Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-09-12
THE WAR NEWS /!

CHICAGO, 6th.-Richmond papers of last week
had rumor of the sinking of U. S. steamer
Vanderbilt by the pirate Georgia. Our Navy
Department having received no intelligence re-
garding it did not consider it sufficiently reliable
to notice. The following, however, from Talla-
bassee, Florida, seems conirmatory of the Rich
mond report. The dispatch announcing that the
Federal steamer Vanderbilt had been sunk by The
Confederate steamer Georgia he's been confirmed
by passengers recently arrived at Confederate
ports from Havana. 1t seems the FdnderbHt
chased the Georgia some hours and demanded
surrender, and was answered by broadsde
which disabled aud sunk her. All of her crew
of 500 except thirty were drowned.
The following was received from Cape Race,
5h: Vague rumors are aaoat per the West
India mail steamer that the AlG6au:a had engaged
and sunk the TanderbW
New York, Sth.-Special from Army of Poto-
mac says rebels prepared an ambuscade for q
party of 9Th Ohio cavalry on the 4th as they
were returning from reconnaissance beyond the
Rappahannock, and succeeded in woundng and
capturing thirty of them.
WAsHINGToN, 9th.-Dispatches from Burnside,
4th, say when his forces arrived at Kingston
some resistance was made, but the enemy soon
fell back and retrea!ed. At this point cavalry
force sent from Resecrans' army joined Burnside
who pushed his column onto London at mouth
of the Little Tennesse where'a sharp fight took
place, but the enemy were completely routed
with considerable loss.
CAmo, 8th.-Advices from the Arkansas expe-
dition say that steamers LeTin gson, Cricket and
Warsdtc, by order left Davidson and proceeded
to White river on reconnaissance on 18th and re-
turned on the sth after capturing Confederate
steamers Le,gss ana huusFdtsa. They also de-
stroyed,several mills used by rebels for grinding
corn.
| CfNoMYATI, Crittenden's Division OF
Rosecrans army took possession of Chattanooga
TO day. The enemy evacuated it yesterday, re-
treating to the south.
CHICAGO, 9th.-Morris Island on which is Fort
Wagner, etc, was evacuated by the rebels on
the night of the 9th. Fort Sumter remained in
possession OF The rebels.
BALTIMORE. 9Th Gen. Schneck has issued an
order suppressing substitute business in this State
ST. JOINS. N. Z, 8th.--The Adriatic with
dates from Liverpool to Sept. 1st has arrived
The Liverpool Journal professes to have reliable
information that the Vandcr5iH was sunk by the
Alabama, Aug. 18th, lat. At long. 55 1t was
reported in Paris that Russia will not reply to
the Three Notes, but will give n constitution to
Poland. After burning Polish village Russia sent
to Siberia all inhabitants. men, women and chill
dren-1, 900 souls in all, and coniscated their
estates, in retaliation for execution of Russian spy
caught near the village.
From Mexico, by steamer OrizaJa intelligence
of capture of Orizaba by Mexican forces under
Gen. Caillar, is confirmed. Also news of Gen.
Negrete having entered Puebla where he defeated
forces under Gen. Ornoz. one Of the FrancO-Mex-
lean Generals. General Ornoz had been recalled
by Gen. Forey and his command taken from him.
Gen. Forey had exled Saligney, formerly French
Minister to Mexico, for interfering iu political
matters.