The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-04-18

is at Little Washington; all attempts to rein
force HIM have proved futile. A steamer
from Newbern. brings the following from
that quarter: No communication has been
received at Newbern from Gen. Foster since
yesterday, the 9th. The women and chill
dren are leaving Newbern. Seven thousand
troops attepmting to reach Washington from
Newbern, were driven back on Wednesday.
8 miles, with loss of about 50 men. The
last accounts from Gen. Foster state the reb-
els had sent in three flags of truce for him
TO surrender Washington. Fosters reply
to the last was, to send no more flags of
truce. if he did, he would capture them. and
if they wanted Washington, to come and
take it,
The Times published an extra containing
detailed account of the fight at Charleston.
1t Gays: The result of the reconnaissance
proves the utter inefficienGy of the iron-clads
to take Cbarlest on alone. The Nakant
received thirty wounds, several being bad
fractures The Passaic was also wounded
severely in the rurret and pilot house. The
Nantucket's turret was SO Jared that the
port could not be opened. rendering her s
inch gun useless. None of the others we're
disabled.
r. The following dispatch. dated Murfrees-
boro. April l It'll. has been received by Gen
eral Hailpck. from General Granger: Van
Dom made his promised attack to-day. al
/ O'Clock, directly in front and on tie town.
The smoke. g.. favored their operations.
enabling them to approach very near without
our being able To observe them. Our siege
guns and light batteries opened with murder
Gus effect. literally slrewing the ground with
men and horses. had halted Gen. Sta ley
four miles out on the Murfrees borO road. II,
At once crossed his furce over at Heights
Mills, vigorously attacking Forests divi
!; sion. moving down on the Lee burg pike
capturing SIX pieces OF artillery and some
20U prisoners, but owing to the unfavorabl'
nature of the country, was unable 10 hold
i theh' oelhS dItdCH0u ~ Si0aI'J super 'ol
nu.. bers, ouIhanked aud nearly surrounded
Our loss IN killed. wounded and p, soners
is less than 100, while the enemy's canno
be less than three times that number. They
were repulstd on all sides and driven unit
darkness prevented their pursuit,-C. GRAN
3. GER. Maj)r General.
: A telegram from headquarters army o
the Potomac, of the 11th INST, says a refu
gee who lett Richmond last Tuesday, ha
arrived in our lines. The bread riot in tina
city was witnessed by him, and caused grea
CONSERVATION among the authorities. Tn
women were the heads of TIE families of tn
: working classe', and were actually starving
many having been com elled to beg on tn
! streets. A repetition of the demonstrated
. was feared, and every precaution was bein
: taken to avertit. The effect upon the troop
= was very demoralizing, the men being YER
Il clamorous and demanding that their fami
= lies should be fed. Endorsements ar
? hurrying up to Frederick burg as rapidly Il
; possible. most Of them conscripts or conva
= lescents. Several divisions were encampet
( about Richmond, one of which started o
} in great haste about the time Gen. Aver
visited Culpepper, but returned again in fey
days. Work has been suspended upon fort
, i6cations around Richmond. their impregna
- bility being considered certain.