True Democrat., 1863-04-22
SIEGE OF CHARLESTON RAISED! Strange Movements of Federalsl!

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 JACKSON, April lO.-Fifty three gunboats aid all the Yankees have gone up Cold W ater. One three gun iron clad of Yankees was abandoned and deserted at the mouth of the Amite. The Mem phis lines are closed dramatically for sixty days neither cotton or contrabands are to be admitted.
 PoRT HuDsoN, April 1.-The Yankees r. ported evacuating Baton Rouge, and fortifying some place below. It is supposed to be eint to cover their retreat.
 NOBLE, April ] Il.-Officers from the British ship off the har report the capture of the city of Mex ico by the French. Special to Advertiser and Regis- ter from Spring Hill, Tenn, says enemy reported evacuating Franklin. Papers from Nashville ac- knowledge more sinking of transports and dsa- bling of gunboats by artillery.
 RICHMOND, April 1.-The President will issue his proclamation tomorrow urging people to direct agricultural labor, mainly to production of food crops. He e4akes an encouraging view of the present situation of affairs, and urges the raising of food for man and beast as a means of ayerting the only danger the government regards with apprehension. He administers a just rebuke to spectators.
 GREENWOOD, April Il.--Gen. Lee reports the enemy on Black Bayou retreating towards the Mis- sissippi river, laying waste the whole country. The enemy is reinforcing all their depots on the M c. railroad; their wagon trains and tents went east of Memphis. Grants army had reached Memphis.
 SESAroBrA, April 1l.-Abecial dispatch to the Jackson Appeal has the following further items of news in regard to Mississippi and Cumberland river movements:
 Thirty transport boats and twelve gunboats have gone up from Memphis to operate on the Cumber- land Heavy shipments of troops and supplies have been made on the Memphis and Charleston railroad to Corinth The Memphis merchants are shipping north their goods. Sutlers. are selling the wa, gong A great stragetic movement is on foot
 CHARLESTON. April l2.-During yesterday a,I was quiet This morning the entire river fleet departed, three going North and four South The Ironsides were towed over the bar. The impress sion prevails that they will return soon to renew the attack.
 RICHMOND, April l2-The Whig has northern dates of the 10th. A large meeting of the demo- crats was held in New York on the 9th, in Cooper Institute, which adopted a platform expressing opposition to the policy of the administration as hostile to the reconstruction of the Union, sub versiye of the constitution and oppressive. and de- nouncinp the measures of the last congress az re- nugnant to every principle of justice and calcula- ted to entirely sever the southern states and per manently establish the so-called Confederate States: declaring the war, as conducted by the administration. has been a failure, and that the immense resources of men and money, given by the people has been dsspated without results, and resolved tbat under these circumstances we declare for peace (great cheeriDg). The administration cannot conquer if they would, and the war prov ng unsuccessful we favor peace and concilistion ss the cnly mode left to restore ths Union Fer