The Kines was under a severe fire. Her rig¬ 
ging was badly cut, her rudder lost, and other¬ 
wise damaged, she became unmanageable, and 
was obliged to drop back out of the fire. The 
Monong&hela also (ell back out of range. The 
loss on board the Kines. if any, is not reported. 
The side wheel of the gnnboat Genesee was 
somewhat damaged, and she also fell back. The 
amount of damages on board this boat is not 
known here at present 
The Mississippi went up last and grounded on 
the bank in a position which placed her nearly 
in the center of the eDtire range of the shore 
batteries, which extended nearly three and one- 
half miles. She grounded at twelve o’clock at 
night, and Ftood fire forty minutes before she 
was abandoned. Acting-Master Robt. T. Kelly 
was killed, and sixty-five men are killed or 
wounded. When the ship was abandoned, it. 
was set on fire and destroyed. Some of the men 
took to the boats and pulled for the shore. One 
Several 
five iron clads and the Prince, and is into Deer 
Creek, making all baste for Yazoo. Doubtless 
he is there now. 
A dispatch was received on the 29th ult,, by 
the Navy Department, from Admiral Farragub 
dated below Warrenton, March 19th, in which ho 
says that about ten miles above Grand Gulf he 
saw the wreck of the lndianola, on the right bank 
of the river. She was partially submerged, and 
her upper works were very much shattered by 
explosion. 
Maj.-Gen. Grant, in a letter to Surgeon-Gene¬ 
ral Hammond, dated headquarters Department 
of Tennessee, before Vicksburg, which has been 
received here, says, as to Surgeon J. R. Smith’s 
inquiry into the sanitary condition of the army, 
for its improvement: 
u I know a great deal has been said to impress 
the public generally, and all officials, particular¬ 
ly, w ith the idea that this army was in a suffering 
condition, and mostly from neglect This is most 
erroneous. The health of this command will 
compare favorably with any army in the field. I 
venture to say that every preparation is made for 
the sick that could be desired. 1 venture the as¬ 
sertion that no army every went into the field 
with better arranged preparations for receiving 
sick and wounded soldiers than this. We have 
hospital boats expressly tilled up with volunteer¬ 
ing supplies. It is a great, question whether one 
person in ten could be so well taken care of at 
home, as in the army here.” 
Memphis papers of the 27th confirm the tele¬ 
gram that a large force under Sherman passed 
through Sunflower river and landed near Haines’ 
Bluff. No action occurred up to latest dates. 
The N. Y. Mercury bag a special Cairo dis¬ 
patch of the 29tl), to the effect that a rise in the 
Mississippi has flooded the peninsula, and that 
there is 15 feet of water in the cut off. A fleet of 
six iron clads and 20 transports passed through 
carrying 15,000 men. They are to operate with 
Admiral Farragut, and though the object is 
secret, it is thought they will attack Port 
Hudson. 
Another dispatch says a report has been receiv¬ 
ed, announcing the. complete success of the ex¬ 
pedition under Generals Ross and Quittby. It is 
said that Greenwood is captured with all the 
rebel force. No particulars. 
UST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, v. 
The Enquirer says:—By a dispatch from 
Charleston, we learn that no attack is expected 
before the highest spring tide, which will be on 
the 3d of April. The reason is, the enemy can¬ 
not venture upon Charleston without being sure 
of the coming spring tide to float off their ships, 
in case o( any of them coming aground. 
The Savannah Republican says many poor 
women and children in that city are suffering 
for food, and cannot get enough com meal lie- 
cause the railroad transportation is monopolized 
by the Government. 
The Revenue steamer Reliance, C'apt. Dugan, 
arrived at Fortress Monroe on the 28th, having 
in tow two brigs captured while attempting to go 
to Virginia. They had on board a large rebel mail, 
a file of late papers from Richmond, and a large 
amount of Confederate bonds, and the Virginia 
bank notes, medicines, goods, Ac., intended for 
Richmond. One of the prisoners, Ieko, an Aus¬ 
trian, claims to belong to Montgomery, Alabama. 
Captain Dutrati deserve* praise. 
The steamer Augusta Dinsmore, from Port 
Royal 20th and Beaufort 24th, arrived at New 
York on the 27th. The neutral British steamer 
Nicholas I, with a valuable cargo consisting 
partly of 16 tons of powder and 170 cases of rifles, 
had been captured by the Federal steamer Vic¬ 
toria off Wilmington, und arrived at Beaufort in 
charge of Prize Master Everson. 
From the Charleston Courier March 18th; 
The British steamer Cyclops, from Nassau, ar¬ 
rived at her wharf in this city, at an early hour 
yesterday morning. .She got in the neighborhood 
of the bar soon after dark. Between eight and 
nine o’clock, the night being clear, she was dis¬ 
covered and chased by the Yankee blockaders 
for about an hour, during which time a large 
number of shell were tired at her. Oue of the 
latter burst over the vessel, and some of the frag¬ 
ments fell on her deck, but inflicted no injury 
on any one. 
In reference to Charleston the Richmond pa¬ 
pers say the authorities and citizens are resolved 
to defend that city under every extremity. In 
case of a bombardment, places of refuge have 
been provided for non-combatants. The mere 
running of the forte by the iron-dads will not 
amount to much, Unless they could bring their 
men in transports, they could at. the most do 
nothing more than shell the city while their am¬ 
munition lasted. 
It seems to be supposed that the enemy’s fleet 
will, if at all, attack Charleston on the spring 
tide. They will probably want all the water 
they can get, They Jet the new moon tide pass 
on the 19th. The lull moon tide will be on the 
3d of April. 
Admiral Dupont, in a dispatch to the Navy 
Department, dated the 21st, attaches much im¬ 
portance to the destruction of the large English 
iron steamer Georgian a, which he says was 
brought over by a retired British officer, ami in¬ 
tended to be used in tins Confederate navy, and 
officered in Charleston. On the.night of (he 
18th she attempted to riui into Charleston through 
Maffit’s channel. The alarm was given by a 
yacht attached to the Wabash, which fired into 
her, and the steamer Wissahickon perceiving her, 
opened such a heavy tire upon her that her com¬ 
mander hailed to say that he surrendered. Upon 
this the Wissahickon ceased tiring, but the cap¬ 
tain of the Georgiano, taking advantage of the 
cessation of our fire, pointed his vessel toward 
the shore, which was quite near, and succeeded 
in running her aground. All ou board escaped 
to the shore. The rebels brought three guns to 
bear from the beach. Captain Davis being of the 
opinion that the vessel could not be saved, deter¬ 
mined to destroy her, which be did by setting her 
on fire. 
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Lbaviik fall, but lo, the young buds peep I 
Flower* die, but still their seed shall bloom ! 
From death the quick young life wUl leap, 
When spring shall come and touch the tomb. 
The splendid ulilvcr of brave Wood 
Is thrilling through onr country mis, 
And she who in old time* withstood 
The tyrant, lift* again her brow. 
God’s precious charge we sternly keep 
Unto the final victory: 
AVith freedom we will live, or sleep 
With our great dead who set us free, 
God forget us when we forget 
To keep the old flag flying yet. 
boat wont to one of the other vessels, 
men jumped into the water, and were picked up 
by the boats of the fleet of those who landed on 
shore. Capt Fontaine, of the marines, with 
three men, were taken prisoners. The others 
walked down the levee, and were taken off’ to 
(lie fleet in boats. 
The naval engagement lasted from ten o’clock 
(ill about one in the morning. The Confederate 
forces at first fired badly, but after the Mississippi 
grounded and the. range was attained, the firing 
was very effective. 
While the gunboats were under the batteries, 
the six mortar schooners and the iron-clad Essex 
lay below the point and fired across, keeping up 
a continuous shelling of the Confederate batter¬ 
ies during the entire engagement. Of course 
there are no means at present, of learning the 
amount of the Confederate loss on shore. 
Fires were built all along the bank on the 
opposite side, throwing a glare of light across 
the river, and bringing the entire fleet into full 
view of the batteries during the engagement. 
Later intelligence states that a bottle contain¬ 
ing a dispatch from Farragut’s Secretary, dated 
above Fort Hudson, on the 15th, had been picked 
up, stating that all was well. We lost one ma¬ 
rine killed. Two of the crew were wounded. 
Thu Albatross lost one killed. 
The blockade of Galveston is still rigid. The 
Harriet Lane is still in the harbor, and her being 
iron cased is mere supposition. 
A successful cavalry expedition, under Capt. 
Perkins, has been made from Braahear City, for 
a considerable distance into the rebel lines. He 
engaged the rebel force and brilliantly fought, 
charging them with the sabre, chasing them 
eight miles, killing ten, wounding twenty, cap¬ 
turing fourteen horses, without losing a man. 
<£lje Kcrus donienser 
— Potatoes arc Belling in Atalanta, Georgia, for $15 a 
bushel. 
Ohio has 33 Batteries in the Union service, number¬ 
ing 206 guns. 
— The Senate of Michigan has passed a bill disfranchis¬ 
ing deserters. 
— The new 1 ork city banks now hold near forty rail 
lions of gold. 
— Five per cent, will be hereafter paid for deposits in 
the U. 8. Treasury. 
— Lake Erie is open, and boats are running between 
Buffalo and Cleveland. 
— Ice, it is thought, will be worth two cents a pound 
in Cincinnati next summer. 
— Preparations for the conscription are being rapidly 
pushed forw ard in "Washington. 
— Maj, Gen. Edward Armor, a soldier of the war of 
1812, died at Carlisle, Fa., last week. 
— Water has been let into the Morris Canal, N. J„ pre¬ 
paratory to a resumption of Navigation. 
— Forty acres of good land, within three miles of Spring- 
field, Missouri, were recently sold for $0. 
— The new Parliament buildings at Ottawa, Canada, 
will cost, when completed, upward of $2,000,000. 
— Nearly 800 packages of vegetables have been shipped 
from Chicago to Vicksburg within the Inst ten d»>g. 
— A great many Arctic birds hare lately been seen on 
the Lower 8t. Lawrence—white quails aud white owls. 
— The eutire amount of unclaimed dividends at the 
Bank of England on the 5th ult.. was £008,477 10g. 2d. 
— A large and commodious Turkish bath has been 
fitted up in Cork, Ireland, for the treatment of cattle and 
dogs. 
— Thursday, the 16th inst, has been designated by 
Governor Berry as a day of public fast in New Hamp¬ 
shire. 
— Three million six hundred thousand dollars worth of 
internal revenue stamps have been sold up to the present 
time. 
— The receipts of the New York Custom House last 
week amounted to $1,036,742, of which $675,000 were in 
specie. 
— Recent new regulations concerning the English 
navy proliibit the admission of boys under fourteen jears 
of age. 
— From the rolls of the entire army of the United 
States, it appears that there are 120,000 absentees or de¬ 
serters. 
— With a view of checking the growing crime of infan¬ 
ticide, it is proposed to erect an East London Foundling 
Hospital. 
— Photography has recently been employed in Boston 
with complete success in copying documents necessary in 
legal coses. 
— Several New York capitalists are in Washington se¬ 
lecting a site for the erection of a mammoth hotel on the 
New York plan. 
— The Chicagoans have taken the initiatory steps to¬ 
ward buildiug a splSbdid Astronomical Observatory in 
the Garden City. 
— Delaware has repudiated lotteries. A bill to legalize 
a swindle under that name was recently defeated by a 
decisive majority. 
— A soldier was recently discharged from one of the 
Massachusetts regiments in Louisiana who was seventy- 
two years of age. 
— It is estimated that there will be 40,000,000 feet 
more lumber cut ou the Penobscot and Kennebec Rivers 
this year than last. 
— A bank of the United States is contemplated in New 
York, under the recent National Banking act, with a capi¬ 
tal of $20,000,000. 
— Mr?. McClellan, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, 
grandmother of Gen. McClellan, died on March 19th, at 
the age of 81 years. 
— One firm in Troy has issued fifty thousand brass 
penny tokens, and it is said that the demand for local cir¬ 
culation is immense. 
— iu Prussia the press censor has a novel way of can¬ 
celing obnoxious paragraphs. He treats them with a 
coating of blacking. 
— Nearly five thousand new books, including reprints 
and new editions, were issued by the publishers of Great 
Britain during 1862. 
— Twenty of the American States will be represented 
at the great German Fair at Fraukfert-on the-Main, Ger¬ 
many, to bo opened in May. 
— The Hon. John W. Noell, of Missouri, member of 
the late Home of Representatives, died on Saturday week 
after several weeks decline. 
— The Polish revolution is agitating all Europe, and 
the Great Powers arc not unlikely to liave enough to occu¬ 
py their attention at home. 
— We understand that iu ah the navy yards in the 
Union, sure Mare Island and Washington, new wooden 
steam vessels are to be built 
— There is a soldier on Governor’s Island, now in close 
custody, who is known to have enlisted ten times, and to 
have received seven bounties. 
— It was reported in Washington that General Heintzle- 
man will take General Stunner’* place as commander of 
the Department Of the Mississippi. 
— The amount of the invoices on goods imported to the 
United States, from Leeds ii. England, for the quarter end 
ing Dec. 81st, 1802, was $2,670,034. 
— Some apprehension is felt in private circles for the 
safety of the U. S. steam frigate Colorado. She sailed 
from New York some months since. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., APRIL 4, 1863. 
The Army in Virginia. 
The rebels attacked Williamsburg on the 
29lh with cavalry and infantry, and were repuls¬ 
ed by the £>th Pennsylvania cavalry, tinder Col. 
Lewis. At noon the enemy had retreated, and 
Col. Lewis had re-established his pickets. The 
loss is not yet ascertained. 
The enemy also attacked Winfield, on the 
Chowan river, aud were repulsed. The enemy 
consisted of the 42d North Carolina regiment and 
guerrillas under Gen. Brown. Lieut. McLane, 
with part of a company of the 1st North Carolina 
Volunteers, took refuge in a blockhouse, where 
they defended themselves successfully, and after 
a fight of an hour and a half beat the enemy off. 
Col. Foster came up from Plymouth with three 
companies, and four companies of the lltli Penn¬ 
sylvania cavalry were sent from Suffolk by Gun. 
Peck. Gen. Brown succeeded in re-crossing the 
Chowan river with a part of his force. The re¬ 
mainder were attacked near Edentou, and dis¬ 
persed after a short resistance. Our troops are 
hunting them up in the swamps. 
Last Sabbath several clergymen in Norfolk 
gave notice that churches would be open on Fri¬ 
day, the 27lb, for services, in conformity with 
Jell'. Davis’ proclamation. The churches were 
accordingly opened, but as the worshipers be¬ 
gan to congregate they found a guard of Union 
soldiers at the doors, and consequently no ser¬ 
vices were allowed. 
Richmond papers say (hat. Judge Meredith, of 
the Rebel Circuit Court, hits decided that every 
citizen of Maryland, and every foreigner who 
ever enlisted in the rebel army, no matter for 
how short a time, acquired a domicil, and was, 
therefore, liable to conscription, if between the 
age of 18 aud 45 years. 
Col. Ludlow, commissioner for the exchange of 
prisoners, has concluded arrangements with the 
rebel commissioner Oidd, fur the exchange of all 
United States officers held by the rebel govern¬ 
ment. 
The steamboat State of Maine left Fortress 
Monroe on the 28th, for City Point, under a flag 
of truce. She took out for exchange 2S0 prison¬ 
ers of war, including 16 officers, and 325 citizen 
prisoners. 
An officer who deserted from the rel>el ranks 
was arrested in Norfolk, on the 29th. 1 le reports 
that the rebels are evacuating Richmond as fast 
as it is possible to do so quietly. The report is 
not fully credited. 
Information received from the Army of the 
Potomac shows that it is in splendid physical and 
inoral condition. Officers of the army who some 
time ago regretted the Syintoms of demoraliza¬ 
tion exhibited, now speak enthusiastically of the 
high state of discipline and excellent condition 
of the entire array. They assert that it was never 
in better lighting trim nor more completely ready 
for every emergency. 
The outposts of our army are daily approached 
by numbers of refugees from the South. Many 
of them come in absolute destitution, half naked 
and half starved, but under recent orders they 
are compelled to turn back or await permission 
from the department to enter our lines. These 
people all tell the same story of destitution in 
the South and the impossibility to procure sup¬ 
plies of food. 
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. 
The Courier des Etats Unis publishes the fol¬ 
lowing: 
“Information received by us from Paris au¬ 
thorizes us to believe that the mails of the Europa 
have brought to the French Minister at Washing¬ 
ton a fresh dispatch from M. Drouyn de L’Huys, 
in answer to that of Mr. Seward of the 6th of Feb¬ 
ruary last. 
“ The tone of this dispatch is, as we are in¬ 
formed, firm and dignified, while remaining 
within t ln> limitations of amicable relations. The 
Cabinet of the Tuilleries expresses its regret that 
the thought which had dictated its counsels of the 
Otli of January was not better apprehended and 
welcomed, and adds that, notwithstanding the 
arguments adduced by Mr. Seward, the Imperial 
Government continues to view the matter In the 
same light. Relieved by the failure of her effort 
from the obligations of amicable interposition 
which had entered into her former sympathies for 
the United States, France resumes with regret 
the attitude of a simple spectator, foreign to the 
fight, and will henceforth confine herself to fol¬ 
lowing Ihe course of events.” 
The War Department is making good progress 
with the appointments under the National Militia 
Law. Those for Ohio, New York and Massa¬ 
chusetts, are nearly completed. Those for the 
other New r England States, Pennsylvania and 
New Jersey will next be taken up. 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Kentucky.— In our last issue mention was 
made of a contemplated invasion of Kentucky, 
by the rebels. The rant,has begun, aud the rebel 
force in Kentucky is believed to be about 6,000, 
under Gen. Pegram. Telegrams in late rebel 
papers indicate that Gen. Longstreet, with a 
large army, is pushing rapidly into the State. 
There was considerable skirmishing on the 26th 
ult., and the day before, between our cavalry and 
the rebel advance south of the Kentucky river. 
About fifty prisoners were taken. The rebel ad¬ 
vance force is variously estimated at from 3,500 
to 10,000. Our troops are concentrating rapidly. 
Confidence is felt in the ability of our military 
commanders and the means they have at hand to 
repel the rebel invasion. 
Woodford's cavalry captured 200 rebel’s on the 
26th, near Danville. Cluke’s guerrillas still hover 
around Mt. Sterling. Over 200 of his men have 
been captured during the week. 
Gen. Gilmore crossed the Kentucky river in 
force on the 29th, and re-captured Danville, and 
is arriving iu Crab Orchard. 
Gen. Burnside has issued an order assuming 
command of the Department of the Ohio. Indi¬ 
ana is made a separate military district, under 
command of Col. Carrington, and reports to Gen- 
Burnside. One great duty with which oeneral 
Burnside is charged in his new department, is to 
defend Kentucky from apprehended rebel inva¬ 
sion". He will be furnished with an ample force 
for that purpose. Should circumstances favor, 
lie may co-operate with Gen. Rosecrans in liber¬ 
ating Tennessee. 
Tennessee.— Parson Brownlow has arrived 
from Tennessee and reports the rebels are con¬ 
centrating all their infantry, formerly in East 
Tennessee, at Tullahoma, while tlieir cavalry has 
made a diversion on East Kentucky, hoping to 
draw a force from Rosecrans. and that re-enforce¬ 
ments are arriving daily from Virginia. 
After the Brentwood. Teiin., tight, over fifty 
rebels were buried by our troops and oue hun¬ 
dred were wounded. We also took 115 prisoners. 
Our loss was 20 killed, wounded aud missing, in¬ 
cluding four officers. 
M rsFOCRL— Sunday morning, the 22d inst, a 
scout of 50 men, of the 5th cavalry, came upon 
Quautrel’s guerrillas, 200 or 300 strong, near Blue 
Springs. A short skirmish ensued. Our forces 
retreated, losing nine killed and wounded, and 
five missing. The rebel loss was unknown. 
Mississippi. —The following dispatches have 
been received by the Navy Department: 
Cairo, March 24, 1863. 
To Eon, Gideon Welles :—1 have just received 
the following communication from Lieut Com. 
G. R. Breese, dated Black Hawk. March 20th:— 
The Hartford is below Warrenton. Admiral Far¬ 
ragut’s Secretary came on board this morning, 
eu route to Admiral Porter. It will take him a 
week to communicate aud get back. Ho says 
that the Hartlbrd passed the forts, but that the 
others were repulsed, and one was seen in flames. 
It is believed that the Mississippi was the ship de¬ 
stroyed. A M. PtxNOCK. Fleet Captain. 
Caiso, March 24—7:56 P. M. 
To Eon, Gideon Welles:—l have just received a 
communication from Lieut Commander Breeze, 
dated Black Hawk, March 19th. The Admiral 
has got through .Steele’s and Black Bayou, with 
NEWS PARAGRAPHS 
Out of two million dollars worth of cotton seiz¬ 
ed in the South-west during the war, it is said the 
Government hits not benefited to the amount of 
one dime. It has all been disposed of for the 
benefit of individuals. The Government, it is 
reported, is about to call the persons to account 
That seized and captured on the Atlantic coast 
has realized a handsome sum to the treasury. 
Tue Chicago Times says that lake freights 
will open much lower than last year, and will 
probably rule low during the season. A large 
number of vessels are going into the Lake Supe¬ 
rior carrying trade. If grain freights do not 
afford a satisfactory compensation. 
“ Let every roan, woman and child at home,” 
says the Mobile Register, “ with a yard square ot 
ground, scratch Hand put itincorn. Every grain 
entrusted to the faithful earth is a mite of contri¬ 
bution to the nation’s liberty; every acre of cotton 
planted is a comfort to our enemies and a nail in 
the coffin of Confederate independence 
The United States ship Mississippi, whose de¬ 
struction by order of Com. Farragut is announced, 
was a side-wheel steamer of 12 guns, and 1,692 
tuns burthen. She was built in Philadelphia in 
1841, and was practically condemned on her first 
trip. Her rate of speed was slow. She was 
among the most uneeaworthy craft that ever 
floated. Her destruction is to be regretted, 
because she counted one in the attacking 
fleet; but few of our war vessels would be less 
missed. 
The Geneva Courier learns that a farmer by 
the name of Van Lew, living near Lodi, in Sene¬ 
ca county, bad 129 store sheep killed on Monday 
night week. The pelts were taken off and the 
carcasses all piled up in aheap together. No 
clue has been obtained to the perpetrators of this 
outrageous act. There is undoubtedly a number 
of persons who have associated themselves to¬ 
gether for the purpose of raising the wind, and 
this is their first experiment Fanners should lie 
on the lookout 
It is proposed in the Canadian Parliament to 
set apart not less than 500,000 acres of the public 
lands, for settlement by the operatives thrown out 
of employment in the mother country. 
Department of the Gulf 
Gen. Banks w r as at New Orleans on the 
23d, on the return of the army to Baton Rouge. 
He issued a general order, announcing that the 
entire object of the expedition was accomplished; 
that it was a complete success. The movement 
is understood to have been a mere diversion lo 
enable Farragut’s fleet to pass the batteries, and 
not the reduction of Port Hudson. 
Another account, says the army now extends 
from Baton Rouge a few miles ou trade. It is 
said that information was received that the 
rebels were about to attack Baton Rouge, which 
rendered a retrograde movement advisable. 
The rebel force at Port Hudson is said to num¬ 
ber twenty thousand. 
A report says the Mississippi, before her 
destruction, had silenced two rebel batteries 
which opened upon her, except one gun. and 
that the Richmond, which had passed Port Hud¬ 
son. returned, and mistaking her for a rebel gun¬ 
boat which might have come out of one of the 
bayous, tired on her so rapidly that she nearly 
swept her decks. 
A semi-official account of the engagemen 
says:—After the arrival of the army from Batoi 
Rouge, and the skirmishes of .Saturday I\ M., 
Admiral Farrugut’s fleet, which was anchored 
five or six miles below Port Hudson, prepared 
to pass the batteries. The signal for the advance 
was made at half-past nine o’clock—a beautiful 
starlight night The Hartford, with the Alba¬ 
tross alongside, took the lead, and both success¬ 
fully passed the batteries. The Richmond and 
Genesee followed. The Richmond was exposed 
to the fire of all the batteries, and received a 
shot through her steam drum, and was obliged 
to fall back out of range of the batteries. She 
dropped down the river and anchored. Her 
loss is eight men killed and seven wounded. 
The Monongahela and the Kines went up next 
in order. Capt. HcKinstrv. of the Monongahela, 
was standing on the bridge, when it was shot 
away from under him, and he was very seriously 
injured. It is reported that in his case the 
amputation of one leg will be necessary. The 
entire loss of the Monongahela was 7 men killed 
and 21 wounded. 
Department of the South. 
Information has been received by tele¬ 
graph, dated Fortress Monroe, of the arrival 
there of the United States supply steamer Massa¬ 
chusetts, from Port Royal the 22d. via Charleston, 
Wilmington and Beaufort. She brings no news 
excepting to the Navy Department the confirma¬ 
tion of the report of the destruction by our fleet 
of the rebel steamer Georgians, off Long Island 
bench. S. C. Information had previously reached 
here that she left Liverpool on the 21st of Jan¬ 
uary, and that at her departure many secession¬ 
ists were present who waved their handkerchiefs 
and made many manifestations of delight It was 
then supposed that she had arms on board, but 
this could only positively be known by the man¬ 
ifest, She was not really fitted out in English 
waters as a privateer, but there seemed to be no 
doubt that this was to be done, The officers on 
board wore gold lace. She was a powerful 
steamer, 470 tons burden and 150 horse power, 
and it had just been represented to the Navy De¬ 
partment that she was more formidable than the 
Alabama. 
The Richmond Enquirer and Sentinel of the 
24th has the following: 
The enemy have been shelling the wreck of 
