Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-09-05
currens News.

Chatauoogs.
OHicial information was received At Gen.
Heiu,zelman's headquarters. Of skirmisb
on Monday Gath, with Moseby's guerrillas
near Fairfax, in which the Behel chief was
said to be mortslly wounded. Our loss
was two killed, three wounded, aud nearly
oil the horses, numbering IS. Moseby has
since died.
Late information from Vicksburg con.
firms the report Of tho death Of the Rebel
Gen Pembertos. He Is said to have been
shot by Texan soldiers, but no particulars
Of the occurrence are given.
Reports from Texas state that there are
at least one hundred vessels loaded with
contraband cargoes for the Rebels, oil the
Rio Grande. Several OF them are British
steamers, waiting for cotton which the Re
bel Government have contracted to deliver
ai Matamoras, to the extent Of nine thou
sand bales, during the mouth Of August.
Volunteering in New Jersey is proceed
ing very briskly. Almost every township
in the State is at work, and it is expected
that in few days the qnota of New Jer-
sey will be filled by voluntary enlistments.
A dispatch from our blockading feet
states that on the morning Of the l7th
inst. q steamer OF 1900 luns, with the
British flag flying, ran the blockade Of VIII
mugton, N. c., 10 full view Of the United
States vessels, and after she got safely
through the feet flung out the Rebel flag.
She was pierced for six guns, in addition
| to two pivot guns, and could receive an or.
mament and be ready to- proceed 10 sea
within week She is larger than the
Alabama or Florida, aud appeared to be
very fast a1 aI 'e
1t is announced that no draft will be
made in Ohio Officers of the army sent
homo to secure drafted men are instructed
to open recruiting stations for eulistments.
A mass meeting was held in Leavenworth
on Friday night to organize for the defense
of Kansas Gen. Lane made o speech, ex.
horiiug the people to protect themselves,
The action of Gems. Ewing and Scho6eld
was denounced, and the recall of the latter
officer was demanded. Gen. Ewing tele-
graphed Gen. Lane that he would defend
Kansas, and Lano replied that be would
have 5000 men on the 9Th Of September
and would tender their services to Gen.
Ewing, and if rejected he would appeal to
higher power. The Weston Mo. Sen
tinel was destroyed on Thursday night by
a band of the Missouri militia. Gen. Ew-
ing has placed two companies of troops in
Platte City to protect the citizens against
the p" Avengers" from Kansas. s-
The gunboat Satellite and the tugboat
Reliance, Cop.. DUNCAN, with the crews Of
both vessels, were captured on Tuesday by
the Rebels near the mouth of the Kappa
hammock River. The Captain of the Safe
lite was reported killed and the Captain Of
the Reliance wounded.
The Investigation into the turning Of the
steamer Ruth, seems to show pretty clearly
that the $2,6OO.O .OOe in charge of Major
Brinton was destroyed by the FIRE. #
The Draft in New York, says the TIT
bua,, is finished. In spite of the ardent
wishes of secret traitors. the most profound
quiet was preserved-not riotous face was
seen. The whole number drawn is little
over l9, 900, or one in six of the number
enrolled of the first class, and one in FIVE OF
the voters for President--tbe highest vote
ever cast in the city. " # -st "'... ~.
The city OF New York is indebted to the
promptness and wise precaution of General
Dix, and not TO Governor Seymour, for the
peaceful maDuas iu which the draft has
been prosecuted to the end, II there had
been no military in force to intimidate the
mob, the bloody scenes of July would have
been re-enacted, and if Governor Seymour
alone had been left to provide against vio-
lence, it wonld have been inevitable. His
pe,tifoggying and evasive style OF oficia
correspondence is worthy Of him.
Robert Toombs, the Ajax Of the Rebel
lion, has published letter on Confederate
I finances, 10 which be shows clearly that the
Confedsraey is rapidly rushing to destruc
sion in The matter OF paper money. He
eulogizes the financial plans of the United
States. apd contrasts them with Memmin
gers false principles, greatly to the damage
( Of the latter .H
! A dispatch from Springfield, Illinois
; ssys:--" The Copperheads OF the southern
part OF the State are fast bringing on
= periIous crisis. A battalion of the 10th ii
j linois Cavalry, who have been arresting de
serters in Fayette aud adjoining counties
were last night attacked at Vandalia, by
four hundred armed Coppehreads, who at
4 turo,tad ~ raIsasa tho Il ySnrtere in thei