The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-05-27

Richmond papers are unhappy over
the capture of Jackson, Miss. They say
an evacuation and retreat from Vicksburg
or pitched battle is matter of imme
diate necessity. They cali Grants move
a bold one, which must be made to cost
him or the Rebels very dearly. Though
''affairs look ugly for US (tbe Rebelsl we
have general Joe JohnstoD)-i in whom
all have confidence We await intelli
gence with anxiety and strong hope.
Another article represents the safety OF
Richmond as by no means assured, and
urges the conScrirton of every able bod
led male from l6 to 90 years of age for
its defense. The Union forces at West
Point aud Hooker's late re-enforcements
are reasons for anxietg, and Yankee trick
cry and strategy are dismally deplOred.
On the 10Th, sad accident bafel two
of our regiments at Des rted House, eight
miles beyond Suffolk Two by-roads
branch off the South Q"ay Road, and
upon each one regiment was advancing
These were the llth Rhode Island and
l52d New York Volunteers AS the
roads near each other. they form a short
angle that dive,geS between, and upon
which there is a dense underground
Across this strip Of land the two regi
meuts could but imperfectIy discern each
other. One regiment mistook the other
for Rebels 10 ambush, and at once opened
a CALLING fire. This was replied to with
ardor. Before the mistake was diScov-
cred. both regiments suffered to q coDsld
erable extent
The ID Maine Regiment is on its way
to Bangor to BE- mustered out of the ser
vice, having served the tprm of It's en-
listment-two years how well can easily
be surmised by the fact that no move
ment Of the Army OF the Potomac, from
the first Bull Run battle to the recent
engagements near the Rappahannock, has
taken place that they have not participa-
ted in There have been nearly 1000
men connected with this regiment since
its organization, aud it returns home now
with about 200.
Gen Grants official dispatch, an
nouncing the capture Of jackson is pub
lished He says " This place fell iuto
our hands yesterday, after fight Of about
three hours Joe Johnston was in com
mand. The enemy retreared North evi
IDENTIFY with the design Of joining the
Vicksburg forces.
Dispatches from Somerset, KY, say
that the Rebel force in Wayne and Clin-
ton Counties is increasing. They are
said to have 1900 men, with II pieces
of artillery. Four Rebel regiments of in
fantry have passed through jamestown,
and 24 more regiments are re ported at
Mor-istown, East Tennessee Gen Buck
ner is said to be at Clinton. There are
Rebel pickets on the Cumberland River
at every available point The Cumber.
land is falling, and will soon be fordable
unless we have rain The Rebel General
S d Buckner has been assigned to the
command OF East Tennessee. A letter
from Richmond, Ky, says the Rebels
have crossed the Cumberland, and are
advancing on that place
By way of San Francisco we have ad-
vices from Mexico which fully corrobo-
rate the intelligence received by way of
Vera Cruz aud Hayanua The news Is
from the City Of Mexico 10 the I'd inst,
and from Puebla to the Both ult Gen.
Ortega, in a dispatch 10 Gen. Comonfort,
thus sums up the situation The French
have u'ade eight assaults, succeeding only
in two. We have lost nothing save our
abandoned forts. and one line Of defences.
For the last thirty,one days we have not
lost a foot Of ground The French con-
tnue to throw their bombs into the city,
and are cutting bitches and covered way
for an attack on Santa Aurta" The
MexicanS at last accounts were about to
commence offensive operations against
the French, under the direction Of Pres
id3nt Juarez in person.
The total receipts from internal reve-
nue., up to March .4th, was S2l,049,-
374 05.
Rebels in St Louis are being sent
south, with suall suns of money, their
main estates being forfeited
Six brothers who enlisted in the same
Company at Manchester, Vt, have all
died or been killed
Ohio has passed an act providing that
her soldiers in the National service shall
vote at every State Election hereafter
The U S "Greepbacks' are 80 popu.
lar in the Contederacy,' hat some of the
States have passed laws prohibiting their
circulation
At is said that Garcia, the gambling
Spaniard Of Paris. won in single day the