cunard steamer Saturday, may carry
adverse prices Nothing to have ranspired
with the cotton operators throughout the Kingdom
that the task of determining its valae must still IN
London market the character Of
which is most most coPg .sa1a At LiyerpG1 ~,
tederate loan further fall having secured tia loa
ton to day. the scrip remained dull at the depreciation to
tie sales, promoted by parties favorable to the North
Mcclellan Yves three days before the Congressional
Committee the conduct of the war, and though bat
little direct inform alton was extracted from him be was
asked number of questions which Put him in the
keenest torture. One of the Senators in describing
his demeanor said that be Lad been engaged for thirty
years in testing witnesses upon the stand but that be
never, in Ill his experience, met who utter
y stupid and devoid Of selfrelance this child OF
genius. The simplest question" said the Senator,
seems &c almost threw him into spasm, asd often be-
fore answering it, he looks around the room and
times turns his eyes his shoulder, if search
ing for Ftz John Porter to to his assistance
Another Senator from the committee said
that when Mcclellan Intercepted, it was his
custom to drop bis forehead in his hand and always
think long time before answering. That be re-
peated this performance at every Interrogation and
that be would frequently rise from his seat and
pace the floor sometimes fer five MINUTES with his
forehead all the Wills buried in bis hand before Ac could
be delivered in replying: During the whole three
days" said the Senator, did extort from him
mach weuld have been extracted from any ordna-
~ witness in an hour "Perhaps that was Strategy
was the remark of a gentleman who listened. "Ho,"
said the Senator sit simply stupidity, and nothing
Else"
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BYa reference TO the head of the hrst ana
fourth columns first page, it will DO seen ua' we
have been eoeed to rates for subscription
and ADVERTISING We do with reluctance, for we had
bona6 to have able to weather the stor without be-
ing forced to adopt this COURSE resort to which We have
avoided as long as We possibly could.
The greatly HANGED price Of everything renders I'm
possible for to carry business at former rates.
We under the necessity of adopting one OF two aterna
tyes-we must either these rates or close our Of
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The Steamer Giraffe arrived here yesterday morning with
: valuable cargo On Confederate account.
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We had the pleasure this morning Of meeting friend.
native of an adjoining county, but member of rsgi
ment Of Texan Rangers, who captured at Arkansas
Post ard lately returned South by exchange parole
City Point
He carried from the Post up Alton, Illinois, to
Springfield and thence Chicago and getting South
carried round through portion of Ohio and Indiana to
Dunkirk, New York thence to Harrisburg Pa, thercs
Baltimore theIce TO City Point that he good deal
Of tie Northern country and something of the Northern
people. His opinion that the under against the
is stronger than many the souh prepared
to believe, but that the time for its dsplsy has yet
arrived The Democrats, Copperheads" the Re-
pubcans call Them very bitter against LINCOLN and
his administration The people generally very sick of
the That much unmista keasle, though whether
they yet prepared to olese it on our terms, of
final separation, is very questionable. The Chicago
Tribune very Black paper quoted with great the
tcles Of the Richmond Enquirer down the Northern and
Northwestern Dem ocras and tainted them Herewith We
must confess that confirmed in formerly ex.
pressed opinion these articles nudcous il the
extreme and the aVidy with which they seized upon
by bitteres enemies goes to show this. the anti
Lncolne organization at the North could do good
it could do no harm. Why not give fair chance
We lost at Arkansas Post thousand men, nclu.
ding the sick in the hospitals We had engaged
thousand effective men, but sufficient reinforce
ments up just in time TO be captured swell
tai number of prisoners to five thousand as already
stated.
The regiment guarding the body of prisoners Of which
cur friend formed part, think, the 5Sh Illinois
The greater portion Of the whom he heard
may not have been ard probably the the
majory of the lineis regiments but In those he
These rshman did not to like the service par
cuarly but that nothing They neither oh
tain employment assistance they asked for either
they were told to go into the army.
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The Position at Suffolk,

The Richmond Sentinel of yesterday gives the following
statement of the present position General
forces nea9 Suffolk Va. II appears convey clearer
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The Position at Suffolk.

The general direction of the Nansemoud river is North
east and Southwest At Suffolk the stream very snuous
General LongsTeets position is curVinear in form
Picketi, extends Eastwardly the Dismal Swamp, on
winch rests bis lett under Gen. Hood, extends West
and Northwest to the haLEemond The distance of Long
streets lines from the works the enemy is about two
miles The picket lIe of course is much nesrer "
No attempt has been made by penetrate the Dismal
Swamp nor to the ERnsemund il order to get ntn
she rear OF SunOlN Gen Hood the left had all the
fighting with the gunboats the latter have kent nm
noisy cannOnade Pickett the right has twice driven the
enemy into his trenches in heavy rISirmisbee 'N Wv
The object of Gen. Longsteet seems to he served in
the my clCs5ly in his trenches Cnr ccp,iSsories
and quartermasters thus secured nterrunton
been able TO render immense service the cause II
is probable that LOngstreet will storm The enemy
works. If they come out, there will be fgnt '
The capture of SbliDgs battery is charged upon Gen
French defective and great deal of feel
ing e2sts against hn IN consequence. We take it for
granted there will be court OF inquiry to investigate
MAJ ...-
reliable We puOsh it as giving succinct view likely to
interest our readers