The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-04-15
WAR ITEMS.

/. A successful dash of a Confederate force in
| East Tennessee.-The following is copy of a
/ telegram from a member of Congress fiom Ten
nessee to his colleague in Richmond <
KNOXVILLE, April 5.-Col:s Vaughan has pen
etrated Scott county, Tenn, to Huntersvie,
whipped the enemy aud routed him, and brought
! off meat, shoes, cattle and horses. He killed
about forty Of the enemy, and took seventeen
prisoners, losing only FIVE men. He also destroyed
all the commissary stores he could not bring
away. East Tennessee will be all right.
Martial law over East Tennessee was proclaimed
by President Davis the Sth inst Maj General
Z. K Smith is in command Of the Department of
that portion of the State, to carry out the Pres-
dents proclamation, who will forthwith establish
an efficient military police, and will enforce the
following order:
All dstillation of spirtuous liquors is positively
prohibited, and the distilleries will forthwith be
closed. The sale Of spiriuous liquors of any kind
is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale
thereof will be closed,
WILMINGTON, April Our pickets captured
nine Yankees and killed three Monday last,
within six miles of Shepardsvillc, in Carteret
county. Three have been brought in, three will
arrive in few houIs, and three will be carried to
kinston. Five of these arrived slightly wounded
Captain. Booths horse was killed under him. We
'"o" AihoS'
THE ENEMY LEAVING THE WEsT.-A gen.
tleman from the kanawha Valley informs US that
the enemy is leaving Western Virginia with great
CELEBRITY All his stores and army provisi ons are
being removed, and the redoubtabe Pierpont is
speaking to the people from the stamp, urging
them to defend the country, and to rely upon
their own powers aud resources.
The Richmond Wing says: In the course of
discussion In the legislature, few days ago, let
ter from Col. Turner Ashby to a member was read,
and IN 1t he stated that, during a recent attack
made By his company, of his men rode into
the fight bareback horse, with no other
weapon than club.
From ALEXANDRIA.-The Rev. Mr.. Stewart,
Of Alexandria, who dragged from his church
by Federal soldiers, because he would pray
for Lincoln and so outraseousy treated by them,
has escaped, and is now in this city.
Another gentleman, ust arrived from Alexap-
dra, says that the United States Government have
ordered all merchants in the town to allie
glance shut up their shops.-Richn,ond Dis.
REPORTED SLAUGHTER OF INDIANA TEoops
AT NAslIVILLE.-The Knoxville Register of the
4th inst, contains u despatch dated Chattanooga,
Sd inst, which readers will probably receive
cum grano, though it may be true. The despatch
is follows:
A distinguished Missourian, just from Middle
Tennessee, brings important intelligence.
lie reports that Kentucky regiment rebelled
near Nashville few days sGcc account of Lin
coins recent message. Two Indiana regiments
drawn out to suppress them.
The ken;uckians ordered them to halt at a dis
lance Of sixty yards The Indianians refused,
when the Kentuckians fired upon them, killing
and wounding four hundred. The remainder ran.
They buried, he says two hundred and eighty
men who died in 6 days, last week, near Columbia,
from small pox -......
lie reports the Federal army rapidly becoming
demoralized on account Of the constant killing OF
their pckets, and the approach of summer This
is reliable.
FROM NAsHvlLLE.-The Memphis Appeal, of
the 3D., says:
We learn from parties who left Nashville as late
as Saturday, that the gunboat and transports at
that place had found it necessary to leave Oh ac-
count Of the low stage of water. a-