The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-04-14

steamer Columbia Of the steamer Sumter,
and capture Of the steamer Hattie Brooks
by. the Sumter armed and mannsAby 2
detschn ent Q men from the Ravnee,
under scommtpd, of acting master ]. %
Champion dkIhe Pawnee, W the 81
Johns river, FLORIDA. The Hattie Brooks
is valuable prize. She is fitted up as
fine passenger boat, has a iuc saloon, and !
has been engaged in transporting stores /
down the st: Jshns ivcr ri N &
Memphis, April .-vicksburs ad- !
vices of the Sd inst, say that the rebels |
attacked Rooches'' Plantation at 2 eek
on Friday morning. The plantation is
situated seven miles above Snyder liluH, 4
on the Yazoo river, and is one Of the 1
largest in the State. It had extensive
cotton works and splendid buildings, all
of which were destroyed. One negro
and four children were burned 10 the
building. AN - ro;,rrvt.3g :,
The LIST Massachusetts Cavalry (color-
ed) 600 strong, qsartered near the plaul
tation, had fight with the rebelsiopnti
s o'clock in the morning, when, they
charged and repulsed the enemy, mum
bering 1000 strong. Our loss was l6
killed. The rebel loss is unknown, But
10 killed and wounded were left in our
hands. ~ y -.
The plantation had been leased BY the
the Government,- and was extensively
worked by the lessee. LIZ @, @o
Tho naval dispatch boat New Ma,
tional, from Alexandria, Red River, 18TH
ultimo, arrived at Cairo, 7th inst. !, with
two barges in tow, having over 600
bales Of cotton, $50 bars of railroad iron
aud two, nine inch Dablgren guns, cap,
tured at Fort peRussy. The guns axe, Of
those taken By the rebels from our gun
boats Harriet Lane and 1nlianola The
cotton is claimed as a. naval prize, having
been captured by our gunboas; and if
tho claim is sustained, the river blue
jackets interested are in for plum, as
the cotton is worth four hundred thous-
and dollars. -. ...r
! Prom our armies the busy note Of
preparation is heard. Missouri is order
cd to be up and doing Her veterans
are wanted at Chattanooga. Rough+and
Ready Sherman sends little note to
Wisconsin and Iowa in which be hints
that three hundred men in time are bet
ter than, . thousand behind hand. Ev-
erywhere the veterans are ordered to the
front at double quick. There is work
ahead; it is no play this time. and ere
many days, forward all along the line will
be the word. e. t-7 -,, ~ "a
LIEUT.. Gen. Grant is stripping the
Army of the Potomac fo1 fight SUIT.
lers and camp followers have been ordered
to pack up asd leave. Officers baggage
is coming to Washington by every train.
Grant is gradually getting the army down
/. to- bis travelling equippage-the solitary
tooth brosh-and will mix in some of our
Western boys to give them the Vicks.
burg and Chattanooga fashions; and VIC
warn the Army Of the Potomac, when
they start for Richmond, they have got
to travel fast or Iowa, Illinois and Indi.
ana will be ahead Of them.
Fast Tennessee has been abandoned
by the rebel TROOPS ond they a"st-oy"<i
all the bridges in their hasty evacuation
Seven Of Longstrect's Generals hay,
, been court -martiaied, in consequence d
the failure Of the campaign in East Ten
nessec. f'" 80
) Another fight has taken place ut
Red River. Soon after our troops lef,
Alexandria large rebel force under Dick
Taylor attacked our Notifications, bu,
were vigorously opposed by the 18th
Mass. and the 10th n Y. Our troops
fought bravely several hours, with con-
.. siderable less. The rebel loss Was also
heavy. ..E.. ,~ e..
On the ground of difficulties which
have arisen as to the presumptive success.
sion to the Austrian throne, the Arch
, Duke MACMILLAN has deferred the re.
cepiion Of the Mexican crown. The re-
ception aud formal acceptance was to
,, have taken place On the 9Th of March.
A marriage took place at New bury.
, port last week in which the ceremony OF
, joining hands was entirely omitted, the
) bridegroom, Lewis a. Horton, Of Plain
; field, n. H., having no hands to use.
He enlisted in the navy at the commenc
mcut Of the war, and, after undergoing
every kind Of hardships, had his, arms
blown off at the shoulders b. powder
explosion, not even stumps remaining to
which artificial arms can be attached.
"A lady was dragged in one Of tbs
Philadelphia street cars, a distance o.
nearly ten yards, in consequence Of he'
hoop skirt catching fast to somo obstacle
On the platform. She was about t
alight from the car, but the conductor
pulling the bell before her dress cleared
the platform, the horse started hene
the accident. The young lady was Sc
veiey injured. 'A aa
! 1t is expected that the foreign in.
migration to this country this year vii
be over 100000 persons. A proper dis
| ,rib,tion Of these laborers in the iocali
ties where most needed will benefit botl
the country and the laborer. "
The Supreme Court of the Unite'
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