The Shasta courier., 1863-04-25
EASTERN INTELLIGENCE

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New Ytk, April l9th.-The Herald's let.
ter from Morehesd City IN. C.) announces
that General Foster succeeded in passing tie
rebel blockade Ton the Pamlicol in the eteah-
er Escort, with the loss of the pilot. killex.
aud several men wounded, Tho Escort wes
riddled By forty shots. General Foster a.
rived at Newbern on the night of the 18th. !,
New York, April 20th.-The Philadelphia
Inquirer publishes an account of late expt
dition fron The army Of General Hooker. Th,
letter is dated Freeman's Ford, April l6tE
On Monday morning an expedition under
Major Ge4efal Stoneman, consisting of cavai
ry, infantry and artillery, left their encamp
ment; portion of the cavalry proceeded to
BristerburS and there encamped another
cafalry pc aion biyouacked a third detaeh.
ment of the cavalry, with battery, encamp-
ed at Morrisville fourth, accompanied bv
a brigade of infantry and two batteries of ar,
tillery, remained for the night at Grove
Church. Before daylight that portion ERR
camped at Bristerburg sent two squadrons of
the Eighth and Ninth Illinois, with inst,uc-
tions to proceed to Warrenton and thence TO
Sulphur Springs and await orders. The re-
mainder of this force was ordered to proceed
to Liberty. The squadron sent towards War
renton GENE upon several detached bodies of
partisan cavalry, to each of which they gave
chase, capturing some and wounding others.
! Upon reaching the Sulphur Springs -fiis.y
forded the river, and continued down the op-
posite bank as far as Freeman's Landing
The roads becoming impossible, they were
obiiged to return to the point at which they
crossed. The division which remained at Elk
Run left before daylight the same morning,
and peoceeded to Bealeton. on the railroad
leading to Gordonsville. This division is now
lying in the woods near this point. The d.,
vision remaining near Morrisville moved tc
Kelly's Ford and there discovered the first
organized body of the enemy. Preparations
were made to dislodge them. After throw.
ing she'll or two the rebels retired, leaving
the ford in our possession. A portion of the
troops were sent up the river to the Rappa,
hammock bridge to hold and prevent its spoil
alton. The remaining division proceeded to
liberty. They met with trifiing opposition,
and sent in ten or twelve prisoners. he
rebels appear in considerable force, /
doubt their ability to retard us shcul our
leaders determine to cross here.
Washington, April 20th-The Richmond
Dispatch Of April 18th has the following:
| jackson Miss. J, April l4th. The eneny's
troops at Lake Providence La.) have moved
down to Vicksburg.
IVicksburg, April 16th.-The feet is still
in sight across the river. The Yankees have
abandoned the Fernandina expedition. The
Yankee cavalry entered Carthage [on the
| Louisiana shore, below Vicksburg las. week
and are still in possession of the place.
Chattanooga, April l4th-Major Disk Nc
Cam captured another train on the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad. Thre nboats
and two transports on the Cumbei id river
have been destroyed by Wheeler's {, llnand
Van Dorn's fight at Franklin Tenn proves
to have been exaggerated. The loss was on
ly fifty on each side, and Freeman's battery,
which was captured, was retaken.
Wilmington IN. C.), April l6.-The steam
er Flora Bell arrived this morning from Mas
sau, with coffee, salt, etc. The Government
store houses at Branchvile were destroyed
BY FIRE on the 18th. Fifty tn ousand rations
Of bacon and large quantity of -four and SUI
gar were lost.
General Wheeler. on April 18th. captured
two trains between Nashville and Murfrees-
boro, together with thirty Thousand dollars,
and also a number of prisoners, including
two Majors, three Captains and three mem,
bers of Roseerans staff.
Fortress Monroe April 20th Heavy fir,
ing has been going ON for the lglt tghnty-
four hours on the Nansemond rigar OCCASION
ed by our gunboats shelliEg c4t tue rebels
who are attempting to plant batteries at diff
ferent points on the river Last night our
gunboats, with the Eighty ninth Rev York
and Eighth Connecticut acknowledgement
a rebel battery of six pieces Of artslery and
two hundred prisoners. -
St. Louis, April 20th.-A telegram has
been received at headquarters to he effect
that Fayetteville Ark, was att,cked on
Saturday morning, April 18th, by thieI thous
and rebels, with four pieces of artillery. Our
forces were less than two thousand, but re-
pulsed the rebels with considerable bss. Our
lose was FIVE killed and seven wounded.
Washington, April 2lst.-An ofliial dis
patch received from General Peck, dated
Saturday evening, April 18th, eight ,clock,
says: General Getty in conjunction with
the heavy battery at West Branch, captured
six guns and seven hundred men of the For
ty fourth Alabama Regiment. TheEigty
ninth New York and Eighth Connecticit Reg
iments were the storming party.
Chicago, 2lst.-In the rebel attack on Fay
etteville, Ark, on Saturday, April lStF, they
took about forty prisoners, during the [harge
of the First Arkansas loyal cavalry, butfinal-
ly retreated, leaving their own dead On the
field. The rebel forces were chiefly cavalry.
St. Louis, 20th.-Additiona particulars
from Fayetteville, Ark, say the fight khere
lasted four hours. The rebels were CON-
manded by General Cabell. They retreated
in disorder toward Ozark. Our troopswerc
all Arkansas recruits, poorly armed and
equipped, and without artillery.
Chicago, 2lst.-A Cairo dispatch, received
I at three o'clock this morning, says: The
steamer Silver Moon, from Yicksburg, on
Friday, 18th, has arrived. She brings intel
ligence that on Sunday night the 10th, six
gunboats and three transports left 1oung's
Point and ran past the Vicksburg batteTes.
All got through safely but one transport sthe
| Henry Clay. which caught fire opposite the
city and was burned. The gunboat Benton
was the only one struck. She had one man
killed and two wounded. The transporter
est Queens drumhead was injured by coming
in contact with one of the gunboats. The
damages, however, were slight and easily
repaired. From the time of starting until the
first shot was fired by the rebel batteries xvas
an hour and a quarter, by which time nsarly
all had got safely past. brilllantflight
was then seen on shore which Illuminated the
river fer couple of miles, but soon diei out.
(. Five hundred shots were fred on both sides,
with what result to the rebels is not known.
Each gunboat and transport had coal barge
in tow.
Louisville, 2lst-On Saturday Colonel
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