True Democrat., 1863-03-04
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIssrssrrr1 RIVER, Feb. 24, via South Bend.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Feb. 24, via South Bend To Maj. Gen. WALKER, Pine Bluff
 GENERAL: While communicating officially with Col. Parsons, will take the liberty of supplying YOU with such items of news as I have been able to collect from the New York Herald, Cincinnati Commercial, Chicago Times and Memphis Appeal.
 From Memphis Appeal-A fight at Port Hudson in which one Confederate brigade was engaged prary and Rosencranz since battle of Murirees- horo Roth armies unable to move, owing to the condition of the roads, Bragg has been reinforc- ed. but by whom is not known. Gen. Johnston commands in person at that point. Gen. Lee com mands at Vicksburg. Pemberton is concentrating at Grenada. A fight in progress at Savannah. Another gunboat, Isaac Smith, captured by us near Charleston. Important official dispatches re ceyed in Richmond from the government of France.
 From New York Herald and other Yankee pa pers-Herald says if Halleck and Stanton are not remoy ed and Mcclellan put in the war depart lnent all is lost. The republican papers denolnce Brooks, of New York; Vallandingham and Cox, of Ohio: Allen, of Illinois, and Noorhies, of h. diana, as secession traitors, and merit treatment as such All these men have made bitter speeches against Lincoln.
 VallanGine eham contends, in his speech for the riqht of secession says, the South has rightcousy and fully ach eyed her freedom, and is now free. Says there must be no hanging of traitors after the war and if there is hanging, that Abraham must and will be hungfrst, he Is the vilest traitor of al He affirms that though his oath will not let him divulge the substance of the propositions, that France has offered propositions of meditation to the United States, and that Congress Is now considering them. He aifirms this IS the only chance by which the United States can honorably get out of her present difficulties. Conway or Kansas offers resolutions requiring recognition ot the Confederate States, and treaty of free trade between them, and the mutual adoption by them of the Monroe doctrine. New Y 0Tk, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana Illinois and Kentucky, have passed in their legislatures peace resolutions, and resolu- tions fer 8 conv enton of said States, to meet in Louisville, on the 10th of April, lSb3 The Ken lucky legislature by two-thirds vote has called out twenty thousand volunteers, to resist the ex- ecuton of the emancipation proclamation. regiment of negroes was ordered to Port Hudson by Banks, when l25 federal officers refused to light and were put III the Penitentlary at Baton Rouge. Also number for similar reasons, are imprisoned on Ship Island. Several mass meetings held III Ohio and Illinois, in which 1t was reSolyed to resist the authorities of the United States, as long as Lincoln ruled it. There secret associations discovered in Indiana a..d Pennsylyana looking to civil war and resistance of the military authority of the United States. heavy fight between Geu Pryor and Gen. Cochran, near Suffolk. Pryor iot heavily, but the Yankees much more so. Ilkk
 
 CTS. The General teiegraphed that all the Penn sylvania troops threw down their arms and refused to fight This he gives as reason of his defeat.
 The Conlederat s have cut the levee above the point where the Yankees were digging their canal, and drowned them all out. Il their boats were engaged three days in removing the army up to Lake Providence. They have determined on new line of attack against Vcksburg. from Miss river, via Yazoo, pass to Yazoo river and thence down by the river and by land in the rear. Already five of their gun boats for the purpose are through the pass and in Yazoo river. We are obstructns the river by timber and rafts. and have also two gun boats there already for fighting the enemy Fight at Ft. Donelson between the enemy and Forests cavalry the enemy reinforced by two gun boats Mulgan the Yankee commander, says if the gun boats had delayed l5 minutes, he would have been compelled to surrender.
 These items 1 collect from the papers and for ward through Col. Parsons cannot vouch for the truth of them. Believe all the items are sub stantially true.
 1 am General etc
 GEO. II. CARTER.