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 com panies 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 hand 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. -IN retaliation for firing into and disabling the gunboat St. Clair, the gunboat Lexington, under the command of Lieutenant Leroy Fitch, visited the town of Palmyra, Tenn., and after giving the inhabitants time to leave, burned it to the ground.-General George W. Williamson and a Mrs. Atwood were arrested at New-York.-The Supreme Court of New-York, at Rochester, decided that United States legal tender notes were constitutional as to debts contracted before the - 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 arms, horses, and equipments. The rebels were composed of parts of Morgan's and McCoun's men. Among the prisoners were Captain Bondy, of the Eighteenth Tennessee, and a lieutenant of Morgan's cavalry. A still-house, containing forty casks of liquors, was destroyed. One man was wounded. General Mitchell's command made the march of fifty-five miles in twelve hours.-National Intelligencer. 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 morn ing, 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. 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 preApril 5.-The ship Louisa Hatch was captured mium. The National steamer Fox (Whittemore) and burned by the rebel privateer Alabama, in was captured by a party of rebels at Pass a latitude 3° 30′, longitude 26° 25'. - Eight thou-L'Outre, Mississippi River.-Mobile Tribune. sand National troops left Newbern, N. C., by the April 7.-Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor, way of the Neuse River, to reenforce General S. C., was this day attacked by a fleet of ironFoster, who was at Washington, surrounded by clad monitors and gunboats, under the command of Admiral Du Pont; but after a terrific bom- the rebels, they opened a brisk fire upon the bardment of two hours' duration, they withdrew from the contest discomfited.-(Doc. 158.) woods where batteries had been planted, which continued till the last boat steamed up the river. On the passage, the boats were frequently fired on by guerrillas. A number of soldiers were THE United States gunboat Barataria was lost while making a reconnoissance in Amite River, La.-A successful expedition into Glouces-wounded and twenty-five or thirty killed. ter County, Va., to capture and destroy cattle and grain belonging to the rebels, was made by Colonel A. II. Grimshaw, of the Fourth Delaware infantry. He succeeded in destroying over ten thousand dollars' worth of property that had been collected for the use of the rebels, and in capturing over three hundred cattle, sheep, etc.-Philadelphia Inquirer. April 8.-The Richmond Dispatch of this date, said: "We have published the gist of the correspondence between Mr. Mason and Lord Russell, on the question of the legality of the blockade of our ports by the Yankee Government, and the recognition of the Confederacy. No Southern man can read it without feelings of indignation and contempt―indignation for the cold and stony haughtiness, not to say rudeness of manner of the British Minister toward Mr. Mason, afterward -THE Tallahatchie fleet, consisting of the divisions under Generals Ross and Quimby, and numerous gunboats and mortar-boats, arrived at Helena, Ark. The expedition, which had been absent forty-three days, left Fort Greenwood on the fifth. As soon as the bustle was observed by April 9.-Colonel N. U. Daniels, of the Second regiment of Louisiana National volunteers, with one hundred and eighty of his men, left Ship Island on an expedition to Pascagoula, Miss. He reached that place and landed his force at nine o'clock in the morning; took possession of the hotel, and hoisted the National flag. Immediately after this, he was attacked by a body of rebel cavalry, supported by one company of infantry, and after a severe fight, in which twenty of the rebels were killed and a large number wounded, he succeeded in repulsing them, and capturing three prisoners and their colors. Colonel Daniels held the place until two o'clock in the afternoon, when, hearing that large reënforcements for the enemy were coming up the Pascagoula River, he withdrew his men and returned to Ship Island.—(Doc. 165.) -A LARGE war meeting was held at Chicago, Ill., at which speeches were made by William A. Howard, of Michigan, Senator Trumbull, and others. A sharp fight took place at Blount's Mills, N. C.-(Doc. 166.) April 10.-Jefferson Davis, in compliance with the request of the rebel Congress, issued an address to the people of the rebellious States, invoking their attention "to the present position and future prospects of our country, and to the duties which patriotism imposes on us all during this great struggle for our homes and our liberties."-(Doc. 159.) -LIEUTENANT RICKERTSON, of the Eighteenth Ohio regiment, stationed at Demosville, Ky., having received information that a band of rebels were in the habit of holding meetings at Morris's Mills, in Campbell County, left his camp on the day before yesterday for the purpose of capturing them. He did not find them at Morris's Mills, but two miles farther on, near Roushe's house, he captured two men belonging to the guerrilla band under "Jim Caldwell." Continuing the pursuit yesterday, Lieutenant Rickertson encamped within "thirty yards of the rebels without either party having a knowledge of it, and this morning Caldwell's party got the start, Lieutenant Rickertson, upon hearing of their movement, following in pursuit." The rebels were not overtaken until they reached the vicinity of Germantown, in Mason County, where they were surprised and completely routed. Lieutenant Daniels of the rebel party was killed in the fight that took place, and three others were wounded. Caldwell escaped on a very fleet horse, while his men, except three who were captured, fled to the woods, leaving their horses in the hands of the Nationals.-Chicago Tribune. -FRANKLIN, Tenn., was attacked by the rebel forces under General Van Dorn, who were repulsed and routed by the Union army of occupation, under the command of General G. Granger. -(Doc. 160.) -THE rebels in the vicinity of Fort Donelson, Tenn., having been gathering all the horses fit for cavalry service, General Rosecrans ordered all the good animals in that neighborhood to be taken by the forces under his command. While engaged in this duty, seventy of his men met an equal number of rebels near Waverly, when a fight ensued, in which twenty-one of the latter, including Major Blondin and two captains, were taken prisoners.-Captain A. G. Webster was executed by the rebels at Camp Lec, near Richmond, Va.-Richmond Whig. Mill, and destroyed the whole camp, commissary and hospital stores, and an immense amount of ammunition, besides killing a large number of horses. Five of the Nationals were killed, several wounded, nineteen taken prisoners, and some twenty or so of the sick paroled. After this feat Colonel Tabb made good his retreat without the loss of a man-only one officer and private wounded.-Richmond Examiner. --A BRIEF skirmish occurred in the vicinity of the Blackwater, Va., between the Union pickets and a party of rebels, in which the former were forced back with the loss of several of their number taken prisoners.--Baltimore American. -Ar Sheffield, England, an engraver was arrested and committed on charge of forging the Treasury Notes of the United States. reported to occupy, about ten miles beyond the Union lines. Lieutenant-Colonel Tevis, Fourth Delaware, started out at two P.M., with one hun April 12.-Information having been received by General King, commanding at Yorktown, Va., of the presence of a large body of cavalry in Gloucester County, Colonel A. H. Grimshaw, Fourth Delaware volunteers, in command of the post at Gloucester Point, was ordered to send out a detachment of infantry for the purpose of reconnoitring the enemy's position, and, if possi-THE expedition which went out from New-ble, driving him from some mills which he was bern, N. C., under General Spinola, to reënforce General Foster at Washington, returned to Newbern, having been unsuccessful in their object. April 11.-The rebel steamer Stonewall Jack-dred and fifty volunteers from his own regiment, son, formerly the Leopard, while attempting to run into the harbor of Charleston, S. C., was "hotly chased by half a dozen blockaders, which fired at her, and she received several shots through her hull. Captain Black finding it impossible to escape, ran the steamer on the beach and burned her. The crew and passengers took to the boats and arrived at Charleston. The steamer was burned to the water's edge in sight of the Yankees. Her cargo consisted of several pieces of field artillery, two hundred barrels of salt-petre, forty thousand army shoes, and a large assortment of merchandise."-Charleston Mercury. -A STRONG Union force under the command of Colonel A. D. Streight, left Nashville, Tenn., on a raid into Alabama and Georgia.-(Doc. 173.) -YESTERDAY, the Fifty-ninth Virginia rebel regiment, Colonel Tabb, was sent to the rear of Fort Magruder, at Williamsburgh, Va. At the break of day this morning he made a descent upon the National cavalry camp at Whitaker's and having ascertained the force of the rebels to be about two hundred cavalry, under the command of Colonel Goodwin, pushed forward to attack them. The enemy fell back, leaving, however, two of their pickets in the hands of the Nationals. They were ridden down and captured by Colonel Tevis, Lieutenant Tower and Dr. Hopkins, surgeon of the regiment. The detachment returned to camp about nine o'clock P.M., having burned a saw-mill and two large gristmills, filled with grain and flour, for the use of the rebels in Richmond. The prisoners belonged to Fitz-Hugh Lee's regiment, the Fifth Virginia cavalry. They were well armed, and carried printed orders, signed by J. E. B. Stuart, to seize a number of horses for the use of their regiment, "to replace those killed or disabled during the last campaign."-Philadelphia Inquirer. -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL EDGAR A. KIMBALL, of Hawkins's Zouaves, Ninth regiment of NewYork volunteers, was killed by General Michael Corcoran, at a point near Suffolk, Va. |