The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-20

clnes, iron plates, shoes, &c. Some time
! ago the Northern papers. reported this
vessel as having sailed from Liverpool
to act as the consort ofthe Alabama, and
! from her length, named "the 296." She
was built in Glasgow for George Wigg &
+ Co. This was her first trip. Her Off
! GERS, who have reached this city, ex-
press great satisfaction with her per-
formanees, speed, and even sea-going
| qualities. Her engine was of two hun
dred and fifty horse power, and on her
passage from Nassau, she made from
seventeen to nineteen knots per hour.
Rumor says she was to have been fitted
up and mounted with twenty guns.
! The news of her loss caused good
deal of excitement and some depression.
The regularity with which steamers for
the last month or more have arrived
through the blockade, had well nigh rem
dered our people oblivious of its exist
ence. Our wharves are alive with busi-
ness, vessels loading and unloading, and
the long line Of dray loads of cotton pass
ing through the streets for shipment,
giye the CITY 2 tznssderG' LIS ,lsos-i,s.
This result is due to the skill, fore
sight and persistency over all obstacles,
of the single patriotic house of John Fra
ser & Co. Notwithstanding great deal
of cavil and abuse of uninformed and un-
thinking minds, the lukewarmness and
narrow sightedness of many high officials
in the beginning, this house boldly came
forward and staked their all upon the is
sue. Success has crowned their efforts,
extorted the admiration of the timid and
irresolute, and won the hearts and affec-
tions of the people To them is due the
credit of the present proud position of
South Carolina, in providing for making
good and complete the defenses of the
city and coast, besides placing in the
hands of our soldiers the best European
weapons of defense, both for cavalry and
infantry.
CONFEDERATE CURRENCY IN CHARLESTON.
1t is pity where there is SO much to
praise that there should be other objects
exciting condemnation The fell spirit
of extortion has its votaries here, and
unless the legislation of the country in
terfere, there is no saying to what extent
the evil may spread. The depreciation
| of our currency is certainly a matter
legitimately under the cognizance ofCon-
| gress. If the Confederate notes are not
a legal tender, debtors should be pro-
tected when offering to pay up in the ma
tional currency. Some Indignation is
felt at two or three lawyers who are ad-
vising their clients to receive only gold
or silver in payment Their excuse is
that the payment is in deprecated cur
rency, and re-investment does not re-
instate the former capital Persons,
however, who tender payment in Con-
federate notes should have the means of
enforcing their receipt 1t would be a
very pleasant thing TO your correspon-
dent to have sundry indebtedness tender
ed him in Confeds. He would have no
squeamishness in taking them.
SITUATION OF BRAGG.
A Tennessee correspondent of the Mo
bile Advertiser and Register, furnishes
US with the following interesting items
relative to the situation of Bragg. 1t
will be seen that the boast of the enor-
nous strength of the Southern cavalry,
is not confirmed by him. His letter was
written from Columbia, and dated 10th
March. He says:
The position we now occupy we will
have to hold until the pontoon bridge can
be completed, or retire sixteen miles up
the river to Whites bridge.
The advance of the enemy in such
force indicates very plainly that Rose
Grams is about to open communication
along the line of the Southern Central
Railroad through Columbia to Decatur,
md fhrnuy hic fnrnac from Mnr-
freesboro, so as to compel Bragg to
change his now too formidable position
In addition to this great advance, too,
it will give him an excellent country to
forage upon, and from which Bragg is
now receiving nearly all of his supplies.
l fear that we cannot prevent this occu-
patton, tor there is no position northwest
of Tullahoma which Bragg is willing to
advance his forces to, and abandon his
present one, and our cavalry is all too
weak to long retard the progress of the
enemy. By Rosecrans opening commu-
nication down the line of the Central
Southern Railroad to Decatur, he will
compel Bragg, beyond doubt, to change
his present position, as this will most
effectually flank him.
BATTLE OF SPRING HlLL-A SOUTHERN PAR
SON.
Among our wounded at the battle of
Spring Hill were Gov. Trezevant, COM
manding Forests old regiment, and
Capt Little, of Forests body guard,
both of whom have since died. Twelve
of our 200 wounded have died since the
battle, and at Spring Hill II of the ene-
mys wounded died during one night
| now estimate our own loss at so killed
and 200 wounded. The enemy's loss in
killed was heavier, and we have $50 now
in our hands. Many of their wounded
in fact, all of those up to the last two
charges-were carried from the field and
taken to Franklin. Three wounded
Yankees, negro and six mules, we're
drowned yesterday by the sinking of the
ferryboat while crossing Duck river.
have inadvertently failed to mention
that Gen. Forrest had two horses killed
under him at the Spring Hill engage
ment The horse and equipments of
one of the Yankee Colonels captured
have been given to Forrest, and the
same compliment has been paid by him
to Lieut. Sullivane, of his own staff, who
met with the misfortune of having two
horses shot while gallantly engaged.