The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-29

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cation Of the state Guard at wrights-
viIIe-Only Companies Who VIII Vol
unteer VIII He Ordered To Camp.
Our HarbOr Laid With mar RIM
N~ines-Order for Future Navigtion Of
b Bsr and River-The Govern.
ment,s Signal Stations.
Captain w. F. CraighiI on yesterday
ISSUED the following:
Wilmington, y. g. April %, 1888.
submarine mines having been placed
I'm position in connection with the de-
lenses of the Cape Fear river. the fol-
lowing regulations for the safe naviga-
ton OF the river by friendly vessels and
for protection Of the defenses are hereby
established by authority OF the secretary
Of war:
1. No vessel will be allowed to pass
through the channel from Battery Island
to the sea buoy between the hours of
sunset and sunrise. During this inter
val vessels must not approach nearer to
the fort than Battery Island on the one
hand or three miles outside the fort on
the other hand.
2. Patrol boats will be stationed above
and below the defenSes. These boats are
authorized to stop vessels TO inquire into
their character, or to instruct them how
70 pass through the mine fields. The or
ders OF the patrol boats must be strictly
Obeyed.
3. Sailing vessels, and all small vessels
drawing three feet or less, can pass safe
~ through any part of the channels dur
ing the day time.
4. Steam vessels must pass at slow
speed through a special channel which
will be marked by buoys.
>. No vessel will be allowed to anchor
within the limits named above in Regula-
tion L., viz, between Battery Island and
on the outside at "a distance of three
miles from the fort without special au-
thority.
6. Vessels are warned that. if they dis
orr ri -h.cn rnol11otjnpG fhnNv will aY.
pose themselves to serious damage, and
viii be liable to be fired on by the bat
teries. w. f. CRAIGHTLL,
Captain Corps of Engineers, I. 5. A.
MOBILIZATION OF THE STATE
GUARD.
Especial to The MeSsenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., April Ex-Governor Rus
sell this evening after receiving the pres
ident's call for troops. held a conference
with Adjutant General CoWleS and other
officers, and prepared a call for voiun-
tecrs, based on the can of the president.
1t is said at 9 o'clock this evening that
there is little or no doubt now hat the
North Carolina troops will be modified
at or near Wilmington. Governor Rus
sell favOrS this. and says. as an arSu-
ment. that while these troops are being
drilled there. they can aid in protect
ing the coast.
Four companies Of the state guard vol
nntecred today. Officers at headquarters
say in explanation of this SlOwneSS that
they believe nearly all met tonight to act
and that hence replies will come in to-
morrow. Some companies telegraphed
Saturday that they would not volunteer,
but would obey orders. Notice was given
onigh by the adjutant general that un-
der the volunteer call no orders would be
issued to these companies which did VOL
unteeT.
Within a few minutes after general or
L. NJ -.- ;--,1 0Iny = r n
Crawford. of the Governors Guard. call
ed at the adjutant generals office and
left the following letter: Order No. l
received. VIII recruit at once to the re-
quired strength. l hereby volunteer our
service"
A few minutes later the first answer
from a compan out of Raleigh was re-
ceived. 1t was from Captain Robertson,
of the Hornets Nest Ritiemen; of Char
Iotte. and was as follows: General or
der No. I received. | hereby volunteer.
Have begun to recruit to required
strength
One company replied it would not vol
unteer. 1t is in the central part of the
state. It's action was a great surprise
to the adjutant general, who thinks it is
perhaps due to a misunderstanding.
The following is General Order No. l..
which was bulletined today: captains
OF such companies of the state guard as
will volunteer for service in the volunteer
army of the United States will at once
recruit their companies 10 not less imam
eighty-fOur. Any company volunteering
as a body will be accepted and mustered
into the United States service with its
own officers
Up to late his afternoon it had been
understood that the State Guard would
be modified at Raleigh. At 6 o'clock
il was said no mobilization here IS prob
able, but that the troops will be sent to
the coast instead, probably to Whining
ton.
The adjutant general says only a cap
tain and two lieutenants are allowed to
each infantry company
4 letter from Miss JOY Harris. NJ. D..
of Burlington, is the first lady to tender
services. She tenders to North Carolina
her services as a physician and surgeon
in any hospital.
TO MOBILIZE AT WRIGHTSVILLE.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. c.. April 25.-At II o'clock
tonight your correspondent had an inter-
view with Adjutant General Cowles. who
had just returned from the conference
with Governor Russell and Major Hays.
General Cowles said:
Directly after receiving the presidents
call for volunteers, Governor Russell
telegraphed him that he would furnish
the two regiments and a battery of heavy
artillery desired. and he also telegraphed
the secretary of war suggesting that the
local companies be mustered into service
as they volunteered. and then be mObi-
lied at Wrightsville. near Wilmington.
He said further he had no money avail
able to defray the expenses of transport
tation or subsistence. and that he would
expect the general government to pro-
Vidt funds to cover all these expenses.
Major F.. NJ. Hayes. United States army.
is designated as recruiting officer. He
will recruit the two regiments. The
companies will report at Wilmington af-
ter having enlisted the necessary number
of men. not less than eighty-four. and
as soon as a number sufficient for one
- ,Ar1 ia rAnIX- ~ u-Ill Hn ordered fhprp
and Major Hayes Will muster 1t into the
United States service. and the governor
viii issue commissions to the company
and regimental officers. The governors
call for volunteers Will be issued tomor-
row"
Two more COMPANIES of the guard vol
unteered-the WayneSNille company. of
the Fourth regiment. and the Queen City
Guards. OF Charlotte. of the same regi-
ment. The Charlotte Light Infantry. al
so volunteers. but as it cannot. unde the
law. be attached TO a white regiment. ar
rangenrents are being made to attach 1t
to the Virginia Negro regiment.
General CowleS says North Carolina
will have no Srigadier generals. General
Jnbu Cation of TaYbOrO. wrO was here