The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-04-25
war News OF the Week.

the latest stereotyped report Ihere mas
however, been some activity on the pert o
Gen. Stoneman and his cavalry, but it Ii
hard to tell what they have done. The!
appear to have driven the enemy from
Kelley's ford, and the supper bridge, ano
. guard left there. The reports that Gen
-Stonennan occupied Gordonsville, or tool
5000 prisoners at cullpepper are eonard'
It il said that in connection with stone
mans movements, Hooker had planned
movement agaidst Fred sricksburs, 70 cfos'
where Burnside did, and assault the reoe
works; but the insvits bic storm on " eo'
nesday night frustrated the scheme. Inc
authorities at Washington have reliable
>ev, that a week ago the rebel strength
ut and between Fredericksburg and Rich
suond was not over $4,000 men; but they
are now reinforcing Lee.
Gen. Wise, who has been operating Tor
for some time against Gen. Keyes at Fort
Maeruder, near Williamsburg, occupied
the town on the 18th with 5000 men,
Gen. Keyes sent word to remove the
women and children, as he intended to
shell the town, and the rebel report is,
that he aftcrward. did shell it, inflicting
little damage. Fort Magruder is in no
danger of falling, while Wise will not pro-
badly find it profitable to spend much
time within Smelling distance at Williams
burg.
The rebel attack, under Longstreet, up
on Norfolk and Suffolk, is nearly played
out Gen. Dix, April 10th, gives the fol-
lowing summary of a weeks work, since
which time the rebels have make no new
demonstration. Gen. Dix says of the at.
tack on Suffolk:
On Tuesday Gen. Peck's right was at
tackled, and the enemy's advance gallant
ly met by Fosters light troops The for
nier were driven back to their line Of
pickets
"Anderson's division was engaged at
the same time, on the water front, with
our gunboats and batteries, and suffered
materially.
"On Wednesday, rebel battery of 90
FOUNDER rifle guns was silenced effectually
and an attack on the Smith Briggs, an
armed Quartermasters boat was repulsed.
Reported attempts have been made
upon our lines but all have failed
"The storming of the enemys battery
near the West Branch of the Nansemond
by Gen. Getty and the gunboats under
ture of six guns and 200 prisoners, close
enemy's large force very satisfactorily
(Sigued) John A. DIX, Maj. Gen"
The anxiety in reference to Gen Fosters
command ct little Washington, \. c., is
over with. On the 18th, Gen. Foster left
Washington with small force on the
steamer Escott, left Washington for New
bern, an ran by the rebe! batteries in broad
daylight, sustaining but one little injury.
Next day, he returned from Newborn,
with ample achievements of men and
provisions.
There is nothing new or exciting from
Charleston. The Monitors have all re-.
turned to Hilton Head, aud a ship load of
iron plating has arrived, with which their
decks are to be strengthened. The Wash
ingten Republican, the Presidents organ
says that the attack on Charleston is to be
removed: that the Monitors are uninjur-
Cd that the demonstration against the
rebel batteries in Charleston harbor is not
satisfactory to the govesnment; that, upon
investigation, tie latter is satisfied that,
had the programme agreed upon been
carried out, the distractions in the harbor
would have beer removed, the rebel bat
teriss reduced, and the city captured"
The steamer W ashlngton, which arrived
at New York on Tuesday from New Or
leans, bring quite balch of news from
louisiana
Important movements were in progress
against the rebels in Bayou Teehe. Gen.
Banks is in the field, at the head of Growers,
Emory's, and Webster's corpse Weitzles
force crossed Berwick's Bay, and advanced
to Pattersonvillc, FIVE miles up the Teche
The enemy retreated. Our forces were
stadily advancing
Weitzel was reinforced on Sunday by
Emorys division. Growers forces embark
cd at Brashear City, and proceeded ria
Grand Lake to Indian Bend above Frank
lin
The movement, if successful, will bring
the enemy between two fires The rebels
number 200.
II was reported at New Orleans, on the
18Th, that Gen. Weitzel was within six
miles of Franklin.
Col Daniels, with $50 colored troops,
went to Parcagoula, Miss, and captured
thatpiace. He was subsequently, attacked
by 800 cavalry and a company of infantry
Twenty rebels were killed and large
number wounded. The rebels retreated,
brought down large reinforcements, and
Daniels returned to Ship Island.
1t was stated by paroled seamen from
the frigate Mississippi, who had reached
New Orleans, that the rebel gunboat Webb
was destroyed in the Port Hudson fight :;
that our fleet did great damage to the
batteries there, and i'll one battery alone
Is rebels were killed. The enemy were
several times driven from their guns, and
one Of their batteries was spiked.
farrisuts secretary had arrived at New
Orleans with dispatches. Farrigut vas
hockadins the mouth Of Red River. On
the trip down from Vieksburg, the fleet
engaged the batteries at the Grand Gulf
The Hartford and Switzerland were hit,
but The only thing serious was the fatal
wounding of one man on the Hartford.
regiment Of blacks for heavy artil-
lery has been recruited. Gen Banks