The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-27

ridge, a cousin of The traitor John @.
breckenridge. The prisoners Characterize
the affair on our part as one of the ablest
and most gallsnlly fought cavalry raids
Of the war, and admits that their own
troops were totally demorallzed by the
gallant sabre charges Of our cavalry
About so prisoners have been brought
in. The eth Ohio Cavalry were engaged
n this fight.
Rebel deserters report that seven thou.
sand men are stationed at Mobile under
General Buckner. Three steam gun.
boats, a cutter and a ram are in the har.
Dor, and two or three OF the forts have
been iron. clad. Several new vessels are
in course of construction and nearly COM
pleted, one OF them ffty-gun frieate.
The channel has been blocked up by
sunken vessels. -
1t is understood that the course Of the
Government will probably be TO call sn
extra session of Congress Immediately on
the departure ofihe next pirate from a
British port, and recommend that vessels
under British flag shall either be inter-
dcted entirely from loading in American
ports, or subjected to tonnage duty Of
about three dollars per ton. The Presi-
/ dent and Cabinet after giving the subject
! much deiberation, have decided not to
grant letters Of marque and reprisal, bat
in their stead, it is understood that all
vessels fitted out by private parties for
! the purpose of capturing rebel pirates,
will be duly commissioned in the navy
! and allowed TO go on their mission,
The WorW states that on the oh inst,
small rebel force was captured six miles
below Port Hudson, together with the
signal book OF the rebel army. Gen.
! Sherman commands at New Orleans in
the absence Of Banks. a large number
Of vagrant negroes have been arrested in
New Orleans. A private dispatch states
that Farragut passed the Port Hudson
batteries on. the night Of the l4th, with
his feet. Col. Clark, Chief of Banks
staff, was wounded on the l4tL, but not
seriously. No big fight has yet taken
place. Banks isin good spirits, and with
in live miles of Port Hudson. The
wounding ol Col. Clark makes It pretty
evident that there was some heavy oskir-
mishng. ., r-
The Commercial has the following spe
cial from Washiugton Encouraging and
glorious news has reached the Navy De.
I partment from Farragut's fleet on the
Mississippi, creating the liveliost salisfac
lion at the White House and the Depart.
ments. The information received by Mr.
Welles is that Admiral Farragut has
safely made the passage by Port Hudson
in the irgate Hartford. his flagship, will
his whole fleet, the Mississippi only ex
cepted. The last named vessel go
aground, and by the Admiral's order Wa:
abandoned and destroyed. ... -..s s....
The Port Royal Now South on tho l4tb
says Jacksonville, Florida, was taken on the
loh by tho negro brigade. The negroc
behaved with propriety; no one was harm, d
4 On tho llth Colonel Montgomery with 20t
men had a sharp skirmsh three miles frou
tho town with 200 rebels. Baldwin, the
junction of the Jacksonville Talohnsso,
and Cedar Key Railroad. is supposed to bt
Iho point aimed at by the expedition.
Colonel James b. Fry. Assistant AdiutaD
General United States Army. has been de
tailed ns Provost Marshal General undo
tho conscriptiou act. All appointments o
provost marshals heretofore made are re
vOkod.