The Shasta courier., 1863-02-28

him force Of 10000. Rumors also come
from many quarters that an attack will be
made upon Norfolk, on the 4th Of March.
Pryor, = week ago, withdrew his pickets be-
tween Suffolk and the Blackwater, making
a circuitous route, in south easter dises
ton. He crossed the Chowan river, and
turned up on the 22d, in Princess Ann coun-
ty, 20 miles south Of our lines.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch states
that the gun boats Freeborn and Dragon
made reconnaissance, on the 2lst, up the
Rappahannock distance of IS miles, and
were fred on by q rebel battery. An en-
gagement ensued, in which the battery
was silenced. The gunboats.. received but
Insignificant injury, and have two or three
men slightly wounded. The entire reconnois.
sance was perfect success, and yielded
great deal of valuable information.
Nashville, 25th.-Gen. Wheeler's whole
force of four brigade's of cavalry is on this
side of Columbia, Tenn, and is reported car
rying ofall able bodied contrabands to the
South, and a portion of his forces were
within four miles of Franklin. There is a
large Federal force under Gilbert at that
place.
Cairo, 26th.-The latest arrivals from be.
low bring nothing of interest from vicks.
burg.
State News.
San Francisco, Feb. 23d.-fo-day was
generally celebrated. Most of the stores
closed at an early hour A national salute
was fred from Alcatraz this morning, and at
noon.
The ceremony of laying the corner stone of
the Broderick monument was witnessed by
large number of people. Weather delight.
full
The steamer Panama arrived from the
North.
The steam tug Merrimac capsized on the
bar at Humboldt Bay on the 22d. About Is
persons are known to have been on board
1t is not known whether any escaped.
Sacramento, 23d.-The Senate met alone
this morning, barely quorum being present.
An Act consolidating Upper and Lower Pla
cerville as one city, was passed. The Senate
at an early hour adjourned
San Juan, 23d.-The San Juan Hotel,
large two story frame house. took fire this
morning, at l o'clock. The hose companies
had water on promptly. and the fire was sup.
pressed. The loss, building and furniture.
was about $500. Insured.
San Francisco, 25th.-The body of an un.
known man was found floating under Pacific
wharf
Mr.. Morris Marshuts. late Public Admin.
istrator, came back on Sacramento boat last
night, having been arrested at Placerville on
a charge of default of three thousand dollars.
Today he explained everything to the salts.
faction of his bondsmen, and will be released
on bail
Henry Seiz and Charles Peterson, walters
employed at the European Restaurant, had
an alteration last evening, which finally end
ed by Peterson seizing carving fork and
plunging it into the breast of Sei7. The fork
penetrated the right lung, iuflicting dan.
gerous wound.
Sergeant Luning arrived on the steamer
Senator to-day, the bearer Of Dispatches from
the California troops in Texas They we're
in good health, but want clothes. Some of
the troops had advanced into Texas as far as
Fork Clark, which is only l6O miles from
San Antonio de Bexar. The Sergeants trip
was made between Mesilla and Camp Brown.
near San Pedro, nine hundred miles, in IS
days, most of which time he was alone.
Legal tenders are selling at so and IS cts.
Private kilograms received to-day quote gold
at "A per cent. premium in New York.
Los Angeles, 25th.-Advices just received
from Slate Range state that very rich leads
have been discovered within ten days travel
of that point.
report has reached here that Mr.. Per-
kins, formerly of San Francisco, was murder
ed near La Paz.