The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-05-29
General war News.

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The driving of the rebels from the vicin-
ity Of New Bridge, by our artillery on
| Friday, was followed up to-day Saturday
| by movement wholly unexpected to our
adversaries. a reconnaissance composed
of the Fourth Michigan Regiment, and a
| portion Of the Second Cavalry was made,
which is worthy of mention. Five COM
panies of the Fourth Michigan, under
I Lieut.. Bowen of the Typographical En-
/ eineers, anG Lieut.. Carter of the Fifth
/ Cavalry, acting with Typographical corps,
crossed the Chickahouiiny a short dis
! tance above New Bridge. This small
! command succeeded In getting between
! four companies Of the Fifth Louisiana
! regiment, who were out on picket duty
! at the Bridge, and brigade of the enemy
who were supporting them. In the mean
/ time the balance of the regiment and 4
squadron Of cavalry approached the bridge
| from this side, thus attracting the atten-
! ton OF the four Louisiana companies, and
TIE first knowledge the rebels had of the
presence Of an enemy, was the fling into
them Of destructive volley Of musketry,
at short pistol range, making sad havoc
with their ranks, and causing a serious
panic, while the main body advanced and
opened deadly fire. The result was that
thirty-one Of the enemy were taken priso-
ners, fifteen wounded, and between sixty
and seventy left dead on the field Our
loss was two killed and six wounded.-
Lieut. Bowen had his horse shot under
him during the skirnish The brlgades
of Generals Stoncman and Davidson, Of
Gen. Smiths division, to-day advanced
from New Bridge up the Chickahominy
10 Ellison's Mills, on Bells creek. Here
they encountered four regiments of the
enemy's infantry with nine pieces Of ar
tillery and a command of cavalry. OF
these, two regiments OF infantry and three
pieces Of artillery were on the opposite
side of the creek The balance of the in
fantry was composed Of two Georgia regi-
inents, under Gen. Howell Cobb, which
beat hasty retreat on the approach of
the Union forces.
From the army before Corinth the fol-
lowing news, relating to Geu. lallecks
army. and also late news from the South,
derived from deseIters, is received: Du-
ring the last two days nothing has trans
pired except picket skirmishiug, and that
quite light. 1t is positively known that
Beauregard intended making a general
attack, but feared our left was too strong.
Memphis deserters unite in saying that
he had his whole force outside Of his en-
trenchments. He had ordered forward
movement, but very suddenly counter
manded it, Two deserters from Natchez
say that on the 18th of May. two schoon-
ers and four gunboats anchored IN the
river, opposite that place. The gunboats
sent a yawl, with a flag Of truce, bearing
a demand for the surrender of the city.
As the yavl landed, number of people
had gathered to witness the proceedings,
and the men from the boats requested that
some one in the crowd should take the
dispatches and deliver them to the Mayor.
but no one was willing to accommodate
them, until at last fisherman was pre-
vailed upon to carry them. When he de-
livered the documents, &c, they were
found to contain a demand for the surren-
der of the city, which was hatly refused
4 crowd Of exasperated citizens took the
fisherman and hung him, and the gun
boats gave the authorities till ten o clock
next day TO determine what they should
do
Adviccs from Cairo state that q Nicks-
burg paper had been received there, and
which contains dispatch stating that
'siive Yankee gunboatS arrived within
range Of our batteries on the 18th inst
The Commander sent flag OF truce bear
ing a demand FOR the surrender OF the
city. lie was answered, If you want the
city, come and take It. The feet then
communicated with the Confederate au-
thoritles, demanding the surrender OF our
forts, just below Vicksburg, which was
promptly and pointediy refused. After
this. the gunboats weighed anchor and
dropped down the river to bring up the
rest of the gunboats, for the purpose of
opening the bombardment. The women
and children are being removed from the
city, by the advice of General Smith, in
view OF the approaching conflict with the
enemy
Dispatches from Colonel Daniels, of the
First Wisconsin Cavalry, dated Camp Lc-
grange, Dunklin Co., Arkansas, contain
accounts of the capture OF the rebel steam
er Daniel q. Miller, on the St Francis
river, in THAT State, laden with stores and
provisions, and number of troops for
Memphis The Colonel captured the
2ickets of the boat, and came upon the
boat itself before it was out Of rife-shot
distance. In response to command to
lay to. the enemy sent volley of musket-
ry We then brought brass six poun-
der TO bear upon them. which, after SEN
ding one shot through her hull, and an
other through her wheel house, killing