The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22

Wnere VIC nave reint0rcements, Colonel
McGavsck, of the 10th Tennessee, was killed
Tho firing to-day was heavy and contin'
nous towards Jackson.
The Petersburg Express, of the 18th, says
that retaliatory resolutions adopted by tho
Confederate Congress provide that every
commissioned officer commanding negroes
against the Confederate States whom cap
tured shall DO put to death, and the negroes
be delivered to the State authorities, to be
dealt with according to the present or future
laws. rbe same paper speaks despondingly
about affairs at Vicksburg, and says il is
r duo to the people that they should know
how affairs stand.
A lotter to the New York Commercial
says II is certain that tho army OF tho Pc.
tonne lost largo number Of prisoners and
missing, and that its dead and wounded ex.
oeod twenty-five thousand. and that it lef,
on the south bpnk Of tho Rappahannock
twenty -four pieces OF artillery with large
quantities Of ammunition and, also, that q
large majority Of its General officers desire
new commander.
Tho Times army correspondence dated
Friday evening, says that Stuart for the
! present is in command of Jackson's Corps,
which consists of four full divisions of l5,-
600 men Zach. A rebel dispatch states that
their force previous to the arrival OF Long.
street was 100 600. Hs brought 10000
more!t' Robel officers es; innate their loss at
&c. oo0
1t is said the dying words Of Stonewall
Jackson we're request that General Ewell
might be assigned to the command of his
troops.
The Richmond Enquirer has a savage ar
tcle on Burnside for his order against
spics and traitors at home. and condoles
with Valluudigham in his persecution.
An application for a writ Of Iiaboas Cor.
pus in tho cnse of Hon. g. L. Vallsudicham
has been refused by Judge Loavitt.
A Baton Rouge letter of May al states
that Col. Grierson's force, the eth and 9TH
Illinois Cavalry and a battery, numbering
some niro hundred men. followed BY largo
number of prisoners, rodo into that CITY
that day. They left Lagrange April 10th.
burnt Rebel stores and tho railroad depot at
Okolona, and tho depo. and two heavily
lodon freight and comssary tra;ns and an
enormous ordnance train at Newton, on the
Charleston and Vicksburg Railroad. Tho
ordnance train contained 3 900 loaded shells
for the Vicksburg batteries, which exploded
terrlhcalIy. From Newton they followed
tho railroad to Morldcan, burning oil the
lbrldgesi thence south on tho Mobile and
Obin Railroad to Enterprise, where thoy do
stroyod the Rebel ordnance works thence
back TO Newton, burning oil tho bridges
: from thence to jackson, including tho groat
bridge over the Pearl river, and near Jack.
son tore up two miles Of track. From
thence they followed the Jackson and New
, Orleans Railroad south 10 tho Louisiana
line A Rebol force OF Ave thousand at
Clinton, was evaded by making circuit
around them. Our forces destroyed their
camp equipago, &C., and captured three
hundred prisoners, While crossing tho
D branch OF the Ami,e river, Lieutenant Col.
onel blackburn was seriously wounded, and
was left IN the hands of the enemy. They
crossed tho Amita rivor on tho morning OF
tho lat inst. Ton miles from Btaon Rouge,
We captured Rebel cavalry picket OF the
men and horses burned Captain Worther-
boo's house, captured bis horse, and thon
rode into Baton Rouge, looking rough but
IN good condition. Evory railroad in Mis-
sissippi has boon cut by them. They have
supplied themselves with fresh horses on the
route. and brough: In over 500 con.
trabands on horses, nearly all the latter
leading horses.
The Richmond Rebel, of the 18th says
that the loss Of General Jackson is moro 10
be lamented than adozen such victories
are to be vaunted. The question now is
, OF weight and endurance, and every fruit
| lesa victory is n defeat. General Lee e
. moral battles must be discontinued.
t A special, dated Cincinnati, 10Th, saws
, the Rebel defeat at Raymord. Miss, is
D said to have been very disastrous. Grant
, took Jackson on the l4th and burned the
: State Capitol. Heavy reinfo.cements are
hurrying to the rebels. IS miles east o.
o Jackson. A great battle is imminent.
Herald's Washington despatch says:--
Secretary Stanton has not made any au.
thoritive declaration suspending the 800
dollar provision of the Conscription Act.
A CarrsvilIe letter OF the lelh states
, that severe infantry 6ght took place near
y Suffolk on the morning or the 18th. A
heavy rebel force of infantry reported
Is having driven our pickets at Beaver Dam
= Church. Troops were sent out to oppose
the rebels and after short skirmish th,
y rebels retired before two companies of tbD
!. 9th Massachusetts, and 10th New Jersey
I. bu, opened again soon after, The thirc
10, assault by our troops was made to draw
20 the rebels forward, but they retreated
and onr forces now occupy strong pc
at si,ion in and around Oarrsvile. Our los