Daily State sentinel., 1863-03-24

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Noon Reports.
Com. Farragut Attacks Port Hudson.
The steamer Mississippi Burned.
Heavy Firing on Both Sides
THE ARMY IN GOOD SPIRITS AND
BOUND TO WIN
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST
CHARLESTON A FEINr.
Mobile the Real Point of Attack.
Rebels Falling Back on
Richmond.
PIRATE FLORIDA .sG.aI.S.
AFF AIRS IN KENTUCKY,
Heavy Firing on Both Sides
THE ARMY IN GOOD SPIRITS AND
BOUND TO WIN.
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST
CHARLESTON A FEINr.
Mobile the Real Point of Attack.


CIScISSArI, March 23.-Gen. Burnside and
staff will arrive here 10 morrow morning.
Gen Tuttle, commanding ut Cairo. desiring TO
enter the field, Gen. Buford has been appointed
his successor, and will take command tomor
The Commercials special from Murfreesboro
saws
IL is reported that the enemy has recrossed
Duck river in force.
Gen Johnston is expected to take immediate
command of the Rebel armies at 1ulahoma.
NEW York, March 23-The steamer General
Washington. from New Orleans the 18th. has
arrived
The Era of the 18th mentions a rsInor that
Port Hudson had been evacuated, but il il not
credited
The Tribune's dispatch says:
The Government has information leading to
the opinion that the Rebel army on the Kappa
hammock l. making preparations to fall back on
Richmond probably to the defenses of that city
The Davis Government apprehends an attack by
way of the james river, and this backward move
ment is necessary 10 thwart IT,
Refugees confirm this theory and add :hat
Lees force is much weakened by the withdrawa al
of Longsueet the two Hills. and other Rebel
Generals, with their commands, who have gone
to other parts of the Confederacy.
Paroled prisoners direct from Richmond state
l
press upon the Rebels
Information has been received of the capture
of cavalry picket guard of twenty thirty men
stationed at Occoquan, by a detachment OF Stu
arts cavalry. who came by way of Stilman :
Ford.
Other detachments of Stuart's force have re.
Gently made their appearance at several points.
| The Mobile Advertiser of the 18th claims that
the anticipated attack at Charleston is a ient;
/ IL.
strongly ntimating that Mobile is the next object
Of attack
Advices from the Yazoo Pass expedition rep
resent movements as slow but that there is every
| prospect of getting through successfully. Our
| forces had debarked near Greenw ood, and were
beseging Fort Pemberton.
a number of transports had been very badly
damaged in getting through Yazoo Pass.
The ram Lioness overhauled the steamer Par
alel with three thousand bales of cotton. on the
lsth, crowding her close that she com
| PEELED to run ashore and burn her
The Rebels are burning cotton at every planta-
| ti0n as our army advances.
The Tmes's Washington dispatch says:
Reliable information received here state that
the Rebels are abandoning the line of the Rap
pahannock and falling back upon their defenses
in the vicinity of Richmond
The War Department has received the rolls OF
all regiments compgisin~ The Army of the Unit ed
States which shows the number of absentees CT
deserters to be upwards OF l25,OO0.
Sr LOUIS, March 22-A large and enthusias-
tic meeting in behalf Of Christian Commission
for the army was held here to night. Maj Gen
| Curtis presided
Sterling addresses were made by MeSsrs. Jones
and Burnell, of this city.
Gen Strong and Rev Il w Chothou made lib
| eral contributions to promote the objects OF the
Commission.
NKw YORK, March 23-A Barbadoes letter
OF the 25th ult.. states that from a station look
out the Florida was seen at p NJ. and Ave
other vessels some ten miles from the Barbados
shore
A large side wheel steamer, presumed to be
the Vanderbilt, went after the vessels. We are
all excitement and anxiety here
| The Florida seen all night steering north
by east.
A subsequent letter of the 2sth states that the
pirate arrived at Barbados and was supplied with
coal, &c
Capt Moffatt was feted by the Government
| for which the pirate returned thanks by impress
ing twenty British sailors
The steamer Washington, from New Orlean.
the 10Th, has arrived, and reports having tele
grams put on board off the Passes, of the lates
news from Baton Rouge, probably for the Gov
ernment
1t was intimated that the Supreme Court o
Louisiana was to be completely reorganzed.
Nothing in the newspapers of military affair
from any point.
The Richmond Whig of the 18th, editOriall,
speaks of the want of success in the Southwest
but the Southwest has at length good cause to b
sanguine of the future. IL it needs any assist
ance bey ond the late brilliant victories vii
suggest that day may come when Hooker vii
receive a blow more crushing than any Mcclellan
Pope or Burnside received. Should this happen
it may chance that every man Lincoln can scrap
up will be needed near Washington; then John
will be avenged of her wrongs.
WAsHINoroS. March 23-The following ha
been received by Col. Stager per steamer to Ney
\ ork
SoUTn WEST Pass, March l5-(By TELEGRAPH
from Baton Rouge. Com Farragut, leadng il
the Hartford. attacked the Port Hudson batterie
last night at l o'clock with the feet.
The steamer Mississippi ran aground and wa
abandoned and burned.
severe.
The army is within FIVE miles of the enemy
works, in good spirits. and bound to win.
Cavalry skirmishing is the only fighting a
yet.
(Signed) CHAs. BoUTELY,
Asst. Supt. Military Telegraphs.
J ST LOUIS. March 23-The Democrats specia
from Lake Providence says water was let int
the canal at that place the evening of th
10th inst.