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WEEKLY
TELEGRAPH.
VOL. XXIX—NO. 4.
HOUSTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1863.
WHOLE NO. 1521
BY PONY EXPRESS.
DISPATCHES.
most."
30—The Yankee*, in their
st Port Hudson, say it
the Monongahela, that
.ny with the Hart-
Telcgfrnphedfrom
Alxxahobi .
account of the
was the Albatross,
pawed the batteries
ford. They kown.
Banks' Chief of Staff, J no. S>v.rk. i_ l}.e i,t.
raid towards Port Hudson, b«<f shot un-
der liim 'by amrplokelgjaridiMiBself^^uiji- :r
not mortally, wounded. x
J AWaahington dispatch laya the Federal Trel
ury IBepartraent -is provided with a sufficient
amount of bullion to meet all erpeete<J demands,
v Aathe JOtlt tost, was the day flsed fortbe mar*
riage of the Prince of Wales, the-CahAdiens bb
secret it as a holiday.
Adiqwtch from Toronto, Canada West, dated
the 7th say*; There is a considerable number of
arrival* from the States, of parties escaping tie
expected conscription. Twenty or thirty, arrived
in Toronto yesterday.
- The Nassau oomspendemt of the New Torfc Her-
ald, wider date-of February 88th, statesthatthe
Retribution arrived there on the 25th. and that her
officers metin theeveningat Victoria Hotel, where
they loudly discussed their piratleale*pIok>,and
ft iaadded, last evening three fast steamers enter
ed this portwitbin an hour of eieh other. So. 1,
tb&Seerglana. brig rigged,iron propeller. No.?,
Britttnia "Goddess of Neutrality,'tilde wheel,
Iron, britf ringed—very fast. J^o. 3, Iron Screw
steamer Gertrude, brig rigged, also very fagt. "
This.fine fleet of steamers wiiT prove a valuable
addition to the rebel piratical fleet, and unless we
can. send a Ballio Or a Variderbilt on their track,
their capture will be next to impossible.
The mint ait Philadelphia is new renning its
entire force upon micbeia. The results are btlt
about: twenty -five hundred dollars a day lb
mickels. '
Bragg has reorganized the cavalry under his
command. ••
lie has divided it into two' divisions, onetmdeT
the: command of Wheeler atld the other-under
Van Dora. Morgan being attached to the former
and Forrest to -the latter. The enemy stilt con-
tinue at Franklin, Tennessee, and fir force of fully
laoon. .i.
Special to the Chicago TFme*.
CoinWiiitR Rrv*R.Miss.,> 1
Mareh 4th, 1863. j
The expedition left Moon Lake en^Wednesday
mori
day
orning, reaching the end of the Pass yester-
iy noon, twelve miles in three days and a half.
The boats are much broken in their light upper
works, but not one damaged in the hull or ma-
chinery. The most difficult portion of the trip is
overcome, and it wilrbe memorable as the grand-
est achivement of the war. -
Anyone wlie had #eep the Pass before the ex-
pedition entered. could never have supposed that
a fleet of steamers could possibly pass through it.
Soldiers and seamen were occupied at every tarn
catting-down trees, clearing away rafts and drift
wood, and otherwise making the channel- water
very deep.1 ' With a swift current and a course
terribly crooked, there was a liability of toau be-
ing dashed to pieces at iVery fura, but all is now
safe.. We move forward again to-morrow morn-
lng.
A battery is reported at the mouth of the Cold-
water, twelve miles from here. Everybody is
anxious to see it. The health of the expedition is
excellent. All are tn fine spirits and confldent-
We get all manner < f reports of rebel prepara-
tions to receive cs, but they are only the cause of
laughter.
The weather is flna In this latitude excepting the
sun shines rather too warm during the day. The
water thus far is good, and we anticipate bat lit-
tle trouble on this account, a* the eoomry ieover-
flowed wilh receet rains,-it will not becom#stag-
nant farsometiroe.■■
J. R. Swink, Post Master at Faoglpoie, Miss ,
has behn sent to jail tn default of five thousand
doiliarsboniiayfforrobbing the mall. Proof con-
clusive. Ajfew days ago the draft was executed
in Michigan, to complete the quota «f tt>e Slate
anderthelastcall, and a part of the drafted men
were sent forward from Detroit in chains. -'MY.
De Bow the Confederate States agent, has nego-
tiated the purchase Of between _J50,0G0and 175,-
COO balesof cotton tn Louisiana and Mississippi,-
at in average of about twelve oesta. He is as
tbpriied to pay the market value of co.ton. The
Cherokee National Council has passed an act
abolishing slavery. Ob the 9th, Kosencrsm or-
deredall within.his lines whose natural support-
ers are in the-- Confederate service, and- whose
sympathies and convictions are such,that they
cannot .give the assurance that they will cendnct
thsmeeivCs in tr friendly mannsr, to be in readi-
ness to go South within ten days. The brig Young
Marry, from1 New Orleans, Capt. Elleries, was
-wrecked about the 1st in St., near the mouth of the
Bio Grande. No lives lost.
Puou, March 91^-The Memphis Bulletin of
the iSth. has bwsn received. It announces tne re-
turn of the Federal expedition to Hernando, and
it is stated the forces were composed principally
from Illinois.
Lieut, commander Smith and Gen. Rosi ire
making arrangements to keep communication
open with the rear. Smith promises to patrol the
streams with gunboats-as high up as the pass,and
as low down as we go if the army, will furnish
transports lo run between us and Helena. The
arrangement will probably be m«de March 5. The
expedition has advanced twenty miles since my
last report. The country is entirely destitute of
population.
Nothing of slightest importance has occurred
with us yet. We receive nothing in tbe way •(.
news from the front or rear.
We hope to reach the Tallahatchie to-yaorrow
or next day, when we shall make better progress
The UamsXiobess and Fulton have Joined. Indi-
cations are that the enemy has filled theBiver
with timber, mostly sycamore, which sinking on-
ly obstructs tbe bottom of the channel. A great
rise in the river, caused, by cutting the Mississippi
1 eves, enables boats to pass over these obstructions
withoutt£6 slightest trouble.
M*«rBts,March T- —The steamer Florence ar-
rived from the fled, below this morning having If ft
on Thursday at2 P. M. the only event that had
occured since priviens departure from the fleet
was that the rebels had commenced throwing shells
at Intervals in the direction- of tbe channai.
S$me annoyance had. been cauicd to the -men
atwork up to the time the boat lett. About 3S
iiad been thrown. Another dredging boat had
been,prepared for work. The city is full of ru-
mors 6ras engagement at Port Hudson, said to
have been reported by the Memphis Appeal* bat
they are considered as having no foundation. Pay-
masters have commenced distributing green
backs among the troop*. They will pay them up
to the first of November only. Siokness has de
creased considerably within the I art-two weeks
The new iron elad Lafayette has been sent up the
Xaioo River.
Col. Elllt has asked permission (ego below with
two rams and recapture the Queen ef the Weet,
but the Admiral will not consent.
Tbe rebels ire getting up a formidable naval
force. It is reported In Jackson, Miss., that the
Indianola had been partly sunk but workmen
had succeeded in raising her. The Vicksburg
Whig, of Feb. 94th, says the Indianola passed
Natchez yesterday morning, coming up. Heavy
hammering aboard was heard, and It is supposed
tbe machinery was being repaired.
Tbe Jackson Appeal, of the 38th, states that
seven deserter* from the Yaaoo Pass expedition
had arrived In Panola.
The latest informs ion from down the river mm,
that the Confederates had cut the levees above
Vicksburg, and tint several of lha Federal camps
were flooded to such an extent that the troops on
Young's Point were forced to move.
They had camped at MiUlcan's Bend,
The Lake Providence operators were suspended
cn account of the overflow.
Tbe Hose Hamilton had returned from the Yas-
oo Pas* expedition.
It was reported In St. Louis on tbe 14 that Mar-
mad ate, with 3000 troops, was near Pilot Koab'
Missouri. j ■
An infernal machine was picked up from the
river containing 150psund* of powder.
A dispatch from Indianapolis state* that the
office of the Riebmond Indiana Jeffersonian, a
Democratic journal bad been demolished by a
mob.
Tbe Chicago Times of the 16th had Vicksburg
dates te ths previons Sunday- They report that
tbe back water bad filled the canal, rendering
work impossible, that the cwops were in a miser
able condition^ and that all camp diseases espe-
cially small pox were prevailing to an alarming
extent.
Gen. Queensby's division was at Helena wait-
ing for torty stern wheelers to take them through
the Pass. The transport* there then were toe
] 'ge.
The Washington despatches say that Chase's
ehanses of obtaining a loan of one hundred mil-
lions arc slim.
The contut for tie position of Provoet Marshal
Oeneral, under the new conscription act was pro-
gressing with bitterness. Simon Droper appeared
to be the favorite.
A batch of blockade runners, with a considera-
ble amount of Confedarate money, are reported to
have been captured.
A Cairo despatch, dated the 14th, stales that
Gen'l Ellet, wilh the marine brigade, on five
splendid boats, bad arrived.
Twenty deserters have arrived duriing the last
two days, and are continually coming in. They
confirm previous report* of demorillsatlon in
Bank's army. Tbe vile tread of no armed Yau
kees, now pollutes the toil of Alabama
Alkxixosia, March 30.—'The report tbatano
tber gunboat had passed Vicksburg, proves to be
false, on the. contrary, four boats attempted to
pass to the relief of Com. Farragat; one was
(unk with all onboard; one burned, and the
other two compelled to put back.
The fleet below Port Hudson continue* in sigh
of town. The enemy have abandoned the ditch at
Vickburg, Lake Providence and all other points
and concentrated atYasoo Jasg.
LATEST.
Aliiaxbbia, March 30. 5 r.X*— An official dia-
patch just received from Gen'l Taylor states that
on the 28th he captured in Berwick! Bay the Diana
with flte large guns. . .
She was slightly injured, but will be ready for
service in five diys. ,
The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded*
* 150.
iKnKerby Smith says fh*t he found our troops
in Arki*^! jn flnd condition andspirits, and eom-
pHmentsTS**; Holmes in the highest terms,
, H. P.
Bcatooh*, April Sv-WKS.—By the Pony''Express
which arrived at 5 p. M., wMuve Alexahdrii'diites to
April let.
Paxola, March 22.—Fe'lpral reports of-H ie Yazoo
Pass Kxpedltlon, state that the iron clad Chiilocothe,
fought the oatterieis at Ureenwoodali day. Sbt was
struct 64 times; one shot entered a port hole.,killing,
four (4) and Voundlng sixteen, Tbe transports, it is
stated, were badtr' damage'! It the tress" and snags
in gtttig through tfie pass. Eilett's naval brigade had
passed Memphis, cOlngsonth. There had been no
public mails Horn. Grant's army, and all travel dowu
the.wad from Memphis wis prohibited. The steam
ship Ericson hadaritvedatXew York from tbgmouth
of the Otteecheeon theKtb. She reported the force
that made tne attack up6n" Fort McAllister, to have
been the Monitor's. Passaic, with II andlSitich n M.
Rrtr, V—f'atnpsco 15 inch dahlgreen, and a two hun-
dred pounder parrot Igun—Montauk 11 and 15 inch
dahtgeeos, and three| mortar boass. At 7;a. m., they
aljr truved quickly towards the fort Id line of
battle from a point three milea distant and ap-
proached the yrork* through a long double bend,
with a sharp tarn to a position, 1300 yards distant
—about 20() yards from tbe fort the monitors were
Impeded by [obstructions in the river,whan they
got in line of battle.
The mortars run in previously, having been ad-
vantageously placed, and the battle began.
The cannonading during tbe day was heavy.—
The results wen rather unsatisfactory. The ob-
itructions preventing the mortars from approach-
ingtheworks as closely as wasdesired.
The mcrtan fired all night, until daylight,when
the monitor* again approached and discovered the
Confederate* had repaired all damages during the
night, and the fort was as impregnable a* the
morning before, aad the attack was abandoned.
Oaowr.retiring—*eyd the account—tbe Confed-
erate* fired cannon, exploded rifles, shouted,
yelHtt and cheered.
Tbe abandonment was evidently a joyful
event to them ,and waa correspondingly depres-
ing to us. The possession of the Fort is of
but very little Importance, but the failure,
alter so vigorous an attempt, was mortifying. A
Cincinnati letter dated tbe 15th, expresses the
firm cpinion that the leading Unionists of Central
and Southern Kentucky are settling up their busi-
ngs* ^preparatory to abandoning their homes.
It states also that there it no disputing the fact
that in Kentucky tecessionism has assumed for-
midable propottiens, and in less' than 30 days a
revolution may Uegiii. Troop* were passing1
through Cincinnati,But nctinto Kentucky, and
Ransom's 10,000 cavalry will be too late. Stan-
ton harordered tbe seizure of all private arms in
Cincinnati, His supposed preparatory to enforcing
the conscription., .
The Gazette's dispatches say the Yazoo; Pass ex-
pedition captured 23 transports and destroyed 18
gunboats, and th* fleet had reached Haines' Bluff.
Adispa cb from Indianapolis announces th* ar-
rival in that city of the same party that destroyed
the Jeffersonian officc in" Richmond. Indiana,
and fears wereentertainedfor the Sentinel office.
The soldiers bad been driven from it. Two citi-
zens from the country had been arrested, one for
havirig-reVolverl tn his possession and the other,
a copy of VaUandigbam's speech.
A dispatch from Sou Francisco, dated tbe 16tfe
inst., announces the seizure by the Government
of the schooner Chapman. It was about leaving as
a privateer. -Twenty persons were arrested, end
other arrests were to follow. All would bo con-
fined in the California bastile. Fort Albatross.
1 A riot Bad occurred at the Oil Springs in Cana-
da West. Tbe negro quarters were attacked and
'burned, and tbe negroes driven to the woods." -lor
Dispatches from Washington pronounce the ru-
mor ofan invasion of the Shenandoah Valley by
the Confederate* untrue, and from ,Cairo contra-
dict the report ef the presence of a hostile force
in the vicinity, of Fort Danelion. The Yankee*
have connected the Memphis and Charleston and
Mississippi and Tennesiee Rail RoatfS' at Mem-
phis, and «r£ repairing the latter southwards.
The evacuation of .Vicksburg is extensively pub-
lished and generally believed at the North. Por-
ter had heard the preconcerted signals to an-
nounce tbe arrival of the Yaaoo Pass fleet at
Haines' Bluff.
Tbe young ,-Iadf-who betrayed Gen. Slaughter at
Fairfax Com t Hons*, Va., bas been imprisoned, and
orders have been Issued that 1L citizens Inthecouo-
Ues fronting Wasbiuglon, who ympathlae with the
South, shall £e gene within the .Confederate linea.—-
The Haylein Minister died at Seward's recently. Gen.
Stahl has been assigned to tba command of all tbe
cavalry in' the department or "WasItlngfon, D.. C-
Thelirrwal-'or a new privateer atr Nassau Is'
announced. A dispatch trom Louisville oh the IStb
says ; jApprebeosions exist, in which'the. military
participate, of * .formidable invislin, ajwl tbe per-
manent occupation of Keutucky by tbe Confederates.
Mobilf, March 20.—A.tpeclal to the.Advertfeer j>nd
Register, dated Ut)arle<-tcm Marchilst, a- ystbe litlton
Headcorrespondent of tne N. Y- Tribune, stafc s that
Gen. Hrfnter has perfected his plan to precipitate live
thousand negro troops, led by white ufflcers aa>] sup-
oolted by a re*ulor force npen a thickly settled por-
tion of fhe Confederate coast, to produce not- only
the phantom, but the reality of a fervile msinrrectlon
It 1* also asserted that communication had been
opened with the ilate* in the cboien field of ope-
rations, who were ripe for revolt, v
-Com. Porter humorously relates the successor
the imitation monitor In pawing the batteries at
V ickshurg. He says the earth fairly trembled be-
neath th* lr* ef tbe rebtl batteries, 4irected
against the empty coal barge, and the Queen of the
West fled precipitately.
There were Indications of a movement In Hook-
er's army. Transportation had been reduced to
a minimum,
The New York Herald 'say* the Montank wa*
struck 71 times in the Fort McAllister fight, and
that she waa lifted from the water by a torpedo ex-
ploding under her.
Itia pretended thatthe Intention waa only to
te*t the Monitors, and act to take the fort. The
Passaic wa* hit 33 time*.
Tbe French Government bas received embar-
rassing new* from Mexico. Gen. Foreydespair-
ed of taking Puebla without large reinforcements.
Latest advice* from Liverpool quoted cotton at
S3 pence for middling.
Ricmond March si.—The Senate was not in
session to-day. The House passed the Senate Bill
to increase the efficiency of tbe heavy artillery
for tbe coast defences, and then wont into secret
session on the tax bill. A light rain has been
felling to-day, and the roads are in a miserable
condition from snow and rain.
. Mosibx, March 23.—A special to tbe Tribune,
dated Charleston March 22d, says a sergeant and
6 men who went to the steamer Georgiana on Fri-
day night from Haikett'* battery on Sullivan'*
liland, are miiaing, and are *upposed to have been
captarod by the blockadert,
A copy of tbe Memphis Bulletin of the 21st says:
The statement Is positively made thatRcsencrantz Is
mounting three regiments of Teunesaeeaua, to be
ordered to Rossiu's cavalry brigads for tbe defence
of Kentucky. It Is also announced that Louisville la
to be fortified, and the oitlzens who sympathize wltb
tbe Confederates paroled. Tbe Hetty ulitnore and
her crewqbad bean [crptured by tbe Confederates on
Green'o River. The bo it was engaged in a private
trading enterprise. Tbe Confederates bad occupied
Orntcn, Kentucky. Tbe Hilton Headcorrespondent
of the New York Tribunne, bad wittou that Journal
that an expedition composed principally of negroes,
to Incite a slave Insurrection, bad proceeded on its
mission. Commodore Porter telegraphed te the Na-
val Department, announcing tbe complete destine-,
tton of tbe Indianola; be reports her destruction
te have been the result of tear, arising from his bogus
rron cladss. A dispatch states thst Greenwood can-
not be attacked by infantry. The Confederate foroe
Is estimated at 8000. It Is also stated that Green-
wood had pissed.
No danger is apprehended .until Yazoo city is
rearbed.
At the lateit accounts no order for an attack had
been issued by Gen. Grant.
The next news it was rapposed would b* flatter-
ing.
The *ale of fire arm* had been prohibited at la-
dianapoli*.
Panola, March 24— The small boat* bare ar-
rived In the Coldwater with reinforcements.
The position of the enemy is unknown here.
The Mississippi is reported felling at Memphis.
Halleck's letter to Roeencrans, relative to the
population in lections occupied by tbe Federal
amies, makes three classes: Those who give no
aid to th* Confederates, and aid tbe Yankees, will
be protected, and paid for their property when
taken. The property of non.*ombatant*,who ar*
supposed to be *jmpathistrs with the rebellion,
will b* ielx*d, and, when ne****ary, ftrc*d loans
will b* mad*, and thsy shall be pat to d*atb whan
they rise in arias, or give information to tbe en*-
my. Suck a* ar* avowedly hostil* non-ioso bat-
ant*, yet capable of bearing arms, shall be eon-
flned, and tbe faeble **nt beyond tk* lints.
Ricbxoxb,Harsh 34-—In the Sanate a raport
wa*presented from theComsaiUee of Confirmee,
on tne subjeotof impreasmcat of private proper-
ty, for the use of tbe army.
The bill reported provid** that when property,
belonging to the producer, 1* imnreased, it shall
be appraised by two disinterested sitUms, who
shall award just compensation.
It also provides for the appointment of two com-
missioner* in each State, one by the President
and the other by the Governor, who shall flx a
schedule of prices every two months, or oftener,
or shall regulate amounts tobepaid for proporty
impressed in the hands of any person other than
tbe producer or person holding the same for use.
The bill was postponed until to-morrow.
Thebilltoestablish a court of claims was c
cussed until adjournment.
In the House the tax bill was passed when th*
doors were opened, and the impressment bill was
reported from the Committee of Conference, and
discussed and passed.
The bill forth* assessment and collection of di.
rect taxes and internal duties waa considered un
til adjournment.
On application of Wm. B. Isaacs, whose flour
had been impressed, Judge Lyons granted an in-
junction to-day, retricting the Government from
taking possession of said flour, on the grounds that
the impressment was not warranted by puclic ex-
igence* or in accordance with law.
Atlasta, March 23.—Letters from Tallahoma,
dated the 21st ult., induce the belief that the ene-
my is not falling back but advancing to turn our
right.
Gen. Johnson wa* there, and the army in fine
dition.
It is reported that Bragg has been ordered to
Richmond. :
Mobili, March 24.—The sehooner Relief, from
Havana, ran ashore below Fort Morgan last Sat-
urday night. The vessel will probably be lost,but
the cargo saved.
Chattasoooa, March 26.—All quiet in front.
No flghtlngilnce Morgan's engagement at Liber-
ty. The enemy now occupy Murfreesbore'. Our
scouts are now in Lebanon, operating along the
south bank of tho Cumberland river, from Le-
banon to etone river.
Accounts Irom North Cumberland report the
Federals destroying all farming implements, and
foraging over the whole country. The Inhabitant*
are compelled to hide all their provisions.
Four thousand Federal infantry occupy Gal-
latin, and the Louisville Road is strongly forti-
fied.
It is reported that the Federals have destroyed
Stone River Railroad, and the turnpike bridge*
between Murfreesboro' and Nashville.
MofftLX, Mareh 28.—A special dispatch te the
Advertiier from Chattanooga says: Passengers
from War Trace report the enemy had burned the
bridges acros* Stone river, 31K miles tbijsideof
Nashville, on the Murfrsesboro' and Nashville
R, R. It is new evident the enemy intend making
a flank movement, extending his lines from Co
himbia towards the Tennessee river.
Richmoko, March 2G.-r-Notfiing of importance
done in the Senate to-day—that body adjourned
until Monday.
In the House a bill establishing, also Senate
bill amending its amendment to Senate resolu-
tion recommending agriculturalists to raise large
provision crops when it adjourned until Saturday.
Savannah, March 26.—Yankees came out from
Jacksonville three miles yesterday, burnt a num-
ber of houses, tore up several miles of the H. R.
We opened Are upon them when they left. They
ar* coming out again -tomay and a Considerable
fight is expected.
Two Captains and six privates of the 48th N. Y
Regiment, capsized by our men In a boat yester-
day when en route from Fort Pnlaski to Ossadira.
Pasola, March 25.—The Memphis Evening Bulletin
of the 21st, and Chicago Times ot the 19th, have been
received. It Is reported from Vicksburg that the
Lake Providence.canal, was complete I, and that.it
only required the cutting of the levee to let a volume
iof water two feet deep Into Bayou Macon and Tensas.
It was not expected to be let In for a week.
Gen. Bnrbrldge was badly whipped near Greenville
on Deer creek. "The Federal loss Is reported at filty.
Cpl. Fergo,-on's force there is reported at 1SOO. Mar-
tial law hex been declared la Newportand Covington.
Ky. A Wa.-hlngton dispatch states that J. B. Fry,
formerly of McDjWers Staff, ha-, b -en ifppointed Pro-
vost Marshal Under-tbe new conscript act at Spring-
field.
The dispatch states that Lieut Du-ten killed a sol.
dier named Pitcher, whom he attempted to arrest.
The military surrounded the Court, threatening
whatever its decision, to rescue Dustin and have
him tried by a military Court. Intense excitement
prevailed, but tbe military were overawed and
withdrew. Dusten was held for murder in the
first degree. A dispatch frem Indianapolis says
the sale of lead, powder and arms, has been pro
hibited in Indiana. Columbus, Ohio, was fired in
eight places in a lingle night. A dispatch from
Cincinnati state* that the- IT. 3. Marshal, with two
full companies, provided with six days rations
and 36 cprfridges each, had started to Done coun-
ty, Indiana, to arrest a deserter and his advisers.
Richmond, March 24.—The Enquirer has North-
ern dates of the 21st. The Heraid says the spring
campaign is about to open, and the long monoti-
nousjrinter will soon be succeeded by the resoun-
ding thunderoi battles. Barnside left Washing-
ton on the 20th for Fortress Monroe to assume
command.
A Hilton Head diapatob ay* Bnmside's *pmy is
expected there.
Great interest is felt in executive quarters, at
Washington, about the Yaaoo expedition. Tie
rebel bp tteriei they say may balk the fleet, but
there is no danger of. Its falling Into tho hands of
the enemy-.-
The Retribution bas captured the ship Emma
Fisher, laden with molasses, off he Bahama*.
A Louisville dispatch say* the Nashville train
wa* thrown from tbe track on the 19th by gueril-
las. The express car rifled, mails seized, and the
passengers paroled. The soldiers in the stockade
came op and recaptured the train and drove off the
fuerillss.
The N. York H^nse of D; legates, by a tie vote,
refused to investigate the arbitrary arrests in that
State.
Gold closed at 154. Exchange 171.
The stezmsbip Norwegian has arrived wltb late
English dates.
In the Honb? of Lords, Lord Sutherland's motion
in favor of the recognition of tbe Confederate
States when France i* ready, baa not yet been
brought forward.
The Tia.es condemns the motion, deprecates
any discussion of the subject, .and urges strict
neutrality,
"Le Nord" saya it l* reported that the Confede-
rate Government has contracted a-loan in Pari* of
-60,000,000 francs. It.is also reported that a new
Confederate loan in London, ef £3,000,000, will be
at once railed, on 8 per cent, stocks at 77.
Cotton at Liverpool dull, and nominally upland
middling 20& Stock at Liverpool 408,000 bale*.
Including 58,000 American. Consols for money,
92%.
Charleston, March 24.—One steamer yester-
day, and two day, ran into a Confederate port.—
Their cargoes include cannon, arms and muni-
tions of war. -
Richmond, March34 —The Senate to-day passed
tbe impressment bill, which passed the House
yesterday; also, the bill establishing a Court of
Claims. The proceedings of tbe House w*re un-
important.
Vicxjsoaa, Mareh 85.—About five o'clock thu
moming the alarm was sounded that some of the
enemy's gunboats were approaching from above.
Our guns were immediately placed in readiness,
and tome four boat* were seen advancing towards
the upper batteries. A vigorous Are was opened
upon them, and we succeeded in driving baok two
of them, which could not stem the torrent of shot
and shell. The other two passed by under a rak-
ing fire, and almost every shot was seen to take
•Ifect. One of them received a abot in th* steam
chest, which compelled the crew to deaert her,
and she became unmanageable and atationary un-
der our guns. In about fifteen minutes she filled,
careened and sunk. Part of her crew escaped to
tbe opposite shore in tbe yawl, and som* were
seen swimming asbere.
Just as sh* wa* about to capsize, a white flag
was run up on tbe halliard*, but It wa* too late
and ahe disappeared from sight In a few minute*.
All the Yankee* aboard of her will make food for
catfish, a* none of th*m could have escaped after
tbe flag was railed. Tbe name of the aunken
boat bas not been ascertained, but the one that
escaped below is said to be the Benton. Sh* wa*
al*0 badly diaabled, and it i* believed that a ihot
penetrated her boilers or steam drum, a* a dens*
eloud ot steam was seen to envelep* the whole
boat, and her machinery waa so diaabled that the
Albatros* had to come up to h*r assistance from
below to tow her down out of danger from oar
guns.
The amount of damage done to the Benton la
not known, nor the loss of life on the sunken
boat. The two that were forced back must also
bave been badly injured by our upper batteries,
our guns worked splendidly and are now ready
for another fight, if the Yankees wish to send
down any more boats. Since six o'clock this
morning everything bas remaiiod quiet,
Atlakta, March 25.—Tho Confederacy ha* the
New York Herald of th* 15th.
Tbe Legislature of Delawar* has pused an act
to prevent illezal arrest* In that State. The Gov-
ernor of th*t State ha* no veto, but has issued a
proclamation to prevent tbe evil operation of ths
act and enjoins uron tbe people that they hold
true allegiance to the Government of tbe United
States as paramount to the State of Delaware, and
that they obey the constitutional anthorities there-
of .before tbe Legislature of tbe State or any other
haman authority whatever. He further says, 1
will sava harmless from the operation of the stat-
ute any that may be indicted.
Kicbkosp, March 23.—A Cincinnati dispatch, of
the 19t, says that the Yansoo expedition had met
with a check.
The gunboat Chillecothe encountered a rebel
battery at the mouth of th* Tallahatchie, the fight
lasting all day. One shot from the battery entered
a porthole and killed and wounded 16. She was
struck 64 times by shot and damage isrioualy.
The fleet consisted of the Chilllcothe, DeKalb, 5
small gunboats, and 18 transportb. At last ac-
count! [be force was thre* miles above the bat-
tery.
Panola, March26.—I learn from a gentleman
from Memphis that the permanent occupation of
Northwestern Mississippi, and the erection of for-
tifications at Hernando has been determined upon
by the enemy. They are repairing the Railroad
and their purpose is considered fixed.
The minor officers havedtsclo ed their preparations
for departure on this expedition. Fifteen boats car-
J vying reinforcements met the retreating fleet on
the Tallahatchie near Locopolgo.when both descend-
ed the river. Ther-iutorcement boats have ambu-
lances, field artillery and other appliances Indicating
a purpose to attempt land operations- One gunUKt
was at the mouth of the Coldwater, repairing dama-
ges, which were very serious. Major Biythe has Just
sent in a hatch of prisoners.
Milledgevillb, Ga., March 25.—The General As-
sembly organized to-day, arid Gov. Brown sent In his
message at half past 11 o'clock. He recommended
the enactment of laws restricting the planting of cot-
ton to a qnarter of an acre per har d under a heavy
penalty, and urges the necessity of this course to pre-
vent a posi-ible scarcity of provisions.
He also reccommends a furtherrestrlcUon of^tbe
distillatton of spirits, so as to prevent the use ef
potatoes, peas, dried peaches, and vigilance to
punish oITenders.
Ho opposes tbe endorsement of the bonds of
the Confederate State* by Georgia, a* calculated
to impair the credit of Confederate capitalist* at
home and abroad. It Would injure the credit of
the State, and do the Confederacy no good, but
only encourage reconstruction.
He also recommend (that Congress be requested
to levy a tax to pay Interest on th* whale debt,and
create a sicking fund to extinguish the debt grad-
ually.
He also urges a cordial support of tbe Confede-
rate Government and the administration. Con-
cerning State intereati, he recommends an in-
crease of the aalariea of officers, and desires the
Legislature to devise the best plan for furnishing
laborers for the coast defences. He also recom-
mend* the purcbace Of State car*, to carry corn to
the destitute portions of the State, and advised an
amendment to the military laws.
Charleston, March 25.—We have authentic
news that the enemy's fleet at Port Royal has
been increased to 100 vessels. About 35 trans-
ports have been added in the last two day*. Th*
French war steamer Renandin left here to-day.
Richmond, March25.—The Senate to-day passed
bills to pay the salaries of agent* abroad, In
coin. To continue in fore* the provisions of
the act approved May 16, 1861, relative to the ten
yearbonds.and twoyear treasury notes, and the
bill for the relief of tbe Brunswich and Albany
R. R. Georgia. Itthenwent into secret leision.
In the House the new member fromFlarida, Mr.
Martin appeared, and was qualified, The assess-
mentblllwas considered until adjournment,and
a protracted debate took place on an amendment,
providing that, credits should be valued and pay-
able in gold at the market value, wh*n holders
shall have refnsedConfederate notes in discharge
thereof. The amendmentwasfinally adopted,
Aluxvndria, April 1.—The government courier
on his way from Natchez to wis place wa* cap-
sized In the lake. He barely escaped from drown-
ing, lost his dispatches and papers, consequently
nothing later than the foregoing ha* been re-
ceived.
The Yankee gunboat sunk by our batteries while
attempting to pass Vicksburg proves to hare beea
the Lancaster.
Papers received from the wreck show conclu-
sively that Col. Elletand brother, formerly of the
Queen of the West were on board of this boat and
probably went down with her. The fallowing is
Gen.Taylor'* report of the late capture on Ber-
wick's Bay.
Hiadqda'rtirs Dipaktxent Wkctxrn
La., Nkak Bxrwice Bat.
March 38th, 1863
Gen. S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General
Richmond ;
I have tie honor to report the capture of the
Federal gunboat Diana at this point to-day.
She mounts five heavy guns; boat not seriously
injured, and will be immediately put In service.
Enemies lots, in killed and wounded and prison-
ers, 150. Your ob't seiv't,
R. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen'l, Com'dg.
The enemies fleet that was lying below Port
Hudson,with the exception of two gunboats, ha*
left and gone down tbe river.
Banks has also evacuated Baton Rouge and gone
with bla fleet. What next ?
Gen. Joe Johnston has assumed active command
of the army in Tennessee.
Bragg has been ordered to Richmond.
Gen. Johnston has ordered his ataff to the front
of the army at Murfreesboro.
Gen. Kirby Smith is looked for at this point hour
ly. H. P.
Special to Telegraph,
BeAemokt, April 3d, 10:30 P. M.—I havejust re-
ceived news f.om Sabine Pas?, stating that the
Brooklyn passed that point yesterday and took the
two steamers that were Blockading there away with
her. Two vessels with cotton Went out last night.
New York and 12th Connecticut Regiments. Of
this number, 10 were killed, 16 wounded, 95 taken-
prisoners and 5 missing. These last jumped over
board and were perhaps drowned.
The armament of the Diana consisted of five
guna, one Parrot 30 pound rifled gun, ten and a
half feet, two Dahlgreen 32 pounder smooth bore
and one brass 12 pound rifle Howitzer, one brass
12 pound Howitzer smooth bore and 150 stand of
small arms for sharpshooters.. She is the best
gunboat the Yankees bad In Berwick's Bay, she
.contained an unusual amcunt of splendid ammu-
nition and other valuable store*, though her cabin
wa* badly riddled, her engine and her machinery,
her guns and her hull are in excellent order.
In a few days she wilt be in a good condition
for a fight. She is now on this side of the wreck
of the ill-fated Cotton, the poor monument to the
memory of Gen. Mouton. The first honorable
monument to the memory of Gen.81bley,we have
added a splendid gunboat and a large amount of
military stores to our navy without losing a single
man.
Well done Gen. Sibley, Col. Gray, Col. Waller,
Maj. Boone and the gallant Texan*.
A gentleman direct from Vicksburg states that
the gunboat which past that city.in adlsabled con-
dition was the Benton and that she has since sunk
at the foot of the canal.
Alexandria, April 3.—Fourmails, thre'O ofthem
being over due, were brought by[the terryman dur-
ing tbe night time from Sims' port to Red River
Landing.
Just as they were about to be put on tbe stage
for this point, tbe enemy from a great diatance
commenced (helling the neighborhood, instead of
hurrying them on the frightened postmaster clos-
ed his doors and refused to deliver them, and
icntajn stage without them, thus four valuable
lettSHknd newspaper mails hav* no doubt passed
Into tne hands of the enemy.
Such Is tbe statement made by the pssengersaud
stage driver.
we suQer a-, much from Indescretlons and mlsman.
agenient of our own people in this region, as from
the enemy themselves. No courier frem Natchez
for eight days. H. P.
LATER FHOM THE RIO GRANDE !
Tie Captain of tie Benegades, Davis, GivenUp.
ETC.
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Alexandria, April 3.—The stag* arrived yester-
day evening from the mouth of Red Rlvar. It
brought no late mail. The reason assigned by th*
passengers wa* that three yankee gunboat* arrived
and compelled them to leave before they had time
to put the mail on the stage. They aay one gun-
boat had entered the river.
The Planter* Banner extra of March 30th, re-
ceived last evening, contains the following :
ANOTHKR SM.KIVDID PRIZE.
Tlie Gunboat IManacaptured.
More Laurtlsfor the Vtlverit batttr) and tit
gallant Tezant.
Last Thursday the Yankee guhboat Diana came
up to Mrs. Cochranes plantation, just below Pat-
tersonville, for the purpose of seizing sugar, but
by the energy and resolute protestations of Mrs.
C. they desisted only robbing the lady of a few
barrels for the use of the beat; They threw out a
landforce to protect them in their piirering. Col.
Gray, whose headquortera are on the Teohe, five
or six mile* from its mouth, being unable to send
force* in season te catch these land and river pi-
rate* when they made their sudden dashes upon
the plantations of the Atchafalaya and Black in
consulation with Sibley to eet a trap for them. H*
accordingly asleeted bi* men for the work and Or-
dered them to remain on the river with their bat-
teries masked and watch for tbe enemy until h*
should order them to return.
They first toon a position several mile* below
Paltersonville, but learning thatthe Diana was on
ber way down the lake, they moved up to Skeeg*
sugar house just above Patterson ville. The foroe
consisted of Waller's battalion under eommand
of Major Boone, in tbe early part of the engage-
ment and of Col. >ValIer in the latter part, th*
Valverde Battery, four field pieces In eommand of
Lieut, Hume, and the other in command of Lieut*.
Smith, Welch and Porter and 138 men of the 28th
Regiment,commanded by Capt. Abney.
About 2 P. M., last Saturday, the 28th,the Diana
came within about fifty yard* of our batteries,
which was watting and ready for them. The Diana
suddenly discovered our forces, opened Are on
them, killing nine cavalry horse*, but doing no
other damage.
Then commenced a scene on the Yankee gun
boat* which beggar* dascription. Our sharp shoot-
ers and the Valverde battery opened a fire a hun-
dred times mure terrific and fatal than anything
this fated gunboat had ever witnessed before. Th*
gunner* on the boat were swept away as if they
had all been struck by lightning. Those who
were not slain or crippled on the spot fled terror
stricken behind the casemating that proteets the
engines, and great numbers jumped into the hold
oftbeboat; the officers attempted to rally them, and
all but one were swept away by the death dealing
guns of an impetuous and terrible foe. The gun-
ners,pilots and officers were silenced at a dash;
dismay and confusion reigned among those secret-
ed behind the casemating and beneath the lower
deck.
But tbe worst is yet to be said. Amidst all this
wreck and rUln the dead and the dying lay in their
gore shot to pii Ces, and their bodiea terribly la-
cerated and torn by cannon balla aad smaller shot.
Pilow cases were seized and abeeta torn in the
agony of the moment, and and to Itaunch tha
wounds which bad not reaulted in death ; and
there the next day, with fioor* beameared with
blood, added to the horror* of the scene. Some
of the balls of the Valverde battery went entirely
through the casemating, which consisted of slabs
of iron 1 Inches thick and seven inches in width.
One cannon ball passed through the boat just in
rear of the engine, and anolbei splintered the
timber near the starboard bearing of the main
shaft. As the boat floated down the stream, one
section of the Valverde battery was alternately
pouring iU shots into the crippled gunboat, while
the other sections took position below and waited
for their prey to drift within range of their guns.
The steamer drifted down the stream with the
radder disabled, and only managed by half dis-
tracted engineers. But while this waa the atate of
thing* below, who can describe tbe terror tb t
reigned in the cabin ?
The Valverde battery and the sbarpibootera
thre « tsUsrm of iron and leaden hall that waster-
rifle beyond description. Door*, window* and
looking-glasses, tables, chairs, soras, trunks,
crockery-ware the contents of feather-beds, the
pantry store rooms, and the surgeon'* shelves,
looked as though they had been struck by light-
ning and then given up to tbe tender mercies of a
hnrricane. The floor may almOBt be said to have
been knee deep in the wreck of matter which but
a few momenta before wa* arranged in perfect or-
der.
Thus she drifted for about two miles, shot at
and struck from almost every imaginable point on
this side of the river from Skeeg* to Roussels.
Tboae who still controlled tbe boat, doubtless
hoped she would float down far enough to be re-
lieved by Yankee gunboats from Berwick's Bay,
bat at length they despaired of relief, a wh ite flag
was hung out and the boat surrendered.
The Diana had 122 men on board when she was
attacked; 60of these were infantry from thel60tb
BY PONY EXPRESS.
We have full files of the fast-Mississippi pa-
pers to the 26th ult., from which we take the fol-
lowing items of new*:
We leam that the ateamer Natchez, destroyed
on the 13th ult., was a Confederate steamer. She
was freighted with 1300 bales of cottoi,and bound
up the Yazoo, from Yazoo city. On board were a
portion of the 2d Texas. Two instances of heroism
are illustrated. The steamer had a large number
of passengers, and the fire gained so rapidly that
the passengers ana crew had barely time to
reach the boiler deck and throw themselve* over-
board. Tbe Appeal says a member of the 2d Tex-
a*, after reaching a place of safety, heard the
screams of Mrs. Eddy, who, with her husband,
wa* but a few feet from the burning wreck^when
he planged in and rescued her. Another mem-
ber of the same regiment, who did not cease bis
efforts to extinguish the flame* until his buckskin
jacket was burned to a crisp, leaped from the
guards, and although he had the use of but one
arm in swimming, the other having been disabled
by a Yankee bullet, he swam to the assistance ofa
drowning negro, and succeeded In rescuing him.
The names of these two gallant gentlemen are
"Fletcher and Lawson.
Twelve thousand and odd New England women
have petitioned Old Abe, for the Lord's sake, as
well as for the sake of poor Cuffy, to remove all
incompetent and drunken mllitaix official*. Old
Abe seem* to be getting deeper into torment day
by day. Twelve thousand women down upon one
man I Just think of it I
Four snbmarlne contrivances intended to play
hob in Charleston harbor were recently started
from New York on board of the £ricson. After
fourteen days passage the steamer arrived at Port
Royal with but one of them, the others having
broke loose on the way and gone to the bottom.
The Almaden mine cases involved property to
the value of *60,000,000.
The Supreme Court of the IT. States has given
an opinion'Iegalizlog tbe blockade. Three judges,
under the lead of Wilson dissented.
Some talk is made in the Northern conservative
papers about the recent resolutions in the Illinois
regiments sustaining Lincoln and denouncing the
conservatives at home.
It Is -aid that the military Is assuming to tell the
people what sentiments they shall entertain. Gen
Milroy told the troops that when "we," the army
"have crushed armed treason at the South, and res-^
tored the sovereignly of our government over the e
misguided States, we will upon our return whilst our
hands areln,also exterminate treason at the North
by arms If need be. and seal by the blood of traitors
wherever found, the permanent peace ofonr country
and the perpetuity of free government to all future
generations.'" Rosecranz said "whoever is .a favor of
peace on any terms, is fit to be a slave, and a traitoi
to his couutry." Col. 8telgbt declared that the "cop-
per b-.ttoms are thick in Indiana, Illinois and Ken-
tucky, and we must strike them before they strike
us.'
The storm eaBt of the Mississippi was most terrible.
It began on the 19th and continued till the 24th. The
Natchez Courier of tbe 24th, says, "We shall look
with Interest for news from the Federal Atlantic Na-
val fleet." We are quite anxious also to hear from
their lron-clads.
The Courier thinks the Federals have retired
from the Coldwater, satisfied after three trial*, of
their inability to foree the batteries.
A London correipondent lay* that politicians
and editor* have aettled down into the conviction
that Seward must speedily be dismissed from
Lincoln's Cabinet, in compliance wltb a peremp-
tory demand from the French Government, In con-
sequence of the Mexican correspondence.
Intervention In some way, and at every hazard,
seem* to be determined on a* a measure of Frencb
policy. An open rupture cannot be prevented
without a sacrifice of national honor and dignity,
which is now hailed a* inevitable, by the un
friendly British press.
CmocuTT, March 21,'63,
Passenger* from Virginia on the 7th Init.. bring
news that since they left Frederickaburg, a fight
ha* occurred at Raccoon Ford, on the Rappahan-
nock , between a small detachment of oar troops,
2000 strong, and a body of tbe enemy'* force*,"
consisting of 20,000 man.
The Yankee* attempted to cross at the Ford,and
were reiiiled by our gallant liule band so success-
fully that they only succeeded after half a day'i
hnrd fighting by dividing their force* and crossing
at placet above and below our men; and being
likely to be outflanked, our troops retired to a
range of bill*, where they were pursued by the en-
emy, who, from hi* greatly auperior numbers, wa*
again about to outflank as, when they retired again
to another strong position. The Yankees were
too much cut up to pursue them, so they recrossed
the river, and retired to their camp below Freder-
ickaburg. The enemy's loss was one thousanu six
hundred killed and wounded—ours about one hun-
dred and sixty.
There I* nothing n*w from Port Hudson or the
river. The Hartford and Monongahela were under
the Yankee gun* at the mouth of the ditch. The
Webb I* nearly ready, and when completed will,
with tbe Queen of th* West, make lome investi-
gation into what the Yankee gunboat* are doing
in the river. I hope they will speedily give a
good account of them. Yours, NUNCIUS.
Letter from High Private.
Abroao, March 23,1863.
Editer Telegraph—No sooner bad I left the con-
fine* of Texas, temporarily on busines*, than every
man in it came out a* a candidate for Governor.
Now, sir, I protest against this sort of political
trickery. Those that I left behind me to look af-
ter tbe State during my absence, had no right mor
ally, mentally, phyaically or politically, to take
advantage of my absence. I left home for the good
ot Texas, and her citizen* have shown their grati-
tude by attempting to forestall me while serving
them. But, sir, 1 shall return and turn th* tables
upon them ; and like an upset table their legs shall
yet point upwards—and that is the only way such
candidate* will ever become upright I
For tbe benefit of all legal voters and their
wives, I will state that if elected Governor, I will
never call an ".extra session" of the Legislature
without some object In view. I will see that the
rain fall8 in dry places, and that the sun shines in
wet places. I will put dewn all shinplaatera, hang
all extortioners, and execute all depreciatora of
Confederate money. I will look after all the
wives of soldiers. I will raise all the corn I can
and give It to the poer. I will etay all corrcspon -
ilence with newapapere, until paper becomes more
plenty. I will give the Devil his due on all 0CS«-
Sioni- I will reform all ebusea, and daily originate
new schemes for the benefit of th* dear people. I
will ferret out the aecret devices of all government
agents. I will not allow ithe oar* torunoffthe
track on any railroad in the State—especially the
" Central.'' I will make all the rivers navigable,
all the old maidens marriageable, keep the moon
"full" during my whole term of office, and kill
all the Indian* and Yankee* in the territory over
which my jurisdiction extenda. I will, in fact, do
all that mortal man can do, and a great deal be-
sides.
That is my platform. If any candidate can
promise more, let him be elected.
HIGH PRIVATE
P. I will resign when my term of office ex
pires. H.P.
"Haveyou got a sister J Then love and cherish
ber with a holy friendship," says an exchange, to
which some fellow adds : "If you haven't got any
sister of your own, take some other feller's sister,
and love her. Tbe effect is just aa good—some-
thing better.
From tbe Fort Brown Flag, of tbe 20th ult,. we take
the following Interesting and important in'ormation_
It will be seen that the Davis affair bas been settled
As for Capt. Benavides, tbe Flag Justly remarks:
"Until the authorities of Tamaulipas account for tbe
public property that was stolen from our Government
train near Ringgold Barracks, and which was publicly
sold at auction In Camargo, thc-y cannot justly charge
us with any offense, If our men do occasionally cross
the Rio Grande, In order to get even for their lost
goods":
On the night, of Saturday, the 14th, or rather on the
morning of Sunday the 15tb, a party ot men consist-
ing of some citizens and some soldiers, so we bave
been told, (lor the names and details ot the transac-
tion have been kept p.etty close by the actors in the
affair.) passed from the Texas side of the Rio Grande
Into Mexico, and captured and took prisoner a mat)
named;!.T. Montgomery, a very desperatecharacter,
who had made himself notorious and oi jectlcnable to
the Confederate citizers on the frontier. At the time
that Montgomery was captured, there happened to be
present a Texas renegade named E. J. Davl-. who pre-
tends to hold a Colonel's commission-In the Yankee
army. Davis was with his family at the time, and it
Is probable that this circumstance Isthe only excuse
for bis being alive it tbis time to perplex matters be-
tween people who ought to havelxore Important mat-
ters to quarrel about.
The Texiang crossed tbe Rio Grande early in the
morning and soon surrounded the home in which
Montgomery and Davis were lodged. Quite a dum-
ber of renegades were in the house, and they boob
showed a disposition to fight. .This was just the
card that suited the Texans, and our boys pitched
in. The renegades soon found that fighting was
nottheir game, and they commenced a lively skee-
daddle over the sand bills. They were fired at by
our boys, and we are informed through their own
party that they loat three men killed and some
wounded.
A* we said before, owing to the secresy observ-
ed about the aflair on the Texas side of the Rio
Grande, we can ascertain none of the particular*
of the transaction from those of our men who were
engaged in it, and therefore w* have to rely main-
ly on the statements of parties who have heard the
talk of the runaway renegades.
Montgomery and Davis weTe brought to the Texas
side of the Rio Grande. Montgomery is said to have
been httrg immediately after he was landed, and
Davis was concealed In the bushes near Brownsville,
to prevent his being taken possession of by Gen.
Bee.
As a matter'of course this invasion of Mexico, and
capture of Yankees in that country, created great
excitement and much anxious regret both in Mata-
moros and Brownsvll'e. The renegades took it In
high drudgeon and got up a torchlight procession in
Matamoros which consisted of runaways; white and
black, a few barefooted Mexicans, and any number
of children. The same crowd ci uld have been hired
to turn out for any disreputable purpose, either to
attend the funeral of a thief or the orgies of a pros-
titute.
The Mexican authorities acted very promptly
and very calmly on tbe subject. Gov. Lopez sim-
ply made a demand for the surrender of the cap-
lured Individuals, and as soon as Gen. Bee could
obtain control of Davis, he returned him to the
Mexican authorities. Tais act of juitice waa done
on Wednesday, Major Gray acting as the agent of
the military in surrendering the renegade.
The Mexican population of Matamoros, that is
the respectable portion of it, acted with a grea
deal of calmness on the occasion, and used their
beat endeavor* to bring the matter to a peaceful
and satisfactory termination. They perceived that
the act wa* one purely personal, and thatthe two
people (hould not embroil themselves for one of
those event* which no authority' can at all times
control-
When tbe renegades were captured they were at
the mouth of the Rio Grande for the purpose of
going away on a Yankee tranaport- When she
learned of the capture she put to sea with the threat
to return aoonjwith forces to thrash the Texians at
the mouth of tbe river.
Captcke of a Schooser and a Valuable Cargo.—
Some time ago a Yankee brig was wrecked on the
Texas coast reaT the mouth of tbe Rio Grande. Her
crew were ti ken prisoners, arid her cargo was taken
charge of by the authotities, and this country Is now
fall of wrecked goods that have been bought from the
parties in charge ot the prize property. Not the least
valuable part of the wreck, however, was three of the
sailors who were made prisoners and paio'ed by our
authorities. These three men, beating about on the
beacb near the old wreck, concluded to try aaid make
a capture, and they accordingly picked out a good
looking Y ankee craft anchored off the sh re in Texas
waters.and they started out and boarded her.
The Captain was ashore, and they captured the
crew.boisUd anchor, and made a straight wake for
tbe beach. The vessel answered the appeal, and
soon landed herself high and dry on a Texas sand
baok, where she now lays, with a large quantity of
flour, corn and cofiee on board. The men started im-
mediately for headquarters, where they made a de-
mand for prize monev. We only learned tbe names
of two of the men; Martin and Smith. One of these:
men gives as his reason for having assisted In cap-
turing the schooner, that she was stolen from bim
some time since, and that he determined tbe thieves
should not run under the Yankee flag any longer.—
The capture is worth $25,000.
Bejtcvides ik Mexico Agaib.—We understand from
reports that come through Mexican sources, that
Capt. Benavldes, In command of the Confederate
outpost near Ringgold Barracks, had again crossed
Into Mexico, and tbat be had captured and destroyed
■ Mexicjn town near Guerro. The cause of this In-
vasion of Mexico Is reported to be that renegades
from Texas Infested the locality destroyed, and that
they not only Insulted oar men on every possible oc-
casion, but they openiy ofl'en-d a'i manuerof temp-
tation to out soldiers to desert. They had a tegular
organization on the river, said to have been perfected
bythekalf crazy Yankee Consul in Matamoros, and
they took advantage of Mexican hospitality to violate
the laws of the country which protected them. They
will probably flnd out that it Is getting to be a dan-
gerous business to rely too much upon the Rio Grande
for protection.
GOVERNMENT SALE
OF
Austin City and Out Lots!!
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
11TH MAY, X863a
Terms Cosh, In State Trensurj Warrants,
rpiiK following lots will be offered fbr sale to the
X HIGHEST BIDDER, viz :-Lot 4. block 12; lot 1,
block 36; lots 2 and 7, block 37; lots 3 and S. block 47;
lot 3. block 80; lots 6, 7 and 8, block 93: improved lots
I and 2, In block 97, being opposite and North of Dal-
fau's Drng store, <m Consre>s Avenn*; lots 1 to 8, in
blcck 102 ; lots 1,3 and 4,In block 107 ; lots 5,6,7 and
8, in block 128; lot 4, In block 12fl; lot 2, block 140; lot*
1,4, 7 and 8, in block 142; lots 1 to 8. Hock 143; lots 2,7
and 8, Muck 145 ; lota J, 2 and 3, block 155 ; lota 8,9,10,
II and 12. block 157; lots 7 tc 12, block 162; lots 1 to 8,
block 166; lots 6,7,8. 9,10 and 12. block 171; lots 1, 2,
10,11 and 12, block 175; lots 1.2,3,4.7 and 8, block 177;
lots 2,3 and 4, blcck 186; and Tot* 189 and 190. South ol
the Arsenal, the former containing about l±i and the
litter about 1 and three-fourtbaacres; also I lot, block
101.
The following lot* idjdnlng icd surrounding
THE CAPITOL SQUARE:
Doti 10, 11 ind 12, in block 122; lots 7 to 12, in block
128: lots 7 to 12, In block 124 ; lots 7 to 12 in block 135;
lots 7 to 12 iu block 147, lots 7 to 12 In block 143; lots 10
11 and 12 tn block i5s; lots 7 to 12 Id block 160; lots 10,
11 and 12 In block 161; and lots 53 and 59, <n dlvltion
" 15," each containing IX acres.
All of which Can be seen on the plot of said
Government tract, on file at thli office.
CLKMRNT R. JOHNS, Comptroller.
Comj*troller's_Offlce,_ ^ |
Annuo. Mareh 17th. I8tt.
marlSoawftw
rilAKKN UP—On Cypress Creek, at my Ranch.
X on the 20th inst., two lorrel mares, very well
matched, and ihows to have been worked lately.
Both are branded on the left ahoulder with a Texas
star. One, the largest, has a small blase in the
face, freih collar marks; right hind foot white, a
little above the palter Joint, ihod in front; 4 years
old. The other, a small star in the face, hind feet
white, one a little higher than the other; 5 years
old, shod In front. They are now at my residence,
on Spring Creek, six mile* JJ. E. of Hockley, and
can be had when called for by the proper owner.
mar23tw2lwlt G.H.ROBERTS.
OL * REWARD.—Strayed from the owner, two
y-iU horses, one a Chestnut Sorrel, branded
on the left shoulderM C, about 15 hands high and
obout *even years old. Tbe other, a dark gray,
branded JN, connected, on the left shoulder, left
eye out, about 15K hand* high. Twenty dollar*
will be paid for the delivery of either one, or forty
for both, to me at Virginia Poipt.
W. 3. COX,
march 8 w4t.* Black's Co., DeBray's Reg.
850 REWARD —Strayed from the subscriber, in
Fayette county, about the 1st of November, 1S62,
TWO LARGE MULES, ofthe following deacrip-
Uon :
One large, brown horse mule, about 5 years old,
marked with harness, 8 branded I believe on the
•houlder. Neither mane nor tail bas ever been
trimmed.
One large mare mule, 9 or 10 years old, white in
the face, left knee disfigured aa thongh It had been
broken, long tail, mane trimmed a year or more
ago, 8 brandod on the shoulder—brand not re-
memberod on either of them.
The above reward will be paid for their delivery
to me at La Grange, and any information thank-
fully received. tw<Srw2t L. C. FLAKE.
NOTICE —Xhe annual meeting of the Stockholders
ol the Houston, Tap and Brazoria Railway Com-
pany will be held at their office, In this city, on Mon-
day, May 4th, 1863.
By order of A. 8E8SUMJ, President.
Frss..Stanley, Secretary. [mar25 twlawiw wlm
ITEMS OF INTBRBST.
The Governor of Florida bas cillcd ur-
on the citizens of that State to Plact
Coxa, and to produce tbe greatest p.m't
of provisions attainable nytbemeaic
at their command.
John II. Geor.e Is the Democratic
candidate for Governor in New Hamp-
shire, and in a recent speech he said
"Do you ask me whether I am willing
to Uke my i lace, or hove yen taken
yours by conscription n the military
ran.s in conjunction with the prot o ed
arm'ngof one hundreoand fifty thoncacd
negroes fur the purpose declared in the
President's proclamation, or for any
othermrposil IUIli/oufto!" Hefur-
ther said, "Come what may, 1 will de-
nounce the treason and defy "the trai-
tors who desire to enthrone despotl-m
on the ruins ol the Republic. The
shadows thicken.
Ours is a ciminoct canse, where there
are no distinctions, whtre the rich at d
poor, the high and low, stand guard and
fight the battles:
There is a Mississippi soldier In the
anuy at Eredertcksfcurg, whose stature
exceeds aeren feet, lie is bro: d in pro-
portion. The lettpr of tbe Dispatch says
ittere'ls One rrivtte In tbe ranks wt.o
Is worth SSOO.COO.and many of them are
among the w althlest gentlemen in
Mississippi."
Another shadow of the ccming event-
The following paragraph we uke from
the Daily MlaslsBippian of tfce 17th of
March. ' ■ -
The Richmond Examiner " -earns
thrcngh a trust worty prlvatsl'ettei"
that therewas recently a bloody tight in .
the streets of Penslcoia tetween a
Maine and New York regiment, "grnw-
ingoutDfsomtdlffeieiiccofopinion be-
tween them relative to -the treatment
of their negro brethren." Many sol- ,
diers and negroes werq£Hled- " The
affair." it says, "wis terminated to the
satisfaction of the contesting parties by
chaining together fifteen negro men
apd driving then* at the point ofthe
bayonet off the end of a wharf into tbe
bay, where the water was fifteen I eet
deep." ... - :
"Wortbylofa thought.
At a puelic -meeting In Alfcermarie
Court House, Virginia.istiong TeSOlO-
tions in favor of a politic*! connection
with the Northwest were adopted and
forwarded to their representatives in
Congress, and in the Virginia Legisla-
ture.
FurtherdemonstraUon* ofthe love
for Sambo that characterizes the Fed-
eral soldiers, have recently been
made at Hilton Head. Regiment*
from New York, Pennsylvania, Now
Jersey and Massachusetts have had
a row w itb the negroes, and driven
them to the other side of the Island.
A great deal of dissatisfaction i* dis-
played by the soldier* generally at
this place, and Bome regiment* have
talked about laying down theirarms.
We derive thi*information from Yan
kee sources, and it is another evi-
dence of what may be expected by
the abolition Government at some
future day. "Coming event* cast their
shadows before."
However much the Chicago Time*
may miscalculate the extent of the
willingness of our Government to
conclude a peace, or however much
the Western people are misled aa to
the kind o alliance we may be ready
to make with the Western States, yet
we are perfectly willing that the
Time* may publiih such paragraph*
as the one we quote from that paper,
as it helps to widen the breach be-
tween the East and tbe West Thi*
paragraph appeared in the Time* in
tbe most conspicuous.manner:
' A Confederate movement for
peace''—"Resolution* introduced in
the Confederate Congress by Mr.
Foote, of Tennessee"—'\The South
willing to conolude a jusi and hon-
orable peace with an; of the State s
except New England >'—Proffered
guarantee of the uninterrupted nav-
igation of tbe MisaUsippi.'1
In nine times out of ten, in the -
New England States, the boy would
bare been right in his answer:
"A minister putting bis hand upon
a young urchin's shoulder, exclaim-
ed, -'My son, I believe the devil has
got hold of yon." "I believe so,
too,'' was the reply."
Tne Natchez Courier saya to the
people ol Mi**i**ippi.
"Our planters and farmers hold our
liberties in their hands and a few
days or weeks will decide the issue
—if they plant largely or grains, we
are safe, if otherwise, we will cer-
tainly suffer and may be undone."
The Yankees have just discovered
that the Harriet Lane, ♦' The pridt f
the xocy," was a great failure, and
the United States bad no use for her
anyhow. The "beautiful, fast, mag-
nificent, saucy Harriet" that used to
be, is sow called a "llow, eld tub
We are satisfied.
The Chattanooga Rebel says very
truly ;
"The people of the Northwest have
discovered that the Southern coose
no longer lays the golden egg. But
It bas hatched a game cock that Is
exceedingly troubleiosi* to subju-
gate. Hence the clamor for peace."
The Greensboro (N. C.) Patriot
tells the following story or a captain
inone of tbe Georgia regiment*. Tbe
regiment started into the action, but
had not advanced,far nntii a volley
from the enemy wounded some of
the gallant Georgians, and among
them one man in the aforesaid cap-
tain's company, which so amazed
the doughty officer, that he "baw-
led" out to hi* colonel, " Step, colo- '
nel, stop 1 There?* a man hurt back
here K>
An Irishman being asked, "Has
your siater a son or a daughter t" re-
plied—"Divil a bit do I know yet,
whedder 1 am an nncle or an aunt.''
The Richmond Enquirer says that
another cartel for the exchange of
priaoners|ha* been entered into, and
uses the following language thereto :
The Federal commissioner has now .,
agreed to deliver up all Confederate
officers and soldier* wbo had been
wrongfully detained previously to
the proclamation—whether belong-
ing to the regular Confederate army
or to the irregular organizations ;
also all non-combatants; also, the
officers detained by Butler, and n«h
soldiers as have been tried by tbeir
milit&ry tribunal* and sentenced. In
short, all those cases which provoked
the President's proclamation, are to
be redresied ;—and, if the Yankee*
act in good faith, every Confederate
soldier and citizen confined in their
prisons, (except officers captured
lince tbe proclamation,) will be de-
livered within three weeks. This
will include tbe brave and unfortun-
ate Zarvona.
So it stand*, wuh respect to all pria-
oners taken on either side cefore the
President's proclamation of the 23d
December. The future begins a new
score; and it demands the most anx-
ious attention of the President and
Congress. It may be interesting to
know that the enemy has at thi* mo-
ment almost or quite as many offi-
cers of ours m theirhand* aa we
have of theirs : but of privates, we
hold a much larger number than they
The following iuterestloq scene took
place in the Army of the Potomoc not
long since: A chaplain wanted a
bor^e, and, without much ceremony
took one belonging to a Virginia farmer
but his possession of the proiieny was
very brief, as the following conversa-
tion 6hows: The chanlain rode into tha
presence of his superior olhier. aud
was asked where he got that lioise:
The chaplain -avs : "Down on the 1
road there " The officer remarked :
"Yon had better tskcCblm back again "
The chaplain says : "Why, Je*ns
Christ, when he was on earth, took an
ass from his owner whereon to ride Into
Jerusalam." The otticer replied; "You
are not Jesus Christ; that is not an
ass; you are no', on your wa* to Je-
rusalem, and the sooner you reitore
that horse to .his owner, the better it
wlil be for you."
How simple and yet how beautiful
1s the following reply ?
A Greek maiden being aaked
what fortune she would bring her
husband, replied in the beautiful
anguage: "I will bring him what
gold cannot purchase—a heart un-
*potted,and virtue without a stain—
which i* all that deaccnded lo me
from my parents.'
"The American Reform Tract and
Book Society,an anti-slavery associa-
tion of the Northwestern States, held
itsjannlve sary at Cincinnati. Nov. ii.
The Society issued during the year in
books, tract*, a-d cobles of Its monthly
organ, tie Christian Press, neariv
7,000.000 of pace*. We average monthly
circulation of the Christian Press has
been 15,000.—lYifrtmc.
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