The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-05-01
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NUMBER 10 TAKEN J!
THE MISSISSIPPI A
OF REBELSI
5000 Prisoners and Three Gen.
erals Taken-100 Siege
Pieces Taken.
Southern ChivaIry Nowhere !

portion OF winch we present below
- The bark Yankee, Claxton, arrived over on
the 3th. in one Of her splendid passages-14 days
81 The bark Hhaf Cheer. Raymond. sailed from
San Francisco on the IIth. and brought weeklies of
the 18th. containing the following important intelli-
gence:
kilograms.
CHICAGO, April I-New York dispatches of to-day
say the DILL chartering the Central American Transit
Company passed both Houses
The View Jersey Legislature has Incorporated a
company which intends establishing n line Of steam
ers between Jersey City aad San francisco, with a
capital Of 81. ZOO. 900.
RoLLA. Mo-, Mar. 29.-The Texas troops are very
mu;h disheartened at the death OF Mccullough.
The Arkansas troops feel severely the loss Of Mcintosh.
The InIians have mostly returned to the Indian ma
ton, being panic struck with the effects of our
artillery.
The name Of the "Nerrimac' has been changed to
the Virginia."
RoLL,, Mo, April Letters from the Army in
the Southwest say. that Rebels under Van Dorm and
Price were moving towards Memphis in response To
Beiureg,rd's call for help All the rebel forces in
West Tennessee were TO concentrate for a great and
desperate struggle
The rebels were abandoning their most important
works on the Southern Coasts
Providence, r. l.. April Gov. Sprague. with
the rest OF the present incumbent State officers, were
reelected to-day without opposition.
LOUISVILLE. April 2-rhe citizens of Memphis say
they would yield %fOrthwith, IL assured Of their per-
sonai safety and security TO property from cOnhsca-
ton 10y the Federal Government.
The VCTId says, information from a reliable source
says Berurrrard has been out -hinked at Co rinth,
anI compelled TO fall back, and that n heavy body Of
troops are between him and the Mississippi.
FoRTaEss MONROE, April 3-The Richmond Dis
patch Of yesterday says that the grand army Of the
Felerals seems to have been transferred from the
neizhbOrhOOi OF Washington TO the Peninsula. which
they have probably conclu led is q shorter route to
Richmond than via Manassas.
There was a rumor in Richmond yesterday that n
severe tight had taken place on the Peninsula. prob
ably cause l by the fact Of our making strong recon-
noisSauces toward Yorktown on Saturday.
wAsHISGToS, April 5;h-Col. Geary yesterday
captured a number Of rebels, after n spirited skirmish
in which several Of the enemy were killed. Slight
skirgnishing continues the order of the day along our
front. each army lying in sight Of each other. indulg-
ing in occasional artillery practice and cavalry char
ges.
BuDD-s FERRY, Wal April ga corps Of pick
ell men from Excelsior brigade left Liverpool Point
under command of General Sickies, early on Thursday
morning. FOR Stafford Court House. On arrival, his
troops took Sleeping point batteries, marched thence
% Port Dumfsies aud through Acquia TO stafford
Court House. There was skirmishing between n
body Of four hundred rebel cavalry and the advanced
corps Of Sickle's command four miles this side Of STAFF
fEI Ferry. Both sides continued firing. until the
rebels reached that place in retreat, and set fire TO
the town and all the stores Out forces promptly
stepped the configration- \ number Of prisoners,
horses, Sc, fell INTO our hands. From Brooke Sta
ton a force Of twelve hundred rebel infantry and n
battery Of six field pieces were moving up TO support
their cavalry. After remaining three hours in STAFF
ford, camp fires were built on the hills 10 deceive the
re0els while our forces Withdrew from the place.
Gen SickIes, with part Of his corps. arrived back at
Shipping point this morning the rest came in TO
Breut's Ferry. opposite Liverpool point Our casual
ties were two wounded aud n few missing. The
corps marched As miles IN seventeen hours, over the
worst of roads.
WAsHI.GToS. April Motto has been given to
the Governors of States that no new enIistments are
q, n - male until further orders from the Mar DpDlrt-
ment-the force now in the field being deemed amply
sufficient to suppress the rebellion, and bring tbs war
&c n speedy termination.
CHICAGO. April 4-Nention has been made o.. late
OF a diverted portion Of General McCiellan's force.
numbering from 5000 to 1900 men. who embarked
ON transports on the POtamac some days since ~ rem
desvous at Fortress Monroe. said TO be under the
command Of Generals Mcdowell aud HeintZleman,
and comprises the flower of the army
DR. Bell, Of Miss, Chief of the Medical Department
Of the Confederate Army, died at Memphis, March
10th.
Rebel accounts say that the Union feeling in a por-
ton Of North Carolina prevails TO an alarming extent
and - increasing.
The planters of Mississippi are piling their cotton
preparatory to burning II.
Gen Shields is improving amputatiOn Of the arm
Is not considered necessary.
warrentovn Junction is now occupied by the Fed
eral Forces.
Congressional.
iDF -"il ~ StItN vi GubshCA OA1 -
resolution, that the committee on the conduct Of the
War be instructed to collect evidence, in regard to
barbarous treatment by the rebels at Manassas, OF
officers and soldiers of the United States, killed in
battle there. He W nted a record for history. Mr..
Howard moved 70 enlarge the resolution 80 a TO in
clude whether the rebels enlisted Indians who COM
mittef uuhesrd Of barbaritIes. The Resolution thus
amended was adopted
A bill To abolish slavery in the District of Column
bis was taken up. Pomeroy's amendment, that an
equitable settlement be made with the slavemasters
was rejected
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment that persons be
permitted to retain possession Of their slaves until fhe
money Appropriated was paid Amendment rejected.
Another amendment, striking out S3OO as the av-
erage amount to be paid, was rejected by \ vote of IL
to 80.
Mr.. Browning offered an amendment making the
average the half Of $500, providing that hail be paid
TO the master, If loyal, and the balance to be retained
by the Secretary Of the Treasury and paid TO the
sIave when liberated, provided he should migrate TO
another country. Amendment for submitting the
question to tie people Of the district. was disagreed
10 by Is to IA After further action adjourned.
The House had under consideration the Pacific
Railroad, an further postponed it.
ws-uISGros. April 3d-The bill to abolish slavery
in the District of Columbia was passed. in the Senate
-27 10 Il. The bill contains IN amendment by Mr..
Sumner that in taking testimony before a Court. no
witness be excluded on account OF color and anoth-
er that 800. 900 be Appropriated to aid voluntary en-
igration To Liberia
WAsHISsrox, April 4-In the Senate, to-day, Mr.
McDougal, from the Special Committee, reported a
line To the Pacific
WASHINGTON, April 5-The Senate bill to estab-
lish q steam line between California and China was
made the special order for April 10.
The order prohibiting reporters accompanying the
army is revoked.