East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-09-02
War NoWs.


ton, N. c. Her cargo consisting of
cotton, turpentine and tobacco.
Rear Admiral Porter forwards the
report of Iieutcnant Bache relative to
tie late river expedition. lie first
Stunned nt nae Ahia- On tha White
River, and burned Confederate stores
destroyed telegraph wires, &C., then
sent the Cricket after the steamers
Tom Gregg and Kaskaskie, whish he
had reason to believe were hid up the
river, while he and the Marmora pro-
cecded to Augusta, thirty miles far
Their. There he obtained valuable in
formation cf the enomy, which was
subsequently, confirmed, namely, that
the great Southern army was concern
trating at Brownvillo to make their
line ofdeEense OH the bayou Meto.--
Gen. Price was there, and Con. Kirby
Smith was at Little Rock. General
Marmaduko had crossed the river a
few days before, and was then cross
ing Little Rcd River
Leaving the Marmora OFF the mouth
Lieutenant Bache went up Little Red
with tho Lexington. When about %
miles distant he mot the Cricket with
two rrizcs, which sho had captured at
Learcy, fifteen miles further on She
also destroyed Mormadulle's pontoon
bridge, leaving portion of the latter's
brigade on the other side of the river.
the Cricket ives fred into by Marmo-
dukes men, and had about twenty
soldiers wounded out of ono hundred
and fifty. Both vessels were attached
coming down the river. Some cotton
and few prisoners were captured with
the prize.
The Tom Grigg is fine sidc-wheel
steamer, as is also tho Kasllasllie,
though somewhot older. They are
now manned, end arc retained 90 CO.
operate with The army along the river.
The farmers were Glad at our pres
enee, and many Union demon strutions
were made
The captured boats were the only
means Of transportation the rebels had
on the river. Therefore our taking
them is a heavy blow inflicted upon
them.
Lieutenant Huntington, who was
formerly captured while il command
of Arkansas Post, is now fitting out at
Little Rock, the pontcharhain, the
last ram the rebels have in these wa
tiers. If she ventures outside the
shoals, Admiral Porter says she will
be captured.
Al,aiI ol po~to-, oo,,,,,",;eot;nes tho
results of the last expedition up the
Yazoo River to recover the Baron De
kalb, says the vessel cost the rebels
more than was at first supposed.
Captain Walker las received infor-
nation that besides the five steamers
captured at, or near Ito cityot Yp.oo,
Isaac Brow, late in the United States
navy, III a passion and for fear they
would fall into ou hands, set fire and
destroyed fourteen Others among them
nine large ones, the machinery Of
which was intended to have been sent
TO Salem Ala, for the gunboats build
ing there. There are no more steam
ers in tho Yazoo. All the vessels
which sought refuge there as the sa-
fest place in rebeldom have boon de-
stroyed.
Governor Pierpont, in an address
TO the people Of Virginia, announces
that he has established the seat of
government ut Alexandria, and says
if resistance 10 the civil authority be
attempted, and a posse comdtutas prove
insufficient, the aid Of the military as
last resort, will be invoked to enforce
the laws. He is happy to be able to
say that the President manifests the
most ardent desire for the restoration
Of order in tho State, and disposition
to assist by every means at his COM
mand TO restore the civil government
and produce harmony.
A letter from the Army of the Poto-
mac states that about twenty Germans
of the twentieth New York Volunteers
who mutinied and were sentenced to
hard labor during the war, have re-
ceived Communication Of their sem
tcnce through the cxertions of Provost
Marshal General Patrick.
Accounts from the country between
the Potomac and RappahanoclS show
that the rebels have considerable in
fantry force at Port Conway, and
prosecuting the conscrption vigorous
ly.
General kirkpatrick had a sllirmish
with them scverol days ago, and was
compelled to fall back from his recon-
isancc.
HENRY Clay AND ABourIoNIsM.-