The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
FROM NEW YORK.
Affairs on the RappahaBnOck.-----
Stuart'S Raiders fepulSed. Rebel
Parades and Man9uyers, Skir-
miShing between the Armies

has been repulsed in an attempt to cross
the Rappahannock. The engagement has
been magnifed into severe battle
The Times estimates Stuart's force at
from 10 900 to 10 000 and he has been
drilling and massing, since the battle of
Clancellorville, at Brandy station, five
miles south of Culpepper. TWAS under
stood to be raid in Pennsylvania and
Maryland Hooker sen: to the vicinity
force of cavalry and artillery equal to
that ofthe rebels and several thousand
picked infantry. The latter are under
General Russell of Massachusetts and
Ames of Maine. Pleasanton, Fitzpatrick,
Buford, Davis, Gregg, Duties and host
of other superior Cavalry officers are in
command, Pleasanton being chief His
force doubtless reached their destination
Tuesday.
The Washington Republican says
Hooker army is wide awake Lee has
found out within few days that he can
neither advance or retreat without fight
ing. .....
A Washington dispatch says the woun-
ded in the Cavalry fight will be comfort
ably quartered and provided for at Alex
andria. . t-.-
Wednesday morning the wounded in
the recent reconnaissance across the Rap
pahannock, 40 in number, were lodged
in the Army Square Hospital at Wash
ington
To-day Admiral Foote left for New
York EN- route to relieve Admiral Dupont.
The billiard tournament resulted in
Kavanaugh winning the title of cham
pion as well as the champion table and
cue Fox, of Rochester, won the second
prize $3.50, beating Goldwaite 265 points.
On his final game Kavanaugh got Foley
90 points.
A special to the Herald, from the
army of the Potomac on the 9th, says
everything is quiet here Fredericks-
burg remains in the possession of the
rebels, and their forces display them
selves on the heights, but without arms
or any offensive operations
This morning a brigade of the enemy
left the city and moved off over the
heights Their purposes are unknown.
Ammunition trains can be seen parked
on the hills about a mile from the city,
but no camps can be seen. The rebels
are busy throwing up entertainments
and evidently intend to oppose any fur
Their advance of our troops
Skirmishers of the two armies are but
a few rods apart, and rebel flags are
placed within rife shot of our lines of
battle.
Firing has been heard in the direction
of Kelly's Ford this forenoon. 1t is re-
ported that Col Davis, of the cavalry,
was wounded.
1t is also reported the enemy's cavalry
attempted to cross at Beverlys Ford,
above Rappahannock Station, and that
brisk engagement is progressing at
that point. Three thousand Texans have
been mounted and added to Stuarts
command, to serve as rihemen, and all
the rebel cavalry is collected in the vi
cinity of Culpepper. Lee has also moved
up in that neighborhood with large
column of infantry, and it is thought by
many that Stuart will dash on Maryland
for the purpose of diverting our atten-
ton while Lee crosses the Rappahannock
with his forces and attack US in the vi
entity of Stamford Court House.
The troops are in good spirits, and
quite ready for fighting
ACROSS THE RAPPAHANNoCK.
BELOW FREDERICKSBURG,
June 9, 1868.
The rebels have at least 10000 men
and large force of artillery before US,
. but it is questionable whether with this
strength they could drive us from our
position. Rebel sharpshooters, under
cover of an old barn, on our extreme
right, annoy our pickets somewhat by
their constant efforts to pick off our men.
A few shells from our batteries dislodge
them for a time, but they are sure to re,
turn.
A member of the 18th Ala, managed
to elude the rebel pickets and came into
our lines and surrendered himself as a
deserter Whatever may be Hooker s
object in this demonstration he keeps
his own council thoroughly, and the ar
| my obeys his orders without exactly
| knowing what the orders mean or what
the next move will be.
All quiet this morning
JACKSON, Miss, June 9-Not rumol
to-day from Vicksburg or Port Hudson
| Heavy firing continues at the former
| place. $685. --
jackson dispatches of the Sd to the
Mobile Tribune say Port Hudson il
closely besieged. The news from tina
quarter is conflicting 1t is believed thu
accounts heretofore reported of the 6ght
ing there were greatly exaggerated. TIL
Yankees have abandoned the New Or
learns and jackson Rail Road. The
burned Manchester bridge and destroys
the Notifications there.
The returns from Virginia indicat
the election of Gen. Smith for Governor
The Pascagoula dispatch says Ger
Sherman, at New Orleans, had lie
amputated and is since dead.
Negroes in Another Fight-.-The ar