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12 miles east of Jackson. A great battle is imminent. Banks is to raise a corps d'afrique (corps d'affrights) consisting of eighteen regiments. Banks has ordered one hundred citizens to be held as hostages in close confinement for those who killed Capt Dwight near Bayou Courtableu. Col. Grierson made a speech in New Orleans, and said there was a strong Union sentiment in Mississippi. He says the men and resources of the rebel army have been greatly exaggerated. Grant and Porter have issued congratulatory orders upon the taking of Port Gibson. There was a fight near Blackwater river on May 1st--three killed and eighteen wounded. It is said, "by all odds, the severest infantry fight yet had in the vicinity of Suffolk." The rebels attacked their trains. The Federal say they fell back to get them in the open field. The fight occurred near Suffolk. The rebels attacked a Yankee party who were pulling up rails. Seven Yankee regiments were in the engagement.
gainst him were dismissed by nolle prosequi. John Guiotti was tried for breaking into the storehouse of Dionisio Meoni in November last, with intent to commit larceny. He was sent to the penitentiary for one year. Fendall Thomas and Chas. Porter, newsboys, were tried for stealing three reams of paper from the store of Adolphus Morris. The case of Thomas being first taken up he was convicted and sent to the penitentiary for one year. Proceedings against Porter were stopped by a nolle the penitentiary for one year. Fendall Thomas and Chas. Porter, newsboys, were tried for stealing three reams of paper from the store of Adolphus Morris. The case of Thomas being first taken up he was convicted and sent to the penitentiary for one year. Proceedings against Porter were stopped by a nolle prosequi, entered on account of his youth. Wm. Sullivan, charged with breaking into J. C. Shafer's and stealing a lot of cloth, was on Thursday awarded 5 years in the penitentiary.