Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-26
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SOUTHERN NEWS.

berton' course on the Big Black-thinks he
IS entitled TO candid and intelligent criticism,
and not to be blamed rashly. Twenty: seven
Federal prisoners captured at jackson, Miss,
arrived at Liubey Prison on the 22d.
In the Richmond Examiner we find adver~
sised, among other attractions Of the Con
federate Reading Room, five panoramic views
OF the attack upon Charleston harbor, just re-
ceived from the North; also ali the New \ ork,
PhiladeI phia, Baltimore and Washington pa
pers Of the latest dates ON tile
The Richmond Sentinel of the 10th urges
that the Confederate government. exercise eau
ton in receiving those whom NJ. l. nc lin may
choose to send South, and TO refuse to re-
ceiye any who do not personally solicit it.
In a paragraph headed Going North, y
the Dispatch says that Gen WinLer, Military
Governor, would be glad to.grant facilities to
persons SO inclined, but it is not in his power
10 do Sc. lhe dispatch says that people ina
elne that they can go to Fortress Mnnroe ON
The hag u truce ioats, if they only get pass
tlom Gen. Winder; but they cannot do SO for
5he reason that Capt MuIford has received
positive orders from his Government not to
allow any except Federal soldier or a Union
ulal to 20 On the boats.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the Goth inst.
has long editorial headed,' ur Bord. State
Enemies. 1t premises that it is not prola-
be that the armies Of Lee and Hooker, now
confronting each other upon the Rappahan-.
mock, will mLcl longer remain inactive. and
ehat Hooker, slnartlng under the modification
Of his recent defeat, and burning 20 restore
himself to the confidence of his government
and the people will soon agau assume the Of
1enslye If not anticipated by Gen Lee
oh, u,
has leading editorial on the present condi-
eon OF ten. Hooker s army, and the favor.
able opportunity which the temporary weak
enng OF that army by the retirement of the
regiments whose ter,ns OF service have expired,
affords Tor the Imitation Of an aggressive
movement.
1Ee Savannah Republican, of 18th inst,
expresses some apprehensions of another in
yasion of Georgia. It saws: .'Our dispatch
announces the marching Of seven or eight
shousand YAM ees on Rome, in this State
,"overner Shorter, of Alabama has demand
ed under the order Of the President, all the
y1ncers taken in Alabama serving with armed
slaves by Gen Forrest,
al Columbia, s. c., two men named Law
s sou and King, are TO be hung On the first Fri
aay IN august Tor having in their possession
S0en eItelt Confederate notes.
, oapt Arnold OF the Confederate army has
oeen condemned by court martial at Knoxville
sna sentenced to be shot He is a young man
S,'o Sax 4! brave soldier, Much sympathy IS telt
tol ~. nim' and the entire congressional d. laga-
~ t0'l Ilonl Tennessee have interested themselves
70 ,Ipyrocure his pardon.
IT, l ne Richmond Dispatch of May 23d says
1"G 1''j Yankee officers who were captured near
.acSSson, :. Mississippi, while en- route for Allan
~ "a, georgia, succeeded in bribinA two of the
ko*id is and made their escape, their custodians
'eawng with them
:; he Episcopal Diocesan Convention, in ses~,
'oa' tor several days past iu St. P4ul' 5 Church,