The Shasta courier., 1862-11-22
From the East.

have come TO hand. Preparations are Deing
made to elect Representatives to the present
Congress from certain districts in Tennessee.
| A proclamation from Governor johnson, to
that effect, is looked for.
Federal forces occupied Holly Springs on
the 9th.
General Hooker took command Of his corps
on the l3th
The Times Washington special says 20 The
French Government has demanded full and
immediate indemnity for all injuries inflicted
upon French citizens by General Butler. The
| Spanish Minister has addressed demand
for an apology for burning vessel in Span
ish waters by one of Farragut's fcet.''
A Lynchburg (virginia) paper says the
number of deserters daily from the rebel ar
my is startling, and they are generally of the
best class of soldiers. 1t says the Confederate
Government is fully alive to the magnitude
of the evils, and is enforcing the death PEN
atty in case the deserters are caught.
The Savannah Republican of November 5th
Gays it has generally been resolved. both by
the army and the citizens, to defend that city
to the last and yield possession to the invaders
only when its walls have been battered down
and no one is left to dispute their entrance.
Governor Brown has issued call for ne
groes to complete the forti6cations around
Savannah If they are not furnished prompt
ly they wifi be impressed.
General Mercer, commanding the district
of Savannah, issued an address to planters, in
reply to request that be would return the
negroes now at work on the Notifications, re-
fusing to do so until others were furnished
The Navy Department his voluminous dis
patches from the Gulf to-day, stating, among
other things, that the gunboat Sycamore had
captdred the English schooners Trick and
Frances, from Nassau, with miscellaneous
cargoes. The steamer Kensington also cap
tured the English schooner Adventure, while
attempting to run the blockade on the Texas
coast.
An extensive defalcation in the Custom
House in New York has been discovered.
Sixteen clerks in the liquidating department
have been suspended. The amount is vari-
ously estimated at from hundred and fifty
thousand to quarter of a million dollars.
The fraud was effected by wrong entries, and
subsequently the books of record were de-
str?yed to prevent discovery.
General Kelly's official report of the affair
at South Fork, Hardy county, Virginia. says
We left New Greek on the morning of the Sth.
and after a continuous march of twenty four
hours, making diatance Of sixty miles,
reached Imboden's S Camp on Sunday morning.
We attacked him at once and routed him
completely, killing and woundng many Of
the enemy and capturing his camp, fifty pris-
oners. quantity of arms, and large num-
Der Of cattle, houses, hogs and wagons. The
infantry fled to the mountains. Their cav
airy ere at the time on an expedition, or our
success would have been complete. Onr at
tack was so unexpected and impetuous that
our loss was trifiing, being only three or
four slightly and one severely wounded
Advices from various PARTS ofthe Southern
coast say that nearly all the rebel salt works
on the coasts of Florida and Louisiana have
been destroyed by our gunboats
The New Orleans negro brigade is station
ed at Algiers.
The whole Texan coast is sealed by our
blockaders.
General Burnside has issued general or
der organizing the army into three grand di-
visions, commanded respectfully by Generals
Sumner, Franklin and Hooker A reserved
corps will be formed to be commanded by
Sigle. The heads of the various staff De-
partments, other than Adjutant General, re.
main unchanged.
The Grenada Appeal has Texas news to
October 29th. Matagorda and lndianola have
been taken by the Federal troops. The Con.
federates were concentrating at Lavacca for
a fight there. There is great difficulty in
Texas in getting hands to work in manafac-
turing arms.
A number of prominent shipping merchants
are now here, urging upon the Secretaries of
War and the Navy the very Importance of
Immediately and efectually sealing up
Charleston harbor, which is at present the
great port of entry of all contraband trade.
The Warrer ton (Virginia) correspondent of
the Tribune says the Army of the Potomaci
again under marching orders. General Sum-
ner, commanding two large corps, is this
(Monday) morning en- route for an important
point. As it will take two or three DAYS to
reach this point, it would be improper to tell
where it is. The correspondent ridicules the
idea that jackson has fallen in our rear or
fanked Burnside's army, and says General
Lee will require the services of jackson in
front very soon, if he has not already been
ordered to join the main body of the rebel ar
my.
The Macon (Ga.l Telegraph of the 10th
wishes for peace, and SAYS: I" We are so
anxious for peace that longing for it is never
out of mind by man, woman or child. The
war distresses US more than the North" Ii,
however, says nothing but ruin need be
hoped. except that peace is based upon
Southern independence.
New Orleans advices report that the expe-
diton under General W. Ethel, met the en-.
emy at Thibodeauville LA Fourche parish,
west of New Orieans) and defeated them, ai-
ter a brisk engagement. Upwards of two
hundred of the enemy were killed. wounded
and captured, with one piece of artillery,
which was abandoned. Our loss was eighteen
killed and seventy four wounded. The ene-
my were pursued toward Berwick Bay.
A Washington dispatch says: 1t is under
stood that the question concerning the de-
struciion of the steamer Blanche. in Cuban
waters, has been referred to Madrid, and
Admiral Farragut has been ordered to in
vestigate Commodore Hunters action. 1t is
also stated that the Spanish Minister regard
ed Hunters course as so fragrant breach of
international law that he was somewhat in
Al With ord fnr safis.