Washington telegraph., 1863-09-23

NORTHERN NEws.-We are under ~
legations to Capt Jno. H. Fisher for H.
"Chicago Times Of the 29th ult. W.
couIensc for our readers the most impor.
tant items Of news contained
The most interesting article is the letter
of its Washington correspondent ass~d
the 26th. He reports that "it Is said,
that secret agent sent over by the Federal
Government some time ago has returned
from Europe, and Immediately an unusual
activity was observed in the Navy depart
ment. He il sad to h ave brought The
inte lligence that Mr. Mason was aeeom.
plishing more for the Confederate @ oycrn.
ment il England than Hr. SlidelI IN
Farce; That he (Mason) has received
assurances that England aui France are
acting III perfect accord with regard 10
The rec gni;iOG If the Southern Confcier-
acy, aud even active intervention. When
that takes place the North will have both
Of them d fight in addition to the South.
The agent referred to lis said" 10 have
reported that there are six powerful iron
clad steamers at sea, bound fur Charleston,
10 the Confederate service, with the de.
sign Of raising tie blockade and driving
away the Federal vessels. Thirteen more
OF the same class are being rapidly got
ready. Most of them are at Liverpool
Two cf them are 20 Glasgow, two at Gree
mock, and one It Dambarton. One Of those
at Liverpool was expected to be ready for
service On the 2tth and 10 sail at once.
Two others were laulched On the IL and
81, and were expected % be ready for
SEA By the first week Of the present month.
The remaining ten were expected to b,
lsunched before the enl Of August SoAe
Of these have two turrets and are furnish
ed with guns of far more destructive DOW
or than any 10 America. III was suppos-
Cd iii i the destination Uf these unfinished
vessels would he against NeT York, Phil
adelphia and Boston Ii connection
with this news !. j. proper to remark that
the Chicago Times i Hgt a reliable Jour
nal, iJr news favorable u tile South. Its
4 desirous uf embarrassing Mr.. Line las al.
II mlnIstrai.1n, and gives too easy credenco
10 every thing having that effect. Ir true
= very short time VIII utfce to f-.ure il,
and meanwhile Wi Olrsvme doubt /. thu
best fir ourselves.
The falling If 10 the sale Of the Fedar.
Al "lre-tEeatics" fur week had been
alarming Tie general subscription a
gent had been iutrusted to explain this.
BY giving i A. q reason rhy the people
~ longer contributed with alacrity to
this WIZ funl, liza. theiT attention wa,
absorbed il watching the event Of affairs
at Charleston. 81 much for the CORES.
I Pondent- The draft will not take "a
additional man, il j. thought, from the
\ State uf Illinois.
he iild 10 the Times circunsfan.
tlsl account Of the death OF Gcnl. Penn
btrtyn, H.4ich i given a. follows: Ha
EAs cn Ais way to N5n-gi,nrry, Ala. u
attend court of ellGify regarding tle
Surrender q NicAsburg- At Selma L.
was accused by an Ufic4 Of Texas Rer't
Of selling Nicksburg to Genl- Grant. a
fight eusued which resulted il Geni.
PcmbertUn's death. We receive nothing
Of this from Southern sorrcas and d. MT
believe il. Much of tie paper i taken I'D
with extracts from European papers re-.
gaIding Mexican affairs. The empire i
considered thing established, aad the
acceptance Of the Arch Duke Maximililn
considered certain.
= cgr cspond Ut Of the Cincinnati Com
incrcla! gives an account Of the .helliny
ot Chattanooga on the evening Of the 10Th
Aug from The opposite side If the river.
Y was doue by q fDrce Of 1900 men and four
pieces OF artillery under the conaranI Of
CUl. Wilder. Two steamboats, we're repor-
tel sunk, Int 10 other damage specified.
a portion VI the eommani crossed the
river opposite Shell mound and DESTROYED
the Il. X bridge over the Nicknjack, de-
stroyIng for time the communication
with Bridgeport.