Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21

eaptare'-Dispatches from Murfreeshoro,
May ., to the st, Louis papers, say;
"We have news from Rebel sources to-
night, which il true, is of the most i'm
portant character, Ii is said that Colonel
Straight of the 5lst Indiana, who went
IRON here some three weeks ago, to Join
Gen. Dcdge's expedition up the tennessee,
has been captured, with 400 men. 1t is
said he advanced as far as home, in Geor-
ga, destroying railroads, railroad bridges,
and much property; but in falling back
he was assalled by the enemy in vastly
superior force, and had with them five Sc
we're battles.
The Mobile Advertiser of the I'd of
May reports that the Union cavalry cut
communication between jackson and Me
rdian on the 9th ult.
Later. A dispatch from Gen. Dodge
speaks of Col, Straight's operations up to
the time when a severe fight took place at
Blountville, not far from Somerville, at
which time the rebels met with a severe
defeat. COL Straight then pushed on,
and as far as Union accounts are con-
cerned, We now lose sight of him. The
rebels say, however, that his advance
guard went within two miles of Rome,
and was met and driven back by armed
citizens near the State line. He destroyed
the large iron furnace. Forrest and Rod
dy, who had gone in pursuit of him, came
up with him at Cedar Grove, twenty-six
miles from Rome, and captured his entire
force.
The Chattanooga Rebel of the 7th has
long account of the pursuit, by the reb-
Ell General Forrest, for distance of 800
miles, of Straight's command. 1t de-
scribes great many skirmishes between
the two parties, and winds up with an ac-
count of his capture The Murtreesboro'
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
quoting the Chattanooga Rebel account
of the capture of Col Straight's command
in Georgia, adds to it the following i'm
portant intelligence:
" Thus ends the rebel account of this
to-be-famous expedition. Col. Straight
and ten men were indeed captured ; bul
rebel troubles Ia ALabama and Georgia
are not get Deer, for the same paper has
the following:
'Alarastag aees! The express messen-
gers and others from Rome, Ca. last eve.
ming, report another raid into North Ala
bama and Georgia, by Yankees, $500
strong. The fftieth Georgia regiment re.
returning to Bridgeport, was stopped and
ordered back to Rome, mounted on cap
tured horses, and led to meet the invaders
1t was believed the Yankees were at Tai.
ladega, Ala, eighty miles south of Rome
Capt. Forrest, brother of the General, was
MORALLY wounded in the fight near Rome
The rebels say our forces burned every
grain of corn they could find between
CORTLAND anu Tuscumbia, and de
stroyed all the provisions They also
burned the military college at Lagrange
The Union troops have evacuated Tuscum
bia."
General Braxton Bragg sends dis
patch dated Tullahoma, Tennessee, May
9Th, to General s. Cooper, rebel Adjutan
and Inspector General, which conclude.
as follows:
"On the 2Sth Forrest discovered {
heavy force of cavalry under Col. Straight
maching on Mouton and Blountsville.-
Col. Forrest pursued this force with two
regiments, fighting him all day and nigh
at prlver'a Cap Zap, at Sand Mountain, witt
loss of FIVE killed and fifty wounded
Carts Forrest and Thompson it is feared
mortally. The enemy left on the field 81
f killed, $50 wounded, burned so of hi
wagons, turned loose $50 mules and Isl
negroes, and pursued his way toward
Brownsville, Gadsden, and Rome, Ga.
| On the Sd Of May, between Gadsdel
and Rome, after FIVE days and nights O
, fighting and marching, Gen. Forrest cap
tured Col. Straight and his command
!, about l 800, with horses, rifles, &c.