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VOLUME XVII1.
ROME. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, 1863.
NUMBER 20
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Editor and Proprietor.
Jackson, at tho capture of Now Orleans
arid are said to bo the men who spiked
tho guns at that tinio. They deserted
to tho enemy, from this place, during
tho bombardment Inst summer and
were enptured on board tho Indiunola
sonio weeks since. They had on Ynn-
kec uniforms and had entered tho
ranks of tho enemy.
"The enemy have lost two boats cap
tured by us, the r.un Queen of tho
West, and tho gunboat lndianola, an
iron clad, tho best boat they hod. Tho
Yankee played a good trick off on us ;
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over their stove pipes, to represent
smoko stacks of a gUnbeat, and Qen.
Pemberton saw it und thought it wus a
gunboat sent to recapture tho Indiuno
la, and gave orders for her to he blown
up, which wus douo, and the Queen of
the West left for Port Hudson. So we
lost the best boat tho Yankees had by
boing seared by a coal barge. They try
to hold out tho impression that she was
not destroyed but sho was, and they do
not want tho Yankees to know it.” •
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Saturday Morning. March 21. 1803.
| jgr Come out your hiding placos
'‘Conscripts"—Tom Pony loft
rilerdiiy evening. .
I jjjy Lt. C. i’. Dean, of tho 1st Con-
JslfMte Regiment; returned from Mo
tile, a few deyS since, mid has, been
ftetailvd for the purpose of procuring
(oimitecrs. Peisons wishing' to enter
ervicn will find this^'no-' of tho
mil jileusnnt places thu can go to,
I (ay The weather for the past top
[..vs hud been decidedly spring like
Jnlil yesterday morning the wind shift-
II wound and it commenced raining,
lit ss tho sun cros-es the Equator to
ny, we muy expect some rough .Wrath-
From the Mitchcl Guards.
I We take thu following extracts of a
(riviite latter, from Capt. Mitchcl, da-
|d Vicksburg Miu-ch 7ih, 1803.
I "My company has beon in ■service o
|» days over twelve months, und yes-
Krtiiy ,we wero called upon to witness
■scene for 1 lie first time, and hope it
|ill lie tlic lust; it was the execution
f throe duserters of tin- first Hi-gi-
mtit of I.nuisiiina Artillery, Tliera
From Smith’s Legion.
Loudon Tenn„ Maroh 17th 18G3.
Dear Courier:—Spring has opened
up here, or at least it seems so, for tho
weather is warm and pleasant nnd the
breezes bulmy Nature wears a cheer
ful appearance, and tho men of this
command have imbibed now spirits
from tiio. brightness of spring time..
They uro cheerful and lively und gener
ally in excollont health. What a hap
py con iiist to tho condition of our
troops this time lust year. Then, thou
sands upon thousands were sick, and
many falling into their graves daily.
Now good health generally prevails
throughout our army, and though the
late signs of peaco have pretty well
"gone up,” yet our prospects are not so
gloomy by far as. they were twelve
mouths ago. 0latitude should fill every
heart in tho Confederacy, and reign
supreme in every bosom.
lJy the way I must post you and
your readers as to a matter of tome im
portance. Hart’s Battalion hits been
nrh-Til to uTegiment, and Lieut. Col.
llart promoted to Colonel. It is known
and recognized ns the 4th Georgia Cav
alry. , The regiment is quite full and
composed of excellent material. Col.
Hart has the full confidence of lug com
mand and fully deserve-it. I believe
the confidence is mutual, for he has a
ills oust shut before each division of
|it iiriny. Tim different regiments ! *»'«>» <*pini«»n of tho bravery and courage
lire drawn up in line of buttle, one
hiimont behind niiotlitr; there was a
Idle rise so that the troops drawn up
jeliind those in front could see. Tlioie
fas one line drawn up in front and one
In each sido an 1 none on the fourth
Me, it being tho direction the guns
fere fired. After all tho troops wero
pi position, we heard the flits und drum
s they oumo up playing a very mourn-
uinir, tho condemned sat on his coffin
bis shroud on, u Catholic 1-ricst sut by
bis side, talking to him very earnestly,
bo looked ub though lie wus paying vory
•lose attention to what the l’ricst was
'tying, for he did not scent to notice
:ho troops, through which ho rode, usjlio
bid not raise his heud nor look around,
lie rode in a two horse wagon proced-
N by music, there wus.a strong guard
of his regiment,
A daring attempt to burn the Rail
Hoad Bridge at Loudon was opportune
ly frustrated the other day. A drop
was caught beneath tho bridge with a
box of mutches, and kindlings of tho
most combustible nuiteriuU, in the act
of setting tire to it. The sentinels dis
covered tjto scoundrel before ho oxocu
ted his nefarious design, und took him
in "out of the weather.” His tmiuo
and nativity 1 have not learned. It
was most fortunate that ho was so time
ly discovered and thwarted in this dar
ing deed, for tho bridge at Louden is
tho most important one on tho whole
lino.
The wheat crop in this section is
looking line, splendid, und bids fair at
this time for ah abundant yield This
is cheering. .With good crops this year
1 thirty men, in two' platoons'that 'V eon ligT.ttho Yankees till they are
allow'd close nllc JK. Z. ^ “*
Ln * . . , _ • tirtui lit iitriHiiiB ; nw iniy uj iiiuvin*
lollowed closo utter the wagon. Our j j„ MS forage is a groat hindrance to
-otnpany wus in tweufy paces of whero the successful operation of our army,
io was shot. Our regiment is the first yet the Yankees can never subjugate
n the brigade and our brigade the first jPbtlwMyttro ■MfllWi
tho division, so you seodur regiment
1» on tho extreme right of tho division,
ll'is position placed us in froiit.and vory
closo to where he was shot,, so we could
see very plain. Ho looked very palo,
die wagon drove up close to tho stnko,
ho got out, his coffin was taken and
placed beside tho stake, tho wagon
drovo off; the Priest spoke a few words
1® him, and left him, the captain of the
guards approached him, and led him
lo tho post, tied bim-and put a ban
dage over his eyes. Tho
twelve inen were drawn ton paces in
front, half of tho guns loaded with
hall, and half wero blank, tho com
mand was then given to tire, And the
moment tho guns fired, his head drop
ped upon his breast, and the blood
spouted out of his breast upon his
white shroud, and his soul was launch
ed into eternity. IIo did not fall as
cord that hound him to the stako sup
ported him, be was left in this position
*ome five minutes and then, taken
down and put in his coffin and buried
eloso by the stake.
There has been somo eight or ten
oxcented from the same regimen t, for
he same offense. They are tho same
“en that were in Forts St. Phillip and
Mustard.
'The Times.
The weather is beautiful, and wo inoy
expect something important from the
*’ it
front, soon. Various rumors are afloat
in regard to the movements of OK[ Rosy
and his abolition army, some of which
represent the "whole eapoodle” us hav
ing fallen lack beyond Merfreesboro.
for the truth of which, however, we
cannot Vouch.
The genorul impression now ' prevails
that an advance movement on the port
" of our entire army will take place. If
gparu or jj og y (j oe3 not know how to attack an
“ inferior force, Bragg will teach him how
to attaok a superior ono.
Madamo Humor also roports a heavy
force of Confederates as having gone
into Kontuoky, under command of
Cons, Longstrcet and Humphrov Mar
shall; hence Rosencrans’ retrograde
movements.
Our cavulry are still engaged in bar-
rnssing the enemy and “tearing up
things generally,” A small detaohmont
from Gen. Morgan's command havo
just.returned from a tour in Kentucky,
having, in tho short spaco of twenty-one
days, traveled over five hundred milc3.
being surrounded by the Yanks on two
or threo different occasions, and cap
tured and destroyed Government prop
erty to the amount of over half a million
of dollars—and all without tho loss of a
man, killed or wounded.— Winchester
j Bulletin, 19<A init,
Food liaising.
Tho vital importance, soys tho Rich
mond Dispatch, of increasing the pro
duct of food is awakening universal at
tention. The agricultural energies of
tho whole country must bo devoted to
tho single work of producing food for
man und beast. Notwithstanding the
wide scenes ef desolation, destined to
remain unproductive during the war,
which vast contending enemies have
left on our soil, and the serious curtail
ment from other onuses of our produ
cing territory, wo have still land and
labor enough, with the ordinary bless
ing of Providenco, to supply aur wants,
provided our authorities do not para
lyze agricultural energies by a maxi
mum of prices nnd arbitrary impress
ments. Intelligent correspondents from
the Southwestern nnd Valluy portions
of Virginia conour in this view. One
of those in tho columns of a cotempo-
rnry, says: "Lust fall thousands of far
mers unhitched their teams from the
plougii when they heard that commis
saries were impressing flour below tho
market price; and that oauso, togeth
er with the drought, will give us tho
smallest orop of wheat that has been
raised in tho Valley for fifteen years.—
Thero is now not a bushel of com for
sale in the Valley, and I fear that tho
mistaken policy will prevent tho plan
ting of n large crop tho ensuing spring.
Impressments of grain below tho mar
ket price lead firmcrs to rrsing broom
corn, sorghum, tobacco, cotton clover
seed, anything and everything but
whut is needed for tho army. This is
human nature. We can not cxpoct to
‘'denounce and shackle men as if they
were slaves and robbers, and thon com
mand them to work for * patriotism.”
Wo must encourage and stimulate, not
crush out tiie productive energies of tho
people.
Kentucky.—Tho Knoxville Register
learns that the people of Kentucky are
in the greatest excitement and conci
sion. A gentleman who w-w nt Louis-
Villo at thu tiaiil of the departure of
some ten or fifteen thousund Yankee
troops for Vicksburg, states that they
had with them some two hundred slaves
they had picked up in Kentucky, uiid
intended to take along with them.—
lkat the people rose up and apprehen
ded nearly all of tho negroes, and ill so
doing, came in collision witli tho Yan
kee soldiers.
.Several bunds and ribs were broken
with sticks and rocks, but no tiro arms
were used. Muny of the strongest
Union men have became violent reces
sionists, and it is believed that a Union
party will soofl ooaso to exist in that
State.
Tub Bacon Seizures.—Tho trial which
was to have come off yesterday, says
tiie Columbus Bun of the 16th, wherein
Mr. John Ligon was plaintiff and tho
C. 8. Agent was defendant, was post
poned until next Friday.
Tho decision of tiie Court wus delay
ed, it is presumed, ini order to prevent
a serious conflict which would other
wise lutvo ensued. The C. S. Agent
had summoned an armed force on Sat
urday morning, for tho purpose, it is
presumed, of tuking tiie Bacon vi el
armis, in ease tiie Court decided ill fa-
yar of Mr. Ligon, us it wus bound to
do by tiie law nnd Constitution. Hence
judgment lias been deferred, and Mr.
Ligon is still in possession of his ba
con. _ < t t _j_
Indicted roa Words.—As it means to
prevent bloodshed, Uie new code of
Georgia makes it punishable, on the
criminal siilo'of tiio Court tor ono per-'
son voluntarily to provoke another, as
tiie following will show :
Sec. 4271- Any person who shall,
without provocation, )tso to, or ol an
other, and in his presonce,. opprobiods
Words, or abusive language tending
tjrtjt hi each of the peace, or who ahull
in like mtpiMK uso obscene and vulgar
language in tho presence of a femalt,
shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor,, and,
on conviction, shall bo»fined or impris
oned at the discretion of the Court,
The first indictmont under tho law,
ef which tve liavo heard, was found by
the Grand Jury at tho late term of
Baldwin Superior Court, Judgo Harris
presiding. As the trial isyottobe bod,
we omit tho names of tiio parties ; and
meroly g'vo the language of the in-
dictment*whieh tho Solicitor General,
Col. Lofton, deemed a substantial com
pliance with tho Code, as follows:
Tho said A. B., Ac., did unlawfully,
and without provocation, uso tq.and of
one C. b„ and in his presence, oppro-
bious words and abusive language, ten
ding to cause a breach of tho peace,
and did then and there uso obscene
and vnlgar language in the presonco of
E. F., a fomale, contrary to tho laws,
Ac.—Southern. Recorder.
Antt-UlocknUe Rumor.
Personno, the racy war correspondent
of tho Charleston Courier, writing from
Savannah on the 14th inst., in discuss
ing tho probable duration of the war,
incidentally givos tiie following:
Again, it has been stated that Mer-
cior, the French Minister nt Washing
ton, has expressed tho opinion that
the blocknde would be opened before
tho first of May. Be this ns it may ; I
attach no oredit to the remark. Wo
have been deceived too often, by state*
meats of this nature. But there is a
singular foot which coincides witli the
observation worthy of notice. *
If I Have been correctly informed, a
certain law firm in Charleston has
recontly drawn up a contract with cer
tain French agents for the delivery of
several millions of dollars worth of
Cotton, Rjoo and Tobacco. The first
installment is to bo paid, or tho first
del'vcr.v made, I am not certain whioh
within a few weeks.—llow T If official
ly, tho fiddle is solved. Tho blookado
will be opened by French ships-of-war.
Otherwise tho transaction politically
amounts to nothing. A considorablo
quantity of Sea Island Cotton, such as
is mostly usod in the manufacture of
French fabrics, has already been bought
by parties in your market, wiicse char
acter favors the idea that tho purchase
lias boon made for that Goyernmont.
Late News.
gfcy-An old bar-room on Main street,
long since closed out by tho Military
facetiously designated by a wag as "‘ h *
place of departed spirits,”
the
The Course of France.—Tho Paris
correspondent of the London Index
writes on the 3d February :
Some surprise is felt hero that the
latest telegrams fiom tho State raako
no mention of the dispatch of M.
Drouyn deL'Huys, whioh must havo
reached Washington before tho depart
ure of tiio Africa. 1 leave you to im
ngine what impression has been pro
duced ut finding, instead of tho grato-
ful acknowledgements widen tiio
French Government conceives itself
entitled to, resolutions introduced into
tiio Senate denouncing tho expedition
to Moxico.
If this be a sympton of public feeling
in the North, there is little doubt of the
non-acceptance of the advice tendered
by M. Drouyn de L’iluys with so much
delicate forbearance, in the event of
such being the case, f have reason to
hollove that tho recognition of the
South is contemplated. This is not a
more idle assertion, it does not origiff-
ato from the "wish that is the father to
tho thought.” The statement is delib
erately niado by the Independence
Bolge, whiah is generally considered
the mouthpiece of tho Frouch Foreign
Office; the Independence not only'
affirms that the Confederate Stalcinro
to Wveaognizad if tho Northern Cab
inet refuses to negotiate on any terms,
hut that tho sham blockade which has
beeu respected with an ostentatious
show of neutrality, is to be pronounced
ns non-effective, and therefore null and-
void, by thu Frenuh -court. Upwards
of a year ago that was tho conclusion
arrived at by M. Uuutefeuille, one of
the most eminent jurists in France, and
there is ovory reason to hop* that his.
opiifion will bo noted on.
The United States Navt.—The Now
York Tribune laments tho departed
^ of tho United States Navy. It
ts that that navy is no longer
composed of the old materials, and that
it is fighting against thoso whom it
considers its own countrymen. Instead
of manfully breasting Uie open wave
and grappling a powerful foeman like
Great Britain, their principal employ
meat is dodging up creeks and bayous,
shelling peacuful villages, and robbing
hen roosts. No wonder that “the glory
has departed."
*Sp-MnfFit, tile celebrated Revivalist
and father of tho Florida’s commander
when a young man tossed • up a silver
half dollar to decide his destiny,
“Heads” the pulpit; “Tails” tiio stage,
Heads” won, and the world l»jt a
Garrick, hut gained a Whitfield. We
can’t decide our destiny that way—
licvn't got “nury half dollar.” Muvn’t
felt tiie roughiness of ono in a "coon’s
age.”
Fnojt the Coast.— Passenger by the
Savannah train Saturday say it was
reported on the road that tiie enemy
weio lauding troops in large numbers
nt Beaufort preparatory it was through
to a forward movement on Poeotaligo
or Savannah. The roport wus not gon
orally credited.
jtjF*When Boast Butler dies and
goes to that bourno from whence no
Yunkeo over gots a furlough—Wo sup,
pose his Satunio Majesty will make
him "commandant of the Post,”
there.
ggy-The Quoon of the West was cap
tured by the Confederate pilot—one
John Burko, In other words wo “took
their Queen with our Jack," as tho
good cucrc-ists say.
gay The Federal endeavored to cut
a chanol at Vicksburg for the passage
of their rams. That is the wanted the
Mississippi to havo an artificial ramifi
cation.— Chat, Rebel.
The Debt of the State of Alabama.
—The Bank of Mobile have romitted a
large sum (about £30,000 it is believed)
in spooio, to meet, up to July, 1864,
the interost on the bonds of the State
of Alabama, payable in London at the
Unioii Bank. Considering that. Ala~
bama is ono of tho Confederate Statos
tliat liavo undergone tho most severe
dials from tho war, this provision must
bo considered to entitlo her to marked
omraeiidation,—Jtondon 7 imc.i
Richmond, Maroh 17.—The N. Y.
Herald of tho 12th lias been received.
It says a reconnoitering party succeed
ed this week in breaking up several
neats of smugglers and capturing largo
quantities of medicines and other con
traband articles.
Lincoln will call for moro man in a
few days.
In tho south wost a new arm has beon
introduce into tho U. S. service to meet
the exigencies on tho Western Rrivers,
enllod the "Mississippi Marino Brigade,"
whioh is to operate ngoinst the rebol
guerillas on the river banks.
The rumor nbout the loss of the Flor
ida is without foundation.
Tho Uoruld'suys tho people of tho
loyal States are not in a frame of. mitld.
to tolerate tho repetition in '63, Of tno
blunders and military disasters of '01
and ’62.
Military success is imperiously de
manded, and is the one thing needful
to save tho administration nnd tho
couuiry from shipwreek
Lincoln considers tho raid on Fair
fax a serious matter, as far as horses
are concerned. He says lie can muko
a brigadier general in five minutes, but
it is not so easy, to replace 110, horses.
European dates to the 26th February
aro received.
The Amerioan war has caused some
excitemont in the English House of
Lord*. -
Earl Russell alluded to tho question
of the recognition of the Southorn
Confederacy, and roquosted Lord Stra-
therton to postpone until the 2d inst.,
tho motion whioh he had given notico
of for.tho presentation of copies of ail
dispatches from Mr. Mason to Her
Majesty’s Government, and the claims
of tho Southern Confederacy to bo ac
knowledged as an independent power
.by Great Britain, to which request
Lord Strathorton acceded laconical
ly-
, SECOND DISPATCH.
The Herald of tho 14th is at hand.
Rumors wore rife in Cairo-on the 13th
that Forts Donelson and Henry hud
beon captured by the rebels, but the
reports aro not credited.
Col. Riohardson and 400 guerillas
were surrounded and captured at Cov
ington, Venn., on the 9th inst.
Brigham Young has been indicted
and bailed in $2,000 to answer for a vi
olation of tho Polygamy act of Con
gress.
A collision between the citizens and
tiio fnilitary at Salt Lake waB immin
ent-.
The stoamsliip Australasian, from
Liverpool, has arrived witk dates to the
1st inst.
Seward's dispatch rejecting the French
proposal for mediation, provokes the
criticism of the London journals.
The Times says it is quite consistent
-titli all Seivurd lias priviously written
upon th,e subject, and that ho is either
preternaturaily right or incomprehensi
bly wrong.
The Post, Lord Fulmorston’s organ,
declares that, emanating as this docu
ment does, from tiie Federal Cabinot,
it is truly incredible, that body should
have sunk so low os to indorse os its
own, in the faco of tho world, such
arrant falsehood and absurd non
sense.
Tno Morning Star considers tho doc
ument unanswerable.
The Paris Pays treats tho matter in
differently.
Tho London correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian Bays .hat tiio
Confederate Loan lias all been freely
taken on the continent, and that Eng
land will havo no moro of it than it can
get from foreign markets.
The Polish insurrection Was cxcitin
great attention in the cabinets of load
rag powers. Tho Russians were defeat
ed by the Poles after an engagement
which lasted five hours, at Malagos-
zu. Tho town was reduced to ruins.
ln Liverpool on tho 28th,. tbo cot
ton market was quiet, but steady —
Consols 92j.
Tho majority in New Hampshire
against the Democrats for Governor is
about 700. Ono Democrat wes olccted
to Congress.
THIRD DISI’ATCU.
The Senato resumed tiio. considera
tion of the Supremo Court bill. Mr.
Yancey delivered a lengthy argument
to show that tho Constitution did uot
grant to tho Supremo Court appellate
jurisdiction over Stato Courts, or revi
sing powor, except in eases where a
State had levied import duties. At tiie
closo of bis remarks, the Senato went
into secret session.
Tho Impressment bill was referred
to tho Committee of Conforenoe.
The House also went into secret ses
sion.
Charleston, March 17.—This morn
ing seventeen transports, mostly sohoo-
ners, disappeared ut Hilton Head. It
is supposocl they are carrying negro
troops to Florida.
Tho N. Y. Tribuno recoived at Nas
sau, says au insurrection in Florida is
prepared, but is waiting for moro troops
to protect the movement.
Hunter’s forces occupy Hilton Island
Fourteen war vessels and seventy-five
transports are at Port Royal.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Tho steamer Ruby arrived here this
morning from Nassau, bringing news
of the safe arrival there of the steam
ers Wugner and Douglass, which left
liere a week ago. Quiet to-night.
Lake Citv, March 10.—Three Federal
gunboats and two transports came up
thu St. John’s rivor to Jacksonville this
morning, nnd landed a foroo of negro
troops, throwing out pickets ns far as
tho brickyard—about a mile and u
half.
Our troops are being moved to within
threo miles of town and a fight is ex
pected to night or in tiio morning.
Lake Citv, March 11.—Our forces
attacked the enomy near Jacksonville
this morning at nine o’clock. After
hard fightiug for twenty miuutes, we
charged them, when they retreated in
haste to their gunboats. Our infantry
pursued them into town, nnd when
near the Judson House square encoun
tered another fcrce of tho enemy, whioh
was also driven back.
One man and three horses killed on
oursido. Loss ol the enemy is not
known.
Wo onp’urcd a set of surgical instru
ments, whioh showed signs of recent
se.
Numbers .engaged not known.'
Baldwin, March 13.—Tho Federal
force nt Jacksonville is estimated at
1,400 black troops, with white officers.
In tiio engagement of tho 10th we
lost Dr. Meredith and threo horses.
Tho onemy lost one negro kilted and
several wounded.
Our pickots report that two moro
unboats arrived at Jacksonville yester-
sy evening.
The enomy are fortifying Jackson
ville witli n. view to its permanent
occupation.
Mobile, March 18.—A special to the
Appeal from Panola tho lath says tho
tro9tlcwork at Waterford, on tho Miss.
C. R. It., has been destroyed by the
Yankees from LaGrango. Soverai par-
tizen companies are pursuing them-
with every prospect of overtaking
them.
SECOND DISRATCH.
The Tribuno has a dispatch from
Jackson yesterday, that n special lo the
Appeal from Panola tho 17th, says two
Yankee Cavalry regiments occupied
Hernando last Saturday night. Their
further movements ore unknown—sup
posed they havo retrograded.
Reinforcements are reported coming
down the Yazoo pass, ft is roportoa
that thero has boeen a heavy arrival
of reinforcements as Memphis from
abovo.
Tho roads arc drying, but tho rivers
very difficult to oross. ThaTnllahatch-
io is rising.
Richmond, March 18.—Tho Currenoy
bill was perfected and passad tho Sen
ate, having taken final action on the
House amendments to-day, in secret
session. The first section provides that
all Treasury notes not bearing' interest,
issued previous to the 1st day of Do-
comber lost, shall bo fundable in 8 per
cont. till tho 22d of April next; there
after until the fiirst August in 7 por
cont; and thereafter no longer fundable
at tho pleasure of tho holder, but pay
able six months after the ratification of
a treaty of peace.
Tho notes issuod sineo tho 1st De
cember last and within ten days from
^ tho passage of this act, aro fundablo in
7 per cent, till the 1st August—there
after in 4 per cont.
All call certificates outstanding on
the lBt July next, shall bo. Converted
into bonds bearing b per cent payable
at a date not exceeding 30 years, secur
ed.
Tbo 2d section authorizes a monthly
issue of Treasury notes bearing no in
terest, to an amount not exceeding
$50,000,000, fundablo within -twelve
months from the first day of tho month
of their issuo.in 0 per cent.—thereafter
in 4 per cent. •
Tho remaining sections aro substan
tially tho same as publishedsome weeks
ago, excopt that tho Secretary of tbo
Trotuiury is authorized to soil $100,000,
000 of 6 por cent, coupon bonds, pay
able at tbe option of tbo owners m
Treasury notes -or cotton certificates,
pledging the Government to pay tho
cotton at the rate of 8 penoo storling
per pound, six months after poaoe.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Tho Sonate resumed, the considera
tion of tho Supreme Court bill. Mr.
Clay’s amendments to the45th and4Qtb
seotions wero adopted' and tbe bill
passed. Tiio House is in secret-sossion
on tiie Tax bill—understood it will be
perfected and passed this weok. Gold
sold hpro yestorday . at 4 25—declined
to-day to 3 75.
third dispatch.
Information is received that a skir
mish occurred yosterday afternoon at
Kelly's Ford, on the Upper Rappahan
nock, between Gen. Fitztlugh Lee and
Pelham’s horso artillery and the Yau •
kees, about 12.000, under Gen. Stone-
man, suecoeded in orossing latojn tiio
afternoon. Our forces not over 2,000.
We have to lament the leas Maj. Pel
ham, of Ala., and Mtd. Fuller, of Va.
The enemy was badly crippled, arid
retired to the North bank of the Rap-
pahannook, leaving their dead men
and horses sfcrewed in th© road ; aJ|Q
one hospital.
fourth dispatch.
The engagement yestorday near the
Rappahannock occurred and Jameson's
Woods, withfn six miles of Culpepper
C. H. The Yanks were driven aoross
the river with heavy loss. Our loss will
not exceed 250 killed, wounded and
captured. They evidently contempla
ted a great expedition, but were com
pletely foiled and discomfited.
Charleston, March 18.—AH quiet.
If no attack ho(. made to-morrow, 'tis
supposed thev W *H wait a few days
for next spring tide. The Calypso ar-
rivetSrom Nassau this morning—was
chased last night by tiie hlookadeVs and
fired at repeatedly. One shell burst
over her deck—nobody hurt,