, 1863-04-30

cavalry near WAEcrly, and skirmish ensued,
in which 81 rebels were taken prisoners.
WAsHINGToN, April IA.
jeff Davis, in report to the rebel Congress
on the condition Of the telegraph lines, urges
that the interests Of Mort tlern persons in them,
amounting to nearly $40O, 900, be sequestered.
The report further proposes to seize the Southern
telegraph lines, and turn them over to the rebel
POst-Otiice Dcpartment-the Government ndtm-
nifving the rebel owners for their losses.
The steamer Ardgo, from Port ROYAL the lth
has arrived The purser says nothing Of con.
sequence has transpired since the 7th. Gen.
Hunter and his army were to leave Port Royal
after the Arago left The gunboat Washington
ran aground on the Sth, in Broad river, near
Port Royal Ferry. Assistance was sent to her,
but to no purpose. The rebels, having brought
down light battery, commenced firing on her;
one shell struck the magaz ne, causing the de.
struction Of the boat. Two persons were killed,
two mortaIly wounded, and eight slightly.
Advices per Ardgo say thNt the iron clad Pa.
tdpScO, that went to Port Royal, was repaired,
and had returned again for service. None Of
the vessels but the KeOkuk were seriously in
jured. The fleet lay inside Charleston bar on
Saturday evening, and part of the land forces
had sailed for Port Royal. The confidence in
our naval officers is reported in no degree shaken.
LOO NEw YORK, April II.
A special Washington dispatch says that a
report is current in English circles that Secretary
Seward sent on Saturdays second dispatch to
the British Government, in which he said, more'
fatty than in his previous dispatches, that un-
less that Government prevented the rebel vessels
of war now being constructed in its ports from
sailing out, it wonld be breach Of the frieadly
relations existing between Great Britain and the
United States, Of which this country could hardly
fail to take notice.
The Navy Department has advices Of the cap
ture Of three blOckade.runners off the coast Of
Texas
LOUISVILLE, April IA.
Late on Monday night squad Of rebel cavalry
dashed into Franklin, KY, broke open number
Of trunks at tho depot, and carried off the con-
tents 5000 rebels are in the vicinity Of Glas
gov, advancing on that place. Morgan, with 4
considerable force, is in Smith COUNTY, preparing
for another raid on the Nashville and Louisville
railroad. Persons from below report that con
siderable f,rcc Is crossing the Cumberland, near
Lebanon, seemingly with tho intention Of max.
ing another raid into Kentucky.
A cavalry expedition under Gen. Stanley ar.
rived from Franklin to-day. On the way over
they burned several houses belonging to wealthy
property was destroyed. TE-.
d. . al. New YoRK. April 15
The Tin,cS's New O.leans letter says that Gen.
Banks is fnrtifying all che approaches to the city.
The enemy, il is believed, have 5000 men who
can be concentrated near the city in u hours.
There are sOue apprehensions Of raid from
Mobile against Snip Island. .#.f.
CHICAGO, April 10.
A DCs Moincs, Iowa, telegram says that eni-
grafton through there to California and the Wes-
tern Icrrtori, exceeds anything since the days
Of 4S and 10. a .|....1 a.s'~
WAsuSGroN, April 10.
Private niviccS from Nrwbern, the 18TH state
that Communication bad been received from
Gen. Foster I" the effect that he had plenty Of
supplies, and believed he could Withstand all the
forces the rebels could bring against him for
three weeks, il necessary.
Ericsson publishes letter, saying the imper.
fcctions Of the Monitors are not Of serious
character, and will be readily Obviated. Every.
thing worked precisely as expected, and no change
In the plans of the vessels will be necessary
There is no class Of vessels in the navy that obey
the helm more readily than the Monitors. In
strong currents and shallow water like Charleston
harbOr, no vessel can be 80 readily Unanswered
The following has been received FROM rebel
| sources:
John Minor Bolts, from personal interposition,
has had permission to reside on his estate.
No election for Governor Of Tennessee will be
held this year. Harris is to hold until a sue
ccssor is elected.
The Yankos cavalry entered Carthage, on the
Louisiana shste, below V,cksburg last week, and
are still in possession of the place. r,... no
- ID. si.a NEW ToEx, April 10.
A Washington special dispatch says: The case
Of the Ang o.rebrl steamer PeierhcB continues to
engage the Administration as well as diplomatic
circles here. II is understood that Lord Lyons
has refused the British mail found on board, unless
il be returned to him unopened, and that the
State Department is ready to acccde to his wishes.
Secretary Wees, however, is Of opinion that
whatever the abstract right or wrong Of the ques.
ton may be- the District Court, which has the
case before il for adjudgment, can alone decide !;
the statute being peremptory that all papers and
writings found on board the captured vessel snail
be transmitted unopened to the court before which
such vessel is proceeded against. Judge Belts
last week invited Mr.. Archibald the British Con.
sul to be present while the mail was being opened,
but he did not appear
jeff. Davis has issued an address to the people
Of the Southern ConiedcracY, urging them to de-
vote agricultural labor TO the production Of food.
lie says that though his soldiers are on half ra-
tons Of meat there is plenty in the Cunfederacy,
but that difficulty exists In the transportation,
which Is now about to be remedied.
Advices from Suffolk, Of the l4th, give accounts
Of considerable skrmishing without loss on our
side, in the vicinity. DcSertcrs say the rebel
\ force there numbers $4,000, with eighty pieces
Of artillery. ...
A special dispatch says evidence has been re.
ceived that the enemy on the Rappahannock is
being rapidly reinforced. Army desertcrs say