been delayed in rendering assistance to the French steamer Renaudin, which had just gotten off, was now seen going out at this time, passing Sullivan's Island. Numerous sail-boats and barges were seen running down the bay, adding to the interest of the scene. For a time the greatest interest and excitement prevailed. By the assistance of the high tide, and after throwing overboard some ten heavy slabs of iron and about forty boxes of tin, the Havelock floated off and came safely up to the city, much to the chagrin of the Federals."

-PONCHATOULA, La., was this day captured, after a brief skirmish with the enemy, by an expeditionary force of National troops, under the command of Colonel Clark.-(Doc. 144.)

-THE citizens of Savannah, Ga., were suffering greatly for the want of an adequate supply of provisions. Even corn-meal could be had only in small quantities. The railroads were forbidden to carry any food out of the town.

-GOVERNOR BROWN, of Georgia, sent a message to the Legislature of that State, recommending the passage of an act restricting the planting of cotton to a quarter of an acre to each hand, under a heavy penalty. He also recommended that further restrictions should be put upon the distillation of spirits, so as to prevent the use of potatoes, peas, and dried peaches for that purpose. He was in favor of giving a cordial support to the rebel government.

-THE English schooners Mary Jane and RisTHE Union fleet of iron-clad monitors and ing Dawn, while attempting to run into Wilming-gunboats under the command of Admiral Du ton, N. C., were captured by the gunboats State Pont, left Hilton Head, S. C., to-day.

of Georgia and Mount Vernon.

March 25.-The United States rams Lancaster and Switzerland undertook to run the batteries at Vicksburgh. As soon as they came within range, the rebels opened a tremendous fire. The Lancaster was struck thirty times. Her entire bow was shot away, causing her to sink immediately, turning a complete somerset as she went down. All the crew except two escaped. The Switzerland was disabled by a sixty-four-pound ball penetrating the steam drum. She floated down; the batteries still firing and striking her repeatedly, until finally the Albatross ran along side, and towed her to the lower mouth of the canal. Both these gunboats were improvised from light-built wooden river steamers, and not calculated to sustain a heavy fire.

-BRENTWOOD, Tenn., garrisoned by a force of National troops, numbering five hundred men, under the command of Colonel Bloodgood, was this day captured and sacked by the combined rebel forces of Wheeler, Forrest, Armstrong, and Stearns. After the capture, the rebel forces were pursued by a body of Union troops, under the command of General Green Clay Smith, and overtaken near Franklin, Tenn. The Nationals were inferior in numbers to their opponents, who were drawn up in line prepared to receive them, but they immediately made the attack, and, after a brief contest, they routed and drove them for a distance of five or six miles, killing and wounding great numbers of them. In their flight the rebels abandoned the whole of the plunder captured in Brentwood a few hours previous.-(Doc. 147.) VOL. VI-DIARY 5

-THE rebel schooner Clara was this day captured, while trying to run the blockade at Mobile, Ala., by the United States gunboat Kanawha.

-THE British steamer Dolphin, laden with contraband of war, was captured by the United States gunboat Wachusett off Porto Rico.

March 26.-A large and enthusiastic Union meeting was held this evening at Buffalo, N. Y. Resolutions firmly and decidedly for the support of the Government and the prosecution of the war until a peace was conquered, were unanimously adopted.-The Legislature of Maine adjourned, having adopted concurrent resolutions fully indorsing President Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, approving the use of negroes in the military service of the United States, and opposing all suggestions of compromise.-An expedition sent to Rome, Tenn., by Gen. George Crook commanding at Carthage, Tenn., returned tonight, having captured twenty-eight prisoners, among them a rebel captain named Rice, together with seven wagons and thirty horses.-General Burnside issued an order assuming command of the Department of the Ohio.

March 27.-The following bill was this day presented to the Legislature of Virginia: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That if any person buy any article of food (including salt) for man or beast, and withhold the same from market, or ask and receive more than five per centum commission or profit on cost and transportation, such person shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall forfeit the article so bought-one half to the informer and the oth

er to the Commonwealth: Provided, That this -THE steamer Sam Gaty was stopped and act shall not apply to market-men collecting sup-boarded at Sibley, Mo., by a gang of rebel guerplies for daily city consumption, or to any per- rillas who killed a number and robbed all of the son bringing such food from beyond the confede-passengers of their money and wearing apparel; rate army lines, or purchases for family consump- captured eighty negroes, twenty of whom they tion. wantonly killed, and destroyed a quantity of gov"This act shall be in force from its passage, and ernment stores. The boat was then allowed to continue during the war." proceed on her voyage.—(Doc. 161.)

British Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning bill authorizing the impressment of the saltthe questions of the blockade of the Southern ports, and foreign intervention in the affairs of America, was made public.-See Supplement. —A BATTLE was this day fought near Somerset, Ky., between a National force under General Gillmore, and the rebel army under General Pegram, resulting in a defeat and rout of the latter with great loss.-(Doc. 152.)

works in Washington County, Va., to be worked on State account.-Major-General Herron was assigned to the command of the National army of the frontier.-A large Union meeting was held at Washington, D. C., at which speeches were made by Admiral Foote, Green Adams of Kentucky, Mayor Wallach, and others, and resolutions were adopted in support of the National Government and for the vigorous prosecution of the war against all traitors at home and abroad. -National Intelligencer.

-WASHINGTON, N. C., garrisoned. by two thousand National troops under the command of General Foster, was attacked this morning by a strong force of rebels under Generals Hill and Pettigrew. The Union pickets and skirmishers were driven in with considerable loss, but the gunboat Commodore Hull opening on the rebels with shell, they were driven back to the hills sur-the loyal States of the Union, to be unlawful, rounding the town, where they immediately commenced to fortify themselves.-National Intelli

gencer.

- PRESIDENT LINCOLN issued a proclamation declaring all commercial intercourse not licensed and conducted as provided by law between citizens of the States now in rebellion, and those of

and would remain unlawful until such rebellion should cease, notice of which would be duly given by proclamation.-(Doc. 155.)

engaged the rebel batteries at Grand Gulf, Miss., and succeeded in passing below them without material damage.—Secretary Gabandau's Report.

-MOUNT PLEASANT, Va., was this day captured April 1.—Admiral Farragut with the National and plundered by a numerous band of rebel guer-gunboats Hartford, Switzerland, and Albatross, rillas under Colonel Jenkins. The town was garrisoned by a company of the Thirteenth Virginia volunteer infantry, under the command of Captain Carter. They intrenched themselves in the court-house, where they were attacked by the rebels, but after a four hours' contest, in which the rebels had twenty killed, twenty-five wounded, and twenty-seven of their number captured, they hastily retreated from the town, many of them throwing away their booty.—(Doc. 153.)

-GENERAL MCCLERNAND took possession of the town of Richmond, Miss., with a small force, driving the rebel cavalry from the place after two hours' sharp fighting.

-THE rebel schooner Expeditious was captured in the Savannah River. The vessel was from Nassau, N. P., with a cargo of three hundred and forty sacks of salt, and attempted to run past Fort Pulaski up to Savannah. In the darkness she missed the channel and went into Calibogue Sound, where she was discovered at daylight. A detachment of the Forty-eighth regiment was at once put on board the Mattano and despatched to secure her, which they did.

March 31.-Captain Jabez C. Rich, of Gorham, Me., of the rebel marine corps, was arrested in that place to-day, and conveyed to Fort Preble by Provost-Marshal Elliott, under orders of the Secretary of War. He claimed to be a paroled prisoner. The Legislature of Virginia passed a

-THE National Bank of Erie, Pa., was organized by M. Sanford and associates, to commence business on the first of May.-Captain Mosby, of the rebel cavalry, made a raid near Broad

Run, Va. His force was encountered by a portion of the First Vermont cavalry, when a sharp fight ensued. The rebels took up a position behind a fence which the Union cavalry could not get over, and from which they were unable to dislodge the rebels. During the fight Captain Flint, of the First Vermont cavalry, and a lieutenant of the same regiment, were severely wounded.

April 2.-At Richmond, Va., a riot occurred in which a large number of women were engaged. They broke open the rebel government stores, and took bread, clothing, and such other materials as they desired, when the militia were ordered out to suppress their proceedings.(Doc. 163.)

-EIGHT regiments of General Crufts's and Hazen's brigades, of General Palmer's division, made an effort to capture a rebel brigade stationed at Woodbury, Tenn. Last night at ten o'clock the party, accompanied by a body of Ohio cavalry, left Murfreesboro. General Hazen made a detour of fifteen miles, expecting to begin the

attack at daylight this morning. Crufts's bri- -GENERAL STANLEY, with two thousand cavalgade went direct. During the night the rebelry, and an infantry brigade under Colonel Mathpickets extended their lines, so that the advance ews, left Murfreesboro, on an expedition to capbegan skirmishing before General Hazen had ture Morgan's and Wharton's rebel regiments of posted his troops, and in consequence the rebels infantry and cavalry at Snow Hill, Tenn. Beescaped, the National cavalry keeping up a run-yond Auburn they drove in the rebel pickets, the ning fight for three miles, and capturing thirty Seventh Pennsylvania cavalry turning the rebel of the rebels, besides killing and wounding right while Minty's cavalry, with a battery untwelve of their number. Corporal Jacob R. der Captain Newell, moved up in front. The Shaveles, of company E, Third Ohio, was the rebels fled, but were again encountered at Smith's only one wounded on the National side. "He Ford and on Dry Fork, from both of which places acted very gallantly, charging a squad of rebels they were driven with some loss. Finally they single-handed, and sabreing half a dozen before formed a third line on Snow Hill, when the Secbeing shot."-Cincinnati Gazette. ond and Fourth Ohio cavalry sent to their rear, -Ar daylight this morning, Admiral Farra- succeeded in breaking their line and putting them gut, with the National squadron, left Grand Gulf, to flight, with a loss of fifty killed and wounded, Miss., and proceeded to the mouth of Red River, and sixty taken prisoners. The Union loss was destroying on the way a large number of rebel one private of the Seventh Pennsylvania cavalry skiffs and flatboats. He arrived at the Red Riv-killed, and two slightly wounded. Three huner at sundown.-Secretary Gabandau's Report.dred Lorses were captured by General Stanley, -MAJOR W. C. RANSOM, of the Sixth Kansas cavalry, destroyed the band of rebel guerrillas under Colonel Hicks, in Jackson County, Mo., killing seventeen and hanging two who were engaged in the robbery of the steamer Sam Gaty. He also recovered a portion of the contrabands captured from that steamer, besides taking twenty-one of the guerrillas' horses, and their camps, with all their equipage, ammunition, etc.-General Curtis's Despatch.

and carried into Murfreesboro.-General Rosecrans's Despatch.

April 3.-Secretary Welles issued an order, naming such of the petty officers, seamen, and marines of the United States Navy, as were entitled to receive the Medal of Honor authorized by Congress, to be given to such as should most distinguish themselves by gallantry in action, and other seamanlike qualities, during the present war.-(Doc. 156.)

-THE British steamer Tampico was captured

gunboat New-London.-Phillip Huber and three others, having been arrested at Reading, Pa., on a charge of being connected with a treasonable organization known as "Knights of the Golden Circle," were taken to Philadelphia and placed in prison. Considerable excitement existed at Reading in regard to the affair.-Philadelphia Press.

-As the National gunboat St. Clair was passing Palmyra, twenty-four miles above Fort Don-off Sabine Pass, Texas, by the United States elson, on the Cumberland River, she was fired into by a section of King's rebel Missouri battery, belonging to the army under General Van Dorn. The third shot struck the supply-pipe of the steamer, rendering her unmanageable, and wounding two of her crew. She was taken in tow by the steamer Luminous, and carried to Cairo, Ill.-General Wright, in command of the -GOVERNOR BONHAM, of South-Carolina, sent National forces in California, issued a proclama- a message to the Senate and House of Represention which concluded as follows: "Although tatives of that State, informing them that the the great mass of people on the Pacific coast are spirit of speculation had made such alarming eminently patriotic and devoted to the Union, strides in the State as to render their interposiyet, fellow-citizens, we must not disguise the tion necessary to arrest the evil. Large sums fact that we have traitors in our midst, who are were invested in flour, corn, bacon, and other ardoing all in their power to involve this country ticles of prime necessity, to the monopoly alin the horrors of civil war; to such persons, I most of such articles in certain sections of the say, pause and reflect well before plunging into country; and that they were withheld from marthe yawning abyss of treason. An indignant ket, or were exported beyond the limits of the people will rise in their majesty, and swift retri-State, to the great enhancement of prices, and to butive justice will be their certain doom." the manifest injury of the consumer. He there

fore recommended the passage of an act to ar- the rebels, but meeting a superior force of the enrest the purchase and monopoly of articles of emy, they returned to Newbern.-An expedition, prime necessity, even when it was not intended consisting of infantry and cavalry, under the comto export them beyond the limits of the State.-mand of General Steele, met a small body of (Doc. 157.)

—CAPTAIN J. J. WORTHINGTON, with two companies of the First regiment of loyal Arkansas cavalry, returned to Fayetteville, Ark., from a scout in Carroll County, in that State. He had

four skirmishes with the rebels, and succeeded in killing twenty-two and taking seven prisoners. Captains Smith and McFarland of the rebels were killed, and Captain Walker was taken prisoner. The National casualty was one man wounded.-General Curtis's Despatch.

rebels at a bridge over the Black Bayou, Miss., with whom they had a skirmish. The rebels were driven across the bayou, when they burned the bridge and retreated. The Union troops rebuilt the bridge, and proceeded on the march toward Yazoo City.

-TO-DAY the Union gunboats before Washington, N. C., shelled the rebel batteries at Hill's Point for two hours, but without being able to reduce them.-Boston Traveller.

April 6.-The New-England Methodist ConApril 4.-To-day an attempt was made by the ference, in session at Charlestown, Mass., adopted National forces at Washington, N. C., to capture a report supporting President Lincoln's Emancithe rebel battery at Rodman's Point, command-pation Proclamation, expressing entire confidence ing the Pamlico River, opposite Washington. A in his administration, and pledging moral and force of two hundred infantry, under the com- material aid to him in his every effort to crush mand of General Potter, embarked on board the | the rebellion. gunboat Ceres, Captain McDermot, but she got aground a short distance from the rebel battery, when the troops were unable to land. The rebels immediately opened fire upon her, killing and wounding five men, when the Union party were obliged to retire.

GENERAL R. B. MITCHELL, with three hundred and fifty cavalry, went out from Nashville, on the Lebanon turnpike to Green Hill, Tenn. Dashing into a rebel camp where there was a large number of conscripts, on a sabre charge, he killed five and captured fifteen. He captured all their -IN retaliation for firing into and disabling arms, horses, and equipments. The rebels were the gunboat St. Clair, the gunboat Lexington, composed of parts of Morgan's and McCoun's under the command of Lieutenant Leroy Fitch, men. Among the prisoners were Captain Bondy, visited the town of Palmyra, Tenn., and after of the Eighteenth Tennessee, and a lieutenant of giving the inhabitants time to leave, burned it to Morgan's cavalry. A still-house, containing forty the ground.-General George W. Williamson and casks of liquors, was destroyed. One man was a Mrs. Atwood were arrested at New-York.-The wounded. General Mitchell's command made the Supreme Court of New-York, at Rochester, de-march of fifty-five miles in twelve hours.-Nacided that United States legal tender notes were tional Intelligencer. constitutional as to debts contracted before the

-THE United States gunboats Hartford, Switpassage of the law making such notes a legal zerland, and Albatross, which had been blocktender. All of the judges concurred in the de-ading the mouth of the Red River, on the Missis

cision.

-THE National steamer Sylvan Shore, which left Beaufort for Washington, N. C., this morning, when a few miles below the latter place was fired on by a rebel battery, which compelled her to return to Beaufort, with several of her crew killed and wounded.

April 5.—The ship Louisa Hatch was captured and burned by the rebel privateer Alabama, in latitude 3° 30′, longitude 26° 25'. — Eight thousand National troops left Newbern, N. C., by the way of the Neuse River, to reënforce General Foster, who was at Washington, surrounded by

sippi, since the first instant, got under way early this morning, and proceeded down to Bayou Sara, where they stopped, seized upon and threw into the river ten thousand sacks of corn, after which they proceeded to Port Hudson, coming to anchor five miles above the rebel batteries.-Gold sold in Richmond, Va., at four hundred per cent premium.-The National steamer Fox (Whittemore) was captured by a party of rebels at Pass a L'Outre, Mississippi River.-Mobile Tribune.

April 7.-Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor, S. C., was this day attacked by a fleet of ironclad monitors and gunboats, under the command