Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-08
CRITICAL RELATIONS WITH ENeLAXD

/ CRITICAL RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
Another dispatch says:
The mails by the British steamer, ex-
| pected here with considerable anxiety, did
not arrive.
1t is needless to disguise the fact that,
by the most prudent and intelligent states
men connected with the Government our
relations with Great Britain are snid to be
more precarious thanthey have at any time
been since the Trent affair.
THE 1NDIARoLA.
A correspondent writing aboard the fng
ship Hartford, March 25th, three miles
above Grand Gulf, says wheelhouse of a
steamboat, painted lead color, was discov-
cred abreast of Hurricane Island, 30 miles
l,below Warrenton. From the description
it accords perfectly with that of the Indi-
anOla audEleaves no doubt as to her fate
that she is sunk in deep, water, aud bears,
so far as can be seen, the appearance of
having been blown up just where she
sank.
FROM BERMUDA.
Bermuda papers of the oath ult., notice
the arrival of the steamer Cornubia at st.
Georges from Wilmington, N. c., with u
cargo of cotton, tobacco and turpentine :;
also a schooner from the same place with
similar cargo.
The Gornubia was chased hours.
PROCLAMATION CONCERNING COMMERCE IN
THE INsURRECTIoNARY STATES!
The President has issued the following
Proclamation, regarding that of August
10th, 1861:
WHEREAS, Experience has shown that
the exceptions made in aud by the said
proclamation, embarrass the due enforce
meet of said act of July 18th, 1861, aud
the proper regulations of commercial iu-
tercourse, authorized by said act, with 10y
al citizens of said States; therefore,
/, Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, do hereby revoke said ex-
ceptions, and declare the inhabitants of the
States of Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida,
and Virginia, except forty-eight counties,
designated as West Virginia, and except the
points of New Orleans, Key West, Port
Royal and Beaufort, are in a state of insur-
rection against the United States and that
all commercial intercourse not licensed and
conducted as provided in said act between
said States and the inhabitants with ex-
ceptions aforesaid, and the citizens of the
United States, is unlawful until insurrcc
ton ceases or has been suppressed and no.
tico thereof been given and NIL cotton and
other products from said States with afore-
said exceptions removed Into other parts of
the United States, or proceeding to any of
said States with the exceptions aforesaid
without license and permission ofthe Pres
ident through the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, will together with vehicle conveying
the same be forfeited.
CSigned ABRAHAM LIHCoLS.
WM. H. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.
rived from New Orleans, with dates to the
.29th, and Key.mest to the LIST.
REPORTED EVACUATION OF PORT HUDSON.
Capt. Collins reports while at Fort ST.
Phillip South West Pass, was boarded by
the United States boarding officer who re-
ported having received a telegram from
New Orleans stating the rebels had began
to evaeuate Port Hudson.
Col. Dudley's Brigade had made an ex-
petition to point in the west side of the
Mississippi, half way between Port Hudson
and Point Toupe, burned the rebel steamer
Hope with 800 bbls. of Molasses, aud at
Hermitage landing destroyed 1900 bbls. of
l.molasses,a rebel machine shop aud grain
airy, containing 1000 bushels of corn, be-
sides, several buildings, including the Post
office.
The expedition,t to Ponchatonla and Pass
Manchoe was completely successful. The
| troops consisted of the 9Th Michigan aud
a battalion ofthe l65th New York, and
portions of the l7Tth New York and the
9th Maine, with two pieces of artillery.
The gunboat Baratoria and yacht Cory
pheus accompanied them.
Ponchatonla was occupied after some
diminishing with rebel cavalry, some 300
strong on the railroad bridge, miles be-
yond, and which was destroyed after the
rebels had been driven from it by a detach-
ment of the 9Th Michigan. The bridge
was 500 feet long. las
/ "A large amount of tobaccoii flour aud
a variety of other stores fell into our bands
Our forces occupied Ponchatonla,
Springfield and Mdnchoe.
The rebel cavalry are said to be SO com
pletely hedged 10 that escape is almost an
impossibility! iase
IS Three schooners loaded with cotton
were captured near Ponchatonls.
Collector Bullitt had suspended all
transportation permits above New Orleans,
1 unless military necessity orders otherwise,
This has been deemed necessary to pre- vent
attempted frauds.
4 Texas advices through'rebel sources say:
Magruder had issued an order granting
all persons permission to transport cotton to
the Mextcaul frontier. He says it is impos-
1'sible: to sustain the army without purcbas.
ling, with cotton, supplies brought from
foreign countries. g
Brilliant Exploit by CaYalry.
NASHVILLE, April T.-Gen Mitchell with
$50 cavalry went out yesterday on the
Lebanon pike TO Green Hill, and dashed
4 into rebel camp where there was large
iin1Tn1eT nf cOnarrints mn tho sot-. -,
i He t0okI15 prisoners, killedl5 and captured
all their arms, horses, equipments &c.
These rebels were composed of .parts of
MorOanis and MIConn's bands -.