Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-04-08
From, the Houston Telegraph, Nan'h ~'h'
OUR LATEST DISPATCHES.

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| h,s been ascertained. The mortar teet
still occupies the old position, out Of range
below.
yesterday the enemy fired at our trans
norris with long range guns without effect.
! 4 marty landed from II transport, and burn
ciShe resiiencc Of Capt. j. iieine, former
iy that of Col. Sidney Roberts, opposite the
shore.
Some activity has prevailed among tho
cnrmy's transport. the last two days.
De:erter ire continually con-ing in. They
confirsa vrcyious reports of the deihoraliza-
tion OF Baak- army.
Oar batteries suffered no damage in the
| light of the both, and we are ready to SiVe
the enemy warm reception.
! GuARLEsroy, March 20.-AAll quiet. Stea-
insr Hayelock sailed last night.
MOBILE, March 2l.---Thc Advertiser and
Register has the following semi .official dis
patch from Fovt Pemberton, dated 2oth,
via Grenade, . o'clock:
Gen. Loring hu, whipped the enemy back
from this point. They arc now in fall re
treat for the Nazoo Pass.
RtcuMoNp, March 20.--The reported tax
hill provides for raising one hundred mill
IONS by levy lax of one per cent. on gross
| sales, one ON gross pi otits, ane on salary,
on all under fifteen hundred dollars 'wo;
on all, over that amount one In value OF
property. etc. No one is TO BE- taxed but
once Oh the same property, Income or prof.
its.
The pyivateer Florida coalcd ut Barba-
does on the 2Ith ult. leaving on the 18th.
Commodore Wilkes knew Of her wherea-
bouts before her leaving st, Thomas.
| A New York dispatch says Gen. Hunter
has at laat received orders for forward
movement, also an order for drafting all
able bodied negroes for garrison duty.
One division. of the Yankee army left
! Memphis on Tuesday l,.st in thirteen light
drauglt steamers, bound for the lazoo
Pass The river has declined several inch
es at Mc,uplis. The tributaries all thlling.
The Natcles Courier of the 25th says
the wires were working to Jackson, but not
|. to Port Hudson yesterday evening. The
storm has probably been general along the
! Atlantic and we arc therefore without dis
patches for this paper,
The Federal lleet has NIL disappeared
from Savannah,
AN who visit New Orleans from the age
of Is upwards, src required to take the
oath of allegiance to the Lincoln Govern
ment.
The Vicksburg ",hig says accounts iro"i
Yazoo River show that Gen. i.oring is ma
king n gallant defence at Greenwood. The
enemy have advanced twice and each time
were driven back.
Our loss thus far IS quite small.
The steamer Thirty-hth Parallel mas pcch
burned to keep her from falling ih'o me
hands of the enemy. The Ed. day maze
q very narrow escape.
Preparations are oeihs rap'uly maue TOT
the better defence of that department, ana
we feel pretty snnguine OF our apil''y 10
maintain ourselves until thc enemy arc
forced to abandon the iazoo.
The magnificent steamer Natchez, red.
eral we presume--Ed. Tel. was destroyed
by fire on the iazoo. on the lSth INST. FIRE
accidental. IL had Oh Doaiu 10 passengers
and 1900 bales Of cotton. Sly negroes are
supposed to have been burned. me report
that Gen. Dodge had encountered Geh. van
Dorm and routed him is not so.
ALEXANDRIA, March 2ith +. M.---Sihce
thu above was written, have received the
following official intormation'
Farragut had u fight OF ;even hours du-
ration at Wnrrenton. He did us much harm,
but got we'll peppcred ngainln return. Tic
then went on to the mouth OF the ditch ana
signallcd all night, but received no re
spOnse. He now lies there alone in. his
glory. The reason he received no response,
was because the Yankees have all ieit
Young Point. The Confcderates cut the
levee above the Point in several places, and