The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-04
Grent News E-nected.

New YORK, Oct IA Cincinnati let
ter gives list of 10 gunboats of one or
two guns each, on the Ohio river at and
above that point under the command Of
Com Duble
A Louisville despatch of the I'd, says
500 prisoners, taken by Rousseau's Di-
vision, arrived from Middletown.
Our army was drawn up in line of bat
tie, IL miles distant, ON the Bardstown
pike. Heavy skirmishing is going on.
Look out for news tomorrow.
I Report says Reausseau's Division has
had an engagement
A Washington letter to the CONNER
cial records several rumors as to the
President visit to Mcclellan. Among
others that he intends to detach one Of
McClellan's officers for an important dn-
ty, indicating Burnside. The same let
ter saws that is believed that very impor-
ant dispatches have been sent abroad du-
ring the present week, including copies
of an intercepted letter from JEFF. Davis
to Slidell, announcing hlB intention to
capture Washington, and make it the
capitol of the Confederate States, writ
ten about the time Lee crossed the Po-
tomac.
A letter from the Emperor Napoleon
to General Lorencez, commander of the
French troops in Mexico, approves his
conduct and that of the troops, and saws
the national honor is involved, and that
he viii be sustained by all the resources
he can desire; that the General had done
well to protect Almonte, and that it was
contrary to his (Napoleon's 81 intentions
to impose any government whatever on
the Mexican people.
Gen. Forey was expected at Vera Cruz
Sept 10th, when Lorencez would return
to France stg 4fflf .sr ~
The Richmond Wing of the Both ult.
contains the following In the rebel
Senate, on the 29th ult, Mr. Sims, OF
La, submitted the following joint resolu-
tons: 49,. 80 -. = 3
Resolced by the Confederate States,
That the proclamation of Abraham Lin
coin, President of the United States, de-
livered at Washington, in the year 1862,
wherein he declares that on the LIST day
of January, 1868, all persons held as
slaves in any State, or designated parts
of States, whereof the people shall be in
rebellion against the United States, shall
be henceforth and forever free, is leveled
against the citizens of the Confederate
States, and, as such, is a gross violation
of the usages of civilized warfare, and an
outrage against the rights of property
| and tending to servile war, and there
fore should be held up to the execration
of mankind; and such retaliatory mea.
sures set on foot as in the judgment Of
the President may be best calculated tc
procure its withdrawal or arrest its exc
cutioR.
/ Clarke of Missouri moved its refer
ence to the committee on foreign affairs
He was in favor of declaring every citi
zen Of the Confederacy soldier, ant
authorized to put to death every mar
caught upon our soil in arms against the
Government
Sims of Louisiana said the resolution
had not been without due consideration
Retaliation was exclusively an executive
one. Every department of the Govern
ment should express its approval of thu
retaliation contemplated.
Henry of Tennessee said the resolu
ton did not go far enough. He favored
the passage Of a law providing that 70
any attempts being made to execute thu
proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, W
will Immediately hoist the black fla
and proclaim a war of exterminatiol
against all invaders of our soil
Phelan of Mississippi said he had a
ways been in favor of conducting the wa
under the black flag. If that flag ha'
been raised at Manassas year ago, tn
war would be over now. 70
Burnett, Of Kentucky, moved that a
! of said resolution be referred TO the Con
mittee on the Judiciary. Agreed to.
Beauregard, September 18th, ofhciall
announced his assumption of the con
mand of the army of South Carolina an
Georgia.
I He says, in entering upon my dutie
I which may involve at an early day I'll
d defence of two of the most importai
4 cities of the Confederate States again
d the most formidable efforts OF our powe
full enemy,I shall rely on the patriotism