The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-19 00:00:00

ffarrign anD Colonial Intclligcnn.

FRA NCE. —We read that the French Minister of
Marine bee sent orders to the different French ports
Oil the Atlantic for the reception of a Swedish fleet
expected neat month. What is the meaning of this?
Along with this intelligence comest this item
01Russian news, namely, that a Harlan fleet
is being prepared for cruising in the Baltic, and
that the armament of the maritime ports is being carried
forward with great activity. These statements seem
to betoken that there are certain warlike possibilities in
the minds of the two Emperors.
„ The French Corps Lepalatif is dissolved by Imperial
I decree' end the 31st of the current and the let of next
month have been fixed for the general election of
deputies in all parts of France. French elections
under the present reaime present few features of interest
to any save the French Cormselves, and to many of
these the elections must he painfully iateresting.
I The Paris Cowering:mei declares that the most perfect
' concord prevails among the Great Powers with respect
to the Polish question. This European agreement man
established fen, and, according to our contemporary.
permits the hope that in some diplomatic form, not
yet speed upon, it will /wham be possible to protect
the legitimate interests of Poland.
The Federal Council of Switzerland has stated, in
reply to the Peglish note asking its support to the
steps which Ragland bat taken at St. Petersburg in
favour of Poland, that it cannot *eke the invitation
Otto consideration. If not, why not?
POL conspiracy has been discovered at
Warsaw, having for its object the blowing up of a fort
containing a garrison of 800 men and large stores of
powder, The suapicion of the authorities was aroused
by an order from the Revolutionary Committee for the
removal of sours 12,000 inhabitants from the Pagra
suburbs to another quarter of the city. The suspicion
led to • searoh, and the search resulted in the dis-
covery of • party of miners snaking Onine beneath the
fort JO questioa.
PRUSSIA —A fresh collision has taken place between
the Peahen Clamber and the Minister. The President
of the former, the Ministers declere, has assumed the
right to limit the miuhtterial freedom of speech, and
the Ministers require a declaration from the Deputies
that the Howe has no disciplinary authority Wer the
members of their body. The parliamentary machine of
Prussia Is sadly out of order.
MEXICO. —New York, May 2, morning—The New
York Anima/ states that Mexican news received rat
San Francisco say, that the French were driven out of
Puebla on the itt April. These advices, however, are
not credited Intelligence received from Vera Crux,
16th of April, by way of Havannah, states that at
that date the taking of Puebla was not known in Vera
Cruz. The battle was said to be becoming bloody,
and leases of consequence had occurred to both parties.
AMERICA.—GENIMAL HOMIER'S ARMY ACROSS THE
RAPPAMANNOCC—The Jura steamer brinp us New
York intellipnee down to the 2nd May. General
Hooker's whole anuy is moving. A yortion of the army
crowed the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford above
Fredericksburg, on Monday, and captured the Con-
federate packets. General Hooker sent out skirmishers,
but found no enemy. Since that time the remainder
of the army has been crossing,at three other fords above
and below Fredericksburg, and it is supposed that the
whole army is now across the Rappahannock. The
Confederates are reported to have been everywhere sur-
prised, and to have offered no serious resistance to the
menage of the army at any point. The Fedende have
captured from 300 to 500 prisoners. Prisoners state
that Illeenewall Jackson commands the right wing of
the Confederate army. The New York Herald says
that General Hooker's declarations before the War
Committee, attributing the failures of Burnside and
ll'Clellan to incapacity, place him in an extraordinary
position of responsibility, and he has now no alternative
belch( •'9l but death or victory—death in the field, or
death : 'is military reputation. He has voluntarily
set hintaii up as superior to M'Clellan and Burnside,
and he must make good his pretensions,' or sink into
irretrievable disgrace. The New York Time+ hopes
that, if General Hooker fails, the nation has acquired
sense enough to dismiss him to obscurity, without
wrangling for half • year. The story that a telegraphic
cable had been discovered by which information was
conveyed acme' the Rappahannock from the Federal to
the Confecierite camp has proved a canard.- The
Richmond Inquirer of the 90th says there is some
reason to believe that General Hooker is changing his
base of operations from Fredericksburg to the peninsula,
and would not be surprised if the Federals were
found ascending York River. Skirmishing along the
Upper Rappahannock will not alter this purpose, as
this may be undertaken to ascertain the presence of the
Confederate army, as well as to make Gen. Lee believe
that • real advance from Fredericksburg is intended;
but the inquirer thinks General Hooker cherishes an
ides that by leaving • strong corps well fortified at
Friedericksburg, and moving his army to White House,
he will compel Les to fall back to Richmond. The
New York lriberse says that, on Thursday (the 30th
ult.), three corps of General Hooker's army were acme
the Rappahannock, marching straight in rear of
Fredericksburg, by way of Chancellorsville, 12 mile.
from Fredericksburg. Three other corps were at Banks-
ford, and in communication with the advancing columns.
All the corps were in a position to move directly upon
the Confederate line of communication, and still anotle s
corps was threatening to crow below and assail the
&ink of the Confederates. The Trdinne says that Gen.
Lee has no alternative but to march out of Fredericks-
burg or fight, with the certainty that, if defeated, his
whole army will be destroyed or captured. General
Stoneland's Federal cavalry DI in rear of any position to
which Lee CALM possibly have fallen htdt, and the
Tribune expects to hear that both the Virginia Central
and the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railways are
severed. If so, Lee must fight with the forces he hag,
, for no reinforcements could reach him before he was at-
tacked by General Hooker.
, GICNUAL BANNO'N EXPIEMTION, AND (XINFIDIRATI
Dtrzare.—General Banks has seized the Opelousas
I Railroad, and communicated with Admiral Fan:eget
, above Port Nucleon, During his expedition to Opelousas
' General Banks is reported to have captured large
aniocuitc of stores, cotton, and ainmunition, with
nurneroue prisoners, who AEO mid to be arriving at New
Orleans at the rate of 500 a day. It is reported that
the Federals have occepied Grand Gulf, betreen
burg and Port Hudson. Semi-official deepatehes say
that General Banks's expedition haa not only destroyed
the army and navy of the enemy, but captured his
materials for reorganisation, his ablest se* and land
officers, and between I,oooand 2,000 prisoners. General
Banks's lose in the two lest battles was Irma 6,000 to
7,000 killed and wounded. The Motile Register says
that Fort Pemberton is now the key of the Mississippi
valley, and should lie held at all hasards. It n said to
be • line of brewtworks composed of cotton bake and
mud running across from the Yazoo to the Tallahatchie
rivers. The right rests upon the Tallahatchie, and the
left upon the Yazoo, the distance across ie in a straight
line, not exceeding 200 yard.. General Loring, a very
skilful officer, eon:mends Fort Pemberton, The Federal
army at Milliken's Bend, above Vicksburg, received
orders on the 24th ult. to march with ,ii days' rations.
Four Federal tranaporta which attempted to pass Vicks-
burg on the 23rd were sunk, and two When badly
damaged. Some Confederate rams were expected to
come down the Yazoo to attach General Grant's
position at Carthals, ribose Vicksburg. A man in Ohio
has been sentented to four months' hard labour for
expressing pebliely his sysnnathy with the Secessionists,
ANOTHIN ATTEMPT TO MIDUCII CH•ELENTON.—The
Federal vessels are said to be again within Charleston
bar with a view of making a wood attempt to reduce
Charleston. The Confederate Secretary of War has
visited the forts, and expresses himself satisfied with
the arrangements. The Richmond Dapatch saes that
there it • system of communication between the block-
ading fleet off Charleston and the blockaded runners
which bring in American goods or carry out cotton.
, This is certain, from the fact that the only resists
I captured are those freighted with stores for the Cos-
federate piverturient.
The San Francisco correepondent of the New York
Herald says :—Much as spoken about conspiracies to
take California out of the Union. 'The natives of
Southern states am spoken of as active partite in
this affair ; but Northern men, feeling the weight of
beery taxation, are the men who recretly harbour the
project of • pacific republic. If California ever throws
off the Federal control, it will be the work of Northern
men, who will refusepayerushing taxation, or to regard
the conscription laws. A significant fact is that the
Federal war department assumes the duty of defending
California, thus postponing the bill before the California
Legislature, which, if passed, would have put in the
hands of the people arms, and other munitions of war. I
The Federal government has pthchased • large fleet of '
steamships at San Francisco, for the coattend harbour
service, which mete be iminediately fitted out for active
service. The authorities have warned large dealers in
arms and ammunition sotto sell cannon without inform-
ing them. Secretary Chase has left New York for
Boston, and will afterwards visit the Western cities.
It is stated he will not offer • foreign loan, and that the
alleged departure of agents for Europe for this purpose
Is unfounded. The Polish Committee of New York has
issued an appeal to the American people for aid. The
New York Ileruhl urges the people not to contribute,
as Roma is the only country showing sympathy with
the North, and such proceedings would be certain to
destroy the cordial relations existing between the two
countries. The Confederates in Tennessee hare
advaneed to Beech Grove. nine hour.' march from
Murfreasborongli ; but it is not supposed they will risk
an attack on Murfremborough, which is phoney forti-
fied. No wefirmation of the shooting of General
Bragg, by Breckenbridge, bas been received. There is
• large Confederate force at Morgantown, Western
Virginia, on the Pennsylvania state line of railway.
They lava repulsed Colonel Mulligan at Fairmount, and
destroyed the Baltimore and Ohio bridges at Fairmount
and Cheat River. °emend Carter, with 5,000 men,
crossed the Cumberland River below Somerset, Ken-
Way, and after a severe fight drove the Confederates
out of the town. The Federal are making an active
movement on the Mobile and Obi* Railroad to break
up Southern railroad commeniagies in Mississippi.

"CITING" • WWI. —An event, disgraceful in
character, but romantie in details, has just occurred in
the neighbourhood of Meader. A young minister of
the ladependent Church, for mine months put lodged
at • respectable house, where the family consisted of
only husband and wife. The husband's occupation
neemsitated his being from boine • great part of the
day, and the young minister was left to enjoy much of
his landlady's company. At length, however, the
"green-eyed monster" was aroused in the husband,
who at once resolved to take 'neon to endeavour to
prove the correctness of his suspicions. So well did be
emceed that before many days bad palmed • breaking up
of home was the result. The wife was publicly "cried
by the Soma airier, and the supposition is that other
may ultimately be taken hoots the mason
ro7aTparebiret omitting the siesses.—BirmicepAaw Gazette.
,Ti, Lary or CHAR:xi V.—lt appears from dom.
' nients remedy dimovered that the fortitude rival of
Francis L, sod the arbiter of Swope, not only wil-
y observed Leak but AM his daily expenditure
for lb. food of himself and his household amounted to
little mare than 81 lines. On the 2lat March. 1517, the
King of Osman, Leos, and Outmode. Archduke at Aims-
laia, Duke et Berinady and Brabant was at Valladolid,
end the omisamplisa se his bonaehold wee 12411 e.
white bread, a dews losses el brown, a quantity of
cakes, 22 centres of red wine, 8 mane of white, and
5 wintsse et Bt. Nettie. His table was served with
steak kb, wanes, fresh eougars, rhea alma Mad,
ids, lampreys, Saba. el batter, 500 eggN two tarts, and
wsptehles—the told mule of which was 81 fens 1 sow.

Imptrial farliamtnt.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

TuberitY.—The small anionnt of business before the
Home vas of bat little public itoportance.
TMUIISI3tT—The House did not sit in consequence of
its being Aooension Day.
FRIDAY. —An interestuig disco...toe ii to Schleswig.
Holstein, Wai introduced by the Earl of Ellenborongb.
Earl Rouen, the Earl of Derby, and Lord Wodehouee
took part in the debate.