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, 1863-05-05

EAsTFoET, Miss, April y, 1853.
The Last few days have witnessed stirring
events in this vicinity. The rebels under com
mand Of a Col. Roddie have menaccd General
Dodge'e command for some time, On last
Friday the Federal forces met him and whip-
ped him severely, On the road between Iuka
and TuEcumbia, killing, By rebel reports,
ninety Of his men.
! have just arrived here, making the trip
from Paducah to this point on that jaunty,
little craft, the Chicago steam tug Cleye-
land'' which has been recently purchased by
the Government as messenger boat for Gen.
El1et's Marine Brigade. At Paducah Col
Hathaway Of the 73d Indiana, who was pro-
ceeding to this place to join lis regiment,
took passage on the Cleveland. Fearing
grerillas might make an attack, he succeeded
in getting a lot Of ritled muskets, had them
put in good order ready for the attack, which
as he anticipated was made near tile mouth
Of Duck River. But being ready for them, we
drove them off with loss, without our party
sustaining my injury whatever. Chicago
11sam a tugs gre almost equal to gunboats.
With few OF them we could clear the Ten
nesstc River Of these desperadoes who infest
Its banks.
From Clifton to this place the river is almost
lined with refugees from all points along the
river, who are patiently awaiting for General
Ellct's transports to carry them down the
river, from where they hope TO gain the free
soil of Illinois and Indiana. General Ellet las
fitted up several basgcs for their convenience,
which are nearly full of this unfortunate class.
who have been driven from their homes by
the combined influence Of secession and slave.
r.. These people will make honcstand iudus.
trious citizens, and warm welcome shoult,
be extended tlem, even # Copperheads have
to leave to make room for them They have
no compromise for rebels, and can be depend,
cd upon as loyal md patriotic. Yours, &c.
VIcn
, 1863-05-05

The Expedition Sent to Coldxyatcr
and What Came of 1t.
Correspondents Of the Chicago Tribune.]
MEMPHIS Tenn 4rri] Hq 1es4

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune1
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April IS. 1863
The expedition sent out by General s, A,
Hur1but, on the 18th inst, from this city, CON
sisted Of the 18th and 33d- Wisconsin, and
the 41st Illinois infantry, with Spears bat
terry, and portion Of the 5th Ohio cavalry,
under Major Hays, the whole in command Of
Col. Bryant Of the 18th Wisconsin. This COL
umn was expected TO meet the enemy, If in
force, and hold him in check until General
Smith, from LaGrangc, with 200 men, could
attack Kim in rear. Upon leaving Hernando,
Major Hays came unexpectedly upon 500 Of
The enemy and charged them with two battal-
Ions OF his regiment, putting them to hasty
fight and capturing tifty-six prisoners. Col,
Bryant rested for the night in fernando, and
carly upon the 10Th, tho 5th Ohio advanced to
tue Coldwates, and finding upon the opposite
eide large force Of the eucn,y, sent back for
Spears battery holding the ford until i's arsi-
wound on the right side, which Terminated in
lis death on Tuesday. Col. Bryant, being
pressed, was obliged to abandon the ford and
fall back to the plantation Of Capt. Fletcher,
where he received reinfurcementH consisting
ofthe 15th Ohio battery, a detachment Of The
18th regiment Illinois Volunteer cavalry. uu-
der Major James Grant Wilson fwho wis i'm.
medintcly placed in communal Of ali the cav
airy, by Col. Bryant) and tile famous lith.
41st and 4Gth regiments Illinois infantry.
Upon this accession to lis strength, the com
rlanding officer moved the column forward.
the 18th Illinois cavalry III the van. The nd.
vance Of this regiment captured some rebels
and q considerable quantity Of stock, and
reached the tColdwater without much oppo-
sition. From this point 4 Dag Of truce was
sent to General Chalmers BY a detachment Of
the Illinois cavalry, led by Aajor Wilson, in
answer TO n communication received by Gen,
1lurlbut from Chalmers, the day preYious.
Major Wilson's boys built bridge across the
Coldwater "a stream forty yards III width,
precilitous as to its banks, and swift in cur.
remit in forty minutes, and crossed without
wetting the fet1ock Of the horses. The fusr
was carried some fifteen miles into Chalmers
country, before u rebel could be found bold
enough to approach 1t, the inhabitants and
confederate plckets dashing away from it as
il totally ignorant Of its meaning. Finally
however, squad Of cavalry under Captain
Mitchell, Of Major Chalmers battalion,1 were
encountered and accompanied the 18th some
ten miles, chatting socially and offering iu-
nu'Aerable quantities Of "greenbacks y for
the liner horses Of the command, and one or
tWo OF the boys made advantageous s,cdps with
the enemy. Finding himself unable to come
up with Chalmers on that day, Major Wilson
presented his papers to Captain Mitchell and
struck for the Coldwatcr, having obtained
all the information concerning Gen, Smith.
and Chalmers force, that could be desired bv
any commanding officer upon rebel track,
, 1863-05-05
Marine t'DeviIb, on tho Vav to
the South.

The steamer Ericsson left New York on
Friday, for the South, with heavy cargo Of
war material for our fleet. She takes in tow
two OF Captain Erfcsson's "deyils,'' designed
10 be attached to the bows of the iron-claas
for the destruction Of torpedoes and the re.
mova1 Of piles and other distractions, On
her last trip the Ericsson took one Of these
machines to Admiral Dursnt, and left it safe
y In Port Royal Harbor. ThuG, the Monitor
fleet has been nearly three weeks In possess
ion Of new "deyil," )" instead of the old one
which fell into the hands Of the rebcls in
Charleston harbor
The general form fthe machine is like that
Of raft, and bars extending from 1t reach
two to four feet below the keel Of the vessel,
to which 1t is attached. These will, of course,
strike any torpedoes or distractions on which
the vessel would otherwise pass. The arrange
mcnts for the removal Of piles includc in
menEe torpedoes, with ample mcans of exp1o-
sion. The heavy, open frame work of iron,
ri1l not, 1t Is believed, be materially Injured
By the conclusion or explosion Of rebel infer
nal machines, or Of the torpcdoes that arc car
ried By the devils, with which they perform
their work. The length of the machine is
about fftv feet,
, 1863-05-05
Tf1<. GreHf Wext

Our territorial domain in the tar West nav
truly be characterized as great, This few
facts clearly exhibit. In the ten territories OF
Dakotah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico.
Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and
Nebraska, there are ,ee5'6 sos square miles aud
so4, ,oa 200 acres, Of which s57, ,as1 500 yet re-
main to be disposed Of. Idaho alone will make
six States as large as New York, and as rich
In gold, silver and precious stones, while some
Of the other territories are almost, If not
quite as prolific as California. The following
tabular statement shows the number of SQUARE
miles, total number Of acres of public laud,
&C., in the states and territories named:
, 1863-05-05

q Washington letter soys that the wife o1
the late Stephen 4. Douglas never Joined be,
husband In the execution Of mortgages on his
Chicago real estate, and that she is conse.
quently entitled to her rights Of dover. She
resides In the house in Washington which Mr.
Douglas occupied before he built his mansion.
now used as hospital.
The special election of Mayor Of the city
of Marshall, to take the place Of the late
Judge Pratt, was held on Monday. Chas,
Cameron, Democrat, WAS chosen by flfty-two
majority over s. S. Lacey, the Republican
candidate. The Democratic loss in one month
was seventy.seyen votes.
Air. Rogers, the sculptor, leaves Cincin-
natl In day or two for Italy, taking With him
orders for work to the amount Of $4,000,
Bishop Otey, Of the diocese of Tenues-
sec, died at Memphis few days since, and
"as buried from Calvary Church, in that city,
on the oGth u1t, The Bishop has maintained
lis adhesion to the Union from the COM.
1nenccment Of the troubles. He was pure
minded and devoted Christian, and he leaves
the scenes Of his earthly labors without an
enemy.
Tho first medal for gallant conduct, un-
der the recent act Of Congress, was given By
tue Secretary Of War the other day to Jacob
Parrot, boy in the SD Ohio, who accom-
panied the expedition sent out BY General
Mitchell to destroy Southern railroads.
twenty Of lis comrades we're also distinguish
ed 60 IN the same way. The Secretary Of the
1saFJ nas also recently given out the first
good conduct medals Of his department,
and among the recipients were Thomas Flood,
me ooS who took the place OF the Signal
Master when he was killed: on board the Pen
sacola y n The attack on New orleans;. also
pscsI 9 =. Peck, the boy especially. mentioned
and courage; also John Davis, the noble fel-
ocdy to prevent it being exploded By the fire
q shell. Forty-flve men and boys Of the
Navy have been rewarded so far,
The Ottawa Frse Trader says that the
resignation Of Col. T. L. Dickey, Of the 4th
Illinois cavalry, which was rendered in Janu-
arg Last, has finally been accepted, and he is
now at his home in Ottawa
-BHgadier Gen. Daniel A. Donelson, COM
Mandlng the department of East Tennessee,
died near Knoxville on Friday. He was q
nephew Of General Andrew jackson, Was
Dom near the Hermitage, and his education
WAS acquired partially under the supervision
q the old hero. He entered the service In
1861, and was conspicuous for his bravery ut
Peryvile and Mu1f1cesboro.-Richm Dis
Faseh, Apri| a.
, 1863-05-05

Dr.. Fisher, surgeon Of the 44th Massachu-
setts regiment, relates the following incident
Of heroic sen-sacriice which occurred during
the siege Of Washington, N. c.:
II must tell you Of one hero who saved 4
company Of soldiers from certain death. 4
Tat tnn Of soldiers, with few negroes, at
tempted to land at Rodman's Point, bnt were
re1ulsed By terrible fire OF rebel bul1ets-all
tumbllng Into the boat and lying fat to escape
being shot. Meanwhile the boat stuck f,st on
the shore, when this noble African said:
Somebody's got to die to git us ont Of dis,
aBd it may as well be me- He then DELHI
erate1y got out and pushed the boat of, and
fell into it, pierced By tive bullets. Dr.. Ware
afterwards amputated leg and resected a
part Of one bone In the arm, but the u1an, Of
course, died.'
, 1863-05-05

Ihe Quebec Chronicle of late date says
news Is said to hare reached that city that flf-
teen regiments we're ordered out from Eng
land, In consequence Of the American Anlbas-
eador having notified the English Government
that in case the iron-clads now building In
English ship,yards for the Chinese were al
lowed to depart, he wopld consider it equiya.
lent TO u declaration Of war. Canadian jour
nails also state thnt nine vessels LEFT ENGLAND
for Canada, loaded with arms, ammunition
and military storcs-six are for Quebec, and
three for Montreal. Among the former are
the Thames, Prosidentia, Ravcndalc, Globe
und Mariaunc,
, 1863-05-05
WHAT CAUSES THE DELAF

1t Is now sixty days since Congress ad-
journed. The great and decisive campaign
Of 1868 has opened. The Union will be
saved or lost before next winter. And yet,
strange to say, no call has been made un-
der the Conscripdon Act to replenish the
ranks Of the army now rapidly diminishing
by the expiration Of the term Of service OF
nine months and two years troops. We
can't understand the cause Of this DELAY,
Before this time $50 900 soldiers should be
drafted from New York, Pennsylvania and
New England to fill up their deficits and
replace those coming home. It will take
conscripts put into the ranks OF old regi-
ments, at least thirty days to learn the
manuel and routine duties Of the soldier.
and ifplaced in regiments BY themselves,
three or four months must clapse before
they can be trusted on the day Of battle.
+, Here we are in May and the mar .
Of the Provost Marshals have not even
been announced. There is something
wrong somewhere Has the "Uusccn
Hand" anything to do with the inexplica-
bic delay? Docs the head of the War De-
partment lack systematic energy? Is the
new Provost Marshal General Fry, fail
ures or is Halleck, who rarely marches
more thnn forty rods in day, the break on
Inc wheels that retards progress?
we OF Illinois and the West, feel double
interest this matter; first, anxiety to have
the war pushed ahead vigorously and now
c1fa1ly; and secondly, to have the Eastern
States contribute their equal quota Of sol.
dicrs. The Western States sent few Int
full three years men, while the Eastern
States were permitted to skulk off with nine
months and two years men. Onc-tl,ird Of
Hooker's army is composed of these classes,
and half Of Banks forces is saidt be nine
months conscripts Hunter and Foster
will be greatly weakened by the expiration
between now and July, Of the term Of ser
vice Of many Of their soldiers.
"eenquire again for the cause Of the pro-
cfaslination in ordering draft in the East
EN- o'a,es to fllu their quotas and replace
their soldiers coming home? What mnlicn
influence holds back the War Department
from acting with the celc1ity tue cmer-
gcncy demands? >@1
, 1863-05-05

[From Our Own Correspondent
MADISON. Wis, Msy !, 1853,
Your columns have not been very much
burdened With matters from this source Of
late, for the very good reason that there has
been little Of interest to communicate
The weather, since agricultural operations
we're begun, has been unsurpassed, and for
years there has not been go favorable spring
for farmers as this. The frequent freczines
and thawings Of the winter, while rather &c.
we're on fall Eown grain, strawberries and other
plants with fibrous roots remaining in the
ground over winter, hare made the soil very
mellow, and tue warm and dry weather has
enabled the farmers, notwithstanding tho diff:
ticulty Of procuring help, to SOW large ex-
tent Of ground, putting in an unusual amount
with drills" and such ssnew-tangled
tools" The grain is already coming up finely.
Evidences Of prosperity, despite the heavy
burdens thrown upon the people By the war,
abound on every hand. There will b. large
number Of new residences aud business
blocks erected here this season, and many
who are not buidiug new, are enlarging and
improving. Real estate is active ut good pri-
ces. Inc same prosperous condition Of things
exists through the State generally. OF this
the receipts at the State Trcasurer's Office on
State lands aud loans furnish striking eyi-
aence. The amount now paid monthly on
the principal due on schonl lands and loans
has never been equalled in former years.
These amounts only draw seven per cent. in
te1est, and are on long time, SO that Of course
there is no pressure for their payment. Still,
money is so plenty that men seem determined
to secure their lands while they can.
The following is comparative statement
Of tue amount paid into the School and Uni.
ycrsity funds during the last Elk months, and
the corresponding period Of the preceding
wear: q
, 1863-05-05

port Of entry and a great Sugar mart. The
number Of camboats and gunboats DESTROYED
at the place by the rebels, indicates 1ts i'm.
portnnce in navigation. opclousas is sl7
miles northwest Of New Orleans, and contains
college and about three thousand inhabi-
tauts. The country which lies between these
two places has been Of great value to the reb-
els, IN atlording supplies Of food and salt,
aho It's occupation by our forces will be &C.
yerely felt.
, 1863-05-05

@ The seeesh organ is trying nerac
rcringiy to resnscitate the coppcrhead
LaZarusess- Clcllan and Fitz Inn d.
ter: It is applying its galvanic batteries
particularly to the latter, but in vain, fpr
behold! he not only is dead, but stinketh
and nothing short Of Almighty power car
bring him to life again, Better bury hin
out OF sight, and use its medicines on othel
coprerheads who are dangerously sick
and If not cured, will soon depart to tha
bourne whence no traveller returns. VT
refer, for instance, to Buell., Franklin AMI
[ppperheads of TINT i1l,
, 1863-05-05

This region, the scene Of Cen. Banks Istc
successful operations, lies west of the Nlss.s-
appi, to the southward Of Port Hudson.
frank'ln, the chief town or place In the lower
l:'t' - Tie country, is IA miles west Of New
o'4saik' IN 4 rich planting section. Il is q
, 1863-05-05

W The applications for pensions under
the act Of the 18th Of July last, already
amount to 10, 01s, divided as follows: Inya.
lids, 1900; widows, 1850; navy, 57s. The
sum necessary to Iay those already made aud
those that may be made during the coming
year, is estimated at $40, ,0oo, 600.
, 1863-05-05

~, According to the latest reror. -
n1shed by the italian Minlstor ~ h! tdr.
Works, The Mt, Gents tunnel has at att,i.ael iFuelie
length Of nearly 5000 feet. The as@ cnetna.a
iah links tne Whole Undertaking will be ac6ieycd5
will be G, ,000, 600 francs. One thons.rd sss
hundred and twenty workmen arc now en- ~.
ploycd on TIC Eork. ~" esn
, 1863-05-05
Demonstration on Ha1ncas Bluff
Grand Gutf Attacked by the Gum
0rdcr*-Hcnlth of tho Troops-Fa.
yorable Condition OF the Weatf1cr.


DEMONSTRATION on uA1NES' BLuPF.
An unusual stir among the transports lying
here and at Mlliken's Bend, shows that some
thing is afoot this morning. Fifteen steamers
with troops, carrying three days rations, arc
moving up the Yazoo, preceded By the splen.
did new gunboat, Chocktaw, and four wooden
gunboats, to make n demonstration, it is said.
on Haines' Bluff; but, in reality, to make
fefnt upon the place, to distract the attention
Of the rebels from Grand Gull, while Gen.
Grant effects landing of troops at tho latter
place. This will have been accomplished long
ere this reaches the eye Of the public; there
fore, there can be no danger Of giving aid and
comfort to the rebels by stating the fact. The
Chocktaw is fine new iron,c1ad, built after
the turret plan, and will give good account
Of herself. She came direct from Cairo. and
has made more speed than any Of our IRON
clads. She is not graceful in appearance, and
don't look unlike huge locust rs she cracn.
along on the water. What her power aud c,-
racity are, will be found ont by the rebels.
when her commander introduces her to "our
Southern brcthrcn'''
4 CHICAGO TUG RrSs THE BLOCKADE.
The fast little tug, j. G. Rumsey, ran the
blockade on Sunday night, aud arrived below
Narrsnton in safety. She had two large
hargcs, filled with hay aud cotton, in tow.
Which gave her considerable trouble, for thcy
not only imrcded her progress, but cau,e
near setting her on fire, the sparks from her
snokeetack setting the cotton on fire several
times. It was tho intention to have sent her
through the new canal at Duckport, but the
river fell 20 rapidly that before the arrange
ments were completed for the enterprise. the
canal WAS almost dry. It Is almost certain
mat no more time or labor will be expended
On canal enterprises, for if anything could, bT
any possibility, be gained by digging bitches,
every chance has been tried.
coSrRAnASDs.
Every transport from above brinrs
more or less contrabands from the plantations
along the river, the falling Of which enables
them to reach the shores from the interior,
There arc some two thousand cpcamped at
Millikcn's Bend. These 'chattels7 wefe e. ab. B.
olitionizcd at Greenyille and back Of it by
Gen Stcele's division, and will be sent out to
work by the contraband commissioners.
A sad affair occurred ut Milliken's Bend,
last nigat, in the contraband camp, owing to
the unruly conduct Of q private in the 10th
Miss ouii regiment. He entered the camp to
pay his deyoirs to some Of the coffee colorcd
cnarmcrs, engaged in religious desotions, and
Eas ordered Of by the provost guard, but re-
reet him, when the fellow drew kuife and
rushed upon tho guard, who shot him. The
Dali took effect in the groin, producing
Mound which must necessarily prove fatal.
ihe soldier was perfectly justified IN shoot
LIZ 1o' The fellow not only yiolated positifc
, 1863-05-05
OUR "DIX1E" CORRESPONDENTS.

Departure Of the l 18th Army Corps for
New Carthage Tho ConntrY-Thc
and Surr0undif1@*-Colo StarrInt.
Commands the Post-Gens. NEcPhcr-
son, Logan And StevenHonss Head
lunr1ers-Ail1Eators onloloEIcal
-"Ta1too'' In Camp, Etc Etc.
, 1863-05-05

- The new Confederate tax bill bears
pretty heavy on some branches Of business,
and it Is thought in Richmond that it will
hare the effect Of breaking down many per-
sons who have heretofore carried on 4 sue.
cessful trade. The following arc few speci-
men bricks from the new rebel tax law:
, 1863-05-05
OUR TICKSBURG LETTER.

Departure for New Car1hn.c-Rctros
pective-What Hnye we Accum-
pltNhcd-Tho Future-f;ontrnbnnl
Gallant Conduct OF mn Irlnl, NoidlHr-
Special Order, DC.
, 1863-05-05

,ere1s - -. "ater is flowing freely into all the
n.r;n.t,aa ~ ns Inc Canal, and 1t Is thought that
na''eat'on Will commence TO-DAY Or io.mor.
row. a great number Of ,,o,.s ~ ~ ao, ,,
and ready to start MS soon IS snfna,.' ,oaueu'
Of water Is obtained. Aeaca' oeptn
, 1863-05-05

e| 1t turns ont to be strictly true that
last fall, in Northern Alabama, the rebels ac.
tually bntchcred about LOCO blacks. to pre-.
vent them falling into the hands Of the Union
at"s. am zoo were confined in large building,
h,,z @ oal'oins fired, and every one Of them
burned to death
, 1863-05-05
FROM NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI,

Gen. Dodge Whips KoddIc nnd his
Eucril1ax. Killing some 9O-The Mn-
rtne HrIgade-.The Chicago Tug
Clcyc1and-Tmnense Numbers Of Ref
uEees, de-
, 1863-05-05

TIE LAST OF THE SrAFr.-By order Of tue
Secretary Of War, the personal staff Of Gene
raj Mcclellan has been dismissed. The hero
OF the Chickahominy and Balls Bluff nov re.
taius nothing that is useless but his sword.
The Government will probably call for that as
seon as it has leisure to pay him the same at-
tention as it recently gave to his former pet
and present associate, Fitz John Porter. By
the by, in lieu Of this loss Of rctinue, Little
Mac asks, that as he now lives in his own
house, he may be allowed u communication for
his quarters in this city. Does not this sue.
gest to the Government that the proper time
has arrived to dispose Of him altogctlers
, 1863-05-05
OCR WISCONSIN LETTER.

weather and Crops. Of
Pr0aperity.-HoyFth tn Ladies' propose
to 1ketrench. Sat. Clark Getting
Aehamed.-Organizat OF Minute
, 1863-05-05

Thomas Sims-thc first fugitive slave cent
back from Boston under the Fugitive Slave
la~-has again escaped into liberty. This
time he will not be sent back nor would his
rebel master venture to set his own feet upon
the free soil which now furnishes an asylum
for lis s1ave. The times hare changcd!
After Sims WAS returned to Savannah, his
master sent him TO Vicksburg to work as a
bricklayer. His wife was hired for service
upon plantation near that city. When tue
eicgc began, he determined to escape Select
ing a few trussy companions, lie took a boat
with his wife and child, and rowed down tl,t
river. The night was moonlight, and there
was great risk Of discovery, but the hand .,
Providence drew cloud over the moon u
the Eoyagcrs passed the rebel batteries. The
party met no accident, and arc now safe in
Boston.
In regard to matters at Vicksburg, Sims
states that the rebel army is upon short ra.
tions, and is in terrible condition. lie CON
firms tue statement Of correspondent from
SlcksbuTg that two whole regiments had re-
Gently made arrangements to revolt md allow
the Federals to enter the place, but that their
plans were discovered, the ringleaders shot,
aud the soldiers set to work on the .tortiilca..
tions.
He also states that soldiers Of the rebel army
have been shot for expression Of the wish that
the War might come to an end, even if it re.
suited in the triumph of the North. Upon
suspicion Of peace sentiments, both citizens
and soldiers have been imprisoned. The
country for miles had been swept of proyis
ions, and even these were entirely exhausted
two weeks before Sims left
W- A soldier Of the regular army, who has
Yxoo T.,