Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-21
Brazilian Neutrality.

brazilian Neutrality.
The Emperor Of trail has caused anotl-
ar circular to the Governors of the Provin-
ces to be issued by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. with the view of giving wider cir
anlation to tie directions issued in August
1861 IN which are set forth the principles
the neutrality which the;imperial
government resolved to assume in view Of.
the Struggle in the United States. The
conditions on which the ports and harbors
OF the Empire are open to the belligerents
are defined in this manifesto. The closing
paragraph reads as follows:
And inasmuch as the steamer Alabama,
of the Confederate States. has openly viola-
ted the neutrality OF our Empire, infringing
the dispositions Of our circular Of The 1st of
August, 1861, making the Island of Rita
the base of her operations for the purpose
o.. carrying prizes there, and sailing thence
to make others, which she has caused TO be
burned after Keeping them SEINE days in the
anchorage of the said island, his Majesty
the Emperor has ordained that the said
steamer shaH nerer again be receired into
any port Of the Empire
Upon the occasion of the expulsion
of General Banks from the Valley by Jack
SOP. in the summer of 1862, and the cap
ture Of Winchester, frightened Dutchman
ran all the distance from Winchester to
Martinsburg, twenty-five miles The fol :
lowing is the dutchman's description If the
capture of the town. and his fight:
II hear Won crest noise and somebody
say. .'Stonewall Shackson's come to town
| looks out de door, and see Won great big
rebel, nit great big horn coming down de
bike, and he blay, Whose been here since
I been gone? Sheneral Banks, nit blue
coat on" Then | rushed back into NINE
house, Mr. Daily, and / craps my moDish
- have mine monish here. Mr. Daily,
(slapping his pocket ard | slump over the
stockade Tense. and | runs till car { run
any more. But | got my nlo,tish Mr.. Dai
~, and am tam dry "-Ri;ch. Examiner
FlGHr IN TENNESSEE The Knoxville
Register Of the 18th inst says:
We have reliable information that on
Sunday last 9th Instant, three regiments Of
the left wing Of Rosencrans army advanced
on aud attacked Sparta, They were gall
lantry repulsed by Gen Forrest, who had
but one regiment Of Tennesseeans The
enemy made three distinct charges, in each
of which they were repulsed. and were final
.ly routed, leaving their dead upon the field
Oar information is that the enemy impress
ed from citizens buggies, carriages aud wag-
ons, to carry their wounded tt wards Nash
vile. Orr loss reported to be ouiy six
One Of the enemy's regiments engaged is
is said to have been the 18th regulars.
A DANGEROUS Explosive "A Yankee
letter writer from Mississippi has discover
ed that the Confederates are using an ex-
plosiye musket ball Of the most destructive
and barharous character. These balls are
OF the Minnie pattern, sixty-nine calibre,
hollow, and filed with Illuminating powder,
covered at the base with cap On stri-
king any object they explode with terrible
effect One of these terrible missiles struck
one Of the Federals in the leg. SCATTERING
the bone into nineteen pieces. The effect
of the wound Of simple Minnie ball is al
ways considered of a dangerous character.
but the new ball above described is posi-
lively barbarous.
LIEUT. GEN. HOOP A Correspondent
writing from the Army of Northern Virgin
ia, confirms the statement that Gen Wood
has been created Lieut.. General. The vri.
says:
feel authorized to state with more GER
tainty than in my last, that Mai General
Hood has been created Lieut. General, and
appointed TO the cammand Of all the cavsl-
ry Of the Army Of Northern Virginia. I
hear also that Brig. Gen Hampton has all
30 been promoted to the rank Of Major Gen.
of Cavalry, The reports Of both appoint
ments are received with general gratidca-
ton.
RETURNED HOME Among the passen-
gers Oh the fredericksburg cars yesterday.
WAS negro who had run away from his
master six moths ago, and who had been
living in the North ever since. He could
NOT Sand the draft there, and succeeded ip
making his escape into our lines We.coull
not learn his nj .aster's name, but suppose
he will not be kept H. ,ng IN this region A
cotton plantation would e,,re him Of the
Yankee fashions he learnt wlll..e sojourning
at the North We expect that tie draft
ing process will drive many Of them back
to their former masters Sentinel
JEFF. Thompson The whereabouts of
the ubiquitous Jeff Thompson has been
matter Of inquiry and speculation for some
time. A writer from Little Rock, Ark,
gives the desired information. He says:
'sGen Jeff Thompson is at present in
this city, full Of hope and vigor, which nev
er flag in his bosom If he has not recent
ly accomplished what was expected from his
earlier career, it is because Of inexorably
adverse circumstances. His time will GER
tainiy come.
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