New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-04
a PROCLAMATION BIZ JEFF. DAVIS
THE ADVANCE OF GEN. ROSECR
The Army Fed and the People Starved
NEWSPAPER ATTACKS ON THE GOVERNMENT.
rOrr.rs, MoysOr. Tuesday. March 3, 1853.

FoHrREss MoyROE, Tuesday, March g. 1853.
TIE P,isrSJprg .2ress OF last Saturday says
that ..eat battle has been fought st Vicksburg,
i.hheavy losses on both sides, but without any de.
ciici success.
TIE ganboat IudanOla was captured by the
Rebels.
From The Richmond Enquirer. Feb %.
PROCLAMATION ~ THE PRESIDENT.
II is meet that, as people who acknowledge the
supremacy Of the living God, we should be ever
nihjtu. of our Dependence on Him, and should To-
member that 20 Him alone can we trust our deliver
AuCe, that 10 Him Is due the devOut thankfulnesF
for signal merces bestowed on MS, and that by
praysr alone can hope 10 receive continued man.
Iosalou Of that protecting care which has hitherto
shielded as III the midst OF trials and dangers In
OF edlence - this procopt, we have from time to tine
been gathered together with prayers and thanksgiv
ing, lnd lie has been g~cCusiy pleased TO hear our
supplicstions, and to grant abundant exhibitions of
Ills favor 10 our arna and ON people.
Though many cOuiliCis we have now attained n
place among nations " hcb commands their respect,
sud Jet the enemies who encompass us around and
sctk cur destruction that the Lord Of tOsts has
again taught them tie leesou OF his nsl lied word,
thst tbs battle is not 20 the strong, but 20 whom
s,ryer lie willeth 10 eXaH. Again an enemy, with
loud boastng Of power, Of their armed men END
iua led sinps threaten with su' jucaon, and with
evil ma hiDatiOns seeh, even in our homes and at
or own t;csides, TO Te-vcrt our men servants ana
de f,sns.
nder these circumstances IL is my privilege 10
invite YOU, once more, 20 meet together and pros
trsie yourselves in humble supplicstion TO Him who
has Aeen ccns.an, and never-faiiiug support in
the psst, and TO whose protection aud guiGauce we
trust for tue fGtare. To this END Jefferson Davis,
President OF ths Confederate States Of America. do
issue this, my proclamation, setting apart Friday,
the nth day of MARCH, as day oi iasting hunllia-
zion and prayer.
4 l., 6. he
rerair on that day TO tueir usual places Of public
w0rship there 10 Oiu In prayer to Almighty God
THAI be- will continue his merciful protection over
orr cause; that be VIII scatter enemies aud Pet
at naugut their evil Cessss; aud that he will graz
cuns!y store TO beloved country the blessings
of peace and security.
/ Iaitn whereof | nave hereunto Get my hand, at
tl City Of RiraInond OH the 27th day Of February,
''' co. u '1' ''''' ' JEFFERSON DAVIS.
J p Bg-sAxIN Secretary OF State
IMPORTANT FROM VICkSBURG.
Telegram, 20 the Riobaond In qsiIer. FEB. o.
N03iLE, heb. 1.-THE Correspondent = TIL
~ mpkis Appeal, writing from Nicks1urg. On the
I'd COWS: " An enormous iisot appeared THE morn
W. larger hen has been before witnessed from this
point. Everything looks ~ If preparations Were
almost ready for the tLcny 20 commence lOiwMd
movement. Tie monster force before lie cay cam
ro' long remain in dIenc -. Persons well acilnt-
fd with toe country bordering on he faIo0 Pass
ard Cold Water Say if the enemy succeed Ia getting
fbe;rRuaboa:s in Cold Water they viii never gel
OUT. That an army a. $50 could hold at bay and
Destroy al invading fore. OF 5000 IN that country
The latest adyices frou the South state that Gen.
T. sec ans had advanced a. far as Midoleboiongb,
half woy between Murfreesboro and shelbyviae.
4 Raleigh paper charges that the petty ~ amy Of
,hc Rebel military and the operations Of 81 dleios
have jroIgbt starvation upon The people
Itc Mo5rie Register SAYS that efforts IRE being
made by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad 70 stay the
famine effects Of Gen. Pemberon's orders, prohibit
lux rbe shipment of -four aui meal Souhward, but
81 me Railroad Age.ts have not bayoneis, he evil
continues undated If il were left 10 The arbitra-
nent OF justice and humanity, Gen. Pemberton aud
hi. 1icfa,oria, edicts would 30 70 the wall.
The Richmond negro market is reported active
and buoyant, ofIsrnss large, and demands heavy
Prices Of adults ranged from $l,7OO to $500.
Edwin s, Dorsey, son OF the Rev. ID. Dorsey Of
MARYLAND. who was captured by tho Rebels neal
Martnsburg, is held as hostage for prominent
Vnginian, from the same section, now held by the
United States.
The leader Of The EIaminer is upoa the subjec
Of tle inaacss. 1t denounces Congress for dilatory
action ia providing ways ard means, which, 1t says
ausafs conscionsncss Of incapacity to master th'
subject; but mastered it must be, or the worst con
Sequences will follow.
IL the Rebel Senate, Mr.. Wigfalls bill, providing
To- engineer troops to serve duTlDg tic war, wa
PACED and cent 10 the House.
In the House, the bill TO accept volunteers from
X ntocky aud Missouri for less than three yeas wa
debated.
Tue supply Of salt aud food and Confederate taxa
ton occupied the attention of the Virginia Senate.
In the House of Delegates bill passed to transfe
.he State line troops ~ the Rebels. a resolution 0
thanks to Floyd was adopted.
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