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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
From the Montgomery Mail.
Oh ! Poor General Rcusssau2

In Louisville town
Lived . knight Of the Gown -
Lawyer most cute and obtuse-ohl
He abandoned - the Bar "
Fo the glories OF war,
And rejoced in the title of-RousseAu!
Oh! Mister Lawyer Rousseau
Keucuckians shoRld do so,
TiDk-ati k taIk-Uni oTiunate Yank-
You we're so!d to the Dutch, Lawyer Rousseau.
He General made
And headed Raid
And s'arted fer Tuskaloos-o!
But like his first " Frief''
It soon came to grief
and back weat General Rousseau
Oh! Poor General Rousseau!
That day should come you would rue so!
Tina. a-'ilk- ia -Vainglorious Yank
U2to7'l : ienerh Rousseau.
For hu d, j mil,
To the county of CITES
No i" buttermiks - ever yet flew so;
But he halted his band
And here Issued command
as Depaf tmeDt General Rousseau.
Oh! 'oI Gene raj Rousseau,
A raid Is at best poor ruse oh
Tink al tank-What feetfooted Yank
"as q Poor hajn Geners Rousseau!
Comma ie: u P9z.
With Morgtel boat
That " the Wizard " swept down
And he captured the town
AND nearly took General Rousseau
OH Poor General Rousseau
r,- Why =, does Forrest the Bold trouble you sol
link "a tihk tank-What well travelled Yank
Hes making of you Mister Rousseau.
To the city of Rocks
Hunted down like Fox
By him whom you thought to pursue 30,
\ Ou'u never get back
For he's torn up the track
Oh Poor General Rousseau
The Devil and Forests turned loose, oh
Tink a-tinkank-this ia HI on tie Yaak,
But H-ler On General Rousseau.
JOHN HAPPY.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
OFFICIAL FROM GEN. LEE.

RIcHMoND Oct. l7h, 1864.
The following official dispatch has been received at the
War Department:
Hon. JAS. A. Seldom, Secretary of War:
On the 14th inst Col. Mosby struck the Baltimore snd
Ohio Rail Road Dueds, and destroyed United States
mail train consisting of locomotive and cars,
ng 20 prisoners and fifteen horses Anodg the prisoners
were two Yankee paymasers and hundred and sixty
eight thousand dollars CT government funds.
~igned, R. F.. LEE, General.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
FROM PETERSBURG.


N military movements operations transprng In this
dep artruent, and indications OF any, 1t is the dulles
time aimee Grant got into position before the city,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
DESTRUCTION OF THE NIGHT HAWK.

Information ia also received of the cestrucon Of the
blockade Night Bawk the night Of the 18th sep
tember off Chew Inles South Carolina by the Nil hon.
She ashore on the Fedea! shoals The rebel cap
brought Of remainder having escaped to shore
The Night Hawk was English steamer, with general
cargo for Wilmington Bermuda sailed from Liver
nool Arguss27th and ned in tia pace. Her rate
Of speed fourteen knots and che was of hunderd
tons burden cost C00 and had capacity for
EIGHT hundred bales of cotton Finding the lid
not be got of the shoals set fire to and destroyed
II anpssrs that another vessel succeeded earlier in the
NIGHT in escaping New Inlet although fred at by
the Nphon, and apparently struck several times The
Day light of blockade ruunef which was attempt
ing to enter New Inlet the same morning.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
TELEGRAPHIC
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Entered according to the Act Of Congress, in the year
1863 BY J. S. THRAsAER, in the Clerks Office of the
District Court of the States for the Northern
District of Gsnreia.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

"Out of spirits again Z" ouoth Mary to John,
For the scowl on his brow gave her war ing
EYES," answered John, with . surler frowR,
ST emptied the bottle this morning"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
NORTHERN NEWS.

MOBILE, OCT. 10Th, 1864,
Especial SO the Adyertser)
EEFAToBIA, Oct. 18th, 1864.
The Memphis Bulletin, of the 18th inst, has been
ceived.
The Republicans claim forty thousand majority IN Ohio
Chief Justice fancy died on the night the 18th inst.
Chase is spoken of as his successor.
Nothing from Grant, Sheridan, Sherman or Missouri,
The Yankees admit defeat at East Port by Generel
Forrest.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

A PAIR THKM.-Why do Forests men object to his
nsme2 Because, they say he is not for rest And why
do the Yankees consider Dick Tayors very ap.
proprats one Because he always gives them fts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

Upon the whole the news appears TO Us to be coed
Even as derived from Northern Sources the bala OF
advantage is rapidly getting to Our sde if it was
not there already and the rapid rise gold at tie North
apite of all the lies, c1rceamens and electioneerirg
efforts of the LfxooLN administration nc that it finds
itself on the eve OF the Prcsd nal struggle sho that
this Is teit OF the North. This Fall campaign prom
ss to close as gloousY as tie Spring opened leaving
in substantial possession, By the Winter, OF every
State that actually and truly joined the Confederacy
We must bear il mind that Maryland never was, even
in name, Confederate Stale, aud that Kentucky and
Missouri especially the formtr, only consructivdg
They have lad chance freely to declare them
selves Missouri, really think is and has been in
feeling and de ao far her own cltIzers are con-
cerned a Confederate State. Kentucky may be- and
think now, but she, more than any other late,
"paered in double sense,"-was true neither to her
self nor to her natural afinites. Now the iron has
entered her SOUL and she sees Der mistake We thDk
it possible thai Kentucky may act upon her Knowledge
We need Kentucky for our strength,-we Uant
Kentucky because of the many 1o5e and brave South
ern men she contains, and to whom she has given birtf
but still more because of the heroic men she does not
contain but who have left their homes in her bosom to
follow the Confederate banner.
But leaving this discussion, may anticipate the
pos sson of more territory than We held when the
Campaign commenced. We may at least hope for it,
and with it the poss ssion OF greatly augmented mora
power. Should we, in the course Of evante, be enabled
to snatch back Northern Georgia and East Tennessee
after SKERMANs boosted aud really able advance-aIter
the Yankees had expended one hundred thousand
men that advance, tie effect would be unsurpassed
since NAPoLzoN's retreat from Moscow. VIII WEI
We hope so.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

CRoArAN LIGHTHOUSE DEsrRoYED.-fhe ram Al
bermarle ran out into the Sound, and the night of
the 4h, reached Croatan Lighthouse, captured the
keeper blew it up, destroyed its contents, and then
came back through the enemy's feet to her station.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

QUEER-Our valued contemporary of the Augusta
Constituencies in its issue of the 14th instant, has
an article complaining of the neglect of due credit
the part OF the Richmond Dispatch, in which it says
that the C9nstitmionGLlt, while endeavourng at al
times to give proper credit, Considers itself also enti-
tied to require it. The Constituencies of course is
right but isn't it little queer that the very next ar
ticle should relate to Wmington-be taken from the
Journal and yet have credit at all OF course it is
only an accident.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

We learn that Maj. Richard Watt York, of the 9th
n @. Regiment, received severe wound in the thigh
in one of the recent battles in the Valley of Virginia.
and j. poW at bis home in Chatham county.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

But still more weary work remains
Fac they rest from fighting
The Zoe still ravages their plains,
Their homes with pillage blghting.
vi.
Long may thy sous-Flag of the Free
In strife, victorious bear thee
. And long may live-through storm and sea
The "Let Her Rip to wear thee.
b. a. B.
Wilmington, Oct. 18th, 1864.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

FRB-A Are broke out Monday night about 10 O'Clock on
the wharf above the Wilmington and Weldon X. Road,
which destroyed quantity of Rosn and the Salt Works.
the latter belonging we believe, to Col Fremont We
suppose the loss is about $25, 0C0.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

On Sunday We had warm, suumerish weather and
shook their heads ominously They thought it too
warm, and 50 it was, if there had been any Yellow
Fever about, but fortunately there had been 10 new
cases and there were no old ones.
Yesterday Monday, the weather in the morning was
cool enough to make fires pleasant and all fears we're
dssipated With cool weather The 18Th of October,
and the disease wholly disappeared, We think We may
all breathe freely as We choose. Ihct apprehension
is removed The fever could not be propageted in the
present atmosphere and at the present temperature even
if there any here TO be propagated and We can
hear of none.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

AT Democratic meeting recently held at st. Louis
RogEcRANz is reported to have declared himself for
MCCLELLAN and said there should be free election il
November.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
For the Journal.
The Southern Flag

For the Journa
The Southern Flag
For Southern Rights Hurrah 2"
/.
Yes proudly wave, flag of the free!
Since first the workmen wrought thse,
The blood of freemen shed for thee
A noble price hath bought thee.
II.
Nor yet is all the ransom paid
Thy foes to crush thee speed them,
And thou lands must in dust be laid
Ere thou canst wave in freedom.
Thy cause is just, and in thy right,
Thy SONS in battle glorious
Have shown the nations how to fight
God send them soon victorious.
".
Their fame throughout the war hath been
As Stainless as their banners whiteuess
Fen Rome in her best days hath seen
No deeds surprising theirs In brightness.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
The spirit of the times MEAN whiskey.

State and National Educational Associations.
The next Annual Meeting Of the State Educational AS
socation of Carolina, will ba he in Charlotte
Tuesday November sth TIE E1uca onal Ass"cltion of
the Confederate al atos viii in the place No
vember AID the friends OF education in North oil
thus have opportunity Of attending during the
week. and trip, both the State and National soce
ties.
There period in history when The duties
and responsibilities of those engaged the Instruction Of
the rising generation obvious and import
and who neglect the opportunities Of ths de-
csion expect to be arragned and conde
bar of the Future.
G. B. WILEY
Eupt Dom. Schools, N. @.
8. LANDER, roo4,.. f,,,n:...
Recording Secretary. HAe0o'i'7 0o1-Iii''7e'
W. J. PALMER,
Corresponding Secretary.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

Shakespeare was a prophet, as all true poets are
When he said, He that steals my purse steals trash
he looked forward to the year 1864 and meant Green
backs and Confed.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

The Educ atiohal Association OF the Confederate
States Of America,
The next Annual Meeting OF this body will be held in
Charlotte N c.. Wednesday, the 9th day of November
Yielding the suggestions of some Of its members
recalled the appointment for it's meeting ct All nta with
the hope that favorable turn in the affairs of the Coned
eracy might offer suspicious season for its
sembiing. That hope has failed The war is still raging
with little prospect of its speedy abatement the
time of the rising generation should be
overlooked therefore invite the friends of education
assemble in Charlotte.
The Committees appointed ct the meeting in Columbia
WILL it is hoped attend to the matters entrusted their
charge. 80
The following article from the Constitution sets for the
terms of membership:
Any male citizen of the Confederate States who may
be engaged the profession of teaching who has
any way identified himself with the educational
country may become member of the Association, in
meeting member of this body elected by
majority of the votes present. and Rgn this
tion." y. Il. hEY SoLD3.
President OF the Association.
CoInmhia & g.. Fen. ~, 1854.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
NoBTHERN ELElTIoEs-FRoH MISSOURI.

Petersburg, Oct 18th, 1864.
The Washington Chronicle of tho 10Th admits that Penn
syvania gone Democratic with the soldiers VOTE
yapd voted against the Constitution by three thou
sa nd majority though the soldiers vote will adopt In
diana and Ohio have cne Republican.
Dispatches from Grants army before this place. say that
active operations will soon be renewed. The Chronicle
says that Nosby made raid the Baltimore ard Ohio
Rail Road, and the Manassas Gap Rail Road, at White
Plains in both of which he was ,cessful.
Price is at Bonneville, Missouri Shelb' ia in North
Missouri piagng and corscriptipg Price msds speech
at Booaes stating that be had edeem the peo
pe and it was lest effort in their behalf Ii they would
aly to bis standard oil would be we'll, and he could
main with them if not the Confederacy would not again
offer them an opportunity of redemption from their foe
Moshy is represented to have crossed the Potomac in
Montgomery county, Friday.
Nebraska has gone Republican.
Gold Us, and no war bule, in from Stanton.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

The Irish Potatoe c5op-that is the crop of potatoes
in IrelaGd-is said to be excellent this year
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
[sECoED DIsPATCH.1

CHARLoTTRsyLLE, Oct 10Th, 1854.
Notwithstanding the positive Federal statement that
the Sixth Nineteenth corps Thorntons and
Chesers Cap it alto gether probable that they did
pass through Tho1ntons but North Of that Gap.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

"EnteriDg into details as Cooper said when
concluded to reinforce the army.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

The salary and allowances of the GovernorG eneraI
Of India exceed two hundred thousand dollars, GOLD
Pretty fair that
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

To CnRREsPoNDENrs-Wm Smith, Sis Creek, n
O.. Letter received-no money enclosed
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

-"SENEx. "A communication over the above sigma
ture is unaccompanied by a responsible name. The
writer must be aware of the rule precludng its pubca.
ton, while such is the Gaze.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
FROM THE VALLEY.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct. 18th, 1864.
Sheridan has marched two corps Of his army to this side
of the mountain through Th0rntons and Chester Caps
Gen. Early followed ard engaged tbs remaining corps
der Gen. Crook and drove through stasburg and
CAdar Crack
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

Yankee accounts report forty deaths day by yeEo"
fever in Ne Wbarn.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

IT LOOKED LIKE OLD T1NEs.-Looling down Prin-
cess Street the other day We caught glimpse Oh the
white sails of oreand aft schooner CHANGING past
her way up the river. OF she only small
river craft but the sight ookei kind Of natural" SO
much go that we hurried down to the river in time to
see her rounding to. Re, jb coming down By Ike run
and her othersail following The smokers the old
"salts call the steamers, will have the picp-
rescue beauty that belongs to the sliloys.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

BLOCKADE NEws.-Part of the following from th'
Washington Chronicle OF the 9th will be ne'os to some
parties here -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

AIssC EXPEDITION FAILURE,
&C., &c.
MOBILE. Oct. 18th, 1864.
special dispatch to the Re sser, dated Senatorial the
had been received.
Price had retired without attacking Jefferson City, and
went Westward in the neghborhood Of Brownsville. Two
Thousand of his the Missouri river supposed
to operate the Hannibal and st. Joeephs Railroad.
Price was making clean sweep of the Pacific Road He
had burned the splendid bridge Lamoine, also two
bridges east OF California.
The invasion formidable and the force estimated at
Is 600 to rs ,0C0.
The condition of affairs Is considered for tho Fed
erals than any time since the beginning OF the
Some papers advise tbs abandonment of Arkansas to
Missouri. FL.
sandbun nas skirmshiog Prices rear. The Confed-
crates represented clad in clohes abandoning
their out horses for tbs and horses
loaded with plumber.
The railroad and bridges have been burned
California
The Memphis Argus tie l4th inst has later dates
which confirm the destruction of Gasconade, Usage and
mere bridges.
Bill Anderson, Thrailkn, Perkins and Thornton, have
all joined Price, who had 900 cavalry and pieces of
artillery.
Bubrdge had arrived st Cincinnati. The Commercial
admits that his petition unsuccessful.
The passenger trains Il Kentucky Central Ealr ad
had been destroyed by gue.riIias.
The election Ohio and Indiana indicate the
success CT the Republican ticket. Mortons majority will
prob bly, reach 20 O0O Republican Congressman have
been elected in place OF Pendleton and Washington.
Tie Argus nss stating That the Ioth and 18th
corps ost 1000 man Ia tie ASSAULT on Chains farm
New Market road and the 9Th and 9Th corps 600
during the advance south Of Petersburg Shefdans losses
Valley 3, 400.
Sheridan was at Atrasburg, closely ol'ox2d by Fairly,
The Republican thinks af4rs 'oA "cmy. 0nd pn
STATIONS eDcoure gng Cisp about
were made 20 effect tho cleo i
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Get. 18th, 1864
In the affair st Fishers Hill, Thursday, killed and
fifty sevenyfVe of the enemy and took
many prisoners, who reported that the Sixth corps
At Front Royal The eDcng Straburg on Fri.
day aud smaI o ,har cavalry in the town.
Lent Ira daFant to Acting Brig. General Carter
Of artillery. severely but not Dangerously weuaded
he leg ID Thursday. Nothing else has occurel.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

John Van Buren, is out for Mcclellan. Well, what
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

1t having been given out in more than o0e o. the
Raleigh papers that Governor VANCE had gors to Au-
gusta, Georgia considerable curiosity, We may say in
terest has been felt to know why he had done So most
people supposing that it had some connection with pub
lie business. TIE Raleigh Conservative Of Saturday,
the 18TH KS the following which throws some light On
the subject -
Inmations having been given out By the press, that
Convention of the Governors Of the several States would
assemble soon at Augusta, Ca need not longer pre-
silence tie subject though doubt The policy o.
its publicity, for tie that the erGJ is ready
misc ons:rue everything which occurs among We have
known of the proposed meeiug for several weeks.
Gov. Vance left tits city yesterday 20 attend the
meeting at Augusta Monday next 1t Is SIMPLY
for consultation among the Govern tie States this
side the Mississippi 1t is peace meeting any
thsn that these who attend it peace desire
peace with ALL and especially with Nor bern enemy
and will do all they within the scope OF their powers
to promote peace. We presuns that they will with
programme ard without any specified object except
TO consult the general interests OF each state and
the Confederacy We truat this meeting Will resalt in go0G
to the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

LINCOLN end bis friends express connderce in bis
election and tie rise in gold at the N'rh occasoued
as much by the apparent certainty OF that event as by
the improving aspect OF Confederate s rs appears to
bear evidence that that confidence is not misplaced.
Still it must strike most people, as It BIS struck Cs,
that LINCOLN cannot feel absolute certainty cse why
the effort to buy off General McCLELLAN by clncerting
with Gen. GRANT to give MCCLELLAN active employ
ment as an adjunct to GRANT condition of McCLEL
LAN's not being candidate in opposition to LINCOLN!
Ofcourse things have gone too far for that to be now
any thing than matter of history OF course, at
this late day, MCCLELLAN neither nor will with
Draw; but the fact remains that at time LINCOLN
sought to obtain his withdrawal ty the offer of &C
tive command and since that time it seems to US that
the chances of any person running in opposition to LIN
COLIN have rather improved than r ceded We may not
think that MCCLELLAN has any chances, and re con-
fess that cannot where they are but it is evident
that LINCOLN must have Otherwise and he has
probably examined the ground more arxously aud in-
diligently than we have.
A correspondent informs us, and calls attention
to the fact that the detachment of men under Lieut..
SoWLEs Co. A, Sch Regiment, which repulsed the
Yankee attempt to board and destroy the steamship
"Oordor ;" was composed not exclusively of Company
A, but of Companies A, D, F. and Fl, of that regi-
men and that the honor in port due to each of these
Compaues. We would here ase the liberty Of stating
that we never said the detachment from Company
exclusively We simply said ga detachment of men,
These men were commanded by Lieut.. SowLEs of Com
pany A. This was the exact truth.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20
= ! I IL L = it = II ILL.

F,<t" THE VAILAY-P >nTI. ULAlI| OF Tbs EIGgT
At FISHAh'S HILL,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

Their was some news a. the War Department, on yes
ter6&y, wIch would make tia public heart thrill with
Jog "-EccoTdng popular report. That such splendid
withheld appears for, if the pub
particular iQoatre. Eue these vague hints of something
marvellous altogether to the people, They
heard heEU bore eanatDg directly, too, from the
Of Confederate authority, and it has happened,
unfortunately, they did out much. There
fine, sst eEou3 face put upon them all, too which
sGbsided into beautiful blank at the denouement. is
highly probable ha public heart do without any
such pleasant ssmuians and if they can't let know
WHIST the thrilling Is, reckon the authorities might
well keep the whole secret to themselves
We think it would cdicate more bodness than wis
dom 10 draw any definite final conclusions from the
position of things a the West. We confess that we
are tot possessed Of the data upon which to base such
conclusions and We rather surprised at the tone of
confidence and certainty in which some of our cotem-
poraries indulge. AS things stand in Northern
Georgia. very few days must determine the course of
events. Things cannot long remain as they Ac.
tive operations are inevitable, and with tangible re-
suits. Things, so far, look favourable.
Reasoning from the past, and from all we dscov
er OF the present, hardly think probable that any
heavy land force Immediately be sent to cooperate
with tARRAGUT or any other naval commander in an
attack upon Wilmington. We do not think it would
be GRANTS policy to scatter any forces, ct time
when he is earnestly concentrating everything in order
to strike his heaviest blows at Richmond and in Geor-
rio