American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-03-06
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Federals Leaving Ticksbarg- Conscrip-
fion.
Special to the Daily Appeal
GRENADA March 2--Aa arrival at Panala re-
ports that one hundred and thrty-fwo Federal ON
GERS from the yick<bnrR army. have resigned and
gone home and that Hundreds Of sick going up
the river.
The conseript bill has passed the Federal hease Of
representatives after being amended to provide for
exemption the payment of three hundted dbl
lars. H.
+ Reinforce4rsts for Rosecfanz.
MoHILE. March IA special 10 the Advertiser
and Re gister, dated Columbia. Tennessee. Febru-
airy Is says positive information has been receive
ed that SIgeIs army corps twenty Thousand strong,
from Virginia. recently came mp the Cumberland in
forty five transports. and is between Nashville
and this point, route to join Rosecanx.
federal Lose at charieston.
MnHrLs. March 81 speeial to the Tribune.
dated Charleston February 9th. says that mid
s.pman Of the British ship Desperate reports that
the officers Of the iron-clad Tronsides admit that
three Federal vessels, since Commodore Ingr1-
erai propeller sunk.
The Alabama's First Cruise.
The Tribune learns from the plot who took the
OUT Oh port. ttefc were nine UtOCk-
aders outside. Two vessels pursued. and by aid of
their powerful fresnc lights ssnalized the Florida
for forty miles. The chase continued nineteen
hours but the Florida ran ont nf view. and on her
way destroyed new Yankee brig. On her first
voyage she was laden with sugar. molasses and
rum. The value of the vessel and cargo was one
hundred and forty thousand dollars.
The speed Of the Florida is fifteen miles an hour
British Views ON American Affairs.
RIcHxoSD, March 2---Tn the British Parliament
Earl Derby criticised the Queens speech. He said
he regretted that the government had not felt just
fed in joining the attempt in which they were in
vted by France to intervene not for the purpose Of
putting an end to the war. but to obtain by their
good Offices IL possible. such armistice and ces
saton of hostilities would lead the two parties
themselves to reflect on the miseries and hopeless
ness of the war in which they were engaged.
lie differed from the opinion expressed by many
of his political friends that the time had not ar
rived for the recognition of the Southern States.
His conviction was that. come what may. a recon-
structiun Of the Union was impossible. but on the
whole. he approved the course the government had
taken. ICheers.l
Earl Russell. in reply. justified the policy which
the government had pursued. and expressed the
opinion that it wonld he impossible for union Of
the Northern and Southern States TO be again cs-
tabIished.
Earl Malemsbury expressed regret that England
had not Joined France In the proposed mediation.
Earl Gray took the contrary view.
In the house of commons, d Israeli reviewed the
ministerial programme. imputing vacillation and
Inconsistency to the government. The foreign
secretary said the North fighting for empire.
the South for Independence. The president Of the
board of trade alleged that the of slavery was
at the bottom of the
The Chancellor Of the Excheqner was warmly in
favor of the South, but followed by the Secre-
tary OF War. who avnwed his opinions dametrica-
" opposed thereto. and a-tly, the Chief Secretary
for Ireland declared his conviction that the Lord of
Hosts fighting for the Confederates. Bcntick
said c believed il the proposal to recognize the
South was brought forward, it would be supported
by Parliament.