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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-04-30

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Tux NEws.-The rews this week
Of the most cheering character. New
Orleans has undoubtedly been taker
BY Com. Porter's fleet. after what il
described as q terrific naval engage
mcnt vt Fort Jackson. The fleet, i
seems, run by the fort, aud as soon a,
the rebel soldiers in the city knew il
they skedaddlcd, going to Fort Moore
20 miles distant, but destroying all
they could in the short notice given
them. Com. Porter took quiet posses
sion Of the city The Union citizens
are said to be jubilant. Porter's fleet
are Of light enough draught TO ascend
to Memphis, and the next we hear Of
them may be there.
Gen. Halleck's forces are moving
ION the enemy's works" near Corinth
Skirmishes daily occur, and Hurlbut's
division was camped Monday within
sight Of the enemy's camp fires. A
great battle is not far distant, unless
the enemy cvacuate tho place. Hal
leck is said to have 100000 effective
men, to Beauregard's 10000, so that
no fears need be felt as to the result,
should the rebels have the tcmerity to
rick an engagement. We feel justi-
fled now in asserting that the great
Mississippi will soon be opened to
commerce, for with Beaurcgard forced
from Corinth, the forts at and above
Memphis must be speedily deserted. !
and Porter has already knocked the
teeth out of the mouth.
At Yorktown ''Iittlc Mac Is giving
them sights, and they are looking cut
for place to fall back on, while Nc
Dowell, Banks and Milroy are giving
them the dreaded ''fire in the rear"
There il also q rumor that foreign
governments are endeavoring to bring
about cessation Of hostilities and al
pesce. This may be SO, and the re-
cent visits Of foreign ministers to
Richmond may be for that purpose.
If they can convince the rebels OF the
wickedness and hopelessness Of their
cause, and prevail on them to lay
down their arms and acknowledge the
glorious old Union, we shall be glad
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

Tho Richmond correspondent 81
the Mobile News, says unusual inter.
est Is now manifested in high quar-.
tiers about the health Of Gen. Joe
johnson. which must mean something.
rs the woan,lcd lion has been left to
suck his paw in solitude until quite
recently. Gen. Johnson's health Ia
improving slowly. His physicians
say there Is mn adhesion Of ono u
the lungs to the broken rib, and he ID
now being subjected to severe treat.
ment in order, II possible, to Olsen.
gage il.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

W. have understood that y Federal
paper in Memphis has claimed TIM,
their Free Of three Thousand. iha,
s'ssnrel out into the ncigllorhool
Of Horn Lake lspes a lev weeks M.
succeeded In driving hack Maisr
Blyile's battalion. cor.is,ing, asihsy
said. Of Eve or ak hunircd men. =
W. have lately learned that the f.c,s
were %,l'csr: Mior Blythe had only
about City sf his men drawn up with
sl'", guns. and sent forward Captain
sherwin With seventeen mon. armed
With 'cng range gins, as skirm;<hcrs
Ills advanced company killed Elk
md wounded seventeen Of the enemy.
Some Of this new batch Of Yankees.
Dutch, OF whatever d,cy were. climb
ID up on a fence. took . pep a,
Bythc's Gfi, men in the Instance.
and perhaps imagining they vs.s
hfy iI'"n nj. trek to their hselp.
s''i tie Yraicc column fled Of sas,.
Ne, ouc " cut men Was lups. A
scnilema' recently from Memphis
says h. o,erl ard officers stating
;ta, they Ia los, seventeen men on
that occasion.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26
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W. are seqpesiei 70 nnnouoee that
the Rev \ W. More will. prn,i
denee permitting. preacl, IN thr Pres.
by,crlan meeting hou.c. in Pnnola.
on the frat snhiaih 10 December
neat, nj the usual morning hour.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

Goyernmsnt agents are paying 90
cents per bu.hel for corn. At Coldwa.
ter depot. and furnishing sacks.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-11-26

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The New York herald., 1862-02-15

Zouavcs received the order TO charge and under se Gre
Of the enemy narged up the caseway, a distance OF
upward Of half mile, yelling themselves and chccred in
the widest manner by the entire force The enemy be.
came panic stricken, the Zouavcs entered they
went out, fleeing precpitately, leaving everything
hind them.
Az soon possible Gen. Reno took up the pursuit. fol.
lowed by Gen. Foster, who kept up the pursuit the
main force Of the enemy while Gen Reno towards
Fort Huger whore body Of rebos had fed.
AZ the same time Colonel Hawkins was sent with his
regiment TO the right in the direction OF Shallow back Bay
The enemy in their flight strewod the road with guns,
equipments and everything that they could throw away
The panic and rout complete when close on their
heels and the upper part Of the island General Eos.
ter met by nag Of truce from Colonel Shaw, de.
mandng terms OF capitulaon General Foster replied
that surrender must be unconditional and immediate
these terms we're accepted and about 500 laid down
their arms.
Meanwhile General Reno came up with body Of 500,
The New York herald., 1862-02-15

anokc Island The enemy were ntrepched the centre
Of the island four or FIVE miles distant
A. an early hour Saturday morning General Foster
commenced forward movement, followed by tho entire
force under General Reno General Parks AT about
half past eight General Foster up with tho enemy,
defended by . three. gun earihwork, nankcd on both
sides by what was deemed an impassabc morass, the
only approach TO which was narrow causeway, on
which their guns bore In the battery and vicinity
from two TO three thousand men.
Our artillery, which consstod Of ak poccs from the
naval launches placed front by Gen. Foster who
had the immediate command, Cen Burnside being the
point Of landing.
Tho infantry and artillery opened on both sides with
vigor Our renforcements as they arrived placed
with tho view Of penetrating the both sides so
- 10 flank the battery.
our men steadily advanced, closing around the on.
cmy, under a hot nre from all sides, and suffered re
,eroly
~ about eleven O'Clock the New York NINTH Hawkins
The New York herald., 1862-02-15
OUR SECOND REPORT.

The expedition Jeff Hs.teras Wednesday morning,
The 5th ns and entered Crsan Soun early on Friday
morning ith Flag ocer Gold sboroushs fset in ad.
= nee
when abreast Pork Point. abou, midway between the
Point and Roanoke isand teninch gun battery opened
the Gees.
reconnaissance by the Underwater showed that the
enemy had oosruc,sd the passage by sinking
driving piles the width Of Croatan Sound that abo,
this barrcade sigh, ganboas, and that in sddi-
ton 10 The battery PORK Point named Fort Barlow
Fort Banehard four guns and Fort Huger on Weir
Point, guns. and Fort Forrest eight guns on Red
s,ors o. the vest side Of the sound opposite wers
Pont a. of which bore so as TO play feet should
nnitempt Va pass the barricads
The feet Immediately advanced in three columns 10
attack PofE Point battery and the robe gunboais Al
half pas, the engagement became general and in
less than hour rebel feet retired the Curlew being
% much disabled that she aground under Fort
Forrest Our neet concentrated hs nrs on Fort Bar.
,ow az range Of three quarters mile which was
as near az the water would allow boats approach
Al first the fort replied vigorously but gradually slack
ened it's nre The resistance was, however, stubborn
The nag shot away the quarters set ERE, and the
work pIouehed up BY our shells
About two P. NJ General Brnside's forces commenced
landing At Ashbys Harbor about two miles below Pork
Point. rebel force Of ooo with three pieces. wassta
toned in the woods oppose them Our sunboas sheed
the woods and scattered the rebels In all directions Our
taken in small steamers and launches az near
the shore as possble and had wade sinking to the
middle at every step for upwards OF quarter " mile
Between three and four O'Clock the rebel feet returned
to the attack vigorously, and engagement ensucd be
tween IL and several Of sunboas while the remain
der kept mp the nre on Fort Barlow In an hour the re-
bel gunboats retired the second time several of them
disabled Fort Barlow fred but seldom now
AT six O'Clock Flag ecer Gedsborough siruaIzed our
feet to withdraw after action Of seven or eight ho
Many of gunboats struck but none Of them So
riously damaged The casualties were three killed m
eight or ten wounded.
Meanwhile the land forces continued the debarkatIp
and by midnight had force VI nearly III 900 men Oh r
The New York herald., 1862-02-15

wrapped gamef-ar more terrible 10 their dtsruction
than any attack could have been. Il evidently
tho work Of others than the residents Of the
place. as appeal made by OF the citizens
to our naval officers send shore force TO assist
them in battling with the flames; but order had been
issued to the effect that person should be permitted to
land so as not TO give the people Of the place oppor
tunty OF saying that the torch Of the incendary was
applied by any hand but their The place about
half burned At the time 1t was occupied by the Union
troops shortly AFTER the gunboats proceeded to Eden
ton which taken possession OF by Commodore Colds
borough without the opposition having been offered
Edenton is quite nourishing little town OF
thousand hundred inhabitants IL is post town
port OF entry and capital OF Chowan county, North
Carolina and is situated at the head Of Edenton Bay
which opens Albemare Sound a little below the
mouth OF Chowan river hundred and nifty miles
OF Raleigh It is one Of the principal towns in the north
eastern part the State carries on considerable trade
and is only sixty six miles south Of Norfolk, Va.
IN June 1884, thousand hundred and forty tons
OF shipping owned and employed in the coast trade.
and during that year three schooners with aggregate
ourthen Of two hundred and fifteen tons, built
Edenton settled In l7l6, and contains splendid
cour, house jail two churchesons Episcopal and one
Ms,hodist-an academy and one printing Office issuing
weekly newspaper.
Eden,on is the key 10 the road around the Dismal
Swamp, over which our troops can march TO Suffolk.
Suffolk the junction OF the seabosrd and Roanoke Rail.
road the Norfolk and Petersburg and Richmond Rail-
road susc.k once occupied by our troops will Isolate
Norfolk from places by land aud give Us
OF the ianciou or three important rsroads-he Sea.
hoard and Roansxo Raead and the Norfolk Peters.
burg Railroad.
Tbs news was received At Roanoke island on Monday
evening and upon hs reception tbs gunboa, Stars and
Stripes dispatched 70 Fortress Monroe with
rbs welcome intelligence, where received with the
creates, .oy. ana q, ores sent OF 10 New York
The New York herald., 1862-02-15
PRICE TWO CENTS.

massachusetts ToeatyfourA, btrning icih smpa1esoe,
sprdng foroard the direction Of the enemy ,DAe Coe
sAdp '"n'edaely raised ohie handkerchief signal
uat fhe rebels had concluded to surrender.
Ihe rebels had proposed to of passage up Croa
tan Sound by cevauz de te Of stakes extending from
me main land entirely to the head Of Roanoke
Island but out gunboats forced their way through and
commenced the impetuous pursuit Of the enemys feet
which had been drawn up behind this barrier
The New York herald., 1862-02-15
ORDER OF THE DAY.
THE CAPTURE OF ROANOKE ISLAND.
GENERAL BURDsIDE TO MAJOR GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT NoRm CAROLINA,
Roanoke ISLAND, Feb. 10, 1862.

THANKS OF sEcRBTARy wELLEs TO FLAG oYFrOu
GoLDsBoRouGH, oFFIUERs AND oREws.
NAVY lBrAuMENr Feb IA, 1852.
siS-Your dispatches Of the 9th and 10th instant, bi
The New York herald., 1862-02-15
lHE INTEGRITY Of The UNION.

IHE INTEGRITY Of the vNIUN.
The Brilliant Events in Pamlico
Sound, on Pasquotank River,
and In Albemarle Sound.
OUR ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLES.
ADDITIONAL REBEL DETAILS.
CAPTURE OF EDENTON.
Official Reports Of Gen. Burn
side, Flag Officer Goldsbo-
rough and Com. Rowan.
The Wild Statements Of Our Loss by
the Rebels COntradicted.
Only Fifty UniOnists Killed and One
Hundred and Fifty Wounded.
COL0NELS RUSSELL AND DE MONTEIL KILLED.
Death Of the Rebels 0. Jennings Wise and
Commodore Lynch.
Three Thousand Rebel Prisoners I'm
Route for New York.
Roanoke Island, Elizabeth City and Eden
ton Occupied by Unionists.
Splendid Achievements Of Our
Troops.
SPIRITED ORDERS OF THE DAY.
WHO WON THESE VICTORIES?
SIX ETCHEs OF OUR HEROES,
&C., d., DC.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-13
IOWA MAIL LETTINGS.

\ 1t is of Importance to the Postoffice
Department and to those who wish to
make bids for carrying the mails for
the four years ensuing and to the peo-
pie of the State of Iowa who desire
additional mail facilities that it should
be kept in mind that bids will be re-
ceived at the contract Office in Wash
ington not later than the 2lst day of
March next Full proposals may be
found published in the State Register
and several other newspapers in the
State.
Bids are invited on more than 200
routes for near 1000 miles of daily
service, $500 tri-weekly, 1000 semi
weekly and more than 1000 weekly
OF the above on 10 routes there is a
proposal for an increase of service
being an aggregate distance of 1000
miles.
1t is thought that the desired increase
of service will not be granted, unless
the bids are low. The Post Office De-
partment confidently anticipates such
a competition as will materially les
sen the cost of mail transportation.
A new supply of blanks for propo-
sails will be found at Dcs Moines,
Council Bluffs. Eddyville, Burlington,
Davenport, Clinton, Dubuque, Cedar
Falls, and Grinnell, with the Postmas-
tiers at the above offices, who will fur
nish all necessary information to those
desiring to become mail contractors,
and all Postmasters in the State are
expected to subserve the Postal inter-
csts in reference to the Mail lettings.
j. b. GRINNELL,
Special Agent
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-13
Gen. Banks Movement.

Gen. Banks division has crossed
the Potomac at Harper's Ferry by a
pontoon bridge, and driving back the
advance posts of the enemy, who
made only feeble resistance, are now
IN occupation of strong position on
London flights commanding both sides
OF the river at the point where the
Shenandoah empties into the Potomac.
Gen. Banks also holds Charlestown
and Bolivar, giving our right wing a
firm hold on the sacred soil of Vir-
ginia. There will be no Balls Bluff
about it this time. This movement
was of such Importance that it took
place under General McClellan's own
eye. Our forces now rest in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the enemy at Win.
chester, where it is said the rebel left
wing, under Gen. jackson and Kirby
Smith had been recently reinforced
The position of Gen. Banks is now
favorable for the security of opera
tions for the repair of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, and probably means
something more than this merely de-
fensive measure.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-13
Execution of a Slave Trader,

Nathaniel Gordon, captain of the
slave ship Erie, which was captured
off the coast of Congo by the U. S.
sloop-of-war Mohican, with cargo OF
OCT negroes, having been duly convic.
ted and sentenced to be hung, was OK.
ecuted at the prison in the city of New
York on Friday 2lst ult. About three
o'clock in the morning of that day he
attempted to commit suicide by swal.
lowing strychnine, which he had con.
cealed in his cell, but the exertions OF
three physicians managed to prolong
his life sufficiently to allow the execu-
ton, which took place at q quarter
past IL o'clock. His death, probably
owing to his weakened condition, was
remarkably easy. He was thirty-five
years of age, and a native of Portland,
Maine. lie has been at sea from his
youth, and it is stated that he had
made four slave voyages to the Afri-
can coast--two of which were success
full. This is the first execution under
the law declaring the slave trade to
be piracy. National IaelligenQr.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-13
Military Government for Tennessee.

Hon. Andrew Johnson has been for.
mally appointed Military Governor
Of Tennessee, with all the powers,
duties and functions belonging to that
office, during the pleasure of the Pres.
ident, or until the loyal inhabitants o.
that State shall organize civil gov
ernment in accordance with the Con-
stitution of the United States. In Or
der to exercise those duties, it became
necessary first to give him military
position, and hence the President NOM
mated him Brigadier General. This
appointment the Senate has confirmed.
The present Government of Tennessee
being an usurpation, every proper en-
enlargement will be given, through
the Military Government, TO the loyal
people to assume its control.
The designation of Andrew johnson
for that position is considered by eve
rybody as eminently proper, both on
account of his peculiar fitness for the
Office, and his great popularity among
all loyal people, besides his devotion
to his own State.
The Governor, by the acceptance of
the Office, necessarily vacates his po-
sition as Senator. The term for which
he was elected will not expire till
March next. Representatives Ethe-
ridge and Maynard, the former now
clerk of the House, are making ar
engagements to return to Tennessee.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-13
Down the Mississippi.

Columbus being ours by default, the
next grand move Of the army of the
West will be down the Mississippi
river. 1t is represented that there
are or have been FIVE fortified points
between Columbus and Memphis. AT
Island No. 10, above New Madrid, is
Fort Pillow, represented by the rebels
as very strong. This, however, and
the other points above Memphis are
as good as abandoned, except Fort
Randolph where Rev. Bishop Polk pro.
poses to dispute our right to the river
Com. Foot's fotilla will make short
work Of him, and after Randolph comes
Memphis. Here the rebels will make
a determined stand--if they don't run
Once past Memphis and the river will
be ours to the Balize.
Events are now crowding thickly
on the score against the rebels. 1t
will not be long before Com. Foot will
exchange congratulations with Com
Porter from their respective fleets. 1t
will depend upon the activity of our
in advancing, and the &C.
lerity of the rebels in retiring, as to
which shall first reach New Orleans.