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Cjjt-Cajit Sflsn ®«sb ! i CAPE ISLAND N. -t. ..,■■■■ - . ... - 1 1 J. 8. LEACH. Editor and Proprietor. Thursday. Feb. 19. 1863ON B POLLAft I'EK ANNUM! U1T KOTEXXSTI. There H not much eertninty in pre- , dieting movements of the armj. 8ecro- j cy Is usually the great secret of success in war. Foresrainsd is equal to beiug forearmed, in many instances, and peculiarly and literally so in war. And it is often the case, we heliere, that re | ports of intended movements are allowed to escape and he made public, and primary movements are made, indicating the correctness of those reports, when the sequal shows the real movements to be widely different from the reported ones, and thus the enemy is deceircd, and taken at a nonpluss. Hence the uncertainty In all such predictions, so far as specific localities are concerned But though this is true, still there are indications, of a more general character which can be mere easily read, by those who are at all posted in such matters. * And from pRBMUt indications, wo are . , ird to the belief that sclire movements are on'foot in varlouR quarters, probably xo he Jn concert. And the indications at present 6»vor the opinion that Charles ton is one of the points of attack. The recant event* in connection wlllt the »«vy off that harbor, is oae of the indication!.. The rebels eiaim to have raised the biockade, and the semi-rebel foreign consols tberg appear to for or the same view of the •case; and although our government does not admit any "such thing, alill there is a possibility i&irtnffli'uly with foreign nations might jrow out or it. The capture of Charleston, bo waver, would set that matter locever at rest merer a* re»»- 1

Bat it »s asserted, by those better a potted la government matters than we ara, that it was intented to attack thai; pUca, before the naval light we have re- | J (erred to occurred ; and that that occur- j ^ rence hat only accelerated the movements. And the fining out or the for- 1 ^ midoble expedition hi North Carolina, | under Gen. Foster, long before that oo- 1 enrrencr, with the fact that that expedl- ( . tion is now in the vicinity or Port Royal, S. C., favors the opinion. They | may he bound to Savannah, or some i other very different point ; but every- , thing considered, we look for active - movements towards the hotbed of the , rebellion ; and we dow't core If they 1 sink It to the netber-moetaQi|xLi uf the globe, ar any other fitting piece for such n sink of rebel iniquity. But how the attack is to be made, whether by Iron-dads running past their batSeries and forts, and attacking the city, landing their troops and capturing it, or by landing troops at Port RoyeL or some other place, aad* murohing on -the ehy by land, or by^tffcomblned, Is s question we are unable to^itdde, and which only the real events will fully show. We are of the opiuion, however that It will be by the land and naval forces, combined. Some may doubt the ability of our iron-clads to run by Iboe* forts M»d batteries in safety, but we have no doubt on that point. The event before \ickburg, where thb Queen of the West rno the blocktde of all the rebel batteries and- rams, done serious damage to tbe latter, and receiving no damage or loe. hereeif ; and the bombarding of Fort McAHlater by the Maatank. which lay under the 6m of the rebel fort for five boera, without the eHghtaet iajury, show that onr bfli+* ie not unfounded. We do wot nappore, however, that theee gwnbeats could take up men ooowgb k> bold the city, (though they might destroy h) but that they wffl hat.

| jtnd the tame is treo-in ease of the cap- j I tow or the city; Tigs forts would be ; r' utterly useless, except for the destruction ; r j of their own property, • and their own , I 1 i nimbi t aiits, who might not desert the " doomed town ; ond. in the end tbe rebel ' « garrisons would be starved out. if not t sooner forced to surrender by the force , 1 or batteries, as in the case or Msjor : Anderson and his gallant seventy. If j r there is any one event which we mdst .r ; slacerly desire, in connection with the ; i war, is is to know that-.the rebel flsg has | , ! been etfmpelled to strike where first the ; | stars and stripes struck to the rebellion. I | j But we mutt briefly notice other l points.' And they are, first, in Tftthes- ' ! see, where Rosecrans is waiting for a . ; favorable opportunity to strike another i blow at Bragg; and; 'secondly, at 'iVicksborg, where the -expedition ! j strengthened by reinforcements since ! the late alfack, is also waiting the right ' time to strike, and nlso si Port Hudson, in the jyovince of Bank's airor and i Farrigup* navy ; and, probably, in the vicinity of Fridttfelcsburg, where fg-'t E iog Joe Hooker wiU not always be idle ; r end, possibly on the Jquies river, strik- ! B ing Richmond on tbe'fha*", and, per-! haps in North Carolina, where it is sdp- j ° I posed that Burnside is to resume com- * ' mand, and to which place it U supposed j * i the Ninth Artuy Corps is destined, on ! 1 j being detached from the Army of the I Potomac. Tiiese are simply conjectures; and itj |C is not probable that all of them wiH ; - prove correct ; but we cannot resist the I" impression tba\ some of. them will, nnd ' that we shall soon have stirring times in ° connection with various portions of the y crmy. , _ J' WAR AND OTHER NEWS. it , , ----- r' A rebel steamer, the Georgianna, has !r left Liverpool far Nassau, find it ia thought ahe is intended for a privateer,

as she bus guns and pqrt*. j it It is said that 8toncwnll Jackson is in r command of the rebel army at Freder- * Icksburg, Own. Lee having gone south. • to look |fter affairs there. — ^ A report Is in circulation in New , York that the Alabama has been cap- j tared. The roport is not credited, how- , ever. We wish it might prove true. . \ An English steamer, theSpriagbok. j1 recently arrived at New fork, a prize f the U. 8- steamer Bonomo. She was r captured off the Bahamas. The pirate g "Florida was seen by the Sonoma, which t ga're chase, but the Florida escaped by f superior speed. An item of interest which we neglec- J ted to notice last week, is ,that ou the ( 5th inst.the rebels made a vigorous | attack, with a vastly superior force, on , Furl Donelsoa, and were gloriously re- I pulsed. A bill authorising the enlisting in our army of perspas of African descent, to any number not exceeding 300,000) passed the lower honse of Congress, bat io the Senate it was reported by the Committee with thi recommendation that it do not paea, on- tbe ground that a clause in the Confiscation Act is ait that is required to enable the President to make such enlistments. Admiral Farrag'ut, in his official report on the late surrender at GdJceston, Texas, denounces tbe surrendrt as a cowardly affair. From the aaroejyport we also learn that the los*o£Ji*on our side woe very small, compared with what was first reported. Tbe pirate Alabama is at Kingston, Jamaica, having lauded her prisoners from the Ilatleraa there. Her commander bad an enlhosiastio reception from the people. Two U. S. meu of war are off Jamaica- waiting for her U> come out. The steamer Empire City Is at New i , York, from New Orleads on the fth. r i A vtuael with mediciaea, etc., for the E rebel*,, tad bern raptured on Lake f l'ouu-b«|®ain. The three clergymen p "Who had been exiled by Ueoarel Butler, c bad ret anted, but as thvy wonld out - take the oath of allegiance, Gen. Bankse would not aficw them to land. 1» was a reported ihsi a eteamer had passed through the YicSeburg canal.

A rujiiOr is\~aftpat at Wasbitiyhma j i ! /fisys since, that m battle had occur- : b red['in the vteioity^»TP«rt Hudson^ he- j tweetj-^hc^rihalshnd Oca./Ilanks' forces. : The rumor, which come*' through rebel | source^ says th^t the rebels Wtired to j ^ I tbeir fortvficiuWns, while our troops fell 1 back to their camps. There is a report that the Alabama ; made her escape from' Kingston, on the i .night of January 28th. • , An official report from.Capt Turner. ^ of the New Ironsides, enclosed In a re- j port of Admiral Dupont to 8coretary j 1 I Welles, contsitu.some sharp hits at the ' ) foreign consul* at Charleston .Tjiej' raiding of the blockade is shown t6 j 1 ! have been the merest bosh. j 1 FK0M VTCKSBDBO. Cricaoo, Fka 11.— A special dispatch j ! from Cairo to day says that news has been i ! received froluAKicksburg up to Saturday 1 last. ' 'The rem' Queen of the West returned | from bclhw. Uer trip was most surcessful. ; | She met wilfi tlirvo steamers, with prorif. ! ions for ithe rebels at Vicksborg, nnd sue j ceeded in siokidg them. She tookA/ty-six ! ^prisoners, ouu of whom hs u colonel/^VH^ ' ' j Qu'jvn of the West went near, enough to j Port Hudson to draw fire from their np[w " batrqre. • ! \\CuiXr,IOX. Fne. 11.— Acting Bear; • 1 Ad--a*al I'orlcr, in terms of commendation, | coinmoiiicnles to the Navy Department tbu , I report of Col. Ktlet, command. tig the U. B ; S..ateam ram,1 Queen ol the West, giving . ; an account of her passuge of tlio batteries ; jal Vicki-btttg. *■* The followiog is the report . ^ | I,'. S. .SJeom Ham Queen of the lire/, , ® I ta/oir Wnbhrrj; (W. 2. — Admiral — In d ! compliance with your insvructiom, I started n on the Queen of the West at 4} o'clock c liiiP morning, to pass the batteries at VicksberK and sink the rebel steamers before that city. . , I discovered immediately on starting, that the change of tlio wheel from its foris mc'r position to thn narrow space bejiipd j flie'QDfcn's bulwarks, did not permit tlie | boat to be fondled with sufficient accuracy. r' | An hour or mure vmC* spent iu rc arranc. I .-in nuur or mum wan »pcm iu rc arraoc- j

| the apparatus., and when we finally rounded i he point thV^jsn had risen, and j. any advantage which would hare resulted Q from the darkars* jibs lost to us. The rebels opened i heavy fire upon us as we o nearetf the city. bdF~we were only struck ^ three tif^r* before reaching the steamer. •>»« lying in ncsr'y the same position # which tht? Arkansas occnpied when (Jen. Ellel ran the Queen into her on.a former •iccasion. The same causes which proven ted the destruction of tbe Arkansas \hen ' saved the s'panter City of Vicksburg this morning. Her position was such thai if-wo Aad run ohlitEuuIy into her as we came down the bow of the Quern would inevitably bate glanced. . We were compelled to partially . round io order to atrike. Tbe coniequcuce 1 was that at the very moment of collision. | the current, very strong at this point catfght the stern of my boat, and, acting on bow as n pirot. swung her round so ' rapidly thai nearly-all her momentum was 1 bad anticipated thi^result, nod therefore caused the starboird bow grn to be. shotted with thrtajpf lb'? iocendiory prnjcclile's recommended in vorfr Onieye.-- ' As are swung r. oo l, AeiPe at J. H, Campbell, detailed for liis pvrpnse. fired this gon. A sixty-foor pOr-nd shell rushed through the barricade jost before he reached the spot, but, be did not beMtata The discharge took place at exactly the right moment, and set the rebel steamer in flames, which they subsequently succeeded in extinguishing. At this moment one of tbe enemy's shell set the cotton neaqpbe starhprod wheol on fire, while the discharge ol onr own gan , ignited that portion which was oa tbe bow. - Tbe flames spread rapidly, and the dense ! smoke rolling into tbe engine room sa'ffocalt>cl the engineer. I saw that if I attempted to run Into 1 the City of Vlcksbnrg agsio, my boat 1 would moil certainly be burned. I ordered • her to be headed down stream.'and ordered I every man to tbe extingalshiag of the I flames. After winch exertion we finally pat tbe fire eol. by catting the burning bales looee. t The rnen>y *T course whre not idle. We . were struck twelve timet, but though tbe s cabin door was knocked to pieces, no mtb tcrial injury to the beat, or to any Of there , on bunrd WM.itAieted. About two regiments of rebet sbarp- ' shooters in the ^ifle pfta, kept up a ceutinnal Bring, but did no damage. The *■ Quean was struck twice, hi the h*fi. bnt » above the wit*r" line. One of our gaas d we* dismounted and rnr.-cd, . jl cau only speak iu the klr\c0i t . rint if

tfie conduct- of-eqery man on board. Allim behaved wiih cool, dalwrswned conragel j et -1 remain very respectfully ; *t Cnsstsk Kn.us Ku.trr. i b Commaiw/ing ; the IBgm : Diyiu D. l'earttu. Acting Rear Admi- | *1 ral Commanding the rfie-Lslppi Squadron- » nwii . ft OUR AR*Y C0BRE8P0HDEKCE. Headquarters 25th R«*b. N. J. V .1 0 Ox no*itti8TS*)tKS Jobs A. AY abxk*. > Sunday, Feb. 4. lofiS. J ! Dear fTueeS-In my last I informed jmu j 1 ; that we were under marching orders (or \ 1 j Fortress Monroe. Not until yesterday j ' morning however; did our brignde strike j 1 ! ' tents. During the day until 4 o'clock i°- , * Ithe afternoon, -we remained in camp, ail which lime wu moved off. about SW strong, j ' u plain near the Falmouth' Station de i ] ! pot'. I may uow explain that the muddy j j condition of the roads had rendered it , ' I quite impossible to Toot it to Acquis Creek, j so we went to be conveyed on tlio care, j j All of the 9th Army Corp*, except onr , ] regiment and the 12th New HampAirw. j I bud gooe in the same manner before us. . I At 9 in th« evening all were safely aboard ^ ; the cays, though packed closely. 1 do not I believe there was over 18 inches square j allo«ed to each man with knapsack (and ! equipment's. 1" lhis conill,,on w" | i When we arrived at Acqaia Creak, it being j midnight, and the weather damp and coW j I it was thought best to remain in the carx ■ nnlil morning, and 1 believe the majority ' diJ. but they could uecore no sleep, or. at 1 ' '> least, us far »» 1 could learo. Reveille , ; beat in the morniug,«nd all got out of lb» i 1 car*. IJeuU-Col. Ayre* had secured this 1 ' ' fine steamer for our 'transportation, gnd 1 I before 0 o'clock w"o were alt on board. • It U evening r.ow. k am sitting at a ' table in the officers' saloon of the Steamer. ' We have just passed Cape I-ookout and ! | are in the Chesapeake. The day hat been ' ; beautiful anil »« Steamed handsomely down j 1 the placid I'otomac. So far, it ha* op- * ' poured more like a pleasure excursion ] ! than anything else. This is tho same, " j steamer '.hy has often Carried more than ; " l 5C0 excursionists to Cape lsla d during ^ summer seasons past. Many of tbe hoy» * have expressed the wish that the were gtv '' ing to old Jersey now on an excursion, and r" think none would object to it. • V mt-:. _r. I It, u 1.1 in It'll I .. r habl n . This Chaplin Butler re- i ir

services on board. This w»* the fu only incident of the day thai made i-s |v mink It was tbu Sabbat U. Having come () out of the hospital yesterday mnroing, and t| being on duty during Itmjiuy and grtt.ng no sleep last night. 1 will ijow go below and c / endeavor to get a litllo rest. i, ^ Monday, Morning. p We now lis off Fortress Monroe. Arrived here at midnight. The sun [* shining bright, tho air Is warm and n d a w.,ve r. ruffles ike waters. The 13th New llamn. u shire are in tho steamer George Wa.hing. .ton, which formerly fan "to Cape Island; I' along side of nt, and thuir band is ditcous. g ing its hue mosic as usual. l»team*r* with d are all around, and government y Iran. port bosU lie in every direction. Tho Roads, the Fortress And all its surroundings t are iu view, mid 1 must pronounce the c icenc ood the trip plessent tod grand, t ' At present 1'know uothing of what we are r to do; or Where a# ure to go. l.ieut. Col. t Ay res. Mhjor Brown," Surgeon Btley and I Chaplain Batter have goqp o»bore to' the ' Fortress with the captain o.' the slrimtr./ I 11 A M.— Olficera have returned, stfe » j are to land at Newport News. ThaW» is steaming Tor that poiut now. t 2. P. M.— Are now at tha wLari at\i Newport News. Will disetnberk during \| the afternoon. What coarse we are to I ' take afier landing is the prevailing topic. I \ Ah ever, ignoraoce at to otrr future deitination reigns supreme. We Hke soldiers, Ul9 . on tho water. Abnat 8«0 yards Irom cur boat lies the nohta Oomberlsnd tbu was " sank by the famous ilarti mac. The topi " of ber ma«ts are above the water. Several of our officer* rowed to her, and •brodfc.ht ' away pieces of ber masts and rigeiug- I ' shall svod to your office pieces of each as relics The noted places in the vicinity ° have been pointed out to me. - j NswroafNsws. jj Wednesday, Fehrusry 10. e ir~Here we-efe. on the very point of tbe Pminsala. We lanyd from the steamer * Monday mfieraooo. and before night a b ground was selected and oar camp eaUb „ llsbed. Every one Is pleased with the 1C location. The country i* lovely, and the b. soil is similar to that of Oape May. About m flty yard* from camp the waters of the James river wash upon a sand* beach, like p. that of yoor Bay shdre. Thoslris salt tab. b. and indeed it oewns more like heme than ir anyplace wa have s*ea since oar ealwt,t nreou If we coald remain bare 1 „ ; believe ,we should have as. much wqknesa a* before. Yesterday was s warm, clear If [day, audita boyt ItafJ KfUfi Ihetr ilwe bt j_

makiug Ahejr tants comfortahia. l-a«t ev-ning I took advoataga of the bright star light, and took a stroll opoo the beach, lit till* walk I was alone, but it brought to mi mintl e'tvaing walks upon a distant of the bine Atlantic, in company with friends of bo'.h the fair and sterner Between here and Bewails Point dies one of the new monitor*. Scarce anything can be seen of her above tbe wdler except the olios the *• cheese hox\"8h« carriis j guns, and yeeterdayaha a~at pragtiviag j with tbeni. Hundreds of solilior* Nnod j the land witnessing her shot a* they i skipped along th* watey. Moj. BriA- n, j Chaplain Bnfler A.l Captain Steven* pere rowed to this Monitor yettenfiiy. and were | permitted, to go on board and examine h*r. , 'lliey consider her o wonderful craft. Doe of b*r guns is said to be the heaviest in oar i navy, carrying a shot neighing 450 pounds, j I jhVnot feol atixiuus to have one of lho*e j pills lilt me i Yoa- may inquire what constitutes New. ! pert Now*— -whether it is a city, town, or ! what not.' It is n city of log houses, and ttie'D arc of various shape* aod sixes. I do rj not think there rould ever hare l>een a I ' cihin previous to the war. There are any "Umber of tbe,n> now, however. Thsy are , ! occupied as officers' headquarters, sullen ' ' , shops, soldiers' quarter*, contraband dwel- ' j ling*, barns, etc., according to quality. If i the wcqther keeps warm, I wonid sooner ( be outride or them. Bnt 1 suppose you are wdndering if We know what we ore to do, now that we are ; here. We do not. Seme conjecture that ; another 1'eeiiuular i *n pnign is to b« carried on. while others *u|>po«e' that troop* uru m among here, preparatory to a move * . i Uewhere. * ' J. tiiuxrii.ut Lmai. ■ OBITUARY. " ! Dii-d in camp at Fnlmuath, V«„ of typhoul 1 , fev«r Feb 1st. 1863. Sergeant Macsiok " i B ISriTK*. of Co. G, 2filh Regiment, '' New Jer».y Yoluuteerr, Into u rusideut " of Bceslcy't Point. N. J. k' When tliw Twenty Fifth regiment left " | Beverly lost fall, before few opened so ' ' briuht a prospect of a prosperous career a* ^ | to him whose deceare de hero record. During the tine the regiment was at Sent toarfM|t- wis attacked wiUi

but recovered sufficiently to accompany his comrades oil their march, ami with tbcm tha honor and danger vf battle of Fredericksburg. He dhl hie duty faithfully in that ancounter, and left the field unharmed, only to enter the hospital, oever more to fill his place ia the rank*. He seemed to be recovering tilt shortly before his death, wheo be experienced -u-relup.-r, uod on Habhath evening he entered upon a HaUiath jovcr which falls no night. Ha rahtf iiis were brought bomu, eud on theioUoirtag Saturday were followed to the g.-uve'by many of his friends. All *e«ined to show their regard for tlio pat riot deadfc Friondr gaztd apon tbe calm fertwrei or the sleeper, and wept at for a brother ; and over none of the graves of 1W3, will fall of more sincere "grief tbaa upon the place where, beneath tlie flag for which h« died, we left . Maurice at rest among bis Yet we monrn not as those without hope, Ifor - tbem that sleep ia Jetns, will God bring with Him." A* a man, b* was respeeted by all. F»j» uosarrviag integrity and genial oatore could uot fail to excite esteem. Deeming \it a patriot's doty to defend hit coantry, he left hi* home, promising oever to disgrace our !!*g " As a soldier, he w is found al hit post. Beloved by bis comrades for. bis tlerlitlg worth and kiudatM of heart, they will lopg cherish bis memory. . Co. &, yon have lost e brother in anaoL om who loved yon, and wboia yoajpved. *A patriot in peaco. in war s brthTbegave , to save his country, all that can bo given— i b't Hje. ^7 The work at wBleh h* was n«i longer permitted to labor, ha lesvet Tor yoa— see to it that yow " oever disgrace tbe flag." Be each of you. like Msarice's praying , soldier, that yow may all be resnited in tho . land pf perfect peace. I Life's waxrare o'er, tho soldier reels io peace; . His coanDy's "call can a»;er awake bm> , more ; , ' i Nor war's aiartnt, nor sickness e'er , distort • The bWsslW qaiet of that loppy .fcpre. . Where, through Star si Behbotte. he etmit ,v be . A. home. O I.ord, to fc, safe at heme with thee. \ « -54'; . K \ ~ " ~ , ^ <m-T«kc "the Oecaa Ware." ■*—