The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-05-10

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.1ds1 ID ls1i6tsafe Il assI orI.ss.s1 HosS
ing generally inscressing IN it.
The United States steamer Mercedita, on
ha9ss Ilele,iesfhx clT cap.ursd
the esteam0 Bermuda with 1000 pounds oi
powder, I 6etd carriages, number Of con.
e Sss p''ols ta ssg"':.'''ts''' :'s' + =
h4ss Nsssjiy Uaiss, of Ss;syS ss,srsay I contain,
meeasl Mobday, q tafs measures to
restore tks prmer relations of Tennessee "a
!4s'I leial nisn. To I.l3iI LIT
New York, May 4.
SteaYsrfrop R&nama on 29th has arriv.
all 4dSl - 1roik1 Mexico ssy thst The
Fresc6 q Qmmissioners. state that they
would 20 bnger treat With the present Mex
ica9 Ooys bmedt, which they style 40 OPP
pre- }Iive inorisy, and shall aid 10 pro otect-
ing Almf Be, 10 be comes on the express
IL 5tat5 pf the Emperor Napoleon, who
expected 70 opon hostilities between the al.
liesand Mexican troops. The French have
deelarsd war, whiuh the Mexioans have &C.
ceptsd, though Juares says his government
has been disposed to adopt all honorable
conciliatory' measures, but force must be
met hY force. Spanish troops are arriving
at Hayanah on English war vessels. ,r
New York, May
The gun boat Santiago has arrived With The
rebel steamer Ella Worley as prixe. She
bad also captured 3 schooners, laden with
cotton. from Southern ports. Nothing new
fIom Port Royal. ,5ss, ..9,.s- -
nj Refugees from. Visksburs, Miss, who lef-
Memphis ON Thursday, say that tho partica
ularssof tie fall of New Orleans had been
received. ood1produced great consternatiou.
.Naschcz; and other places, srssentirely de-
serted-.moss people having fed into the in-
The rebel gan1bost feet arrived at Mem
phis Tuesday, and immediately went up to
Ft. Psllsw. sMenphis papers don't believe
that Faragst's feet would como up theariv
.er that far.es# sgsgaa s10z s5sF7 fa s4e8t
".2gi Weshinkton, May s. =
The State department has issued q cir
cular addressed to foreign m,nisters an
noupcipgt she opening nf communication TO
New, Orleans. The mails Will hereafter be
allowed to pass TO and from that place
Other places which have been seized By the
ipsurgcpts have since been, srecQv vered:-
Necessary, preparations hare also been
made. 10 modify. the block ade so far as to
permit limited shipments to, be made 50
and from that place, and one, Qr tMo. other
ports whioh h are now closed by the block
aoe' fyaa astt sseiass gFsa.ns. eT.e asaer
sss5is4E1 saassesui sggb New York, May s.. +
+ 4 Asdispatch from Yorktown to the Times
has the following :sg skF .s18e5eey rne
Toe retreat Of the rebels appears to have
been precipitate. They commenced evac-
uating by oarryiBel their guns to, Williams
burg fonr days ago. Wagons have. been
engaged transporting ammunition aud pro-
visions for . week paste, Tveaty Ave hun
.dred ssicks were sent to Richmond ten days
isines. III The drsbel soldiers had negroes
working on tho entreDohm epts NATL e o..
clock Saturday morning, when the, rear
guard ordered she work stopped and took
up their march for Williamsburg. .sssl
o. Ten thousand rebel troops were sent from
sWiune's Millse to greinforce, the army sent
from Richnond to oppose McD DovelPs ad-
vance. ssg saeta
a. No greas.bastle 10 expeosadn at Willians-
burg, ss the rebel beltroeps--particuiarly those
under McGruder-- have mutiaied, on, sew
-eral occasions within two weeks. Five
thou sand of his men threaten to, lay down
their arms, uoless they receive food and
:. a number Off Of mines have been prepared
for our troops by PLACING. percussion shells
under ground 10 the road ways and ten-
frances to the Forts. $500 4 sa<
4. No whites were to Be, found, and only a
Few negro swomen.f 80, taps1.. 80. .s,ss.
,SI .;sa6 Pittsburs Landing, May 4.
In the affair at Farningham, on Saturday,
Gen. Pope took two or three huDdred pris-
onsrs, four pieces Of artillery, and several
hundred muskets. q The fight, lasted Three
quarters Of an hour, and yas hotly contest.
I'd on both sides, threatening 10 bring on a
general engagement; Divisions and, brig
ades were formed in line, and there was a
general calf to arms, but the rebels fnally
broke and fed in confusior. p &. ssaf
Huntsville, Ala, May A.
An expedition from Bridgeport crossed
the river on the lst. Advancing towards
Chattanooga II miles, they Saptufed stores
and .thes Southern maiL "a panic prevailed
ut Chattanooga The enemy were moving
all their property in the direction. ofs.As-
lantosE .std ii N fssI
ID Another expedition which penetrated to
Jasper sfesnd q strong Union feeling pre-
V0ileoe thero. aIfH sa5gf 1asea tae- sqsy g;fus
sq On, the ssams ,sday, thss bad a stirmish
witA the. enepy's esvslsy at Athens. !. Our
were driven in. bqt on; being. re-
inferred the enemy sstrsated psthe dlrec-i
tion OF Florence. 4sesspf sayvs4x aa aeeer..
-. .y az New York, May S.
i The Nerfhelh Light has arrived from AS
with 6dsices from Jamaca. She
REPORTS, The Amefican schooner GelsiliaD,
from Philadelphia TO .Jamaica, was burned
On the I5tb, b TIE pirate Nashville. s 81.
- zaf os .yIatf nn sssscs !. Cairo, May ST.
Refugees frem Memphis, Q week since, re-
port ahas the Memphis papers Of Sunday
last published q sdispatcb announeinE the
ossspe.ios Of Baton Rasgs bJ the Federal
! 'Basisr had isuded and and occupied . al New Or
leana. Large qsansities Of The citixsnl had
beh .pabiie rejoieipgs, ~attepdedl sby ban
dreds, indaIgipg in the smoet entipsiastic
demonstrations Of iaJ.t n the Rssaage g
our gun boats up the river no eppasstion
sN1;haaes o. hsee4eF1 IL tlA,4tsI
10 A. BstpnsaRogps, q lev, frebel troops,
lately enlisted, we're stationed& who A1d, IN
the appearapce of the feet.
.The pub1icxtion OF the news In regard 10