The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-03-11
NEWS ITEMS.

COOISC. uIObAiS3 bhOJ bASSSt ~
BILE. The Richmond Enquirer in an ed
itoriai admitting that the Union blockade
"has shut them entirely out from the out
side world" says that the most mischief
this has done them is in afordiug their
opponents an opportunity to manufacture
public opinion for the world. The Pc
tersburg Express tells US of late rally of
Unionists in Yadkin County, n. c., where
number of them took refuge in Qua
ker Church and defended themselves
with arms against Rebel efforts to con-
script them, killing two and losing two,
the rest getting off safely 80 the noun
tains.
A dispatch from Nashville brings the
unwelcome news of the loss of three UDlon
regiments of infantry at Springvlle, near
Franklin, Tenn. They were attacked by
a largely superior force of Rebels, and,
after desperate contest, were compelled
to surrender. There were 500 cavalry
and one battery in the force, but they got
off safely. 1t is said there were seven
regiments of Union troops at Franklin,
only Is miles distant.
Rebel dispatches from Charleston say
that the Union feet at Port Royal mum
bers 123 vessels, including three frigates
aud 20 guuboats. The rest are chiefly
transports. There are now sc, 600 men
collected there, aud more are expected.
| The Rebel Official account of the cap
ture of the Indianola asserts that she
was very much damaged, and subsequent
1 ly sunk, when her upper works were ta-
ken out. If so, she is Of no use to the
Rebels.
A correspondent of a Philadel phia pa
per reports small fight at the Blackwa
ter River. 1t was unimportant. The
Rebels are thought to have 10000 men
there.
The destruction Of the Rebel steamer
Nashville, near Savannah, Is fully con
frmed by the Richmond papers.
By the arrival Of the Arabia at Halifax
we have European dates to Feb 22-twc
days later than those previously received
The captain Of an English vessel, arrived
at Gibraltar, reports having, on Feb. 10
heard reports aud seen the flashing Of
guns, and, having passed too days before
supicious vessel, which he thought tc
be the 290 or Alabama, he felt certain il
was a contest between two ships, Great
mass meetings in favor Of the American
Government and the Emancipation were
held in Liverpool and Carlisle. Boil
meetings were very enthusiastic, and en-
/ tirely unanimous in bitter. denunciatious
of the Slave Power and its English friends
The London Times maintains that thC
contract for the Confederate loan hai
been ratified oy the Confederate House o
Representatives The Poles are said t.
have obtained several more successes
France has protested against the conven
ton between Prussia and Russia, and tn,
Constitutional Of Paris, semi officia
} journal, declares that the intervention o
Prussia has made the Polish insurrectio,
a European question. Earl Russell de
nounced the conduct of Russia in tn
English House of Lords. The Prussia
Chamber of Representatives almost unan
imously declared in favor of strict neu
trality. The English House of Common
p, unanimously passed a resolution raisin;
the income Of the Prince Of Wales t
100000. An outbreak is shortly ex
pected in the Turkish province of A
bania.
The Jeff Davis Gold Gamblers in Wa
7 street caught it again yesterday March 3,
a their favoute fancy" sinking from l6
= at the close of " ednesdays performance
e to l55 at the time of leaving off last eve
5 ming, in spite of the most desperate ez
E ertons to hold it. up, which must hav
b cost many of them from half to all the
have made at the cost of the Natio
during the preceding year. They sol
e desperately, wildly in the vain hope {
repelling the rising tide of loyal faith i
} the Nations future, and forced the pric
> which had touched as low as 14S, bao
: again to l0S but the current set heavll
against them, and they were doomed t
S 20 under And it is remarkable that til
}, fall Of eleven per cent. in one day ON Col
e did not depress Stocks an average of on
per cGnt,, while Governments settle
hardly more than half that rate; indect
: while Gold has gone down since Monda
8 from about 172 10 l55, or II per cent
, Government stocks show scarcely shac
of difference. Can more be needed
prove the premiums at which Gold II;
= recently been scld utterly forced an
: Fictitious ?-TriGuHe.
s. 1t is believed that Joseph J. Lewis
Pennsylvania will be nominated for Con
missioner of Internal Revenue, in plat