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9Oftion BON mfdtiofeit isin Strften.-

slide BOItiOu BON Btdti9feit fem birften.-
Sen S6anSe 1, 2 unO A 1tno mob gerln9e
ueberreIte pprbanoen, gtr. 3 1T total peri4wune
ben. Sine Glnebnung oes in Ieiner Qusbeb<
nung folollalen 8ridentOpis erl6ien peBbalb
niht ratbiam, ba wObl ais. fi6er anyunebmen
1T, DAP Der SeIno Die ettpa 400 S6ritt BON 1eie
men Nl lener 8utterieen ~entiernte aroBe Nrbeit4
nai1e niAt rubig an Dem 3erItDrunoSwerf arr
betten laiien m66te. 2epi9(i9 aus bieSem
Grunoe lit cine Spren9ung oeS 8ritdenfppfS
burd lteben Winen pDr9enpmmen mprOer, uno
Swar gefern Mprgen. St0rungeuD bel ben
Ginebun9Sdrbeiten, nit benen tdgli6 5000
Dlann 8iouire uno Snianteriiten seeen feline
Ser9Iltigungen, Die pobl bur6 Die &lieqs=
tolten 9eoedt iperOen, be16dftigt 1inn, bis
1ebt rt6t pprgetommen, Ob9leid mar bph gez
NIP minoeten5 Glf 8eunrubigung Durd Sdif@
fe re6nen fonute. 0oer l6euen biele fi6 iebt
crit tbren 3umpf an ben preuBii9en 8dtterieen
5u perbrennen? a9tolf &rafe lit mad pierSebnz
td9lger abwelenbeit 9eitern pieoer in bas So
rupz0aff ein9elalfeu. Gin mibieer 0hlStetier
nleinte BET ieinem @ieOererl6einen AM 6priz
5Ont: 9a tomnlt ia Der &uoplpb, urn Ii6 tpie<
Der 9elnno nno aus bem 9a5aretb e~ntlafen at
meloen!
8erGin 6, Wtoi, Sic. o0alee 3eitungr
i6reibt: Den 9dnen bleibt, lpenn ie ben &rieg
Ifortleben woqen, ni6ts h,eiter ibriq, ols Der
8erln6, Die 8lptabe unierer 6dfen ernItlid
pur65ufllbren, unO pb9leid ie uns pamit faum
nod erbebli6 9r5Beren Sdaoen Slfagen f6nz
men, ais pur6 Die jebi9e S6einblDtaoe, 10 1T
oo6 nidt gu leu9nen, DAB Die Opfer, welde
0nr6 Die 6ortIebung peS &rie9e8 ben Office
proplt5eu auterle9t peroen, empfinOli6 9enlg
iinO. Nenn aber Die 9dnen oarauf rednen
%lplten, bierour9 einen 9r1t ielb1t nur aaf Die
in ben OitieeprorinSen berri6enSe Stimmuna
olts5uiIben, 10 ipiirben ie 1ib ppllitdnoli6 irren
pielmebr miro Der eirSige grfplg BARN beltelen n,
melr uno mebr Die 9tulidt Su befeltigen, Oab es
I'M e~igenlten Sntte1Ie Der 0ltleeprppinSen lieet,
ben arieg jeoenfaas 5l einem iol6en @noe eea
fIbrt 5n ieben, Dap iie Dor elmer Sweiten pber
pielmebr pritten 9lufla9e %DeTelben fiber fem
t6nnen. l1ebri9ens iinb AUDI Die Solgen bes
&riege5 fir uns relatip weniger i6limnt, ais fritz
Der, mr. unier @OblitanD, abgeleben aom 9(dere
bau, ausi6lieBli6 ouf Dem Seebanoel berubte,
puVLVHp lVu C|HeIH SuHl0CpHt Ue OtpuIlLt lltVL
unp mebr AUDI bel unS 8poen 9eipOnnen bat.
uno bas ausgeoebnte Gilenbabnneb un5 in ben
Stanb iebt, Die 6emmln9 Der Sdifubrt lei6ter
Su perldmer5en. Sa es 1T nidt gu perfennen,
pab Der &rieg in man6en 8e5iebungen ba5u bei>
tra9en mirb, uniere eigenen 6ilfsquellen RAJ
l6er 5l entpideln unb namentli6 unlere Cont
mlnicaticnen gu perbefiern. 9ie gtptb madt
eben erfinoeriid unp bilft maudes &prurtbeli
ldnell 6eieiti9en. saaal
ss aHr sU StaIicI. -
SIN itul. 9orlament pertbeioigte Der Winiter
Der WaSmdrtigen Qngele9enbeiten Die 8Olitif Der
&eSierlng unO itelte Die 9~tbbdn9igteit Staliens
BON 6rdntrei9 in Qbreoe uno ~bebauptete, Sta
lien itebe auf Dem beiteu 6aBe, iOwobl nit
Sranfrei6 als nit Glolano. 2
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Ser Special Gprre lpproent Der Srlbune
i6reibt inter Dem 90. Ntai bon Belle 8laip
6pl9enOe5: sid
l1niere Screen pedielten seitern ibre 5tet
lung, inOem iie nit Grfolg Den 96einp umginger
unp i'm 10 aus ieiner beieitigten SteGlung bel
SpOttiplpania @ourtboule trieben. t6eute Mprz
gen befuno ii6 unier t9auptquartier bel Gunner
Station, infer Infer SliI9el aber Oebnte iid biz
8Oipling Green aus.
Gsgen "A 9eitern 9ta6nittag inadte bel
5eino einen 9(ngriff uuf 8urniioeS Corps, mel
Dies uniern Gitfen bedt. Gin 9teginent Nebsl=
Ien>Gapalerie iprengte beran uno nabm eini9t
Nad3i9ler 9efan9en; baffelbe wuroe uber bali
5uritdgetrieben; 10 DAP Grants 8epegung midi
meiter beIditi9t wuroe. Soften ieuerll fDrtpdb=
reno, bod fem 6muptengagement bat biSbel
begonnen. l1nIere 8ermunoeteH, ippie oit
8aqga9epu9en meroen %entfernt merpen, Oanr
itnD balO wi4tige gadridten ST erparten.
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Oeft"tbteune beS bdnifeben SpAz
mufhcS ssrn

ueOer Die in 6Olse bes Sales Der 1iippeler
SGa15sn IN Der Odniiden 9duptitaot berrldenoe
SnnnHun9 folrO Der aOlnii6en 3eitunq aus
SOpen9a9en, 26. april geldrieben
s2DeHh e rnosll3 pdre, ii6 in Die @emltbss
Dem Nugenblide beRnoet, mo er i'm S%Io6 ~
baaie Our9 ben S4lag Oes Bellies su gOSen
sstdlt tpirO unO bod nod teinen re6ten @ss
grill OauOn BAT, oab ibn nd6ltens bos Mef5er
ose ytssger6 Don alien 2eiren Befreien tuirO. 10
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&Si9tigc Gnngrrfs@ erganolnnscn.

Stab S6luB I'm lere5 geItri9en GDngreB=Se
ri6te8 legte Der Spre9er benz Neprdientanten
bauie cine Wtittbeiluug oe8 8rdliOenten iaurm1
Der ppm 0auie gefOroerten GorrelponoenSen UNI
@rtldrun9en Spii6en umIerer &e9ierltng unt
6rantreih iber Den pom 6autIe aeDptirten 8e=
i6lub betref8 Der franS6fiden 8eiebung Don
Wterifo Dor. 9a6 eil1e Der Nften ltide 1T Elm
8rief SeparoS an 0tr. 9aptpn, uniern Sc
ianOten in 8aris, wprin er la9t, DAP Die 3eiO=
lutionen bes !6auie5 Der getreue Iusorud Der
allgemeinen GefIble oe5 Splfes Der 8ereinieter
Staten iinb; DAP Der 8rdlioent aber, ndbreno
er oieie @rfldrung nit ulIer NHtung, gu Der lie
bere6ti9t 1T, aufnimmt, bennp6 9rn. 9aptpr
beauftragt Die franS6iii6e 3te9ierung gu bena6z
ri6ti9en, paB er fir jeBt feline Qbtpeidung ppn
Der bi5ber pom bieier 9tegierltng befol9ten $50
lltlf binii6tlib abeS 5wiiden 6rantrei6 uno
Wferifo terri6enpen !&riege3 beabli6tige. -.
6r. Sapton ldreibt unterm %. Npril an ben
Staat8ietretdr:: sd beiudte seitern t6errn
9rUupn De l't6nps i'm 8epartement bes Musz
tudrti9en. Seine erlten @prte, Die er an mid
rldtete, waren: v8ringen Sic uns Sriepen pper
arie9 ?" SD frug ibu, wprauf CT fi6 bestebe,
unb er iagte: er bejiebe ii6 5und6it auf Die
jln9it pom GOu9refie paiiirten 8ei6lifle betreffs
Der Snpoiion BON Wterifo Seitens Der Sranso=
len uno Der Grri6tung oe8 Sbrpnes BON Mtartz
milan auf ienem Continent. q
sd CAB ibm slr Inttpprt, bab i9 ni6t
CLAUDE, paB 6rantreid Elm Ne9t babe st Der
annobme, DAP mir 8rieg gesen eS beginner
rpiiroen me9en irsenO mel6ein, bas in bieIen
8ei6laIen entbalten iei. Sic entbielten ni6t
ulebr, als ous, mas bieIe 9egierung BON Mnz
fang an benz frunSUiiI6en Commencement in
IuSft4t geieIt babe ooB id jeber 3eit Der
bleii9en &eSierung bartbat, DAB irqenb pelder
Gin9rif in Die ~&e9ierungsform in Mleritu ppn
unierem 0anOe nit MiBbiaigung betra6tet
miree unO tie Ole franSDIil6e &e9ierunq) ni6t
ertparten bllrfe, DAB mir in Gile ieien, cine Wtps
narble an5lertennen, Die auf elmer 4epublit in
unierer Nabbari9aft erri6tet peroe uno oaB
I9 urla9e babe, gu 9lauben, oab Sic (Sewaro)
oleielbe SprdAe 9e9en ben fran5DIii6en Sc
lonoten in ben Ser. Staten gefitbrt bdtten.
Gr i9ien oieie ~8ebauptungen ni6t gu beltreiten.
rabnl aber augeniheinlid Die fraeIi6en 8ez
l6llIle olS einen iebr ernlten Sdritt unierer
Sets ouf."
Sn etnem onOeren 8riefe, pum 2. Mldrs.
benadrt3tigt 5r 9aptpn Srn. Seuaro, bah
er 6rn. 9rpnpn De r6upS ben 8rief, rpelber
Die Anii6ten bes 9rdiioenten erfIdrt, pprgelelen
babe unO pieier 9err bierauf feline 8e~friepiguInq
aus9ebridt babe.
@uf Nntrag peS brn. @inter DapiS purbe
ole Correspondents gum Druid beproert ulo benz
eon1lte fir auSpdrtige N~ngelegenbeiten suaeipie=
ian, NIT Der G%rlaubnlB, 5u ir9enO mel6er Belt
barber gu beri6ten.
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tam, nO6n1als cine S6la6t 6iefIeit8 Ribmonb
na9en miro, anpernfaus ober Die Gnt16eiouuo
pIrter Die Nerfe Gidmpno's perleqt, oa ielbit
I'M Sale einel NieOerIu9e i6m bon bort Der
&id5ug na4 SiiOen pfen ftebt, 10 lanae Die
Gerbinonn9 auf Der SroIeite Der Nerfe unoe.
lt6rt lit. so,s~
.a.g ga ,aata 7Offt5ieIl.
see cOntentrirt feline 0Irmee sruifDen Dem seUrtb II.
Sputb 0inaa Hioer 8I einem ~tueitcrn 4amof.
8aibinston, &c. Mai, III ubr WQ.
9tn General OiaiOr 9ir: 4taiea. aaa g
6eute frab BON Sen. @raut einsetrO6ene
9epeI6en bena6ri6tigen cas 9epartement,
Dap Die 9iebelen cine ltarte SteQung swiI6en
Dem NOrtb unO South glnna SGub baIten rlno
anl6einenp' bort ibre Sruppen cpncentriren. IS
pIro 2 pOer 3 Gage Oauern, Bis Grant feline
OperatlOnen, Die iebt su per0hentliden unpai=
leno mare, ppllenbet bat. - SaS 8. Corps lit
Der Potontac : Nrmee einperIeibt lpproen. -
8sn ben anoern requirements lino feline 9tads
rt3ten an9efommen. 5 49,
4iiia9 .es aaftfsse m4 6. M. STANTON.
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2spn Der @ptOn,ac-2 lrlncc.
@ranb BET 9anDoer yunctiOn !
(Spe3ialbepei6e bes Wbil. Snquirer.)

@afbin9tpn, 25. Ntai. Die leetenlSe=
ri6te BON Der Grraee seben biz seifern yfOrgea,
I'M pel6e 3eit @rant IN Sanpper Snl1ctlpn
eintrefen fpIlte. Dian sIuubtl baB zee ilr,
rpenn CT cine iebr alnitiae 9olltlpt eIl1nebmen
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GUmpentiOm Der aritosptmUfratem.

Spracufe e, Is. Mai. Sine StaatssGo n
oentIoa Der Grie9Soemptraten fam beute bier
I'M st. Charles !4OteI sufammen Auc organic
|frte ft9.
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Gnm Satnes TlmB.
sSie Viebuab Gee sMriifaefdbLaaen nrlrre

Sort Monroe, 25. Ntai. Ser 0pfr.
Geor9e Walbin9tOn fam beute Gormittaa BON
Bernlaoa t9unpreO bier an llno beri6tet, oa6
Sen. S. See UNI 2 llbr geitern gla6mittag nit
lt19efdbr 2000 Wiann Gapallerie unlere @arz
ntiph bel 8tions 2anoung am SaneS Stub,
nabe Sort Bpwbattan ansriIf, mel9e li6 iebr
nader l6llg unO BON unleren &anonenbppten
oatet unterltibt wurbe.
2 I'm 4 ubr mar Der George @albinotpu nit
geritdrfungen BON Sort 8ppbattan anaefons
men,. Slelelben uuroen lpfprt 9elaupet lno
Elm i9arfeS GefeGt bis Z ubr 9tbenos inter
balten, no Der Seino Suridgel6lagen unb in
unorOnur9 surld9etrieben wuroe, nobel er
5ptiden 10000 Sobte auf benz Selo lieoen
lIeB. liner Serlult beltebt in 40 @eruHnz
.beter. y. asf5sQ rs5
9tu6 onf Die 9ampier George 8albinaton.
Wtap Slotper nno Spanee mur0e aefeltert unb
Der Gapitdn nno Steuerntatnl (spet 8riioerl
|auf Dem Map Slpper ~perpunoet. @ir batten
lllIr 2 SOote nnO madten 10 @efanqe1e, NOR
ll1ter elm Nebe4en Colonel. Sin 3ebellenz
Maior tpuroe e%benfuls g~etbotet.
Spdter. 5 nbr 9ta9mitta9s. Ser 9pfr.
SbOS. Benea lit lpeben ansetpmmen ,lio be-
ri6tet Iaes rubig in Der Sront.
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Grao en- ftetn, 5. Wiai. Die fortifca=
tpril6e Se8urmirun9 Der 9ippeler S6ansen 1T
nun AUDI beenoet unO felt einisen Sagen bereits
NIT Der Ginebnung Der S6an5en begonnen wor<
ben. Salo miro man pOn benz bdnilaenS bub>
nno Srubwerf nt3ts mebr bemerfen, auber pielz
lei9t e~inise9inien, bic fur Die nunmebriee preu<
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SIN itul. 9arlament pertbeioigte Der Minifter
Der mlSWdrtigen Qn9ele9enbeiteu Die 8olitif Der
He9ierung unO ltelte Die gtbbdn9igteit Staliens
BON Srantrei6 in 9lbreoe uao ~bebauptete, Sta
lien itebe auf Dem belteu Sabe, iowobt nit
Sranfrei6 als nit Gno[ano. .
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-14
yTe.ess stls Indications.

While we aEe threatened by an inroad Of the enGmy
7 their nest hated end hateful yet apparently Most
appropriate representative, the outlaw BUTLER, are
also threatened by the inception Of movement which
:: even mere Threatening to our lbeciiee our fortunes
and cur causa Ne uro threatened with an agitation
having fos id ultimate obec., tie calling of Con7en-
.ion t6taia North Carolina out Of the Confederacy.-
that aud nothing else Ee most firmly believe, is the
obc aimed 1T by the radical aciato:a at Raleigh and
elsewhere.
We have s2rioCs prospect before this year, not
only as regards the Coniederocy, but regards the
State of North Carolina. We need rot attempts to
Hatter ourselves that the trial viii pass away, or that
the issue can be evaGed. Il Will to be met. In
vasion the hand a0d attempted dsintegratios
the other must be firmly c0mbaed- The one must be
raPelied and the ether exposed end b0i45d We say,
and say most sincerely, that plans evidently
s0oed and movements evidently set On foot in North
Carolina herself, pHinJus q gTaTCr constq uerces
jhan even the advance CT tbs enemy. We say, as We
have said before that anch cause, defended By such
people as these constituting tie Confederate Suites,
over has been Q: ever win be lost, np!ee5 itst be
abandoned or betrayed by these who ought to uphold it,
We say that dark the days are, they not laIk
enough TO even create doubt q Tic final issus If III
sill DO their duty firmly, md with head, heart cid lie nd
But oGn we FAY this il 20 have divisions Among
ol-seves Gale fer conventions 70 destroy the accord
OF the States. AID distract ter councils aad reud a.
guDder their confederation?
Mark how adrcity every enemy Of the Confederate
Government and Confederate cause endeavours to COM
pa2sate for his uDsoundness by 0ectaon oexra de-
yotion TO North Caroline. Merit, Carolina has cast
her fate with her sisters q the Sogth. She has done
voluntarily. She has done with her eyes open. Her
on0f is pledged to stand Or full with her sister States
md she cannot dEa1 back s. svch time as This. She
cannot even think Of drawing back without dshonor
guch os no true soG OF citizen would live TO see selfn
aicted by the sovereignty to which he owes allegiance
The man Who would strike down the Conederacy while
at the time protesting extavagant aud exclusive
vcDeraton fer and DEVOTION to North Carolina deceiTcs
and deceivos ior purpose The thing ought to mark
It's reprobaoD, and this roprobaon ought further
10 be stamped so plainly by public opinion that the
hypocrtice! can't would, ioE vary shame sakc:f shame
he left With such lnen~be eiIenced forever
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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

RICHMOND, Jan. IL, 1854.
been made in the House to have the and
currency bills debated open session, but far without
success The Presidents veto of the bill to place mil
lion dollars the hands of tho Provisional Government Of
Kentucky, to clohe the Kentucky soldiers subject to
some comment. A bill passed the 10Th January,
1852 appropating two millions of dollars to aid in raising
troop Kentucky before they mustered into SERVICE
which appropriation has not been expended The bill.
which the President has just vetoed diVerts million
that appropriation to cothe the Kentucky soldiers The
President Objects because directs the expenditure to be
made by other bonded Cheers of the Government and
employs two of agents to do the duty who will
be bidders againat each other in the market motion
De the Senate to-day to pass the bill over the
veto yeas ten nays eight thirds required by
Constitution. The Senate adopted resolution that
joint committee of both houses prepare and publish ad
address the country the House has heretofore adopted
the
In the House this morning the Speaker presented the
solutions passed the Legislature of Georgia. declaring
that that State would submit to reconstruction
Yankee utilization any terms. They read and
dered to be printed Authority granted the commit
tee to investigate the Federal outrages in North Carolina
to send fer persons aud papers, The bill reported by the
military committee time ago to repeal the exemption
law, taken up and referred back to the committee
yeas 3D. nays "a Tie House In open session only
about hour.
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The Explosion, etc.

1t seems that the conclusion Monday morning was
occasioned by the burning of Yankee gunboat which
had grounded not far from the wreck OF the Bendgo,
near Lockwood's Folly Beach. At five o'clock yes
terday morning the enemy set fire to her, not being
able to get her of, and at half past five she blew up
We regret to learn that on Sunday night the Steam
ship Ranger, from Bermuda with valuable government
stores was beached about mile and half West of
the Bendigo. She was set on fire by her crew. The
enemy attempted to board but driven off by the
Coast Guard. The firing yesterday was probably
over the Ranger
The Adaar met with an accident to her machinery
while being chased by the blockaders after having land
ed her passengers the coast. Her officers com
PEELED to beach her. She vas boarded by the enemy
vino broke into the liquor they found board and all
got drunk. Twenty-four of them were made prisoners
by the and the coast guard, and turned over to
the commander of the nearest post. All this occurred
near Georgetown, S. @.
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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

RICHMOND, January 9th 1854.
the House this morning the bill to place in vice
citizens of the United States and foreign countries,
taken up and after considerable discussion referred
back the committee with instructions to report bill
allowing those claiming aenage time to leave the COUNTRY
and failure to leave, go into the army. Yeas 81
nays 20.
communication from Gen. Wise, add essed the Viz
gDia Legislature read in the House. in which he
dorses without the memorial of Gen. Hardee and
other officers of the Tennessee army He says that, from
nearly three years experience in the army he cordially
unites in recommending wise policy, and protests
against reorganization oy election. elective
system bad, and the officers who appointed
able command than those elected many
delays and disasters justly chargeabe to the elections
in the spring of 1861 What s a thorough
reform in the army from the departments down the pick
and especially in the commsary, quartermaster ord
| nance and medical departments The House adopted a
Joint resolution in relation the war; declaring that
engaged in struggle for the preservation of liberty
and cvik aon and sacrifice of life fortune be
too costly these blessings to postery that il
Judgment of Congress resources, if developed
with energy AID husbsnded with care and applied witt
fidelity, than sufficient to support the pro
racted war; and exbcrts the people by every consider
ton which influence freemen ard patriots gene
support Of the Government in the legitimate exercise
of all constitutional pc vote taken by yeas
and nays and it adopted unanimously.
The President several communication the
concerning the reports of Generals and correspondence
and orders with them.
Nothing important in the Senate. Both houses il
secret session most of the day.
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diers and ounred and fifty mounted men, In South
Carolina-sixty four officers and hundred and forty
one In Georgia sixty eight officers and two hun
ded and eight men, besides Lees battalion of Hangers
consisting of thirty officers and four hundred and fifty five
men, The duties Of the Consctpt Bureau besides enroll
ing Conscrps to the arresng and returning de-
serters and absentees the number of whom very
great and the matters of urloughs to thirteen
thousand. bill to allow haplans to draw the ratons
of soldiers who have horse to draw forage
the same, was passed. resolution adopted that
special committee of five be appointed to inquire into
the expedency Of authorizing the employment for
the army of share of the pork and bacon held
by persons in the country WHO have full years supply
for the to be agreed upon between the par
ties, ascertained by local appeal. Three bis intro
nentIy disabled in SERVICE ordered to be printed
resolution was adopted calling the President for the
of persons authorized TO raise Companies or Bat
aons for since the 9th September il
sections where CONSUMPTION not suspended, and the
number OF named The resolution submitted by the
Committee Elections inquire into the expedency OF
allowing Maryland soldiers to elect delegate to Con
gress was lost The Senate adopted resolution calling
on the President for report of the battle of Chcka
manga bill was passed to allow officers of the Navy to
fuel The Senate passed bill fixing the
sS Monday in May for the next Congress to
bic. The House adjourned TO meet tonight At sever
O 'Clock
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-14
Severe Conclusion.

At about bali past five O'Clock this morning con
cussoa was felt here that eaasod every house in towr
10 shake arrng the doors snd windows and waking up
The sleePers. Whether Gny report was heard We dc
not know re felt the conclusion G1d heard the noise
produced By the jarrng but nothing elseno report
Of Gun tie Ike: The feeling was Of sharp and
powerful jerk OF slam
as Jet we have been unable to and where the explo
mon occurred, for explosion it certainly was Il was
heard at Fort Fisher from the direction of Smithve
and apparently from point bevond that place, and be-
yona Oaswel One. Of the senttie IN the wharf s,v
light some short time before the concsson vgas felt
The light Waa down tie riyos IL direction little wes
OF South.
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FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, January ]


The Adjuant General has issued orders for the enroll
ment, rapidly possible of persons made liable to
military duty by the recent acts of Congress. They
required report volunteers conscripts without de-
lay all whs delay beyond the first OF February being
sdered having renowned the privilege volunteering
and will be held for assignment according law Previous
enrolment conscrpts, all such persons will be allow
ed volunteer in companies that in service
10th APRIL 1862, provided the company chosen does not
reach the maximum but not be received except on
the certificate of the enrolling officer that they have 80
volunteered. Persons who report to the enrolling
may be allowed rlough of ten days before reporting
the camp of instruction All exemptions atofoe grant
ed subject revision under instructions from the bu
reaH of Conscription.
The report of the removal of Butler from the commsha
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-14
Dur CREDIT Abroad.

Prom What we have been able to learn ny c0l'
tion with intelligent gentlemen who nave recently ~
1o1 from Europe the repression among Conieasfa'e
- o.onts officials and citizens now III Europe
- 10 that about the only plan to sustain Coh
.,ot abroad and restore it at home ia Tor the
to Become the sole holder and exporter Of
~, Cotton Tobacco Naval Stores etc That some such
,a has been pressed upon the attention OF Congress
or will be pressed we regard as likely
We need not speak at this late day Of the mutual &C.
finn md reaction of foreign and domestic credit. Inc
voua Of oar currency at home is felt to cepend upon
,be Uce of foreign ezchenge-ezchange' tor reasons
eos;,1 understood being somewhat higher than gold
The price Of exchange is the barometer which marks the
riz or fell of credit abroad. II exchange could be
brought down to five for enc instead Of twenty for one
our paper dollar at home would soon be found TO rISe
proportionately in value.
How the proposera OF this Or any similar measure
propose to work it out a than VIC are able to say
Or gurmise 1t will be very difficult matter to ar
range, if it can be arranged al all. We await the
yrorress of evcntg which may bring come develope
T1euts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-14
FROn RICHMOND.

RICHMOND Jan. Il. 1864.
asge number Of negroes have escaped from the Yam
KEGS at Yorktown and returned their Gouces
ter and King William counties.
Tbs Fredericksburg correspondent of the Examiner
says: A late file of Northern papers exhibits more
unanimous and determined spirit fayorng the prosecution
of the than heretofore perceptbie.
Lincoln held grand levee New Years day, at which
four negroes genteel exterior present. They
cordially received by Lincoln.
Grant has submitted plan for the spring campaign,
which copemplates the concentration of nearly ali the
Union forces against Richmond. The approach to be
made in three columns. The plan said to have the sig
nal approval of Lincoln.
No signs of the flag of truce boat
Several distngui he'd generals including GEN Breckn-
ridge, here.