The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-30
WAR NEWS.

Ammunition 10 be procured at the latter
place.
VIcK BURG. 2l.-The Federal COM
mandcr ordered the removal of women
and children from this city in 81 hours.
The mayor has ASKED until Friday the
23I, al O'Clock.
This morning there are 10 boats below.
The City Of Brooklyn and Hartford
passed Natch'z this morning.
The Colinlh correspondent Of the Mem
phiS Appeal says Beauregard is abou! to
confer the order of the southern cross OF
honor on the privates OF the 9,h Texas,
for gallant conduct the first to receive
this much coveted badge OF dislinc lion.
The Nicksburg Citizen oI the 10 b says,
the grocery stores an all moved away ex.
cept one, and the stock in that will be ex.
hausted in two or three days. Il becomes
n serious question where groceries are TO
be procured from after this.
The Ariz ma Times says Sibley's com
mand has. been dismountcd, is and in a
Starving condition.. Two companies were
cut of, and the rest were endeavoring TO
reach Santa Fe.
The Appeals Ccrinlh correspondent
says Buffers Infamous order has fired our
army.
The Charleston Courier Of the l2,h, con
graduates the citizens on Charleslon being
four times stronger than New Orleans.
Lrrge conslgnments OF stone from Co.
lumbia and the interior, iron chains and
other materials, will soon be on the way
10 alC in constructing stone wall to block
out invaders from approach within shell
/ ing distance of the city.
All Southern papers condemn Butler,
cowardly infamous order, but don't pub
lish it.
The Nicksburg correspondent, Jackson
Miss, 1871, says five Yankee gunboats ar
rived within range of cur batteries yes
terday at noon.
The Commander sert a flag Of truce
demanding surrender OF the city. TC
which the answer was, "If you want tn,
city, come and take it," The fleet ther
communicated with the commander.
The Federal authorities demanded, it i,
supposed, the surrender OF our ports jus
below Nlcksburg, which was promptly
and pointed|y refused.
After that their gunboats weigheC
anchor, and dropped down the river tc
bring up the rest OF the gunboits, Tor the
purpo of opening "A bombardment.
The following general order WAS fount
by pickets.
For the information of this army rhC
following General Order No %, of tn,
Federal officer, M '1r General command
ihg at New Orleans, will be read on dres,
parade:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE }
GULF, New ORLEANS, May 10
40 Officers and soldiers of the Unitec
States have been subject to repeated in
suits from women, calling themselves Ia
dies OF New Orleans, in return for the
most scrupulous non.intererence and
courtesy on our part, il is ordered here
after when any female shall by word
/ gesture or movement insult or show con.
tempt for any officer or soldier Of the U S.
she shall be regarded and held liable tc
be treated AS woman Of the town plying
her avocal!on. BY command of
Maj Gen. BU TIER.
GEo. G. STRONG. A. A. G..
Men of the South, shall our mothers
wives and sisters be thus outraged by
rullilnly soldiers Of the North to whom is
given the right TO treat at their pleasure
! the ladies Of The South as common harlols.
Arouse, friends, and drive back Fl ON our
soil these infamous invaders Of our houses
and disturbers OF our family lies.
Signed q. I. BEAUREGARD
General Commanding.
NATCHEz, May I3.-Tmo schooncrs and
tour gunhonts anchored in tho river OPP
poslte this place tho guuhOa's 1t is SAID
sent yawl with fl Ig of truce bearing a
dumand for tho surrender of tho CITY, As
tho yawl landed number ot people had
gathered to witness too proceedings, and
tho mon from tho boats requested that
some one in tho crowd should taku the dis.
patches aud deliver them to tho Mayor. but
no one could be found willing TO accommodate
tho Yankees, until at last thoy prevailed
upon fisherman to carry hem. When he
delivered tho document, und it was found
to c0ntHin demand tor tho surrender OF
tho city, crowd of exasperatcd citizens
took tho fisherman and hung him, and the
| gunboats gave thom Till 10 o'clock to day to
determine what they should do.
The Vlcksburg CiIizen of tho 18th, saws
tho women aud children arc being removed
from tho city to-day, by tho advice of Gen
smith. in WOW of an approaching conflict
with tho enemy.
In CAMP on LARRY CREEK, NEAR(
BArEsvmLE, ARK, May 2l.
Quito spirited sklrmISh took place on
! the lOth, near X,rcy. on tho Little REQ
River, betwoon about two hundred and fit,
mon OF Gen Ostcrhaus'l Division aud som,
six hundred robels under Coils. Coleman anc
Hicks. in which tho latter wore routed, witt
u loss of eighteen left on tho field. and quite
Il number wounded Our loss was filleet
| killed, thirty.fOur wounded,
Tho robuls have burned all tho bridpo,
across tho Bayou Dos Ark aud Cypress, anc
10000 bales OF Gotten have boon consumcl
on the Arkansas river by order OF Boaure
gard.
Brig. Gen Roanc, who is in command o.
tho forces of this State, has three regiment,
OF Texans at Little Rock and tho Arkansa,
Militia arc said to be- garhorod at tho sam,
point in considerable numbers
MCCLELLANs llEADQUARTERs,
MAY ~.
From tho Army Correspondent of th,
Associated Press:
Tho driving OF tho robels from tho yicini
ty of New Bridge By our artillery Yesterday
was followed to-day by RECONNAISSANCE,