The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-09

for supplies 20 feed the whole Stat,
Of Virginia. How causeless IT,,
panic above alluded to lie, II may b,
inferred from the fact that 10 an nd
ditioosl column OF the same papel
is chropiclcd sale OF butter at 81,
40 per b in the city market.
| Six Yankees, seven domestic
traitors aud one recussant confeder
ate soldier arrived at Richmond
yesterday. The former belonged L
On Ohio regiment, and were cap
turod in Bath county, Va.
! The Richmond Dispatch of yes
terday, records the execution. as 9
spy, on the 29th OF April. OF limo
thy Webster. Mrs. Webster, who
was arrested with her husband, il
still at Castle Goodwin. Webster |,
said to have been the fret spy ye'
executed by the rebels. What il tn,
Federal Government should com
meuce hanging spies.
| The following additional items
reg arding the fall Of New Orleans
are all that can be CLEANED from the
papers:
i Commodore Farragut had pro
posed terms Of capitulation to May
or Monroe. which the latter accept
ed, and the city of New Or!ean ns
was at last accounts held by n bat.
tallion of Marines from the squad,
ron. General Buffers forces were
within a few miles OF the city hsv.
ing landed on Lake Ponchartrain.
Information has been received a,
Norfolk, that Capt. Mcintosh, the
supposed commander Of the gunboai
Louisians at New Orleans, had been
badly wounded. When or where
was not stated. From the same
source IL was also learned that Capt
Thomas Huger, supposed to be the
commander of the McRae, WAS NOR
tall wounded in tho same engage
ment.
PHILADELPHIA. Nay 2.-Peterson's a
Detector announces the counterfeit
IS bills Of the Bulshead Bank ol
New York. 1t is an excellent imita,
ton and deceived noted 5roker o,
this city.
FORTRESS MoSRoR, May . Three
or four rebel boats off Sowall's Point
this morning, appeared to be plac
ing buoys to mark the channel.
Gen. Prantiss and TOO Federal
prisoners had arrived at Selma. Ala
The officers are TO be sent TO Tala
bega and the privates to Montgom
cry.
Com. Hollins passed through Co
lumbis on s rturisy en- rout to Rich
mond. lie is amazed at the fall o
New Orleans. II is stated that there
we're 100 heavy guns in position
between Fort Jackson and the city;
that the Louisiana was r. ady and
waiting; that numerous boarding
parties were organized to take the
National vessels at all haz ,rds and
that the Mississippi, though unfin.
ished, could if necessary be brought
into action.
The rebel Gen. GLADDEN. had died
from wounds at Shiloh.
BEFORE YORKTOWN, May lon
Tuesday a steamboat was seen with
a load OF troops before Yorktown
They probably .came from Wes
Point, 30 miles above, indicating
that tho enemy is being reinforced
instead Of preparing to evacuate.
Battery No. 1, at the mouth O
Wormley's Creek and commandin,
the rebel water batteries at York
town and Glouches;er, opened yes
terday P. NJ. on tho enemy's shin
ping at a range Of two miles. Til,
first shot, which was followed il
rapid succession by others, caused
the rebel vessels to beat hasty re
treat out Of range. No damae,
was supposed to be sustained by tn,
enemy's vess,ls, as tho range ha,
not been obtained. The guns wsr,
then directed towards the works a
Yorktown and Gloucester with tn,
view OF fgetting reply. They wer'
not long kept waiting when the larg,
pivot gun stationed on the nights o
Yorktown sent messenger which
caused every one to jump for th,
trenches. The fire was now KEEP
up quite briskIy for two hours from
both sides with no damage so far a
we were concerned, although som,
OF their shell came too close to max,
it pleasant. Some of our shells wer
seen to explode directly over tn
enemy's parapets, which a momen
before were covered with men. =
About sixty shots were fred from
our 100 and 200.pounders Parrot
during the afternoon. What dam
age the enemy sustained is no
, known.
Two deserters belonging to tn
Mississippi battalion, com manded b,
J Col. Taylor, camped near York
town, deserted last night while OF
picket duty. They are both North
} ern men. They could give little q
: no information. Gems. johnson an,
Magruter made spo eches last wee
: to all the troops, calling on them +
luso every eYert;op to dotoo. a.
Northern invaders, that thew shoul