Nebraska advertiser., 1862-04-24

structIng an abattIs. The rebels enter
tain no doubt of their success the next
time.
Several letters have been intercepted
from Beauregard AZ Corinth, directed to
JEFF. Davis and others, urgenily demand
ing reinforcements.
The Herald publishes a telegram from
Beauregard at COrinth to Adjutant Gen.
COlfax at Richmond, whichis said to have
been intercepted by Gen. Mitchell after
taking possession Of Decatur, Alabama,
in which he says: ''All peaceable at pres
emf. Join US in ten days with $4,000
men. Cannot we be reinforced from
Pemberton. If defeated here, we lose
the Mississippi valley, and probably our
cause whereas we could now afford to
lose, for a while, Charleston and Savan-
nah, for the purpose Of defeating Buell's
army. Such would not only insure US the
valley Of the Mississippi but our Inde-
pendence."
Gov. Harvey, of Wisconsin, was drown
ed at Savannah, in the Tennessee river,
on Saturday night. He was there look
ing after the welfare of wounded Wis
consin troops.
The approaching great battle at or
near Yorktown between the rebels and
! Gen. McClellen is looked for with the
greatest interest. The eneray IS IN great
force, and the work of lntrehching is said
10 be progressing throughout the PENN
sula. Reinforcements are constantly ar
irving from Norfolk, Fredericksburg and
even North Carolina, and the rebel Cen
erals openly declare their intention 70
make this the great battle of the war
and the strongest conviction is expressed
of a triumph over the Federal forces,
and driving them from the Peninsula.
There is more or less skirnishing every
day. So far the whole number of killed
on our side has been 80 and 100 wound
ed. Our Generals appear confident Of
success.
The city of Alphabetical has been
successfully occupied by our troops.
The capture was affected by two gun
boats on the Sd with but little opposition.
A few shells dispersed the rebel force
remaining.
A portion Of ihe rebels were found to
be in a starving condition. The blockade
had Gu, off supplies on sea board. aud the
resources from The Island was not sudi-
cient to maintain the ordinary comforts of
life.
Gen. Curtis army has returned to
Missouri, and is now encsmped at For
syth, fancy county, as miles South of
Springfield.
Parson Brownlow is now in Philadel-
phia. In a speech in that city he said
Al one time he had been within one
vote of hanging bsthe sentence Of adrum
head court martial at Knoxville. The one
vote that saved him was of a corrupt,
drunken s~ecessionist, and he was tempted
to exclaim, .'Great God! on what a slen-
der thread hang everlasting things"
In Philadelphia, on the IL, a writ from
the Supreme Court was served, at the
Continental Hotel, upon the Hon. Simon
Cameron, at the suit of Pierce Butler, for
trespass Vi ct arms, assault and battery,
and false Imprisonment On the 10Th of
August last, Mr.. Cameron at the time
being Secretary of War. Mr.. Cameron
had made ready to start for Europe at an
early. period, and this arrest, which took
him entirely by surprise, will materially
Interfere with his arrangements. Some
feeling was manifested because of this
transaction, and in the evening a number
of citizens visited the residence of Mr..
Butler and expressed their dissatisfaction
at his course by a discordant ~serenade.-
Cameron had Mr.. Butler arrested in Au-
gust last, on suspicion Of giving aid and
comfort to the enemy. He was confined
several weeks in Fort Lafayette and
then liberated. The writ was served on
f, Mr.. Cameron, it is asserted. for the pur-
pose Of trying the legality of Buffers ar
rest. It is said the arrest of Cameron
, was made with the concurrence of PresI-
dent Lincoln.
There is a rumor from rebel sources,
that Gen. Burnside was repulsed at Eliz-
abelh City, with a loss of 500. It is not
believed.
VailandIngham Regulated at his
Home.