The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-06-20


They arrested a number of suspicious per-
sons, who have been required to give bond
for future good conduct. A company left
for Fulton county, Indiana, on Saturday
night. the enrolling commissioners papers
there having been seized and destroyed by
mob. Seventeen citizens of Johnson
county found together in the woods armed
with rifles and revovers were arrested and
brought to indianapolis.
The President has issued proclamation
stating that the rebels are threatening to in
wade Maryland, Western Virginia. Pennsyl-
vanla aud Ohio. he therefore calls into SER
vice one hundred thousand men from those
states, as follows: Fifty thousand from
Pennsylvania. $4,000 from Ohio, 10, 900
from Maryland, and 10000 from Western
Virginia, to be mustered into the United
States service, forthwith, to serve six months
from the date of mastering in, unless sooner
discharged
The Tribune's correspondent, dated Ar
my of the Potomac, June 10th, says the
Rappahannock was again crossed by de-
tachments of the Third and Fifth Corps,
yesterday morning, at Kelly's Ford, without
loss of man. The rebels were taken by
surprise. The result or object is not stated
Rebel sources admit that the loss at Port
Hudson is 600. The seat of the Govern
ment of Mississippi is temporarily removed
to Enterprise.
1t is said that Vallandigham has gone to
some Southern port, from WHICH he intends
to take his departure for Nassau.
a telegram from Memphis, June 18th,
says: The steamer Hiawatha, from below,
brings dates to the 10th. The situation at
Vicksburg is unchanged, except that our
lines are daily contracting. Late rains
have improved the condition of the army
About six thousand of Kirby Smiths force
is reported to have come up the Washita
river, and are making demonstrations on the
Louisiana side of the river. Our troops at
Milliken's Bend have been enforced. Gen.
Johnston is still receiving achievements
from the East.
Special dispatches to New Orleans Era of
the 9TH, and from Southwest Pass 9Th and
9Th, says the French had arrested the Ameri-
can Consul. No reasons given for the pro-
ceeding. The Era of the Cd has an impor-
tant order of Gen. Banks, to the effect that
no interference is to be allowed with planta-
ton property, and that articles heretofore
taken are to be restored.
A dispatch from Cairo, June 18th, says:
The steamer ST. Cloud, from Vicksburg
Monday morning, says there was a severe
fight at Nj likeu's Bend Saturday. The
rebels, 5000 strong, under Mccullough,
formerly. at Alexandria, La, but more re-
Gently from Richmond, La, marched from
the latter place in three columns-one on
Young's Point, another on .Milliken's Bend
aud the third on Lake Providence. The
force that reached Milliken's Bend was
: about 1000 strong. Our force at that place
was composed of a negro regiment coo
strong, with about goo white soldiers
: When the rebels first made their appearance
the white troops fell back and the negroes
followed, and soon ascertained they mus
: fight or surrender. The rebels proclaimed
no quarter to the negroes, and the negroes
4. proclaimed no quarter to the rebels. The
fight was conducted with energy and des
peration by our forces, and they held the reb
els at bay until gunboat came to their as
; sistance gentleman who saw part o
: the fight, and who was on the field after it
says the negroes fought like tigers. better
: in fact. than their white officers, who, it i
, said, did not stay on the field. The Col.
i in particular, is said to have skulked away
: in disgraceful manner. This gentleman
: says we lost in killed-negroes, ninety nine
s white men, thirty. Our wounded humble
J. 1875. The list of killed was large, in con
g sequence of many being killed under the n
= quarter cry. Over 100 dead rebels wer
left on the field. They took away severa
q wagon loads of wounded. About the time th
fight was over at Milliken's Bend the re bel
S made their appearance near Young's Point
D All citizens and transient persons we're pu
3 under arms, but no attack was made whel
our informant left. The rebels had reacbe
# Lake Providence. Nothing important iron
Y near Vicksburg.
The Times special, from Beverly, Jun
9Th, speaks of the recent cavalry fight as tn
greatest of the war. Beverly Ford wa
taken by spirited dash of the Eighth Hi
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