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THE WILMINGTON journal: CO.WEDEOATE STATES OF AMERICA. WILMINGTON, N. 0., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1863. NOOTCJ5. From and after this day the subscription price of this paper will be FOB DOLLABS per year, in advance All subscribers now in arrears, who ' do not pay up by the 30 th of June next, and pay one year In adTance, will have their papers discontinued at that time. 3No subscrip tion received for less than 12 months."! April 23d, 1863. . Fire. About a quarter past two o'clock on yesterday afternoon lira was discovered on the water side of the Sheds at or near th Wilming'.on and Manchester Railroad Depot. The sheds contained '.-otton and probably Spirits Turpentine In a very short time the flames spread to the large wooden ware house a few yards North of where it first broke out. All the sheds, tha ware house and contents, were destroyed, except a few bales of CottoD, which were thrown intr the riTer. It is not known certain how the fire originated, but it is supp&Bed it caught from sparks from a bteamer which left the wharf but a short time previous to its being discovered. At the time of writing this, 3 o'clock, P. M., the fire is still raging, but as the engines are at work, it is hoped its fur her progress will be stayed. As yet, none of the Rail Boad property has suSered. P. S. The fire has been mainly subdued. The amount of loss we are unable to state. The cotton is believed to have belonged to the Government, or at least the principal part of it. We do Eot think the Railroad has sustained any injury from the conflagration. THE NEWS. The news from the direction of Vickaburg ia of such a mixed character that we hardly know what conclusion to come to whether to regard it as favorable or unfavorable. The rery lateat accounts, indeed, which are up to Thara day night, incline us strongly to take a very hopeful view of the situation. The enemy certainly sustained a heavy I jbb in hia attacks made upon our works on Wednesday last. Goneral Johnston had arrived at Vicksburg the day before with reinforcements, said to be twelve thousand. That the enemy had assaulted our works and been repul sed seems certain. The evacuation of Snyder'B Bluff by our forces appears also to be almost certain, while its re-occupation is reported. Upon the certainty cf thiB latter fact, as well as upon the time when it took place, much will de pend. With Snyder's E'ufi in the hands of the enemy, we" could not prevent his penetrating the Yazoo country to the rear of Yisksburg, bring his supplies and reinforcements from tie MJasisaippi above Vicksburg without running the gauntlet of our batteries on that river, or incurring the trouble tnd expense of carrying them xver the swampy peninsula opposite Vicksburg transporting them on all sorts of acquitic machines below to Grand Gulf say forty miles thence by lend forty-five miles, an enormously ex tended line. So hi.jh an estimate did the enemy place upon Snyder'3 B.uft, th?.t he epent nearly all last winter and Bpring in trying to turn it, going by the Yazoo Pass by the Sunflower Biver, and by Bteele'a Bayou, in the vain eflort to reach a point in the Yazoo above the Bluff, and of course above oar fortifications. The great importance of the ques tion as to its re-occupation will be easily perceived, as will also the importance of knowing how long it was in the hands of the enemy, or, at least, was not in the hands of our troops. Was it long enough unoccupied by us to permit the enemy to get his transports past into the Yazoo, so as to take Vicksburg in the flank ? It does not appear, upon the whole, that the Bluff was taken by the enemy. Oar garrison im mediately at Vicksburg had been greatly reduced by the sending of forces to operate in the field. So much reduced perhaps bb to compel a drawing in of their lines, their diminished force being inadequate to their full defence. If Johnston got there in time with reinforcements, &i seema nearly certain, taen no harm was done to us, but probably a great deal to the enemy. The position of thiugB ia precisely such as leaves us anx ious to hear more. If Johnston can refrain from his usual custom of getting wounded, we think the prospect a good one, especially as Pkicb seems to be makiag " a rattling among the dry bones " out in Missouri. Whit a pity that he was ever withdrawn from that Department, or that while in it, others were put over him in command. It appears that Vallanimguah. has had Fort Warren as signed as his place of confinement, and it is reported that Mrs. Vallandighavi ha3 gone crazy, in consequence, we suppose, cf recent occurrences. There iB a good deal of talking iiorth, about resisting such things, yet they are done and not resisted. We suppose Indiana and New York willsocn contribute a few additional victims to the rigor of military rule. They V7oa!d seem to have had pretty hot times recently in It di anapolis. But we Bee in all this no assurance of anything like ettectual resistance to the despotism so vehemently de nounced. Daily Journal, M.ij 25. Tlie Rlrhmoi;;i Enquirer. We dislike newspaper controversies at any time, although we have not always been able to'avoid them. We regard them as peculiarly out of place now, and, therefore, in re ferring to the Enquirer we do so with no idea of entering upon any disenHsion. We shall be brief, and merely refer tot'xe facts asthey exist. Tho Enquirer of Saturday, the 23rd instant, contains a communication over the signature of "A Virginian," dated May 13th, from the camp near Fredericksburg, and paying a big'-- tribute to the gallantry of North Carolina troops iu the battle near Chancellorsville. The Enquirer also con tains an editorial article headed "To Correspondents," and devoted especially to "Virginian" in which that corresppn dent is taken to task for presuming to call in question the accuracy of a statement made by a former correspondent of the Enquirer in reference to tho brigades composing the division commacded by General Bcdes, (formerly D, H. Hill's.) It is alleged by "Virginian" that the correspon dent referred to asserts that this division, which bore a conspicuous part, was composed of Georgians, Alabami ans, Marjlanders and Virginians. Thia assertion 'Virgini an" showi to be incorrect, as the division was composed of one Alabama brigade, two Georgia brigades, and two J'orlh Carolina brigades. '"Virginian" thinks that justice to a noble State requires that thia error (which he deems unintentional) should be corrected. The- Enquirer editor ally denies that any of its correBpondents made euch mis take, and says that "a Wilmington, N. C, paper contained a most unnecessary and unjust fling at the "Enquirer" for this same alleged statement." Now, the Wilmington, N. C. paper referred to, was the Journal must have been the Journal, for tho simple reason that there is no other paper published here at thia time. What is btigmatiBed " as a most unnecessary and unjust fling," was contained in a communication written by and signed "An Officer," getting forth the true facts of the case. We have no file of the Enquirer before u?, and cannot therefore pronounce, after a personal examination of such file, as to the accuiacy or inaccuracy of our correspondent, as well as the correspondent of the Enquirer itself, in at tributing the first incorrect, and bo far as North Carolina is concerned, exceedingly urjust statement, to a correspon dent of that paper ; but wh'la we have no idea that its con ductors would know itgly deny or suppress the truth, we think it almost, if not altogether.impcssible that two intelli gent correspondents from diSerent States, writing indepen- dently of each other, could Lave committed the error of attributing to the Enquirer a positive statement which never appeared in its columns. indeed, the Enquutr itself seems to have had some such idea before it, since immediately after its ill natured disclaimer, it proceeds to break the force of what it had already averred did not exist. It Bays " the whole matter correcting an error of one of its correspondents, and doing justice to gallant troops is a small a Utile af fair ; and if the statement has been made, what wrong, what injustice haa been done?" Perhaps the Enquirer may think that it ia a " small & little' affair," to correct it jus tice. Others might think, and quite as reasonably, that the smailness-iLe litt'.ei.ess lather appertained to ths per sisting in or the defending euch injustice. All men and ali papers are liable to mistakes. We do not complain cf the Enquirer or any other paper on that account, although we may think it unfortunate that these mistakes so generally take one direction ; but we do con leaathat the "King Cambyaea vein" indulged ia by the Enquirer in this matter, would strike ua as highly ciiensive were It not supremely ridiculous. TH2 Cavalut FKimiisn in Isle or Wight Co., Va. We have received another account of the above cavalry skir mish, already referred to by a correspondent in Saturday's Journal. This account egrees iu every essential particu lar save that, without detracting from the mede of nraisa due to the lamented Wiggins, it also gives credit to Lt Hsnmkson, of Capt. Moons's company, who was in actual command at the time when the charge waB made upon the enemy. Lt. Smith, of Capt. Siii-rn's company (Scotland Neck,) was In command cf the advance guard. These gentlemen acquitted themselves raot gallantly, &a indeed did all the officers and men engaged. It would seem as though "our aBaira.in the West were about assuming a decidedly more - favourably as pect, but even yet much remakis to be seen and beard from. In regard to Us ravages committed by fee ene my in his adrance upon Jackson, the bajt has not been told. We have seen a gentleman Just from that sec tion, and he informs us that they gutted, tore up aud burned everything. Tbey tried to barn the Capitol, but the furniture was not sufficient to set fire to the solid structure. The Confederate House," a new wooden Hotel, was burned on sccount of its Lame. The newspsper offices of course went by the board, with the exception of a Baptist office, whether news paper or otherwise, our informant dees not know. Around that the Yankees set a jjuard. General Humphrey Marshall passed through Atlanta, Georgia, on hia way to the West. The Com monwealth says it n quires three cars on the West Point road to transport him. The Louisville Journal says the Cumberland Gap bad to be widened to permit General Marshall to pass through. We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. James Moobk, of Brucswick County, for a nice mces of fine new Irish potatoes grown on his plantation in- said county. We don't thick they will keep very long. Jail Burned. We learn that on Friday night, the Jail of Robeson county was destroyed by fire, suid to hare been started by some of the inmates, desirous of effecting their escape. We have not heard any further particulars. . The recent fighting near Kinston, N. C, appears to have been about as confused as are the accounts which reach us from that point. Whether we lost one re giment or two regiments, or ODly a few men, dees not appear satisfactorily to us, nor does it appear pos sible that it should be so, for the more we try to sift the operations in that section, the more confused do they appear. Somehow, the eDemy must have better guides or a better knowledge of the country thereabouts than cur people have, for if there is any ou' flanking done, it is always done by them. Yallandigham's Case Change of Sentence. The special correspondent of th New York Times tel egraphs grom Washington, under date of May 20, that Lincoln has approved the findings cf the Court Mar tial in Yallandigham's case, but has ordered him forth with to be sent beyond the Yankee linej. General sat isfaction is expressed at the result, (adds this corres pondent,) which so happily meets the difficulties of the case avoiding the possibility of making him a martyr, and yet effectually destroying his power for evil. It is understood that Gen. Burnside has already executed the order. The Herald, World, and other Northern' papers of the 21st, assert that Mr. Yallandigham has been sent to Fort Warren, but we have no doubt that the state ment of the Tim' i' correspondent is correct. The das tardly creature who presides at Washington, and who is in hourly dread of assassination, had notjthe nerve '.o send Yallandigham to Fort Warren. Mr. Yallandigham, for bis own sake es well aa ours, ought to refuse to come into our Ikes, and if attempted to be sent there by Lincoln, he ought not to be per mitted to pass. We have already expressed our views on this matter however. Ir would seem that the communication stating the com. poskion of D. H. Hill's old division, and excluding the North Caro'ina troops from any part in the programme, ap peared originally in the Richmond Dispatch, and was copied at second-hand by the Enquirer. Wg have reports of heavy skirmishing last week below Kinston. It has been asserted that G?neral Hill'.? forces had been within sight of Newbern. After sifting all these reports, rumours and accounts, we cannot arrive at the conclusion that any general or unusually important move ment has been made, although we may hear of euch at aDy moment. We forget who it was who referred in a letter to the fact that another, a celebrated talker, had, on a certain occasion achieved "a magnificent burst of silence," but who ever it was, perhaps Sidney Smith, referring to Coleridge or somebody else, there was much and deep meaning ia the semi-jocular remark. There is something magnificent in silence, especially where there is nothing to be said, or at least when the writer or speaker has nothing to say, and in glancing over the columns of our exchanges we are frequently impressed with this fact. How many newspaper articles are penned, the effects of which can hardly be otherwise than evil, which we verily believe were written simply for the sake of writing for the sake of saying some thing smart of affecting deep knowledge of appear ing to lead public opinion, or at least of presenting a certain accustomed amount of editorial. Having said this much, we will soon bring our re marks to-day to a close. We really feel that just now we have nothing to submit worthy of being submitted, and shall therefore take refuge in a magnificent burt of silence. Tun last Faytttevllle Cbseiver comments at some length upon a paragraph which appeared in a recent issue of the Journal in regard to conscripts who had obtained substi tutes under former laws, but whose substitutes themselves had since become liable under now existing laws. As we do not care to become involved in any discussion in regard to tho matter, we would simply say that the paragraph in question was inserted at the request of Captain Swann, the enrolling officer in this district, in order that no misconcep tion might exist in regard to the course which his instruc tions required him to pursue, which was to enroll as con scripts all Euch persons whose substitutes had themselves become liable. Of coarse Captain Sw inn's instructions must proceed from Confederate authority. This iB the whole matter. And while on the subject, we might as well inform the Raleigh Standard that all its talk about Judge Bigos and General Whiting, in this connection, ia wholly superfluous and irrelevant. Promoted. We learn that Major JohnJ). J3abbt of the Eighteenth Regiment N. C. T., has been promoted to tho command of that Regiment, his rank as Colonel to date from the 3d May, 1S63, (the battle of Chancellorsville.) Major Baket has been promoted to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Col. T. J. Pub Dis. All who know Col. Babbt, will re joice ia hli promotion, although none can fail to regret the occurrence of the vacancy which he ia promoted to fill. We can bestow no higher promise upon our brave and pa triotic yonng friend than that he is worthy to take ths place of the gallant and lamented Pubdie. The Steamship Birius arrived here Tuesday afternoon thrtugh much tribulation, havirg had to run the gauntlet at Nassau aB well as on the coast of Confederate States. She appears not to have escaped wholly without scathe, if, as we rather suspect, a Hole in her larboard paddle-box was made by a round shot, (she is a large and fine looking iron vessel, fcaid to have bees built on the Clyde for a Cor.pany of Merchants iu Lubeok, Germany, On the Baltic, and de signed to run, perhaps did run, between that port and Saint Petersburg. We do not know what cargo she brings. Whatever the has, is most probably direct from Europe. TIiIiikv 1 Kcwbtrn. A correspondent has favored us with the following extract from the bogus Daily Progress published at Newbern in this State. The ladies particularly re farred to have in effect been driven from their homes and are among thoea who have recently come up into our lines. The following ia the extract which tells its own tale : The many friesds of Capt. Daniel Hosaenger will be pleased to learn of his re-appointment as Provost Marshal of thiB City. Capt. M. possesses great executive abilities, and will -no doubt make an energetic officer, as was the case when he formerly filled the same position, fie also informs us, greatly to our satisfaction, that he intends to vigorously prosecute all violations of " General Order No. 28 relating to the utterance of treasonable language, which may be f.ond in our official colmJmav All loyal per sons who hear of any violation of that order by persons either in Corduroy, or Crinoline, should nromtlv renortttham to the Captain, who will mete out strict and summary jus tice. Cant. Messenger hag acted nronmtlv mon the m ora tions in our Saturday's issue, in regard to the utterance of uwioyai enumenn dj iexaaiee wno unsex tnemselves that they may pour out their vituperation and opprobioua epithets upon passeri-by whop 0 prfj offence is a ioto for the good old Star Spangled Banner. Repeated Instances of taw kind b.4vii if ::oiue, to hit ears, be paid them an noumciai viait. id n ftn urtmue ar.d & jBtlt manly nAuir l aliasing his fist io tbeir faces, faying thev areo Urfiet reminstra- ted with 'hem npon tne course ihej were pursuing; meet ing with d fUnce nod treason in return for this act of kind ness oi his part, he promptly qaartered a Company of the Mass. 17th in their house, thereby rebuking them tor their disloyalty and ut.lady-like conduct. - Lad irs mqfet conduct theaiRelvei in their manners as la dies, o: they cannot expect the treatment due tbeir sex. Pride of bitth wM.uvtnl them noihirg, when they are en gaged in tie fouktt tieauon that ever darkened the pages of iufetory. . Rts'deBces being in demand by the Yankees in New bern, tley were driven to a strafetic movement to prorjure the-i perhaps Connie, frit '1wm oit lit Bauik. of Wilmington. Borne time si-ice we noticed a most contemptible lookirg affair, purporting to bs a two dollar note issued by the Bank of Wi mingon, N. C. By the annexed item from the Lynchburg Rtpuliican of the 22d, it will be leen tha the? have made their appearance in Kcuthwesttrn Virginia. For the information of all concerned we would state that the Bank of Wi viingtun nettr issued a Ivoo Dollar Note: From the Lynchburg Eepublicn, 22d instant. CoTOfEayFir Notss. We have received lately at this of fice several notes on the Pank of Wilmington, N. C, of the denomination ot two dollars, which are to bunglingly execu ted, and are o manifestly counterfeit thatweareeurprited that any person should attempt to pats them. Tb se re ceived Jure came from Southwestern Virginia, ard i we have heard are circulating to some extent in that section. We give a descrint:o i of these counterfeits th at our readers may b3 guarded against them. The note basin a line on th9 top, Hanover. . C, A umt 1, 182," the Bank of Wilming ton," iu a enrvtd line, and in the hollow of the cmve the word " Two" in large nd letters, under that the line Will pay to bearer on dt mand." The words 44 Two dollars " are in type of which the capital T is several sirres larger than the other letters. 1 he notes are numbered, and are signed M. A. Wa-ta. Cush'r; H. L- Martin, Pres. The figure 2 is repealed at each corner, surrounded by a flowered border. The paper and mechanical execution are both very indi -ferent. Camp Nkar Chancelloesvillb, 1 3d Keo't N. U. Taoops, V May 13th, 1863.) Messrs. Fulton & Prick : Gentlemen: I wish to eeud you a short Bccouut of the battle at Chancellorsville, which you can publish iu your paper or not, as may stem to you most proper. In this account 1 wish to say s methiug of the 3J regi ment, with which Iam connected, and may also add a Hue or. to reeptc'ing the 1st, commanded by Col. Mc Dowell. We left Skitiker's Neck on Wednesday, April 29th, and after rearly a d..y's march, leachid Hamilton's Crossing, wheie the treops werestatiocod for the night. It was suppoded by some, and hoped by a few others, that there would be a fight that day at the above mentioned p'aC"1, and every preparation had been mde by the Generals to that end ; but it was not so to be, and e. rly on Friday morning we started for a place properly named " I'he Wildtrneas," for wilderness it most certainly is i lmoet. without water, with stunted trees', reminding or.e of overgrown gauky boys, with their legs Lylt through their breeches, than of tall, state ly tteec, such as miy be Ktv u in North Carolina. Wbt-r. oue happens bv munce to meet one of the resi dents of this Sahara ol Virginia, heencouuters a rough, UHCOuth aud untutored specimen of something, dressed up in man's c.othts, who has scarcely ever htard of any thing beyond the limits of Li1? own circumscribed vision, in this little place where the flowers almost refuse to bloom, aLd where the birds are fcarcely ever heard to sing. Here it was that the hght commenced on batuiday evenirg, May 2nd, about 5 p. m , end continued about two d.ys and a halt, liotb. the 1st and Jrd regiment, were in the forefront of the battle and t cted with great gallantry throughout, so much so, that when it was said to one ot the Virg;nia officers by a member of the 3rd, that these regiments were anxious to be brigaded with North CVroiina troops, or else sent to their own State, as they hud no identity in their present position, where they rrerely acted from a stern sense of duly as soldiers, and not nen who had rights which were acknowledged by all those who are in authority ; it was promptly and warmly replied that "the two regiments were married last night to the brigade, and hereafter, would have an identity, if they never posoetsed it before." I hope this may be so, as we seem to be destined to remain with our Virginia neighbours, aud also iu close proxim ity to the Yankees, who are now on the other side of the Rappahannock ; atd it would be well and just if we are to remain iu thia brigade, that we fchould at least receive the same measure that is given to otheis. I dout wish to complain, Messrs Editors, neither would the troops in question ask tbut any partiality should be shown to them, but they do claim that the same bene fits granted to Virginia regiments should be extended to them in like manner. But I am perhaps wandering from the subject in hand. The regiments fought bravely and well, and have already received the commendations of their Brig adier, (ieo. Cohton, who is now commanding the divi sion iu cons( quence of the illness an necessary absence of Mejr General Trimble. The casualties iu tnese two regiments alone, were very great. There were eleven officers nnd one hundred and sixty-four privates woui d ed. This is supposed to be a co rect statemeut, as the excitement has now subside, and the missing have re turned 'o their placee. I trust that tfcesa may all re cover tftd be restored to their several stations again 'with renewed health and strength, and thus be enabled to serve in the deleuce of their country. Both officers and privates behaved very courageous ly, yet of one man have I been requested to make es pec'al mention, which I will now proce?d to do : when the ng ment was withdrawn on account of the ammu nition naving b.-en exhausted, Sergeant H. C. Butler, Co. C, the Colour Bear. r, who was wounded in the thigh, and consequently could uot retreat, finding that he was about to oe captured by the enemy, toie the. Battle Flag from the lance and concealed it beneath a log. He was taken and was curried os a prisoner to the house at Chancel orsville, but the Flag was saved, and is now, it is believed, iu possession of some of our Troops When our forces drove the enemy from this position, Butler was seen riding sideways on a Yankee horse, ltd by a Yankee piiaoner. Having ben too badly wounded to ride the h6ree in the ordinary way, or to gu de him without acsistaL0-; he took this Yan kee as hid servant, and made him perform an act which he doubilrss understood much better than he did the art of fighting. Several officers tind mn of the 1st regiment were badly wounded, and Lave gene to the rear for treat ment, which I hope may be the means of their speedy recovery, in order to their speedy return to duty, which I am sure they most ardently desire. This regiment deserved and received the same praise for gallantry which was accorded to the 3d. One word more, for I would fain speak of our dead. They ere as precious to us as the living, and ach us from their ailent graves lesions of daty and patriotism which it would by well for us all to learn. Stiil it is painful to remember them, as in this dying life the spent their best energies and powers ia the defence of th.ir rightful heritage, and sealed our righteous cause with their hearts' blood. But they have passed away frem the noise and turmoil of these frightful times; and a we water their cewly-made graves with our t ars, we can but hope that their rigid devotion to their duty as soldiers may cause those who were associated with thm, and others who may come after them atd stand in their places, to emulate their bright examples. Captain Thomas E. Armstrong and thirty-eight pri vates of the 3rd were killed during the engagement. Though they were unshrouded, aDd unesffined, and tho no marble marks the spot where they sleep, yet in the words of the holy Bishop of Georgia, I trust that when thia war is ended, the country may erect a shaft to the memory cf these an 1 of all our brare and unrecorded dead, which will tell to their children's children the sto ry of their deeds and of their self-sacrificing devotion to the land which gave them birth. They will live for ever in our hearts' best memories, as we trust they now live in the Paradise of God. May their souls rest in peace, and on the great resurrection morning, may we and they, ? ith all the faithful of all times and all ages be re-united around the throne of God, one living army of the living God, to serve Him for ever and ever in that holv land where all is peace, and Quietness, and iov. A , j w mm I know neither the names nor the number of those who were killed iu the 1st regiment, and therefore can give you no information on this point. Messrs. Editors, I have written thia short account, and if you chooee to publish it in your Journal, you can do so, if not, jou will con'er a favor on the writer by throwing it into the fire, where perhaps it may meet with its own self earned fate ; at any rate, for the eake of self-preservation, I shall shield myself under the sig nature of . NEMO. ft- For tha Journal. KiNSf ox, N. C, I May 22nd, 1863, The enemy on yesterday morning attacked bur forces stationed at Gum Swamp, nine miles below Kinston on the Core Greek road. After a short engagement, tbey succeeded ia flanking and capturing nearly the whole oi the 56th N. C. regiment. They also captured one piece of Starr's battery, which, however, as we are informed, was Bubsequeotly recaptured. r- Ger Raniom namwly - escaped ingkltJv4 He was fired at by a We regiment of Yonkee8, .bat prov identially escaped "uh nrt. , ,V- .7? X t"' : ' The enemy' fell' back toward iW-wbern and were at-r tacked on yesterday evening hyxmr troops, when they again fell back. There was heavy firing in that direc tion early this morning, which continued for seme hours, tint with what result I am unable to saV. The Yankees were reported at; between seven and eight thousand strong. .They no doubt bad the assist ance of persona thoroughly acquainted with cur posi tion at the Swamp and who tcted as guides for their cowardly allies. It is reported -that oar forces ara elcsely pursuing them towards Core Creek, and it ia to be. bopfd that they will not get back to their nero den at Newbern without severe chastisement. 1 will give particulars as we get them. J. M. R. CASUALTIES THIBD BEG I MENT N. C. T. Head Qcabtebs 3d N. C.Ti-fanthv, ) May 7tb. Ifc63. f List of Killed, Wvunded and Missing in the 3rd N. C. In fantry, in the Jight of Saturday aud Sunday, 2nd ad 3rd xnsts-, near Cttancellorsville, Lt. Col. t. D. 'Ihrust n Commanding. Field Officer Wonnded Lt. Pol. S D Thruston, seri ously in left foot; Mj WM Parsley, in hand and on collar bone. Maj Parsley though, wounded in two places is still in the field and in command of the Kegimcut. Ilia wcu ida are slight. Sergt Major Samuel A Mil's was seriously wounded in right hand. Comp: A 1st Lt Joseph Dardin Commanding. Killed Privates T W Hill, H J Radford, J A Edwards, J P Aldridge, J ML Wooten, Joo Batts, J.B Dunn, J T Jones Woundeii Lt Joseph Dardin, seriously in right arm and left hand; Lt H Bryant, slightly ia leg; Sergt3 R A Edwards, H C Kilpatiick, Hopkic Williams, Corpls G B Pate. Jno W Taylor, Privates W M Bryant, B Baker, Jn o Britt, J K Best, J B Hill, Wm Hann, J 8 KHght Aea Philips, R H Suggs, S B Timberlick. Winburn West, J H Aldridge, B E Mitchell. Stephen Oxby, Bichard Ward, J W Hortin, Wm Lane, J N C Taylor, Jno Grant, Jn Wainwright. MibBii g Privates P D Granger, J L Meany. Total kill ed, 8 ; wounded 27 ; mitring 2 Company B Capt Jno B Brown Commanding. Killed Corpl L( Dobs n, Private J U Cau. Wounded 1st Sergt S S Carrel!. Color Corpl H C Maud lin, Corpl T G Jones, Privates t W Biiosm, J O Boatick, C K Hunter, H It Washburn. Asa Sumner, Jno J Thompson. D J Itodgers, Jt,o H Holland, T J Whitfield. Total ki.led 2, wounded 12. Company C Lt A C Sidbary, of Company E, Command ing. Kill d Private D S Hollingsworth Wounded tergl Jacob bfricklaod, t'olor Bearer H B Butler, Corpl D J Mon'gomery. Prva'es A L Ledbetter, Wm McLsmtr, 8 R Tolar, Jno Baiiey, Augm Smith, 8 N Bewell, N N. Arnett, Tiavis Bedsole, J W iiousa, K J Kd waids, Wu Fniith, Dan'i H Wist, Jno McL WaiUce. To tal kiiltd i, wounded 16. Company D Capt J fS VanBokkeleu commandirg. Killel Robt James, H.gan Smith. Woun -.ed Capt VanBokkelen, sJightly in side; Lieut W H Bair, seriously in uhoulder; 1st Sergt A W Hoy au; Bttrgt Jeaae Tindall, Corp'l BrJ Grubb. Privates G b Adams, B 8 Best, K W Best, Geo E Bridge r, J H Harrell, Matthew Bart, Jno Hines, Luke Kornegay, Jas M'dhain, J T 'do chello, Asa Bouse, Cannon Slaughter. Total Killed 2, wounded 17. Company F Capt W T Eunett, commanding. Kilted Sergt J K Jenkins, Privates K Aman J A Klens. N Ennett, T N Vann Wounded Capt Ennett, seiioualy in both thighs ; Lieut E Poner, dangerously in right thigh; Lieut A C Sidbury, e iou-ly in tight arm. Privates J C Bryan, B F Bran, J B Bullock, Bannott Dunn, Jno Deal, T J Everett, J T Hans Iej, Jerry Hartdey, Jos Ilardison, E Harduon, O H Horn. T E King, G W Padrich, W E Parker, Itobt Paschal, B F Williams, K. W Yopp. M.s-iing Privates W Birber, J D Hunnicher. Killed, 5, wounded 20, missing 2. Company F Lieut E I Garrison, commanding. Killed Privates P H Chandler, Eli Privatt. Wounded Sergt Crapon, Hergt Sellars. Privates J C Allen, H Craig. N Carter, C Hardin. W H Pickett, P Roddy, J W twinps-jn, H Smith, Jno Saunddrs, J A White, G W Wilhartn. Missn g Corpl Ormsby, Corpl Farrow. Total, killed 2; woundeu 13; missing Company li Capt E H Armstrong, commanding. Railed Srrgta J P Smith, Privates Albert tiiih, N C Jones, D a Haskms. WouLded fcergi J P Ketcbam, Seigt O C Hill, Corpl J R Vouu,. Privates W N Ba'chelor, Oliver Brown, Lovet brown, Winston Uaps, L, J Cottle, Jno M Eubanks, BF Higgans. J B Jones, J P LaDgley, A McCnllen, Levi Philips, L B Bobinson, B Shepard. James Shepard, J 8 bhepatd, B R hpight. J K Wiuberry, W L Wilkins. Missii g Curpi W Ruce, Privates J W Dixon, E B Rober son. Total, killed 4; wounded 20; missing 3. Company H Lt A L DeKosset, commacding. Killed D Baker, W W Brady, R Barke, G W Cauhll, D D Parker. Wounded Lt Z H Loudarmi'k, seriGusly through brea&t and back ; Corpl A 8prings ; Privates Ii Aldridge, W H Cutis, J M Creach, H B Everett, J Ellis, J D Erambert. J Langley, D M Thompson, J Baldwin, H Ealdwii, DB Clarke, M H bikes, C 8 Sellars, J B Cain, S Hall, JMMc Leod, S 8 Williams. Killed, 5 ; wounded, 19 ; missing, 3 ; N Parish, M. MLe onore, Cori Lanier. Company I Lieut I C Stone, commanding. Killed Privates S CChmcey, J J Davis, W A Lassiter, W C Sawyer. Wounded -Lt I C Stone, slightly on leg ; Sergt T P Bar row, Sergt I W Day ; Corpls Amos Jrelaud, D 8 Brooks ; Privates J , Allen, T H Belvin, W R Glen, Jos B Oavis, P P Glenn. J Lani-r, W K, Medlin, W H Uartiu, J Neill, T L Patrick, 8 J Wilkinson. Killed, 4 ; wounded, lt. Company K Capt Thus E ArmMrong. commanding. Killf d Cnpt T E Arms rong, Sergt W A Bloodorth ; fri atos J V G,.rris, Jno W Hurria, AlcKea Padgett, Z Rob bins. Wounded Lt G M OrinBby, Lieut A J Castf-en; Sergt W B Player : Corp's M Wood, K Brown ; Privates G Beaves, J H B own. C W Casteen, Robt Chadick, Thos J Co a an, Jas Deal, P L Lee, Robt Kirenbark, B J Rochelle, A N Smiley, Danl Watklns. Missing Corpl R S- Player ; Privates M D Mott, J D Banu, J D Walton, R Giddings. Killed. 0 ; wounded, 16 ; missing, . Lieut Col Thm'ton being compelled to ret'.re from the field in the early part of tne engagement on t-unday, in consequence of a painful wound received in h ft foot, while gillantly leading his men in a charge, the command ds volved upon Maj. Parley who immediately took command, but was wounded about an hour afterwards, when Capt J B Browu being next senior officer present took charge and remained in command during the rest of the engagement on Sued iy. and until relieved by Maj. Parsley next day, caouuny. Tctai killed 39 " wounded, 17c5 " miaaiig 17 232 T. C. JAMES, Adj't. casualties sixteenth n. c. regiment. Field and Staff Killed None. Wounded, Co'onel J B M McElroy, severely ; Lieutenant William A Stowe, eri ouhly. Company B-Killod : 1st Lieut J A Moore, Fergt W A Partis, private C 8 Woody. Wounded : Capt 8 W Carter, lightly : Corporal J it Kay, slightly ; Private J W Thom as, slightly ; Samuel Miiikeu, severely ; J M Amnions slfflrhtiy ; J W Prcfflt, slightly. Missing : James McElruth. Killed, 3 ; wounded, 8 ; nrssing, 1 ; total, 12. Company C Killed : Sergt A R Hensly, hi A Thomas. Wounded : 2d Lieut J 8 Thomason, severely ; Privates J D Young, serious ; fcf McCurry, slightly ; Robert Boms, slightly, A Barnett, severely ; E M Herneycut, sliKhtly ; Jacob Robeson, severely. Miiaicg : J 8 Ray, J M Hig jnis, ts x uaiiy. Killed, 2 ; wounded, 7 ; missing, 3 ; tota 12. Cob puny D Killed : Private W M Wall, K M Thorn. Wouidcd: M it uipe, severely; Kayle, slightly: W A Hawkins, migbiiy. Sissing : Amos Bailey, W R II Hames. KuUd, i; wounded, 4; missing, 2; total, 8. Company lu Killed : Wiatt Fisher. Wounded : Lieut J 51 Sides, slightly; Privates J H Hinea, severely; John Ihompson, severely; Bigman, severely. Missing: H Starney,.P HDanton. Killed, 1 ; wounded, i ; missing, 2 ; total 7. Company F Killecr: Private J M Cockran. Wounded : 8ergi b L Blackwell, severely ; Corporal J C Plemmocs, severely ; Private J W Hays, Slightly. Killed, 1 ; wounded, 3 ; total, 4. Cicpany G Killed Private J W Williford. Wounded: Sergt J M Hampton, severely ; Corpl Thomas Honser, slightly ; Private J L Williams, slightly ; Corporal W G Blantou. tligtr.ly; Privates Jos Cole, Ii Simms, Missing: E Cole. Killed, 1 ; wounded, 6 ; miaairg, 1 r total, 8. Company H Killed: 1st Lieut CL Robinson, 1. Wound ed : Sergt W L Westall, severely ; Corpl W B Clemmia, slightly ; Corpl J C Oliver, slightly ; Lieut C M McLeod. slightly, 4- Jdissicg : Corpl X L tjtaifiold, Private H J Morriion 2. Killed, 1 ; wounded, 4 ; missing, 2. Company I Killed : Sergt T L Williams, 1. WouDded : 2nd Lient X D Brittain, severely ; Bergt G W Coins, slight ly ; Privates J M Lytle, W H Spana, John Sandy, L Jones, M Si'-tou, Wm Picknell, L Crabtree, G J-Cindry, J CannoD, Moses Ellis, W F Dearmau, T H Dawson, M D Barnett, slightly : 15. Missirg : N Barnett 1. Killed, 1 ; wounued, lo ; missing, 1. Company K Killed Corpl J J Blackwell, Private R F Whitesides, 2. Wounded , 1st Lieut J C Sharp, seriously; Sergts J 8 8ims, John Hall, Privates A ThompnoH, J P Corn, W B Mills, A L Sifl'ord, D Foster 8, Missicg : Wm Ballard'.. Killed, 2 ; wounded, 8 ; missing, 1. Compiry M KHIed : 1st Lieut A M Robuts, Private John smith, 2. ' Wounded : Bergt J A Carpenter, serious ly; Corpl J M Johnston, seriously; W 8 McKee, slightly ; Private F Warren, Jacob Mauney, Rudicill, John Under wood, slightly. 7. Missing : M S Withers, Sidney Llern mer. Killed, 2; wounded. 7 ; missing, 2. HscATrrrLiTiOK. Killed, 16; wounded, 66: missing, 15. Total, 93. SOL. K. HEN8LEY, Adj't 16th N. C. T. No official statement has yet been made public of the amount of Confederate Treasury Notes funded at the several depositories up to the 22d of April, nor have seen the unofficial return p, but those that we have seen reported amount , to about $45,000,000, and we suppose that the whole amount will not be much short of $60,0)0,000. Thia does not include the amount fan. ded at Bicbmond before the depositories were opened. - Tf -'' ? From tha Charleston Courier. p. Editors Courier Herewith, should you chooee' to publish. you; will find some facts regardingointa and places among which a momentous struggle is to take place. These statements are, I believe, mainly correct, and may be of interest to your readers. A description of Vicksburg would be "repeating a tale already thrice told. Suffice it to say the natural defences in its rear are fully equal tov those in its Iront, which look so sternly victorious upon the river. The Southern Rail Road running from Vicksburg to Meridian, a distance of 140 miles, is conducted by geD tlemen of energy and ability, who have made every ef fort to funiab. transportation for troops and supplies, and keep the read and rolling stock in the best possi ble condition. Going East the first station is Mount Albon, seven miles from Vicksburg a place of twelve or fifteen scattered houses. Next Bovina, ten miles from Vicksburg, three or four houses, two stores, but is the depot of the neighborhood within fifteen miles. Two miles from Boviua, and twelve miles from Vicks burg, is Bi Black Bridge, crcs9ing that stream some fifteen miles fiom where it empties into the Mississip pi rive. This stream U about ore hundred yards wide, and was formerly navigable for smalrvessels as bigt up as where the rail road crosses, but the stream Las be come obstiucied by trees and the caving ia of embark ments, so th.t 'ts navigation woald be difficult, if not impofsible. The topograpay of the country through which the river runs, bilow the rail road, is generally swampy ; above, it graduiily ari3es into undulating aud heavily woodtd laud. As. may be supposed, the stream is ford able, b:it owiu'i? to the nature of its banks, the passage of artillery and wagons are difficult, and confined to few fords. The bridge which crosses the river here is about half a mile long and eighty feet high. The part of it which is immediattly over the river is supported by strong columns of stone and brick ; the rest is of strong wooden timbers. Of course the destruction of this bridge, or the possession of it by the enemy, would isolate Vicksburg from communication with other parts of the Con federacy. Six miles frcm the bridge, eigh teen miles from Vaksburg, and tweaty-eight miles horn Jackson, ia Edward's Depot. A .W houses, few stores, a blacksmith abd carriage shop, make up the place. In the season between eighteen and twenty-five thou sand bals of cotton are shipped from here. Tte wagon road to Jackson ruus by here as. in fact, it does all along tt,e rai read. There seems to bi no reason, from its position, that it should be considered a strategic point, other than to protect the rail road bridge, and to prevent the enemy cros9icg the Big Black. But, "at the same time, the pos3eosion of this point, or, in fact, a point either side of it, would open to them the Ytizjt coun'ry. Next threugh an undulating, wooded country, w. eoui-j to Boltou's Depot, eight miles from Edward's Depot, twenty-six miles from Vicksburg and twenty milts from Jacksoa. This place is like the last in point of s zi ar.d importance. A rail road extends from Bolton'ti to Eaymund, a distance of some e:ght miles, bit it is not now in operation. Tea miles on is Clinton, of 1000 or 1500 population seat of an excellent Col lege and was once one of the most flourishing citus in the State. Another ten miles and you reach Jackson, the junction of N. O. J. and G. N. Railroad with So. Riilroiid, forty-six miles from Vicksburg, 95 from Me ridian and sootethiDg over two hundred miles above New Orleans. It is a city of 5000 or G000 inhabitants, pleasantly situated and contains handsome State build ings. The Southern Kailroad crosses Fearl river here. This stream is navigable for small craft to Jackson, but such is the risk of navigation that it is never attempt ed but as an experiment. rl his stream runs South and empties into or near Mississippi Bay. Canton, where the Mississippi Central Rail Rod and N. O. J. and G. N. Rail Road connect, lies twer.ty-vliree miles North of Jackson. Brandon, a place c 1500 inhabitants, and quite an enterprising town, is twelve miles from Jackson. Going onward we pass Pelshatchie, Morton Lak1, Forest, Newton, Hickory, and so on to Meri dian, where the So. Rail Road connec's with three dif ferent railroads running North, South and East. Meri dian, in the hands of the enemy, would give him com m8i.d of our rail read transportation between Missis sippi aDd all other ports of the Confederacy. Meridian is a low, sandy place, consisting of rail road buildings, two or three "hotels" and a half dozan houses. The statioHS between Brandon and Meridian are eimply de pots and not likely to be the scene of a struggle. W. II. J. Yankee Praise of Jat lcson. The Er.quiier passes an appropriate and pithy com ment upon the Yanke praieesol Jackson, now that he is d?ad. Ilim "th-y never could afford to admire until he was dead, and their sorrow is tempered by a sense of relief" The Enqufer thinks that their creditable mimicry of admiration of him "is second only to that unfeigned homage which, in their inmost souls, they pay to the living grandeur of tieir own hero, Butler, who embodies, in highest perfection, all that they can con ceive of moral grandeur ; for his is patriotism that pays a glory that can be measured in gold, invested, dis counted, made to bear inteiest." It proceeds to unde ceive them, aud to prove that in accordance with their own standard uf true glory, as displayed in Butler, their great model, Jackson is nuwortby of tbeir praises. It says : " It may seem harsh, at such a moment, to damage, in the eyes of the Yankees, the memory of our Confede rate General, just when the public heart of that nation i3 thrilled with the luxury of magnanimous sympathy and the editorial tear hardly yet dtied ; but we think it a duty to inform them they will scarcely believe us ; they hod formed a smarter opinion of human nature that Gen. Jackson d d not accumulate r. fortune in this war. He did not speculate in sugir or molasses ; io tobacco or in flour ; he robbed no houses ; stole no plate, nor jewels, nor pictures, nor wines ; sold no pass ports ; extorted no black mail. But enough ; no more need to be said is order to disgust our Northern sym pathiz rs with the man whom, in the unsuspecting no bility of their nature, they were, for a nr.mat;, injbned to honor with their regrets." With all hisreputeel severity oi discipline, no one U more open to a tender appeal thun Gen. Bragg, as thou sands have experienced and will attest. Nor on the other hand docs he lack in appreciation of a joke, as the following incident which is vouched lor, will evince. The other day he received a dispatch lrom the friend of a furloughJ soldier, urging an extension of his leave on the ground that he hid been married ju3tone week. In reply the General sent the following dispatch : "Dispatch received ; furlough extended one month. See Deuteronomy xx, verse 7, and xxiv, verse 5. B. B." On referring to the passages cited was found the fol lowing : " And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and has not taken her ? let him go and return unto his heis3 le.t he die in the battle and another man lake her." When a man hat it taken a new wife, he shall not go cut li war neither shall he be charged with any business, but he sh ill be free ut home one year, and shall cheer up hia wife which he hath taken." It is reported that ttfler the war General Bragg pro poses having these verses incorporated in General Or ders, A. and I. G. O., and that nothing but our pres ent emergencies prevent their immediate promulgation. Chattanooga Rebel. Iitt.ut. Utn. Ptmbtrton, The public were never able to account for the sal tant promotion by which Col. Pemberton, C. S. A. (Ex-Lieut. U. S. A) became, without trial or expe rience and without the possession cf unusual abilities that were ever heard of, a Lieutenant General, com manding the Department of the Mississippi. His man agement of aflairs in that quarter, and especially the failure to keep the enemy out of the Capital of Missis sippi, has not elucidated the mystery. When the pinch carr e, another General, of tried and known ability, was sent there, but it was too late. If Pembc-rton was not competent for the duties assigned him why was he sent there, and why so Jong retained and if it was intend ed to relieve him when the crisis came, why was the re lief withheld until it could not avail ? The telegraph tells us that the plundering and destruction at Jackson amounted to from five to ten million of dolUrs. Was it worth so much to any body that Gen. Pemberton should have been promoted over so many officers of ex perience and ability ? " The Government " may feel very easy on the subject, but the ignorant public must be allowed to have its doubts. Richmond Whs. Thk University. The Catalogue for 18C2-'3 shows the effect of the war upon the University. Instead of hundreds of students we find the tames of only seventy three. There are 8 Seniors, 9 Juniors, 30 Sophmores, 24 Freshman, 2 Irregulars. Of these 57 are from North (Jarolin&9 from Virginia,- 4 from South . Carolina, 1 each from Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana t The Annual Commencement is on the first Thursday in J une, 4'h prox. The Sermon before the graduating class will be preached by Rev. W. H. McGuffey of the University of Virginia. FayetlevilU Observer. BY TELEGRAPH. FOR TI1JE JOURNAL. FROM J ACKEON THB YANKEES VICKSBURG. REPULSED AT Mobih, May 23, 1863. The tpeclal reporter of the Advertiser A Register at Jackson, May 22d, says that heavy firing was heard li tba direction of Vickuburg this morning. It was reported and believed in official circles that the enemy assaulted our works at Yicksburg on Wednesday and were badly repula ed. Snider 'a Bluff has been evacuated. A courier reports that Tatoo city was captured yester day by th Federals, and that the h'avy Yard was burned by ua. An officer from Vicksburg reports orant &s being wlip ped back. Latkb The enemy have made tLree desperate assaults on Vicksburg, and been repulsed. Semi official information haB been received of the tup ture of Helena by Price. The Jackson correspondent, of the lJKb, bjvb flat John ston thia morning threw ten to twelve thousand men over Big Black liver to the Vicksburg iHc. It is reported in Mobile ttat Snyder's Bit, ffhttS tceu re occupied, and the occupation of Yazoo City by tie Fed erals is disbelieved. FKOil JACKauN AZiU VlCKttbUUU THE YANKEE LObS NEAB VICKSF.URG. Mcb ls, May 23, 1S( ;:j The special reporter of tie Advertiser aud Register at Jeckson, May 23rd, Bavs that the latest from Vicksburg was on Thursday night. Our loss was s'Igbt, and tie ii ju. ry 'o our batteries was tiifllcg. The garrison was well bup plied atd ia oufident tf ho'-ding the place. The enemy tailed in all his efforts. Bis dead strewed the groutid in front of our works, one estimate places his loss at ten thou sand. Firing was heard at intervals last night and to-day. The etemy is suipcard to be shelling. The enemy is reported at Ponchatoulu, runniaga tra'n cp that far from New Orleans. FBOM TULLAHOMA. Tcllauom a, May 23J, lbt'3. The rumor of the capture of two of our regiments in front, with one piece of artillery, is not true. The enemy did surround and capture a small out post of some forty men. All quiet in front. GRANT'S ENTRST INTO MlSiISSlPi'1. Atlanta, May 23d, 1g:$. Grant eu'ered the State of Mississippi, crossing the river live miles below Grand Gulf, with 60 to 100,000 men, ai.d a Leavy force of cavalry. Ee received no reinforcement lrum Louisiana, but receivei them constantly from the W'tti bank of the river. His transportation is all on the river, and they must cling to the river bank. We evacuated Grand Gulf, iallirg back, lighting towards Jackson, and was fol!owebby the enemy, who entered Jackson &0,(uu strong on the 14th. Gen. Johnston reached Jacksuu on the 13th, end fell back to Canton. The Yankees were scared at 11 ? ding Johnston there, and committed exctatws for two days, burnirg Churches and private houses, tearing jewel, ry from ti e persons of citizens, and gutting residence sin J fled towards Vicksburg on the 16th, followed by Johnston, who is constantly receiving reinforcements. Vicksburg has five months supplies of every kind, uni can be taken only by bunqer. The Yankees report the capture of AlexanJiu, hut It in uot credited. LATER FROM THE NORTH MASH MEETING IN INDI ANA ARRESTS VALLA NDIGH AN SENT TO FOuT WARREN. Richmond, May 21, 1803. The Examiuor has Noithern papers of 22nd inst. A Democratic State Maes Meeting was held at Indianap olis on the 20th, which was largely attended ; I). W. Voor hies, president. A good deal of excitement prevailed lu riiig the day, and forty to fifty arrests were made for carry ing concea'ed weapons, Bhouting for Jefl Davis, Ac. The speeches made were principally in opposition to tho war measures of the administration. At 3 p. m. a resolution was introduced and hurriedly paRscd, amid groat onfuBiou, after which the meeting adjourned sine die. Oa several trams leaving the city atliight the excuruion IAb commenced firiog on the soldiers. The home military authorities stopped the trains and searched tho paaBcngtrs. About five hundred revolvers were taken and numerous ar rests made. Vallandigham hs been consigned to Fort Warren. The cilice of the Moni or, a democratic newspaper pub lished at Huntington, Pennsylvania, was destroyed by u mob. The Syarcuse Courier says that Mrs. Vallandighuni l.uo become a lunatic. It is reportedthat the Alabama 1b blockaded in the buy t Martinique. ARRIVAL OF PHIiONERB AT GOLDSBOUO'. Goi.D-BOuo't May 25th, lbO:;. Ten abolition prisoners artlved here this evening from Kinston, seven blng the Captain and crew. of the Bchoon er Seabird, captured last Thursday, 20 miles below Wilkin son's poiat on the Neute, and 40 milos bolow Newbera, by six men of Capt. Barricg ton's Company of Whitford's bat talion. Thi hooner and cargo of government stores wit burned; two negroes, who Bay they belong to Norfolk, were takes cfl a lighter at the same tiuio, and a Yankee Doctor captured below Kinston on the enemy' retreat near Newbern last week, make up the balanco of the crowd. -They start for Richmond ia the morning. AFFAIRS BELOW KINSTON. RiLiiyn, May 2oth, 113. Tkj Progress' Kinston correspondent of the 24th, saj fl that 3 000 Yankees attacked our pickets of three regimtntu at Gam Swamp on Friday, and surprised and routed them. We had ssveral wounded, and 50 to 100 taken prisoners. Gen. Hill forced the enemy back and drove them to within 8 miles of Newbern. The Colonel commanding the Yankees in reported killad. The enemy burnt she Court House and other building at Trenton, Jones county, on Friday, and robbed and plun dered tho citizens ti they went. FROM JACK SON THE FEDERAL ASSAULT ON VICKSBURG. Mobile, May 25tfc, 163. Th9 Mobile correspondent of the Eveuing News, at Jack son, May 23d, says tnat troops are continually arriving and W9 will soon have a fine army. The city ia being fortified. Tha Mississippiaa of Baturday, says that the Federals kid attacked Vicksburg six times, three times on yesterday and each time were defeated with immense loss. Gen. Stevenson says that ho can hold Vicksburg indctiu itely. A special dispatch to the Advertiser aiid News dated Jackson, Mir-s., Msy 21th, pays that tiring was hear J un'il i) o'clcck this morning, but nothing since then. This morning the 29 h Mississ'ppi regiment, mounUd, ditshed into Raymond, capturing four hundred prlKoncM. Pouiteeu wtre bioaht to this city, and the rest bring sick and woundad were paroled. Jackscx, Mis., Mat 25t0 An cflioer from Vicksburg says that, on Tiu.iday morning, at 10 o'clock, the enemy attacked cur left centre four timca. The first attack lasted 20 minutes, the 2d 20, tho 3d 15, and the 4th 9 minutes, with great slaughter. Our loss was 80 men. We took four stands of colors. A column of assault was brought up ou Wednesday, the officers leading, but the troops broke, and tho column din appeared. Ou Thursday the enemy were engaged io shell ing. The Federal dead were still unburied ou Thursday night. Our works towards Warrcnton are not menaced. Jk Federal line of Investment ia imperfeot. Federal prisoners report Gen. Steele as killed. LATER FROM THE UNITED STATES. Bichmond, May 2i, liCJ. Northern dat( a of 23d iuat. have been received. Corrca pendenta say that Grant's primary object is the occupation of Haine'a BluH, which is regarded aa the key to Vicksburg. The Chronicle says that his jmction with the force awak ing him at the Bluff to march Into Vicksburg, cannot te prevented. Several iron clads are stationed at important points on BedKiver, cutting off completely, rebel communication witn Texas. A Cincinnati despatch says that the President has chaog the sentence of Vallandigham to transportation through our lines. He will be delivered to Bosecranz, who, under a flag of truce, will deliver him into the linos of Bragg. The news from the Army of the Potomac, ia unimpor- In Humphrey' divlaion has been broken up by the de parture of the nine months' regiment belonging to the 5th Corps. It is rumored at Bermuda that Semmes haa resigned com mand of tha AUbama. to take command of a fine Confed erate Bhip, mounting twenty guns. The officer in charge of the pg 01 iruce r'
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