The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-06

-DephtCnch from DeIOTc NCksDuIR1
embrace a nsrotve Of the expedition Of
the Queen Of the West to the Red river,
her exploits preyh us to her capture
through the ireschery Of pilot, the re-
murkable escape Of her intrepid e1nmsn.
der, Colonel ELLETr, and n large number
Of those on boerd, their pcrilous voyage
up the Mississippi on captured rebel
steamer, and fual safe arrival bbtyc
Vicksburg. The narrator wds one Of
those who escaped from the Queen ut the
time che fell into rel cl HANDS. A sec.
ond dispatch stats that on Mondly
night last, smother rum was to- run the
blockade. An expedition, lunbouts and
land forces G, mbncd, hts gone 10 capture
the rebel fort ficHtious ut Haincs' Bluff,
and will be heard from soon.
"A shurp cavalry fight. resulting in
decided Uuion victory, took place neor
Brudysvillc, Tenn, on Sunday. The
Third ond Fourth Ohio cavalry, assisted
in the early part Of the battle by some
Tennessee ctvalry, numbering about ~
500 men, defeated the rebels, tuking 100
prisoners, and many horScs, and qua1-
tiy OF supplies. The Union loss was
ono killed and few wounded. Several
rebel commissioned 1ficcrs brc among
the prisoners. The rebels engaged were
BAziL DuEEs celebrated Second Ken
lueky Cavalry and un Alabama regiment.
They fought brayely Tut tur men charged
them with Gruwn subcrs, and Put them to
flight.
The N. Y Evening Post says the
President has ncctdcd to General HAmIL.
Tons request TO lend IN expedition
against The rebels IN Texas. II will, of
course, be one Of adequate strcr 9Th. The
corps Of observation il is to be under the
command oi General HERMAN, ut It will
act independently ir quarter which !, is
yet to curly too designate. This corps,
the composition aud number Of which il
Is not prudent to state, will not be unpro-
vjcd either with cavalry or artillery.
Gen. Hooker is establishing a bO-
kerry in every division Of the camp, and
making arrangements for serving out po-
tutoes and onions with the daily rations.
He is doing everything poss!ble for the
comfort Of the army IN the prevailing
mud. II il reported that $4,000 men in all
have passed through the cohvalcscent
camps.
The pirate Florida has destroyed
the ship jacob Bell on her way from
China to New York, win cargo Of ,eus
worth.not Tar from million dollars.
Tho ship was valued at one hundrud dol
lars. The cargo was chillcy owned in
England, aud was insured in the London
,ilices. The ship was owned in this coun.
try.
"A Hilton Head corrcsp, ndcnt ofihe
Now York Tribune asserts that 5000
colUrcd soldiers, und,r hitc Ifiic,rs, are
about to carry the war into Africa by in
vading the interior Of South Carolina,
" here the slave population is already
prepared TO txtcRd them welcome and
swell their ranks.
"A British mnn-vf-wrr brings the
news TO Fortress Monroe that the rebels
at Charleston hope to blow up our feet
by torpcdocs, ard have extended net
work across the hurber, which will serve
the double purpose Of checking the pro-
gress Of the iron-clads, and exploding the
sunken Internal machines.
1t is almost certain that there will
be an extra session of the Senate, i'm.
mediutely afttr adjournment. The ques.
,ion of confirming the newly nominated
Generals, will probably be postponed till
then as well as the nominations for the ter.
ritorial organization Of Arizona, ard foI
officers under Ike CONSUMPTION bill.
General John Cochrane's resigna.
ton has been aeceItc by the Presi-
dent. lie designs, in other fields, to
contiuc lis support of the war for the
! Union.
AN official dispatch from Admira
T Porter announces the capture by th'
rebcts, fifteen miles beloS vieksburg, o
the gunboat lndianola.
- Lates, adviees from the South stat,
that Gen. Roseerans had advanced n
Ear as Middleburg, halfway between Muir
ireesbero and Shelbyville.
Tho Senate has eoncurred in th,
House amendments to the Conscriptioi
bill, aud the signature Of the Presiden
only is required to complete the measure
Gen. GARrnLp has been sppointe'
chief of to Gen, RosEcRASs. A bet
, ter selection could not have been nude
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