Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-31

sion Of the paper qIonce of epidemic then pre-
valng. The copy was lost or misplaced The pre-
sent has been refurnshed by the author and pub he'd
at his request JOURNAL
Nils. c. neral Brnursgu,d.
Unfortunately there longer any doubt of the death
of tis estim able and piOus lady TIE wife the distn
gus of the Department of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida The following account of the hoL
paid to her remains ID translated for Mobile Regis
ter from the Courier Francass of the 9Th inst The
mark of the New Orleans Era referred by the Courier,
ID said to have been follows The wito the rebel
General BEAUREG is dead at last There less left
to spawn forth breed OF tr2i ors." 1t would seem al
impossible that such language houd be printed n
Christian country
Yesterday morning. lo before the hour of the
n.y. an immense crowd hronged before the house Of mourn
ing where lay the corpse OF pious lady whom have
just lost, and whom the base insults CT member of the
city press have rendered dearer and esteemed by
our community 1t thus that out RACES are turned to
glory.
All the Louisiana population Of repute there, sad
dened and slent-a the strangers of distinction among
had repaired to the rendezvous. 1t might be sid
mansion where had departed, and where grief holds
its aDo1e. And all this people had been
gathered to that point by common sentiment OF love and
veneraton, spontaneously, for special oVation had
the object of universal contemplated contributed
to this result tnan ali the carriers of funeral notices could
have done.
the dead re ain consciousness OF what around
them, the spirit of Madame General Baauregard would
have stirred with sasac on Affection had not deserted
her tomp-the con closed on her IN the presence OF
whole people
Der of who made up long procession. We
only that have rarely III New Orleans equal
coEcourse OF people, and especially, that festival
ball. however attractive has exhibited greater or
more distinguished assemblage of ladies'
The procession began to about ten O'Clock pass
ing down Esplanade street to the LeVee We
balconies were fed on the contrary they were
mostly deserted. For The formed part of
the solemn pageant, but the friends body nearly
all in this part OF cur city, at least were following the
he8rse.
At the foot of Espanade street moored the boat
which convey the relics OF The deceased to the
iiaE Nt nhn tho onfiIf Enrh hirh Vlo
Everything done with reproachabe order religious
soemnity and the utmost dignity.
The corpse being embarked the steamer got under way,
and as passed before the deep line OF the cortege 81
&c VI Ilsolt ""s io4I "Olo
throng as III obedience to unanimous thought bowed
with uncovered heads.
procession that of the ladies in part ocular,
which, it might be supposed, would have DISPERSED re-
formed as by INSTINCT and along the evee followed the
boat char ed with its haowed freight as if it had been
Car, until it disappeared horizon This pous
suggestion came from the ladesthe natural growth Of
The living tide then silently ebbed away and every
returned home with mourning in their hearts, but yet with
We recognized in the officers of Gait
nat, and the Consuls of France, Spain and Belgium
Forty or fifty friends Of the families of Beauregard aud
Deslonde accompanied the body to the family tomb
Among them have been mentioned to US Commander Fa-
bre and Lieut. LeOr Of the Catinat. French ship, as
the steamboat conveying the body passed her, dropped
We informed that day before yesterday body Of
the sailors of the Catnat repaired with OF their C
kueeed around the bier aid, after prayer
cd flowers upon the coffin, aod retired
From u S. papers to the 18th the following Northern
and European items cleaned
THE MISSISSIPPI EXPEDITION DISPATCH FROM SHERMAN.
General Sherman arrived the 10th at Memphis
In dispatch dated Vicksburg February 9th, via Cairo,
Ill got in this morning from Canton, where
left my army in splendid heart and condition we reached
ackson February g. crossed the Pearl and through
Brandon Morton where the enemy made dlsQosltlons
Il Hu nea eachsd Mesn Feb M Geoers
having railroad to assist him On his retreat, escaped
across Tombigbee the 18th. We stayed Meidi
au week and made the most complete destruction OF rail-
roads behed South below Qutman East to Cuba sta
the way back to Jackson. could hear nothing of the
cavalry OF Gen. Wm Smith, ordered to be there by
tioSs then b gan to give back so W. making circuit
by Canton, mhere etG the army yesterday in
splendid condition will leave it there i've days. IN hopes
the cavalry from Memphis will turn up there. 49,. <-
hajor General Butterield teesraphed Cen Grant frOn
general result of the Mississippi and Yazoo
river movements about as follows: 100 miles OF railroad
81 bridges trestle, 20 locomotives, 23 cars
10000 bales OF cotton several ms and over
OGO bushes OF destroyed The railroad destuc
exceed all loss Upwards Of 900 contrabands and rel
usces came IN with Narious columns.
FROM FLoBlDA.
An expedition sent out from the gunboat Tahoma, du
ring past month"; destroyed the extensive rebel sal
4 a St. Marks, Florida. They miles il
exten; auu connected with them kettles IN
and 65 houses. The property destroyed esti
mated al s. O0O,010.
a correspondent of the N. Y. Tmss says
On the night OF tie 9th inst, expedition left Jackson
vile, Fla, proceeded the st. JOhls River, and captur
ed the OF Platka, distance sixty miles from
jacksonville The place fortified and held by
troops. Large amOuGts OF cotton represented bein
. stored in that vicinity.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC-GEN. MEADE TO sUPERsEDBD-
CHANGES.
A Washpgton despatch to the N. Y. Times says:
" Notwithstanding the persistent denia Gen Meade is t
be superseded command of the Army OF the Fotcnac
Tie relieving him. and appointing his successor WI
| be issued in few days.
k Another despatch to the same paper says
IS Gen. Grant will return Washington in eight or te
days and commence the heIclean task OF re
organizing the army of the Potomac preparatory to
gorous offensive spr ng Campaign He will lake the nel
in person at the lead of that army, and direct ls hts
in spring Gen. hal!eck has been offered CON
y 3 maud ot any department he waits.
n Another rumor says Gen. W. II. Smith is to succee
IS Can Meade On l5th the President in his
az Major in the regular Gen. Grant pro
n. noted Last nter the Senae refused confirm him
- Major General Of volunteers. He is Vermonter and
W graduate If West Point and is warmly commended b
Gen Grant correspondents says he has won his rePuta
ZION in the Army Cf Cumberland as an Engineer OF h
highest aIens Hookers success az LOOKOUT MoonaI
entirely to Cen Smiths plans for the move
e ment.
The N. Y. Times Washington correspondent says Ger
it, W. T. Sherman has been placed IN command OF the de