Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-03-27

iuoO lndl tut HuiVt 10 p""AiiiS 80 A"P''J' |
and that the town of Lake Providence
will be submerged by it,
The Yazoo Pass expedition is ad-
vancing slowly but with every prospect of
success Our forces have landed and are
laying siege to Fort Pemberton, which
was bombarded by the gunboat Chilli
cothe. The transports were badly dam
aged in getting through the pass. The
ram Lioness captured a rebel cotton
steamer on the 10th, and destroyed her
The rebels are burning the cotton on every
plantation as the Union army advances
A letter received at the Navy Depart
ment, from Admiral Porter, says nothing
of any fight having occurred up to the
10th inst.
A sharp skirmish took place on Sunday
morning, near Blue Springs, Missouri,
between about twenty Union cavalry and
ten times their number Of Quantrell's rebel
guerillas. The odds being two great our
men retired, with loss of nine killed
1t is rumored that Cen Heintzelman,
heretofore commanding the troops and
Notifications around Washington will
take the place made vacant in the west
by the death of General Sumner
There is report that Genaral Burnside
will join the army of the Cumberland,
under Rosecrans, with the whole ninth
army corps.
The capture of Mount Sterling, KY, is
confirmed by the arrival of the paroled
prisoners.
A Washington dispatch says that Gen.
Curtis will probably remain in command
Of the Department of Missouri
Orders have been issued Tor the convey
ance Of such sick and wounded soldiers as
are able to bear transportation to the
general hospital nearest their homes.
Lieut.. Colonel Gardner, of the eth
Connecticut regiment, has been ordered
into arrest by General lIunter for iraudu-
lently obtaining the signatures of the men
of his regiment to string of peace reso
lutions. in order to influence the election
to come off shortly in that State.
There are nearly seventeen thousand
persons, once slaves, in the Department oil
the South.
Advices from the west say that the
rebels continue to shell Vicksburg Canal
somewhat retarding the prosecution of the
work. Rumors are in circulation of the
evacuation of Hahn es' Bluff by the rebels
A steamer with Unien regiment Oh
board, is reported to have entered the
Yazoo, above Haines' Bluff, having made
her way through the bayous. Three o.
four light iron-clads have also succeeded
in getting through. This will render tn,
capture of Fort Pemberton an easy task
and will render the evacuation of Yicks
burg almost a necessity.
The Indians are reported to be harass
ing the rebels in Texas, capturing an,
destroying property, and fighting on ever
opportunity. They are said to have kiIe
many of the Texans.
The old National Theatre, at Boston
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday,
Jackalow, the Chinaman, who was al
rested nearly four years since for murde
and piracy, has been discharged from Gus
tody by the United States Circuit Court a
Trenton, New jersey The grounds take
was the total absence of witnesses an
doubt of the jurisdiction of the Court.
The Yazoo River Expedition, it is +,
ported, has temporarily ceased activ
operations, and awaits the arrival Of rein
forcements and the successful prosecutio
of another project further to the soutl
ward,
A despatch from Lieutenant Command
er K, Randolph Breese, dated Blac
Hawk, Mississippi, announces the gratf,
ing fact of Admiral Porter's success i
getting safely into Steeles and Blac
Bayou, with five iron-clads, and with
gunboat into Deer Greek, and that lie wa
making all haste for the Yazoo, wit
General Sherman and his troops followin
him up.
Dispatches from the Southwest conGrr
the report that Rear-Admiral Farrapu
had succeeded succeeded in passing th
batteries at Port Hudson in tile Harsbi
Hartford, which il will be remembered
was stated by the Rebel journals to hay
- been repulsed and driven down the Missi,
sippi at the time of the attack Tbes
dispatches are based upon the statemen
of the secretary of the Admiral, who al
rived at Black Hawk on the goth inst
from the Hartford, which vessel he lel
below Warrenton, few miles belo,
Vicksburg lie states that the Hartfor,
passed the batteries, but that the othe
vessels were unable to run the sam
gauntlet
nm
GovERNoR's ArD.-Governor Cannon la
appointed II. A. CuRrls, ESQ, of Newarl,