Nebraska advertiser., 1863-05-21

IN the IOllSu question is puOl5neus ~
agrees to negotiate in a pacific manner
the basis of the treaty of eighteen hun
dred and fifteen. The reply is not gen.
eraly regarded as satisfactory. The In
surgents continue active.
The morning papers specials are bar
rem Of much else than speculations. The
Tribune's dispatch days, movements are
on foot and strongly supported in and out
Of the Cabinet for the appointment of
Gen. Butler to the command of the De-
partment of the West. A Times dispatch
states that Senators Wade and Chandler
have arrived from Falmouth. They re-
port our troops in a most effective condi-
ton and the best of spirits and are impa-
ttent for an immediate advance on Lees
army.
Capt. Floger, our Chief Of Ordinance
officer, reports that we lost eight guns
and captured nine.
FT. MoxRoE, May 16.-Two small
boats, the Emily and Arrow, engaged in
carrying mails, &C., from Norfolk thro'
to the Dismal Swamp Canal, to North
Carolina, were captured yesterday, near
Corritack Bridge, forty miles fromi Nor
folk. The Richmond Sentinel of the
18Th has the following:
Jackson Miss, May 12.-The enemy
yesterday advanced with a column of 49,
900 men upon Raymond, Miss, where
Gen. Gregg had forty one hundred in
fantry, a few cavalry but no artillery
Skirmishing began at 9 o'clock in the
morning, the enemy being continually
reinforced until one o'clock in the after
noon, when he opened the battle heavily
with musketry. Gregg fought two hours
with musketry alone. when learning the
enemy were heavily reinforced, and that
the reinforcement were ready to engage,
he retreated to Raymond. He will make
a stand at Mississippi Spring, where he
has been reinforced with infantry and ar
illery. The Charleston Mercury says,
the guns of Keokuk now lie on the South
Commercial wharf. They will o o be
mounted for our defense and are valua.
bic acquisitions, no less than trophies of
the battle in Charleston harbor.
FIT. Monroe, May 17.-The Peters
burg Express Of the 10th says r~etaliatory
resolutions, adopted by the confederate
congress, provide that every commissions
ed officer, commanding negroes against
the confederate States shall be put to
death and the negroes delivered up to
the State authorities to be dealt with &C.
cording to present or future laws. The
same paper speaks de~spondingly of af-
fairs at Vicksburg.
CHICAGO, May 19.-The latest dates
from Grants army through federal chan
nels to the 11th. At that time Logan
and Osterhaus were marching towards
Jackson, driving Bowen before them,
while Grant was marching up Black riv-
er, expecting to engage Pemberton near
the bridge over that stream. The wo-
men and children and all other valuable
movables have been removed from Jack
son. All the men have been forced into
rebel army.
1t is further stated that Osterhans has
made large captures of men, artillery,
ammunition and commissary stores afew
miles from Raymond. Bowen's forces
are estimated at $4,000. The latter is
reported strongly entrenched neal the
Bridge. A great battle there is immi-
nent. The health of the army is better
than ever before.
The rebels, 300 strong, with two or
8 peices Of artillery fred into the steamer
Warner, Is miles above Greenville on
Thursday, killing and woundins 4. The
fire was returned and several rebels
killed.
Philadelphia, May ia Baton
Rouge letter of the 9Th says, the im-
portance of Col. Grierson's expedition
can hardly be realized without refec-
on what has been accomplished. In
seventeen days the troops marched
over eight hundred miles and travelled
through the very heart of rebel do
minion fighting at every point where
they met with opposition. Ehey kill
led and wounded a large number of
the enemy and destroyed over four
millions dollars worth Of property
which would have been of immense
assistance to the rebels in the prose-
cution of the war. On two import
ant railroads they completely cut off
all communication with the strong.
holds of the enemy and captured over
a thousand prisoners and twelve hum
dred horses. Mhey were menaced
at points where they least expected.
An idea msy be gained of the activi-
ty of Col. Grierson's command when
the fact is stated hat in thirty hours.
while in persuit of a rebel cavalry
fonce the marched seVenty>ive miles,
and fought four battles and skirmish-
ed considerably, forded riverf, and
all the time neither men nor horses
had anything to eat.
Washington, May 18.-The official
report of Col. Davis, commanding a
part of Gen. Stoneman's expedition
throug Ma, says our total loss in the
expedition is two commissioned off
GERS and thirty three enlisted men,
We brought with US 100 mules and
76 horses captured from the enemy.
We captured in the course of our
march a MUGS larger number, which
we could not bring. The amount of
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