Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-15
The Richmond Correspondent OF tho "Il.ustrat,d
London News"

I"OnsSon news
1t may not probably be known to our readers that
we have had amongst us for the last five months the
Special Artist and Correspondent of the Illustrated
London News" Mr. Frank Vizetelly. Nearly all his
time has been spent with our army Of Northern ' r
gina, and he present with gallant soldiers at
the late battle of Fredericksburg, where he made
nerous drawings Cf that last glorious passage Of the
Confederate arms. We quote from number of the
/" Illustrated London News" that has reached the
Confeoeracy letter Of Mr. Vzetely addressed to that
Journal
The more see OF the Southern army the more an
lost In admiration at its splendid patriotism at its
derfu endurance, at Its utter disregard OF hardShpS
which, probably, no modern army has been called upon
to bear up against Wretchedy equipped, the soldiers
Of the Conederacy advance to meet their oes the light
of battle shining their counenances, determined to
be victorious or die. have them marching over
the hot and dusty roads of Virginia, unormess shoe.
less, many with nothing but thin wellworn Shirt to
shield them from the scorchDg rays of the sum- and yet
every CHECKED his comrade, and ALL they dragged
their bleeding feet along made light Of their suerngs
and with renewed elasticity. strobe forward their
way, many to their graves.
The lies have heard in the North of disaf9cton in
the South have been refuted to thousand fold.
Ny eyes and have cOntradcted at every step
have taken the calunnies circulated TO the prejudice
of people firmly united 10 their desire for separation
from the old Government and resolved to fight for
their independence till the last has been called
from his home and the last plantation laid What
grand picture does this colossal revolution present
how to herosm is this people brought, who, sac
ricing everythir g-mothers their sons wives their
husbands, all they hold dear-for that which every
country has fought for at time during its history
Its rights Yes, with all Earope against themtor
not the ports of the Northern States open to the
world these Saxons OF the South blockaded in their
harbors with sorry arms deprived OF those resources
which alone make their enemy formidable, yet drive
back the countless egions Of the invader from their
soil, and with 10 tromphe" On their tattered ban
ners, prepared to convey the desoation which they
suffered to the homes of their adversaries.
Surely your readers by this time have learned to pro
perry estimate the empty assurances and vain boastngs
of the Northern Government and press in reference 10
the suppression of the rebellion. Mr.. Seward clrcu-
lars to the United States Ministers abroad have been
marvellous specimens of promises on promise TO 90
something At each additional disaster to the Federal
army he has paraphrased in his dispatches, the words
of the popular seng There's good time coming boys
oIv acait little longer and for eighteen weary months
month his voice has grown uncertain and wa7er-
ing in the notes.
How long England and France will submit to be
bamboozed by the hollow representations of the Fed
eral Government remains to be it u.s. they have
held aoo long enough and precedents which they have
followed 10 other demand that the Powers at
the head of civilization should interfere to stop the
butchery which disgraces the century live in. Inc
call for six hundred thousand more men in the North
goes long way to show that hitherto MIR. Seward nas
been cheating Europe into the belief that the Southern
revolt nothing. What has become of the first sM
hundred thousand Their bones lie whitening in inc
fields around Cornth the plains OF Manassas are one
huge Northern graveyard From the james 10 tIe
York river on the banks of the OhckahomDS and tns
Pamuukey, the slaughtered thousands of the once
proud Army Of the Potomac sleep their last sleep