The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-04-22
APRIL %, 1864.
Summary of News.

respondent reports recent expedition fol
the purpose oil capturing rebel torpedo
boat, which tried to destroy the Minneso
ta,and supposed to be up the Nangemund
il was no, aground, but several sharp
conflicts were had with rebels, and Sc
contrabands and large numbers of horses
were brought in. Two of our men were
killed and or 5 wounded, one of the
killed was Lieut. f. p. Wilder, executive
officer OF The Minnesota, who was in com.
mand Of The gunboat Stone and several
navy launches.
The New Orleans Bee Of the 5,h states
that the French had occupied Matamoras
without blow; that two regiments had
been landed, and all communication with
the interior was, for the time being, inter.
rupIed.
According 10 the Raleigh Progress, The
people Of Western North Carolina have
recently lung several Confederate officers
and soldiers for attempting 10 enforce the
conscrpton.
The courts Of London, Rome, Vienna,
Berlin, ST. Petersburg, Spain and France
have agreed TO recognize the Emperor OF
Mexico immediately on his asce ension.
An important Convention has ius.
been beld at Knoxville, which was well
attended. Tho principal question dis
cussed was the acceptance of the Presi
dents terms of The re-admssion of Ten.
nessee as free State. The subject of a
division OF the State was also considered
Gov. Johnson and Parson Brc wn!ow ad-
dressed the Convention, taking strong
ground for immediate emancipation, and
opposing separation of East Tennessee
FROM the rest of rhc State. The results
OF the Convention were favorable to re-.
admission and against division.
The n. Y. Times Paris letter says one
of the vessels built Mt Bordeaux Tor the
Confedera,es has been launched. An
English vessel was lying there with her
equipment The builder has been COM
PEELED by the French Government TO give
his word that none OF the vessels be is
constructing shall pass into Confederate
hands. Tho two iron c,ads will not be
ready for launching for three months, but
the other three wooden vessels will soon
follow their convoy in;o water. The
French Government has enclosed the
Rappahannock in dock at Calais, and
placed a man ofwar in front OF it.
Tie Convention TO revise the Conslitu.
ton Of Louisiana met at New Orleans on
the 9th o! April. Twenty five. districts
and parishes were represented by ninety
three delegates, at the opening session
J. h. Ferry, Esq. was appointed tempo
rary President. On the 7:h, Judge Durell
was unanimously elected Speaker, and
other permanent officers were chosen.
Additional members were admitted TO
teais, and resolution was adopted de.
tning the status OF members to be lc.
gally qualified voters OF the State, end
taking the oath Of the Presidents Proc
lamalion Of Dec. 9th, 1868 The Con.
Senlion IS thoroughly Free State, and so
obnoxious to the Secesh that the second
day two members were assaulted in the
city for performing their duties in that
body.
The Herald's special dated Washing.
ton, l2sb, says: The Virginia Convention
for amending the Stale constitution ad.
journei yesterday, having adopted reso-
luions abolishing Slavery in the State.
The small pox prevails at New Or.
leans 10 an alarming extent.
On Friday, body of Rebel cavalry
made an attack on our pickets at Bristow
Station, killing one man and wounding
two others of the 18th PENNSYLVANIA
regiment They were driven off, after n
few shots had been exchanged, bu, car.
ried their wounded with them. Lieu.
Gen. Grant had passed the spot in tn,
car only few moments before the attack
and the snpposition is that .ls Rebels de
sigued to take him prisoner.
The Raleigh Confederate says tie cleo
tion in that State depends on The aucces
OF the rebel armies. Ii defeated, Hol
den will be elected by large majority
The statement that the draft had beer
postponed unit May /, seems to hav,
been premature. The instructions OF th,
Provost Marshal General are that "cred
its will be given for both veterans and re
cruits, to include the 18th nst. Be pre-
pared to make the draft mmediaely
thereafter in sub districts then deiicien.
but not 10 commence until lurlhe
orders"
Dispatches from Gen. Sherman con
firm the stories of Rebel barbarity a
Fort Pillow. There were five Negro
soldiers buried alive one, although
wouaded, was compelled 10 assist in dig
ging the pit, and was then thrown in an
covered up. Gen. Sherman says our los
was So white soldiers killed and 10
wounded, aud 800 black soldiers butch
cred after they had surrendered. Chal
mers, the Rebel commander, told
Union officer that there was to be n
mercy for "home m ade Yankees" O
Southern Snionists. On Saturday Con
gress directed an immediate investigate
into the whole matter.
The new steam gunboat Chenango
while proceeding from New York to sea
last Friday afternoon, when abreast o
Fort Richmond. burst har port boiler
killing one man, aGd horribly scaldin
80 others. among them three Of the officer
of the Engineer Department, The Che
mango was sadly shattered, and wa
towed to tho Navy Yard for REPAIRS
The unfortunate sufferers were trans
ferrad In ,ba ~ 9 N.val Hosni,al yphaY