Smyrna times., 1863-05-21
HAh NEWS.
THE GREAT RAID IN MISSISSIPPI


Colonel Grieroon, with his force consisting
or the 9th and eth Illinois cavalry and bate
~, nuInberin" i'll all 90O men, arrived at Bat
on Rouge Oh the % of May He left LaCirange
on the 18th Of April, and DESTROYED railroads
stores, bridges, &c, throughout the whole of
northern Mississippi The most important cap
ture made by him was that of an ordinance
train, conveying 3000loaded shells to Vicksburg
Colonel GnersOn itlneracy was as follows La
Grange, OkolOna, Newton, Meriden, Enter
prise and Jackson in MissiSsippi Clinton and
Baton Rouge, Louisiana About 800 contra
bands, each mounted Gn a horse. and most of
them leading another animal, followed the Col
oncl IN his triumphant entry into Baton Rouge
The Mississippi papers take gloomy view
OF matters in that State, and admit that Cen
eral Grants movements have deceived their
leaders and people. They admit loss of 1000
killed, ROUNDED and missing at the. battle of
Bayou Pierre, including in the list of killed
General Tracy, Lieutenant Pettis and Major
Tuckerinan; They state also that railroad COM
nunleatlon has been opened between Richmond
and fredericksburg. Taken altogether, Bayou
Pierre seems to have been the scene Of the
most complete thrash4g the contederates have
yet received.
Charleston dispatches Of the 18th inst, re-
port our forces active i'll that vicinity They
are said to have built formidable batteries on
Folly Island bearing on the southern extremi-
ty of Morris Island Several regiments are
said to be also fortitying Seabrook Island
The fact that large number of officers and
men of the Army Of the Potomac have been
granted leave OF absence to visit their homes
Is considered ali Indication that there is to be
no immediate offensive movement on the Rap
pahannGrk.
The whole Federal army has been paid up
to the lst OF March, thanks to the exertions Of
Secretary Chase.
The Marshal of the District of Columbia has
selzed large amount Of real estate belonging
10 dlslOyal persons, and those who left for the
South on the breaking out OF hosrilities.
A dispatch received b. the war department
says: the prisoners arriving at Fortress Mon
roe from Richmond, think the whole numher
taken by the Rebels, i'll the recent battles, will
not exceed four Thousand FIVE hundred.
BY the end of the present campaign. accOr-
ding tn IL Richmond newspaper, the CunIUltr-
ate debt will have reached a thousand million
OF dollars
Gen. Longstreet reluctantly admits the fail
ure or his campalgii a-Iihst Suflk although
he claims to have captured u large quantity OF
provisions.
1t Is probable that the batteries on Morris
Island. below Charleston harhor, have been
again attacked by our gun-bOats, as heavy fir
ing was beard in that direction on SaturIaylast.
Every day We have to record some new cx-
plot of our cavalry The latest .lid is that
made III middle Tennessee, by tienf al Palmer
lie with eghty-fye men, charged on detach-
ment Of the ID Georgia regiment and captured
Gighteeh PRISONERS, including two captains =
The rebels had no sabres, but fought with des-
peratlOn iOr IA lew minutes.
The town of Jack>op the capital of Missi,-
slppI. has been tax ,n py Genera Graat after a
fight which lasted a whole day The Chatta-
nopga Rrl'4 says the couiederate, were unable
TO hold the place.