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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED, at the February Term, 1868, of
the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Columbus
County having qualified as Administrator on the Estate OF
indebted the estate of the said deceased to make mne
date payment and settlement and all persons haYlng
claims against said estate will present them within the time
prescribed by law this notice will be pleaded IL bar Of
their recovery. -
E. EANSLEY, Admir-.
Feb. lIth 1863 lO543tSi6-3t*
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RICHMOND VA, Feb. leth 1888.
scout Just from Maryland, reports from personal OBJ
servation, that the whole Yankee army leaving
Creek the greater portion bound Washington the
remainder Fortress Monroe. The published object
recruit And reorRaHize.
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: at this time the Representative man OF people
ot TO all shame to all humanity 10 all Justice, oil hon
~ ell virtue all manhood Cowards by nature thieves
VI nrncipe and assassins at heart, it would be
indeed if the people of the North refused to rem
M homage to Benjamin Butler the beastiest, bloodiest
U .,l. CON and pick pocket the world ever saw.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.

RICHkoNe, Feb. 18th, 1868.
The Philips House. opposite Fredericksburg, noted mn
Barnsides Headqnarte burnt yesterday, supposed
accidentally.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19
A MYsterY EKpIRlns q 4.

The prevailing cries of scarcity OF supply and
supply will soon oe exhausted suddenly explo-
ded in Columbus. Ga, lew days since, by the occur
renee of fire. TIE Sun gives the following account
Of the exposure OF the speculative trick
Sugar bad become scarce. Consequently the price
had gone up enormously. Dealers constantly spoke Of
probability, not very remote that the supply would
give out entirely as transportation had become mpos-
sibe. Still the supply kept adequate to the demand.
When the hogsheads low fresh made their ap-
pearance. Ihete was always plenty On hand at the
price asked for it. Railroad said it had occasion
any found its way out OF the city OF late but seldom into
it. There strange mystery about it. Steamboat
men made similar statements. Still the supply never
gave out, although the price continued to go up. The
fire occurred the curtain was raisei the denounceent
appeared and the mystery is solved Broad street is
literally full of huge hogsheads we'll filed with what
had become so luxury 10 our market. Where
did they from Did they drop from the skis like
the of old Did they spring from the earth like
Minerva from the head Of Jupiter Or, ii be posi-
BILE that they emerged from quiet cellars and hack
10 apprehension OF the destroying element?
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R2n REWARD.

YE1aE ABOVE REWARD viii be paid for the appTehen-
sion and delivery to the subscriber Of WILLIAM J.
WHITFIELD, who IauaWay from Baden county, on or
the 10Th of January last He lett wife and children
and seduced daugh with him Said whitfield
conscript being about 81 old, is about feet
inches high complexion rather light, and weighs about G
lbs was last heard from Sampson going toward
Fayetteville. JOsEIH BLIZZARD
Feb. 10, 1868. Zl'lt'.
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The RErnDUrroN-1hs New York Herald says

The RETRIBUTEON.-1he New York Herald says
Another rebel piratical craft the steamer Retribu
ton is plying her trade in tie vicinity of the Island
81 TLomaa She has just been chasing two United
States vessels, and boarded one Of them. She or
igiuaiIy from Wilmington, North Caroline about g
month two ago. loaded with lurpentine an cotton
ca ryin6 her guns concealed in the hold.
The zv',.rion given of the Retribution is that she
is q foFt-aLd att schooner, of about hundred and
twenty tors burthen. Her armament consists OF tour
heavy guns, With long Tom amdships. Her sailing
qualities described very fue. She is under The
command of Captain Parker. She is painted black
and it is said possesses all the graceful outline anG
symmetry necessary in regard to speed for of hel
calling. While laying at ST. Thomas discharging her
cargo those who her speak in unqualified praise Of
the pecuaries which point her out as swift and sau
p craft.
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CAMP OF THE 30ch NC. T.,
Mar Rrelapipk ahT.r1 Va

MAR Fredericksburg, Va,
4 REWARD OF THISCY DOLLARS will be given for
4 the apprehension and delivery Of the following named
soldiers j. Henderson, j. Ianier j. w. Parker j. f.
Ward and u L Ward They deserted taeir Company and
Regiment the night Of the 30th Of January They are
making their way TO Dupi1n County, n. 9.
j. g. MCMILLAN,
Capt. Co. E, 3OEh N. g. I.
Feb lab, 1868. ~ .- lOS-7t&1I-zt'
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Feb To.
sIOO REWARD.

REWARD.
ID ANYWAY from mr. N s. Carpenter, tbs Charlotte
II Rail- Road, near Brown Marsh, in November last, my
negro gal BELL. Ihe said girl ia No. negro, about
feet, or inches high very well put up, ard with a
smooth black skin.
She supposed to have taken Mp with free negro man
In the Brewn Marsh neghborhood. will give che above
her delivery in eve $50 fo6 her
confinement in any jail so that can get her.
JAMES p. ROBERTSON.
Feb 18th, 1858 l05 2wZ0'3t~
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VALUABLE 1ANDFOR sA

VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.
F1HE UNDERSIGNED, offer for sale 1889 acres of Land
ton we'll tinbered oak, ash and CYPRESS and one Of
the beat ranges for Cattle HogT and sheep About 400
aCreg of said land best quality of farming land.
There can be hundred thousands cords Of wood
above land all convenient to the water For particulars,
address, hll y NdE5nU T. HarrelL 8 store,
or, j. ". PRIDGEN, Caintuck, N. G.
Feb. Is 1868, 2l4tf.
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,TICE.-BaUrswICK COUNTY

Observation-Disclosures COUNTY
T,HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF North Carolina, at its
lence small pox, at smhVie) passed act anthoriz
the holding of the next term of the Court Of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions for Brunswick county, the first Mon
dag March Rsxt she house Of Thomas McKchan IL
said County, and having also authorized the Chairman o.
the Court Justices of the Peace order The Cour
be held at that place, notice is hereby given that the
March of the Court of Pleas and Quarter FOR
Brunswick County, will be held the first Monday 10
March rxt the house of Thomas McKeithan, in said
County. -
DANIEL l.. RUSSELL,
Oh. G. c. Brunswick Co.. N c.
Fab. To- 1nA.lWd1O2t
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19

HARD LICK-As one instance among many others
equally significant of the revolution brewing in the
orthwest, give the following sedge-hammer lick
dealt at the Puritan New Eoglanders by the Circu-
natl Enquirer. 1t is clipped from lengthy article
which is full of truth and honest ind gnaion, long pent
up, but nov escaping like steam from the whistle OF
locomotive Verify, the days of the dynasty are mum
bered
When the West was annihilated by the British and
Indians in the of 1912, and WheR our women and
children were being murdered vho came to relief?
Did New England No. She wasmeetpg in the Hart
ford Convention to concoct measures withdraw from
the Union, and to ally herself WITH Great Britain.
The Southwest came to our relief most CALAMITY and
plains drank up the geaerous blood OF its on
the Raisis, Tippecanoe and the Thames.
New Observation-Disclosures has beesl brought to
the h orthwest from New Hampshire by prominent
citizen OF that State, that the election the second
Tuesday of March will be severely contested by she
peace Democrats. ExPresident Pierce is manager oil
the campaign and is outspoken in his opinion of the
war. He has taken position with Vallandigham. Ben
w God, and Others The Republicans claim there m15t
be military for them to carry the election
E DARING ADVENTURE OF SCoUr-A \ AHKEE PICK
ct BAsGED.-On Wedr esday evs ming l. }, Niece and
,Privates Getson Wells and Reynolds, from Captain
Miekler's company, 18th S. G. Y, West Oh Hilton
Head Island and secreted themselves near the Yankee
Observatory, at Spanish Wells. Presently one OF th(
enemy's picket, stalwart member OF the 9th MaIDt
Regiment named Caleb Jones, came within the range
of their rifles when they offered him the choice OF haY
ing bis brains blown out accompanying them TO tht
main land. The Yankee quietly submitted TO bis fate
He corroborates the news of an impending attack II
this Department, processes to feel certain that Char
lesion is the point at which the blow is to be struck
he says, however tha orders have yet been sSueC
to the troops and thinks that fortnight will eapse be
fore the attack is Charleston Mercury, 18th.
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nl in Mex.>- ne naturally understands he must sue
coed there ultimately the French people would never
forgive his having undertaken the campaign he to
withdraw now, after the eess expenditure of hun
dreds of millions of francs.
Napoleons position 10 Europe at this time is most
unfavorabe one he Italians have set aside his power
and Influence, and will allow further interference
bis part 10 their affairs. We near from relia Die
that the relations between France and Spain
were almost suspended, owing to the irritation which
bad arisen out of Napoeon's policy in Mexico while
in England the entente cordtoe has become empty
sound Napoleon must keep up his irfuepce abroad if
he wishes 10 reign IN France. He knows that his peo-
pie will cease to Tor spect his Iule the moment
it becomes weakened So he will, we fear, make a
great show of recognizing the South instance and
influence OF the power of FraLca the more likely he
will reap immediate and substantial results from such
step. That he is in favor of the Davis government
none can doubt. His actions prove this. careful
survey OF hs present position will convince those who
understand the people of France that Napoleon can
make capital with them by recognition OF the South
ern Confederacq and all aware that he is ever
really to follow where his interests lead. We ust not
imagine that respc for power will deter Napoleon.
Our mistakes ard blunders have taught him to doubt
its existeOce.-Netg York Herald.
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NEGROES AND STOCK FOR SALE.
yETILL BE SOLD at public auction, on Friday, 18Th
W March, 1868, ct my residence in CaintucH,
FOURTEEN LIKELY NEGROES,
consisting women girls and boys Household and Ktch.
Furniture and stock o. Horses Iasle' SlG sep
Terms cash. d. ~ F''A1''1S'
Feb. IL, 1865. -~ ~ Zi-0t''
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NASHVILLE AND LOUISVILLE RALRoAD.-1t is evi
liant that either we or the Yankees tell marvellous ato
s about this work. Our Press has declared seventy
miles of destroyed by Morgan, and that it is imposs
bic to get in operation again for many months OF
me other hand the Nashville Dispatch, of the 9th
ult says
The cars on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
have commenced making regular trips to within three
miles of E!izabethtown, the bridge over Mansco's
Creek having been fully repaired small bridge,
three miles this side of ElizabehoWn, will soon be
Completed when the cars will up to that point. A
Gentleman who left Louisville the other day informs
nat the trese-work at MuIdrough's Hill will be COM
p-d by the 9th 9TH of February when the trains
will run through. At present, there about eight
s Of staging Of passengers and hauling of freight to
done.
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Final preparations for the expected being rap
idly perfected The troops people calm ard
fdent
The Portland daily press., 1863-03-06

Rev. S. Ii. Merrill, of the Bethel Church in
this city, has received private letter from his
brother, an officer in one of the Kansas regi-
ments, engaged in the operations against
Vicksburg, dated Feb. 10th, from which we
are permitted TO make the following extract !:
Last Tuesday morning a company of about
fifty of our men went out with foraging train.
Eight miles out they fell into an ambush OF
the enemy, three hundred strong. They were
concealed IRON sight behind the banks of a
stream which run parallel with the road,
making occasionally very sharp angles. At
one OF these angles, behind the bank the re-
bells had concealed themselves in such a man
ner that a force in front, with equal numbers,
would have but poor show. Capt. Tucker,
who was in advance of the men, discovered
the critical condition he was in, and shouted
to his men to charge the enemy. The men
dashed forward, aud when within thirty yards
the rebels opened fire. At the first discharge
Capt. Tucker fell severely wounded, one ser
geant was instantly killed aud four priyates
wounded. Our men charged with such fury
that the rebels broke aud run in all directions.
Some plunged into the stream, which was
waist deep. alter throwing away their guns,
aud reached the opposite bank, but they were
pursued and taken prisoners. Our boys press
ed the flying rebels for half a mile, but fear
ing they might fall into another ambush, they
abandoned the pursuit. The result was "a COM
plete victory for us, and complete rout for
the rebels. Our boys captured thirty prison.
ers. AT the outset a messenger was sent to
inform us what was going on, and in fifteen
minutes after his arrival a regiment was on
the road to the battle ground. But we were
too late; aud after securing the country for
five days we returned to this post last night.
1t is the opinion of military men here that
Vicksburg cannot be taken without costing
too much; hence the Importance of getting
around her. We think we shall make the
canal communication between the Mississippi
at this point and Red river, which will leave
Vicksburg TO repose in her solitary glory. We
expect TO open the canal in about three weeks.
The rebels have cut the levee at Old river,
above US, for the purpose OF drowning us out,
but it was discovered in season TO prevent the
intended effect.
The Portland daily press., 1863-03-06
Citizens Onion Meeting i'm Ala
bama.
Liberty of Conscience in the South.
unionists Hunted Down with BIoodhounds.

WASHINGTON, March 5.
The following has been forwarded to the
headquarters OF the army;
Headquarters, District Of Corinth, Miss,
JAN "a, iS63-Captain: IL nave the honor TO
submit few of the outrages committed upon
the citizens of Alabama by the Confederate
troops, while all their leaders, from tile Presi-
dent down, are Boosting OF their carrying on
this war in accordance with the laws that gov
ern nations, and are charging upon our troops
all kinds OF depredations aud outrages. 1
think few simple facts might put them TO the
blush, aud make those parties and the press
and people who are secondng the efforts of
DAVIS 10 cast stigma upon us, ashamed of
the work they are doing. l will state merely
what know TO be true. Abe Carrad aud Mr..
Mitchell were hung two weeks ago for being
Union men. They lived in the Hocklebon
settlement, Marion county, Ala. Mr. Hall
work and his daughter, OF the same county,
were both shot for the same cause. The latter
was instantly killed. The former is still alive
but will probably die. Peter Lewis and three
OF his neighbors were hunted down by 100
bloodIounds and captured. The houses OF
Messrs. Palmer, Welsby, Williams and three
Weightmans and some thirty others were
burned over their heads. The women and
children were turned out of doors, aud the
community was notified that ii they allowed
them TO go into their houses, or fed or har-
bored them In any manner, they would be
served the same. Mr.. Peterson, living at the
head of Bull Mountain, was shot. | am now
feeding some hundred OF these families, who,
with their women aud children, some gray
haired men and even cripples on crutches,
were driven out and found their way here
through the woods and byways without food
or shelter. All this was done for the simple
reason that they were Union men, and that
they had brothers or relations in our army,
The statements OF the people are almost be-
yond belief, did we not have the evidence be-
fore us. | am informed by them that there
are hundreds of loyal men and women in the
woods of Alabama waiting an opportunity TO
escape.
am very respectfully your obedient SER
want, G. NJ. DODGE, Brig. Gen.
Capt. r. NJ. Sawyer, A. A. e., Memphis.
The Portland daily press., 1863-03-06

SKELETON RoMANCE.-Romance of the
war abound. The last comes from Arkansas,
and depicts drum-head court martial-young
Irish lad sentenced to be shot as guerrilla
his sister pleads in vain for his lfe-he is led
forth-she shrieks and clings to his BOSOM
his eyes are bandaged, and she is torn away
she cries, SOLDIERS let me make one more ef-
fort!"-rushes TO her brother-faces the exc
cuiioners, and shields with her stately person
the unfortunate lad, then advancing three steps,
calm aud erect, while the awe struck army
seems spellbound, she gives the grand
hailiDg signal of the Master Mason the Off
GERS and soldiers perceive 1.-THE execution is
stayed-her brother and herself are taken
back to prison-Tableau! Mystery how had
she learned the sign Father was master Of
masonic lodge in her native town in Ireland,
and, dying. revealed tito his beloved offspring.
Grand finale soldiers dispense to slow mu-
sic and peas on Observation-Disclosures and sister
escape during the night.
The Portland daily press., 1863-03-06

FIRE.-At l O'Clock this morning the roof
Of store No. Z, on Union Wharf, caught fire
from the sparks of locomotive engaged in
changing cars. The alarm was given by the
engineer, and the bells soon sounded the gen.
eral alarm. Engine No. 8 (Davidson) was
first on the spot, and soon had a stream of
water on the burning roof, extinguishng the
fire with but slight damage to the building,
and none to the contents, it being stored with
empty barrels. The other engines were on
hand, but their services were not needed.
This, We believe, is the third time this build
ing has taken fire from the same cause.
The Portland daily press., 1863-03-06

MECHANIC AssociATIoN.-The debate on
the slavery question in the Mechanic Associa-
tion last evening was lively and spirited. The
affirmative Of the resolve was supported by
Messrs. Blanchard, Patten and Walker, and
the negative by Messrs. Nash, Emery and
-Kimball. The debate took wide range, and
Mr.. Kimball was branching out on the con-
scription act recently passed by Congress,
when he was called to order by one of the
members. The presiding officer, Mr.. ii. G..
Barnes, said the debate had taken such lati-
tude, every member almost branching out
from the subject of the resolves, that he could
hardly decide that Mr.. K. was out of order.
Mr.. Kimball, however, yielded the floor, but
he declared the conscription law unconstitu-
tional, which must make those eminent jurists
in Congress, who framed and supported that
law, feel very bad when they come to hear of it.
The question upon the resolve was divided
into four parts, viz:-lst-That slavery is a
violation of the laws of God and the rights of
man." Carried mem. con.
2d.-"That efforts to sustain it in this coun-
try have involved us in war" Carried IL to s.
3d.-@That any political party, whose prin-
ciples tend to perpetuate the institution, is I'M
worthy Of confidence or support" Carried
without division"
4th.-SThe surest and shortest method of
return to permanent peace lies in vigorously
sustaining the present Administration Car
ried without division.
Next Thursday evening lecture will be
delivered before the Association by Rev. s. II.
Merrill, pastor of the Bethel Church in this
city.
The Portland daily press., 1863-03-06
Garbling of Mr.. Springs Remarks.

The Argus in its yesterdays issue, pretend
ed to give the remarks of Mr. Spring, in the
Senate on Monday last, on the question of
privilege which he raised in connection with
the copperhead card recently published in that
paper The remarks were published in full in
the Kennebec Journal, from which paper the
Argus copies, but in doing so it has grossly
garbled them, and in such way as to pro-
yoke the most significant curiosity. The Ar
gus is ostensibly edited by J. NJ. Adams, Esq,
but the active editor, the one who does tire io,c
work of the concern-which includes nearly
the whole of the. editorial labor-is Geo. Ii.
Moore, recently the incumbent of petty tide
waitership in Waldo County, by the grace or
favor or Howell Cobb.
The Argus copies Mr.. Spring in full, with
the exception of four lines which 1t leaves out
of the paragraph from which the following is
taken:
Ever since my remarks in the Senate in answer
to the Senator from York. the copperheads have
resorted to all manner of contemplate means to
injure, through me, the Republican party in Port
land.
First, the Argus came out with one Of its
piouuCtious-luil OF the NTH which
its editors love to wallow in, ond which has ex
cluded it from all respectable families The ed
itors and managers of this sheet are j. NJ. Adams,
and fellow by the name of Moore, formerly OF
Belfast. Adams came TO Portland an adventur.
er from the country, seeking his fortune; and as
an evidence of how low a man can become, and
how morally debased have only to say that he
is perfectly satisfied with being principal editor
and proprietor of the Argus.
The four lines connected with and belong.
ing to the above, and which could be divorced
from it only by unwarranted garbling, were as
follows:
Moore probably left Belfast for the good Of
Belfast, and suppose why he went to Portland
was that we have dstilery there which sells al
wholesale cheaper than they sell at retail at Bel
fast.
VIII the Argus explain this singular omis-
sion, and inform its readers why it took ex-
ceptions to the omitted part of the speech? We
doubt not many gifts readers would be graft
fed to see Moore of Mr.. Springs ofEhant
sketches.