Cjjt Democrat. HARVEY SICKLER, Editor. TUNKHANNOCKj PA. Wednesday, April 15,1863. S. M.Pcttengill & Co.—No. 37 PARK ROW NEW YORK, £ 6 STATE ST. BOSTON, are our Agents for the N. B. Democrat, in those cities, and are author iied to take Advertisements and Subscriptions for os at our lowest Rates. We wish to remind our delin quent subscribers, that next week is Court week ; that wo still Continue to eat victuals arid wear clothes ; and that we have not, yet, devised any way of getting them, except by the use of money, "A word to the wise &c." The War. The news by the last night's mail con firms the news published elsewhere, of the repulse at Charleston, and dispells any hope of an easy victory on a renewal of the attack. Gen. Foster's situation at Washington, N. C., is very critical, as lie is said to be completely surrounded and without provisions. All troops sent to re lieve him have been driven back by supe rior numbers. It is rumored that Admiral Farragut's fleet is entrapped in the Red river between two rebel batteries; this ru mor however does not seem to be credited. It is quite certain that the rebels are ma king arrangements to drive our forces from the peninsula. Yorktown and Suffolk, Va. are said to be threatened by them. Skirm ishes between the pickets occurred at Wil liamsburg on Saturday last. Gen. McClel lan is said to have tendered his resigna tion. " The Berks County Mares Nest." We publish in another column, an account of a successful raid, by an abolition spy, on what some of the Philadelphia papers term ( E•' big mares liest" in Berks Co . The nara i ve is from an abolition sheet—the Inquirer, which sets out the affair with such startling headings as, " Treasonable organization 41 The President to be abducted j" t; A north western confederacy established " Grips 41 Signs j" " passwords, &c." When the matter comes to be sifted, these plain Dutchmen, will, in all probabiliiy, be lound to have met, as they had the undoubt ed right to do, for the purpose of making up a fund to test the legality of the draft. The Treason," " abduction," " Grips," ic. which the over zealous spy, who was hidden in the straw or manure, 44 thinks" he heard, exists only in his excited imagination. Three of these " rank conspirators," were released on their own recognizance; and have already prosecuted some of the " Leaguers'' for inju ries to them while under arrest. Iluber. the great 44 nest egg," gave bail for his appear ance to answer. If ancient Abram really fears' that one of these poxy dutchmen will carry him away from Mrs. Lincoln's bed, one of these dark nights, we think he had better don that ■cotch cap (the one iu which he fought hi s Way 60 gallantly, through Baltimore) and take the field, in person, against these Berks Co. copperheads; his campaign, would doubt less revive the now almost obsolete 6tory in rhyme, of the contest in which, 41 The Dutch, the Devil, and the brown cow fit." Our friends by a little individual ef fort can if they would, add very largely, to our list of subscribers. Every one, upon a moments reflection, will see the importance of sustaining the home paper. We are pub lishing the Democrat under very adverse cir cumstances. Paper has doubled in price • Ink is fifty per cent higher than ever before, wages are high, provisions are high, indeed every thing has increased in cost— except the Democrat. That, is only §1,50 (less than the price of a bushel of wheat) per year. We offer to take all kinds of produce and grain at the market price, on subscription Who then can say that the times are so hard (hat he can'/ lake the Democrat ? Give us enough paying subscribers and we will give you a better paper, than wo are now able to do. Let every one of our sub scribers, consider himself appointed as an •gent to get such subscribers. Send iD the names, accompanied with the money, or a guaranty that it will soon be forthcoming •ad we will perform our part of the contract: We shall be at home next week ; and hope to be able to enter all new subscribers names on our books and give receipts for all monies received, OorrERHF.AD, MULATTO AND GREENBACK DEMOCRATS. —There are now three kinds of democrats, according to the newspapers : Ist. The Copperheads —the original, simon pure kind— who are so called from the top per head of liberty on the old cent of the United states, which they have adopted as • fitting badge of their principles 2d. Malatlo democrats , so called from the fact that they are a faded type of black republicans. 3d Greenback Democrats, a set of polit. leal tamp-followers, who follow Lincoln for whatever spoils he may, from time to time down to thiin. THE CASE OF SIMON CAMERON. Investigation into tne Election ot U. 9. Senator from Pennsylvania—Report of the Committee of the Legislature in the Reported Attempt to Secure Cameron's Election by Bribery—Strong Probabilijy of the Guilt of Mr . Cameron. The following is the report of the commit tee appointed by the Legislature of Pennsyl-* vauia tove instigate the charges against Gen Cameron of attempting to secure his election to the United States Senate by biibery : The committee appointed under the reso lution of the 20th January last, to inquire whether unlawful means were employed to secure the election of a United States sena tor, with authority to send for persons and papers, beg leave to offer the following report That they have held forty three sessions since that time and examined thirty witness es. The first witness was T. Jeff. Buyer. (lie testified precisely as he wrote in his letter published after the election.) Now if this statement of Mr. Boyer is true there cau be no donbt about the employment of unlawful means to secure the election of General Simon Cameron to the Senate of the United States. But the committee had oth er testimony before them in regard to the transactions related by Dr. Boyer ; and it be comes necessary, in the sight of that testimo ny, to examine his claims to truthfulness— That there were, within a few days previous to the senatorial election, repeated interviews j between Mr. Brobst and Mr. Boyer cannot be doubted, because they not only both tes tify to this fact, but their testimony is cor roborated by that of Captain Chritzman, Dr. Early, Michael 11. Boyer, and Mr. Vaughan. They also agree in regard to the private in terviews had between Dr. Boyer and Gener al Cameron, first at the State Capital Bauk and afterwards at Dr. Buyer's room, in the Pennsylvania House; and in this they are j sustained by the testimony of Captain Chritz inan, Dr. Early, and Mr. Vaughan. They agree, moreover, as to the arrangements and preparations which were made 4 o visit Gen eral Cameron at his own house at the request of Mr. Bright; and as to the fact that such preparations were made we have the testimo ny of Dr. Early. There is also a marked j agreement between the testimony of Dr. Boyer and that of John J. Patterson. They both testify that they met in Ilarrisbuig on the Friday immediately preceding the sena torial election ; that they went to Beading iu the afternoon of that day, on the Lebanon Valley cars, and that General Cameron was on the same train ; that arrangements were there made between Mr. Patterson and Dr Boyer to meet General Cameron at the house of his 6on, J. D. Cameron, on the next even ing ; that they met according to oppoint ment, and that on the following Tuesday morning, the day of the senatorial election, Dr. Boyer, at the request of Mr Patterson, went to Patterson's room iu llwrr's Hotel, where be fouud General Cameron, and after ward met Dr. Fuller. These are only a few of the numerous points of coincidence be tween the testimony of Dr. Boyer and that of Messrs. Brobst and Patterson. Indeed, there is almost a perfect agreement between them, except in regard to the alleged money transactions. It must be evident to every one that in the interviews which Mr. Brobst and Mr. Patterson had w'th Dr. Boyer, their only object was to infiuence him, by some means or other, to vote for General Cameron for United Stales senator. But by what means did they attempt to accomplish this object ? Here the testimony of these three witnesses involves a direct contradiction.— Dr. Boyer asserts that Mr. Brobst told him he was authorized by General Cameron to offer five thousand dollars for a vote, which Mr. Brobst denies, and that General Camer on and Mr. l'atterscn positively agreed to give him twenty thousand dollars, and finally twenty five thousand dollars, in order to se cure his vote for Simon Cameron, which is emphatically denied by Mr. Patterson. We are, therefore, bound to conclude either that the statements of Dr. Boyer, on the one hand, or those of Mr. Patterson and Mr. Brobst on the other, in regard to the pecu niary considerations, are downright and de liberate falsehoods. Men always act from motives. It is, therefore, legitimate to in quire what motive could have influenced Dr. Boyer in this single case, while all the other leading features of his statement are shown to be true, to bear false testimony ? It could not have been fear, for surely he had" no more to fear from telling the truth than from a declaration of falsehood. It could not have been the hope of gain, for it is im possible for any one to see bow he could have expected any bcuefit from the utterance of any such false statement. Nor could he have been actuated by a malevolent or re vengeful feeling, for there is no evidence of the existence of any such feeling on the part of Dr. Boyer against General Cameron or any of his friends. Moreover, to suppose any man could falsely and knowingly charge upon his fellow man, without some strong motive, a crime which would forever blast the reputation of its perpetrator iu the com munity, and then call upon God iu the most solemn manner in attestation of the truthful nes of his charge, would be to ascribe to him an unaccountable degree of moral depravity. Here another question will naturally arise.— Can any motive be discovered on the part of Messrs. Brobst and Patterson which might incline either of them to a denial of the truth in regard to this money transaction ? The answer is easy. If this feature of the stale meut of Mr. Boyer is true, they have both been guilty of attempting to bribe a member of this Legislature, which is, under our laws, a high misdemeanor, subjecting the offenders to a severe penalty. But who does not know that the tear of exposure and punishment, and of the odium that must necessarily re sult from the commission of such a crime, would be one of the strongest motives to im pel men to falsehood. Itiiuot reasonable to expect men to criminate themselves. Let us look at this testimony from another stand point. Truth is always consistant with it self. The statement of Mr. Boyer is a plain, straightforward, circumstantial, and natural story of such events as might occur, and bears upon the face of it no apparent discrep ency. It is corroborated in nearly all its leading details by the testimony of Messrs. Brobst and Patterson, and in several partic ulars by that of Captain Chritzman, Dr. Ear ly, Mr. Vaughan, Michael K. Boyer, and Dr. Fuller, all of which may be seen by a refer ence to the testimony of these gentlemen herewith submitted. But now let us take a brief survey of the statements of Messrs. Brobst and Patterson. Mr. Brobst met Gen. Cameron some weeks before the meeting of the Legislature, but no conversation passed between them in regard to ths election of a United States senator. Subsequently, with out any request from any one, and of his own accord, he came to Ilarrisburg, went the same evening to see General Cameron, and offered-him his services, without being ask-1 ed to do so, to secure his election to the Senate of the United States, lie again re turned to Ilarrisburg, stopped at lien's Ho tel, but soon removed to the Pennsylvania House, where Dr. Boyer had his room. He there met with Dr. Boyer, and had repeated interviews with him; invited Buyer to go with him to Gen. Cameron's house ; provid ed horses and carriages on two occasions to convey him there ; visited the general three or four times at Lis residence ; became the medium of communication between him and Boyer, aud made the arrangements for sever al meetings between them. All this was done by Mr. Brobst, be it remembered, at considerable both of time and money, and without any aarangements whatever with Gen. Cameron, or any body else, by which be was to be reimbursed. T his is possible, but is it at all probable 1 But again : Mr. Brobst is positively implicated on other tea tnnony than that of Dr. Boyer, in alleged bribery. Mr. John Hancock testifies that Mr. Brobst told him he had the authority of General Cameron to use money to secure his elec tion, and that any arrangement he might make, within a reasonable amount, would be immediately complied with by General Cam eron he could make an independent fortune ; that he would guarantee to him five thous and dollars in hand, and a position worth for ty thousand dollars; that if he would name a day he would bring General Cameron down to Berks county to make a final bargain, and that he had better let party go to the devil and make bis money. The testimony of John J. Patterson, as already intimated, cor roborate* that ot Dr. Boyer in nearly every point. They agree as to their trip to Bead ing on the Lebanon Valley Railroad; their interviews ou the care ; their arrangement to meet General Cameron at the house of his sou previous to the senatorial election; a meeting, according to this arrangemeut, to have an interview between General Cameron, Dr. B.,ycr, and Senator Fuller in Mr. Patter son's room in llerr's Hotel, But Mr. Patter son denies most emphatically that he or Gen eral Cameron ofiered Dr. Boyer money or anything else as a means of inducing him to vote for Cameron. This, whether true or false in itself, is what might be expected un der the circumstances, and is, according to the statement of Dr. Boyer, what Mr. Pat terson said he would testify if the investiga tion should be instituted. There were other statements in tie testimony of Mr. Patter sou that are worthy of consideration. He Bays he came to ilarrisburg at the request or euggestiou of no one. That he arrived there ou tho Bth of Janua ry, between five and six o'clock in the after noon. That after supper he met General Cameron by accident at the post office, and was informed by him there that he was not a candidate for Uailed Stales seuator. On the next day he sought au interview with Dr. Buyer, in order to ascertain whether he real ly intended to vote for general Cameron That alter having 6ome conversation With Dr. Boy er on their way to Reading, he had no faith in him, and concluded that he would advise General Cameron, out to trust him ; and that General Cameron said he would have nothing to do with him. Still, however, as the testi monyofbolh Dr. Buyer aud Mr. Patterson shows, they persisted in holding interviews with Dr. Boyer aud Mr Pattersou performed without fee or reward from any one. There is one other point in Mr. Patterson's testimo ny that may be noticed, lie says that he was present during the whole time of the in terview between Seuator Fuller, Goueral Cameron, and Dr. Boyer, at his own room in Ilerrs Hotel. Accordingly be 1 elated in his testimony the conversation which took place between the parties on that occasion. But the testimony of Senator Fuller is that Mr Patterson was not in the room while he was. Here then is a fiat contradiction between these two witnesses ; but the committee have no doubt from the evidence before them, and from all the circumstances of the case, that the testinony of Senator Fuller is literally true. It appears from the testimony before the committee that there were othqr members of the Legislature besides Dr. Boyer, to whom offers of money aud place were made to in . duce them to vote for Simon Cameron for United States senator. Those who would come tu an enlightened Judgment in regard to this question may consult the testimony of Messrs. Graber, Wolf, Thomas, aud Ilammar Mr. Graber testifies that Mr. Ilenry Thomas at his own house, and in a private interview between them, urged him to vote for Gener al Cameron for United States senator, aud asked Mr. Graber to make his own figures if he could do anything. lie moreover, insisted on Mr. Grabor to go with him at a late hour of the night to see General 4 Caraeron at his own house, and proposed to take him In his carriage, but Mr. Graber did not consent to any of these proposals. Mr. Wolf's testimony is that Mr. Ilenry Thomas said to him, " Go for General Cam oron and you shall be well paid ; state how much you will take to vote for General Cam ernn : put down the figures." It is also in evidence that Mr. John T. Ilammar told Mr. Wolf that he could make $5,000 by voting for General Cameron, and again that he (Mr. Wolf) could mako a nice thing of it. The report concludes with the assertion, that if the testimony of these meu is true, then General Cameron and those already implicated are guilty. The testimony in this case as taken before the committee is very voluminous, occupying over 132 pages of large bill paper. The Rate of Stamps for Notes. The law which passed Congress on the 3rd March, and which took effect from the date of its passage, materially varies the rate of stamps on promissory notes and drafts, The length of time a note or draft has to run is considered, as well as the amount. The fol lowing are the rates on the smaller amounts : AMOUNT OF REQUIRED STAMP. , A , 000 A O 20 O 3 3 is 22 2 tO ** m i*-1 1 1 2 Wo clO CJ*. Ci 9<lwi M 5 fg _ to r> "1 a,"l a. Sc. Ib £ AMOUNT OF || £ NOTE oa "J g.I; S £5 o "■ t **■ 3 • •< o c £0 go • ? ? * ? I 9 Over <f- not over " v ' $ 20 $ 200 01 02 03 04 08 10 200 400 02 04 06 08 12 20 400. GOO G3 00 09 12 18 30 GOO 800 04 08 12 16 24 40 800 1,000 05 10 15 20 30 50 1,000 1,200 00 12 18 24 36 GO 1,200 1,400 07 14 21 28 42 70 1,400 1,600 08 16 24 32 48 80 1,000 1,800 09 18 27 36 5 4 90 1,800 2,000 10 20 30 40 60 100 2,000 2,200 11 22 33 44 66 110 2,200 2,400 12 24 36 48 72 120 2,400 2,G00 13 26 39 52 78 130 2,600 2,600 14 28 42 56 84 140 2,800 3,000 15 30 45 00 90 150 3,000 3,200 16 32 48 64 96 160 3,200 3,400 17 34 51 68 1021 70 3,400 3,600 18 30 54 72 1081 80 3,G00 3,800 19 38 57 76 1141 90 3,860 4,000 20 40 GO 80 1202 00 4,000 4,200 21 42 63 64 1262 10 4,200 4,400 22 44 66 68 1322 20 4,400 4,600 23 46 69 92 1382 30 4,600 4,800 24 48 72 96 1442 40 4,800 5,000 25 50 75 1 00 1 50 2 50 The Connecticut Election. The latest and most oomplete returns of the election on Connecticut give the follow ing result: Counties, Seymour. Buckingham Hartford 7,930 7,992 New Haven 6,453 7,599 New London 4,320 5,453 Fairfield 6,589 5,429 Wiudham 1.948 3,503 Litchfield 4 212 4,770 Middlesex 2,753 2,595 Tolland 1,936 2,325 Total 38,141 40,660 Majority for Buckingham, 2,525. Rhode Island Election—A Great Demo* era tic Gain. While the Republicans call the result of the recent election in Rhode Islaud a " great Union victory," (meaning thereby Abolition) if wc glance over the record of the past, we will find that it is like the victory cf Pyrrhus against the Romans, a few more of which would utterly overwhelm them. In 1855 their majority was, 8,337 1856 " " " 4,787 1857 . " " 4,498 1858 " 4,352 18G0 Lincoln's " " 4,537 18G3 their " " 2,800 These figures show a clear Democratic gain of about 2,000, and indicate, unmistak ably, that in Rhode Island, as elsewhere, the powor of the destructives is waning, that the Democratic standard is being advanced at ev ery successive charge, and gives the fullest assurance that at au early day the Abolition cohorts will be routed throughout the entire North—horse, foot, and dragoons. However they may crow over the result in Rhode Is land to kc-ep their courage up, they no doubt, in their saddened hearts, exclaim with Py rr hus, " another such victory would ruin me." FAITH IN THE LORD AND GEN. MCCLELLAN. —The Washington Star of march 31st, con tains the following: On Sunday evening, Rev. Mr. Pitcher, assisted by olher ministers, held divine service in the Soldiers' Rest, which was attended by a large number of soldiers. Mr. Pitcher, after preaching an appropriate discourse exhorted his hearers to enlist on the side of the Lord, and proceeded to inquire, " Who has faitli in the Lord ?" when an old soldier slightly the worse for liquor, rose in his place aud said, " I'm d—d if I havn't fath iin the Lord, and General McClellan too!" to which several responsive " atneDs" were giv en. The soldier of large faith was forthwith taken out. We warn our readers against confounding the Rev. Mr. Pitcher above mentioned with a Rev. gentleman, not a thousand miles from this place, who has exhibited such a decided penchant for pitchers; we assure them the two, are not identical. The one if we may i credit the story, preaches the gospel the other, ! gives practical lessons, under the confiscation ! act. We make this explanation for the bene j fit of the peculiarly sensitive wig, of pitcher ; No., two; which might otherwise be subjected | to sundry vigorous scratches of its wearer should construe this as an allusion to him, and as the wicked are said to flee when 110 mau pursueth." We hope, therefore, that the Rev. conliscator will not get up a " tempest in his | tea-pot" when anything that has a spout on is pointed at his Reverence. "War News FIToMC HARL'STON ■M TIE ran UET JPI. THE KEOKUK SUNK HALF A MILE ABOVE FORT SUMTER. TEMPORARY DISABLEMENT OF THE NAH A NT. Our Whole Loss Two Killed and Seven Wounded. General Hunter Gone Up the Bay WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12. The steamer Flambeau arrived here this afternoon with LieuC-Commander Rhine], as bearer of dispatches from Admiral Dupont to [ the government. The reports from the seve ral commanders had not been received up to the time of the departure of the Flambeau, viz: Wednesday night. From other than of- j ficial sources it is ascertained that the vessels composing the fleet advanced upon Charles ton on the 7th in the following order: Wee hawken, Captain Rodgers; Passaic, Captain Drayton ; Montauk, Captain Wordtnj Pal •psco, Capt. Am men ; Ironsides (the flag ship,) Commander Turner, with Admiral Dupont and Lis stalf ou board ; next follow ed the CatukiJl, Capt. George Rogers ; Nan tucket, Capt. Fairfax ; Nahant, Capt. Downs, and Keokuk, Capt. Rhiud. In this order they proceeded up the main channel, arriving within 1,700 yards of the rnaiu forts. The Ironsides became unman ageable, owing io the tide and t&j nanowueas of the channel, and she was therefore obliged to drop anchor to prevent drifting ashore. Owing to these circumstances she signalled her consort to disregard ner motions. The remainder of the oquadroa contiuued on it ; course, and sooa came wi h:n easy range of! the rebel lire from all points. The übstruc ' tious of the channel imui Forts bouiter to I Moultrie interfered with tne progress ct our ! ships, iu consequence of this, *u-i the posi-! tiwc of the Ironsides, as above stated, the : plan of operations or battle was deranged, and I the apace for maneuvering being only troui 6,00 to 1,000 yards, the vessels were obliged to prepare, and at once engage the fort# and the adjacent batteries. The signal had been made for action at o'clock in the afternoon by the lronsiut-w, but the rebel# had previous ly opeucd fire on the leading vessel#. The contest i# represented as in the highest de gree exciting ; presenting a fearful scene of fire belching from ail points on the land and water—a continuous roar of cannon. In the course of thirty or forty minutes the Keokuk was ma sinking condition, and was obliged to withdraw the lire aud seek an ancho rage below the range of the enemy's guns— A few miuules afterward one of the vessels withdrew from a signal of the flag-ship, it being deemed impracticable to continue any further hostilities. The Keokuk was within 500 ot GOO yards of Sumter and was completely riddled j struck from all the bat teries wiiinu range, at least ninety times in thirty iniuutes. XLe shut was ftum r;tled cannon of the heaviest caliber. Capt Rhind, i her commander, received a contusion on the j leg fioiu a hying fragment of his vessel, which | only slightly lamed Liru. Twelve of tL* men ' were wounded, together with acting Fusign j Mackintosh, who had charge of oue of itie I guns. The injuries are suppo.-wd to be fatal, j The next morning, finding it impossible to i save the vessel, Captain Rhind called a tug, which took all his men on board. A few tuiautes thereafter the Keokuk sunk. The persons belonging to the ship lost ail their private effects. Ou Wednesday the squadron remained at anchor iu the main ship channel. it is said the uuuibcr of men iu our fleet was only about 1,100, with thirty guns, while the onemy had, it is supposed, at least 300 guns, the Lest in the world. The injuries to the vessels, excluding the Keokuk, are represented to be of such cu cr uder as will require but a short time for re pairs. The casualties among our men were remarkably few, including one killed and 3 wounded on the Nahant. The advantage of our fleet being in posses sion of the main ship channel narrows the cir cuit of the blockade two-thirds of the former distance. None of the batteries fired upon our vessels until tbe latter reached the vicin ity of the main forts. FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Unsuccessful Attempt to Reinforce Gen. Foster. THE TROOPS DRIVEN RACK WITII LOSS. GEN. FOSTER THRICE REVISES TO SURRENDER WASHINGTON. FORTRESS MONROE, April 12. The R S. Spauluing arrived to day iiom Morehead City yesterday. No communication lias been received at Newborn from General Foster since Wednes day night. Women and children are leaving Newborn. Seven thousand troops, attempt ing to reach Washington from Ncwbcrii, were driven back on Wednesday* eight miles, witft the loss of about fifty men. The last accounts from General Foster state that the rebels had sent in thiee flags of truce for him to surrender Washington. Foster's reply to the last was to send no more flags ; if they did he would capture them, and if they wauted Washington to come and take it. WASHINGTON, April 11. The Richmond Dispatch of the 9th inst. is received. It contains the following par ticulars in regard to the siege of Little Wash ington, N. C.: AWe have news from Little Washington, N. C., as late as Sunday. Our troops have captured tht federal batteries at Hills, situ j ated on the hand of Tar river, j low the town, which position gw e8 ' open field and a fair fight with th e j*X shipping. 4D ** " Two federal gunboats followed by , e , eral large transports, loaded with t from Newbern, to reinforce Little ton, attempted to rdh our blockake * t R* Point on Friday, when they were j by cur batteries and so badly be forced to put back. They could not** ' our guns, and at last accounts the were landing troops below our works tir7 Point. "In the attempt to go by our tatt#rL the steamer Louisiana was sunk by our " There are about 2,000 negroes in h* Washington which the federals tried off, but failed in the attempt. " The Federals have refused to or allow the women and children to the place. It is presumed, therefore tJ, General Hill will shell it. ' NEWFR6FTENESS ee Gen. Granger's Report of the FU. Van Dorn. OUR LOSS LESS THAN 100 ; THAT OF TH : REBEL! P LEAST 300. R CINCINNATI, April 12. A special to the Commercial from Mu r f rew . boro'6ays ; Van Dorn attacked Granger with lsoorj men. The battle lasted nearly all day. enemy was repulsed with a loss of 3QO. Otp toss was about 100. Genera! Stanley jj ry, led by him in person, charged aci capt Hr ed a battery and 200 prisoners, but being ÜB . Supported were compelled to relinquish th, battery and ad but twenty of the prisoners The enemy w*s pursued until dark. Dispatch from Geuera! Grander. WASHINGTON, April 12. The following ha been received at the headquarters oithes*. my : MURFREESBORO', Tenn., April 11. Major General II IV. Halleck, General ly Chief, Washington : The following dispatch was received fro® General Granger on ihc 10th : "Van D.-rn made his promised attack to-dir at one o'clock directly in front and on lit town. The infantry ngiments onguardin town, with the cavalry pickets, held him a; bay until their ammunition was exhausted. The dense smoke and atmosphere favornj their opt rations , enabling them to apposes very near without oui;being able to übservs them. Our siege guns and our light batte ries opened upon them wth murderous effect literally strewing the ground with men and horses. I had halted Stanley four miles out on the Murfreesboro'road. He at once crow ed his forces over at Height'sMdls, vigorouilj attackins Forrest's divisions, moving dovms the Ltwisburg pike, capturing six piecwif artillery and some two hundred prisouers.be owing to the unfavorable nature of the count ry was unable to hold them, being atucksd by greatly superior numbers, outflanked, aad nearly surrounded. Our loss in killed, wound ed, anU prisoner# is less than three times that number, lhey were repulsed on ail side and driven until darkness prevented the pur suit. Captain Mclntyre, of the Fourth Reg ulars, took ttie battery and prisoners, bringing off thirty <>dd of the latter. (Signed) G. GRANGER, Major General. • S. ROSECRANS, Major General." THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. RETURN OF THE ENTIRE TALLA HATCHIE FLEET TO HELENA. Sevcu IrouC!ads to Run the Batterlei Saturday Night. CHICAGO, April 12. A special to the Times from Helena, Ar kansas. 9th, say s : lhe entire Tallahatchie fleet, consistingc! the divisions under Generals Ross and Quit bv, and numerous gun and inortar boats, i' rived last night. The expedition, which to been absent fortv-thiee days, left Fort Green wood Sunday. As soon as the bustle wn observed by the enemy they opened a brisk tire upon the woods where batteries l.ad bee planted, which continued till the last b* steamed up the river. On the passage -ie boats were frequently fired on by guwrito- A number of soldiers were wounded art twenty-five or thirty killed. Tbe division under Qulmbv and Hovey have been ordered to Vicksburg. CAIRO, April 12. The dispatch boat New National hastf rived from Vicksburg, which place she Wednesday. She brings the news that th*| , iron clad L -uisvilla, Mound City, Carondelf-, i Beuton, Lafavette, and two others, are pre pared to run the blockade. They expect to execute the movement Friday or Sat urth,' j night It wa also s iid that transports had Uca prepared with log and cotton bulkhead* t . run the batteries. The reported arrival of General osterh-> J at Carthage, ten mile# below Wirrentoo, 01 j the Louisiana side, with a heavy force, • confirmed. • CINCINNATI, April 11- ' The Gazette of this city has a special d*s - containing th - following :. There is nothing new ftom Vicksburg- The health of our army is improving ra P iw iy- Tne weather is very fine. General Grant has moved his headqirt ters to Millikea's Bend. Adjutant-General Thomas arrived U ena on tiie Cih instant. et route to Get# 1 * Grant's head quarters. A flag of tiuce went to Vicksburg ° n ' < 4th in#lant, aocompanied by Gen- Gr Dl ' person. His mission is a secret one. Rebel advices from Foct Pemberton 10 the sth instant says: " The federal troP| commenced embarking on the night o I 4th instant, aud are rapidly retreating shelled their camps and transportation* 0 i disabled one of their boats."
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