The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-07-28

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War Depannfn, fliis morning
Flagship Black hiavk. a
VhAshurg balls 10.
Sc - ! have the ipnor 10 inform
gau thst tls exredsgioa seat inta he
Rel Rssr gi1p proved yery snceesss
faL Aecndias tie Biaek ard Tton-
essee rivers. raaniug parallel wiIh the
Mis.is.ippi. Lieui. Commander srl-
fridge made the bead Of niyiga'ioa,
Tensos Lake and Rayuu Aiacon. 30
mites above Neksbarg. and wiihin 8
IL miles Of tie Mississippi river.
The emmy were tsAn enmpielrly VI
surprise. Dot espefing such tefcr
from amy qaarier.
The rebels that haze asceBlea 20
thar region WI BE- obliged to move
further back from III river II not
20 away al'ogeihcr
Lieut. Commander Srlfrafsa divi-
dcd his iorcess Oh 6eding tlai The
transportation which had been carry.
ing stores 70 Walkers army bad =
capped Up some Of the narrow streams.
He sent tic Mainienoa and Rather
up the little Red River, small nilm-
tary Of The Black and the Forrest Rose
aud Petrol Up The 'feusos. The night
was dark aud il was raining very hard
The Mainten6n and RattIer succeeled
in capturing the rtppl steamer Louis
vile. one OF the largest and perhaps
che best steamer in tn Western wai-
ers, up the Tensos or one OF its trib
utaries the Forest Rose aud Petrol
captured tue steamer Elmira, loaded
with stores, sugar and Rum toT the
rebel army. Finding that the steam
ers which lad conveyed Gen. Walker
army bad returued Up the Washila
the expedition started up that river
and came saidcoly upon Two rebel
steamers, but the rebels set them on
IRE and they were consumed so rapid
liz that their names could not be as.
cerlained One steamer loaded with
ammunition escaped above the fort at
Ilarrisonhurg which is a very strong
Fort and unassailable with wooden
gun boats.
II is on an elevation over one hun
drel feet high which elevation GOV.
ers what water batteries Of h,a, :
guns there are
Lirut. Commanding Srlirdge was
frtunaie enough however TO hear OF
large quantity Of ammunition ilat
had lately beer landed from Natchez
AID deposited Al or near Trinity near
y dine west OF Nuchez ard from
witnre stores provisions cattle guns
aud amuuniion are transported
he cap,ared 5000 rounds If smooth
bore Ammunition, 10000 round. 81
Enfield Iiile and pa rounds Of fxd
ammunition for guns. A rifle 80
FOUNDER Parrot grin carriage. 81
hogsheads OF sugar, 10 ppncieous Of
Rum, barrels Of -four and 80 barrtls
Of salt, all belonging 70 the confederaie
government At the same time they
heard Of large amount Of ainmnni-
lion that ha started from Match q
for Traily and was /, ing in wagon
on the road half way across. lie des-
PATCH 4 boat around 10 inform me Of
Il. Int Gen. Ransdon who had landed
q few days before at Natehez hearing
Of il. also sent a detachment Of caval
~ and captured tie whole. Thus
Walkers army is / fl allnozt without
ammunition. Tie officers and men
have shown great energy on this eK.
petition and have met With no mis-
hap. They procured good deal of
information Is which future moyr-
ments viii be regulated. Tie peo-
pie in the whole oil that section are
very hostile to the government. Rank
rcbels, ! have the horror 70 be &c.
DAVID y. PORTER,
Rear Admiral
To Hon. Gideon WelIes Secretary Of