The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-03-25
NEWS ITEMS.

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the river in the face of rebel shar p-shoot-
iers. They were met by body of Stuartss
cavalry, when a series of conflicts took
iplace which lasted about 1--WE hours. Our
cavalry charges were acknowledged by
the rebels as the most brilliant of the war
After having accomplished their mission,
aud securing about 50 prisoners. among
whom is Maj Breckenridge, our forces re-
turned, having whipped the rebels so com-
pletely that they could not annoy them
while recrossing.
Col, James B. Fry, Adjutant General
of the United States Army, has been ap-
pointed Provost Marshal General of the
United States, in puruance of section five
of the act of enrolling and calling out the
National forces, and for other purposes
He is accordingly authorized and requir
ed to perform all the duties of Provost
Marshal General set forth in the said act
and such other duties as may properly
pertain to his Office.
The Union Committee of Pennsylvania
have called State Convention at Pitts
burg on the 18th Of July, to nominate
candidates for Governor and Judge of the
Supreme Court The Committee also
passed resolution recommending the Or.
gauization of the Union Party in each
! Legislative District.
Kentucky begins to get on the track
again. At the Union Convention at Lou
isville, the loyal feeling was wonderfully
strong. In the afternoon, Wickliffe in
troduced Cravens (appropriate name,) the
Copperhead Congressman from Illinois !;
but the Convention would not listen to
him, and he was kicked out amid groans
and ieers All the counties except those
bordering on the Tennessee line were
represented.
Our entire loss in the late cavalry fight
was less than 40 in killed and wounded
The boys brag Of it as the greatest hand
to,hand conflict that ever took place on
this Continent.
MALIGNANT TO THE LAsT.-The Cop.
perhead Legislature Of Illinois spat upon
the grave of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, by
voting down an appropriation for mon
ument TO his memory. Most of the Re-
publicans voted for the appropriation
Gov YATES, himself urged the passage
Of the appropriation.
Our Washington correspondent says
that information has been received from
Cairo indicating that the Yazoo Expedi-
ton has been successful, and that Yicks-
burg is practically ours No date is men
toned for the Cairo dispatch. We have
had so many rumors and assertions that
have proved untrue, that it will be hard
to make the people believe anything with
out more opeci6c proofs.
The City of Jacksonville was taken by
black soldiers on the 10th inst. The
people were in great fear of an indiscrim
mate massacre but the negroes behaved
with propriety, and no one was harmed
On the 1lth Col Montgomery, of the I'd
| Colored Regiment, went with about 200
men three miles out of town, and met
about 200 Rebels, with whom he had a
sharp skirmish Baldwinsvilie, the juno
tion Of the railroad from Jacksonville to
Tallahassee, and with that from Fernan
dina to Cedar Keys, is supposed to be
the point aimed at by the EXPEDITION -
Desertions from the Rebels continue quite
frequent Five sailors from the Rebel
cunboat Savannah reached Fort Pulaski
on the night of the l4th, bringing with
them Lieutenant as prisoner.
A dispatch to St. Louis says that the
Union gunboat CbiIicothe bombarded
Fort Pemberton, on the Yazoo, for two
days without decisive results. Re en-
forcements we're going forward, and it
was thought shat the fort would soon be
reduced.
, Correspondents in the Potomac Army
!, say that the gallant cavalry fight by Av-
erill's Den the other day has put wonder
full life into that arm of the service. The
moral effect is most excellent.
The St. Louis Republican states that
the condition of the people of South West
Missouri is positively alarming, they be-
ing so destitute as to be in danger of ac-
tual starvation.
There was a report in Louisville on
! Saturday that the Union forces under
! Stanley had met and defeated j ohm Nor
gan's Rabcl cavalry at McMinuville on
the previous day.
1t seems to be pretty certain that the
Rebels are abeut to abandon Frederlcks-
: burg, and fall back nearly to Richmond
They fear an attack by way of james
' River.
n WASHINGTON, March %.