Confederate States Congress. Monday, March 23.
Senate--The Senate met at 12 o'clock M., Mr. Hunters of Va. in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Soleman of the Baptist church.
Mr. Clay, of Ala introduced a bill in relation to the custody of persons charged with offences against the Confederate States.
The bill provides that the committing magistrate shall place accused persons in the safest places of confinement, and remove those already committed should good reason exist.
Mr. Clay introduced a bill to abolish supernumerary Commissaries and Quartermasters, the office of Regimental Commissary among other things being abolished.
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Sparrow offered a resolution which was agreed to, that the Committee on Post-Offices and Post Roads inquire into the expediency of providing for the transmission of foreign mail matter by the way of Matamoras and Havens, in such manner as may be deemed most practicable.
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Mayor's Court, Monday March 23d.
--Henry Dowden, Jas Henry Dowden Feast, was required to give security for his good behavior, on the charge of forcing himself in the Theatre without a ticket and refusing to leave.
Oliver, slave of the Confederate States and Allen, slave of Spotts & Harvey, were committed for trial on the charge of stealing a roll of Government cloth worth $90. The property was taken from a warehouse on Fourteenth street.
Henry the Hustings Court, on a charge of obtaining by false pretences from John Giblot a pistol worth $75, and refusing to return the same.
Wm Daly, a soldier with getting drunk and trespassing on E J Brump's promises, was sent before the Provost Marshal.
The case in which Wm Bowen and Wm. While, soldiers, were charged with shooting Lewis Sweiger and Frederick Grope, was up and further continued, on account of the absence of Sweiger, one of the witness, who was unable to appear.
Mobile, March 23.
--The Appeal, of the 21st inst, says that the cachet steamer Natchez, with 1,300 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire on the 13th inst, on a trip up the Yazoo.
The Hartford and Monongahela were allowed to approach within 470 yards of our batteries at Grand Gulf, when they opened upon them, the vessels replying with broadsides several times.
A dozen shots struck the vessels.
Parties were seen carrying the wounded below.
No damage on our side.
The Natchez Courier says that the Hartford, the Federal fit ship, with Commodore Farragut on board, an choired in front of that city on Tuesday afternoon, 16th inst., and rent a small boat with a flag of truce ashore with a note addressed to the Mayor, stating that if the United States boats were fired on by the people of Natchez, or by guerillas, he would bombard the city.
The Hartford remained all night and left with the Monongahela next morning.
Affairs in Tennessee. Chattanooga, March 23.
--There was no movement of the army of Tennessee on Tuesday.
The enemy advanced on the roads from Franklin towards Columbia, but on Saturday retired to Franklin.
Gen. Van-Dorn is still on the North side of Duck river.
Our forces occupy Florence and Tuscaloosa.
There has been no movement of the enemy from Corinth in this direction.
Morgan had a fight at Auburn, Cannon county. Tenn., on Friday, with an overwhelming force of the enemy.
he fought gallantly, and killed and wounded a number of the enemy, but at last was forced to retire before superior numbers.
From Vicksburg and Memphis. Jackson, March 23.
--A special dispatch to the Appeal, dated Grenada, 20th, says: Dispatches to the Memphis Argus from Vicksburg, to the 13th, state that twenty five "rebels" were captured whilst tearing out the levee above the canal.
Bayon Macon is pronounced unnavigable on account of the snags.
One division of the Yankee army left Memphis Tuesday last, (13th,) on a light draft steamer, bound to Yazoo Pass.
The river is falling at Memphis; also, the upper tributaries.
may surely tell you to expect a great success when the time for movement comes" Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has visited all the Pennsylvania troops, and testifies in like manner.
A Stafford Court House correspondent, of March 25th, says 40 rebels, disguised as civilians, were discovered yesterday hovering near our lines, and were captured.
They were nearly all armed with revolvers, but it is not known whether they were regular Confederate soldiers.
A dispatch from Chattanooga, March 23d, says:
Morgan had a fight at Auburn, Cancan county, Tenn., Friday, with an overwhelming force of the enemy.
He fought gallantly, and killed and wounded a number of the enemy, but was at last forced to retire.
It is reported that Lincoln will visit New York shortly.
The Herald promises him great enjoyment.
The Herald has obtained a copy of the Confederate Navy Register and publishes it in full, with a long article on "the Rebel Navy in Buckram."It asks "where are the ships
the North.
defeat of the Democrats in Connecticut--Later from Europe, etc., etc. [from our own Reporter.] Fredericksburg, April 9.
--I send you a summary of news from Northern papers of Tuesday last, the 7th instant:
Buckingham (Rep.) beats Seymour (Cem.) 3,000 in Connecticut, and the Republicans gain one member of Congress, though the Democratic gain on the State ticket is about 6,000.
The Legislature is largely Republican.
Advice, from Europe are up to the 23d of March.
The Polish revolt has been crushed, and is a prisoner in Cracow.
It is rumored that the Czar has promised Napoleon to give Poland the right of self government, a liberal Constitution, and an amnesty to the insurgents.
The biddings for the Confederate loan amounted to £150,000,000 sterling, at an average premium of 4½ all through.
The Alabama has captured and burnt about twenty-eight vessels since she has been in commission.
No answer has yet been received by Fra
em on certain terms for present or future delivery, according to circumstances, we should readily have entered into negotiations; but we should have done so, not because we wished to aid the North, but because we wanted the wheat.
In like manner, it is perfectly legitimate to take the Confederate cotton, and there is nothing that should prevent any of our merchants or capitalists from subscribing for it, provided they are satisfied with the price.
[from the London times city article, March 23.]
The demand for money at the bank and in the open market was very active on Saturday, (21st,) chiefly in consequence of the large amounts looked up in deposits on the Confederate loan.
The Confederate loan touched 5 premium in the morning, then it relapsed during a short period to 4 premium, and closed at 4⅜ to 4⅝ premium.
The aggregate of the subscriptions in London, Paris, Liverpool, Franklin, and Amsterdam, is about fifteen millions of pounds sterling.
[from the London Po
Notice.
--There was placed in the jail of the county of Charlotte, on the 23d of March last, a negro seen represented as a runaway.
The negro is not disposed to give the name of his owner.
He calls himself by the name of Richard.
I understand from Mr. H. S. Garrett of Greensville co, Va, that this boy was sold is Richmond by Dickinson & Hill, on the 2d or 3d of last December, as the property of James Brown's estate.
The boy is 23 or 14 years old, 5 feet 6 or 8 inches high, has good teeth, and is of dark complexion.
His owner will please come forward, prove property, pay charges, and receive his negro. Thos. M. Smith, Jailor of Charlotte oc, Va. ap 28--1aw6w*
ose brigade was being sorely pressed, rode up to Gen. Jackson, and said: "General, they are beating us back." The reply was, "Sir, we will give them the bayonet." Gen. Bee immediately rallied the remnant of his brigade, and his last words to them were: "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall.
Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer.
Follow me."
In November, after the battle of Manassas, Gen. Jackson was assigned to the command of the Department of the Valley.
On the 23d of March following the battle of Kernstown was fought.
With a force not exceeding 3,000 effective men he attacked 20,000 fresh troops, repulsed them repeatedly, and so crippled the foe that he dared not, with all his numbers, follow him in his retreat.
The next fight in which he commanded was at McDowell, where he met the enemy under Milroy, and defeated him after four hours hard fighting.
In the following dispatch he announced his triumph:
"Valley District, May 9, 1862. "To Gen. S. Coo
