The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-31
NAT. SUMMARY.


AFtf MVEaAaAtfAAstH JUS 'tIat A-
psieh from MurifeessoHa which gives
she flloviag afelieence
Within tbr last tour DAYS ihe rebels
have made several recuuno sssnces,
caasine considerable pickles skirmish.
lna ouE our whole ttpEi. They do,uci
pear anxious however, 10 bring on
i general engagement
Reliahie inIormslioa lfon We South
represents that tle evacuation Of
Nieksborg Is being adsocasssi for
strategic advantages Promiuep, reb-
al, declare That rs Withdrawing .heir
t,o6a. from vicksbnFr, and massine
Them 10 Middle Tennessee, they can
obiige Gen. Rosecfats 10 repeat the
movements OF Gcn. Buell. last year.
81 LOUIS, March -.
Tic Democrat learns from 4 Sc
ilcnsn Just from Vicksbufg that tho
steamer Diteent with the sih Mis-.
son,i had succeeded IN entering la-
100 river above Haynes Blpli. Hef
conrsc was through Cypress Hayo4
Mhc' debouehcs into the Natoo 3
posne Iohn>omilie pl Imitation where
Cen Shermaus troops banded last
December. thence through Stceles
Bnyou into the Sunhower which
tmplics into The Yazoo, 20 miles above
liayne, Blaf.
Tile Diligeut was accompanied by
light eunboai
AZ soon as il was found possible 70
got through, four non clads followed.
Our informant also says that -
o90 men bayc cone Up heiore this.
Cur forces can thus be placid be-
TIVE HAYNES Bluff aud Yezoo Cily,
which eill enable u, 10 operate n tAe
rcaf Of the former position, AMI brine
| the latter bataeen two free.
Il i al.o believed ilat TIC fce, can
navigate the Bayou, and enter the
Yaxoo above Yazoo Pass By Which
me,B our gunboaI, can operate with
our furcs al Greenwood, and reduce
Fo;t le nbeflon, taen throw theii
/ com0i:l strength aglin.t Yatoo City,
md 13nk iAe rebrl pcsisiin Bose
4 ihu5 m,ncd, Nieksburg viii andonbt
e,I be lyacpacd.
Tie batteries At Haynes liud were
duili 10 swct j doWa tie river, and me
po1 ttltsa against an attack n IN
l'6sr
sEcosp nIerArcu.
lae Demoerots special from bf.
s. 81 tile l9th, say te rebels con.
4 #uei heIling tie canal q Nirksbnfg
r,'Tlag he prosecution Q iie gork
tarV!a'.
The river las fallen, ani tue fears
of overflow q llie cnnp.nG ground
iiH ubsided
IIIJE5pAY.
Cairo Merclf25
Imcr ness rom iukshnrg coR-
asmS ms ar.iya Of Ii" s'oop-o'-war.
nartoal and guDlmu Aiatrass, III
Z tbt pyuln Of be canal o. the - i -
Z An o.tioer from on board h.pl arrl q
Ii Gen Graat's hcadquarlcr, bring
! Jug Dispatches Seven Of Admired
( lar1-tl, steamers rHu the block Dc
.ni ituH lIu!.oo After coming ~
I tAe r.fer a SHIRT ai-tpmcr all bnt nNo
rcuau q, ard have probably gone 70
tlr momh 81 HE Rcd River.
Gonral Fatls btd nos come np
Is mike He land attack wien Gle
acct nm the bloekale.
Boh, wi. pass into Lake Prosi-
dtrer a8 soon ~ he carrgn' IN that
direction permits
Reports from Greenwood Mis- Il
"Wednesday afternoon state that the
fight had not lccn renewed. Bab
parfc- we're making active demon ta-
tons.
Tic rebels were mounting res
guns andolherwlsc engineering iaeii
posi'Ign.
New York, March 2G.
Wellington special dispatches q
tic morning papers contain tie follow
ing
Rebel sympathizers state that thu
rebel leaders are preparing to concen-
trate their whole available force near
Chattanooga, where they will die il
tie ditch. It Is evident that lbe reb.
chs are iee,ing the outer lines Of th,
Army Of the Potomac, indicating a
aiinek upon our army.
The President las decided 10 ma g
lhe first draft from States deficient II
thsif quotas.
FRIDAY.
Cincinnati, March 2G.
Gen. Burnside has issued an oriici
assuming tie command Of the Depart.
mtul 81 The Ohio. II is published thi,
morning, and gives general satisfaction
Indiana is made q sepeiate militia
ry district Under Gen. Carringon, u III
reports to Gen. burnside