Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-05-21
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JACKSON, May lS,-The enemy
yesterday advanced towards Colum.
bus. A column Of 10000 stfoDg1
marched upon Raymond, where Gen.
Gregg bad $500 iniAntry,a few cay.
airy but no artillery. Skirmisbing
commenced al 8 O'Clock, a, N, The,
eaemy vas coitiraally ffeiniJrced iilI
l p. M, when be opened the battle
heavily. with artillery and musket-
Iryaloheg's When learning ihatstle
enemy had BEEN heavilyfreihforced
and the reinforcements ready 10 en-
gags. Gen. Gregg retired Slowly 10
geSd order through Raymond, and
msdea stand at Mississippi Spripgs,s
where be has been reinforced by ID!
Ffantry aud artillery.
Col. McGayock of the 10th Ten-
nessee was kitted.
The firing today is very heavy,
and continuous, and is heard ut jack
son. @
RIcHMoNp, ya1i3--Tha Que.
bee Journal says that news had
reached that city that fifteen regi.
ments had beer ordered from England
to Canada, ans. consequence Of the
America ambassadors having mott.
fed the English Government, that ID
lease the iron.clads now building lot
China; were allowed to depart, de
would consider it eddpiyalert TO d
declaration Of war, :, The Canadian
Journals also say that nine vessels
fhad left England for Canada, loaded
with arms, ammunition, ETC six fol
Quebec, and three for MontrsaI. s
/ RlcHMoSD, May 14.r No news
from Fredericksburg today, Pass
engers report thai large volumes Of
smoke we're seen in the direction Of
the Yankee camp.
9 80 \ -af- :
! The aggregate number Of wound.
Jed brought 70 this city, since The Isl
inst, is 100, ofswhich 5000 have
since returned to duty. oaz
! The retaliation resolutions passed
by Congress, provides that any com.
mlssioned officer, who shall command
negroes for military enterprise il
said service. shall, it captured, be put
to DEATH. Negroes when captured
in the army against the Confederate
States, shallb be delivered to the State
authorities to be deait with according
to the present or future laws Of the
States.
RICHMOND, May Lincoluite
dates to the 18th have been received
The sympathisers ot Hon. C.L Val.
laneigham have heldoia meeting ID
New York. Hon. james Brook:
denounced The arrest as tyranny une
qualled in the history, Of the world
and that New York and New Jersey
were the only fee States left.
Gold declined 70 14S.
TuLLAHoMA, May 1e.-All quiel
in front.
The Louisville Democrat of the
10th, has special dispatch from
Murfreesboro' stating that three thou.
sand conirabands had been organ.
izeG into companies Of thirty each. =
The companies are to be commanded
jby loyal Tenuesseeans.a -
The Democrat says that the Sa-
preme Court OF Minnesota has de-
ciJed the. law passed By. the .Legis-
lature Of that State. suspending the
privilege Of Aadeas corpus to all per-
sons aidingthe rebellion, prosecuting
or defending the rebels, in courts, to
be Unconstitutional and void.
The Nashville Dispatch of the
18th has. New York dates to the
9th, that the Federal loss In the battle
IofS The Wilderness" was over l s.
l000. b ssgIad9 Asissq2T ,oiiais
|as The proceedings Of the trial OF
Vsilandigham by Court iMI'rtial are
suppressed. y No particulars given. !.
/ NOBLE, May l4.-Jaekson is
occupied by the enemy. We fought
them all day but could not hole the
city, sasx sdlli 1884, zeia5 sueI
= RicHMoHn; May 1S@--NosbernI
dates Of l4ih ireceivec. The Wash
ington Chronicle learns that ValTan.i
digham has beet sentenced TO Dry
'foriugas,so the coast of Florida,
for. two years. sTheminotity of the
rourt Notwithstanding BIN South suatil |
the aend hfatbs war. roo The m. '6Y. /
Herald ,ssys. the report premature,
but if the proposed sentence is, car
ried odt,, Vallaldig6am is sure to be |.
elected Gosernor bf Ohio. ,ssais !
81 The Philadelphia Eiqlirer Of the.|.
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