New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-11
IMPORTANT FROM msssIssrppI.
Rebel Reports Of the Capture Of Colonel
kiraighrs Union Cavalry.


MURYREHsBoRo. Tenn. Saturday. May 9. 1869 p
Rebel reports from Chattanooga of the 7Ih say
that the force from this army under Col Shago
of the 5lst Indisna regiment, having been captured
near Rome Georgia, after five battles with the enc
my. Tnis force was cooperating with Gen. Dodge,
from Corinth.
Full credence is not placed in this report, as we
have pohrg from Gen. Hurlbut on the subject
Even if this he true Shsight ought to have captured
Rebels even TO the number Of hr OWL force, beside
doing immense damsge 10 the country through
which hs penetrated.
correspondent Of the Mobile Register. writing
form jackson, gives au account of the extensive
Union raid into Mississippi and says moro active
measures should have been used TO check it.
A freight train was destroyed 81 Newtons, and
all communication with Meridian cut off.
MuRyREKsBoRo, Tenn May 10, 1862
Dispatches are in from below giving Col. Straight's
movements up to the Goth ult.
Col. Straight left Tuscumbs on that day, going 10
Bluntsvis. AT that point he had al engagement
with the enemy, who were pushed after him. lie
succeeded in smbushing the Rebels, and whipping
them badly.
He then moved on toward Rome, 10 which point
they were destined.
The Rebels statements are subsequent to this
They ray sp Overwhelming force surrounded Col.
Straight, aud succeeded in capturing him. He had
destroyed come larue iron works on Coosa River,
near Georgia River.
BuryREsBoRo. May 10. 1868
The following are the details, from The Chatt0.
noog Rsbel of May of the capture of Col Straights
forces:
Il says Forrest marched from Spring Hill to the
vicinity of Tuscumbia, Alabama, where he formed
junction with COL Roddy, and attacked Gen.
Dodge.
The fight took place on Tuesday. April %. and
lated several hours Forrest fell back 10 CORTLAND.
No casualties are stated. While Dodge was Fitting
Forest, Col. Straight made deiour around Court.
land; but instead of attempting 10 get in FORESTS
rear, moved OH toward Georgia, having hundred
miles the start of Forrest, who pursued him.
Forrest overlook Col. Straight al Daytons Gap.
in Sand Noun aims, and battle ensued, in which
Straight was driven forward, with the loss Of forty
killed, wounded, and missing.
SIX miles further on another engagement took
place, lasting sn hour aud half in which Streght
is reported ss being again drven forward, with the
loss of two pecos Of artillery formerly captured from
Roddy.
Fifteen MILES further SOUTH Streght was SO lin
tackled, ambushug the Rebels. Next day, Sta eishi
was overtaken Of Blountsvie. from which pnce
The He5el says Forrest drove him, rs before, with
the loss of killed and l2 wounded. bridge near
the town Of Gadson destroyed.
Nine miles bey ond Gadsen, another skirmish on
sued, and Col. Hathaway is reported killed.
sueight was tiually overaken about two miles
from Ceda, Bluff, end 26 from Rome. An advance
Of 200 had gone toward Rome, and were checked
about two miles from 1at city by armed citizens
Forrest demanded Sireghts Surrender, and
Streigfs complied
The Re5d tells the ridiculous stories that only 40
men were in the light and tha, they captured 100
and that the force captured consisted of the 81
Ohio 18th Illinois, 5lst and Flat Indiana, with
three oompalie. sf Alabama ans aud four mountain
Ia wilton.
Anolhor raid INTO Georgia is reported by TIE
RfJe. II says force 5000 strong had gone As iar
south as Tallassds, eighty m,les below Rome; that
the Georgia iroops were mosnted Oh the animals
csr,pred flsm elaight. and were sent after the
Yankees
A letter from Columbia ~ The Rsb,I says, three
TRANSPORTS and two eunboats, Descending the Ten
ne,see River Oh tie 27ti OF Apr, were attacked by
Col. Woodward, aud tho transports were sunk. Tue
gunboaS ESCAPED.