Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-05

of you when your term Of service expires.
s-F~ F' - BEELZEBUB.
Situation OF Affairs III she Vicinity of vicksbars'
A correspondent of the M1SSaSS1pp1an writes from
Warren county, October 18th, IS follows:
Believing that few jottlngs from ankeedom would
be interesting to the readers OF Your paper have con-
cluded 10 the risk OF remaining within doors long
enough to write you You must no. crlcise too close
y the style and composition Of this letter, as labor
under a very gIest disadvantage. The danger CT ex
pecting Yankee cavalry every moment does not very
materially assist in calm thoughts. lett CLINTON
about 0 at night, reached Big Black about 2 A. NJ
evaded the Vidette picket, and crossed at B. - Ter
ry. travelled very cautiously, and tondy hoped nat
was getting elegantly, when, TO my great surprise
| rode into body OF Infantry OF twenty men. re-
tanned "sn upper lip" and inquired they had met
any cavalry they replied that they had NOT, when
pushed Cd, and after getting distinct directions soon
reached My present comfortable quarters.
Warren IS u vast Id Of devastation and destruction.
Where elegant, happy hom=s stood, bare chin
neys their tall forms, scnies Ger this Vast des-
tructiOn halls that rsounded to the merry laugh
ter OF happy childhood, reecho 10 the smournui
whistling of the winds fencing, gin hOus g,
dwelling houses, have al shared the same iale. Large
fields OF corn await the hand OF the reaper.
A lew c;lzens OF Vlck8bIrg have taken the oath,
but the circumstances these OF starvation literally
for themselves and children, the taking OF the Oat9;
and many persons who have taken the oath are still
true and loyal tue Confederate cause, and aiding IN
every way possible The cause of suffering country
l have met with men here who, upon recountlng their
trials and t1 cti MS wtpt and lived only IN the
hope of soon being delivered from more than Eastern
bondage. Rosencraus has been heavily reinforced from
this army; Shernan's entire corps and O5terhaus
division, OF MCPbersonS corps, have gone to Chatta
Dooga two other divisions have gone to rear Monroe,
Louisiana. SO you may readily ascertain the strength
of the Y unkee army this place. 1t DOES not GER
tainy exceed nine thousand men, and three negro res-
ments are troops) constitute portion of this force
The Yankees erecting line of Qualifications to take
in large portion OF the city, which only IN pro-
erosion an. not near completed They still occupy
old line, and have eveed their works construct
ed during the siege. There is not now gun
mounted the works OF the city They are to
abandon the entire country as soon as the new line IS
finished and thy at this time hauling supplies from
Big Black bridge to Vicksburg. There is but small
force at MessDgers Ferryabout squadron OF cavalry
and regiment of Infantry There are no Notifications
at the above mentioned point whatever. BrlgadIer-
Gen. orrer at the bridge, in command OF few rt
gimens OF infantry, little cavalry, aid few pieces OF
artillery. A few miles below the bridge the ankees
have p!ckets. | have given you what l know OF
Yankee affairs in Warren county and Vickaburg.
am perfectly acquainted with the force and position OF
the army, and state, my honest conviction, that
bold and decisive blow would wipe out the stain of the
surrender Of Vlcksburg, and place the name Of the
great Johnston first in galaxy u iustrous heroes
that our country have produced. The enemy are IN
great fear OF al attack.
to eavt, and must Close. would call the attention
OF the Chief Quartermascr to the fact that there is the
greatest abundance of and potatoes upon the plan
latlons in the neighborho0d OF Bolons AID Edwardss
depOtS. These plantations deserted, the planters
having left for Georgia. Our pickets extend Tor five
miles this side, and this should certainly be gather
ed now and at once On the plantations of the Presi
dent and COL Joe Davis there is at least twenty-five
Thousand bushels of corn, and the proportion
nearly all of the plantations in the neighborhood.
Reserve" correspondent of the obie Advertiser
Register, writing from The TRENCHES before Chat
tanooga, Get. l5 thus notices the heavy rains and the
condltlon OF the army at that point:
For the past few days have been having the
ranest weather that poor soldiers have been
PEELED to undergo. The trenches halt tul of water,
and our poor fellows with but single blanket
tents are compelled to stand and take it 'on vOlenS
IL is distressing at the time amusing, to see the
Ingenious methods adopted keep off the peitings Of
the storm Blankets spread after the fashion OF the
tentes d'abrl Of cur Yankee ncighbo1s, under which
as many as two or three will crawl for shelter. The
possessor of the gum blanket borrowed at Chicka-
manga, is looked upon the luckest fellow 10 the
world Bowers of leaves and branches are erected but
these only antaze by their endless drip, drip, drip
Yet though in bOdy-not in spirit-damponed, you
have Only to cry rabbit, when such yells will come
from the bivouack aud such numbers Of half drowned
men emerge for the chase, would make Que endorse
the Yankee statement that men "par axe more OF
the develish than the human" We take our CuckiDgs
nate enough to squeeze from some promising" Quar-
ermaster ("ho nas all OF his k, adopted tie rule
" Make yourself comfortable and everybody else un-
Comfortably sufficient that may be digned by
the lame Oh ents build huge log fires, light pipes
read "Marius," and wonder whether we will winter
here III the mud, Or in Kentucky
"On dit, the enemy are Ga short raOLs and various
are the ru.nOrs OF offers OF exchange between the
pl-kels, OF Blankets for all saying they reduced
10 TWO Crackers Per diem. " neeler's movements in
their rear Will ln,erere materially with their com
,rat should the report prove true that he has
tured 900 wagons, taken 400 prisoners, and de-
stroyed the stores at Shelbyville and McMinnvie.
From the Ashevile, N. g., News, 29h ult.
Fighs at the Warm springs-DtatiI of MOI Wood
fin.
A fight between small body of our cavary-less than
hundred menand tour five hundred OF the enemy
occurred at the Warm Springs, sc miles below this
last Thursday. Our forces overwhelmed by numbers
compelled to fall back. We had two killed, the
gallant and chivalrous Maj. John w. Woodfn of this
place, and private Smith Of Polk county. Ms WoodHn
fell pierced by two balls, while leading his in
charge upon the strong position of the enemy. Major
Woodfn was widely known and no words of could
add to the reputation he had earned by hard and faithful
SERVICE disr guished lawyer public spirited citizen,
warm hearted and friend, brave and accom-