The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-06-14
WAR. NEWS.
WAsnlSeToS. June 5.

Plckeus about the 20h of May. Previous !
Iy, Capt. Adams Informed Bragg that the
port was strictly blockaded. Bragg replied,
he considered tho notification u virtual &C.
knowledg gment of tho Independence Of ihc
Conted crate Sratos. He told Adams he
considered the port closed against all
! Uniied States vessels, and wouldn't permit
any to enter. except dispatch boat with a
white flag. The brothers Of Col. Eils~orths
assassin arc believed to be tho murdorers OF
our pickcts Rt various points. They are
said to have n company Of fitteon or twonty
mon finely mou nted. Fairfax county will
bo represented in tho Wheeling Convention
: by UnIonists who have been driven from
thoro. A man whose assumed name was
Williams, an agent of tho Government, WAS
arrested at Hrpers Ferry yesterday, and
Immediately hnng as n spy.
FoRTREss MoNRoE, Juno 5.-(Via Balti-
more 6th)-This morning the Harriet Lane
exchanged about fifty shots with tho Pix
Point battery, nearly opposite Now Point
News. ou James river. She r"coived tw0
shots aud had,fve men wounded severely.
She was about three. fnurths OF tnie from
the buttory. having seven embrssuros which
disclosed heavy pieces Two Of tho Har
riet Lanes shells burst immedatly over
} them. TIE night hrfnro last, five companies
} went nearly To tho.' lIf Wav Honso between
t Hampton and Y0lk lkiown. Grn Butler has
spent the day al New PUNT Nows.
New YoRK. June 6 "A dispatch to the
Tribune suys those who witnrssod tho firing
: from Newport Ncws with good. glasses be-.
!invo that shells from the Harriet Lane
took effect within the ranks. aud cars wore
soen to move off, it is cnrj"cturcd with the
dead. Tho battory has ton or twelve guns.
Tho Lanes purpose was merely To foolatheir
fire .nnd determine tho CHARACTER of tho
mark. SBe received one shot ,,through this
bulwarks from rilled gun There is an.
, other battery u short distance farther up
the James river, and il is ovidentiyt the
: purpose of the rebels to foriify tho shore at
various points, fearing that General Butter
may land forces on that side OF the river
with a Wow of commanding tho roar Of Nor
: folk, and cut cT railroad connection with
) tho South and Richmond. Largo Numbers
= of labOrers are engaged in throwing up for.
tifcations in the nelghborhood Of Pig Point.
> WAsnINdruS,s June Especial Post
h Marshal Bonafont, Of Baltimore, has bsgun
q a thorough h work against the Maryland
+ rebels. Yesterday large quantities OF
a powder and other contr abands, an. al.O
IS considerable amount OF specie. evidently
y intended Tor the. rebels, were seized. and
!, put in a sale. place. The Government
!. has approved The Mnshal's acts. Sew.
! eral OF tie thrse months troops in Vir'
. gihia are 10 be, removed and replaced by
W three years volunteers. A citizen from
y Baltimore says be. saw, and conversed will
), Gen. Beauregard, at, Manassas Junction
u last Sunday. II is understood here ths
y tile rebels have sent secret agents tC
i. Brazil 10 form m alliance with that power
10 A genlleman, who arrived heie today
.. direct from Gesx Orleans. says, 10 regart
II to the entire coibmerce of,lhe South. tha
is ir most ~fetched and frightful con
70 di,ion. He.'ssy srthe States which viii
d. d. su ffer:th most will be Louisiana Miss
y. issippi and Texts. He was in Galveston
~ on tie l5,lt Of May. %. II. the. Blockade b.
60 ,igiJlS enforcaf f1te. people Of Texas vii
be starye 70. death... W4yn he left ,ther
bacon was D cts. per lb,, and, aour 81
'r' per barrel >. and rs'Sery limited-supply a
20 20 that They were then almost wholly. de
i. pendent GU New, Orleans for means @
~ subsistence. Mhen that source OF suppl
@. is cut off, they Will be In an awful. con
ch dition. Col Bartlett, OF the Naval Brig
ade, states that Gen. Butler now has or
ders from The President and Secretary c
!, War, TO accept the Naval Brigade wit
e the full compliment Of 200 men and &
officers, as ordeted by the President o
p the 22nd of May. The President on tn
ma 22nd of May. The President has recog
,er hized Miguel Saragosa Consul from Mex
ps leo, to reside at San Autonia, Texas. thu
lat continuing the policy Of lrea ing secessio
te as nulliiy. II is reported To night su
,ld thoritatiyely thaf Federal scouts had cap
hs ns tured rebel pay agent just this side o
ST. 81. Harper's Ferry; with $50. 900, which wa
ry to pay the troopsa. liarper's Ferry.
nd rs, d., e. so WAsuINaToS. JunG'7.
X. Special correspondence to tho Tribun
Dr. says; Several hundred regulars have lei
MS within "a hours for tho Rolay House. Tho
no will form a portion of ono OF the column
RI which aro to operate against Harper's Ferry
its A column of Gen. PattersOns army is al
ill preaching by way of Hagerstown, and
sis column OF Con. McClollans army is movin
mt from tho West. Hclp cannot come to Ger
6 I! johnson from Manassas Junction, for Coz
Mcdowell will engage the whole attontio
lat of the rebels post"d there. nor can they b
ion reinforced from Richmond aud Norfolk. ir
In Con. Batter will be dangerous foe
TOO leave, even inactive in their rear, and
at will not rcma;n quiet. There are armC
nut steamers enough in tho Potomac to ,hroata
Ia o'her approaches TO the Capital of tho q
in Dominion. 'Wo have good reason to
, p. lieyo that before many hours y column
l.. 1000 men will march from this city towar
eld. iIarpor's Ferry, tho whole commanded
ers Col. Stone, of the 18th infantry. Tho ho
OK Of starting, is not yet definitely determine
tho This column will probably have no mo
nch serious task than that of intercepting I
are fugi,ivos driven by "ther commands fra
are. lIarper's Forty. Other regiments are U
can der marching orders. t,@...,.
IS WAsnISoTos, June IA picket qua
'"' NO Of The Highlanders were fred on last nigl
,oso at GeorgeIown. Offers have been ma
rous 10 the Government TO construct steel. plat
ong vessels, bomb and shell proof. and
to have them finished within six mont
ubt- after the contract is signed. It is |
Jre' known the Government will accept ,
as, offer. 1t is understood the GoveInm,
""r W will not make any further requisilions
al. troops at present. The Presidents IN,