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III, Late william L. Yancsv.

The death Of William l.. Yancsy, Confeder.
As Senator from Alabama, is IN eveut that
OCCASIONS much public rsgret. Hs WAS among
'Ls cause of the Ssuth, "a he wss ons Of its
s'lsss defenders. He is conceded generally
70 have been the most brilliant man In the
Confederate Senate, - hs was the most ehasts
Aaa eloquent orator in the 8snsh. Though We
uuss I'll dsplors the lose Of LADDERS In onr
Struggle, We may bs assusSd that the causs it.
'sh VIII bring out more than enough 70 Ill
''sif places, for the times mus be fruitfal Of
CREST men.
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TIRE ARMY OF vIcKsBURa.

Lieutenant General Pembert0n has issued
an order 70 tho paroled army Of Vicksburg, Of
which the following is an extract:
The President has entrusted to my discretion
the erantir Of faTloughs 10 this army. Never
did the country require the services Of her de-
tenders more than at this time. Ii was the
Presidents most anxious desire that this army +,
which has oistingaishsd itsslf BY gsllantfy
and endurance Of hardahips almost without
parallel in defence Of the most important point
IL the Csnfsdsraey, should be kept together,
and, by an iuAnsdiats exchange, meet and do.
feas the enemy npon IN squal field. Many Of
you have bean long absent from your homes,
and fully sympathixs with You In your natu.
raj desire to see those you best love. The
Preeidsnt has yielded 70 my application, and
ven are psFmittsd " visit y0ur homes for the
Longest period she country ean possibly dis.
psnss with your ssrvicss. Some Of you will
renain as home longer end some less time.
give each sd all Of you, who deaire II. a
leave Of abssncs for thirty days from shs dAas
Of the prouauIgation ef this orstes. conA.
dentlv hone that not oIs man or the army OF
Vickshar9 VIII be tound absent nom his post
at tie explrxkian of this period.
Aissr the exeisnEioa Of The thirty dsys the
command 10 to bS seasganblsd at Dsmopoiis'
Ala, who're it wHfss asnsa and equipped to
meet the enemy.
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-.r,poAY uoRNINa.. AUGUST /. lses


r,. rou,;sh Government 10 stnl waiting for
..r. convenient ssssoa" for rsce9nisicn.
!. no 0ovsrnmsni In the world which
I've. 40 great degree Of rsticsscs In iss
$1,000, a. tho British. Nor 10 there enc IN
ss.h The people and the Legislative Depart
w., A.fsr more entirely 70 the Ministry on
- ,...,ious touching the foreign relations Of
-. novsrpmsn, 1t 10 quite sufficient 70
.nh.r Of Parliament who moves rssolu.
-. a, subuiss an inq quiry to be informed BY .
~.mhsr Of the Cabinet that the resolution
~nr,a snbsrrass the Government, Or the In
.;,v oouid not b. answered with doe regard
~. nub.ie interest, TO induce the Withdrawal
",,h. resolution aud abandonment of the in.
10, " xe eco that Mr. kosbuck-slthough
asom.xAs, impraeticaLie person, and although
:. ..a introduced his resolution very carnest-
,v and arasp,iy--yisIds as passively ~ bee
,hs, ia spiasled with water, and IL hived
s,o,y With bis resolution b. the Ministry I
According to Lord Palmcsstcu, "Hsr Majesty .
aovsrumsn, do not see that the opportunity
baa arisen "for advising the re- establishment
Of peace in America
The dseussion of this subject 10 with the
rarsign Powers, the Confsdsrases are not
pressing it. 1t might have died months ego
~. ss. We nay ssok On AnA sisisiss what
f.iis from Minister'S Of Dlass about - with no
small amount Of composurs, sincs We ask no.
thing and expect very little II anything. We
know Who our fast frisnd. 10 In the Earopeau
diplomacy. That man 10 Louis Napoleon. He
i. % much the friend Of jAs,ics, however, - he
10 Of a., iu this matter. II 10 not probable tina.
bis inclination or bis intsrssts will permit o.
long delay in recognizing the Southern Confed
sraey. KnkAnd We should think would be
forced 70 concur, but this may b mistak On
idea She may not bs sasisnsd with the amount
Of blood that hss bssn shsd-shs may not think
the hsroisu snA coattaney displayed by our
people entitle n TO her recognition. Bat
whatever she thinks the conrss Of events can
not bs stayed. Az nation has been made
against her whole military power, one may al
least bs made without her rscognitioni
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The Enquirer 10 but Just In ito remark, In Ia
leader yesterday, on this subject, that this pa.
per does not intend to recommend any re-
taxation Of our own sxsrtions At homo" In this
war on account of "hops from outside" The
article in this paper, which the Enquirer in
part mslss text for its own, statsd certain
yrounds for the belief that Euglana and France
would never allow tho restoration of the old
North American Union. The idea is quite ra-
loral and iis entertainers are comrlacsnt
enough to think IL irresistible to the great
powers themselves! But 1t may be enter
.ainsd without ab2ting our own sxertions in
the isast In .his war we can only aafslysae'
psud upon ourselves. This paper has, indeed,
represented the exigenoy Of final dependence
upou foreign aid as only less painful and humil.
sij,.g than submission to Yankearule-to which
laft give us any. thing in preference, and from
which GoD, in his Infinite mercy, protect us
We ooneur entirely in tie Eaqairer's view,
therefore, Of that etrait which would throw N
upon the helping hand Of foreign nations Va
ops low In itssif. aud in which, possibly, we
should have TO pay a very dsar priee.
1t Ia needless to say that thu. far we have
proven that we ware Independent Of foreign
sid and since there wss no present occasion
for it, and none in prospect, we see no reason
against the proposition in ihs fact that no such
MD has been offered. Ii there is one sentiment
unanimously entertained by the people of the
South We believe it to be this: That we can
have no certain and complete Independence
10 independence without drawback, aud which
places US equal among the nations unless we
achieve it by our own manhood and constancy,
our bravery aud prowess in the field. On this
point the Enquirer and we are always agreed.
About the other il is matter Of little import
aues We trust aud believe that it will never
lie tested
Oar nation should, indeed, hope for nesLing
from the other side of the Atlantic save rscos.
ui.ion That has been 50 long delayed that all
hope has nearly died out, and it may bs all the
better that il has. But the Confederate public
eau 81 last stand uns iiaeted by Little spsea-
iaiion touching remote and improbable oosa-
ubgsney. No mans hand will relax, we tTust,
bscsuss 1t Ia said that in the Iass extremity
foreign powers would interfere TO ensure the
separation Of the South from the North; or
that Pfovidsnss had decresd the disruption aud
splitting in pieces Of the Federal Union. That
last extremity" we should fight harder to
avoid than anything short Of suLjagatioa to
Yankees, ard we should remember that we
srs but the iast,umeats to wPrk ont thas jasf
decree
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Union Hill .Homicide.-The Csrones's h
qusst over the body Of John Elder, who ~
killed by Beverly J. Jordan on Taeslay 1esn-
ing, and rendered verdict that Elder eamo =
his death BY wound infliossd by JerdAn, ~
ter Elder mad feloniously assaaltsd and q.
temp ed 10 assassinats Jordan, and thai Etiar
was aided aud abe&ted ia the attempted assns-
sinatlon by William G. Mztn and WilliAn z.
Cummings Elder, Martin, and Oummdnes
are all penitsn.iaIy Sanviots. and wsrs ss*als
dangerous men.
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organising ths Hons 0aard = protect Ksa-
saeey soil iron Invasion fFen 4, quarters
purpose OF which was Afterwards dsvslcpsd
by the anopposed admission Of the Hsdsral
forces and ths resistance to oar's-Was sac-
esssfal 10 sasri6cing X Ksataeky. and placing her
IN positson fatal 70 her own rsputaaion aad
her jast and natural ailisucs Snd a0setioss
The aged leader In . political strategy % asfa.
rious might we'll psrsonass HE State In his own
private rslations- He rsapsd nothing bat mis-.
cry from the circuussaasep in which hs placed
himself His own house was divided sRainst
itself, and not even TIE money he 10 said 70
have nads from contracts with the Federal
0ovsrnusnt growing out Of the war could
console him for the loss Of that peace Of mind
which comes only from good iatentions and
consistent aud honest actions. With the South
hs has been long dead man. Pity for him he
had not been dead in fact even longer.
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VICTORY IN LOUISIANA.

As partial relief from the unwelcoms news
which we have been receiving from the South
we have now the Intelligence that Our forces
have gained decided victory in Louisiana
The President yesterday received dispatch
from Lieutenant Hardee, stating that General
Dick Taylor Lad had an engagement with the
enemy's forces under Banks, aud that he had
completely routed them, capturing 1000 prison.
era.
This report receives confirmation in para
graph in the Baltimore gazette, Of she 2sth,
which states that ia fight II Donaidsonsiils,
subss auens 10 Tue surrender Of Port Hudson,
the 18th Massachusetts regiment lost it's whole
force except one hundred aud forty msn
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KEPULSE OF THE YANKEES IN
NORTH CAROLINA.

The official dispatches publishsd below to
Gov. Vance. Of North Carolins, confirm the
report that the Yankee raiders 10 that State,
turned to the coast:
WELDos, July 29-Gop. Vance A part
of R.nsoms's brigade met the enemy in large
force yesterday p. NJ, about three miles this
side OF Jackson, and after An engagement last
ing four hours drove them back. We are pur.
suing them to-day. Five companies Of the
24th alone engaged them. Our reiniorcements
come up, but wsre not needed. Cur loss two
killed, and less than ten wounded, most OF
them slightly.
Col. 24th Regiment n CT.
GoLDsBoRe', July 90 Gov Vance "A
dispstch which has passed tkis Office TO head
quarters at Kinsion ststes that our forces
met the enemy twelve miles below Fort
Branch on yesterday, and after fight Of four
given. tSiRnedl JAS A BRADFORD.
Fort Brasssa. 10 at Rainbow Bend, on the
nossiz sfdsof Roanoke river, near Hanil.on.
Tnis makes 1t certain thai the advance on
Weldon 10 being made by Two coluunsl
KrNsros, July 29.-~Gop. Vance Tho
Yankees vert repuised below WILLIAMSON
and returned to Plymouth They were also
lepulsed below Weldon and retrea.ed, how far
do not know J.G. MARTIN,
Brigadisr General.
The bridge over Tar river, on tho vii.
and Weldon railroad, bnrAt by the
Yankees, has hesu rebuils. snd tho trains are
pasaing overit. Freight 10 being sent and re-
csived over the road Is usnal.
PAsssnsers ~ the Pstsrabase train yester-
day ovenipa report all quiet at Weldon.
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EXECUTIONS oE SPifs AND koBgERs Two
youths members Of the 10Th Oaio regiment,
aged about eighteen years, were arrested
near Columbia, Tenn, the ether day, within
our lines. Though dressed in citizans clothes.
their conduct was % suspicious 20 u attract at
ten.ion. They averrsd tasy were desertsrs
from the Federal army, ON their way home:
that they deserted once before, had been esnsht
and had escsp ped. A citixsn of Middle Ten.
nsssee identified thsm az tho parties who had
recently waylaid aAd robbed him Of money
aud other pessoEai effects. A more thorough
examination resuited in their conviction u
spice. Whsihsf 10 highway robbers or spies,
or both, trey mst their jass doom as noon yas.
terday, near ina esunstsfy In this city, whore,
by sentsnee OF las, after dee trial, thsy were
both hung Chattanooga Rebel:
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GEN. LEES ARMY.

There is ssili . complete dsarth Of news from
the armies Of Gems Les ssd Meade In an
swsr 10 inquiries We are told that everything
is quiet, and that our armies are resting after
their arduous Northern campaign, with little
probability Of it, being interrupted BY the
forces Of the enemy.
The passengers BY the Central train last
night state that Mosby has again been upon
the arpa.h. sna, - . rswnd for hts GAL
laDtry, suecssasd in bringing cut from Fsu-
quisr county about one hundred and fly Of
the enemy, among them several officers.
From Fredericksburg We have the sreport that
considerable force Of the enemy, consisting
Of cavalry and infantry, appeared at Stafford
Store on Thursday evening. Stafford IL about
fifteen miles from fredericksburg and on the
road leading 70 Fanquisr county.
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FROM CHARLESTON


The firing ON Morris Island continues daily
II is chiefly between the four land batteries Of
the enemy and battery Wagner. Sometimes
. couple of monitors join In for an hour or co
Very little damage has been done so Ear 70 onT
works. The Yankees are vigorously at work
with the spade.
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Prison Record.--As ~ l6hky, ,15isoa. -
;:.:', :..: ..s:...s .ss .s.':s' ! 1. NJ f..
county, on the a6sh Inst, wsss 1sseivs5 -
Major c. II. Hooper, l5sh 49, nontn1nes
Capt. 3. II Pitsshary, 5sA NJ; ~ Il q W.
Jonss, lG.h Pa. cavalry, an1 ~ II. 6sesge 4.
Chandler, 5sh Ne. ~ addition - theee -
GERS there were one or I've oq0n1o ~ ~
vatss, captured q different potn11
Thers were No arrivals . Caale 1han3ee e
any importance.
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1t W2e stated In the Northern noWD yogeeF.
day that detachmsnts Of Federal cavalry had
been sent 10 Southern Iilinois to- seiz > the arms
Of the citizens there, who, it is stated, are
drilling in large organized bodies to resist the
draft In Williamson, Jackson, and Fnnklin
counties, pubic meetings have bssn held and
resolutions unanimously passed in favor of re-
sistancs to the Washington Government To
show tho ''loyalty" Of the people Of Indiana
adj ,inipg the disaffected districts mentioned
above, We take the following extract from .
letter in the Washington Republican, describ
ing the aid and comfort Morgan met with from
them in his recent raid:
Two things are to Be noted. Morgan knew,
before he crossed the river, who were his
friends and who had arms. Upon entering
Corydon hoshowed a list land so at Salem) Of
every citizen who had q Henry riffs or other
improved arm. and Immediately sent patrols to
bring them in. In Corydon. the spy was .
young man who visitt d there three weeks be-
fore and returned with Morgan. At Salem, a
deserter from the 69.h Indiana boldly joined
Morgan and was armed by him, but was sub
seqlently captured aud 10 now In Salem jail
Good guides were always found, snl lsfIanRe
as is was, money in specific Sums was D..
manded from persons who thought only their
best frierd5 knew they had it. Yet, wi b much
of local treason, the people ss q mass wero
true, and Morgan bimself, in some instaEces,
swors rcnndly at GONE who Doasfed that they
were opposed 10 the war, and rspea edly show
ed fayers to others whO brayeIy maintained
their attachment to the Union. With here
aud there as an exception, there was no favor
shown the Cope. meade, or those WHO
skuikad from the defence OF their own
homes in svowed sympathy with the
South. Where the h G. C.'s were thick.
est there was full iufoi nation in Morgans
posseesi Of all he wished TO know, but when
he got what he wanted he treated his tools al
badly .ss Gnoa,iea, and b:do tham good bye by
taking the horsss with which they had fol-
flowed to quite him. Already stsps are on
foot to detect theae meu, aud some NhO have
figured no little In public life may fad the veil
too thin to cover the favor thsy showed The
fseAb00tsy &nd his crew.
For space OF tsn mit6B III width every
hotse was stoien and individual residents were
insulted or killed. The same policy was pur
sued as Salem ma all along the route. Ran
soan, aonsy, or srs flames, were the Alterna-
tives presented to every wealthy lnanufactu.
rer or miller, and everything was merged in
the enc dssire--plunder. Siugularly enough,
grasabacks cny were curreut,- and all money
Was r. qared to be in Treasury notes. Nearly
600 horses were taken between the river and
Vienna, and in Salem alone three citizens were
each put TO a ransom Vt 81 600 TO cave their
mill
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29

The CokTIsrsTAL MoN1HLY.-Though
bot little more than year has elspsed
since the Continental was irst established,
il has, during that time, acquired o
strength and political significance eleva-
ting it to position far above that pre-.
vieualy occupied by any publication Of
the kind in America. 1t combines sue
csssfully the energy and freedom of .
daily newspaper, with the higher literary
tone of first class political monthly. In
times like these. such journal is either
. power in the land or it is nothing. The
hrst minds of the country; embracing
men most familiar with its diplomacy.
and most distinguished for ability, are
among its contributors: and it is no mere
"aattering promise to say that this mag
szine for the times, will employ the frat
intellect in America under auspices which
no publication has ever enjoyed before in
this country. Success to the Continen-
tSl; may it live thousand years.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29

-AfmcrnTaEfbENsY.+Some mean,
low-lived, sneaking pup went to the farm
of Mr.. George. @. Scrafford, living some
nine miles from this place. and destroyed
about Fifty of his young apple trees, pull
ing them up. breaking them into pieces,
and placing the whole in q pile together.
Mr.. Scrsford is an unconditional traitor
hating Union man, and what tho objec,
was in thus destroying his property. is q
mystery. The party who committed the
deed are known, but in the absence oi
proof, the law is powerless. Such out.
irsgss have becomseuite frequent Of late in
this section Of the country, and should
be stopped speedily and efsctually. Tha
body of one of these rascals hanging by
the way.side, would hfse . very salutsry
effect. Such wretches sheuld not be tol-
Grated in any community, and they
.should be sitted out and brought to judg-
msnt. s5ih az Is ls--a + .. D,y.-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29

NEW YoRK, Jan. 2S.-Tbs Tribune
has the following. from Headquarters
Army Of the Potomac, Jan. 25: s;'''
A Brigadier General, commanding q
Division. was yesterday placed under ar
rest BY Gen. Burnside for denouncing the
policy Of tho Administration upon the
slavery question and expressing disloysl
sentiments.
The Herald's dispatch says one Of The
results Of the recent Representative csucua
it is intimated the demand for recon.
struction of the Capinet will be- urged
with pertinacity, and that if .. change
should not BE- made before tho 4th ol
March, Congress. in imitation Of British
Parliament, will pass resolutions dsclar.
ing q want Of confidence in the present
Cabinet.
The Worlds Washington dispatch
says . very important report, said to be
founded on good authority. in rsfsrsncs to
The army ofths Potomsc, has rssehed me
ts-night.
It i that The army Of The Pofemsc q
to b virtually disbsndsd. sad that thl
greater portion OF il win b sent to thu
West to cooperate in ths grand cam.
psign to b insugursted.
A small portion Of II viii b retained
near Wsshington-just enough 70 pro.
tset than. 30 rms ths rsport
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29

e.o WAsmarox, Jan. %.
The following address. has been issued
by Gen. Burnnds to the soldiers Of bis
army:
HlADouARrERs ARMY or PoToNAc,
/ sl7air Janusry 20.
The commanding General announces
to the army Of the Potomac that they
are about to meet the enemy once more.
The late brilliant actions in North
Carolina, Tennessee. and Arkansas, have
divided and weakened the enemy on the
Rappshannock. and tho auspicious mo-
ment seems to have arrived to strike q
great snd mortal blow to the rebellion
and gain that decisive victory that is due
the country. Let the gallant soldiers oil
90 many brilliant battle fields. accomplish
this achievement, and Q fame the mos,
glorious awaits them.
The commanding General calls for q
irm and united action Of officers and
men. and under the providence of God,
the army Of the Posonsc will have taken
the great step toward restoring peace to
the country aud the Government to il,
rightful authority.
By order Of Major General Burnside.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
A BLOCKADE slxAu1 pssr1oYyp.
a Great 1s1s2asss sastEs GsIoI|ma. Ointment IN

BALrInoRE, Jan. 22.-Southern papers
received contain important news. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to run tho
blockade as Charleston BY . steamer sup
posed to Be the Huntress with 400 bales
Of cotton. She was burnt of Swssh chan
mel. on the night Of the 18th Of January.
II was conjsctured the recent storm B"
disarrangsd the Federal plans and pre-
vented tbsir advance from Newbap.
The Richmond Enquirer Of The 1872
has the following intsllisenes from Norm
Carolins. ..,-.
CHARLlsror. Jan. 1e.-Nsws received
to-day from Kinston states the enemy
drove in our pickets ysstssdsy 1S mills
below. The enemy is supposed p %
&c. 900 strong. with twenty days ratiops.
Thsy are now building bridges oIa
Cove creek, which Il doubles tsint@ 70
cover movement on Wilmington "
Weldon. .n' 80 ''2f l,','l ,,'li.sTr
aanbo.... i attacked ,,.l For, co......ll O.. -.
terdsy without result. ',a ra -,
CEARIxsro1.. Jan. 19.-Judss h0'
died in Aueusta on the 14th.
George w. Randolph i shs peops'
candidate for tho nsxt Governor Of W.
'ginia. - ..--,.-
Rcnxoup. Jan. 2o.-I. is eon6lna
lthst Barnsids's forces hsvs crossed ~
river and are now below Frsd@icksoulS.
L. YH "a hsA 09UOi0
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sVRNsIDE HAS RESIGNED.
Hooker Appointed in his Place.

BALrxoRH, Jan. 26.-The Washing.
ton National Intelligsncer is just received
1t states that Burnsids has resigned the
command of the Army of tho Potomac.
and Hooker has been appointed in hii
place. ~. II
HkADouAarEas ARn1 OF THE PorexAc,
Jan. 26.-This morning Burnside turned
over the command Of the army to Gen
Hooker. Ss.th.&
As soon Is the changs was known. ths
principal officers waited on Burnside and
took leave of him with regret.
Burnside issued . parting address to
the army.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29

JssyDAus.-Msy his clothes be strip.
ped off; may be be bound hand and
foot and placed upon decayed log in a
Mississippi swamp, in the month of Au.
gust, while the mosquitoes, thicker than
the locusts of old, sing his requium as they
slowly suck the corrupt life blood from
out his treachero1s body. May serpents
crawl over him, and wind THAR Shiny,
cold, death-like coils around his accur-
sed carcass. May Lincoln soldiers stand
before him with demJohn Of good old
bourbon whisky, and drink success to
the stars and stripes, and constsrnation
and defeat to traitors, May the grim.
ghostly phantoms of soldiers slaughtered
in battle, haunt him until he draws his
last breath, and may he be damned to all
eternity.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-29
GOOD NEWS FROM WHITE
RIVER.
The Expedition a Complete Success.
Duval'. Bluff and De. Arc City Taken

The following important and gratifying
dispatch from Gen. Gorman was received
at headquarters at II P. NJ. to-day:
HEADo'Rs Dlv1sIoI EASTERN ARK, !
DuvALL's BLUFF. via MEMPHIS, Jan. 23.l
Major General Curtis
Duvall's Bluff is ours, with the two
S-inch columbiads in good order. twenty
five prisoners. ninety Enfield rifles and
other property in good order and condi-
tion.
The city Of Des Arc is also ours. It
was taken yesterday BY the gunboats
Rome and Rose. and the 24th Indiana.
The telegraph and Post Offices were seiz-
ed. and large rebel mail was also cap
tured. ~
Seventy prisoners, several small arms,
some corn and other property were taken.
l have ascended the White River two
hundred and ten miles. My success is
complete.
w. A. GoRxAs,
Brigsdier General Commanding,