Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-05-23
LATE EASTERN AND STATE NEWS /!
Special to the Trinity Journal
SAN Francisco. May 19.

SAN Francisco, May 10.
heavy storm Of wind and rain prevailed
throughout the State most of yesterday and last
night, which it is feared will iniure to some ex
tent the maturing of crops
The election for city officers took place to-day
and 50 far as we can learn passed off quietly.
/ Appearances indicate the snccpss of the entire
Peoples ticket Iy good majority
! steamer GoIden Gate, from Panama. arrived
at O'Clock. She shipped heavy sea while
crossing the bar which caused great deal of
damage. Rumors are current that several chill
dIcn were washed overheard. but we can learn
no particulars. Two seas boarded the steamer
abatt the wheel, carrying away ali the wafer
closets on board, about twenty feet Of her rail
and some forty feet of her bulwarks Her port
after guard deck is badly sprung. Second cabin
vculilalors are stove in and II number of state
rooms were completely filled with water.
New YOBK, May Is.
The TTiJune's dispatch says movements are on
foot, and strongly supported in aud out Of the
Cabinet, for the appointment Of Gen. Butler to
The command Of Eastern Department. The Times
dispatch relates to Senators Wade and Chandler
who have Just arrived from Falmouth. They
report our troops in most efficient condition. The
soldiers are in good spirits and impatient for an
immediate advance ON Lees army. Capt Foycr,
| our chief ordinance officer, reports that we lost
/ eight gun, captured on the 9th.
FORTRESS MONROE, May lG,
/ Two small boats engaged in conveying the
mails from Norfolk through the Dismal Swamp
Canal to North Carolina were captured yestei-
day near CuTriuck bridge
The Richmond Sentinel of the 18th has the
following;
Jackson, Miss, May 12-Thc enemy ycstcr-
day advanced with a column Of IL 600 men upon
Raymond, Miss, where Gen. Gregg had 100
infantry and few cavalry. Skirmishing began
at o'clock in the morning. The enemy was
continually reinforced until | p. M. when he
opened battle heavily with musketry. Gregg
fought two hours with musketry alone, when
finding that the enemy were heavily reinforced
and that the rcniorcemcnts were ready TO en-
gag, he reircated through Raymond. lie will
make stand at Mississippi Springs. where he
has been reinforced with infantry and artillery.
The Charleston Mercwy says that the guns OF
the heokHk will soon be mounted tor our defense,
and are no less valuable acquisitions than hand
some trophies Of the battle of Charleston harhor.
FoRrREss MONROE, May 10.
The Petersburg ETpreSs Of the 18Th says the
rcaIiatrry solution adopted by the Confederate
Congress provides that every commissioned of.
liccr in command of negroes and against the
Confederate States shall b" put to death. and the
negroes delivered to the State authorities to be
at with according to the present or future laws.
The same paper speaks dcspondingly Of affairs at
Fick>burg.
New YORK. May 10.
The steamer CITY Of New Yorh, from Liver
pool, has arrived. G"putation of Trades
Unionsts headed by Mr.. Bright, presented an
address adopted at II late meeting, sympathiZing
with the North, to Minister Adams who made
speech expressing his great pleasure at its recrp.
lion. The address admitted the dificulics Of
steering clear of collisions between The two ma
tions but he trustcd that friendly relations would
be maintained. He assorted that notwilhstand-
ing the tone Of some American speakers and
journals, there is no nation for which Americans
entertain greater regard than for England, and
that if the real sentiments of each could be
clearly established to each other he would have
no fear Of colii~iOn The London ItmeS looks
upon Adams spe, Ch rs most reasonable. In an
other article the ItneS argues that it bchooves
EngIand to look lrnlenly on the proceedings Of
Commolorc Wilkes. The London Observer in
pacific editorial credits the Lincoln Government
with desire to culuyGte 9miGabIc relations.
WAsHWGroN, May 10.
The official report Of Col Davis commanding
/ n part Of Gen. S'oncmans expedition through
Virginia, says our total loss in the expedition
was two commanding officers and thirty three
men, We brought with us one hundred mules
ana seventy i've pcccs captured from The enemy.
We captured in the march Il much larger number,
which we Conld not bring. The amount OF prop.
crty destroyed is estimated ut over million Of
dollars.
erected on the turnpike between Richmond and
Fredericksburg, heretofore not in use
New York, May 10.
The Times special dispatch contains the follow
ing The Richmond inquirer Of the 10Th says
trains from the White House on the York River
Rulroad have been making regular trips into the
Interior In speaking Of the rctaliatury resolu-
tionS OF the rebel Congress relative to the officers
of negro regiments, it fears the Yankees will in
retaliation hang rebel officers, and seems to be
in great griet about the matter. Gen. Sah is
impressing all horses, belonging to rebels or I'm
ioniss, this being necessary to prevent their fall.
ing into the hands OF guerrillas
CMCINNATt. May 10.
A general order was issued yesterday annonn-
cling the finding Of the Court Martial in the Val
landigham case. The court found him guilty of
th" charges. Burnside approved the sentence
and names Fort Warren as the place Of his inn
prsonment
a telegram dated the 14th from Canton, Miss.
says the lcdcralS had taken Jackson. Gen. joe
johnson arrived at Jackson May l3th and went
ont towards Ncksburg with three brigades. He
must have been west of Jackson when the capture
was made by our forces. Advices from Grants
army are to the llrh. They state that at that
time Morgan and O,tcrhaus were marching
toward Jackson, while Grant was marching up
Black river expecting to engage Pcmberton near
the bridge over that stream. Women and chill
drcn with all valuable movablcs have been moved
from jackson. All the men had been forced into
the rebel army.
New York, May 49,
Sterling Exchange lG45@lG5 Gold quiet at
at 495. Weekly bank statements show increase
IN loans, S596.00O increase Of specie, Si54, 900
/ Increase of deposits, 2,222 600.
/
SENATOR MCDoUGAIL will not return to Cali
fornia this Summer Simonton writes that Nc.
Dougall has broken scnsbly during the last gear,