Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-30

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this place. We then learned briefly that
the whole Of the eight gunboats had reach.
ed their journeys end without having suf
fering any material damage. On the Ben
ton, Porter's flag ship, one man was killed
and two wounded by the explosion OF q
shell. The boat that was burned was the
transport Henry Clay; her crew got safely
to shore. She was set on fire by shell ex-
ploding among the cotton with which her
engines were protected. She was lo1ded
principally With, cdupiissary stores and for
age, includingA large amount of soldier s
ratinns and oars for the cavalry.
Farragut is BY this successful transit
placed iu omuand OF eleven gunboats, and
his efforts will be seconded by Grants land
force at New Carthage. The reader will
naturally ask whether this expedition offers
any more chance of SUCCESS than the previ.
Gus ones As far as can be judged with our
present information, the probabilities are
much greater in favor of our success. The
result of the firing upon the Warrenton bat
teries by Farragut when he came up from
Port Hudson, leads to the expectation that
they can easily be subdued by the force now
at his couimand. When a landing is ef.
fected, our troops instead Of having a river
between themselves and Yicksburg, as was
the case with all the previous attempts, ex
cept Sherman's, will in this case be them
selves between u rver-the Black-and the
city.
Over this river crosses the railroad, to
gain possession of which was one of the first
objects Of all the attempts that have been
made upon Vicksburg Moreover, the re-
suit OF the presence of our fleet between
Vicksburg aud Port Hudson will be to re
strict the supply s6f PROVISIONS to tho Con
tsderocy tronf Tesas and the Red river. =
With this sonrce'ei supply cut off, and tn,
railroad bridge over Black River in ou
hands, the position Of the garrison within
the Vicksburg Notifications becomes prcca
rieus from deficient supplies With tn,
country extending from the Mississippi t,
Black River as far as the railroad in ou
POSSESSION, we could not fail 80 far to threat
Ell, if not gain the rear, that an evacuation
or capituratiOu would become necessary
Such, at least, is understood to bc the an
ticipation Of those engaged in carrying ou
the new strategy so well commenced b,
running the batteries last evening.
4 The following should have appeared il
the last CHRONICLE, but was nlisiaid. II
CHRON. Nts:r
BARNEsvTLLE, April 18th, 1868.
Mr. EDITOR: At meeting of the Unio
voters Of Warren Township, for the purpos
OF celebrating the justly great victor
gained at the polls over our. opponents
Adam Bentx WIS eSected President, Benz
Davenport V ice President, and j. d. Tal
bott Secretary.
A committee Of five was appointed t
draft resolutions, harmonizins with tb
spirit and intent Of the meeting. In du
time the COMMITTEES reported rs follows:
Although we depecate the intrOductio
OF party politics into township elections, an
would at this jrncturc, rather allay tha
excite political strife, yet since our Butte
! nat friends have Thought proper to thro
down The gauntlet, the Union party of ol
Wa re takts pie u q III announcing th
comp cte huli'ny tney were en- nibled to Civ
tn IN a. our last township election.
Resoired, In the result of the last ele
tion We see certain evidences OF The unswe
wing loyalty OF the mass OF the people, an
cheering prospects ofthe ultimate trump
! ! OF our glorious cause; and we send grcetiI
to the armies in the field, congratulate the
over their unswcrving devotion to the Une
oau'Vt tuOu mdfiy NiCtuilcS ONcr tIio ItU
host, and hope while they engage the en-
my in front, they will trust their friends
y homo to manage traitors in the rear.
ResOtred, That wa regard our recent su
u cess as only On earnest OF what we must {
Il in the fall. Knowlng the res'rlI Of last fall
y election to be due To deception and artiti,
. on the part Of the victors, which cannot
successfully repeated, and with Tod in Il
van aud the soldiers to vote, We can gath,
|, the cntiro bntternut crop.
D These resolutions called forth stirrir
speech from DR.. j. W. Warfcld, Surgct
Of 7Tth o. V. L., also from DR.. Thoma
David Mccartney and VIM. Smih,
The Oath, by T. Buchanan Reid, wi
rocted with effect. The resolutions we
!! then unanimously adopted.
On motion vote OF thanks was returnt
: TO tho Host aud Hostess OF Bloomer Hous
for :hs upequalied entertainment Of Oyster
&c.
The meeting then adjourned to Ma
Street, whore .thrSe, rousing cheers we
given for the UhiOhl 'h.' Diltlh
rir A. BENTz, Pres't.
!, j. ID. TALBOT, Soc'y.