Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-14
FROM THE UNITED STATES.

We make some further extracts from the New York
Herald of the 9th inst.
Gen. Asboth, Commander Of the Department OF Ten.
uesee las ordered that if any Northern copperheads
shall be found uty before courtmartia of harboring
feeding clohiS Geserters from the army ferryng
Len, across streams or furnishing Other facilities for
escape they shall suffer death Col Harrington Of the
Department OF Indiana, has issued proclamation
against a copporhead secret society known "K G. c."
lie warns all loyal men to shun this Of traitors as
it is his intention TO hunt the rebel rats Who compose
the order from their holes and hiding places aud mete
out 70 them the punishment they deserve
large steamer having Monitor in tow, passed Cape
Fear ON the 4th bound Southwark. The lighthouse on
Cape Lookout is now regularly lighted up.
The Hsrdlfs Hilton Head correspondent gives the
particulars oil the destruction Of the Nashville Recon-
nossauces coTered by darknssS proving that the NASH
Tilo was agrourd in position just beyond Fort Meal
lister the Monauk (COm. Warden) after getting range
of the Nashville sent l5-inch shell into the middle of
the steamer setting her on fire by its explosion.
second aud third shot proved equally effective firing
her in three places. rifle 200 FOUNDER the Nash-
Wills becoming heated exploded Soon after the maya
zine exploded filing the air with fragments. The guns
of Fort McA lister ceased during the action The Mon
tsuk came out unirJured.
The Herald says: The cutoff to Lake Providence
Il success aud that Gazoo Pass is also supposed TO be
A success BE- the latter, boats will be enabled to
reach the rear OF Nicksburg ID the TallahAtche.-
Yazoo Pass is PA miles above Vcksburg is open,
aud connects with Noon Iake which, by very crook
ed aud narrow pass, connects with Codwater river,
which enters the Taaba.chie which discharges itself
into tho YszoO river, whence the of Vicksburg,
above the fortifcauOns the Yazoo river can be
reached aud a Steamboats, on that river Destroyed
The communications Of Vicksburg With the rear will
thus be completely cut Oh. We learn that gunboats
have already Started the expedition and every hope
is entertained of Its success"
The Herald continues
40 doubt is eu,ertiined by our Generals that, by
way OF Lake Providence, the Tensas and the Back
river in West Louisiana, our boats will be enabled TO
enter Red rive-, and thence the Atchafalaya, which
leads direct to the Gulf thus direrng The Mississippi
from its present bed 80 miles above Vicksburg, and,
after course Of 800 miles, directing it into the Gulf
of Mexico 50 miles Of New Orleans, cutting off
that city, Baton Rouge, Fort Hudson, Natchez aud
Vcksburg-a work, compared with which, the capture
of Babylon by turning aside the course of the Euphra
ties, was mere bagatelle The canal 500 yards in
lcugth connecting the Mississippi with Lake Provi-
Ience is completed With entire by the spade,
and It will soon be determined whether the remainder
of this proposed route to the Gulf is practicable.
II appears that Another expedition in connection wish
tuis, has started from New Orleans to meet 1t from
below"
NJ DuliAS, bearer OF dispatches to the French and
Eug,h ministers from the French and English Consuls
81 Il edmond arrived i'll Washington on the 18th. Ills
dispatches sOid to be of great Importance, and viii
be forwarded Immediately to their respective Govern
Piled with clothing shoes, army supplies, etc,
A snail schooner loaded with cotton, which had
come down from Savannah to run the blockade, was
captured in Warsaw Sound few days since.
A Cairo despatch, o. the 7th, says 5000 med aud
dredging machine were at work on the canal at Yazoo
Pass The expedition was progressing favorably. AL
miral Porter writes that both the InjianoA and the
Webb were sunk in the late engagement
treaty has been concluded with the Indian tribes
by which the ottowas, well advanced in civilization,
are TO become citizens in five years. receive inaenable
head rights of eighty of land eacN AMI 20 900
acres of valuable land to be apart to eDdow manu-
al labor university. The remainder of their lands,
about 80 900 acres will be sold to actual seters-Ony
to such persons shall acceptable a counsel OF
the tribe.
The Ba tinsore and Ohio Railroad, between Harpcr's
Ferry and the Western side OF Ahcghany Mountains,
has been fully repaired and is doing enormous
business 500 cars, each tons capacity, hsiaden
with products of the Great West arrive caily in Ba-
more and too passenger trains trayersirg the whole
line of 800 miles, between Wheeling and Petersburg
Millions of dollars have been expended in repairing
damage done by the rebels from time to time.
bill has been introduced in the Missouri Senate for
the gradual extinction OF slavery in the State 1t pro-
Vdes that all children born of slave mothers after the
9Th July 1863 shall be free, TO be appsentced TO the
owner of their mothers till they II years Of age.
Preparations are being made in the vicinity OF Wheel
ing Western Va, to test the cotton experiment this
coming season. good-deal of seed has been secured
for the purpose.
A Charleston letter in the London Times says that
city could not be taken without an enormous force by
sea aud land aud that the attack even in tina. case,
would have to be connected with desperate vAor before
it could be successful
Little Rock (Arkansas) paper of the 2Oh ut, says
IIindmAn in that city, and claims that the Federals
captured Arkansas Post because high water prevented
the arrival Of ammunition, the rebel arllerists having
exhausted his supplies.
General Barns formerly Of Burnsides old corps, and
commander of division in COUGHS corps, has been
ordered West TO supersede AcCook
Cairo despatch Of the Sd says the steamer Curlew
arrested at Isand No 10 with conrabsnd goods
board
The Nashville Union condemns the vo:e of Mr. A. J.
Clements. Representative in Congress from Tennessee,
against the Conscrption bill.
Ffty-tuo rebel prisoners arrived the 9Th from the
Army of the Potomac.