The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1863-03-19
LATEST NEWS.

at $3.50, this morning. There are IRON
clads and two mortar boats playing
on the fort One eigh, inch Colum.
bad was dismoun,ci Two men were
wounded the firing con
,inucs very heavy A private dis
patch from tort McAlistcr at -, says
that one iron.clad had Withdrawn.
Two iron.clad. aud one mortar boa,
vere still playing IN the fat ; the
for, IS nniuiuyed 10 one hurt Oh our
aide, except, two eighty wounded
early IN thc morning. The garrison
are in good spirits. the firing still con
tiuues at 30. IN
RicmoSp. March Northern dates
Of the 2lst have been received.
Long live Abraham First !---Presi.
dent Lincoln temporary dictator y
Under this bead the Herald declares
that measures la,ely passed Congress,
others that will become laws, which
will practically invest lincoln with all
the powers of dictator but tkare is
not shc slightest danger OF ~ abuse of
power by Lincoln Tor ambitious pur-
poses, except the flea Of imperlous
ircessity he checrtully consents 10
a transformation from President into
temporary DICTATOR
R.csxosp. March 2.-NorthcrD dates
TO the 2jth have been received The
bill to enroll and call out tie Militia
passed the House with amendments
by yeas %, nays ~ The Senate
passed bill authorizing the President
to suspend the writ of habeas corpus
by yeas "a, nays 10.
The New York World says gold
was furious on the 2lth--it touched
~ premium mostly heavy sales, gen
orally from foreigners.
The reply Of Lincoln to the Man
chester address hal been published
1t deplores the suffering occasloned
by the cotton famine, but rejoices that
the efforts to create sympathy for the
Scccssioulsts have failed in England,
lie eulogizes the Etterarce Of the !
Manchester uee'ing as sublime hero /
ism aud expresses All earnest desire I
for perpetual peace between the two !
nations
VloKsBunG, March a-The crew of /
the lndlanola, some ninety'two IN nun /
bcr arrived here yesterday afternoon 4
The report Of two more gun.boats
passing our batteries is ialsc--it turn. .
ed out 10 be flats rugged out by tie I
enemy IN the fog. /
Northern sdvices say that cartel .
has been agreed upon by both Gov I
cruments for the exchange of civilians +
A writer to the Chicago Tribune Of .
the 18th nit says
Last Thnrday iorcc from Near. |
thurs division was sent to Richmond, /
La, and captured the telegraph office
at Yalulah with large number Of
dispatches and destroyed several miles
Of wire.
CH.rASooGA. March -C"ufrma.
tory reports have been received of
Van D0ru's succos,l-l raid at Franklin
lie IL now IN possession OF that place.
Thlrty.nine wagons were captured
with stores
The Federal loss was one thousand
killed and wounded orr loss heavy
The number Of prisoners taken was
1900.
GRENADA, March, J.-Thc Chicago
Times of the 25th has been received.
Letters from the Federal fleet on
thc Mississippi report that a scow
drawing six feet water passed through
the csunal opposite Vicksburg
Lincoln aud Mercicr have been
closeted IL is understood that the
former denies any participation in the
conception Ut Stewards response -
Napoleou's psciiication movement,
Longstrcots division is reported at
Knoxville, with the intention Of making
Al invasion Of Kentucky through Cum.
beyIand gap.
Foreign intelligence quotes cotton
declined halt penny
he polish rebels held the entire
provinces at last adviccs
+, ne Confederate steamer z'o was
10 Ie'V. 'ne Me,sy III a rev Gays
"Rt HUDSON h"fch ''--ln'e"'se"oe
reliable and Of the greatest Importance,
mas been received from the 'front.' 3 ne
preparations being made ny BANKS
point uh'n's'at ao'y 10 an carry nu'
"'ce' seventeen mortar ooa's 'he
s,oopi '"'' MISSISSIPPI ana sunooa'
Rouge.
Banks force is fully 30 900. Ambu.
lances and filters are being pre- pared.