Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-06-05
TELEGRAPHIC.

patch from Gen. Walker, says the enemy
made Il raid this morning and DESTROYED
the rontoop bridge over Con:baI,.c T.. rrv
and burned the houses on the bank Of ,3.
river. Three bundled landed but wi,l.-
drew 10 their gnnb"a's on the appearance
of our men.
ATLANTA, June .. New O.lcans rcfu-
gees state hat 1t is ticrnIy lmlirvel ,!,n,
farragnt. tinlinw the II .r, ord in - .iokinu
condition. and too week to return p,s,
iort Hulson, s"ppe'l the .hip and .l.s-
troycd her Lear tie ni"u;i il Of is.d River.
farraeu.. with tie officers and crew are
now in New o .ar.s.
FROM MISSISSIPPI jackson May 3d.
No fighting VI Fi,.kSburS.
The enemy has quit the stor,unc pre-,
cess, and is gong tu Try the starving.
From reli;.blu authority | Ic.rn that
Gr.nt is en.reIcnins in rarra.lel lines
with our batteries, but oat Of reacl, OF our
guns, and keeping up communication
above and below Vmkshurs, thus cutting
Oft Ficksburg entirely.
lie is also entrcnching at Big Black
bridge, and the fo'ds above anl below.
WILMlScroS, May 2o.-The steamer
Banshee reports the steamer Pet at Nassau
on Saturday last.
SnELpyv1LLE, May 2s.-The Cincinnati
Enquirer, Of the 22d, Las been received.
The Indiana Democratic Convention
met at indianapolis on the 2O;h inst.
Seven thousand five hundred persons were
present at the meeting.
Regiments of infantry and batteries OF
artillery encirced the l'Iace OF meeting, AID
nobody was allowed to enter within the
circl: without special permit.
Voorhees,, the President OF the Conyen-
til n, made the boIdest speech yet delivered
i'll the United States against the Lincoln
Administrator. Resolutions were passed
declaring that all power is inherent in the
people; that the military power is strictly
subordinate to the civu; that the Const,-
tuition has enacted that Cnngress can make
no law nb:idging the freedom Of speech
and the press. and the right Of assembling
TO discuss the acts OF their public servants:
that tho day has arrived WHEN lublic ser.
wants are getting themselves above their
employees; that they have Two WARS on
their hands-onc OH the part OF the rebels.
and the other on the part of the Consti-
tuition, and that those Northerue,s up.
holding it assist Vail ,ndigham for the
exercise of his right o! free discussion
that the illegal acts OF the Administration
have been received by tie Indiana DEM
ocracy with just disapprobation, as ev-
ldcnce that the first and most sacred right
OF citizens has been stricken down in tn.
dispersion of citizens, and that tn. 1ndi.
ana Democracy will stand by ValIandic.
ham in his defence Of the sacred rights OF
the Constitution and freedom.
JACKSON, May 25.-Com. Crown sunk
four boats in Yazoo River, which blockaded
II, saving all the others.
The F'ederals have been SO severely
punished in their different assaults upon
VIcksburg, that they !:ave fallen back and
gone to fortifying.
Their numerous dead still lie on the
field, and the stencil is awful. Their Ioss
Is variorsly estimated at from 10000 to
$4,000 mon.
They are reported to he hau'ing siege
gnns from Sn ' der's Bluff
They told their trorps that Richmond
was taken, anil that all they had to do
''' W '""o NA'ouS, duu etlJ tue WAT.
They were sbeIing this morning.
MOBILE, May ga special depatrh
from the reporter Of the Mobile advertiser
and Register, at Jackson, says th,t the
enemy retired from The i'm mediate front Of
our fortiGca,ions at Vlcksburg, aud is re-
ported to be forlifyIng. Want of water
will force him back 10 Big Black.
Gen. Writ Adams had spirited skir.
mish on the Yazoo with the enemy killing
and wounding some 20 Yankees.
SHELBYvILLE, May 28.-Xallandigham
has been received into our lines. He Is
now at a private house III the city. He
intends going TO Virginia in day or.two,
but is updecided yet as to what point.
HE health is excellent and spirits not de-
pressed-expression full Of animation and
energy.