Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-08-27
From the Cincinnati Gazette. 29d.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

through rebel sources up to Thursds,
1t is Of an encouraging and importsr
character. The yebels ooncede tbs
the walls Of Fort Sumter were crun
bling beneath the FIRE OF the 200 poun
Psrfott guns, which as ,they. say, ar
too much for It. Sumter st last &C
counts was only occasioBally feplyinj
to the constant and heavy esnnonade
and. without doubt, would soon b
evacuated 1t is conceded BY the enc
my that SO far as the naval defense
are concerned. everything depends OF
Sumter. They. however, talk wildly
about maintaining the inner defenses L
the last, holding every street and Ian,
OF the city. disputipg every loot o
ground and perishing 10 the last ditch
Street fighting rs easier talked about
than practiced. and could only resul
in making necessary the tbombardmen
and consequent total destruction o
Charleston By our forces. Il is never
tbeless 10 be remembered that Charles
ton is yerV strongly fortified, and that
other obstacles besides Sumter must be
overcome before the city is ours. For
midable distinctions have been placed
10 The channel; but the natnre and
strength of these have been quite sat-
isfactsriIy ascertained by bold re-
connoisance. The tone Of the rebel
kilograms is quite Respondent, and
with reason. There is everything to
hope from the success that has thus far
crowned the efforts Of our troops, bnt
our readers must not be impatient
over the faDcied sloWDess of opera
tions. ,ssa..s.4
Some refugees who have. arrived at
Norfolk from Richmond say that JEFF
Davis house is surrounded by guards.
to prevent bis running away. II HJetf's
residence is guarded, it is much more
probable TO prevent assassination by
the desperate people than 10 check his
fight, 1JitaEt ! ! tt
The letters published this morning
from our correspondent in the D-part-
ment of the Cumberland and with Gen.
Burnside indicate the near approach
OF important events in East Tennessee.
Gen. Rosecrans' army had moved. des-
tination supposed to be Chattanooga.--
Our letter from Gen. Burnside's army
is dated in the field, on the 18th. The
column was moving. and the army
were in fine spirits and excellent con-
dition. Particulars ss to the precise
position or destination are not fur
nished for obvious reasons. but when
we hear from our correspondent next.
we shall have important and definite
intelligence.
Our Washington correspondent
states that, Ohio having furnished a
large excess Of troops under previous
calls, will not be called upon for more
than twelve thousand under the present
draft. A large Dumber OF men are
still volunteering in this State. and If
only twelve thousand are required 10
make up the quota, this number could
readily be supplied. without draft,
and il is. therefore. probable that the
lalies viii not take place under the
present call.
Judge Goodwin has been appointed
Governor Of Arizona to fill The vacan
cy occasionrd by the death OF Hon
join A Gurley.
Five of the rebel prisoners At Fort
Warm. Boston harbor, att-n pied to
escape on Tuesday. Two were cap
turrd, one OF them Lieut.. REED, com
mander OF the privateer, and the other
one his crew. The three remaining
ones managed TO Goat over TO an island
near by on wooden framework. and
there stole yacht ID which they stood
out to sea. A rugboat was sent in pur
suit The manner OF their. getting
over the walls has not been explained.
The escaped rebels were noh.commis-
stoned officers ol the Tacony.
The pirate Alabama and Georgia
WIRE al Bahia. Brazil, in May. and
they landed 10I prisoners. who were
lett in perfectly destitute condition.
The American Consul caused the
pirates to be detained for ten days. and |
prevented their being supplied by
their English tenders with anything
besides coal and some provisions. The
tenders,two in number, had a large
amount Of slaves with them. One Of
the tenders left port but was chased by
the United States steamer Mohican and /
forced to return to escape capture
The United States ship of war Onward !
soon after arrived, and at last accounts
was blockading the Castor and its COM
panion the ARrapiBe in Bahia.
Interesting news from Arkansas may
soon be expected. General Davidson
had crossed White river at Clarendon.
and was moving in the direction OF Lit
tie Rock. His advance was reported
in sight Of Price's pickets. The msin
force of the rebels was at Alameda,
near Little Rock. Kirby Smith was at
the latter place. which, under his direc-
ton as Commander in chief, was being
strongly fortified. A recent gunboat
expt dillon up White river captured two
or three rebel boats near Des Arc, and
destroyed quantity Of valuable prop
erty. r>t /
The Minnesota State Republican
Convention met at St Paul on wednes-
day, and nominated by acclamation
Colonel Stephen A. Miller Of the
Seventh regiment, for Governor.
The draft in New York continues to
prooress nuietlv. Law and order has