The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-05-09
Southern mail from some railroad

Inc enemy is moving all his property In
the direction af Atlanta.
Gen Leadbeater had been chastised for
cowardice at Bridgeport.
There were not more than 1000 troops
at Chattanooga.
They destroyed salt petre mandatory
in cave, and returned safely with the
captured property.
Another expedition penetrated to JAS
per, and found a strong Union feeling
On the same day they had skirmish
with the enemy's cavalry at Athens.
Our outposts We're driven back, but on
being reinforced the enemy retreated in
the direction of Florence.
There are Struggling bands Of mounted
men, partly citizens, scattered along my
entire line, threatening the bridges, one
of which they succeeded in destroying.
O. M. MITCHELL,
Major General Commanding.
From Yorktown.
HEADorARrERs OF ARMY OF THE Potomac,
May 4th. ?. M.
To Hon. E. " Stanton
Our cavalry and horse artillery came
up with the enemy's rear guard in their
intrenchments, about two miles this side
of Williamsburg. A brush fight ensued
Just as my aid left Smiths division OF
infantry garrisoned on the ground, and l
presume carried his works, though have
not yet heard. The enemy's rear is strong,
but have force enough up there TO en-
sure all purposes. All along the lines
their works prove to have been most for
midable, and l am now fully satisfied of
the correctness of the course l have pur-
sued. The success is brilliant, and you
may rest assured that its effects will be of
the greatest Importance. There shall be
no delay in following up the rebels
They have been guilty of the most mur-
torpedoes within the works near wells and
springs, and near flag stats, magazines,
telegraph offices, carpet bags, barrels of
flour, DC. Fortunately we have not lost
many men in this manner some four or
FIVE killed, and perhaps dozen wounded.
| shall make the prisoners remove at their
own peril.
[Signedl GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
From Tennessee.
fITTSBURG LANDING, Way 8.
The following dispatch, dated near Farm
ington, has been received at Headquarters:
A reconnaissance sent towards Farming
ton found the enemy, 4,5O0 strong with
four pieces of artillery, occupying strong
position near the town. Our forces ad
vanced at once to the assault, and after a
sharp skirrnish carried the position in hand
some style. The enemy left 80 dead on the
field, also tents and baggage. Our cavalry
are pursuing. The whole affair was very
handsome, our regiments charging the bat
terry and their line of infantry at double
quick. The enemy fled in wild confusion.
The regiments of cavalry sent through
to Boonville took possession of the town,
tore up the railroad track and destroyed two
bridges. We have good many prisoners
cannot tell how many yet. Our loss was
two killed and two wounded.
(Signed JNO. POPE, Maj. Gen.
From Washington.
WAsnINGroN, May 5.-Ths following
statement; dated yesterday, on the Rap
pahannock, has reached Washington:
A colored man came in to-L1ay from
the other side of the river, and repre-
sents himself as jeff. Davis Coachman
From an examination this is probably the
ruth. He reports scraps Of conversation,
overheard while driving Mr.. and Mrs
Davis in their carriage, and between Mr.
D. and those who came to see him. Mr.
Davis and General J. E. johnson had
some hea,ed discussions about the latter:
retre%:c from Manassas. Davis disapproved
/ of this, and ordered jackson to make
stand at Gordonsville. johnson declined t.
do this, and offered to resign, and was even
indisposed to 90 to Yorktown. Mrs. Da
Wis said she thought this very bad in hin
johnson, to be unwilling to- go and hell
General Magruder.
The coachman overheard a converse
ton between johnson and the wife of Da
Wis, the former saying if he had not lef
Manassas, Mcclellan would have come ou
against him and cut him to pieces.
Mrs Davis read an article in the Rich
mond Examiner to her husband, saying
that it was part Of the Yankees PLAN
that Generals Banks and Mcdowell were
to form a junction in Louisa or Caroline
county, and move down to Richmond
Davis remarked that he thought that wa
so, but his Generals would take care o
them.
The coachman overheard converse
ton between Davis and Dr.. Gwin, for
merly United States Senator from Cali
fornia. Davis said that he had sent Gen
eral J. r. Anderson from North Carolina
to resist the march of the Federals from
Fredericksburg, and to delay them Ions
enough for him to see the probable resul
of the contest before Yorktown, so tina
;, if that was likely unsuccessful, he woul'
have time to extricate his army from tn
!. Peninsula, and get them to Richmond ant
out of Virglnia-otherwise they would b
caught
The Coachman. represents that Mrs
Davis said that the Confederacy was abou
played out, and that if New Orleans wa
really taken, she had no longer any inter
est in it, that all she had was there, an
that it was a great pity they had attemp;
e ed to holdiVirgina and the other non
growing cotton States.
J Mrs. Davis said to Mrs. D. r. Jone
daughter of Col. James Taylor, Unite
y States Commissary General Of subsistence