The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-09
Army News.
HuNTsvILLE, Ala. !
via Louisville, May IL

yesterday, the enemy having Gu
our wires, attacked during the nigh
one Of our bfigades. deemed I
my duty to head in person the ex
pedition against Bridgeport.
started by train OF cars in the morn
ing, followed BY tvo additional com,
panies Of cavalry. I found that oul
pickets had engaged the enemy
pickets four miles from Bridgeport
and after . sharp engagement, il
which we lost one man killed, drove
them across q stream, the railroad
bridge of which had previously beer
burned. With four regiments o
infantry, two pieces Of artillery
dragged by hand. and two compa
nies OF cavalry at Bridgeport, we al
vsnced to the burned bridge and
opened our fire upon the enemy,
pickets on the other side. thus pro
ducing the impression that our cd
vance would be by the railroad. -
This accomplished, the entire force
was thrown across the country abou
mile and put on the road leading
from Stevenson to Bridgeport.
The middle column now ad.
vanced at a rapid pace. Our scouts
attacked those Of the enemy ant
forced them from the Bridgepor
road. We TINS succeeded in making
a complete surprise. Immediately )
forming our line Of battle on the
crest Of q wooded hill within SOC
yards OF the works constructed to
defend the bridge, ct our frat fire
the rebels broke and ran. They at
tempted to blow up the main bridge
but failed--then attempted to fire
the further extremity, but the vol
unteers, at my call, pnehed forward
in the fire and saved the bridge
The bridge from the Island to the
main shore we could not save. II
is OF small moment, its length being
but 450 feet.
Prisoners report FIVE regiments OF
infantry and 1900 cavalry stationed
at the bridge. This c,mp.ign is
ended and I now occupy Huntsville
in perfect security, while in all Ala.
bsma north of the Tennessee river,
floats no flag but the old flag.
(Signed) o. M. MITCHELL,
Brig. General Commanding.
PIrTnuRo, Tenn, April 80.
To E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary oil
War:-Our movements continue -
The roads are hard and require a
great deal Of work for heavy trains.
The recconnoisance TO Purdy was
successful. They destroyed two
bridges on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, captured ole locomotive
and q train OF men (Signed)
THos. A. SCoTT, Asst Sec.
FoRrREss MoNRoH, May IA
Gag of trnce from Craney Island
this L. NJ, brought down an Eng
lish nobleman and several newspa.
pers giving the particulars OF the
capture OF Fort Macon, and some ad
ditional particulars OF the fall o.
New Orleans, with other interest
ing items.
The Norfolk Day Book of this
(Thursday) morning says No tele
graph dispatches were received las
night.
The Wilmington Journal of Tues
day has the following in confirma
ton OF the report Of the fall OF For
Macon, telegraphci from here yes
terday: We hare just learned tina
the fire opened upon the Fort wa,
opened quarter before six O'Clock
OF Friday morning, and that the en-
gagement between the Fort and the
Federal batteries was KEEP. up unit
z O'Clock that evening. when tho
Fort became wholly untenable and
was surrendered as above stated. -
All the guns inside the Fort opposite
to the side attacked were dismount
ed, and all but three of the guni
bearing upon the enemy's batterie,
were also dismounted. The enc
my's central battery Of breachin.
guns was within 100 yards OF tn,
Fort; the right and left flankin,
batteries we're more distant.
1t turns out that the report of I!
OF our men having been killed in
scout some days since against tn,
enemy's pickets ia untrue, one m al
only was wounded and none killc,
until Friday last, the day OF the at
tack upon the Fort.
From other accounts it is gather
ed that during the bonn mbardment O
Fort Macon 7 rebels were killed snt
agreat many wounded. Col. Wait,
and $50 men were released on pa
role by Gen. Burnside.
A Suffolk correspondent of tn,
Petersburg Cypress, under date o
April 3Oth, says all were expectin,
to hear somethig from the Merrima, a,
this morning, but the Norfolk Da,
Book is silent.
The Petersburg Espress OF to.da,
says that many rumors were in cir
culation yesterday, among them on
Of the evacuation of Memphis an,
Corinth; also the report OF the cap
ture OF Wilmington, N. O., by Gen
Burnside. Generals Breckinridg,
and Hindman hava haap uoda M