Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-09

WILMINGTON, N. c., THURSDAY, JUNE O. 1854
As details Of the fighting near Richmond on Friday
last come in the affair assumes degree OF importance
tht mo had not at first been disposed to accord to it.
tn oo,, ust have lost fearfully and our people but
little.
The scene Of the fight is that of the battle of Gaines
Mill or Gold Harbor from which position LEE drove
MCCLELLAN ip 1862 with this excep ton that we now
occupy the same position that McCLE1LAN then DID,
Nth the furtber difference in the result that whereas
LEE succeeded in driving out MCCLELLAN, GRANT has
failed in his attempt TO drive out LIE. This is striking
proof of superiority the part of army that
Of the enemy, superiority that pertains alike to Off
GERS and men, but which is also due to the cause in
which they engaged and to their faith in that
as much as to anything else.
The statement has been repeatedly made in the pa
pers and confirmed through private channels, that
GRANTS men have many occasions lately been well
primed with liquor before being sent forward to charge
our 1nee Some of the prisoners taken have tainy
been very much drunk and the general conduct OF their
charging columns has displayed rather more OF frantic
excitement than of stern resolution or desperate Vaor
But drunk or SOBER the enemys forces nave cnaEgeo
nm to our lines with Ulm. and although repulsed,
have kept coming on with pertnacity that speaks
well for their pluck soldiers For men to be repulsed
with Slaughter on the first charge, and yet to come
again six more times, indicates determination that
might well be dreaded by any other army than that of
LEE.
No doubt it is all for the best that GRANT should
make these frantic attempts 1t will bring the matter
sooner to ISSUE and if things keep going on they
have been going, that issue will be favourable to the
Ccnfederacy. If general impression be any ndica-
ton-f shadows cast before do forete coming events,
then we may look for decisive results from the
operations going on, for from all sides comes the
expression of the hope-the belief-almost the conf
dence, that this campaign will virtually end the war,
and that in favor. We hope so but it mny not.
Let continue to hope but also to watch aid work.
and be prepared for all contingencies.
The enemy in Georgia has changed his front and
position. After having traversed route West of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad he has returned to the
line of that road and at the latest dates occupied Ack
worth, station 35 miles North of Atlanta. He is |
said to be fortifying the Altoona heights, five miles
North of Ackworth Our position has been shifted to
meet the changed front of the enemy But we confess
that the accounts not sufficiently clear to enable
to understand the relative position of the enemy army
and our own. Upon the WHOLE our Georgia co:empo-
raries to have locked forward to the successful
execution Of this last favourable to the enemy
We find the following in reference to trans MISSISSIPPI
p matter in some of our exchanges. Why it was not
sent to Us We do not know. These omissions, COZ
stanty occurring, become unpleasant and irritating
FROM THE TRANS MIssIssPPI-sTEELE REsIGNED-THE MIS-
sIssIPPI BLOCK ADED-TRANsPoaTs DESTROYED, &c.
Especial to the Daily Clarion.l
GRANADA, May 3lst, 1864.
Prices the 18TH He says Price then
moving ards Little Rock with large wagon train.
Steele at Little Rock with four thousand A
portion of them were without arms.
commsaary stores going reinforce Steele attack
ed White River and driven back. They returned to
Memphis.
Gems Shelby and Pagan had surrounded Little Rock.
Shelby destroyed the railroad for miles.
Marmaduke at Kingston, CO miles below Helena
Mississippi river, with three thousand and sixteen
He captured two Transports with commsarg stores
enough to subsst his command one month. also
disabled one gulboat No boats have passed down the
river within the last SIX days.
TANG1PAHoA, Lay 81.
Gen. Trudeau, who hiss been for prisoner on
Yankee plantation ST. James Parish, was rescued by
The General will be here to morrow route for Rich
mond.
Rod fifty miles above New Orleans. He holds the whole
country west of the Mississippi river.
Banks army, under command of Gen. Candy, is at
MorganZa twelve miles above Bayou Sara. 1t reported
at fifteen th0uss nd str0Dg without wagon horse piece
o. artillery. The balance Of the army destroyed
captured by Taylor.
1t believed the Mississippi river will be bockaded by
battery at Vachere Rod.
Banks has gone North.
WE don't know how it may be with other people, or |
other occupations, but know that so far as we and
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