Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-06-06
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Washington, May 81.

Washington, May 81.
The Navy Department has dispatches
from Commodore Potter which say an
expedition under 1t. Walker, after taking
possession and destroying the works at
Haines' Bluff, proceeded up the river TO
Yazoo city, where no destroyed three
powerful steamers and ram The latter
was monster--being over three hundred
feet long, 70 feet wide aud covered with
four inch iron plate. He also destroyed
the navy yard with the machine shops of
all kinds, saw mills. &c. The property
destroyed aud captured was valued at
over two thousand dollars. Our loss 10
the expedition was one killed and one
wounded. A-.sa~ rH.
,~s..raf*x,e = Cincinnati, May 81. .
The jackson Appeal Of the 29th says
two gunboats have been sunk at Vicks.
burg. Pemberton s Quartermaster has
succeeded in running 700 mules out Of
Vicksburg, thereby lessening the consump
ton Of corn. The garrison now has full
rations for 80 days. - r. ..&.
.:s-.~ ..3-ns -....o 4as Cairo, May 81.
Forty:four hundred prisoners are ex-
pccted here to night.
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Herald's special says recent arrange.
ments relative to exchange Of prisoners
will restore about 5000 men and 200
hundred prisoners to duty. tits believed
the operations Of Grant will balance the
prisoners in our favor. -:
The Times dispatch says Mosby Ruer.
rillas were soundly ,hrashed day or. two
since and number Of the band captured.
New York, May 81
A Leavenworth dispatch says Colonel
Phillips, commanding the Indian Terri
tory, had severe tight with portion of
Prices army, the Goth ; the enemy cross
ed the Arkansas river near Fort Gibson.
COL Phillips drove them back our loss
was thirty killed, the enemy was much
greater. They are now massed in our
front, claiming to have ii, 900 men and
considerable artillery we have only 5000
men and one battery, but are well fortified
Dispatches speak Of approach from the
southwark, of large force Of rebel Tex.
ans and of Indians designing to intercept
trains en- route to New Mexico. Guerrillas
on the borders are becoming moro hume.
rous.
IT, .'' Cincinnati, June 2.
Col. Corwin defeated the rebels under
Gen. Roddy, a: Florence, Ala, on the
9Th. alt, capturing 8 officers, 100 men,
four hundred mules, three hundred ne.
gros. He also destroyed number Of
foundres, mills and every hing else usefa,
to the enemy in that vicinity.
Chicago June 2.
The National Canal Convention met in
~, mite x,la,. Il, ,ol;, ,,:~a
President, was elected permanent Chair.
man with one vice President for each
State Represented. Nothing ofimpor,snce
transpired during to.days session. The
Convention will probably adjourn to.mor-
row or mex. day. ... - - -.
Gen. Burnside has issued an order sup.
pressing the Times, OF this city. 1t caus.
Is considerable Comment aud it is believed
the President will revoke the order.
.-@.: New York, June 2.
Port Royal advices per Arago. state
that cur forces on Holly Islanu were at
tackled on the 26th by the rebels who
were REPEALED.
Gen. Hunter issued an order drafting
all able bodied men not in the employ .!
the Government found in the departure ut
| after June l3!h.
It is stated an expedition is being
ser; into theinterior of Florida.
A British blockade runner in trying to
get out OF Charleston, was discovered on
the night of the Goth and sunk before it
could reach the bar, by the Powha,tan
officers and crew are supposed to have
persisted. On the 25,h, another steamer
was discovered aud Ii, ed into. She crossed
the bar under heavy FIRE and sunk in the
main channel off Morris Island; both
had large cargues.
All furloughs had been stopped in Hun
ter's Department. 1t is reported that
several regiments are ordered to Virginia,
but Hunter refused to let them 60, and
sent protest to the President Monitors
still lie oif Edisto, lronsijes 10 opposite
Fort Sumter. B..
New York, June 2
The Post understands that Gen Free
mont has been elected President of the
Pacific r. R., eastern division.
Somerset, Ky, May 81.
| A cavalry reconnaissance near Monticello
to day, resulted in sharp skirm ishing at
two fords; thirteen rebels with arms and
horses were captured. Simultaneous with
this fifty picked men crossed the river on
boats and captured rebel pickets at Mill
Springs, consisting Of Lieut. aud sixteen
priyates, with all their arms and twenty
four horses. No casualties on our side.
New York, June 2.
1t Is reported at Havana that the yellow
fever had oxen out amous the French
troops in Frc.,ch.
On the 9Th inst. Comonfort, who had
received reiniorcemenss, tried TO attack
the rear vi the French forces Gen. Bas.
eaas division opposed him, which defeated
his opponent completely. A battle took
place near San Lorenzo, Comonfort losing
twenty five hundred men in killed wound.
ed and prisoners, seven or eight riled
cannon aud \ greater part Of munitions
Of war. It appears that Comonfort's at.
tack had for its principal object to favor
the entrance into Puebla, Of a large con g.
roy Of provisions and ammunition Gen.
Forrey had received 10 time, part of the
heavy artillery he expected, and already
on the 10th, had mounted battery oppo.
site Fort Tilimehuacan the one most
dreaded in Puebla. On the same day,
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