, 1863-06-27

some Southern port to leave for Nassau.
BALTIMORE, June 12-On Wednesday the
rebel prisoners on the steamer Maple Leaf took
the steamer 45 miles below the lighthouse and 60
miles from Fort Monroe, and landed OF the Yir-
gna shore. Twenty-six rebel officers refused to go
with the others. The rebels did no injury to the
toat.
CHICAGO, June ia rebel dispatch, dated
Jackson Mississippi, June 9Th, says Pember.on
sent word, Il can hold Vioksburg,7 and tells
Gen. Johnston to take his time to organize his
troops.
The following are the particulars in regrad to
the fight at Monticello, June, 12lh. Col. Kantz's
command, consisting Of the 7th Ohio cavalry, I'd
Ohio and I'd East Tennessee infantry, crossed the
river on the night of the 9th. The rebels, under
Peggani ,wsro completely surprised: Our troops
drove them through Monticello three miles, and
then fell back three miles this side of the town,
when Pegrams force overlook our rear guard and
the fighting commenced in earnest. We were re-
inforced by the I'd Tennessee and 10 Ohio, and
the whole force again moved on the enemy, who
were pressed back mile, taking their position
behind a stone wall, when they made stubborn
resistance and finally compelled our men to fall
back fifty yards The ID Tennessee were order
into the woods, where the enemy we're spreading
his force. This regiment came on at a double
quick, dashed into The rebels and forced them
back. Our force being inferior in numbers, next
morning we crossed to the high land opposite
Losses unknown.
The expedition Of Col. Corwn, from Cornth
to Florence, Alabama, left on the 26th of May,
crossed the Tennessee river on the same night,
and proceeded towards Florence, skrmishing and
playing the devil generally. On the 28th, five
miles from Florence, they came upon large
body ofrebes after a sharp fight the rebels fell
back, and we were in possession of the town.
Left Florence at dark on homeward march by
different directions marched all night, next day
and night, fighting all day; on the 3Oth we cut
our way through a force sent from Bragg to cap
ture us crossed the river on the same night, and
had fight on the other side, but brought off all
Of our prisoners; stock &C., and reached Cornth
on the night of the 9lst During this cxpididon
we burned seven cotton factories, costing an aver
age $3oOOOO each. jeff Davis Confederacy
had offered for the largest s l,OOO 900. Destroy
ed large amount of manufactured goods, num-
ber of steam saw and Touring mills, Government
works, wagons arms, of English manufacture,
100000 rounds of ammunition, each cartridge
having the English crown stamped upon it, and
burned splendid bridge near Florence All
along the route we marched through fields of
wheat just ripe, which, with, an immense amount
of forage and provision, were all destroyed We
captured two majors four lieu;enan,s, one hun
dred men, large number of mules and oxen, l.,
600 negroes, $50 Of whom will so into the negro
brigade. Our loss was 80 killed and wounded.
New York, June l3-A Raleigh n C. jour
nal Of the 7th says, we fear the same conflict be-
tween the State authorities aud the Confederate
Government that took place last session of the
Legislature is to be renewed The Governor
commands officers of the State to resist by force
the arrest of any person claimed as conscrpt,
who has once been discharged by decision of State
Judges. We look with alarm upon these unset
tied claims
NEwBERN, N. C.-Gon. Foster has received
instructions from Washington to place in close
confinement all rebel officers captured by him.
New YORK, June l3.-Nassau papers are again
indignant because the gunboat Rhode Island
chased the steamer Margaret s lessee and steam
er Serus within the prescribed limits Of maritime
law firing full broadside a, one Of them, wti h
plowed the ground and dwellings on shore, and
wounded two fishermen.
Advices from New CLEANS state that Gen. Sher-
man is better and will probably recover. Skir-
mishng is constantly going on at Port Hudson.
Our forces are busily engaged in constructing
batteries along the entire line which would be
completed and opened on the enemy on the 9th.
Deserters report but small force of rebels at
Port Hudson.