The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-05-07

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26th. says that q Reconnaissance IN force
was made towards Corinth on last Thurs
day. Nhen niue miles. out they surprised
a rebel camp. took twenty prisoners, and
destroyed their camp eqnipage. Our
advance TO Tea Ridge, within six miles of
Corluth. remained from eleven O'Clock in
the morning uutil three 10 The afternoon
There were no signs of the enemy.
Mr. Stevenson. Of Danvlle, Ohio. who
accompanied the accommodating party,
reports that be heard a constant rattliRg
of cars and sounding of whistles towards
Memphis. They got the impression that
the rebels were evacuating Coriuth for
the latter place.
The destruction by the rebels OF their
own cotton and other valuable property
at New O.leaas. is like that of the Irish
man who revcnged himself on bank by
burning as many of Its notes as be could
collse..
Ca Saturday, General Jackson, with
his whole force. was on the east side o.
the Shenandoah, about eight miles from
Harrisonburg. His scouts make frequent
dashes at the national pickets Staunton
is reported as occupied by the Federal
troops.
Fredericksburg is nearly evacuated by
the Inhabitants, most of them having left
for Richmond.
One of the New York Sunday papers
states, on the authority of the officers of
q steamer which arrived there from Port
Royal, that Fort Jackson. about six miles
below Savannah, Georgia, is in possession
of the national troops, ead that their
bpickets are within four miles of the city.
Fort jackson is an earihwork erected
since the commencement of the war.
The Secretary of the Spanish Legation
went to Norfolk under aag of truce On
Saturday. =
Major General G. F. Smith died at sa-
yanpah, Tennessee. on Friday last, of
| d. sentery He had been sick for several
W. eks.
Passengers who have reached Cairo
from Pittsburg Landing bring news of an
engagement between the advance guard
If the national aud rebel armies on
| Thursday The rebels were driven back
to Corinth, with heavy loss. Halleck
was pushing his whole army vigorously
forward. r. 5a5a
In the New York Chamber of Com
merce a memorial is uuder consideration,
advocating system of taxation some
what similar TO that proposed by the
Boston Board of Trade, and which, it is
aled, would yield about $264.000, 600
per annum, sum sufficient to meet all
The probable expenses of the Govern
ment. The leading feature in the memo
rial is clause which declares that the
products of the South should be heavily
taxed on account of the rebellion. An
other clause condemns the income tax. =
Hon. Reverdy Johusou, Senator elect
| from Maryland, has written letter, in
| which he has declared unconstitntionai
the act Of Congress emaucipa,ing the
slaves in the DIS rict of Columb bia Tn,
board Of commissioners under this act
will commence their sessions at the City
Hall to morrow. q
II is stated by dsser,trs from the rebel
| army at Corin:h that Beauregard is with.
drawing considerable portion of his
f,ress for the defense cf Memphis.
| Commander Worden is reported to be
WHY recovering his strength. Sill i,
lis ye, doubtful whether he will fully re-
gaip bis eyesiShs.
The British Chancellor of the Excbeq-
uer states that the dispatch Of traops to
America, Ia view of possible war with
tue q ,itcd States. cost 81, 100000 BE
sides this loss to Gseat Britain, resulting
fren our civil war, it may hs stated that
10 1850 the exports o the Uaised States
am tied to 81 Os.335, ,oo0;l in 1851 they
fell to Sl5 $50, 0,000-diminution in oae
year, $63.045, 900. Sill greater than
his is The loss of the raw material of The
=; das.ry Of Eoglaud. cut off by the block
,.ds of the s ulhern States.
The papers of Boston. New York, and
pai.adslphia, report that there is abnnd
ance uf moaeyin their markets. Gold is
selling al loi to 1913 There is an in.
creaoieg demand for United s; ates stocks
Ths Wheeling InteIligeneer publishes
the Official Vo.e of Fafty-one Counties OF
Western Virginia on the New Consitu
.tjon aud Emancipation. The aggregate
is 16197 for and AL against the New
Constitution, and 6.052 for and 6lS
against Emancipation. Majority in Fifty
one Counties for the Constitution. Is.
356; for Emarcipation. 5 454
In response to an invitation by the
Mayor and First Branch of the CITY
Council of Baltimore to visit that city,
Parson Brownlow writes from Cross
wicks,. New. Jersey, under date of the
25th Instant, that he will visit Wash
iugton in the course Of two or three
weeks, and will endeavor to call in Bal
timore and pay his respects to the city
authorities and the citizens.
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