Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-15

Very respectfully, your obt serv't,
B. FL. ROBERTSON,
Brig. Gen. Commanding
From the sa Aggu; asS Sssl 9 eeEen'' Sentinel
This would perhaps III ordinary time be quite an 40.
necessary piece of advice but at this moment it 10 Of
vital Importance As readers know the price OF
paper has advanced enormously and as consequence,
publishers have been compelled TO make correspond
ing advance their prices One great reason of this
increased tariff paper is the scarcity OF rags with
which to manufacture it. The manufacturers inform
us that rags exceedingly difficult to obtain,
when; is the case, the rates paid are higher by at
least 800 per cent than formerly.
We write the article solely with view of calling
public attention to this scarcity that it may as far IS
possible be renedied, and that speed y The press is
one OF the most potent auxaries of this Government
in carrying forward its Objects and subserving its ln-
terests AS medium Of communication, in times like
these when every day adds memorable event to
history, the newspaper is as indispensable as our
daily food And is essential in Individual intell
gence, and a record of current events, And we
own to read the pages Of The favorite book OR jour
nal let not fail to remember that tie materials Tor
its maruiacture must be obtained, shall have
book or newspaper. Until the blockade is removed
a dsderatum altogether among the uncertalntles-we
must rely upon our own resources. Let then every
family carefully up all the ragsal the sareds-
all the scraps-either linen, cotton, wooden, and fur
nsh them to the Paper Mills and the propretors OF
those mills will pay them handsomely therefor Hus-
bands tell your wives to see to bsand not only the
black, commence the saving OF rags to make pap r
The possible contingency of country like de Priv
ed of newspapers is shocking to contemplate And we
will not believe but what have thus sounded the
note of alarm, every interested land who is not ,
will do all in his her power to keep the mills supplied
with rags that tie press may thereby continue to dis
pense intelligence to the people,
We hope our contemporaries throughout the Confed-
eracy will breach this sui Jet their readers and urge
upon them its great Importance
From the knoxville (Tenn.) Register, 7th inst.
We not mistaken in supposion that Gent
Bragg would not again attack Eosencrarz when he
ascertaned, it he did, at serious st to Brock
inridges DIVISION that Rosencranz held fortified po
tiop behind Stone river. 1t would have been
act OF madness on Bragg's part to have remained at
Murireesboro, while Rosencrauz advanced with his
my reinforced, and behind earthworks, thrown up as
his troops moved forward
Gen Bragg has adopted the wise policy Of retiring
to position in which Rosencranz must again attack
him where army will have all the advantages
| which Rosencranz would have employed if Bragg had
again sssailed the abolitionists at Stone river.
We retreat whenever and as long as Eosencrapzs
| army is superior to sour own. Every days march
towards the South equivalent to the loss of from
| thousand to five thousand men to the enemy. While
each days retrogresson Braggs part increases his
strength Grant advanced unoppesed into Mississippi.
Pemberton and Price won victory every day by re-
treating. There has been battle in North Misss-
spp since the defeat of Van Dorm at Corinth and his
subsequent dash into Holly Springs where he commit
this time, Grants great army which could not
sist has been compelled to withdraw and now he is
idle at Oxford in the extreme north of the State. Nc
Clean could force US to leave Manassas, but we be-
came his equals when his lines of communication must
extend back to W astington from Richmond
Bcagg has acted, as We think, wisely. We predicted
this movement and commended it in advance of its
ecuton, and surely we have complaints to make of
that generaship which cur judgment approved and
modesty suggested.
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drsd Prisoners and Five Stands ceiors Captured.
Our has been growing brighter every day since
the commencement OF skirmlshing On the Yazoo.-
Every attempt at advance that the enemy has yet made
has been promptly met and eactualy checked ct every
point Hwy losses have already been sustained by
the enemy.
On yesterday the most signal success of was
obtained at Willow Bayou, where the enemy attempted
to advance on our works Twenty eight hundrei of
soldiers engaged force of eight thousand Yankees
and whipped them killing two hundred, taking
three hundred prisoners and capturing five stands of
coors. he Sd Tennessee and 26th Louisiana, have
the credit of this work. The Yankees advanced with
view of stormng works, and made three desperate
charges which repuIsed every time On the third
charge our men opened deadly voley upon them with
such Singing ELECT that the Yankees fell back in dis
order and confusion, when our men eapcd over their
6reastworks and charged the enemy, capturing five
stands OF colors and routing them completely.
Col Thomas, of the 28h La, at critical moment
executed tfAnk movement IN mastery style, cutting
Oh part OF Inc ankeG OrceS which secured three
hundred prisoners. The enemy was sgnay defeated
and after they had retired flag Of truce sent in
asking permission to bury their dead.
This most glorious and decisive victory, fought
as 1t was by force Of nearly three to one
As we go to press courier has Just arrived who
states that this morning the Yankees again attempted
to advance and again repulsed with terrible loss
F'eksburg Hhig, 9th INST,
MILITARY CHANGES IN THE WEsr.-We learn
from Grenada that important changes have &C.
Cured IN the different commands 10 that vicinity
Gen Van, Dorm has been assigned to the duty of re-
organizing and commanding tie cavalry forces; Gen.
Lowell lately at the head of Gen Van Dorn's old army
corps has been trs nsrred to other duty and General
Loring now commands General Prices force remains
as it
Punch y ON THE VAR Through the kindness OF
some unknown friend in possession of copy of
the London Punch, which gives its accustomed atten-
ton to American affairs. 1t has very excellent cut
representing JEFF Davis and Lincoln at game of cards.
on barrel of gunpowder. Old Abe, with furious as
pec and hair erect like the quilts of the fretfu porcu
pine, has bis last card-the Black Ace-raised on high
whilst JEFF, with elbow the board and the eoraer o;
his card resting his nose gives his antagonist most
wicked eer from under the front piece of his cap ap
pearng to say Play old fellow; the last card |
can't help you out of the scrape Another cut repre-
sents Old Abe's perplexity with the negro. He is
tod in rom, If the White uou,o iii L,.l,