The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-27
Summary Of News.

July In the meantime the Government,
will prepare beforehand for their equip
ment: also that loan Of one hundred
million dollars has been rendered the Gov
ernment by distinguished German bank
ing house.
There is 10 be a grand review OF the
Army of the Potomac under General
Hooker. .t'f i..f
A special dispatch TO the Tribune, dated
Memphis, 18th instant, says "ln'eIlI-
gence from the Yazoo Pass expedition has
been received up 10 Saturday morning
last. The fleet consisted OF the Chilli
cothe, DeKalb, Eve small gunboats OF the
mosquito fleet, and eighteen transports.
The Chllicothe, in the advance, came
upon rebel battery OF five large guns at
Greenwood at ihe confluence OF the Taila-
hatchie and the Yallabusha rivers, The
fight ceased at dark, the battery and the
Chillicothe fighting all Friday. The
ChillicOthe received sixly.four shots-one
entered port-hole, killing three and
wounding fourteen persons. On Satur.
day morning n few shots were fired, but
the Chillicolhe was said to be short of am
muniifon. In addition to the Green wood
battery, the enemy are said to be stroglny
fortified at YazJo City and Manchester.
In tie House of Lords. Lord Sthraw
den's notice in favor Of the recognition Of
the South, whenever France is ready to
concur in the movement. had not been
brought forward. The Times strongly
4 Al toa
ion on ihe subject and urges strict ntu
trality. In the House of Commons, Mr.
Laird asked il The Government was in
formed OF ships preparing for the conieder-
alos in England similar to the Alabama.
Mr.. Laird said the attention Of The Govern
mcnt had been called TO more than one
vessel of The kind, but no evidence has
yet been furnished to enable the Govern.
ment 10 interfere. S rict orders have been
given for all suspected vessels to be closely
watched.
The rumors heretofore given Of the pro-
posed rebel invasion Of kentucky are not
proundIess. A Southern man who left
Chattanooga says that rebel troops ore
known to have left Virginia They did
rot reinforce Bragg but concentrated at
Knoxville, Tenn. Yesterday a body Of
| four hundred rebels crossed the Cumber-
land at Rowena, Kentucky, and it was
reported that large force was following
1t is Suspected that the invasion bad al.
ready begun.
II is stated that a. 7. Stewart has char
tered n ship TO be filed with food for the
destitute In ireland. Barney Williams
proposes to give benefit at the Academy
of Music tor the same object.
The Richmond Examiner expresses the
opinion that three hundred thousand such
troops as those 10 the rebel army near
Fredericksburg are sufficient to defena the
con!ederacy against the armies of the
world. Il adds: "The destiny Of the
confederacy is completely slaked on the
struggle OF the next three months. To
attain complete success it is only neces-
say to. get together and keep together the
officers and men who have been trained
and Injured TO service"
The rebels have lately erected some
! formidable batteries rear Galveston, Tex
as, arming them with the guns Of the Har.
riet Lane and WestGeld. The blockadinn
feet now and then throw shells into the
forts and town, but il is considered proba.
bic that no attempt TO capture the place
will be made while the Federal force re.
mains as at present. The Harriet Lane
it is said is up the river some seventy
miles, being converted into an iron-cad.
The Times has a Newbern letter giving
a de'ailed account of the recent move.
mouis in that vicinity on the 13.h instant
In the battle of Newbern. the rebels ap.
pearcd in heavy force between the Trent
and Neuse rivers, and drove in our pick
cts. They were held in check by our cav.
\ airy until General Palmer advanced with
n portion of his command, when they fell
back. On the llh they made a demon
stration against Fort Anderson's unfin'
ished earthworks. They commenced q
bombardment which did no particular
damage. They demanded its surrender
which was refused. The enemy wert
commanded by General Pettigrew. They
opened their batteries again at short range
and after brisk cannonsde, again de
manded its surrender, which was agair
ICluSCu' bJ tulo tluicI oSueIdl rOSAcl
sent forward reinforcements. and wher
the rebels attempted an assault, they werl
met with such murderous fire from oul
gunboats and twenty pound howitzers OF
shore. that they were forced to fall back
The action continued three hours, whel
therebes finally retired. having lost heavi
ly in killed and wounded. Our loss wa
bu! one man killed and Two wounded.
a most brilliant cavalry fight occurred
on the Rappahannock beyond Kelley
, Ford on the 18th inst. A reconnaissance,
under command of General Averill, forced
; a passage over the river in The face OF
. determined resistance by considerable
, body of rebel sharp-shooters. who wer
covered by houses and rifle pits and DIR,
mill race with an abattis in front. Th
Ford admitted but single horscman at
time and the stream which was swoilel
was very yrapid. Arriving at the soutI
side of the river our cavalry charged tn
reoe.s in their entertainments, killing o
capturing nearly all OF the entire force
t besides securing large number of horse
, picketed near by. A short distance fror
, the shore Gen. AverlPs command en-
countered the rebel cavalry under Stcwai
and Fiiz Hugh Lea, who had hastene
from Culpepper TO. prevent our passage