Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-05

IT is little remarkable that de6nte Information
of movements On the Western side OF The Missi s'pp'
appears to be received by either party Here have We
been re ceiying rumsurs from The Red River COUNTRY
fer several weeks past hut after ALL nsitber Federals
nor Confederates have any dishct idea OF what has
actually taken pacewhether there has ben one fight
or two or three fehts,-whether BANKS was whipped
by troops under KIRBY SMITH or under DICK TAYLOR
whether there any truth the Federal repors OF
the death OF Gen SMITH Or OF any body else. All that
appears to be reasonably certain is that BANKS
has been roughly handled by some one, andthat the
Yankees admit sucn to DC the fact. 1t would appear
that OF the 9th of PHI BANKS left Nachoches to I'd
vance on Shreveport that on the 18th be commenced
diminishing with the COnderatesthat the 9Th bis
advance together with two divisions sent support it,
was completely rsed up. That on the 9Th, BANKS com
menced retfeating and vas pursued BY the Conf der
aes whose pursuit appears to have been checked on tn
9th, BANKS retreat being continued 1t pert of
the Yankee progra NINE tnat BANKS and STEELE should
form junction at Shreveport. BANKS is driven of
down the river II STEELE advances, the Confederaes
will overwhelm him. and thus the whole Yankee force
operating in tie interior of Louisiana and Arkan.as b.
whipped in detail.
again. driven over Red River and is 10 full retreat to
wards the Mississippi River, while at the same time
PRICE has gained important advantages over STEELE
the Federal commander, in Arkansas These accounts
sre likely to be correct.
The policy pursued by the North in not only invi
ting but in actually stimulating emigration by every
possible means, is likely to be productive OF untold
evils to its society and government.
Sooner or later the must end. The attempt to
sabugate the South must Then will come the
day of reckoning reckoning to be met not by uni
ted and essentially homogeneous population lks that
occupying the South, but by population embracing
in its ranks the dangerous elements Of European
dscord and revolution The Red Republicans OF Ger
many the theorists of Italy and France-the "Fenans
and other restless societies of Ireland will help to make
Up society which will receive its finishing touch from
the abolitionsts reelovers mscegenators and exter
minators of native growth. When the ends, when
these people all thrown back their resources
it is almost impossible 10 see how disruption and blood
shed can be avoided. 1t is pleasant thing to
template The idea of such state of things existing
under neighbouriDg government is sufficiently alarm
Ing, and even the possibility of such contingefcy
ought render the people of the South CAUTIOUS Ct ever
establishing auy intimate relations with those Of the
North.
| Ok Sunday afternoon We were visited By regular
storm of wind rain bail, thunder lightning etc. The
bail came doEn with great force looking more like
irregular Jumps OF ice than anything else We do not
know that it has doue any great amount of harm in
this neighbourbood.
We are indebted to Captain HoRNEE, of the steam
ship Atlanta for copy OF the New York Herald OF
the 26th ult., with supplement. 1t devotes large
space tothe capture Ct Plymouth, giving map OF the
locality, and also cut perporting to represent the
rebel ram which compelled the surrender of Plymouth
She e presented as carrying ITO 20 pound Whit
worth guns, ard ore Ga pound gun, Dahlgren prob
ably
The Hecutd also devotes long editorial article to
the Plymouth affair." which. it says, all things consider
ed, is more mortifyiDe misfortune than the late
disaster in Florida" The Her0ld thinks the rebels "
mean to compel the evacuation OF North CaroGna so
TO remove the menace of raids upon their lines of
communication, aid also to obtain produce for the
support of LEES army. We should not at all wonder
if tee HcroId should turn out to be more than half
correct.
The Herald s alarmed at the prevailing extrava-
gance, and says -
ENoRMUs INPoRTATIoNs spite of the continuance
heavy taxation the high price of gold and consequent
depreciation OF cur curren " our UpoItaons of foreign
Injuries surpass a silks, satins,
rcn goods of such DEF ccption be termed
urics more generally used than at any previous
date In history, may be Witnessed the Opera the
the tres the Park aud in the where find the
ladies trailing through the Dust aud with richest
and most expensive dresses. spirit OF unbcunded
travagauce certaOy displayed which gives rise the
largely Increased mporations notice. The result of
al sill doubtless be apparent by and by. Look out for
breakers
Perhaps with view to check this, the Yankee
House Of Representatives passed a resolution intro
duced by Mr. STEVENS CT Pennsylvania to increase the
duties on imports fifty per until the first Ct July
There is little doubt tie passage of the resolution by
the Senate.
1T would appear to he settled that BURNs1DE's force
recently concentrated at Annapolis has passed Through
Washington TO join GRANT ard cooperate in the next
on to Richmond, but whether he wiz form function
with GRANT or operate supporting column, re-
mains to be seen
Coinia'sst0nevE az Navigation.
At an election he'd in this town on. Monday Il G
following gentlemen were re elected Commissioners oil
Navigation aud Pilotagc p. w. T AIMING, w. N
PEDEN, WALKER MEAREs, JOHN A TAYLOR, A. P
REPIToN.
The Richmond Erquirer is mistaken in estimating