The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-08
MEMS or THE yEfH.
Compiled from lie Daily Papers.

conStfucteQ from that place, connect
ing with the Mobile & Ohio road,
which opened direct route between
Nicksburg and Tullahoma, Bragg's
headquarters. It is doubtful whether
General Dodge intends TO hold Tus-
cumbia. The fight between General
Dodge and Chalmers was spirited
affair, resulting in brilliant victory
for the national troops.
The secesh are finding "Jordan q
hard road to travcl," !" under Burnsides
order. w. f. Corbin and r. c.. Me-
Graw, officers of the rebel army, were
tried for recruiting within our lines,
and acting as spies, and were sen
fenced to be shot. Geo. Donges, of
Butler county, Ohio, and VIM. McEl-
wee, of Joseph county, Illinois, were
tried for hurrahing for JEFF Davis, and
aiding in the escape of dcsertcrs, and
were sentenced to four months impris.
onment, and fine Of $500 each.
Hancock scccsh will please notice.
a II of the above are now ut John
sons Island.
DIR. Dorsey, Buttcrnut of Indian
apolis, was arrested for trcasonablc
correspondence with the enemy, and
encouraging dcscrters.
Yesterday the forces under Gener-
al Dodge sl,irmishcd from Buzzard's
| Roost Station, five miles from here. to
near Burton's Station, whore battle
was fought, resulting in a Union vic
tory. Our loss in killed was very
slight. About forty were wounded.
The rebels were drawn into a com
plcte trap, and suffered terribly.
FRIDAY, MAY 1.-Hookcr, with his
splendid army, has crossed the Rap
pahannock, and the ball is now opened
in Virginia, under, we hope, better
auspices than ever before.
For particulars of the advance, and
battles consequent, see another part
of to-day's paper.
An association has been formed in
Columbia, South Carolina. to buy corn
for the purpose ofselling it to soldiers
families at not over 81 30 bushcl.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently
made at Columbus, Georgia, by n par
ty of women, to rob the stores of that
place of calicoes. The rioters were
put in Jail. At Milledgeville, in the
same State, the women robbed q dry
goods store of its finest articles of APP
parcl. after Il frightful furry, the
fair creatures were dispersed by an
appeal of Judge Harris" The ac-
count does not state whether they re-
turned the goods.
a special dispatch of the 9th, from
Milliken's Bend, states that Grant S
army had been ordered to get in read.
mess to march, with six days rations.
Gen. Grant and staff were ut the front.
Nothing is said of the object of the
movement
Gen. Elletts marine brigade has
burned all the distilleres and saw
mills on the upper Tennessee, burned
two villages, and routed body of
Texan Rangers, who, mistaking the
fleet for transports, attempted to cap
tire them.
Scouts tonight report three thous-
and rebel cavalry at Blacksville, ut the
Pennsylvania line, near Waynesburg,
aud about 30 miles from Wheeling, ap-
parently tending in the direction OF
the latter place.
Official Intelligence has Just been
received from Clarksburg that force
of fifteen hundred rebel bavalry, un-
der Jones, advancing from FairmOunt
toward Clarksburll, to make an attack
on that place, in conjunction with
Imboden, and jenkins was met at
Shnston, about midway between two
places, and driven back with loss.
SATURDAY, MAY 2.-General Carter
crossed the Cumberland river ycster-
day and attacked the rebels at Mon
ticello, Kentucky. He had taken the
place, but at last accounts the fight
was still in progress.
4 detachment of GranCer's cavalry.
under Col. Campbell of the ID Michi-
oan, made dash on Thompson Sta
ton. Tennessee, on Thursday night,
killing fourteen and wounding thirty
of Van DGrn's cavalry, besides cap
turing doi.en men and horses
This achievement was performed with
out loss on the pant of the expedition.
Reports from Virginia say that Gen.
Wade Hampton, comlaandcr of the
llamton Legion, Il cavalry corps COM
posed of faristocratic South Can olinians
and Georgians, has become disonsted
with the impressments and other t,'-
rannical measures of the jeff Davis
authorities, and has resigned and gone
home. The Legion has been broken
up, and its officers and men merged in
the Virginia cavalry regiments.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says:-
Much excitement prevailed there yes
terday, over the news that Col. Multi
gan had been outnumbcred and beaten
10y the rebels, under Imhoden and
Jones, near Morgantown, who, to the
number of about 1000, were commit
ing dcprcdations in that vicinity
Their chief object seems to be plum
der.
Arrivals from Youngs Point to the
evening of the Goth ult. report Gen.
Grants army in motion, thus confirm
ing our previously published advices
that the troops had been ordered to
get ready to march. When the steam
er left, nearly the whole army was
marching on the Point, the tents and
other heavy baggage being left behind,
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