The Portland daily press., 1863-04-06

REBEL FORCE MARCHING ON HICK.
MAN, KY.


Inc democrat oil TINS city has special dis
patch from Carlo which says, advices from
ioungs foint on tuesday night state that
the rebels nave withdrawn large part OF
their forces from the front to the rear Of Vicks-
burg, anticipating that the federals will attack
them via Yazoo Pass or Haines' Bluff. Yazoo
City and GREENWOOD have also been strength
guns from the river front to the rear of Vicks-
burg aud substituted quakers in their place.
rebel gunboat Vicksburc broke from her
mooring. foated down stream and was captur-
ed by Farraput,s vessel.
Unless something is speediy ACCOMPLISHED
nv the Yazoo Pass exnedition n i nresumad
ii will he abandoned,
Shelliny from the nearest ba,,arv command
;pg the reheI works a, Ito coo, ~ ,ha c.n.i
commencad "Wednesday n;yh,
Amonn como 81 ,ha Sn.,har, ;,or,s Il ,,.
foilowine imnortant naws Tho neana n.r,v
or The Sen,h headed he He,rx 800 a.. H.
.ndar Moseiey ed;,or or IN, R;ohmnnd' WI,
and others ars s,on, ~ ;n,rodnca raso,,,i.s
on the subject. which will nrobablv mass the
iowar House az Connress hafors ~ aPd;r,,rne
,U" VI oo"s'e'' oo'oie 'ne au1ouin-
7, Is said the course or tho Richmond r,-
onirer Is disannroved Of nv many Of The load.
ing ,lienoc.s VI lile 1on,euera.e congress;
struck before lime next which viii iii" r",s,,sr
long manaclad Ksn,ncty ""i
Ranor,s fron, ro,,,nh,,s - ,h., TOO .,,,.,,
wsre d;scoverad vas,ard.v ,.rnh;,, ,,,,,ards
Hickman. XIV with the intent;on Of ,ar;ng
,ba, nIace Gan Asho,h .,ar,ad ao.,r ,.,;,ss
Ss,o men and = Iarger force No. rs.Sv 70 ,sar
at a moments notice.
Lake Providence Canal-Return of Fxnedi.
tions-A Rebel Battery at Vicksburg
sheneed.
CAIRO. April 4.
From below we learn that the water still
continues to pour through the cut at Lake
Providence. Nearly all the town is submerg-
ed. The troops have been compelled TO move
tug boats pass into the Lake but the current
is too strong for the transports
The health of troons il GOOD bu, tho R,e,,o
Gnats are said to be killing large numbers of
government horses.
II Is now believed that all the axped;,;ons
including the one down the Yazoo pass have
returned or are returning m Yonng's point
where IL is stated nearly 400 transports are
gathered.
The Mempbis Bulletin saws the Federal
battery onnosite Vicksbpro has s;Ienced a
rebel battery on the onnosite shore
Oficial Report of the Raid on Point Pleasant.
WAsUuNGroN Anril K
The following has been received M head
onar,ers of the army:
Gen. Schencks ieadouarters. baltimore
Atb-Naior Gen II w Ualleck Caneral-;n,
non Cant CARERS accom-, Of ,hs Po;n, pleas
ami affair. Cant. Carter had az mon and re-
ports killed. 3 wounded. and {, taken nrison.
ers making our total loss n. The reheIs los,
in Killed. wounded and prisoners 70 and 80
their raid with their LARGELY snnerior numbers
was handsomely renuIsed
1Sicnedl Ropr g Scurxcx
Major General Command;,c
rNorr Pleasant Is NJ he ,nnn,S =,
,ha Rannahannacl, in Was,arn v;ra,a;o VI
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Arrival of the Northern Idpht-seiuura q,
the Property Of the Transit CO. By
Nicaragua.
New YORK, April 5.
Steamer Northern Light, from Aspinwall
from California and Sz3nOO from Aspinwall.
me purser reports ,hat the government OF
Nieal gua , mas se!%ee al, 'he properly peiohg-
ing 70 ,ne lranSit Co., inciudi'ig the steamers
On 'he hahe. ihe gosernment declares ina!
TIE COMPANY nave Noiaieu thetf contract, ana