Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-12
Tn. Movements of the President.

Gen. WHITING, Gen usTIs LEE and Others went down the
board the steamer Virginia. and viewed the works
erected for the defense Of the harbor landing ct Fort
derson. Fort Branch Fort Casweu and Fort Fsher. at
Fort Caswe and Fort Fisher s4utes were fred
President made brief but stirring addresses he examined
Fort Caswe and it's outT0Ik, ss1 Fort Fisher with is
outworks spending longer time this latter work than
at other point We understand that he preszed him
SELF much graed the Of the works and their
Indications Of strength and efficiency. The party returned
little after dark highly gratifed with their TYP.
We regret that The necessary absence Of Associate
rendered impossible for to leave Office yesterday
and thus deprived pleasure Of going down the rv
occasion Of the Presidents visit to tie ortca
tons all of which learn that he visited with the excep
ton Of those now in progress on Bald Head.
Mr.. DAVIS and suite left this morni2g for Richmond
pleased, truEt with hs brief stay Ia Wilmington, and
certainly lssVins pleasing impression behind him.
The Offensive.
viii they, MI they believe that LIEcoLRs generals
orders the offensive both in Virginia and 10
the West The LINCOLN papers say that General GRAFT
ready and had either concentrated will soon have
concentrated hundred thou sni for al
In the direction from which RosEcEAEz was hurled
back the defeat at Cbicksmausa. His first object will
unquesonaby the dslodgment OF BRAeGs forces from
the positions they hold Missionary Ridge, and especial
~ Lookout untsl and in this are not without fears
that he may be successful bat not without hard fighting
MADE will be forced rward with LEE,
hardly think, with the hope Of realizing the Yankee
boast Of being able to their Chrs dinner Rich
nond, but chiefly with the view of preventing enforce
ments being sent to the army Of Tennessee Evidently
NEADE breads the encounter with LEE The fate of Nc
lowell, MCCLELLAN, PoPE BUzEsIpB, and all the other
Yankee Generals who have essyed the ION 30 Richmond
looms mp darkly before him.
Within three seks q month the armies both sides
will be delivered to the control Of General Mud and
active operations of decisive character will then be
possible for the season. Least in the interior This will
release forces 10Th sides Sor operations on the seaboaId
where the winter campaign, there 30 be winter cam
Daign, will probably be carried that
look for renewed activity in the vicinity Of Charleston and
probably in Eastern North Carolina, where trust Ell
provided check and uaish the
audng expeditions of tbs pbderiug Yankees nnder the
AID nal BUrLEs. We enertsis serious sppre
tensions OF any expedition being undertaken agsins il
miDgton under EUrLKxs direction. Efficient he be
carrying campaign agan.t the defenseless inhaoi
tsD;s Of Cr already subjected 20 thc Of the nvs
srE, hardly probable that he viii be entrusted with
the AID C. any expedition OF she msgn ats ard In
9ortapce that oud be deemed for attack
this point, need fea shat, ks shogld be
entrusted, General with inferior force
would find foil hulki Urss Asior of Yankee
dem. Still cannot help sympsih Ang y with the
people Of the Eastern part Of tho STATE who loFuu
.tey Within tha lines 70 "a nrd.r the coumand Of ha
beast
gsnleman recently from that Bsc:ion takes sstion
10 The asctiou that BCrLRE viii have position all
his taste former Yankee commanders etoen
asseduousIy that BC1LER will fLd little noting
stcRlnot enough to make 1t amusing 20 a rho
has -syslsd the pluodar wrung fc hs people Of tie
oHce 81 eat and wealthy " Crescent Cis- >