Nebraska advertiser., 1863-04-23

twelve prisoners. AnS lOOOlS ePPo
IN considerable force, but we doubt
their ability to retard us should a
leaders determine here to cross.
Al Port Royal letter Of the 18th
saws our Monitors, making eight in
ali, arrived here yesterday. The pro-
peller Haze has just arrived at Port
Royal freighted with iron plating for
Monitors. The decks are all to be
strengthened by this arrival in this
way and additional eoppering. A
few days-perhaps weeks viii find
them stronger than before the attack
on Charleston.
The Commercial has a rumor that
Sec. Stanton has resigned. It is
contradicted by another, who says
that the matter has been compromised.
The Post has a report from an officer
who left the Army of the Potomac on
Saturday, that Gen. Stoneman was
heard from on Saturday afternoon
He had reached Culpepper, where
5000 rebels were surprised and cap
tured. A number of Harris's Light
Cavalry were killed in a previous
skirmish. This story is doubtful.
FORTRESS MooRoE, April 20
Heavy firing has been going on the
last "a hours on Nansemond river
It is occasioned by our gunboats
Smelling out the rebels attempting to
plant batteries at different points on
the river. Last night our gunboats,
with the seth New York, and 9Th
Conn. regiments, captured a rebel
battery of 6 pieces of artillery and
200 prisoners.
ST. Louis, April 2O.-A telegram
received at headquarters states that
Fayetteville, Ark, was attacked on
Saturday morning by three thousand
rebels with 4 pieces of artillery. Our
forces, less than 1000, repulsed the
enemy with considerable loss. Our
loss was 5 killed and II wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS, April IA Union
meeting in Brown county, Ind, was
broken up yesterday by a party Of
knights of the Golden Circle, under
the leadership of Lewis Presses, ex-
member of the Legislature. Presser
and a man named Snyder came armed
with rifles and revolyers, and threat
ened to shoot two sergeants there for
arresting soldiers. Serg't Daniels
took Posser's gun from him, when the
letter drew a pistol and shot Daniels
dead. Prosser in turn was shot and
severely wounded by Capt. Cummings
who was addressing the meeting.-
Snyder also fired at the other sergeant
but missed hun. He has been arrested
and brought here. a sufficient force
has been sent to arrest all the parties
concerned. Another difficulty occur
red at Danville, Ind, yesterday, be-
tween a party of K. G. C.'s and Union
men, in which five persons were
wounded, one mortally. The Gen.
commanding has issued orders de-
claring the K. 6. C.'s to be public
enemies, and to be dealt with as such.
He also cautions people against the
use of butternut and copperhead
badges.
Stout, the deserter, who killed an
officer while attempting his arrest, will
be tried by court martial this week.
WASHINGTON, April ia special
to the Times says ex.Gov. Hicks, OF
Md, states that a secret organization
has been unearthed in one of the
counties of that State, whose object
was to carry that State into the
Southern COnfederacy at a favorable
opportunity.
MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, April 90
A telegram from Gen. Hurlbert at
Memphis, reports Gen. Dodge COM
handing at Corinth, attacked the
enemy and drove them from Bear
Creek to Caney Creek, with heavy
loss. Our loss was one hundred killed
and wounded. We had one piece of
artillery disabled, but it was saved
The enemy have been largely rein-
forced at Tuscumbia. The Atlanta,
Ga. Intelligencer, of the II, bOstfully
calls upon the federals to attack when
they please and in what force.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-0ficial
dispatches confirm the report that a
portion of Porter's feet, laden with a
large number of soldiers from Grants
army, succeeded in rcnning the bate.
ries at Vicksburg and are now in a
condition to either help Banks attack
Port Hudson or make an assault upon
Vicksburg from the south.
New York, April 21.-A York
town letter of the 18th says, our loss
on the 18th at Williamsburg was one
wounded and FIVE prisoners. Gen.
Wise, with three thousand men occu-
pies Williamsburg. Yesterday Gen.
Keys SEM a flag Of truce with orders
for citizens to leave as he was about
to shell the city.
Fort Magruder has been reinforced
with heavy guns. A gunboat has
gone up Fork river and another up