, 1863-03-02
NON snal, tA,t ha. o:se o:see MN
i seriously. C::GsHATer Is

not cxfvttcd to ltTc, 2uu one Wh.te man 's!N -
four negroes wcre drowned. The following :,
are prisoners; Is, Master Thompson, I'd Mas t
Ter Eddison, Sd Master Duncan, Engineer
TAYLOR, (scaldcd, one blacksmith, tTo carpen-
1cr., Surgeon Booth, Adjutant Bailey, Priratcs
.Farbon, Williams, McCu1lom, Lanner, Smith,
HaIlstcn, Faulkner, Bates, Rice, Brown, I'LL,
and thirty negroes, and the correspondent
| Of the New FORK Herald was taken prisoner, !
and is now with the rest at Alexandria, La
Col. Enct escaped to The De Soto on bale |
Of cotton. The enemy have possession Of the |
| Queen ofthc West
| All survivors were removed to the Era No.
| 5, and the Dc Soto was blown up and sunk.
| We were pursued by the gunboat ". Il.
Webb, but fortunately just before she overlook
us, when we were eight miles south Of Natchez
VIC met the United Suites gnnboat Indianola,
which bad run the batteries at Vicksburs the
Friday previous. The Indiano1a fred two
| guns at the Webb, nnd she ran like a deer.
We remained with the 1naianola two days
and started for Vicksburg Oh Wednesday eve
ming.
an happy to soy that the correspondent
| Of the CHICAGO TN1ncSE, who accompanied
the Queen Of the West, escaped bodily injury.
He was badly frightened aud lost his havcr-
sack, papers, and a suit Of clothing.
At Grand Gulf the Era was fred into by 4
, 6.pounacr, but although thirty shots were
fred, not one took effect. At Carthage VIC
. | were again fired upon with three gnns (l2-
: rouudcrs) forty-six shots were sent after us.
l At Warrcnton nc received twenty-five shots
I one hundred III ill north Of Natchez, not
i one Of which disabled us.
i At midnight Friday evening VIC arrived at
: our old anchorage.
t IL s1Gur or y"tcKsnrn6. Fchruary g,
II Via CAino, February 23 1853.
1lcarn that tonight another ram will pass
!. the batteries at Yicksburg. She will be un
II der the charge Of Col. Ellct, aud will cooper
T. ate with the 1ndlauola.
IN The sentence Of Knox, Of the New Yorl
Of Herald, was made public to-day. 1t is that h
le be scut out Of the Department and not allow
ty cd to return under penalty Of imprisonment
=. Mr. Knox goes North to day.
:. Affairs III Lake Providence and Yazoo Pas
a- arc moving along smoothly. Cen. Grant visit
~ the former place to-day.
10 Col. Van Ar1nau and his son, Of the 1ait
Illinois, have resigned Their resignation
have been accepted.
a month ago the Major and a Lieutenant (
We the 9th Illinois regiment. with fifty men, d
III. serted while transport was flying up Il
ne lcsec below Greenvi11e.
er, There arc rumors Of fight in the v1ucinli
at Of Grccnyille, between tue rebels and . po
I'D tion Of Gen. Burhridgc's brigade. Wc a
without particulars, except that Major Mon
=. gomery, Of the 9Th Missouri cavalry ID +
e., ported killed.
,ua Capt. silvcrspaare, Of silyerspaare's batter
has resigned.
The Illinois troops Of the 18th army cor
arc indignant at the action Of the tories In t
nm. State Legislature, wherein they assume t
lcar concurrence Of the soldiers In the field
;,t q their so.ca1led peace measures. Last satr
1rrs day they adopted series Of resolutions ind
atiyc Of their views. In these they uttel
md rcpudiatc the idea Of an arnlistice with t
. IN m rebels in arms, and pronounce the propo
our ton disgrace to the State and the arm
They threaten the Copperhcads with the "
5htJ geancc of justly inccnsed army Of Uni
IN. soldiers. They call their expressions Of 81
each pathy for the sufFerings Of Illinois soldi
cket in the field hollow and insincerc, and dcsigr
,a,re 1ne for political effect. They accord to the
rond power, as war measure, the right to abol
and slavery. They denounce tic Chicago II
". as IN unmttigated tory organ, strengthen
Al and encouraging the rebellion They endo
par Governor: Yates, and pledge anew
s tns The Government the power Of Il
can. strong right arms to vindicatc the tna
Our II Of the Law, and the honor Of
:ring 1ag. THESE resolutions we're adopted b
ayast majority, in every regiment and con
- ny belonging to Illinois. in the 18th 4,
y T.sb. corps. In the 127th, Col Eldr'dge comm:
Itted ine, the vote against the passage Of the r
will lutions was ONE. In the 55th the vote
ne unanimous. similar resolutions are b
n ,r1oT adopted By the Indiana troops. The Cop
lthus head traitors Of Illinois will find small
9sas- Ess fort in the army
I,er Ero cA1no, Feb. 2s.-The prospects below
etsin. Frightening up considerably. A aatboaf
tsa tsAes discovered in Car Island Chute, between
Of lis lena and Memphis, on the morning o.
onees- 18th, loaded NTH stores, boots and dry
,lo,efs hNa for the enemy. The gunboat Cricket was
nnhli- after tho same.
tc Re, The court martial In the case Of Thos
e CON Knox, Of the New York Herald, has" rctu
a1ion' its findings and sentence. Mr.. Knox
ste7o' charged BY Gen, Sherman With ecting Is !