True Democrat., 1863-05-06

the honor to abuse us. Baxter vas elecVeu "i "PN pointed Colonel of the Arkansas tory regiment. By some means he busted from that position and we heard of him, last winter, in Memphis h"' broke and begging persons coming this way to Sees Rea. Duval to send him ninety-six dollars. lie next turns up in St. Louis and would have been here had he not found friend in military positoh'
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 TIE NEws-t.lrcWhere, our readers Will nnd an account of the battle in eastern Louisiana-- Banks, with l2,000 white and 400 black soldiers is there, in possession of the rich country around Opelousas The Diana burnt on the 18th, to prevent her from falling into the hands o1 the eil emy, and on the succeeding day, the Queen of she West yentured to attack the federal fleet and was set on fire by shot supposed to contain liquid ifr and burned It was supposed that her crew were all destroy ed with her, but northern account says that they were taken prisoners. The iecerais n 1 Voujsana are said to be at Homesville, fortifF- inc, and if so, their further progress and occpaI ton Of that country will be fercely contestel-- w appear to be tated as regards boats on our rivers while on the sea they are successful. .,
 There is nothing new from Virginia. It is sup
  stead of going to the Mississippi will go to Rich mond As the aboitionists have over 100 trans ports at Port Royal, it would be an easy matter to carry the army from the islands before Charleston | to Virginia In North Carolina, the federals are shut up at Washngton the endorsements sent to them having been cut off, We had, last week the Johnson and Rosecranz battle revived, with some additions, such as our pickets being within half mile of Nashville. The battle was said to have been fought on the 22 but later adyices show that 1 it is not true. However, the indications are now that battle.will be fought soon. It has been an- nounced in some of the northern papers, that the federal policy will be to avoid general battles, but to organize extensive raids, sweep over the coun- try, destroy crops, provisions and farming utensils and trust to famine to do the work. But they can be forced to fight and this nice laid scheme of theirs will be found to fail.
 ! Pegrams engagement in Kentucky turns out to have been a shall affair, and the whole loss in killed, wounded and missing, short of two hundred
 The partial success in Louisiana and the passage of Vicksburg by transports, has put Lincolndom in a good humor, and they talk of crushing the re- bellion before midsummer, as confidently as if there were no patriots in arms. The army before VicksbuFg is larger than it was, and they. may try to take Port Hudson first and then attack Vcks 5urg from above and below. The hard fighting of the war will be within the next sixty days.
 We have just seen the Alexandria Gazette of the 22d ut. It describes the battle as being de- cided repulse f0r two days of l4,0OO federals by | , ,OOO Confederates Achievements coming in Tavlor's rear. he fell back. We lost the Diana, the gunboat Hart and three transports. The fed eral pickets were at Grand Coteau, 90 miles from Alexandria, on the 20th
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 THE INDIAN CeUNTRY.-One result of this grand struggle for freedom and independence, is the more than usual, and increasing interest with which the people of the South regard the Indian Territory. The country comprising the Cherokee Creek, Choctaw, ChcKasaw and Seminole Nations is the most beautiful and productive region east of the Rocky Mountains, and will make one of the rich est and most important States in the Confederacy. Abounding in exhaustible mines of copper, lead and other valuable minerals, the numerous salines and plains of salt alone sufficient to supply the world, with soil of unsurpassed fertility, make it ize eli worth contending for. The northern government appreciates the importance of this ter ritory and the southern government is not blind to her interest therein.
 We are glad to learn that Maj Boudinot has arrived with authority from the Secretary of War to raise an additional force for the Indian country volunteers from the States contiguous to the ter ritory will be received; we suppose Col. Stand Waite will command the force when .organized.- Let the Cherokee Nation, through her legislative authority, give the places and privileges of her traitors, who followed the perured Ross, to such volunteers from the State as may enlist in defence of the Nation, and such force can soon be raised as will defy the most persistent efforts of the ene my to occupy that country.
 THE FLEET BELOW VIcKsBURG.- On the 18th, six gunboats and transport passed the batteries at Vicksburg. On Wednesday, the 22d. the trans ports Tigress, Empire City. Horizon, Moderator, Cheesman and Anglo Saxon started. The Iigress was sunk. The Empire City was so crippled that II. IL l~~lk