The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-25

the Confederary, presents the npitu4tion' 2
Of affairs, in brief: s. .s.1 sis.
vlRoiEIA ~'ss +
An Is quiet in the neighborhood pf Freder-
~fcksburg. A correspondent of the Richmond
Sentinel. writing from the headquarters Of the
army, near Petersburg, saysi f M
i It may be said that doing nothing. there Is
no enemy in our front. no pcketing Or other active
duty 10 do consequently there IL but little Of inter
es in that qnaiter. Ibis is 50, and would rensin
true munths hence II events would only stand still;
It may be gratifying 70 know something 81 OR con-
dtion for the coming campaign whnch z fer days
Be il known that for health. strength and high now
ofsprits, this army never was in better condition,
never more able and willing to shoulder All The re-
spsnsbilites OF their position A. deienpfrs OF our
NORTH CAROLINA
The Wilmington Journal. Of the 18th. learns
that the schooner st. Georgeos from that Port
to Nassau, has fallen into the hands 9f the
enemy. Everything along The lines below
Kinston we are assured is very quiet A ware
house cdntaining corn. forage and salt was
burned in w imlngton on Saturday night. The
loss is not stated
The Raleigh Progress, Of the 18th. says;
don. thst brisk skirmish took place al FhnEin hn
eny lost killed. wounded and II prisoners. Our
loss was only slightly wounded regiment Of
our troops ambushed the enemy andlwers rpoh them
before they knew H.. Our informant whs not able tg
procure farther particulars Ssh t--rK
The Wilmington Journal Of "Wednesday says:
We regret TO learn from gentIenfnn Who kpoHa
that0eneral HiIl's expedition towards EeTbeJn tall
ed 70 accomplish one Of its main obects THAT Or
drawing the enemy out
AT Deep Gully nine miles from Nc~berp Gsn Hill
encountered force Of the enemy, consisting or two
regiments Of infantry and battery Of 1ed arkiIiery
Here brisk fight was kept up for short time when
the4nemy retieatedin the direction Of NsFbeFn- s
Abcut this Time Gen. Pettigreu being on the
North side Of the North river, opened on an eaith-
work the South side OF the riVer bnt in conse-.
suited in the loss Of three Of his men Killed And Dr.
teen wounded and also the arrival oEheavy rehforce
mehts 10 the enemy, he had to retire. l5isl
Several transports arrived AZ Newberl on lSatuf-.
day evening" General Rsbsfts,n is repoftfa 70 have
susceeSes ia getting Ro's.:.io. ct ,as rs rss % be- BE-
track and burning bridge by which train was de,
stroyed. - l-H
No men we're lott In Gem Hlll's imrleEiate com
mand and his horse not strAck with HInif bal s
elegraphed from Raleigh In fact there has been
altogether teo much sensation made out Of this aar
which, so far. barren OF results and Fhich IS We
have every reason believe. intended for
! direct attack upon Hewbern.
We know. bot do net think il proper to say d where
Gen. Hill's fsrces are at the present tune
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Our Charleston exchanges are silent on the
military situation at that point, and We con
clude all is quiet along the coast l-5e
FLORIDA.
From the beautiful ..land Of the cypress and
myrtle" we have fuller accounts OF the late
engagement with the enemy at Jacksonville
On. Tuesday morning detachment of Geor-
gians approached Jackson vile and had a sharp
skirmish with the enemy in the suburbs. in
which they fully sustained the reputation Of
their gallant State for daring and ehterprise
The Lake City coluu bian. Of the l9ih, pf this
action says: kfl
About hal past three o'clock. the enemys Artillery
CONNIE need nre from theiF slLren fhments
upon potion OF hsjor BfeVsrds B9itAhnn. 10
strong, who nobIy maintained ther position, nncer
this heavy dre grape csnnister and she TOR near
ly-tWD hours. At O'Clock, . courier from Capt.
westcOtt announced thai the eneuy had slpsIrsd lp
force, and ~u,6 Ranking them. TO counlarAot this
rnpveinent, the Major ordered bis cpmnatsd 70 fail
back about hnLdred and fifty yalds, and there
soon appeared between 400 and 500 strong, cohsistn
OF white and LlAck infantty aud narihss soHing M
they opehed upoh our forces With four piects Of ar
tillery which they brought with them On The Road
and posted themselves about one hundred yards dis
tant. At this range boJs opehed upon Them with
such accuracy that, though pfoected BY coy " The
woods they souid Withstand e. and ih LEES than
hour they glad 70. retreat hack nHd1f their
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The same paper Of the same date hats:
Pive Yankees belonging 10 the SevtnthNe Hamp-
shire Regiment were brought TO this city On Friday
evening last. by detachment OF Capt. Dkkison :
company v. commanded by sergeant eek aud ore
in sale custody As prisoners Of war klAI
GEORGIA. ttt
Ever since the vigorous dennot stration Of
therenemy upon Gepesis Point Was success
fully resisted by the gallant little band gFithip
the fort. no further effort has been nHde for
its reduction We have nothing additional
from Savannah. ils,
NissIssIPPIs kl HEN.
Accounts from Iazoo river show tltzt Cen
sLoring is making gallant iefenge ot Green
wood. Tho enemy have advaneedl twice and
each time been driven back, our los thus
far 10 quite small The vicksbarg Wkig. of
the l1lh says 3.l.I.ttt
We have but ktlle Of interest this morning ftD the
Yankees acroas the river Troops continnd u leave
araduallyon transports The Diligent wAt sion ged
Yesterday IN moving them up the river from their OF
Camping ground in whites feid- There were but
seven transports and three rams 10 be seen during
tae days-some Of them raising steam ii the AZ,
tetnoon indicating 44 early depArtHFe [The ReEeua
came down about noon with ..tey" q cal which
she landed near the ram. The dredging machines
were not at work nor did there appear . 6eany st
hustle on the eAn4l EYary eye = dolht turned
70 Yazoo Fass where all the spare trqoPs F;l M
ance here
D9- We are glad 70 learn that Cen Tqombs
who has heen dang ,,alv IN ais,-. =. Val