Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1863-03-18
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letter from Tullahoma. Our forces are
being gradually concen trated there 1t is
strongly entrenched.
Charleston, Feb. 26.-La.est advices
from Port Royal state the Yankee feet
pow there, numbers % vessels-including
three frlgates and 20 gunboats-the rest
are chiefly transports. There are now
3O,OOO men collected there and more ex-
pected.
Mobile, Feb ga special to the Tri-
Dune from Charleston, of the 26, says a
reliable scout reports 104 Yankee vessels
at Hilton Head He also states that he
overheard the Yankees say, the attack
would be made in four days time upon the
railroad, at three different points
Port Hudson, Feb. 27-The expedition
under Col. W. r. Miles, consisting of
MS Legion, the 4th La. regiment, Col.
Hunter and Fenner's battery, sent out by
Gen Gardner, returned to-day having
luIly accomplished its purpose, the ejec-
tlon OF the Yankee force from the parish
OF Point Coupee The enemy did not
show fight, tut igno niniousIy retrcated at
| t"e approach or our forces.
The Federal force now at Baton Rouge
is reported at 10000
Richmond, ieb, pa dispatch dated
Frankfort Ky, gives some particul airs of
the Democratic Cor ventiOn 1T that place,
by the military. The douse of Repre-
Sentatives, by decided vote, having re-
FUSED the use of the Hall, the delegates
rented the theatre. Delegates from forty
counties were present. David Merriweth-
er was elected chairman. On taking the
chair lie expressed a hope that the con-
veutOu would do nothing that good aud
loyal citizeos should not do. In the
meantime d regiment of soldiers with fixed
| OayOnets, formed in front of the theatre,
and when call of colntie, was made.
| Col. Gilbert took the stand aud Informed
The convention that none but men OF un>
! doubted loyalty To the government would
| be allowed to run for 0iiice lie advised
the delegates to dispense to their homes
and in future desist from all such attempts
to precipitation of civil war within the
| State. The assemb age then adjourned.
| Ehere was some excitement in the city but
| 10 demonstration
| Passengers from Fredericksburg report
'hat the cavalry, under Fit4lugn Lee
surprised aud ctptured Que hundred and
! if.y Yankees on "Wednesday.
Richmond, March The Dispatch has
Northern dares 10 25d ait.
George \ Sanders sailed from IIaiifqx
on the DIST, for Europe. He had Cogfed
crate dispatches with him.
he tacr thar "A large number of ambu
Iances were shipped from Cincinnati the
10Th, with orders they should be at Ma a.
VILE On tie 20,h, l. taken a. Indicative If
an elrly engagement of Rosecrans' -rmy.
savannah, March 1.-The enemy had
attacked i TT NcAlilster, commcuciu- a.
$50, this morning. There wrr t1-rs
Iron-cads and two mortar boats rI.yiug
ON the fort One inch Co.umb.sI w
dismounted Two men were >l.h is
wounded; the firing continues vr,y ANY.
\ private dispatch from Fort McAi,te.
"a; 80, says dat one iron clad had with
drawn. Two ir1u-c.ad- and one mortar
boat was sli. playing uI the tori, tie i.lri
is urirjured NJ hurt ol our sid
except two slightly wounded eariy ip the
aoruIug. The garrison are In -,od ,p.r-
its the firing still continue "a, 30 p m.
Charleston, Much 2-Nl,,aa adyire-
report the arrival there o; 1.e t.rleder-
are privateer Retrisu.iou. Sac lad taken
aud burned tie bark N.iy Wrigat o.
Portland, and tie brig Erie, s., Camden.
| Maine. She encountered an unkuovn
wha'er in the Carrlbeaa Sea, which show.
ed fight, killing ane of tie Beuibutiou',
crew when the Thaier w.s suua with all
on board by tie ire of the Retributigu.
| She also captured and sent 10 Coaf.l r..
ate port, the big naatt, of NyckDJrt.
Maine, and the schooner Hanover OF
! Massachusetts. The Elliott was subse-
quently recaptured by tine Yankees at St.
| Thomas. Sh. a $50 captured aud ran ashore
on the Bahamas, the brig Emily Fisher
taking the crews prisoners TO Nassau -
! The crew OF the Hetuyutlou all well. aud
would soon finish repairing and resure
cruising.
Richmond, March 3 In the Senate.
! Semms of la, introduced a re soution IN.
structiGg the Committee ou Forelga At
fairs TO inquire into the expedlsncy Of
repeating SO much Of certain resolutions,
touching martial law, d-iining ,he posi-
ton OF the Confederate States In respect
thereto, as declares that the neutral fag
covers the euemy's goods, with the exc ep.
ton of the coutraband of war, adopted.
The House resolved to suspend all 9TH
er business uUtiI the currency aud tax
bills were acted on, and then went into
secret session.
Mobile, March 3.-The Evening News
has tue following from McNIinnville: On
the %, Mayor Austin Of Morgan's brig
ade, with 100 men, passed rouLd Muir
| frresbOro, destroying the Murfrees boro
and Nashville rauioad, tearing up the
he track and running train of soldiers
over an embauhiu,Bt
The Louisville Journal reports Long
street, Marshall and Forest approaching
Lexington.
Richmond, March = Northern dates
Of the 2lst have been received "I.ong
live Abraham First president Lincoln
temporary Dictator - Unde this head
the Herald declares that measures lately
passed Congress others that will become
laws, which will practically invest Lin
coin with all the powers of a dictator;