The troops bivouacked for the night, expecting

terday came in clear and beautiful, giving the artillerists a fine opportunity for practice, which they improved excellently by numerous shots. Preparations were made for an advance, and the infantry skirmishers were thrown out. The cavalry, under Col. Minty, supported by the Thirtyeighth Illinois infantry, made a crossing two miles up the creek in the face of the enemy who, however, fell quickly back from the National approaches. Soon word came back that the rebels were in rapid retreat, and finally at night the cavalry returned, announcing that all the rebels had fled beyond Duck River, which, of course, deter

put an end to a contest injurious to the civilized world and disastrous to the parties engaged, to drive the enemy on the succeeding day. Yesbelieving that its prolongation can only tend to embitter and perpetuate feelings of hostility between States which, however politically disunited, must ever be intimately connected by identity of language and of religion, and by the immutable laws of geographical amity and of mutual demand and supply, deem the present time, when there is a momentary pause in conflict, a suitable one to utter the words of peace. The Senate and House of Representatives of the confederate States do therefore resolve that they will cordially coöperate with the Executive in any measures it may adopt, consistent with the honor, the dignity and independence of these States, tending to a speedy re-mined the return of the expedition. storation of peace with all or with any of the The different cavalry skirmishes resulted in the States of the Federal Union." The resolution was loss on the National side of two killed and seven referred without debate to the Committee on wounded.-Cincinnati Gazette. Foreign Affairs.

-GOVERNOR CANNON, of Delaware, issued a proclamation enjoining upon the people of that State that they should hold true allegiance to the Government of the United States as paramount to that of the State of Delaware, and that they should obey the constituted authorities thereof before the Legislature of the State of Delaware, or any other human authority whatsoever.-(Doc. 134.)

-THE National Union Club, of Philadelphia, Pa., was inaugurated at that place this evening. A brief skirmish took place at a point twelve miles east of Paris, Ky., between a party of rebel guerrillas and the guard of a National forage train, resulting in a repulse of the guerrillas.-MajorGeneral Schenck, at Baltimore, Md., issued an order prohibiting the sale within his command of pictures of rebel soldiers and statesmen.

March 12. The expeditionary force under Major-General Gordon Granger, which moved on Monday against Van Dorn's rebel army, returned to Franklin, Tenn., this afternoon, having driven the enemy beyond Duck River. The infantry went no farther than Rutherford Creek, but the cavalry, under Colonel Minty, of the Fourth brigade, made a thorough reconnoissance of the country beyond the creek to Duck River.

The second day's march brought the expedition to Rutherford Creek, where, for a time, the rebels promised fight. Their positions were well chosen, their artillery commanding the pike and several crossings. A blinding rain, however, prevented General Granger attempting the passage of the stream, which was flood-high and foaming.

March 13.-Fort Greenwood, on the Tallahatchie, Miss., was this day, and for the preceding two days, bombarded by the Union gunboats Chillicothe and De Kalb, and also by a land-battery of heavy Parrott guns. The guns of the fort were nearly silenced, but it being unassailable by infantry, the gunboats were compelled to retire without being able to reduce it.—(Doc. 135.)

-THE schooner Aldebaran was captured and burned by the rebel privateer Florida.—A Union meeting, under the auspices of the Union League, was held at Newark, N. J.-A slight skirmish took place at Berwick City, La., ending in the dispersion of a party of rebels, who attacked a National water-party from Brashear City.—Early this morning the signal-station at Spanish Wells, S. C., was surprised and burned by a party of rebels. A lieutenant and eight men were made prisoners and carried off.-(Doc. 136.)

March 14.-Newbern, N. C., garrisoned by the Ninety-second New-York volunteers, under the command of Colonel Anderson, was this day attacked by a large rebel force, under General Pettigrew. After a bombardment of four hours' duration, a fleet of gunboats appeared opposite the city, and opening on the rebels dispersed them in great haste.-(Doc. 137.)

-BRIGADIER-GENERAL B. S. ROBERTS, in command of the defences of the Upper Potomac, issued orders regulating the trade between Maryland and Virginia.-The Loyal National League, of NewYork City, was inaugurated at the Academy of Music in that city.-New-York Evening Post.

-THE rebel batteries at Port Hudson, La., a body of rebel cavalry under Gen. Fitz-Hugh were attacked by the Union fleet, under Admiral Lee, in which the latter, after a most desperate Farragut; but, after a terrible bombardment of struggle, of four hours' duration, were repulsed, several hours' duration, they were compelled to and finally routed and pursued for a distance of retire without reducing the rebel stronghold.-six miles.-(Doc. 139.) (Doc. 138.)

-By order of the War Department, Colonel --A FORCE of National cavalry, under the com- James B. Fry was detailed as Provost-Marshal mand of Colonel Robert H. G. Minty, returned to General of the United States, in pursuance of Murfreesboro, Tenn., after a successful reconnois-section five of the act approved March 3, 1863, sance, of eleven days' duration, into the surround- for enrolling and calling out the National forces, ing country. They dispersed several squads of and for other purposes.-The British steamer guerrillas, captured fifty prisoners, forty mules, Calypso ran the blockade of Charleston, S. C., thirty tents, a number of wagons, and provisions, and arrived at her wharf in that city without reand obtained some valuable information concern-ceiving any damage from the blockading fleet.— ing the position and strength of the rebel forces.Louisville Journal.

Charleston Courier.

-REAR-ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, from the flag-ship Hartford, lying off Natchez, Miss., sent a letter to the Mayor of that city, stating that if the United States boats were fired on by the people of Natchez or by guerrillas, he would bombard the city.-Gold was quoted in Richmond, Va., at four dollars and twenty-five cents premium.

March 15.-The schooner Chapman, about leaving San Francisco, Cal., was boarded by officers of the United States government and taken into custody as a privateer. Twenty secession ists, well armed, and six brass Dahlgren guns, with carriages suitable for use on shipboard, were captured. Correspondence found on the persons of the prisoners identified them as in the interest of the rebels.-Eight hundred paroled National prisoners, en route to Chicago, were detained in Richmond, Ind., and while there they complete-der to meet an expedition of rebel cavalry, which ly demolished the office of the Jefferson newspa

per.

-THE British steamer Britannia, from Glasgow, with a valuable cargo, successfully ran the blockade into Wilmington, N. C.

March 18.-This afternoon Captain Perkins, of the First Louisiana National cavalry, with a party of his men, left Brashear City, La., in or

had attacked a squad of men belonging to the One Hundred and Sixtieth New-York regiment, at Berwick's Bay. About half-past three o'clock he fell in with the rebel force, at a point two miles beyond the National lines, and charged them with so much spirit that they turned and March 16.-A boat laden with about two thou-fled in confusion. The cavalry continued the sand dollars' worth of contraband goods was cap-chase, and a running fight was kept up for some tured while attempting to run the blockade on Elizabeth River, near Norfolk, Va.

THIS evening a numerous and enthusiastic meeting was held in the City Hall, at Burlington, N. J., for the purpose of forming a Union League. Addresses were delivered by James W. Scovel and James C. Botts.

March 17.-A detachment of National troops under the command of Colonel Spear, attacked the rebel breastworks on the Black Water, near Franklin, Va., but without being able to carry them. The fight lasted for more than an hour, in which Colonel Spear had one man killed, and sixteen men wounded.-Baltimore American.

-A SPIRITED cavalry engagement occurred at Kelly's Ford, on the Rappahannock River, Va., between a strong reconnoitring force of Union troops under the command of Gen. Averill, and

seven or eight miles, where he found reënforcements for the rebels, in waiting to receive him. Their numbers greatly exceeding his, he gave the order to retreat, but was closely followed by the rebels, who kept up the fight for several miles on the return. In the affair ten of the rebels were killed and twenty wounded, and fourteen horses with all their trappings were captured by the Na tionals.-Captain Julien, of the First Tennessee cavalry, was killed by guerrillas, near Hillsborough, Tenn.-Peace resolutions passed the lower house of the New-Jersey Legislature. During the debate on the resolutions James M. Scovel delivered an elaborate Union speech.

-AN enthusiastic Union meeting was held at Skowhegan, Maine.

March 19.-The British steamer Georgianna, with a cargo of medicines, dry goods, and six

corn, and the houses and cotton-gins of the rebel planters along the route.-(Doc. 140.)

pieces of field artillery of the Whitworth and Miss. In Deer Creek they were attacked in strong Blakely patterns, was disabled and subsequently force by the enemy, but, after a contest of several destroyed by the National blockading fleet off hours' duration, he was driven off with considerCharleston, S. C.-The Union gunboat Chenan-able loss. The expedition destroyed two thougo was launched at Greenpoint, N. Y.-A party sand bales of cotton, fifty thousand bushels of of soldiers sent to Rush County, Ind., to arrest deserters, succeeded in capturing six, but while on their way to the cars the deserters were rescued by a large party of mounted "Southern sympathizers," who were armed with rifles. Two companies of infantry were then sent from Indianapolis, and the deserters were again taken into custody. A skirmish occurred on Duck River, near Franklin, Tenn.-The schooner Fanny Lewis arrived at London, from Wilmington, N. C., having run the blockade with a cargo of cotton and turpentine.-London News.

March 20.-A battle was this day fought at Vaught's Hill, near Milton, Tenn., between a body of Union troops under the command of Colonel A. S. Hall, of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio, and the rebel forces under Generals Wheeler and Morgan, terminating, after a well-contested struggle, in the defeat and retreat of the rebels, with a loss of nearly four hundred of their number killed and wounded.-(Doc. 141.)

March 21.-A fight occurred at Cottage Grove, Tenn., between the Union force stationed in that place, and a body of rebel guerrillas, numbering nearly two thousand men. The fight lasted for more than two hours with varying success; finally, the Union party being reënforced, the rebels were driven off the field, and pursued for several miles, with great loss in killed and wounded.

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-THE National gunboats Hartford and Monongahela passed Warrenton, Miss., and anchored below Vicksburgh. - Major-General Edwin V. Sumner died at Syracuse, N. Y., this morning. The British steamer Nicholas I. was captured while attempting to run the blockade of Wilming ton, N. C., by the gunboat Victoria.-A fight took place near Seneca, Pendleton County, Va., between a party of loyal men, called "Swampers," and a force of rebels, resulting in the defeat of the "Swampers."-Wheeling Intelligencer.

March 22.-This morning, at ten o'clock, a scouting-party of fifty men, belonging to the Fifth Missouri cavalry, encountered Quantrel's guerrillas near Blue Spring, Mo. A short skirmish ensued, after which the National cavalry retreated with a loss of nine killed, five missing and several wounded. The rebel casualties were not ascertained.-The steamer Granite City was captured off Eleuthera, Bahamas, by the United States gunboat Tioga.—Mount Sterling, Ky., garrisoned by a detachment of National troops, under the command of Captain Radcliff, was this day captured by a small body of rebel cavalry, under Colonel Cluke.—(Doc. 143.)

March 23.-The treaty between the United States and Liberia was officially promulgated.— The schooner Charm was captured at the mouth of Indian River Inlet, Fla., by a boat expedition from the National steamer Sagamore.--The expemand of Col. John D. Rust, which left Beaufort, ditionary force of National troops, under the comS. C., on the nineteenth instant, arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, to-day.--(Doc. 148.)

March 24.-The rebel steamer Havelock, under the command of Captain L. M. Coxetter, ran the blockade into Charleston, S. C. A correspondent of the Mobile Register, gave the following account of her "narrow escape:" "She had run through the blockaders just before day, having left Nassau on the twentieth instant, bringing a most valuable cargo. After crossing the bar, however, she ran ashore on Drunken Dick Shoals, and it was feared the enemy's gunboats would run in and endeavor to capture her, which might have been done at the time had they had pluck enough to have attempted it. The confederate States rams Chicora, Captain Tucker, and Palmetto, Captain Rutledge, immediately got under weigh and went down to offer battle, should the enemy attempt a capture. There was evidently great commotion -A LARGE force of Union troops, under the among the fleet, who could be seen rapidly sig command of Generals Stuart and Sherman, in con-nalizing each other. The battery was crowded junction with the fleet of gunboats, under Admi- by spectators watching events, and eagerly look ral Porter, returned to the Yazoo, after a success-ing for some demonstrations on the part of the ful reconnoitring expedition to Steele's Bayou, Federals, as our rams glided down to the scene of Black Bayou, Muddy Bayou, and Deer Creek, action. The British steamer Petrel, which had