Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-11
LATEST NE WS.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From Warrington.

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says
81 am informed Sir Francis Head has writ.
ten puhgent letter to Seward, settiug forth
certain facts connected with the depreciation
In the time Of the Canadian rebellion of the
steamer Carolina, asserting that the position
taken by United States Government in that
affair Numerically opposite to doctrine pro-
mulgated in dispatch 18th to Mr. Adams"
A Kingston correspondent Of the Raleigh
CoHfederdcy, in speaking Of the hanging ON
the 9th in Kingston, OF the twenty-three cap.
tured sold RS AS deserving from the rebel con.
scripton, says;
The prisoners ascended the scaffod with
firm and elastic step met their fate with uu
Hinching forttude. They asked for no quar-
tor and seornfully spurned all overtures Of
cohcessiofton condition OF returning to duty
in the Confederate service The multitude
were moved tu tears and openly denounced
this cruel massacre, which is causing deser-
tons from the Confederate service by the
Wholesale and creating and ndignat Oh
which it is feared will be uncomfortable
IL is reported that the rebels intend hang.
ing the entire number of Union soldiers
captured by them from Colonel Fosters com
mand fifty-o in number, half of whom have
never been in the rebel service. The native
Union troops have decided TO take the uues.
ton of retaliation into their own hands They
have given their officers who did not approve
OF severe measures an opportunity TO resign,
and have also given warning that immediate
death will be inflicted on any officer who OF
fers hereafter to surrender to the enemy or
ask for any quarter.
New Orleans adyces Of the lsI per West
ern Metropolis, say:
Military movements still in progress for
repossession OF the county beyond Teche.
The bombardment Of Fort Powell below
Mobile continued vigorously. The rebel bat
teries replied but none of our vessels vera
seriously injured The only casualty on our
side was the woundinR of one man
A letter from the feet says Farragut in.
tends silencing Fort Powell so as to send his
musquto feet into Mobile Bay, and by so
doing cut of Forts Morgan and Gaines,
The bay is said 10 be obstructed three miles
below Mobile, in such manner that vessels
are compelled to pass under the guns of two
iron-clad forts and battery from the shore on
the west side Of Mobile, defended strongly at
every point The ram Tennessee still lies in
the bay Mobile was almost entirely destitute
OF soldiers, 10000 having gone to meet ShOr-
man,
n htl hfhh l6llbT HAS " EuHloT luht Out OF
Farraguts steamers passed Fort Morgan under
a terrible fire, and another rumor that be had
captured the works
Special correspondent of the Tribune,
says
From returned Richmond prisoners we
CLEAN the following incidents connected with
Kilpatrick's raid:
when information reached Richmond that
Fitzpatrick had crossed the Rapidan most Wig
orous orders were issued respecting prisoners
and when fact that Kilpatrck was really Ap-
proaching Richmond was established the pri-
son was mined 200 kegs OF powder
placed under it, Every preparation was
made to blow the prisoners into eternity
II any body don't believe this, the prison and
prisoners are still to be seen --EDs Ignor-
ant that the prison was mined, plan was
formed to attempt to join our forces when
they should enter the city on Monday 0nly
those bringing rations came in and they re-
fused to converse. The guard was increased
and strict orders given to shoot any one who
approached the window or stairway
Three officers aud one hundred men from
Kilpatrick's force we're confined in the cells
and fed only on corn paste and water.
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