Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-07-16

SHoRE.-Eary
friendly ship the steamer Kate of London went ASHORE
on Raid Head Beach twelve miles South of Fort Fisher
Col in command of the Fort Immediately sent aooo
hundred sharp Long Beach, and having seht
for the Congaree tried to get "hWortE gnn
over but finally had to carry uia the Light House The
Col arrived at the main bar about O'Clock On sunday
morning and from point Bald Head Beach had to
encounter very fire from the boekaders OIL Cas-
we'll next from both blockadiog sqaadoGs ana last fOm
&he New blockade,s The detachment however, be-
baysd most handsomely driving off four steamers. when
they eraded By ships eff the beach, upon which
they the Yankees from the stranded
ship well driving their three steamers eff Our troops
FIRE but eleven times striking nearly every fire the enc
my fred three hundred times. Our infantry also
subjected fire grape canister and shell but
they safely through. By the wey, Col GwATHNEY
sent Col. LAMB his WhWorh but it failed to reach him.
His gun exchanged shots with the enemy after they
landed
When COL LANE boarded the stranded vessel (he Kate
OF London mind but threw the powder (abou
100 pounds) overheard and put out the SLOW fire.
Col. deserves great credit for lis energy aud deter
mination driving off the blockaders likely
tributing to save much valuable property.
FoR we have mails this morning North
Weldon the telegraph however, Informs US that ell is
safe far LEES army concerned and we think thathe
threatened attack upon Rlchm0nd has been pletty enc
| tually abandoned.
That General MEADE concentrating his forces to
Washington City evidence that Lee stl undefeated
and regarded Formidable by the Federal authorities vic
believe their Capital TO be still danger and hence
trate the army of the Potomac between General LIE and
| that city.
The result ct the TALL of Vicksburg yet fully
developed, and it would be impossible predicate any
conclusion upon matter enveoped ia much doab Sc
far the cutting of the Mississippi department
communication with the States Last of that river is con
cerDed that has already been done for months pa equally
efecualy before the fa OF VicksbCrg aer it, As 10
whether enemy viii obtain control of The river by tie
fall Vcksburg, that very doubtful We DO not hiLk
he WILL although quite likely that GRANT army, rem
dered disposabe by the fall of Vicksburg, CO
operate with BANKS in the attack Port Hudson Bow
that may be, sA evident that the navigation
the Mississippi be open the Yankees for
ing purposes long able TO hold any point
points either bank to approach any point and
from this be excluded, considering the gre
length of its between the Saes of Mississippi Lou
isiana and Arkansas.
One of the inevitable effects be deprecated is the
influence that DISASTER Vcksburg FAUST have
of the peace party OF the Northwest 1t must
postpone the triumph of that party which otherwise
near at hand and rapidly approaching. FALLANDIG3AM
and PUGH in Ohio VOORHEES, and Others in Indiana aid Il
great isk of being showed under in the ap
preaching elections of this Summer and Fail Their defeat
will give Linoonism lease of fe and what that Isl
we are already too well aware-D Journal, 14H
BIG CABBAGE.-We have from Mr. CAIN, Han,
CHESTER S. Co. through Mr. T. c. CRAFT an immense white
Cabbage grown upon Mr. GAINS model farm at the above
place. We have weighed it, but should think that ii
would weigh good many pounds Judging from its size and
solidty We presume Mr.. CRAFT has of The sort
left for sale.
The that two Monitors three wooden guHDOats and
Eve thousand troops Transports yesterday ap
preaching Richmond by way CT James River, really
amounts little Rothipg, Tue Monitors get up
the City, anything Ike it and five thousand troops
could make impression the defences of Richmond
The whole thing merely demonstration made for effect
and intended, doubt, create diversion from
other point Daily Journal 1GHl.