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Germantown, in Mason County, where they were Mill, and destroyed the whole camp, commissary surprised and completely routed. Lieutenant and hospital stores, and an immense amount of Daniels of the rebel party was killed in the fight ammunition, besides killing a large number of that took place, and three others were wounded. horses. Five of the Nationals were killed, several Caldwell escaped on a very fleet horse, while his wounded, nineteen taken prisoners, and some men, except three who were captured, fled to the twenty or so of the sick paroled. After this feat woods, leaving their horses in the hands of the Colonel Tabb made good his retreat without the loss of a manNationals.-Chicago Tribune. -only one officer and private wounded.-Richmond Examiner.

—FRANKLIN, Tenn., was attacked by the rebel forces under General Van Dorn, who were repulsed and routed by the Union army of occupation, under the command of General G. Granger. -(Doc. 160.)

-A BRIEF skirmish occurred in the vicinity of the Blackwater, Va., between the Union pickets and a party of rebels, in which the former were forced back with the loss of several of their number taken prisoners.-Baltimore American.

--Ar Sheffield, England, an engraver was arrested and committed on charge of forging the Treasury Notes of the United States.

April 12.-Information having been received by General King, commanding at Yorktown, Va., of the presence of a large body of cavalry in Gloucester County, Colonel A. H. Grimshaw, Fourth Delaware volunteers, in command of the

-THE rebels in the vicinity of Fort Donelson, Tenn., having been gathering all the horses fit for cavalry service, General Rosecrans ordered all the good animals in that neighborhood to be taken by the forces under his command. While engaged in this duty, seventy of his men met an equal number of rebels near Waverly, when a fight ensued, in which twenty-one of the latter, including Major Blondin and two captains, were taken prisoners.-Captain A. G. Webster was executed by the rebels at Camp Lee, near Rich-post at Gloucester Point, was ordered to send out a detachment of infantry for the purpose of mond, Va.-Richmond Whig. reconnoitring the enemy's position, and, if possi-THE expedition which went out from New-ble, driving him from some mills which he was bern, N. C., under General Spinola, to reenforce reported to occupy, about ten miles beyond the General Foster at Washington, returned to New- Union lines. Lieutenant-Colonel Tevis, Fourth bern, having been unsuccessful in their object. Delaware, started out at two P.M., with one hunApril 11.—The rebel steamer Stonewall Jack-dred and fifty volunteers from his own regiment, son, formerly the Leopard, while attempting to run into the harbor of Charleston, S. C., was "hotly chased by half a dozen blockaders, which fired at her, and she received several shots through her hull. Captain Black finding it impossible to escape, ran the steamer on the beach and burned her. The crew and passengers took to the boats and arrived at Charleston. The steamer was burned to the water's edge in sight of the Yankees. Her cargo consisted of several pieces of field artillery, two hundred barrels of salt-petre, forty thousand army shoes, and a large assortment of merchandise."-Charleston Mercury.

and having ascertained the force of the rebels to be about two hundred cavalry, under the command of Colonel Goodwin, pushed forward to attack them. The enemy fell back, leaving, however, two of their pickets in the hands of the Nationals. They were ridden down and captured by Colonel Tevis, Lieutenant Tower and Dr. Hopkins, surgeon of the regiment. The detachment returned to camp about nine o'clock P.M., having burned a saw-mill and two large gristmills, filled with grain and flour, for the use of the rebels in Richmond. The prisoners belonged to Fitz-Hugh Lee's regiment, the Fifth Virginia cavalry. They were well armed, and carried printed orders, signed by J. E. B. Stuart, to seize a number of horses for the use of their regiment, "to replace those killed or disabled during the last

-A STRONG Union force under the command of Colonel A. D. Streight, left Nashville, Tenn., on a raid into Alabama and Georgia.—(Doc. 173.) -YESTERDAY, the Fifty-ninth Virginia rebel campaign."—Philadelphia Inquirer. regiment, Colonel Tabb, was sent to the rear of Fort Magruder, at Williamsburgh, Va. At the break of day this morning he made a descent upon the National cavalry camp at Whitaker's

-LIEUTENANT-COLONEL EDGAR A. KIMBALL, of Hawkins's Zouaves, Ninth regiment of NewYork volunteers, was killed by General Michael Corcoran, at a point near Suffolk, Va.

April 13.-The National transport steamer account of the departure of the rebels reached Escort, with reënforcements, ammunition and him.--See Supplement. supplies for General Foster, who was surrounded at Washington, N. C., ran the rebel batteries on the Pamlico River, and succeeded in reaching her

destination.

-Ar a point seventy miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah, Colonel Evans, with a party of National troops, attacked and put to flight two hundred Indians, thirty of whom were killed. The Union -THIS morning a detachment of National forces followed them fourteen miles, scattering troops, under the command of Colonel Spear, them in every direction. Lieutenant Peck was Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry, attacked a body killed and two sergeants were wounded on the of rebel troops in the vicinity of Suffolk, Va., but National side.----A battalion of cavalry from Caliafter a sharp skirmish, the Unionists were com-fornia arrived at New-York from San Francisco, pelled to retire behind their fortified works. In under the command of Major De Witt C. Thompthe afternoon, however, the same party, reën- son.-Fighting was continued on the Nansemond forced by cavalry, sallied forth, encountered the River, Va., and its vicinity. enemy, and drove him back with considerable loss.

April 14.—Yesterday the rebel works on the Bayou Teche, La., were attacked by the National forces under Generals Banks and Emory, and today, after a desperate conflict of several hours' duration, the works were carried and the rebels driven out. The rebel gunboats Diana, Hart, and Queen of the West, were also destroyed. two former were burned by the rebels, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Unionists, and the iron-clad ram Queen of the West, was attacked by the United States gunboats Estrella, Calhoun, and Arizona, set on fire and destroyed. (Doc. 167.)

The

-A DETACHMENT of two hundred of the Thirtyninth Kentucky mounted infantry, under the command of Colonel J. Dills, made a forced march on Pikeville, Ky., and after a sharp fight, captured seventeen rebel officers and sixty-one privates, with their horses, arms, and equipments. At the same time, eight scouts from the command of General Julius White, belonging to the Fourteenth Kentucky infantry, captured in Breathitt Co., Ky., a rebel captain and twelve privates.

April 16:-A fleet of eight National gunboats and several transports, under the command of Admiral Porter, passed the rebel batteries at Vicksburgh, to-night, without any material damage, except the loss by fire of one of the transports, laden with commissary stores and forage.— (Doc. 169)

THE United States gunboat West End, lying in the Nansemond River, four miles below Suffolk, Va., was this day attacked by a rebel battery, and considerably damaged. During the -A PARTY of Indians attacked a detachment engagement, seven of her crew were killed or of eighteen soldiers at Medalia, thirty miles from wounded. Mankato, Minnesota, killing one and wounding --GENERAL FOSTER escaped from Washington, two, besides killing a boy and two men belongN. C., in the steamer Escort, which ran the rebeling to the settlement.-The British steamer Gerblockade on the Pamlico River to-day. trude was captured off Harbor Island, W. I., by the National gunboat Vanderbilt.

-TO-DAY a fight took place on the Nansemond River, Va., between the United States gunboats Commodore Barney, Mount Washington, and Stepping Stones, and a powerful rebel shore battery, in which, after a four hours' bombardment, the latter was silenced.--(Doc. 168.)

April 15.-Franklin, St. Mary's Parish, La., was occupied by the National forces, under General Banks. The siege of Washington, N. C., was raised. The rebel force, which for nearly three weeks had invested that place, left suddenly this evening. General Foster, who arrived at Newbern yesterday, was preparing an expedition to march for the relief of the town, when the

number of them. In the encounter the Nation- forces at Suffolk to notice briefly their gallant als had two killed and three wounded.

-COLONEL H. B. GRIERSON, in command of a strong force of Union cavalry, left La Grange, Tenn., on a raid through the State of Mississippi.

(Doc. 170.)

—A SKIRMISH took place at Bear Creek, Tenn., between a party of Nationals under the command of General Dodge, and the rebels, resulting in the retreat of the latter. Captain Cameron of the Ninth Illinois cavalry was killed.-A detachment of National troops under General Grover, encountered a large force of rebels at Bayou Vermilion, La., and opening upon them with artillery, drove them from their position.—(Doc. 171.) April 18.-The rebel side-wheel steamer St. John was captured while endeavoring to run the blockade into Cape Romaine Inlet, by the National steamer Stettin.-A reconnoissance of Sabine Pass, Texas, was made by a party from the National gunboats Cayuga and New-London. On landing near the light-house they were fired on by concealed rebels, Captain McDermott of the Cayuga being killed, and his crew of five men captured. Captain Reed of the New-London was wounded, together with four of his men.Fayetteville, Ark., garrisoned by a force of National troops under the command of Colonel Harrison, was this morning attacked by a strong body of rebels, but after a desperate contest of six hours' duration, they were repulsed with considerable loss.—(Doc. 172.)

conduct during the last six days. On Tuesday General Peck's right was attacked, and the enemy's advance was gallantly met by Colonel Foster's light troops, driving him back to the line of his pickets. Anderson's division was engaged at boats and batteries, and suffered materially. On the same time on the water-front with our gunWednesday a rebel battery of twenty-pounder rifled guns was effectually silenced, and an attack on the Smith Briggs, an armed quartermaster's been made on our lines, but have all been foiled. boat, was repulsed. Repeated attempts have The storming of the enemy's battery near the Getty and the gunboats, under Lieutenant Lamwest branch of the Nansemond by General son, of the navy, and the capture of six guns and two hundred prisoners, closes the operations of the six days against the enemy's large force very satisfactorily." The Eighty-ninth New-York and the Eighth Connecticut were the storming party. -See Supplement.

Banks accupied Opelousas, La., when Colonel April 20.-The Union forces under General Thomas E. Chickering, of the Forty-first Massachusetts regiment, was appointed Military Governor and Provost-Marshal.-(Doc. 171.)

-A BRISK cavalry skirmish took place near Helena, Ky., in which several rebels were killed and wounded.

-AN engagement took place at Patterson, Mo. Colonel Smart, commanding the National forces, sent the following report of the affair to BrigadierGeneral Davidson :

"The line was cut off as soon as the engagement began, which was six miles from our post. I had a scout out on Black River, who found the enemy early in the morning, but they succeeded in cutting them off, so that they could not com

April 19.-Yesterday, three regiments of infantry and one of cavalry left Memphis, Tenn., on a reconnoitring expedition, and when near Nonconnah, the cavalry came up on a detachment of Blythe's rebel cavalry; a fight ensued, resulting in the repulse of the rebels. This morning the cavalry again attacked the rebels, and succeeded in driving them across the Coldwater River in great confusion, killing twenty, wounding forty, and capturing a large number. After thousand five hundred and three thousand. I "The number of the enemy was between one crossing the river the rebels received reënforce- think they had six pieces of artillery. I could ments, and the Nationals fell back to Hernando.not ascertain who commanded the enemy. Being reenforced there by infantry and artillery,

municate with me.

"The attack began about twelve o'clock, on the under Colonel Bryant, the Unionists again moved Reeve's Station road, with a scout I had sent out on the Coldwater, and attacked the rebels on in that direction. I then sent Major Wood on to the opposite side of the river, continuing the con-reenforce with a battalion. He held them in test until sundown, and losing five killed and check and skirmished them into town. This fifteen wounded. gave me time to load my trains and have them ready to move, if I had to retreat.

-MAJOR-GENERAL DIx, in a despatch to the War Department, said: "I deem it due to the

"Before I left the town I destroyed what stores

I could not bring away; nothing fell into the of firing the gun when he was shot. By this hands of the enemy. The fight continued to time the enemy was running pell-mell out of the Big Creek, about eight miles this side of Patter- fort, and had hauled down their flag and were son. The engagement was severe in the extreme. waving a white one. The rebel gunboats escaped After fighting hand to hand at Big Creek they up the river after firing a few shots." got in my front and attempted to cut off my retreat, but I forced my way to the ford on this side of the creek. The enemy did not renew the engagement. My loss in killed, wounded, and missing in the action was about fifty.

"I had scouts on the Bear River, Greenwood Valley, and Bush Creek roads, also on the Reeve's Station road, which I have not heard from.

"I will send you an official report as soon as I can learn all the details. Major McConnell was wounded and fell into the hands of the enemy. I think his wound was mortal. My regiment fell back in good order, and are now together, except the scout above mentioned. I had about four hundred men in the engagement."

April 21.-Captain Laypole, with seven men of the Fifth and Sixth Virginia rebel cavalry, were captured near Berryville, Va., by a party of the Second Virginia loyal infantry and New-York First cavalry, under Lieutenants Powel and Wykoff.-Colonel McReynolds's Despatch.

-AT Nashville, Tenn., by order of BrigadierGeneral R. B. Mitchell, all white persons over the age of eighteen years residing within the lines of his command were compelled to subscribe to the oath of allegiance or non-combatant's parole, or to

April 22.-Tompkinsville, Ky., was visited by a party of rebels who burned the court-house and several other buildings in the place and killed five Union men.-Two regiments of the First army corps of the army of the Potomac, marched to Port Conway, crossed the river to Port Royal on pontoons, and captured a rebel mail and took several prisoners.-New-York Times.

-THE rebel steamer Ellen was this day captured by a party of Union troops in a small bayou in the vicinity of the Courtableau, La.—(Doc. 171.)

-SEVEN men belonging to the Eighth regiment of Missouri cavalry who were captured on the nineteenth by a band of rebel guerrillas in Dallas County, having been carried to Cedar County, Mo., were stripped of their clothing and inhu manly shot. Immediately after this, the guerrillas proceeded to the house of Obadiah Smith, a Baptist minister in Cedar County, and on his attempting to escape they shot him.-St. Louis Democrat.

-BUTE A LA ROSE, La., was captured by the National gunboats Estrella, Clifton, Arizona, and Calhoun, after a short engagement. An officer on board the Clifton gave the following account of the affair: "Just before we came to the fort there is a sharp bend in the river, and when we came round that bend we were only one quarter of a mile from the fort. The sailing order was that the Clifton and the Arizona should go ahead abreast, the Calhoun next, and the Estrella, Captain Cook, the senior officer, brought up the rear. The river being narrower than we expected, we could not sail two abreast, and the Clifton took the lead. We were all at quarters. As we came around the point we went ahead with full steam; as soon as we caught sight of the fort we fired our two bow nine-inch guns. No sooner had we fired than I saw the white smoke rolling out of the enemy's guns. One of the balls came whistling over my head about two feet, and struck -THE cargo of the steamer Wave (destroyed the walking-beam, and the way the cast-iron flew about the deck was a caution. It was a thirty- by the rebels to prevent her from falling into the two-pound solid shot; it struck with such force hands of the Unionists) was this day captured in that it split the ball in two, and a part of it the vicinity of Bayou Cocodue, La., by an expe glanced off and came down through the hurricane-ditionary force under the command of General deck and brought up on the spar-deck, and Dwight.—(Doc. 171.) another shot fell under our bow. As we came up nearer the fort, they fired over us. By this time we caught sight of the rebel gunboats, lying on the opposite side of the river, making a cross fire on us. The first shell that they fired burst on the port bow, and killed Richard Ribey, second captain of the broadside gun. He was in the act

-A PORTION of General Reynolds's national forces entered and occupied McMinnville, Tenn.Major McGee, of the Third Virginia cavalry with sections of Rowan's, Utt's, and White's cavalry, encountered a force of three hundred rebels at a point near Strasburgh, Va., and after a brief and brilliant fight drove them from their position.

One man of Rowan's company was killed, and another wounded. The rebel loss was five killed, and nine wounded, beside twenty-five prisoners and forty horses.

-SIX gunboats and twelve barges succeeded in passing the rebel batteries at Vicksburgh to night.-National Intelligencer.

April 23.-Lieutenant Cushing, with a party of men belonging to the National gunboat Commodore Barney, with a small howitzer, visited Chuckatuck, Va., where he encountered and defeated forty rebel cavalrymen, killing two, and capturing three of their horses fully equipped. Lieutenant Cushing lost one man killed.—The British schooner St. George was captured off NewInlet, N. C., by the National steamer Mount Vernon.-The sloop Justina was captured off the Little Bahama Bank, by the gunboat Tioga.

April 24.-Tuscumbia, Ala., was occupied by the National forces under General Dodge, after he had succeeded in driving from the place the rebels under Colonel Chalmers.-Four rebel schooners were captured off Mobile, Ala., by the gunboat De Soto, and two were captured while endeavoring to run into New-Inlet, N. C., by the United States steamer State of Georgia.-Colonel Phillips encountered and defeated a party of rebels at Weber Falls, Ark., capturing all their camp equipage.—Skirmishing still continued in the vicinity of Suffolk, Va.-Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29.

field-pieces and all his supplies, although he was followed by the enemy, in strong force, over eight miles on the road.

-THE ship Oneida was captured and destroyed, in lat. 1° 40′ south, long. 29° 10' west, by the rebel privateer Florida, under the command of Captain Maffit.

April 25.-A fight took place at Duck River Shoals, on the Tennessee River, between the United States gunboat Lexington and ram Monarch, and the rebel shore batteries, resulting in a defeat of the latter, with a loss of twenty-five rebels killed and wounded.-(Doc. 175.)

-Two schooners from New-York, with cargoes of clothing and medicines, were captured in Mobjack Bay, Va., by the Union steamers Samuel Rotan and Western World.-The ship Dictator was captured and burnt by the rebel steamer Georgia, in latitude 25° north, longitude 21° 40' west.-Captain Phillips's Statement.

--A FIGHT took place at Greenland Gap, Va., between a detachment of Union troops, under the command of Captain Wallace, of the Twentythird Illinois, and a numerically superior body of rebels, under General William E. Jones. The contest lasted nearly two hours, the rebels making three desperate charges, but were repulsed on each occasion with heavy loss. The rebel killed and wounded outnumbered the whole Union force.-(Doc. 176.)

subjects growing out of the rebellion in America. In the House of Lords, an elaborate speech was made by Earl Russell, and in the House of Commons, Mr. Roebuck made a very defamatory one.

-AN important debate took place in the English Parliament, in reference to the seizure of -A BODY of rebels under Imboden and Jack-British vessels by American cruisers, and other son attacked a small Union force at Beverly, Va., the extreme outpost held by General Roberts. The place which is in Tygert Valley, cast of Rich Mountain-was garsisoned by about one thousand Virginia loyalists, under Colonel Latham. The town is approached by two roads, known as the Buckhannon and Philippa pikes, from the west and north-west, and the Huttonsville road from the south. The enemy came in on the Huttonsville road, and when near the town, a part passed to the left flank and occupied the road leading to Buckhannon, thus cutting off all communication between Colonel Latham and General Roberts. The fight commenced about two o'clock in the afternoon, and lasted until night, when Colonel Latham, finding himself unable to maintain his position against such a superior force, determined to withdraw by way of the Philippa road. He succeeded in withdrawing his command, including his two small

April 26.-The schooner Clarita, from Havana to Matamoras, Texas, was captured by the steamer De Soto. She proved to be the old revenue cutter John Y. Mason, taken by the rebels at the outbreak of the rebellion.-At Louisville, Ky., during the sale of a lot of negroes at the court-house this morning, the Provost-Marshal notified the buyers that four of those put up for sale were free under the provisions of the President's Proclamation. The sale, nevertheless, went on, when the matter of the four "contrabands" was turned over to the District Judge.-Louisville Journal.

THE Seventy-sixth Ohio regiment, under the command of Colonel R. C. Woods, returned to Milliken's Bend, La., from an expedition into