The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-04-04

News Of the Week.

News Of the Week.
The rebel clsrgymen a, Norfolk gave
notice that their Churches would be
open for service Oh JEFF Davis proc'a-
nation day; but the Federal soldiers
were on hand AMI the churches were
not opened.
1, i. said that sugar. molaeses and
cotton can be obtained in large quanti'
ties in the vicinity Of Baton Rouge
aud at other places in. Louisiana.
The rebels are concentrating an i'm
mense force in front Of kosecrans
They fear all live and active generals
They promise great things to their men,
about aid from Indiana, Illinois. Ohio
etc.
A deserter from the rebel army re-
ports the rebels evacuating Richmond
These tales of desertcrs-real or pre-
t.nded-are utterly unreliable AS a gen.
eral thing.
Desertions from the rebel army are
numerous, and embrace both officers
and privatss.
The rebels at Vicksburg report sisk
ing one Of our gunboa,s and disabling
another in their attempt to run past the
batteries. They also report the r~Pulss
of Gen. Sherman with the Sunfower
expedition a, Yazor Pass, and the eva
cuation Of Pensacola. Little depen.
dcnce can be placed in these reports.
and yet they may all be true. We have
contradictory statements in reference to
some of the matters set forth.
A Murfreesboro disp;Hch says tue
rebels repoS $4,000 Federals at Savau-
nah, Tenn; tina, Grenada is in our pos
session. and that Grants forces are
surrounding Vicksburg.
Parson Browlow, just ssr,ived from,
.enrcsse. reports that the rebels ar,
Concentrating all their infantry former.
ly in East Tennessee at Tu,ishoma,
while their cavalry make a divergence
in Kentucky. hoping TO draw force
from Rosecrans.
The Latest.
Reports OF the evacution Of Rich.
mond still prevail. l, is said the heavy
gurs and machinery have already been
sent tO Chattanooga.
II is now definitely asceriained thai
the steamer Mississippi was ran a
ground near Port Hudson. aud being
disabled by the rebel guns. was abin'
doned. Set on fire sni blowh up.
Our operations near Por, Hudson d,
not seem to have been very successful
Banks has returned 10 New Orleans
! Matters about Vicksburg are no
progressing satisfactorily. Two yes
sells undertook to run the batteries d
the enemy; one succeeded in getting
through with sho, in the drum. the
other was disabled. abandoned and Sc
on fire. The canal has proved fail
uA, being filled with mud. The ex
pedi,ion via Sunfower back of Haiues
Bluff has amounted TO nothing. and re
turned. There is no prospec, of i'm
mediate good result in that vicinity.
The rebels are concentrating oil
immense army near Chattanooga fer ,he
purpose Of overwhelming Rosecranes
I,is thought Charleston has b=cr
attacked.
Tie colored regiments in FIor:d.
have been re-enforced TO meet a heavy
force Of rebels sent agsins, them.
The rebels are mastering large uum
bers Of negroes into the ranks Of thei
army. and arminy them agsin,! III,
Federal forces, Northern rebels vii
think tlis is all right.
! The rebels left Kentucky in haste
I4o Of them we're captured and eo0(
head Of cattle they were driving oa
Their Train. were also captured.
/ The n. Y. Herald has become rab:t
war paper. 1t will keep in that notion
foi week. perhaps.
Things in general do no. look yer,
3al,ering. Oh. for hearty and cn.r.
ge'ic policy which balts nol