Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-26

The casualties of our brigade small in killed and
wounded. Adutant Mebape, of the Sixth, wounded in
arm and side; William Johnston, Captain Whites
company, wounded in thigh, severely, though not
tally Sergeant Crisman. Captain Hoopers company,
killed. The brigade is almost aunihilated The Fifty
fourth regiment has only captain (PaschaD ktt with
i've eutenants, and about fifteen men remaining The
fragments of the brigade are now collected under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel Tate, of the Sixth and
attached TO the Louisiana brigade. These fragments
now number about two bundred and seventy i've men,
This is serious disaster, far feelings are con-
cerned bat it does not shake hopes to success
This sad affair took plaza in the presence OF General
Lee and Maor-General Early, who had arrived on this
side the river.
The loss of the enemy has been serious the ground
in front of works was literally covered with his dead
At midnight on Saturday night Gen. Lee began to
fall back On Sunday morning he formed the line OF
battle beyor Cupeper; but although the enemy had
forced ths guard at kely's Ford and compelled Gen
Rhodes to fall back with loss of two hundred mer-
killed, wounded and missing-yet no attack made
us by the infantry. In the afternoon the enemy
cavalry attacked Gen Wilcoxs brigade, and were bad
ly cut up. During Sunday night Gen Lee tell back to
his old position south of the Rapid Ann.
P. S.-Lieut. Morrison, kefier and Maynard Of the
fifty seventh, are oil safe.
JOHN PARIS,
Chaplain Fifty-t0urth regiment N. Q. T.
From the Salisbury IN. CO. watchman.
The Northern Elsctions.
the result of the elections in the North
tired OF the war, that they could get and
the war be brought to speedy termination But instead
OF all this nd that the Republicans hav6 carried every
thing, the Democratic city of New York by sweep
in the So now hap On e f the s of
hostier and our enemies are more thoroughly united
decsved.-Raleigh Progress.
And this has taken place while our people encour-
aged to it by the Standard and ProgreSs holding
peace meetings." deuouncing their own government,
and finding fault with almost everything at home. We
n%zlro L., Il a.
fuence the course of the Standard and ProgreSs ex-
erted on the public mind of the North toward uniting
them against but 1t is notorious that copous eX
extracts were made from the Standard by Northern
journals, for the purpose Of encouraging the party
of the North. The result has been brought about and
doubt these extracts had their influence NOW we
can See that our in the army will have plenty of
hard work to do.
A SERIOUS PRACTICAL JoKE.-While the auth0ri-
ties fetng tbs Russian Admiral and his suite last
week, cone 1t seems, was given to the sailors OF the
feet for the Of the day, that they, too might
enjoy The festivities The Jack tars nstnctively kept
the shore in their rambling imagining that they
were all right while they in sight of the water
They had been warned OF andsharks, and they were
bound to give them Tds berth. But unfortunately,
they were led asray by the aquatic of of
Streets and set sail down it perfectly unconscious of
danger 1t not long before they got into under
current consisting of grog sellers and dancing Saloons
with which the place is infested The phlesmatic Rugs
IOrgOt every cautOn III tne nlary OI the new 6Cene
The Polar sea began to melt from about his heart and
was jelly the Jack tars of any other nativi
ty around him. There those about him and his
fellows who were bent on making them pay for all
their fun. No the sailors overcome with
the combined excitement of liquor and dancing than
they were stripped of their bran new tog2ery, and
whipped into suits of old uniforms fast the thing
could be done They taken and sold substi-
tutes before they had sufficiently recovered their senses
to discern the change in their appearance.
We hear that the Admiral has been hunting for his
men, but with what success we cannot say. Weknow
he must be in state of great choIer the event,
though he does not like say much account of the
carriage ride and the dinner we gave him.
MetrODolitdn Record.