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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-08-28
Light Draft. il Any. In Ohio.

A Washington dispatch OF the 2lst. to
The Cincinnati Gazette, states that Ohio
and Illinois, having furnished a large ex.
cess oi soldiers above their quota under
former orders, will be called upon for com. /.
paraiively few men utder this draft. The
numbe. from Ohio will not exceed 49,
600.
A large number Of men are still voIun.
teering in this State, and the Gazette says,
il only Ie 700 are required to make up the
quota, this number could readily be sup.
piled without draft, and il is. therefore,
probable that the latter will not take place
under the present call.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
Latest from Vicksburg.

CAIRO, May Give have been waiting
all day for something later from Vicks-
burg, but it has not come by either boat or
telegraph. Our latest from Sherman's Lam
ding is to Saturday a. m.
On Friday morning Pemberton sent
flag of truce offering to surrender the place
on condition that he be allowed to march
out after grounding arms. Gen. Grant re-
fused the terms, and at 10 O'Clock a. M,
commenced an assault on the fortlncatlons.
A sanguinary battle ensued in which the
Federal loss was severe. The rebels fought
with GOODNESS and desperation, resefvlng
their fire until our forces came within MUIR
derous range. The rebels We're, however,
driven back by main force into their last
line of entertainments. That was the sltua-
ton on Friday evening, and the contest
had not been renewed when the boat left
on Saturday morning. The morter boats
were throwing an occasional shell. We
have captured the batteries both above and
below the town, and the two wings OF our
army rest on the river above and below
If Pemberton escapes, he must cut his way
through our lines.
Logan is guarding Black river Bridge
and it is believed he will be able to keep
Johnston back with any reinforcements
he is likely to have. Pemberton's force is
strong. l deem this statement reliable.-
There are yet many women and children
in the city, and some from the country
who have fled there for safety. There is
no truth in the report that the rebels have
taken Helena.
Steamer Courier went down this morn
ing. loaded with commisSary stores from
Indiana. The Champion went down this
afternoon with the same kind OF freight.
Gov. Salomon, Gov. Kirkwood, and seve-
raj persons from Chicago and other parts
of the State on board.
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the camp of Breckenridge, who hastily de-
camped. Col. Wilder succeeded in captur-
ing nine prisoners, twenty-five horses and
thirty head of beef cattle. Having secured
the prisoners and burned the tents and
baggage, our forces pushed rapidly for
ward, skirmishing with and driving the
enemy for seven miles, when our forces re-
turned to Murfreesboro'.
Among the papers captured was gene
raj order ISSUED by Bragg, on the 18th, di-
recting the sick and wounded Confederate
soldiers, and wagons and baggage, calcula-
ted to retard the march be removed to the
rear. Prisoners also say all the cavalry
under Morgan are ordered to report at Co
lumbia within five days. That the forces
under Harrison comprising five regiments,
were preparing to move, and that Morgan
was falling back to Sparta to join Whar-
ton, who is also preparing to move. The
opinion is that Bragg will evacuate.
| The railroad between Tullahoma and
McMinnville is repaired with the excep-
ton OF the bridge, and trains are again ar.
irving on the road.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
Specials to Philadelphia Papers.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-The Bulletin
has a special dispatch from Cincinnati,
which gives news said to have been re-
ceived by way ofMurffeesboro. It is to the
following effect:
We have rebel news that Gen. Pember-
ton has repulsed six assaults on vicksburg,
but that they greatly feared the next as
salt, which was about being made. The
rebels also say that Gen. Loring had cut
his way through at Haines Bluff and es-
capped. The fact Of the matter is, that who
ever commanded the rebel forces of Haine's
Bluff was cut Oft from communication with
the rebel forces at Nicksburg.
The EUening Bulletin of this city has the
following dispatch:
CINCINNATI, May 2o.-A number of con-
scripts from the 5th Tennessee rebel reri-
nlent reached Cairo on the 18th inst, They
We're on their way from Port Hudson to
join Gen. Bragg's army when the battle
of Raymond was fought. In the fight they
refused to fire on the Federals. and shot
into the air. After the engagement they
encamped by Mississippi Springs. In
the middle of the night six of the 5th Ten.
nessee rebel regiment left their camp. de.
termined to make their way to the Fed.
eral lines. They say there has been at nc
time more than 1900 rebel troops at Port
HudSOn
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
Specials to Philadelphia Papers

New YORK, May IA special from
Cincinnati 10Th to the Philadelphia Press
says there is large force Of rebels at Char
lotte, Tennessee, near GAINESVILLE. under
Woodward and Ross.
Ii private advices can be relied on we
shall have stirring news from Rosecrans
army within 10 days. 1t is not impossible
his column is alreadyin motion.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-The Bulletin
has the following special:
MURFREEsBoRo' May 26.-Col. Wilder.
with his mounted infantry, returned this
afternoon, from a trip in the direction OF
McMinnville, whittier he had gone in search
Of the rebel cavalry under Col. Brecken-
ridge. The enemy's pickets were encoun-
tered short distance beyond Woodbury..
The firing attracted the attention of the
rebels in the vicinity, who collected in con-
siderable numbers to annoy and impede
our advance. A running skirmish was
kept up several miles. Twelve miles this
side Of McMinnville, our forces came upon
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
From the Rappahannock.

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-From the state
ments of gentlemen who have just arrived
from the Rappahannock it seems probable
that the rebels have greatly reduced their
strength, and are maintaining only ashow'
of men in front of our lines. If this We're
positively known to the military authori
ties it is probable that our forces would
not much longer remain inactive.
1t is further reported, that in conse-
quence of certain information having been
received at Falmouth, which was not OBJ
tanned through legitimate channels, in re-
lation to affairs in the enemy's lines, and
as it was believed such information had
been communicated by rebel soldiers who
have been hauling lines in the Rappahan-
mock. a note was addressed to Gen. Lee on
the. subject, protesting against the continu-
ance Of the practice.
The RESULTS that the fishing has been
discontinued and the pickets Withdrawn tc
a considerable distance from either shore
Of the river This also breaks UP the
friendly visits OF the pickets to one
another, Ida. -... No.. ........ .
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Particulars of the Fight ON Fri.
.. (lay.

CAIRO, May 2S.-The steamer Imperial,
from Memphis, has arrived. Just before
she left. the the City OF Memphis, arrived
from the battlefield with 435 wounded on
board. She left Vicksburs Monday morn
ing,
The Imperial brings the body of the Col
onel of the SD Illinois. Capt. L. Stevens
of the 18th Illinois, brings the body of his
brother, c. Stevens. From Capt. c. Ilearn
the following particulars:
The fighting on Friday was desperate
In the morning, as heretofore stated. Penn
berton offered to surrender on terms
Grant refused, but Immediately proceeded
to assault. We charged their Notifications
and took some OF them, but the rebels raj
lied and ra-toOkthem.
There was much hand to hand fighting
and many of our men were killed i'll the
ditch, which is Is feet wide and deep
Capt Stevens thinks our loss that day, in
killed, wounded and prisoners, was about
5000, much larger he thinks, than that OF
the rebels, as they fought behind fortifica-
tions. The rebels used hand grenades when
we attempted to storm their works.
In the march from Jackson to Nicksbure
our forces were short of rations for four
days. They had but one cracker per day,
and nothing else except what was foraged.
The Captain thinks we still hold jackson!
1t was reported that one corps of Banks
army had arrived at Warrenton.
The dead rebels have corn meal and ba-
con in their haversacks. The prisoners
state that their rations were one fourth of a
pound of meat per day and a small quanti-
ty of meal. We have lost number OF
field but no general officers. Seven of the
wounded died on the way up to Memphis
Gen. Thomas is expected tonight.
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News from Rebel Sources

The Richmond papers of the 26th con-
tains nothing from Vicksburg.
+ RALanH, N. c., May 25.-The Raleigh
Progress Kingston correspondent under
date of yesterday says 5000 Yankees at
tackled our forces, consisting of three regi-
ments, at Green Swamp, surprising and
routing them, we lost several wounded and
from 50 to 100 prisoners. We took pris-
oners. Gen. Hill forced the enemy back
to within miles of Newbern. The Colonel
commanding the Yankees is reported kill
ed. The enemy burned the Court House
and other buildings at Trenton.
DR.. VIM. Myers, assistant surgeon, U. S.
A., now confined in the Libby prison is
held as hostage for the infamous traitor
DR.. Rinke, whose trial is now pending be-
fore. the commanding court of Bath Court
For the two officers recently murdered
officially in Ohio two officers of equal rank
now in our hands are to suffer. a
This intelligence has been forwarded to
Col Ludlow, the Yankee Commissioner, by
Commissioner Ould, with the additional
assurance that hereafter, for all soldiers,
prisoners or citizens held or executed, the
law of retaliation will be rigidly enforced.
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fellow, and low down cuss." This ex-
cuse was only invented to try to cover up
the fact that they have actually murder
ed soldier, belonging to our amy, in cold
blood.
The citizens, some of them refused to sell
necessaries to our prisoners, while they
lost no opportunity of offering insult to
them. The soldiers were VIGOROUSLY bru-
tai. A Lieut.. Gray was the only officer
who was directly insulting. At one time,
when the story of the sinking of a trans
port, with wounded soldiers and women
and children aboard-said to have been
done by the Confederate Colonel Wheeler
was referred to, and an officer Nsaid that he
supposed Woodward didn't know that wo-
men and children and wounded soldiers
were aboard, a Lieutenant-Colonel John
son answered, in the presence ofour pris-
oners, with brutality that would make a
Camanche blush, that she'd be Cd id
If it would have made any difference with
him if he had known that they were
aboard !" This refined officer claims to
have been the one of which our boys had so
much to say after the battle of Town Creek,
as 'the man on the white horse" He par
ticularly desired DR.. Abbott to look at the
horse, in order that he might know him
hereafter. He it was, too, who was enga-
ged in an almost hand to hand fight with
the gallant Captain Cameron, when pri-
vate shot the latter.
When permission was finally given for
our wounded to come to Corinth, DR.. Alb
bolt obtained kind of carriage, from a
Baptist clergyman, named Slater, in which
the badly wounded We're placed. An es-
cort, consisting of Major, Lieutenant,
and twenty-one men, was then furnished
him-to protect them until they got outside
the rebel lines; At the first stopping place,
the Major said he would spend the night
with his mother, who lived near, and he
charged the Lieutenant, who was then in
command, to keep the escort close to the
house where the prisoners were staying
as he feard they ,c0uld befollaGed and mo-
Tested by their oaDn men. This escort ac-
complained them to Bear creek, which was
| the limit of the rebel lines.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
From Cairo.

CAIRO, May 2S-No boat has arrived from
below since yesterday.
, zen. buford and Captain Pennock have
been ready for three DAYS, to each fire a sa-
lutte of "a guns whenever the news of the
IA lali OF Vlcksburg is certainly known. but
the guns have not Numbered yet.
ala told that private advices from Mem
pms, by telegraph this morning. state that
boat reached that point, this morning
rom 5elow, but that its news was not per,
mltted TO be telegraphed. This looks unfa.
Later advices say that the nosit;o, .,
Nlcksburg is much as described yesterdaT
The rebels are closely hemmed in. and tbe
Federals are continually gaining oronnd
We are assured it must soon fall.
AdJutant Gent Thomas will be here tbi,
evening ON the Rocket, having left Mem
phiS last evening.
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The AIabama nj Work,

PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-The brig VIM.
M. Dodge, from Pernambucco, May 3D.,
has arrived. Capt. Potter, OF the ship
Oneida, is passenger, and reports that
the Oneida was captured and destroyed by
the Alabama. She was bound from Shan
phai to New York. At the same time she
saw on fire the bark Henrietta Bell. for
Rio, also the work of the Alabama.
Capt. Potter ascertained that few days
prior to his capture the Alabama had, in
company with the Florida, captured and
destroyed the following vessels: Ship La
VIVA, Capt. Grant, from Cordiff for Singpoo;
ship Nora, Capt Adams, from Liverpool
for Calcutta; ship Charles A. Hill, Captain
Percival, from Liverpool for Montevideo,
In addition to these they had jointly cap
tured and destroyed the following whalers:
Bark Lafitte, of New Bedford, Capt. Lew
Kinders; schooner King Fisher, of Fair
haven
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REBEL ATRocITIEs.-When Gen. Dodge
returned from his expedition into Alabama,
he was compelled to leave three or four of
the wounded and sick at Tuscumbia. He
left them in charge of Surgeon Abbott. OF
the S0th Illinois. They have just returned
to Corinth, and tell of cruelties and insults
offered them by both citizens and soldiers
that show the utter disregard of the COM
mon laws Of courtesy practiced by this
would-be chivalry.
John Chambers, or Chamberness, as he
said his real name was, a resident of Ma
rion county, Alabama, but belonging to
the Alabama cavalry in Rosecrans' COM
mand. was, while being brought to Tus-
cumbia prisoner, shot by the guard who
dy's command. He died in a day or two
but lived long enough to tell Surgeon Alb
bott the story of his murder in the presence
of the wretch who shot him, who assented
to the dying mans account OF it.
1t appears that as they We're nearing Tus-
cumbia the guard ordered his prisoner tc
go faster. Being on foot, he treplied that
he, could not,e as he was entirely exhaust
ed. having walked that day thirty miles,
The rebel then ordered him to run, threat
enlng that if he did not comply he would
try II lead wouldn't help him. To this the
prisoner replied that he believed it was the
intention of the guard to shoot him; anG
added that If it was, that was as good
time as any-he could not run, and the
guard knew it. Upon this Cooper deliber
atety shot him.
When Chambers was brought into Tus
cumbia wounded, he was taken to Surgeon
Abbott to be cared for, because, as they
said, he was Yankee.
The Surgeon did the best he could fol
hlm, but he died. The next day .Coope
called Surgeon Abbott aside, and told hin
Chambers did not belong to the U. s. AR
my, nor to the c. S. Army; and wheI
pressed to tell why he took him prisone
and shot him, the only answer he coul,
give was that chambers was WORTHLESS
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
Rebel Reports from vicksburg

FORTRESS MONROE, May 27.-The Rich
mond papers contain the following: M
An official dispatch from Johnston, dated
sd, says an officer who left Vicksburg on
Tuesday reports that an assault near the
Yazoo road on Pemberton's entertainments
had been repealed.
1t is said to-day that another assault was
made near the jackson road and was also
repulsed. Confidence in Pemberton's abil-
ity to maintain his position is expressed,
and hopes are given of a final success.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 23.-Vicksburg has
five months supplies of every kind, and
can be taken only when the force defend
ing it have exhausted their supplies.
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What the Rebels Say.

WAsHINGToS, May 27.-The Richmond
Examiner, of Monday, has the following:
All that can be considered certain in
the confused jargon of kilograms from
Jackson, is that two points of the land de-
fences of Vicksburg have been assaulted,
and that the assaults were repulsed.
Similar attempts were made last sum-
mer, with the same result. Nothing would
excuse or explain the want of success on
the part of the defence. Vicksburg is a
mountain in the bend of a river. On all
sides are high bluffs, crowned with breast
works and batteries. We are informed that
an attack can nowhere be made with force
equal to the garrison, and that on no side
can more than 5000 be deployed in line fol
assault.
This character Of the ground renders the
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
RunlOred Raid.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-All male con-
trabands in the neighborhood of Alexan-
dria have been put to work on the en-
trenchments near there.
Great alarm was caused by the report that
Stuarts Cavalry intended making raid
on Alexandria.
Our pickets were attacked yesterday
in the vicinity of Bull Run and one
killed. The enemy was chased ten miles
and some OF them killed and wounded.
1t is supposed there is no force of rebels
from Warrenton to Aouia Creek.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
From Fortress Monroe.

rofifEss NioNFoE, May %o.-Ane 1911
lowing extracts are clipped from the Rich
mond Wing of the 9th:
MOBILE, May PA special dispatch to
the Euening Ne,Ds, dated Jackson, May oath,
Sunday, says firing was heard till 9o'clock
this morning. No report Of artillery has
been heard since that time.
This morning the Goth Mississippi regi-
ment, mounted, dashed into Raymond.
capturing 400 prisoners IA of whom We're
brought to this city, the rest being sick or
wounded were paroled.
JACKSON, Miss, May 25.-An officer who
left Nicksburg on Tuesday, 10 q. M, saws
the enemy attacked our left and centre four
times. The first attack lasted thirty min
utes, the second twenty minutes, the third
fifteen minutes, and the fourth nine min
utes. They We're repulsed each time. Our
force was brought up on Wednesday, the
officers leading the troops broke and the
column disappeared. On Thursday the
enemy was engaged in shelling our in
trenchments. Our works towards Warren
ton have not been menaced. The Federal
line of investment is imperfect.
Some Of the prisoners report that General
Steele was killed.
The Richmond Wing has the following
editorial:
NICKsEURG.-We give, under the tele-
graph head, some encouraging news from
Vicksburg, based upon the situation of af-
| fairs on Thursday. evening last. Speaking
of the investment of that stronghold an
nounced in the dispatches of last week, the
| Mobile Register says: ''Unless we have
been strangely misinformed as to the
strength of the place, it cannot be carried
by storm. The town is well garrisoned and
provisioned, and the reduction Of such a
place by siege is a slow operation" Mean
while, Gen. Joe Johnston has yet to play
his part in the drama. He is behind the
enemy with a pretty large force and, that,
daily accommodating. From all accounts,
troops are still pouring towards Jackson
from the East. Gen. Grant will have to en-
counter Gen, Pemberton in his forts in
| front, and:defend himself against Johnston
in his rear. 1t will probably require weeks
or months in which to reduce Nicksburg.
Meanwhile, the chances of war open album
dant hopes of raising the seige by cutting
off Grant from his supplies, or by assault
| ing him in his lines.
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News to Cincinnati PAPERS.

CINCINNATI, May 27.-The reported cap
ture of Helena, Arkansas, by Price, is I'M
true. The Gazette publishes a letter from
there, stating that Price was threatening
the place, butthought the feint was to cover
some other movement.
Latest advtces from Vicksburg are to
Friday. Vigorous bombardment by land
and water going on.
A special dispatch from Murfreesboro'
says rebel prisoners report that on Sunday
last a courier with dispatch from Colonel
Breckenridge to Gen. Wheeler at McMinn-
vile, saying that Vicksburg had fallen,
but Pemberton escaped with most of his
army but lost his artillery.
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From New OrIeans.

New YORK, May pa correspondent
OF the Commercial says New Orleans has
been secured from any invasion by the en-
envy.
The cargo of the Great Eastern contains
200 tons Of iron plates for the U. S. Govern
ment.
The Washington Star saws that a large
rebel steamer heavily loaded with cotton
had been captured off Charleston.
The steamer America, from Greytown,
May 10th, has arrived. She brings a large
number of passengers FROM California.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
A FOrger Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2s.-T. III. Craige.
alias Morton, was arrested here to-day on
the charge OF being connected with the for
gerry OF drafts purporting to be issued by
+. Granger Adams, of Chicago. His one
rations seem to have been carried on pri-
vately in Washington and Baltimore. The
amount OF forgeries is estimated at $4,000.
The accused admitted his guilt.
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More Arrests.

FORTRESS MONROE May 2S.-A woman
named Miss Horsur was arrested at Suffolk
yesterday. A document containing plan
of all the fortitications at Suffolk, was
found on her person, and a letter to Gen.
Longstreet, stating that he could make a
raid to Norfolk and capture Gen. Veile and
Coy. Pierpont. The documents were pre-
pared by an Attorney at Norfolk, by the
name of Stribs. He has since been put
under arrest
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Gen. Corcoran Ac0uitted-

New YORK, May 2S.-The Herold's spe-
cial says that Gen. Corcoran has been ac-
quilted orkilling Col. Kimball, the latter
was at the time not on duty, and had no
authority to stop Corcoran.
The steamer America from Nicaragua.
has arrived. The difficulty between the
government of Nicaragua and the steam
ship company, has been settled.
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Specials to Cincinnati Papers,

CINCINNATI, May 2s.-Advices from
Kentucky represent all quiet in Burnside's
front.
The rebel force in Wayne county, KY,
is estimated at from six to eight thousand.
Pegram's headquarters are this side of
Monticello. Evidently the rebels intend
making bold stroke.