Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-03

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that comes in gobbed the twinkling of eye by
the gentlemen of Notwithstanding persuasion and the
market left bare the palm of hand Just
If and you will And the worst is not yet. On
the 9th September there will be large auction sale
which will draw together Jews and Gentes and the rest
mankind all strong and hearty with most excel
lent stomachs for anything but going into the army and
they must eat, but what? Something, suppose.
1t puzzles to know who buys the goods sold at auction
we who buys them for consumption, after Il
spectators who buy them at auction have taken their
swing Them The prices they bring auction appear al
fabulous What their retail prices be- the Lord
only knows. We afraid to think of it. However We
suppose dealers make their stocks and people must
have something at any price,
The of the goods advertised for sale the 9th
proxmo appear to be of the useful class but whether Yam
kee English do not know. The effect upon the cur
rency about the same and would be the same were
they Chinese. But say that the list is little like
old FALsTAFFs score there is an uncomfortable
propol ton of liquor. We suppose pays the importer,
but it plays deuce with the Even it did
nothing ese takes money without supplying any real
Of the people. By the way must confess ig
of the of bicarbona of soda-we of
the large extent which it is imported.
haps put in bread to make the -four rse but surely
-four is high enough.
But the question of supplies appeals recy
hearts, and the regions adjacent and SUFFICIENT: We de-
that in order to prevent famine here block
ade shall bring certain quantity of pork bacon
eaable quality, to be pat store here for sale at
market prices, say dollar pound started last
week and could lot find pound of bacon in the town Ct
Wmngtonfor sale. Between blockaderunners and block
sales eaten out, and will be up
Is left of We occasionally hear rooster crow, but
often. The few gentlemen hens left afraid to
We had the pleasure Saturday last of seeing in our
sanctum steemed friend and former contemporary,
NJ WADDELL, Esq., now Lieutenant COL of Cavalry in the
Regiment commanded by Col. j. A. BAKER.
| We glad to Col. WADDELL looking well al
though jaded by unremttiDg attention to the
duties of his former position of datan He has had little
respite and home brief furlough account of
sickness in his family he speaks in the highest terms Of
the spirit of his regiment of its reproba
of the factous spirit which has been
Carolina.
Capt. THos. RUFFN, of Wayne, has been made Leuten
ant Colonel of the lst N. c. Cavalry regiment.
Capt. RUFUS BARRINGER, of Cabarrus, has been made
Major of the LIST N G. Cavalry regiment
1t. Col. VIM g. ROBINSON, of Goldsboro has been made
| Colonel of the I'd Cavalry N. G. Troops.
CADwALLADER j. IREDELL, of Raleigh has been promo
ted to lst Lieutenancy in the lst N. C. Cavalry.
SOUND Determination. JOS. Taylor of Alabama, was
Bell elcctor 1860 and an extreme Unons Since that
At public meeting in Greene county, Alo few days
since he took occasion to his views plainly.
nexed is q sketch of them. He stated that
He had opposed the at the commencement and
North displayed its policy than he became Immediately
satisfied that the South had struck her blow not an hour
too soon and that that to this and henceor.
ward he favored prosecution of the until
cur independence achieved He urged upon the peo-
every sacrifice denounced sp culator who were bar
ering in their country Blood croskers had
nidation far preferable s,bugation that there
possible of reconst ucton and he who ad
Vocated 1t traorhe who accepted it, lower than
the slave. He orcibiy asked the people what epiaph
and fathersthat Of rebel Or trser or pariot We're
ed dead?
Better late than 1t would have been much better
for if many who chung the old Union could
have earlier day Mr.. TAYLOR row Sees and
expressed themselves he has conscientious
y forced to. But better to do good late, than
The Augusta COnstitG0nGiS, of yesterday, mentions
report brought by passengers of the occupation of Knox
vile by the Federal troops The ConstitutonaS rather
doubts it. and think there every doubt
The great contest will doubt be farther down the Ten
nessee River in the direction of Chattanooga. According
to the Knoxville papers of the 27h there Yankee
forces with striking distance of Knoxville that
nor sufficiently TO have reached Knoxville taken
it in time for the to reach Augusta the evening
the 10Th, which have to be mentioned in the
C0nSutiona!iSt of next morning.
Beyond all doubt, the critical point at present East
Tennessee, which RosECRANZ advancing at Chata
nooga and BURNSIDE Knoxville. BRAGG conmsads the
line OF defences the South with headquarters Cbaa
nooga BUCKEER commands the Northern line with
selves, the military authorities Tennessee have
placed such restrictions the Telegraph that
hear nothing direct section and are dependent
passengers and " reliable gentlemen and we all
know hoa1 reliable that is.
Kingston is the county of Roane county Tennessee
is situated at the junction of the Holston and Cnch
Rivers 40 miles West Of Knoxville the
Nashville to Knoxville The Knoxville papers of Thurs.
day say
We heard from Kingston, yesterday to the that
there Federals within miles place. Our
information from various points along the mountain higher
up leads us to doubt whether there this region
coming We know that the great point of interest
key Of the whole position and the agony concentra
ed armies ls 10 be farther down the river than this
There had been good deal Of excitement at Knoxville
but the above be true it almost imposa that
the report ola Augusta could also be true.
LEE must have all his force enable to get on the
line and for the emergency. sufficient place
BRAGG and BUCKNERi position to hur back invaders
and East Tennessee the precious piece
tory in the Cosfederacy The Atlanta Gazette OF Sunday
mentions rumouT that BURNSIDE reported to be ad-
Vancng Knoxville, and BUcKNER falling Loudon
fight hourly expected. These given as rumours
only.
One thing is certain. Things have reached crisis in
East tennessee and cannot in all human probability re-
main SIS they are beyond the present week will watch
everything from that quarter with the intense inter-
est.
learns from credable that since the ape
tanned by ort SUMTER General Beauregard commits
sion composed of Engineers to examine its ion
report VIII ether it capable Of defence They
cd TO the Fort and after thorough examination fort
belng unc er fire at the me reported that suscept
bic of DEF indefinite period Geper Al Baanre.
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