True Democrat., 1863-03-18

HE NEWS.-N nave rather a cnequereu do' count this week. Our latest northern papers are dated March 7th. We have report that Van Dorn attacked eight federal regiments, five Of in- fantry and three of cavalry, at Ihompsons' sta- ton, between Franklin ard Columbia, TenI., and after short conflict captured the infantry but the cavalry succeeded in escaping. No particulars are given. A. an offset to this, Col. Adams, direct ly from Helena, says that the federals claim to have taken Yazoo city and nine thousand prlso- ners. We do not want to believe this repot' though it was known that an expedition left Hele- na on the 2tth bound up the fazoo Pass' and another went up Yazoo river, from Elaines' Bluff, to co operate with the former. This story may be untrue fa o.o; at all events, 1t is exaggerated The northern papers of the 2nd Inst. hint at some feverses and loss of boats and men, but profess to d;sbelieve them and give no particulars. II we have suffered reverse there, the tederals must have effected passage through Yazoo Pass ana got boats in the upper fazoo river. The eiieet will be to give them confidence, protect the sege and throw the battle ground towards Jackson and east of Nick-burg.
 In Virginia, we have had one or two skirmlshes wherein we were successful. At Winchester the Confederate cavalry went within the federal lines took some pickets and retired. A regiment of federas followed and were met by fewer number of Confederates utterly routed, leaving some three hundred killed, wounded and prisoners. The gen eral impression seems to be that Rockers army will be withdrawn and the lon to Richmond" movement be suspended. The Memphis (Jacksor Appeal argues that if this be the case, the troops will be sent west, as at this stage o the game, It is Lincon's policy to secure Tennessee and Ar kansas. If peace is forced upon him, everything depends on his having control of those States, and in order to obtain that control he will send large armies into Tennessee and, perhaps, west of the Mississippi.
 The attack on Charleston was fixed for the 2Oth ut, but deferred. Up to the beginning of the pre- sent month all was quiet there.
 The Kentucky House of Representatives passed resolutions recommending national convention and a conv ent0n oi the Mississippi Valley States l. failed to Pass the Senate. The peace resolutions in favor of convention would have passed ID Indiana, but the abolition members bolted and broke up the legislature The peace party at the North seems to be disunted and the leaders are busy defining their petitions
 In our State nothing of any moment has trans pired. Last week an attack was made upon the steamer Tahlequah when in the river opposite Fort Smith, by band of Pin Indians and jayhawkcrs, who also fired some shots into the city. The boat moved off, though of the sfot5 narrowly miss ed the pilot and engineer, who stood brareiy at their posts. The marsuders then fled. The Jay hawkets are being dispersed and people are buay preparing to plant corn
 Gen Kiby Smith is expected here to day, (Tuesday) and it is said that he will take command of this department.
 One or two strange looking crafts passed Vicks burg in the night of the last week in February - One is known to be flat boat and the other sup posed to be gunboat Tho vicksburg Citizen of the 2d, says that terrific explosion was heard in the federal feet on the night of the 26th, which shook the city, cau3e unknown.
 Since the above was written, friend has put in our hands the Memehis Bulletin of the th. That says nothing of the capture of Yszoo city, but mas
 report to the effect that the federal expedition had passed the city and captured the fleet of five boats up the Yazoo river. We have only time to givea synopsis of the items. Gen. Sumner, from the Po tomac superseies Curtis. Gov. Harding, of U tah, has been ordered off by Brigham Young, and the former has called upon the military to arrest Young. The Mormons were arming to resist the arrest.- The battle at Savannah commenced by an attack on Fort McAllister, on the Sd inst. detachment ot Confederates surprised the Yankees at Fairfax Court House, on the 9th just, capturing Gen. Staughton, his brigade, the provost marshal and no horses. The Confederate armory at Clinton, La, was destroyed by fire. There was brisk fight at Point Coupee on the Beth ult, and the enemy were driven off Major Austen, of Morgan's bri rigade, passed around the Murreesboro and Nash- vile railroad on the 2l, tore up ihe track and ran off train filled with federal soldiers, down an em- bsnkment The Bulletin gives the particulars of Van Dorn's attack at Thompson's Station. They acknov ledge whipping and that the most of four regiments were taken prisoners They admit loss, in killed and wounded, of 800. There has been terrible riot at Detroit. The mob killedt twenty or thirty negroes, and destroyed their houses. The troops fired upon the mob, killing and wounding several. The Crisis, at columbus, Ohio, Medary's paper was mobbcd on the night of the 5th inst. Modary was absent but, on his return was received and escorted by thousands of his friends The Confederate gunboat Nashville got aground on sand bar off Savannah, and taken by the feder- als who set her on fire. This is great loss. The off cers of the Seth New York regiment, stationed at Key West, have ali resigned, saying that they will not make war upon women and children as they were ordered to do.