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Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

WHEELER's MovEMEETs-The late eccentric move
ments of Wehelet have been incomprtheosbe to both
friends and enemies. He has been gahoplDg aoout
through East Tennessee apr arently without aim or oo
iect ard ACCOMPLISHING little nothing We derive
full particulars of bis late operations from the Bristol
AT the bead of large body of Conf derate cavalry
many of them East Tenuesseeans, Gen. Wheeler came
up from tue Hiawassae to the vicinity OF Aouaon tear
ing up rail here and there and burning stock gap
now and then on the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail-
road but On nearing the bridge at Loudon, ne seems
suddenly to have been struck with sort OF mitsry
hydrophoba and suffers not his horses TO drink ID the
Tennessee tut suddenly turns the ght flank leaving
the bridge intact the garrison of some two hundred
negroes unhurt except by the ague of fear into which
| the news of his approach had thrown them
Gen. Wheeler next runs five or slx hundred ter
rifed Yankees at Mayville and bags them, ships them
across the Unaka Mountains into North Carolina, and
conquering his aversion to water crosses tie french
Broad at Seven Islands, 18 miles above Knoxville
But this accomplished, the malady 81 ems 10 have re-
turned upon him with renewed vgor, for he at once
gives the Holston a wide BERTH and as carefully
reins away from the Strawberry Plains bridge and
it's two hundred Mchiganders SIS be had already
done from London ard its sable defenders, aud
at last, again corquers his aversion to water,
and puts himself the west bank of stream WHOSE
maandering he had traced for some 200 miles, and
betakes himself and bis to point or locality
whereof this deponent knoweh not. Certain 1t Is that
be left Knoxville unattached at time whin all the
ankee mur0er6rS ana c1ttnFOatS tuEt are NOut "
mbe there, were absent mission to burn, pun
der and rob in Upper East Tennessee, and there it
stands today, with its prisons ramned aud crahned
full Of such Hon. Joseph 3 Heiske, Co~
Blach Cook, Hon. w. W. Wallace, Rev. +. Sulins,
and Rev. james Atkins.
We know very we'll that is the usual course OF the
press to beprsise every Confederate officer who sEad
dies his borse the head of his troopers and rides as II
the devil after him like Loctnvar, but really this
raid of Gen. Wheeers, when viewed in every aspect
falls below what had the right to expect and the ex
isence of ha bridges at Loudon and Strawberry Plains
to-day, with the untouched defences OF Knoxville Is
certain evidence that if he has not done these
things which he ought to have done be has most
as-usedy left undone those things which he ought to
have douf,' and We cau ony hope that the like lack Of
vigilance the part of OF the enemy may yet afford to
some Conf-d rate General the opportunity to do th-
important work which Gen. Wheeler neglected to &C
conpsa, ard thus to reap the laoreis aud rewards
which be failed to gather.
Gen. Vaughan is now in command at Bulls Gap
Our lines extend from there to beyond Rogersve.-
The enemy ia in force at Ru5sel7ile and Beams Sta
tiuu.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
Gkres

MR. HODGES, Of Brunswick county, on Saturday gave
Us 8ce specimens Of Okras grown on his place in that
county which Tar gurpass anything of the kind have
ever seen. Several are fully foot long and stout in
proportion. They are also tender and good to eat
July as good as the common Okra, if not better. He
calls the variety The African Okra. We presume our
people will have opportunity of trying the new veg
etab:o as Mr. HoDGEs will probably send some to mar
knt
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

HE statement which has appeared in some Of the
papers relative to the withdrawal of the British troops
from Canada, seems about to be confirmed in practice
The Toronto Canada WesO Leader, has good author
ity for stating that orders have been received from tbs
home government to the effect that the stations in Can
ada West with the exception of Kingston and one
battalion of infantry retained at Toronto as tempor
CRY arrangemen are to be vacated by TIE troops this
autumn.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

gbe New Yo * Tribune has adv'ces from North
Carolina tha: " new pirate steamer" Called the
C,quette, about TO leave the port OF Wilmington
perhaps bad already ef and that she was considered
the most formidable OF all The vessels OF this character
Perhaps SO The arfal pirate is also remarkable
Tor her speed Sle faster thaa mud turtle. She
actually docs. Ste is heavily armed We once saw q
shot onn aboard.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
Important 10 Izold.rs OF -Four Fer c,.y,.

The following letter has been handed to us ior nuh
Ecation :-ChlS Mcr
OFFICE COMMISSIONER OF TAXES.
Richmond, August 20, 1861
J. X Sass, Esq, President fhs Bankof Charleston
Charleston, S. C.
SIR Your letter of the'l5th instant to the alIr,s.
OF th9 Secretary Of the Treasury, hGs telD .ecutd to
this Bureau. You sate that il 3 repo1.e tlcre tha
the Tex Collectors have been Instructed not 70 rrc.v.
four pcr cent cetfcat in payment OF tux2s from o.
but the original subscribers, or ip other words q.
Gates Transferred 20 third party ug ayailI6e Tor
the payment OF taxs. / sm not a"ar3 that nny such
instructions have been issued. am Certain none
such have anated from the Department at this Ollie
On the contrary, you will from the enclosed c)pg
OF regulations, that four per cent. certificates may b.
transferred Indefinitely, md that the holder may ulu
them i'll payment Of bis taxes, whetAIr lie be The Or.
gin holder or mere assignee, By conforming 10 ac .y
quirements of Article of said regulations
Very respectfully,
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

TBE FALL OF ATLANTA does not seem to have had
any great effect upon the price of gold il New York,
which only l5 below the highest point it has
reached and that fall was irrespective of Atlanta baing
confesedy due to the discussion of measures looking to
peace and to the anticipated result of tie Chicago
Convention
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
PETERSBURG, August 9th, 1864.

PETERSBURG, August 9th, 1864.
| Dear We are Today resting for the first time
since the 4th of May The are broken down arc
completely exhausted On the evening of the Oath
inst we were ordered from tie trenches and ordered to
prepare for a arch about two hours before surse'
took up the line of march, for some point known
| ouly to our generals. Some said going to
Stoney Greek, while Others said going to Wei
don. We marched nearly all night, sometimes going
east sometimes west IN fact think We Travelled IN al
dections. We camped few hours before day, and
cooked rations. AT daybreak On the morning of the
25 b, the march again resumed. About O'Clock
we were halted aud skrmshers were ordered to the
'front.' and in few minutes thereafter firing commenced.
Upon inquiry found were in a short distance OF
the Petersburg ard Weldon Rail Road, near Reans
station, and that the Yankees were there IN strong
force with good Notifications. portion OF our force
charged them and failed to carry the works. Gent
Cooks brigade and ours, (now commanded by Gen !
McRae) vas brought up and put III position, with
orders to Charge and take those works. GenI Mctae
went uA and down the lines, alG told the men that
they must lot fail that fo- the sake OF the noble Old
North State they must carry the works. In our regi
mont my company is the color company. lie called
upon me and said YUu must plant those cClOrs upon
those works." | t.!d him if l failed it would be
because l disabled. The arrangements having all
been completed the order was given TO forward. Our
up and without faiterng took the double
quick for the Yankee works. They poured voey after
voey into cur ranks, but it all did good Our bri
gade aad Cocks carried the works The colors of Our
regiment tie first that reached the works. When
we got within eight ter steps, the Yanks commenced
giving way our haiting on the works and pour
ing deadly fire in their confusd and retreatng columns
a great many surrendered Immediately. They we're go
panic stricken tha. they did not fight at all otter we
carried the works. don't say it to brag but uoder-
stand that cur comnaudin5 generals say it OF
The most gallant charges made during this war We
captured two thousand prisoners, besides killing
and WouEding large number nine pieces ct artillery
and eny quantity CT small arms, &c. got the colors
belonging tc the Seth Wisconsin regiment It is a
beautiful stand Of colos. would like to send them
home, but there is general order requiring all such
things to be turned over and sent to the depart
menf. After we had carried the works, and either
killed or captured all that occupied them, the Yanks
fools enough to attempt to charge US out of them
We let them come pretty elise up and fred voIIey
into he when they broke and in every direction
running each other and throwing down their guns
loaded If herd of buffaoes had been turned iooae
they could hardly have surpassed the stampede This
is the only fight that have ever fred gun in. fol
lowed close ateE them, and would pick up their own
guns already loaded, ana let them have it the back
That is the way got their coors
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

The YANKEES WANT ONIoEs--So great is the cry
for onions made in behalf of Grants army, that
onion fund !" has been started in New York aud
Philadelphia.
Lees boys are endeavoring to relieve the cravings Of
Grants army for Onions, by giving them g little
more grape which if not quite nutritious is far
more corrective of all the His which flesh is heir to
than the unsavory esculent they want-et. Express.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
I. ALLAN,
N.,,.,,s-...
The following is the paragraph from the Tax Uon-
ni8sioner's "reguAtors" referred 10 above:

The following is the paragraph from the Tax UoI-
mi8sioner's "regulAtious" referred 10 above:
TREAgURY DEPARTMENT @. 5. A.,
Richmond, April 80, 1864.
WhGn any such four per cent. bOud or certificate 3
used i'll payment Of eIy tax or taxes, there must b
fore the is received be written upon il, or upol
soma paper annexed IN assignment 10 the District
Collector, who or which deputy shall receive it, c2
pressed in terms denong that such assignment i t
ia payment of tax taxeg due from the thea hpar
or holders, from partnership, firm, or inoorpc-
rated association, whereof he g, Or they are mu5r
or members, or from come member or members (nlm.tl
of partnership, firm or incorporated association, thea
holding and about to assign the When tt, per
son persons thus making assignment to the Djr
trct Collector shall not be the person or persons
whose names said bond Or certificate Ua1 is
sued, there mn3t, before the is received be wita
upon it, or upon some paper annexed, al aasgamyut
from the latter under which either Cy, jLrOu,I
immediate assignment assignment, the former
shall appear to be assignee or gneeg thereof; bat II
shall sutce there an assignment il blank 10 The
names of the assignee or assguee which blank
may be validly filed with the names Of th.
holder holders at the time of his her their trans
errng the bond certificate TO the District Collector
And in every case, before such Collector Lis deputy
shall receive any such bond certificate coCh assg
ment thereof whether in full in blank, aforesaid,
must have an authenticaton in due iorm for which
certificate of any District Collector or bis deputy, CT
of any magistrate, notary public clerk OF curt
of record in the words, "eXecuted before me,"
" acknowledged before me" and signed officially, shall
suffice.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

EXPERIMENTS 0it Sorghum Sugar Cane, and Treatise on
the Manufacture Of Syrup ard Sugar. [Revised from
TIE edition published by Hedges, Free Co.. Cinciona
ii J. ". Randolph, III Main street, Richmond, Va.
1864.
This is pamphlet OF 60 pages and seems to be like
lyto be very useful to our farmers There is great
deal Of Sorghum grown in North Carolina this year.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

A late French writer says the Bostoniaus are much
like his countrymen polite, courteous and feeders on
frogs, and that they have pond in the middle of a
public garden which is kept TOR the purpose of supply
ing the city with these animals
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

VIZ forgot yesterday, tL his september term
of the Court Peps aid GARTER Sessions fcr this county
commenced sessions yesterday? Te noticed larger
attendance ierds this AID adjoining counties
tban We have for toe past.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

CAPTURED.-It is reported that General Nichols
and General Haye, who left Lynchburg last month for
Trans Mississippi, where they were ordered for duty
have been captured. We did not hear at what point
nor any of the particulars.
Richmond Sentinel
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
BiZAkR
IN AID o. THE SOUTHERN PRISONERS
RELIEF FUND.
LADY PATRoNEssEs.

LADY PATRoNEssEs.
H. I. Il. the Princess s-1rat, Lady Wharnolf,e,
The Marchione1s of Lothian La Vscomtesse ds Dam.
The Marchoness OF Bath, pierre,
Maria Marchsoness Of Ais La Baronne de Longueu
bury, Lady de HoGhton,
| La Marq1ige de Bontmort, Lady Asson,
The Countess of Chester field, Lady Eardey,
Ls3y Mildred B9-esfo:d MIS- Horsfal,
Lady Rosa Grevie, Mrs. Laird,
Lady a9 Geosia Geosea Pane, Mrs J. T. Calender
Lady Eus.ace Cecil, Mrs. Collie.
1t is intended to hold bazaar in st. Georges
Hall, Liverpool G. B., early in October in aid of the
Southern Prisoners Relief Fund. Many ladies' in
addition to those named, have promised their active
aid.
The suffering OF the Southern prisoners of war in
sickness, wounds, and deprivation of every comfort o
life the multitudes of widows to whom nothing re-
mains-and of orphans unable to keep hemselEes-
form an amount of woe, which some who are blessed
here with abundance and peace have felt desire to
alleviate.
Efforts have already been made, and not without
cess through reliable friends in the or.hern States
but unhapply the fields is 80 wide that aid s re-
qured to replace the means already provided and ex
hausted
1t is hoped the public will not refuse their assist
anee in this work of humanity.
Referring to tie above, and relying on the sympathy
of the citizens of Halifax, it has been considered adv
sable to have Nova Scotia Table at the Liverpool
Bezaar,-and contributions in money or OF articles for
sale peculiar to B. n. A. which would be specially &C.
ceptable will be received and forwarded by the Halifax
| Committee,-and kind assistance and cooperation is
respectfully solicited AS the time fixed for having the
Bazaar is early in October it will be necessary to have
contributions from Halifax on or before the Twenty
eighth September.
I HALIFAX COMMITTEE.
Mrs. ". j. Almon, Mrs. A. G. Jones,
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
HALIFAX COMMITTED

Brownlow's paper says that the late federal jury,
sitting at Knoxville found six hundred and sixty bills
of indictment for treason.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
The Fighs at Ream.' Station,

We have been favored with letter from Captain M
G. CHERRY, 44th Regiment n. G. T., written to G
relative aud evidently not at all intended for pub
ication but showing by it's unstuded utterances the
spirit by which our soldiers animated better, per
haps, thar tie most eaboFately pFefaced communca
ton
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

N5e E7snnnsv.tie for the Benefit CT tlle Eol-
cieHs' Aid Society.
The ladieg OF KenansVle and the surrounding ooun-
try, will give Pic Nic with an Evenings Entertain
ment, at kenansvIe On Thursday, the 18th instant.
special train will leave GoIdsboro' at O'Clock On
Thursday moFRing and will stop at the different sta
tons or ell who may feel disposed to join in this praise
verify undertaking. We suppose similar train will
leave Wilmington Tor Magnolia the depot nearest to
keua1avie.
The cause is ore which commends Itself to all, end
therefore needs no commendation from .us. Any one
who as ever visited the pleasant village of kenans
vile and mingled with its kind and hospitable people,
will require nothing to him her of de-
lghtfu! time, than to know that the pic mic is under
the auspices Of the ladies of Kenensvlle and the
rounding country. What old Duplin does, she does
well.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL

CONsEDERArE STATES OF AMERICA.
WILMINGTON, N. c., THURSDAY, SEPT. l6' 1894.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

FEW PEOPLE have oyoS borne trials with IS ftm'
none with frmcE spirit thaa te people of this Con-
tederacy What further trials thoy nay y2t have to
endure ornniscience can alone forcaee.
But this ff:nres5 must not b2 ci.se5 With want oi
sengibiIjty. gLe people Gear their Ills firmly because
they are tesouse to bear all the lis which war can
bring, rather than submit to disholor or gahugatioD
The cares which tie state cf tha country impcs s
upon aI!-the eolieituia ard sense oG resp0rsbil-
iJy which weighs DO IN those il authority must be
apparent to the Il 2at casual c2aervsr. Thought Odd
anxiety have set their impress upon all a4d during the
last three years, most grown Een have actually grown
old to three times what that lapse Of ma ought 10 cali
for uuder other circumstances. Before the var most Of
our leading military utn had da:k hair. Nov all
seem TO have Grown mere OR less gray. The sane
causes tel upon our Leading civilians. The Coulela-
racy ia young but lis people are getting Old faster than
those of any oLer country in tie world Poland not
excepted.
We have spoken CT the mGn Of the country because
they necessarily nnG properly more in the public
eye but who shall sly that wearing d-ys ard weeks
and months Of anxiety do net set their seal upon thc
face of the mOths the wife or the sister who sits lore
ly at home, thinking of the loved ones who are exposed
to the sickness 0! he camp and the balls Of the enemy
whose heart thgobs aud whose eyes grow dim VIXEN
list Of killed ard wounded il published lest one dear
familiar name should appear among the dead the saf
feTers?
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

THE NEW YORK HERALD of the 80 nit, has an
editorial headed The New Plan of Peace-How to
divide the South" in which it distinctly recommends
the policy of nstituting negotiations with the States
separately, for the purpose oi deachng them from the
Confederacy 1t even goes far to indicate North
Carolina as State favourahy situated for the purpose
OF being experimental upon. 1t says it has report
that majority of the recently elected legislature are
IN favor OF reunion, and knows that Governor VANCE
IS not altogether well affected towards JEFF. DAV1s-
III the President were to send Commissioners to him
to negoliate in regard to North Carolina alone, feel
confident that thoy would be gladly received and that
much good would come of it." We have given the
Herads own words in the parts included between quo
ation marks 1t further says Let Us divide the Cen
edaracy and eplit up the rebel armies by negotiating
separately with the seeded States.'
We might quote more, but what We have quoted is
sufficient for our purpose, which is not to agree with
the Herolds statements regard to the State at large
or TO her Governor ard Legislature, but to remark that
the He'0d, an arch enemy to our cause, recommends
the same policy to be employed against US that some
politicians u this State advocated strongly this year
and last, We allude to separate State negotiations
other separate State action looking to peace The
Herald takes the same view of it that every with
ba eyes open must take of itthat its only result would
be to divide the Confederacy and split up its armies
1t was BY such tamperiDg and paltering that Ken
tucky, Maryland aud Missouri were either lost or par
aiyzsd and now bound neck and foot to the Car of
TIE usurpiDg despotsm at Washington. Had the pee
pie Of those States stood up mantully and at once the
Independence Of the South would have been virtually
achieved by that very act. They hesitated and have
their reward il being ramped upon by the yleat of the
abolition crew.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

We can hardly say with the poet that the mean
cho days come the saddest Of the year but they
are at hand already of the trees-the eyca
n0res tor nstapcebegin to look rusty and yellow, and
the near advent of all is ANNOUNCED by many unmis-
taklable signs.
We think upon the whole that the scklest OF
tie year is about come, AID the greatest care will be
required to preserve the health Of the community Ch-
matte diseases of febrile character are now apt to be
prevalent, and few without something of turn
We certainly know good many people who ore sick
or at least far from we'll People in the morning awake
wh suspicion Of rusty copper cents in their mouths.
ana seasa Of nervous rritahy inconsistent with the
mCst perfect good temper Pereonaily We feel as if we
could bite several penny nails in wo not the
price OF nails high to debar from the enjoyment
Of that luxury.
The 7eatler however, is beautiful, ezcea0ingy.-
Cool and brccng in the morning and evening, the at
sohere becomes mild ard genial during the day. while
the sky is % blue aud cou1ees as those tabled Eastern
beavers that We read about in books There enough
breeze to sir the air pleasantly but not to raise the
Gust.
| The contrasts between outward nature and human
feelings ere amcDg the mysteries of existence which
noDe Of Us perhaps are able PERFECTLY to understand.
in Paris during the glorious month Of Jaly as during
the guomy month Of December more frequent in "gay
ano festive" Paris than in gloomy and foggy London.
We hardly remember to have ever been very seriously
sick CT deeply depressed during cold and wntry weah
er We never saw pestilence walk abroad save in
bright and balny seas0ns and remember, though
not with any great mnuteness, the ravcges of the
Asiac Cholera, aud more recently of Yellow Jack at
our own doors. And what weather we had We
found it difficult to realize the facts to which OWL
experience bore witness.
Ard the sufferer il the hospital sinking upon be5
of Pan,he looks up to the glorious Skies feeling that
the same rich overarches his home where dwel
The loved Cncs for whom be he's suffered and bled
whose prayers have accompanied him to the battle field
and be wishes himself once more there aud at rest Il
is fond tancy that the skies sympathise with human
suGeriGg weep for human sorrow. The skies smilt
as brightly upon the ruin Of people upon their sal
walton, aud shed their tears alike upon the just anC
tie uIua upon the oppresaer and upon the oppressed
Tnere IS another and better world, and all things vii
ye5 be right; but in this world there is attempt
at poetic justice, does Providence viEdicate its
ways 10 man.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-15

The following letter has been handed to us ior nc
EcatiOn ChIS H7cr