Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-21
LaTEEf EH6ki Tak SOUTH

I hu,t and believe that thers will 10 Little
difference Of opini.E in North Carolina d. 10
tho propristy OF continued resistance. Tho
great argument viii ia will lie brought lcr-
watd to shake your homer, are intended 20
inc,te you to despair, will bs that successful
resistance is no longer possibls. S,rns will
tell you that We gro already subdu.d; that tbs
entrny outnumbsra Us, that cur fighting min
arc ell slain, our RESOURCES exhausted, and We
might as we'll submit now. This my ooun-
trymen, is false. eni, as frequently pros, ia
from q craven or traitorous az from an hon
est but mistaken spirit. Great 80 our oYlanl-
itiss have been, stfaighstnsd as We are Tor all
supplies, both Of men ard material, | tell you,
in all candor, that when l survey tho oOndi-
ton by the light Ct human history. hts no
dsng+r which threatens to be fatal to or
oauss, eYo,ps This DEF r sss0n OF spirit among
the people and the stiil mole fearful risk Of
internal dsssnsion. 81 long rs We rsmhin
one and determined. it is not in the povs. of
our enemies 10 subdusua. "BL! except thns,
abide in the ship ye cannot be savel." All
thiogs may be supplied If We wsre but pos.
ass.ed Of that bold and manly spirit of re
s,atanco to tyranny, Of which liberty AMI in
dependence are born. Tha. alone can gil tho
widows barrel and still tbs orphans CRY; c4n
osst Innons and build ships Of war; osn raiso
mp armed mon from tho dust Of the Dragons
teeth; can wrest tang bio realities from tue
very jews of inposHbility. Without it,
nuulse:s but add to tho ign0miny OF certain
defeat, svsn as he Persian millions ware
| whipped a ad shaessd h5the three hundred IL
the mountain IA 3. Arc cor men all slain
Over four hundred thousand names 70! stand
upon the muster rolls of tho Oonfedsraoy, to
say nothing OF the many thousands who
ahiik Whtrs afs they7 Thous md. upon
thousands abseut Tish0u. loayo, urs urk-
ing in tho wonds and swamps OF the
S nth Are Cur provisions all g;n,? uu:-
drods Of thousands Of bushels If grain now
rot at the variou. dopotn OF the South for want
Of transportation and this transportation
cannot b, protected because tho ab"n; sol
diers are not at the post Of duty. Oh my
oountrymsn if you would but ri,e to en'rsat.
to sham., to drive th,m back to their country'a
standard. Uss our territory been ovorruD?
| It hs., but how much Of it has bte3 hell?
The enemy marched triuuphsntly thr'u,'
the heart of onr slater Georgia, aud is she
conc 1ered? Except for tho garris;n at IN.
vannah and tho sslIss nf dssolation on their
track through The lntsriJr G,6rgia has neither
enemy nor tho sign Of al enemy % her soiI
50 Of most portions 6f the South, which srae,
does not permit me Il enum ,rate. FIR four
yo.rs their oountle.s legiona h.V. glaw,i at
the vitals Of Virginia, yet to. day they nlain.
not oven all of her territory which is sSept
BY their cannon. Tho cities thsy rris3n,
the land their armiea actually stand upon, and
tho waters ridden by their cts, are all that
our igaobe oonssLt
1 L. Ill &c az l.
| Charleston. Wilmington. Richmond, all; and
if We orc determined 10 DO free our subjuga-
ton ia quito as distant as oser. For, thank
God, the C'hfednsoy dosl not c,nsis. in
brick ard mirtar, or Particular spots Of
ground, however vs'u.bls they may BE- in a
military point Of view. Oar nationality ON
si.ts in our people. Liberty dNoIls in the.
heart CT Der votari.a, AM tie ragged, bari-
footed soldier, sanding in tho dspths of tho
forest, or in the shadow of the mountain, can
offer her Sacrifices which will be as sweet
and 80 acceptable as thcs, pr, fJ7sd in Ior
g,ous temples in. tho midst OF magnificent
cities. 30 if our country and its oRuse,
like to tho kingdom of esd, be enthroned III
our hearts, then, indeed, ON persuaded that
neither prinoipalitios nor powers, Nor things
present nor .hings to come, nor height nor
depth, nor life nor death, nor Any othsr crea.
tare shall BE- sbls to separate US from that in
dependence and honor for which our Peopls
h ara snff.rst and ntfr snna haes died
| TEE FORT FI.HIa PRISONERS.
The Wilmington "Carollnian" lesrns hy >
ori7ste lettsr from ono of the Fort Fiaher rri.
soners that they Gre all in Fort Columbus, on
Governors Island, in Nsv York harbor. They
are comfortable aud wall treated. Fifty pri-
doners arc assigned together in ono room.-
General Whiting ia with the toJs in Fort
Columbus and is alawly recovering from bis
wounds Colonel Limb, whose w5unds it
would setm 1ere of severe nature, was left
in h,sp;tal at Fortress Monroe.
LOSS IF A CONFEDERATE srHAHER-IsTERx.T-
| ING ACCOUNT.
Th, H1uston "Ttlegrsph" gives thu follow
ing recount Of tic lo5s of tho etsnmcr Ike
D.vis, IF tia T,x,s Coast, se7.rsl weeks
ago:
Our rsadsrs will remtmbar the accounts
given some tine Ag) of tho capture Of tls old
Hsbanero, moro recently called the Ike Davis
by q party Of OJnfsderates in charge of Il
naval Gf6,er who hid shipIel as Passengers
from tho mouth CT the RIO Grsnde to New
Orleans. Tbs Davis WAS afterwards con.
demnsd as q przs and sold under orders oI
the Confederate States Admiralty Court, III
tho Western Distrio. of Texas. Some parties
in Houston beoams the purchasers. ard forth
with put light load Of oDttjn Oh heard 6f
hsr, aud cleared hsr Err "CoNl.s and a mar
ke.," under charge Of Captain John Wilson,
aud supsrcargo A. W. II. Sanford. The bal
suoe OF tho Officers wsrs Als1. McBurney,
Ia. Mate; ] issph Glory, l.t Englnssr. and
A. D. Gorhsn. 81 Assistant Engineer. This
t2iMAts snd 81 Eigi !eor ware lsft ehigd.
being on soma business up the bay, .nl the
favorable o. poftunity occurring in lh.ir ab
ssnos to slip to ses.
They cros.bd the bsr at sunast Dsosmb[r
10h. with clear OIL g and ran Of down tn
ooas! Tne vessel made fast time, aud O! 3
A. NJ, DessIn5er ll!h, bad reached below the
Curpuo bar. At This time she was struck by
Z heavy norther. The horther b;sw gale
from tbs start. Shs stood it we'll for over sn
hour, v hon after 4 il was found she was leak
ing. Tue pumps wore at onoe SGT ago'ng, and
for q while gained on tho water. The gale,
however, continued to inoreass in strength,
.nI til. sea running very high. This ship soon
1 AFc' ~ IN AA'
S,ndford tho supsrearg1-to whoss verbal 40
count Of tho wreck We are indebted for all We
knoH of is-says, appearing to g,t loose.
The orsw thsn thrs~ overheard tie dock
load. All this time tho gallo appeared 70 be
1 still rising. TITO water now gained rapidly on
tbs Pumps, and ut Ii A. NJ, had reached the
furnsnoe, eIlineuishing The fres. Ths ship
nnw fall into III, trough of thu SOB, anu lir a.
tho marcy Of the waves, rolling all ths while
very heavily.
An attempt va, now made to lower III.
bo.t, bat a, she struck tho water she vaa
dsshtd against the SIDE Ct The vessel and
stove. The carpenter, II. @. Phiilibsrt, a
this city, who ~ss 10 the b,st was drowned
This was the only boat they had, aud it teire
lost, tho officers and crew ct onos TsEt Il
work, b.iling the ship as much a. possible
BY hand, in order, if possible, to prolong the
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