The Shasta courier., 1863-03-28
SH ASIA COURIER.
Eastern News.

clpel to " yatt $ bridge, 70 miles ABOVE
Chattanooga, March 18th. battle is I'M
Ininent in the neigh5orhood OF Iuiiahoma.
Jackson. Miss, March l4th.-Iniormatio
received saws Helena, Ark, was attacked in
the rear on Monday, March 9th. Heavy fir
ing was heard there yesterday.
Fortress Monroe, l9th.-On Tuesday, I7:h,
Col. Spear, with the llth Pennsylvania cav
airy and some artillery, attacked the rebel
breastwofks at Blackwater and failed to car
rg them. Our loss was IL wounded and
missing A detachment of mounted rifles,
under Lieut.. Hill, captured 10 rebels at the
same time.
Col. Ludlow has just returned from City
Point, having completed arrangements for
the exchange of al. political prisoners. Those
ut Richmond were released to-day.
Fortress Monroe, 19th-The Richmond
Wing March 17th says, the bombardment
Of Port Hudson commenced at 2 A. M. on
lth. A desperate engagement took place,
the enemy attempted to pass our batteries
under cover of the darkness. The firing was
terrific. One gunboat passed the batteries
IN damaged condition. The frigate Missis-
sippi was burned to the waters edge in front
of our batteries. One large vessel was CON-
pletely riddled, third crippled and the rest
drove back. Our victory was complete. No
causualities on our part. &c men and one
midshipman of the Mississippi wore brought
in by our cavalry.
Wilmington, N. c., 16th.-The steamer
Britannia, from Glasgow, arrived yesterday,
with u valuable cargo. The steamer Ger
trude, with valuable cargo of merchandise,
arrived at a Confederate port this morning.
New York, l9.-The Tribune learns from
Havana, that arrangements have been made
for a meeting Of the pirates Alabama, Flori-
da and Harri t Lane, tocombine and attack
the steamer for Aspinwall.
The gunboat Huntsville, from Key West,
reports that an American bark, when about
leaving Martinique learned that the Florida
was to remain about "a hours in port after
the departure of the vessel. She sailed to
ST. Thomas, where she found Admiral Wilkes
who transferred his flag to Vanderbilt, and
started for Martinique, with prospect of
reaching the island before the Florida left
Washington, 19th.-A letter from the
French Consul at Matamoras, states that the
French troops.
Washington, 19th-Sixteen. moro iron
cl:,ds are to be finished at New York by New
Years Day. Thirty vessels have been added
to the Navy since the new requisition just
published, making near 500 in all.
Arizona will be added to the Depai tment
of California, until Gen. Wright's troops can
be sent from California to defend the new
Territory. A regular mail to the Territory,
through Mesilla to Tucson. will be establish
cd.
The Government is at work selecting off
GERS under the CONSUMPTION laws. They will
probably be appointed at once. The list
will be kept open until completed.
Gold in Richmond is 400 per cent.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
says stamps will be hereafter received in ex-
change for revenue stamps IF other kinds and
denominations, except discount of one per
cent. on the amount of exchange.
A letter from Charleston, dated 1lth, says
this is the day on which they expect an at
tack on that city by the Union forces
1t is understood that the caurse of the Gov
crnmcnt will probably be to call an extra
session of Congress Immediately on the de-
parture of the next pirate from British ports,
and recommend that vessels under the Brit
ish flag shall either be interdicted entirely
from loading in American ports, or be sub
jected to a tonnage duty of So per ton.
New York, 20th.-The Times has a New
bern letter giving an account of recent move
ments in that vicinity. On the 18th the
rebels appeared in heavy force between the
Trent and Neuse rivers, and drove in our
pickets, but were Eeld in check by our cav.
airy. Gen. Palmer advanced portion OF
his command, when the rebels fell back on
the l4th. They made demonstration against
Fort Andrew, an unfinished earthwork, and
demanded its surrender, but were repulsed.
The rebels then opened batteries ON it. After
brisk cannonade they again demanded its
surrender, which was refused. The rebels
then made an assault, but were met with such
amnrderous FIRE from our gunhoats that they
were forced to fall back. They finally re-
treated, with considerable killed and wound.
ed
Washington, 20th.-Gen. Burnside receiv-
ed orders from the War Department o-dav.
and left this L. NJ. for Fortress Monroe
whence he will proceed Immediately to his
new command in North Carolina.
Gen. Hooker declares that the army shall
make proud record for itself within 90 days
a party of so prisoners, mostly civilians
arrived tonight. They left Richmond on
the 18th. The general Indications were that
she- rebels feel uneasy about the safety ot
Richmond. They are moving all the heavy
machinery for the manufacture of ordnance
and powder to nDIthern Georgia.
Syracuse, n. Y, 2lst-Malor General
Edwin V. Sumner, recently appointed to
command the Department West of the Mis-
sissippi, died this morning, after sickness
Of few days, of congestion ofthe lungs.
Washington, 2lst.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has placed in the hands Of the Pay
master General sufficient money to pay the
entire army to the lst OF March
New York, 2lst.-The captain of the brig
Emily Fisher states that the privateer Retri-
button was condemned at Nassau. 1t ap-
pears she was rotten. and hardly fit to stand
ahe discharge of one rifle gun. The captain
said he should undertake TO get another
steamer.
The Tribune has special dispatch from
headquarters Army of the Potomac, saws that
after. review OF the 18th army corps by
General Hooker, he addressed his officers.
expressing satisfaction At their solderly ap-
pearanee. lie relied upon their hearty CO.
operation in the coming campaign. So far
as he himself was concerned. he meant there
should be no more distakes or doubtful re-
suits, if the enemy did not run
Cincinnati, 20th.-Parties from Nashville
bring information that IL regiments of rebel
cavalry, from 500 to 200 strong, are encamp-
n