The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-06-05
Summary Ofkews.

crossed with his army at Bayou Sara. lhls
is about ten miles aboso Port Hudson. His
object ia to get behind tho Post to carry il
by land attack. This moIoment is de-
sivned to Anish the work started by Grant,
and clear tho river. Tho next rows viii
probably be o! an assault upon Port Hud
son. .s----- tr t-.#
Goncral Order No. 81, from Burnside,
prohibits tho circulation 0f the New York
WO,M and Chicago Times in this Depart
meat. ". ..t
A rebel dispatch meutions a reported bat.
tie between Baagg and Bosecrans. Bragg
is badly beaten, aud falling back TO Ala
bnma Rosecrans is pursuing him,
The 1fm,s dispatch says Hunter has
been relieved from command Of the Depart
mont of tho South, and Con. Gilmore sue
eeeds him. Htf
The S!ar bclieves thore will be battle
at Manassas shortly.
hanks has issued an order offering bouD-
! ties for re- oulstmcnts. . ... ,-..,a.....
Gen. ltosccrans began. week ago, TO
move cautiously, which is evidence Of the
truth oftho report, that Bragg was falling
badk from his front,
Wm. M. Eyafts, now in London. states he
feels assured that ,ho British Government
will, in good faith, do its best to prevent
the sailing of rebel pirates.
Major Gen Sick,cs' impaired health has
rendered briof interval of reposc DecOs-
sarv. lIc is going to the seashorc
Major Gen. Burnside has reformed from
LnuisviIio, aud is again at headquarters in
Cincinnati "H. -1r
A special to tho Louiwillo Journal from
MurirocsborO', May 3Olh. says that Marina
} duke is reported to have captured HOiena
Arkansas, and a regiment of negroes, who
together with tho whilo otliccts, woro hung
A dispatch boat from Vlcksburg the 27tt
confirms tho sinking of the gunboat Cincin
, natl by shot from tho robol batteries Sbt
t was ordered to moso down IiiB river, anc
when turning u point sho was opened upor
by several batteries fron above, which wer,
supposed TO bo silenced She managed t,
return to point just above tho upper bat
, teries, whore she sunk in ] s feet OF wator
From l5 TO 40 arc reported either killed
drowned or wounded. The armamont i
probably total loss
An extract OF the Havana DinriO of III,
: Goth, received por steamer Sheldrake, re
, ports the arrival at Havana OF the Fronel
war steamer Darien from Vera Cruz, witl
important dispatches from Gen. Forey, an
nouncing tho occupation Of Puea by tn
: French forcos under his command. TIL
q prisonera include Gen, Ortcga, % other gen
, erals, 600 other minor officers aud l7,o0
mon. - .H. lHaH .a
A Washington letter to tho CommSreid
! says it is believed that the reported adyanc
4 OF tho rel OILS is lr1o only so far as one d
vision 10 concerned. which has gone TO Gu
pepper, ADD that Stewart Is making prepai
ations for u cavalry raid into MaryIan o
I Psnnsy ylyahia GeD. Hoods division Of III
} rebel army.it is said. s to support the ad
, vance part Of tho way. s78lseq a lr
Port Royal adyices stale that our force
on Folly Island were attacked on th
26ih by the rebels. who were .repulsed. -
; General Hunter has issued en order draft
ing all abe bodied men not in the emplo
of the Government, found in his Depart
ment after the l5:h of June. II is stale
that an expedition is being sent into, -lll
inferior OF 'rforida. Il British blockad
runner, q large steamer, in trying 10 g
out OF Charleston, was discovered on n
}. Goth and sunk before she could gain Il
,t bar, by the Powhatlan. Her officers al
a crew ARE supposed to have perished. {
q. the 23l, another steamer was discover,
= and !ired into She recrossed the Bar u
" der heavy fire, and sunk in lhe main cha
70 mel of Morris Isiand bolh had large ca
p goes All turloughs have been stopped
as Hunters Department. II is reported til
r several regiments were ordered to Yirgi
70 ia, but Gen Hunter refused to let them <
al and sent a prote>t:o the President. III
of Monitors sli lie off Elisto the Ironsid
as is opposite Sumter. ~,
ar A dispe'ch in New Orleans Era Of t
~ cath, dated Port Hudson Plains, 2s
no says yesterday Augur's whole diyisi
=, ~ was engaged in a niue hours battle
&c ns Port Hudson Plains. q miles in rear
= Por, Hudson, on Bayou Sara Road Z
.r- rebels were thoroughly whipped and !
! a large number OF Killed and wounded
:, The field. The rebel Gen. Gardiner Sc
:, flag Of truce at midnight, asking pc
:, - mission TO bury their dead, We TO
l. | 1000 prisoners. The enemy was driv
,s r three miles from his first position and &c
W Auger bivouacked on the field OF battle,
90 ., Our loss was i9 killed and 56' wound,
IA The ll6th New York and Ell Louisia
In suffered most Our men Tough. W
Va great bravery.
ne The Washington Fugitive Slave Ca
n.y John r. French, ESQ.,. writes to
.rs Painesville Telegraph tho following acco,
,er Of tho Fugitive Slave Case which reccu
occurred ID Washington, Tho negro
ing enlisted In the army; f f.tIz, VAS
am For these two wears II has boon ain