New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-19
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SAVANNAH, April 18-There was a skirniah on
White Marsh Island on Wednesday, between some
companies Of the Thirteenth Georgia regiment and,
Michigan regiment. The latter were repulsed
with loss of about twenty.
The Confederate loss in killed and missing fye.
and slightly wounded seven.
There was an accident on the Atlantic and West
Point Railroad yesterday. The train had soldiers
on it. Greene, of Tennessee, was killed and about
twenty.six others slightly wounded.
Latest from Richmond.
RIcHMoHD, April l9.-There is report s4eming-
ly reliable, brought by the Orange train this even
ing that stonewall jackson had tight with the
enemy yesterday morning, but the enemy being
overpowering, jackson fell back and was in full
| retreat towards Staunton. No statement of the
loss either side further than forty Confederates
were taken prisoners. It was supposed Jackson
would not make stand until he reached Waynes-
| boro. SrS5-#
Col. McKenney, who was killed on the Peninsula
Wednesday, was buried here this evening There
was large turn out. & a
There are IL large ships outside. The enemy
have sent to Newbern for their gunboata to oper-
ate in the Sound.
They are committing every imaginable outrage
in Carteret and Onslow counties.
RICHMOND, April IS.-The enemy have occupied
Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg, this morning.
The Confederates burnt the bridges across the
Rappahannock and evacuated the city.
RICHMOND, April 15.-The Senate passed the
bill increasing the postage to ten cents on single
letters. Also, the House bill prohibiting the sale
of cotton, sugar and tobacco to the enemy.
The House passed bill to raise bands Of uarti-
zan rangers.
Van Dorn's report of the battle in Arkansas was
presented to-day.
| At o'clock in the afternoon Of Thursday the
| Yankees appeared six miles from Falmouth.
Our pickets were driven in, and several wounded.
| The infantry and cavalry were sent sent ont, but
| were twice repulsed by the enemy who, being in
large force, advanced.
Our troops fell back to Fredericksburg, set fire
to three bridges the river also burnt three
| steamboats, and twenty-five vessels loaded with
100 900 bushels of corn and 100 bales Of cotton at
the depot.
The panic among the inhabitants was tremeu-
duous.
Our troops evseuated the city, and the enemy
sent shell after them, which struck cotton fac
tory, doing much damage.
All the rolling stock of the Railroad Company
was saved with the exception of eight cars.
From Wilmington.
W1LMrSGToN, April ls.-A private letter of the
18th inst, from Macon, says the enemy attacked
the fort last Saturday, and have been fighting two
days. Col. White sent out part of his men on the
beach, and found there 800 Yankees they killed
fifteen of our men. We then retreated to the fort,
when Col. White opened fresupon them with can
lister, killing a large number. The enemy have
: built battery two miles from the fort, on the
, beach, and planted mortars and large size siege
, | guns.
From Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE, April ls.-The Register has dis
patch dated Bridgeport 10th, which states that
neither Decatur or Decatur bridge has been taken
| and that there are only 5000 Yankees at Hunts
vile, the balance having fallen back. There is
none on this side. The steamer Lookout, was not
l. taken, but is at Gunterville with 1000 sacks of
g Government corn and saltpetre untouched.
d A man Just from Nashville says the enemy are
removing their stores, sick and wounded also their
e cannon over the river to Edgefeld.
gentleman from War Trace says Col stearns
killed rs of the enemy in the late fight and wounded
m large number.
10 Only two bridges have been burnt on the Char
=. lesion Railroad.
i Our pickets went to Beefonte last night, bu
saw no enemy. From the best information tn,
enemy have gone back to Huntsville.
9, THE FErTERs TIGHTENING.-Recent account
from Nashville show that the despotsm establishe
~, there by Lncolns strap, Andrew johnson, IS ever
day assuming ana abat ,e
s. and property of citizens should be protected haS
We been perfdousy violated and all the horrors al
brutalities that marked the original occupation
re ST. Louis, Baltimore and Alexandria, are being
ry enacted with tenfold wantonness and cruelty.
of hear of numerous arrests aud lmprisonmens iate
of made by authority of Johhsten on mere poht
charges and it is thought that the arrested part
.,ol triaAf for