New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-17

alone; am not dead" Tho servant startled, stepped
back and asked. What did yon sayi" !" say LET
nv boots alone; amt dead The servant picked up
alghtwood knot and coming back said, fou aln I
dead NO. / amt" replied the soldier. " wen,
den, IL you amt dead I'll deaden you, and immediate
dispatched him with the ightw0od knot, and bore Oh
| the coveted boots.
| THE BLoCKADBRs OPP WILMINGTON.
| The Wilmington Journal of the 9TH says:
We learn from the mouth of the river that some OF
the Yankee blockaders have recently been in trouble,
one of them having gone under. 1t would that on
Saturday night early Sunday morning she was pur.
suing vessel coming into New.lnlet. The pursued
vessel ran in between the shore and the South Rock
The blockader. In trying 70 cut her of, must have
touched the rock hard enough 10 make hole In her
bottom At any rate, she sank in five fathoms water.
The chased vessel arrived safe at her wharf, 1t was
On Saturday morning Col Hedriek. commanding at
Bald Head, struck one Of the Yankee ships three or
four tines, and from the agitation board and the
crowdng OF boats around her it is quite probable that
she, too, is in precautions condition.
1t is said that the Yankee blockade off this harbor
has been increased very recently by three additional
vessels. among them the much taIked.of doube.cnder
steamer Eutaw the fastest vessel in the Yankee ser
vice. and, by their accounts the fastest waryessel
aHoat. Both ends alike like a ferry-boat SO that
che can run either way with equal facility.
1t s not little remarkable that the Daylight. one Of
the very few blockaders sunk blown up at by bat
tcries shore met her fate from shell thrown from
an oldstye thrty.two In Battery Gatlin, under the
command of Capt. Lane OF Col Lambs force The
saucy craft ycntured in too close after vessel the
Bcdurcgnru MINK tnat lnG Dcen run ahlDTct Whcu
the battery opened her. As night began to fall,
heavy report was heard at sea- but its cause was not
| understood.
Al Fort Fisher some five miles to the southwark 1t
thought TO proceed from the firing bursting Of
very heavy gun 1t was thought little strange that
the Daylight no longer made her appearance off the
coast but the mystery not solved until the Yankee
papers brought information Of the explosion Of the Day
light by shell entering her magazine Only five per
sons escaped to ted the tale This occurred toward tie
close Of last year.
| ADDRESS TO VIRGINIA SOLDIERS.
| The General Assembly of Virginia have issued
an address the soldiers OF that State urging them 10
be of good faith and hopeful In the Of the ad
dress. these paragraphs occur:
Nothing but wretchodness and untold misery await
u.s. If we stop short of the unconditional acknOwledg-
ment of our independence. This yOur yaor will surely
command. Men Of Virginia you soldiers of re-
nowned Commonwealth, whose fame you have Illus.
trated and borne eoft every battle field We need
rnfod 10 you the muniments Of your right TO self
government.
ty Of successful assertion OF th right and that you
viii never lay down your arms until you have secured
IT, Born ~ Inheritance OF freedom you cannot hesl-
tate 10 choose between Slavery DEATH Submission
| to enemy who has exhausted every infamy Is not
endurable in thought but were we base enough to
desire peace upon any terms less than the unqualified
recognition OF our Independence selfinterest alone
would teach the folly OF relying upon the frbearance
OF nation, who have shown in every step OF tho war
that their faith is pcrdy and their only policy is rapinc.
plunder and oppression
The whole history of our former association with the
Northern States admOnishes that In common gov
eminent they will never fail 10 employ their power "a
take away our property Their present malice springs
chiefly from blea eupidity. But for this master pas
sion of their nature, honorable and speedy peace
would be easy. The war has fully developed all theil
purposes and you know the fate that awaits you II
the event of subjuga,on. Your liberties will utterly
perish. Your State organization will be blotted out
All your property OF every description viii be eonfs
Gated for al Of us have participated in the revolution
Your lands viii be divided among the bandit OF th'
North and from Europe. who have invaded our State
| Ia tail HAL in
midst who viii be your social equals and militar.
governors. Negro guards VIII. at their pleasure, CIV
you passes and safe conducts or arrest you to be re
and punished by negro commandments and magistrates
And % these yourselves your wives and children WI
be mcna laborers aud slaves except those o you whom
the malice oyour enemies shall reserve for the dungeon
or the gallows.
Speaking Of the situation at the North, the Address
says:
To buy exemption, and thus cast all the burden ant
risk upon the poor. The sboFng classes have already
rcvolted against the draft 10 escape its odum enor
nous bounes have been offered TO volunteers but al
these eXpedients have failed and again heavy draft Is
ordered The armies OF the enemy are every day dimn
shng and Is evident they cannot recruit them TO the
numbers with which they began the struggle
l A large and growing party are for peace a ST..
larger party have discovered that the war has SO lar
only served TO entail upon themselves despotsm which
tramples down overy public and private right. They
feel and acknowledge that they are the slaves OF one
whose character has made him odious TO the world.
Torn by party and personal STRIFE and CONSCIOUS OF inc
impotence Of their scheme OF conquest the ranks OF our
enemies are already beginning TO wayer. One more
rcsolute effort and the day is ours.
| From The Richmond Whis March IL
YANKEE FINANCES. continues TO adj
vance in Yankeedom The power Of Chase to keep II
down by thimbie rigging in Wall street seems TO Have
failed aud Congress ia now invoked % come TO his aid
by authorizing sale Of ali the gold In the Treasury
This would necessarily lower the price for season but
| the rebound would be immense People would at once
understand the motive and the necessity OF resorng 10
so extraordinary 10 prevent the depreciation
of the Government paper issues would be regarded az
conclusive evidence that these issues are really worth
/ less.
ing the market ANY more the depreciation would be
rapd produce panic; and then would come the
explosion Of the huge bubble OF Yankee credit which
thus far has answered the purposes Of real wealth
Thurlow Weed places the Yankee national debt at four
thousand milions The Ntie-YOrk Herald says Weeds
estimate il at least two thousand millions short. They
never pect pay this debit but they must pay the
interest on il. or shut up shop.
The payment Of interest on such sum, daily aug
menting, will be more than they can manage.
When that day comes the collapse will be at hand The
old purseproud bully will stand before the world as
bankrupt in money as he has long been in everything
else No people waged q OF aggression with
out money or credit and the Yankee is the last of all
human beings TO do anything without pay. II there
fore our prospects not good they are other
wise there would still be enough TO encourage Ls IN the
condition Of their finances.
From The Richmond Whig MaIch II.
RECOGNITION.
The latest adyces from Europe renew tho
rumor recognition. There may mag not be founda
ton for IT, There is no reason 10 doubt tie desire OF
the Emperor of the French tO do this act Of Justice
but European diplomacy Is 50 involved and intricate
enough 10 do what h. peases when he peases. State
necessity Is potent than the mighest poentate
Humanity Justice consistency, good faith every thing,
indeed, that may be presumed TO sway the personal