Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-26

. N1sw YoRK, March 24.-A dispatch
from Washington yesterday dated South
West Pass. Louisiana, March Is, should
read as follows: 9 Commodore Farragut
leading in the Hartford passed Port Hud-
son batteries at IL O'Clock last night.n
Advises from Porter's fleet say The
last dummy turreted monster which run
the blockade at VicksbuFg, caused the
rebels to open such a furious fire thatit
proved a great success, causing lhe
busting of several of the rebels largest
guns, ~wounding thereby quite a number
of rebel officers.
The Government has information that
leading rebels. including men as promi-
nent as j. P. BENJAMIN, are converting
their available property.into foreign ex-
change. b7e14 I
WAsH1NGTOE, March %. Gen.
Hooker's system of Burroughs is found TO
work so well hat it viii be adopted as a
FORMATION regulation. Infringmenls have
been so severely death with that Officers
and men return promptly at The ekpira-
tion of their leaves. Fify-seyeh of our
cavalry were killed OF wounded andtwen-
ty.lwo taken prisoners In the recent bril-
liant fight at Kelly's ford. Returned
civilian provisions were funishedw
clothing and transportation to Their hoInes
to-day. Gen. Heintzelman is likely 10
succeed Gen. Sumner in the Department
of the Missouri. Appointments under
the CONSUMPTION law for Ohio, New
York, and Massachusetts. are . NEARLY
cumpleted Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and the remainder of New England,
will follow. There will be 40 announce
nlents I'LL the lists are completed. The
reportoof the committee ,on lhe.cconduct
of lhe war, will be- made con the 4th of.
April .4Itsis said too contain evidence
compelling a Court Martial in at least
one officer of rank. - ssdya8d et0.t
81 The Richmond and New Orleans re-
ports are perfectly cousistedoniaEl points
except whether the feet did 3r did mot
pass Port Hudson, on which vital points
they give opposite views. no.
SYRACUSE, March 2l.-MaioT Gen
eral Edwin.V. Sumner, recently appoint-
ed to the command of the department
west of the Mississippi, died inthis city
this morning, after a sickness of a few
days of congestion of the lungs.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-rhe Secre-
tary of The Treasury has placed in the
hands Of the Pay Master General sufici-
ent money to pay the entire army to the
LIST of March. ) 500
New YoRK, March 2l.-The Tri-
bune's special from Headquarters of the
Army of the Potomac, ~says9aafter the
reviow Of the 18th, armyocorps by Hook {
er, he addressed his officers sndTexpress-
Led satisfactory at their .soldIerly appear
aDcesa and relic on them fer3nsslslance
and hearty cooperation in tho ensuing
tcampalgne So1faraas himself@a con-
carned be meantthere should be nc more
mistakes or doubtful results if the enemy
did notrun. rs ~ baa .ra. 9
There was a heavy fall of snow dur
ling the,day and last night.
MURFREEsBoBo, March 2l.-Tho ex.
petition which went out in The direction
of Liberty on Wednesday last, was al
tackled yesterday morning by 2 $500 noun
ted rebels, commanded by the guerrilla
John Morgan at Milton. ten miles this
side Of Liberty, while on its return to
this place. Col. Hall. comd'g the expe-
dlIion bad his rear guard driven in soon
after resuming his march. Perceiying
the enemy out numbered him Two TO one
be fell back to the crest. of a hill where
bAs men would have the advantage of
POSITION, and prevent being surrounded.
The rebels apened a fierce fire Of shot
end shell their battery also advanced