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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

AMONG the objects intended to be effected by the
advance Of portion Of GRANTS force in the direction
of Weldon, We may fairly that the creation OF
diversion Ia favour Of SHERMAN holds prominent
place.
The snemy knows ss yell &C ne DO that SHsRHAN's
position is what might be called "ticksh." Uoexpec.
ted forces have appeared wherever be has turned his
face, and have compelled him to s8erva aside from Ma.
CON- from Angus a. and from every other fortified point,
with the single exception of MedgevilIe, which, We
suppose, could hardly be regarded IS fortified. He
hoped to be able TO sweep down upon Mil!en
and other points, sId to Iiborate and arm the Yam.
kee prisoners confined there lie did reach MiIeD, but
the birds had flown. He has not reached and be can
rot reach any other point where such prisoners
The New York Times said that SHCRMAN's effect was
not to take ciieg or hold territory bat that what that
object vas would duly appear. 1t undoubtedly the
liberation of the Mile6, Asder gonYile, Columbia Flor
enca end other pyigones That object has not been ac
eonplshed
But the ercroy las been forced 20 turn side from
prizs spparenty within his grasp,-the great powder
mills Of Augusta-the shops and G,pcts OF Macon
still safe. The forces that compelled this course are
gathering, if rct already gatertG to envelope him
be nears the coast One way Or another the en-
envy know this. They wish 10 prevent SHEBHAN's
peril from being increased by tie addition Of any men
to the hostile force that already envnoDs him. Hence
this expedition towards Weldon, calculated ind intend
ed to prevent any fortcr roilf0ciments being sent
from North Carolina to Georgia. This We think is one
explanation Of Grants move. He could hardly hope
to reach eDy important point il this State. The ut
most be could reasonably ezpsot 10 accomplish would
be tie destruction Ct tie Weldon bridge. No army
equal 10 tie occasion Coui march 70 Wilmington with
is base CD the James River, even ca the Roanoke
TIE country is rot liner sufficiently populoua suf-
cently rich in proY:sio. TIE saGe we think, would
apply to Eiarcn t0@aros R4Ie!gh.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
FROM EUROPE,

RICHMOND, Dec. llth, 1894.
European adVices Of the 23d state that was reported
at Southampton that Semmes chip had Rprung leak
and eoked near Madeira.
The Times commenting on tho election Of Einooa,
that England will probably eater in bis than other
hands, that he has gone through Ct defynS aud
insulting England, and hops he wi repeat The OK
pertinent.
TIE Confederate loan haa advanced closing al gj8ytro
to sixty-four.
Cotton has advanced two pence.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

Ok the 10Th OF October, the seventy fourth annver-
saFy of the birth of The Very Reverend THEoBoLD
MATHEW the Apostle of Temperance, statue raised
to his honour by he citizens Of Cork LELAND was ur-
yelled Father MATHEW Is represented in the act CT
blessing the multitude to whom he has just administer
ed the pedge,
TIE statue is CT bfsnze and cost o00L 1t was exc
cuted by Prince Of London
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
EAD WEATHRR ABOUT RiCHNoNp

-O-'N04'O5 OSO' 1U'h 1864
The evenings Wing says, IN spite of the snow rain,
mud there were strong Indications this norpipp Of ~
hostilitiss on the lines below Richmond Our forces
in lice OF battle The enemy driven from their r.
rior works on LEFT this morning.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
ORDER
wax FosgITAL No. 5.
WILAlkGr0E. Il g.
DSC 18Th. l66S,
Mr.. ESIltAn-

DIT. ( NItcn-
sir: Peaae asw to correct njst@ks in year Issue
of the II inst, concerning Miss Il a Bues dons ions
his i spita some friend there a:6s that the
this Hospital have been sustaa I'd b nGarimens bestowed
upon them by Mi B ;. Nog, il s "e to my ayv6rn-
meD iss Buie and myss! feel eonsFa0ed say that
she assertion Of our trend is b. correct am
G2tshad however, Editor thas if 1t necessary,
ias Baje you'd render assistance power
20 make sick comfortable.
p. 8 HiL8EY
Surgeon in Charge,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

CosREDERATs CoTToN.-Dnring The month of Oeto-
Der there imported into Liverpool 1884 bales
of Confederate cotton, and 4s5 boxes Of Confederate
tobacco. OF the cotton the greater portion was ship
ped to Liverpool from Nassau BERMUDA Or Matamo-
ros Some little went by we3 Of Havana
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

A French paper in one of the departmental cities
makes the following iogular announcement.
Napoleon III has just received from the Pope the
lance from the tomb Of Chareemagne." As a great
Christian relic this object of ireou estible value and
said that the Emperor whose faith in his own des-
tiny is no sacret considers this gift as pressage that
be is called to ill the role of Charlemagne in the resto
ration OF the Church.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

reached in spite of our best means of defence His
raids harrassed every portion of the Interior and all
our cities appreheusve of advance. To day be
is foundering n the marshes Of the Coosa ~atchee
praying for the advent of some of bis masters water
craft which said to penetrate wherever it ia lit
Ito oictS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
PROM THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
RICHMOND, Dee. II, 1854.

New York papers OF the lOth have been received
Nashville kilograms of the 9th, report the weather
cold and heavy of and hal hal prevailed all
day. rebel line appears intact No indications of an
attack or of the rebels raining away.
Gunboas wont down the river again on the sh and en-
gagged and aencsd rebel batteries and returned to the
city. The rebels are still thro wing up earthworks.
rebel brigade has gone in the direction o; hurresS
bcTo'.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
FROA PErERSRnRn-

PETERsIURG, VA, Dee. Oh 1854
The main body Of he enemv,s raidira coIr, 'GV',
vicinity of Jarratts, thirty miles sontb ~ tbi, oi, ~,
ing has been going on there today bns tba r-snf b.s
been sssertairei Our forces hold Beaeld a,d ,bo br
is strongly guarded. The enemy DESTROYED gns,sr rn
Hsuse on the route, and seized horse. and cattIo 60
where. >''--,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

CouEfr CoURr.-1he Coure OF Pleas and Quarter
Sessions Tor this county, commenced is sessions here
yesterday OHing to the peculiar cir umsances of tbs
country, the attendance is quite small
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

1n'ered according TO the lot of Congress in thu
Ey'. d. IHRASHss, in the Clerks Oloe IT tho ri..
Court OF the Confederate States for the Northern D,
OF Georgia. D'S'fIc
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
HAM PTDN Ann 49,,

We officially informed that the Y.nkeas ,re,o -,
Saturday last driven from Bea.ld on the Weldon and
Petersburg Rail Road, by HANProEs cavalry and A p
HILLS in anry forces. The last known Of the situation
was that the enemy had been driven back some Is miles
ana our cavalry we're still in pursuit Of them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
Sieg> MATTERS.

FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIRST DAY.
The exchange of prisoners progresses rap lily. Our
truce steamers carried down and delivered 900 privaes
on Saturday. Ga Sunday, III privates and % eff
GERS were delivered. Another iustanent will be sent
down this morning-Ne, curu
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
FROM THE vIRGINIA VALLEY

Lieut.. Baylor, of the 18th Virginia cavalry
eo"pa'es of the 2lst new York cavalry near amt
oiHIh county, on the 4th inst, and killed and CANINE,
~ Yankees, and capt urpd 80 horses ''u'' W ''F
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
o ,lc,srs' D.nnsr-Youug Contributors.

On Saturday q bFightiaced and brght-eyed boy
of nine years CT ogs into Cfca with $40 for
The Soldiers Dinner, bsing contribution to that obj ct
by himself and sister, little older, children of Mr.
JAMES MoCoMB R, Of the Expresg
Weacknowedge than thua -
NORMAN, yeo'g.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
MoLL1E, IL years.. Observation-Disclosures. 20
And take pleasure in SO doing. Our little friends
belong to the ext generation, and IN all human proba
bity will live to enjoy the fruits Of the struggle in
which she present Is nov engaged.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

IL the Wilmington Gas Company would give US
regular light during the evening, from the time 1t is
necessary to use gas, ii would be great improvement
upon present e.rangeRentE
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
FROM RIOHROND-

RICHMOND, Dec. lllh 1861
Affairs on this lines below Richmond yested AZ were r
Reconnaissance BY Grant and Longsreot. The rosp,
ere unirnporlant.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
IN TIE HOUSE,

For Hon. 7. S. Ashe--Me ssrs. Alton Austin, Baxsr,
Beam, Bonbury, Bog Brown Of Madison, Brown, Of
aeekenburg, Bryan, Csho Carson, Cobb, Costner
ford, of Rowan Crawford, Of Wayne Davis eff Halifax,
Davis, of Franklin, Enoe win, Faison Farmer, Gas.
kins, Gidney, Grlsr, nr5s0m, Harris, Eassei Hawes
Heaen W. J. Joyner, Jndkns, Lane Latham Lewis Lit.
lie, Love, Mclean Murphy, Outterbridge Patton, Polk,
Powell, Reibhardt Russ Shepherd, hhpp, Smith, Ca
barrus, Smith, Of Dapn, StaEc Strong VanR, Wheeler,
WooteD So.
FoI Hon E. g. Rcade-ar Speaker and Eoasrs. Allison,
Afford, Amis, AshewoEth, Banks, Best Blair, Bondd OF
Ber.ie Caldwell, Cosway, Carson OF Alexander Garter
Clapp Cowles Craige, Cunningham Flynt FoB1e Gibbs
Hadley, Hsnes, barring on Harrison, Headen j. Hen
y, Herbert, Hoton, Horton Of Waauea Hoto Wilkes
I3hrn Jordan, Lyle Manh koAden, McCarmck niece.
bee Mcmillan. Mortsey, Murri Pa terbon, Peace, Per.
kins, Philips, Rddick, Rogers. RUSSELL Sharpe, Simmons
Smith OF Johnston, Stipe, Waugh, Whee!er-53.
For Mr.. smith Bond Of Cafes DUKE, Lowe ard
Pool.
For Mr. Gilmer-Er shober-T.
So Hon. 7. 8. AsHs, having majority On ioint
ballot, was declared elected.
In The House the same day resolutions in favor of
Powell, Lowe i Co., and bills to repeal the prohibi-
ton of fish traps in the Big swamp to allow bounty TO
citiEens Of North Carona in the O. s. naval service
for the relief OF Hugh B. Guthrie, and to incorporate
the Confederate Joint Stock Publishing COMPANY the
Lnville Iron and Steel Works Capital stock SIS OOo-
OOO) and the Cranberry Iron Works, Capital stock
So 900 000> were sevelay read third time and pass
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

We had tangible proof Monday morning Of the fact
that there had been freezing weather around. The
pud lies in the street were frozen and the sand was
hardened into ridges and crunched sharply under the
tread Water buckets ceased to be receptaces OF 1id
and it is even said that some of the dip T." had
scum of ice upon it. 1t was cold and it is s. now.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
EHCnE THE sOCrgE,

We extract from the Georgia and South Carolina
papers whatever eetnl5 10 Us calculated to throw any
light upon the situation
The fist eztrac: we shall make viii be
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
Legislature of Eor.n Carolina.

o. Thursday Hon. THOMAS S. 5 SHE of Arson, was
elected Confederate States Senator for six years. from
February 1866 in place of Hon. ". T. DoRTcH, whose
term will then expire.
O. RANDOLPH THOMAS Esq, (modsrate Hol3enitc) Of
Carteret elected Secretary of State. He obtained
majority over Mr.. FAR1BAULr, his competition.
TIE following is the final vote for Confederate Stats
Senator :.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15
IN THE SENATE.

For Hon. L. s. Ashe-Er. Speaker ard Eegsrs Ayoock
sysor, Courts, Crump Ella, Grier, Hall, Harris, Kfb>,
Leitch Lindsay, IL. Cotcke AcEebern. hi Ter, Patton,
Ward, whitford. WigRias, Wright, Wynne--27.
For Hon. E. G. Resde -Messs Adams Arendoli. Bag
ley Berry, B!oGnt, Dick, Jones, Lassiter, Long mn
Mathews, odom, Pool, Eanders 5nsad Warren AID Win
Tor hon. Jno L. CImer-Aessra, Horton, 'aisreh and
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-15

II seeted and showed in Salisbury on Friday and
Saturday.
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rsE WILMINGION JOURNAL.


WILMINGTON. N. O., THURsDA7. DEC. IS, 1884,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-16

a national election N the midst OF great civil wal
| Renewed cheers Until now it has not been
known to the world that this was possibility 1t
shows also how sound and how strong We still are.
| II shows that, among the Candidates OF the
same party, be who is most devoted 10 the Union
and most opposed TO treason can receive INST OF
| the peoples votes. Applause. It shows, also, 10
the extent yet known, that we have more men now
than had when the began. Gold is good
in ts place but living, brave and patriotic men
are better than gold Cheers and other Demon
Etrations Of applause But the rebellion con-
tnues and now, that the election ia over, may not
ALL having common interest, re-units in COM
mon effort to save the common country. Cheers. !
For nv own part have striven, and shall strive,
avoid placing any obstacles in the way. Cheers.
SO long as have been here, have not willingly
planted thorn in any mans bosom. While l am
duly sensible to the high compliment of re-elec-
ton, and duly grateful, trust, to Almighty God
for having directed my country TO a right conclu-
son as think, Tor their good 1t adds nothing to my
satisfaction that any other man may be disappointed
By the result. lCheers May / ask those who
have not differed with TO join with me in this
same spirit toward those who have! And now let
close by asking three hearty cheers for our brave
soldiers and seanen and their gallant and skilfal
commanders
The three cheers were given, accompanied by mu-
sic and the sound of cannon.
The crowd in part proceeded to the residence of
Secretary Seward who, in the of his remarks
said he came the stage of action years after
the Revolutionary war; and used to hear his parents
talk about the vast number of tories who were OPP
posed to the war; and what surprised him was, that
after twenty-five or thirty years there was not II
tory found in the United States lie could not ex-
actly understand where they had gone to. Laugh
ter. During the war of 1872 the Federalists used
to carry the Intervening electionsJust the Demo
Gratis carried the election i'll New York in 1862, but
when the war came to close, and ended i'll victory
We had the of good feeling, and from that time
till now cannot find an old Federalist His Judg-
ment was, when ali came together, and when the
stars and stripes again wave over Richmond, in two
or three years you will nave to look mighty sharp
to find secessionist rebel sympathizer. Laugh
ter and applause.
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that she could be used as ram against
the Michigan; declared that he had a
sufficient force of men for his purpose,
and also intimated that he was supplied
with arms and ammunition. He had in
his possession very large and accurate
map of the harbor of Sandusky, on
which was marked the location of the
Michigan and the batteries He was par
ticularly anxious to ascertain whether he
would be compelled to open the matches
of his vessel in passing through the Wei
land canal if demand was made upon
him to do so.
Mayor Fargo at once telegraphed the
startling information he had received to
Captain Carter, of the Michigan, and to
the lake ports as far west as Detroit
He also consulted with a number of our
dock merchants. Captain Dobbins tele-
graphed to his agent at Port Colborne,
asking whether the Georgian was there !;
and if not, at what time she left, and for
what place; but he did not give an init
nation as to the object of the telegram.
The reply was, that the Georgian left
for Sarria at o'clock on Saturday eve
ming, after taking on board thirty cords
of wood. The agent also added, "there
was nothing particularly suspicious about
her ;" bat that the Pacific was to leave
the next morning, and would inquire
about her as she passed up. This proves
conclusively that doubts as to her mis-
sion were entertained by citizens of Port
COlborne.
Any attempt to ship at any one port a
sufficient number Of men. and the MUM
tons necessary for the accomplishment
of the piratical raid would undoubtedly
have attracted the attention of the Cana
dian authorities and resulted in the seiz-
ure of the boat. 1t is probable, there
fore, that Bates stopped at out-ofthe
way places on his way up and picked up
his fellow cut-throats ii small squads,
after which she took on wood enough to
last for quite a cruise.
John Allen, Captain Dobbins and 9TH
ers sent out tug on Saturday night to
patrol the bay and give warning by rocket
signals of the approach Of any suspicious
craft. Proper precautions will be con
tinued
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that mules drop dead daily in their
tracks The country around Atlanta,
and the vacant lots in the city, are fetid
with decaying horse and mule flesh. A
prisoner made the statement that it was
almost an impossibility to get mouthful
OF hay or oats, and their draught animals
were dying of starvation. He expressed
surprise at the splendid condition of our
horses.
Thus it will be seen that it is impossi-
bic for Sherman to make move OF any
moment and he is believed to be in a
desperate, condition. With no stock,
and no railroad transportation, he is
powerless, and all his efforts will be fu-
tile. Hood, on the other hand, has an
abundance of transportation and that OF
the choicest quality, while his army is
efficient, high spirited, and anxious to
engage the enemy:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-16

MAYORS CoURr.-The following cases
are all that were disposed Of by His
Honor yesterday which can interest the
public:
Richard L. Bohannon was charged with
breaking into the house of Captain
Thomas T. Smith and stealing ten keys.
Captain Smith stated that, on Monday
morning about daybreak, Bohannon
stearthily entered his sitting-room while
he was absent, and finding bunch ofkeys
on his table, was stopping down trying
to fit them to his chamber door when he
came in upon him. Bohannon, as soon
as he was discovered, ran off. The Mayor
remanded him for examination before the
Hastings Court.
n. Tinsley Pate and j. S. B. Tinsley,
charged with taking canal boat and one
horse, by force and violence, in posses
sion of James McGifin, were each held to
bail for their appearance to answer an in-
dictment by the Grand Jury on Friday
next The evidence given in the case
showed that, on Saturday morning last,
Mr. Pate claimed the boat and horse in
possession of McGifin, which boat was ly-
ing in the basin and the horse in lot
near by After an inafectual effort on the
part of Pate to get McGitfin to surren-
der up the boat, he determined to take
il anyhow, and proceeded TO drive a
staple in its stern in order to at
tach chain and lock it to the wharf.
McGiffn was sitting on the deck, and
tried to prevent the accomplishment of
Pate's designs, when the two got into a
scutfie, during the progress of which
Tins1ey succeeded in driving in the staple
and locking the boat to the wharf Sub
sequently Pate made his negro man
scale the enclosure to the lot in which
the horse was kept, open the front gate,
and take him out. The key to the lot
gate was in McGiffin's possession. The
Mayor. in giving his decision, stated that
the ownership Of the property was a
question which he had nothing to do
with. McGiffin was in actual possession,
and therefore 1t was not proper to get it
away from him by force and violence. -
In. settling such matters recourse must
be had to law.
Minor, slave of George Duggins,
charged with burglariously entering the
storehouses of Robert B. Smith and
John O'Neal, and stealing six or seven
thousand dollars worth Of sugar, coffee
-four, bacon, &C., was discharged, there
being no evidence against him suGcisn,
TO send him ON.
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THE CHASE OF THE TALLAHASSEE.

A dispatch from Fortress Monroe, dated Noyem-
Der 9th, says the gunboat Sassacus which has been
i'll search OF the rebel privateer Tallahassee since
the l4th instant, arrived in Hampton Roads on
"Wednesday, and reported that she fell i'll with ss-
pcious steamer On the 5th, which was believed to be
the Tallahassee. Chase was Immediately given, and
kept up until darkness set in ard put the suspicious
steamer out OF sight. On the following morning
(Su ~layl she was again discovered about twelve
mile. ahead and the chase was renewed and con-
tinued through the day. AT time the vessels
but five miles apart, when the stranger light
ened ship and kept steadily ON her course until
darkness again set in and rendered the pursuit
less When lost sight Of she inside the lines OF
our blockade feet off Wilmington, North Carolina,
and it is thought she did not escape.
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MORE OF THE PLAN FOR RELEASING TH
JoHNSON's ISLAND PRISONERS.

MORE OF THE PLAN FOR RELEASING THE
JoHNsON's ISLAND PRISONERS.
Last week the Mayor of Chicago re-
ceiyed information that plot had been
concoeted by refugees in Canada to sink
the revenue cutter Michigan, lying at
Sandusky, and release the prisoners from
Johnson's island. The following parti-
culsrs are given of the scheme in q Chi
cago paper:
James Bates, Southern refugee, pur-
chased of the firm A. NJ Smith Co.,
Of Toronto, the propeller Georgian, re-
presenting that she was to be employed
in the Saginaw lumber trade 1t is pro-
per to state that Smith & Co. are gentle
men Of high standing as business men,
friendly towards us, and were entirely
Ign, rant of the use to which she was to
be put. The Georgian was delivered to
Bates at Port Colborne on the 1st in
slant, and the purchase money, $l6, 200
in Canada funds, paid. Mayor Fargo
was informed that her engineer told
Bates that the wheel was out of order,
and it would be necessary either to go to
Toronto or this port for repairs. 1t was
not stated that she did come here; but
an inspection of the books at the collec-
tors office showed that she reported here
on the Sd, without cargo, and cleared
the same day for Port Colborne. twas
also ascertained that the wheel was re.
paired by +. n. jones.
A dispatch from this city to hotel.
keeper at Colborne, dated the Cd, and
signed by-Bates, requesting that if there
We're any passengers at his house for the
propeller Georgian to have them wait, was
handed to the Mayor by the operator
who sent it.
Bates said that he proposed to
strengthen the bows Of the propeller 50