The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-03-26

A flag Of truce boat arrived this morn.
ing from City Point, having on board all
the political prisoners who have been I'M
prlsoned at Richmond also 100 prisoners
and seamen.
Hilton HEAD, s, c., MARCH l6.
The latest intelligence from the Black
Brigade, which is now marching into
Florida, is, that they have taken several
important points, with many prisoners,
and captured large quantities of NUM-
tions and supplies, and are still driving
the enemy before them.
The expected arrival here CT another
army corps, said to be Burnside's, the
departure of which is noticed by the
Richmond papers, has created fresh hopes
and additional enthusiasm among our
troops.
A Charleston paper speaks Of the ex-
pectcd arrival in that city of some dstin-
guished military characters to witness the
expected battle at that point
+ New YoRir, March 90
a Murfreesboro dispatch to the Xelo1a
dated yesterday, says that the rumors
heretofore given of the proposed rebel
invasion Of Kentucky, are not croundess.
learn from a Southern man who left
Chattanooga that the rebel troops known
. to have left Virginia did net reinforce
Bragg, but concentrated at Knoxville,
Tenn.
Yesterday body of four Lundred reb
els crossed the Cumberland at Rowenaky,
and /; WIS reported that large force was
following 1t is suspected that the in
yasion has already begun.
I'HILADELruiA, March Il.
Mr. J. Cook, U. S. Loan Agent. an
rounces the conversion of two millions Of
legal tenders into the ) % Government
loan within the last six days. Among
the subscriptions yesterday was 500, 0G0
in Cincinnati aud $50, 600 in Cleveland.
Total yesterday 100000.
BALTtnoHr March =
There was great storm ut Fortress
Monroe yesterday. The SHOW i. over a
toct deep.
\ great Unconditional Union meeting
was held here la t night. Itwas address.
I'd by Gov. Joenson, Of Tenn. Gen.
Burnside entered the bal! aud was receiv.
ed Enthusiastically. He made short
speech. Secretary Chase, Postmaster
General Blair, and Mr.. Maynard, Of
Tenn. were present.
-, Nav YORK, March a.
/ The steamer British Queen from fIa-
vana lith, via Nassau, reports rebel
steamer arrived at Havana on the ltth.
from the coas: Of Florida, with GOO bales
Of cotton.
The Port Royal N,,c .SouN, ftlt Ii,h.
says jacksonville, Florida. was taken en-
the 10Th BY the negro brigade. The no.
groes behaved with propricty, and DO one
was harmed. On the llth Colonel Mont.
gomery with 200 men, had sharp Skin.
mlsh three riiles from the town with 200
rebels. baldwin, n. the junction Of the
jacksonville, Tallahassee and Cedar Kevs
railroad, is supposed to be the point aim
ed at by the expedition.
PHILADELPHIA, March q.
A Cincinnati special dispatch to the
h"'tef'n' says on the 18Th squad ofsol-
dIers were sent to Rush county, Indiana,
10 arrest some desertera. Thew suecaod
ed IN capturing six. While on their nav
/ to the cars the deserters were rosc,na -,
100 mounted Butternuts. armed VIZ
rifles Companies Of infantry were SEN,
from Indianapolis and re captured ,Lo
deserters and scattered the traitors
Icrfsvrr,r NJ, -
y nashville train was on Thnrsdar
thrown oil the track by puerrilIoe ~ -
structlons, four miles above p'aL, ~
station, ana not at WOODBURY. stat;on
as previously reported. The locomo,;ro'
'chder ana two express cars were sm,sh
Gu Ihe guerriIlas fred into tho ra".
car containing women and children
They called themselves Morcan,a
The passengers returned the fire t;n; H.
and wounding three guerril,as pn. 80
! passenger was slightly wounded NJ pho
guerrIlIas commenced paroling at the
head of the train and took away the off
GERS side arms, rifled their arpet sacks
&c, The Adams Express safe was rob
: oed' but Is contents were in part subse.
quentIy recovered. The mail on tho
train was seized, but recovered. The
conductor ran back a mile to the stock
AIDE, and the soldiers came up at double.
quick, re- captured the train, and drove
Oil the guerrlIias, wounding several, and
taking four prisoners. Gen. Brandon
and Lieut.. Mckee, who were on the rcar
car, were neither captured or paroled
but are safe at Nashville.
CINCINNATI, March 90.
"A special dispatch from Paris, XIV, to
the Commercial, says: "The rebel Col
oiuke surrounded Mt. Sterling, Ky, this
morning. n, our force amounting to 300
f fney fought Tor four hours, but were
finally compelled to surrender. Tho
rebels then burned the town. Ills ho
lleved that Cluke intends to attack paris
tonight" - .
r, NEW YonK, March o.
lhe COmmerciaPs Waship rto, c.: ,