, 1863-04-20
ALL QUIET At CHARLES
TON.
& Skirmish near g7,f:
folk,
Running the Blockade at VIII
mington,
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At BRANCH
WILLIE, II, C,

| WASHINGTON, April l9--Thc RIcLu1or
Dispatch Of the 18th has thu following:
JACKSON, April 1G.-The enemys troops 4
Lake Providence hare moved down to Vicks
burg, and Grenada travellers report that ther
was general opinion at Memphis that boat
going up to Vleksburg was rusc. A hear.
noy eInent commenced on Thursday.
VIcKsBEHG, tia MOBILE, April IG.-Th
Heet is sill in sight across the river. III,
Yankees hare abandoned the Fcrnantiina ex
pedition-, The Yankee cavalry entered Car
thaEc last week, and are still in possessi,,
Of The p}ace.
Rebel dispatches report that large Fedora
reinfo1ce1ntnts have arrived at Grenatla, Miss.
aad that the new plan is to send large forct
to each of the three railroads running South
6Gn: Grant joins Rosccrans hy water.
| Kirby Smith assumes command Of the rebel
forces west Of the Mfesissippi-A1exandria
La., to be his headquarters.
| A Chattanooga rebel dispatch admits Van
| DoEn's defeat At franklin, and confirms t:,e
former accounts.
Nothing later from Washington, Il. c.
Ihc Richmond papers report the arrest md
return, on Monday, Of nearly 400 rebel oil.
| GERS.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 10th SAWS
the :9th Virginia regiment destroyed FeIe.
III cavalry camp, near Williamsburg. Five
Federals were killed and several wounded.
Fort olagFuder is immensely strengthened
By new redoubts and ac-7its. Tic Fcderals
shelicd the town for three hours, but nobody
was hurt. Some Of the rebel forces are III
the ridges commanding The city, waiting Tor
the FcdeIals to show their heads.
The rebel accounts of the destruction of
gunhoats and transports on tho Cumberland,
proves to be IN exaggerated version OF liz
Palmyra affair on the "a inst. Another rebel
account Gays tley destroyed $100 600 worth al
stores at captured camp at Williamsburg.
FoRTnEss MosRoE, April 1.-THE Rich
mond Enquirer Of the 10th las the following !:
CHA7TASooGA, April 1A-Aiai. Dick Wc.
Cam has captured another train on the Nasl-
vile and Chattanooga Railroad.
IhEee sunooats and two transports on the
Cumberland river have been destroyed by
Whec]er's command.
Van Dorn's Eight at franklin, Tenn, proves
to hare been exaggerated. Tic loss was ONLY
fifty on cach side. aud Freeman's battery, S cap-
turcd, TaB retakcn.
CHARIGsroS, April 1i.-All quiet To- rielt.
The enemy occupics Coles, Kiawah and Sea-
brook Islands, in considerable force, protected
by few gunboats. All lis transports nave
left this vicinity.
a committee Of Congress Is now Invcstl-
eating the conduct Of Assistant Provost May-
fhal Geo. II. Alexander, on charges Of gross
cruelty to prisoners in his charge It Castle
Thunder. The alleged cruclt:es bear several
unpleasant i'tl shapes, such as tying men up b.
SuFFo1ll, VIA FeRTREss MoS1oH, Aprf1 II
Z Tcfterday the cne1ny drove back our slzir-
1n'shsEs- on the Staunton road, which is
Gen. eorcos:n's front, and opened OF the
Union forces with Two pieces Of artillery.
Our forces at once replied and drove them
back. Our skfrmfslers on the South Quay
road drove the enemy back some miles Eom
our lines.
Deserters say the enemy intends to make
an stack this week.
Gueril!as prow1ed about our lnnLs yester.
dny, killing one man and cutting thc telc-
graph wires. which were soon repaired
Both Of The railroads between Suffolk and
Norfolk ale In running order, and anply
guarded By cavalry patrols.
No letters are now allowed to be sent for
ward By flag Of truce except to prisoners Of
FORTRESS MONROE, April 1s.-Richmona
papers Of the 18th, contain the following:
JACKSON, Miss, April 16.-The encmy's
troops at Lake Providence hare moved to
Vicksbu,g and Grenada. The boat coirg VI,
to F1ckeburg was aruse. 4 heavy moremcnt
commenced on Thursday.
a large fire was observed yesterday above
Vfcksburg, supposed to bc the burning of the
Federal transports.
The Yankee forces are in possession Of New
Carthage.
W1LA1ss7oS, n c., April 16.-The steamer
Flora and Bell arrived here this morning from
Nassau, with caagoes of coffee, saltpetfc, &c.
yjl1e were destroyed By fire on the l2th inst,
with sc, 600 rations Of bacon aud large guam
titles Of Hour and sugar.
Gen. Wheeler, on the 18th captured two
trains between Nashville aud Htffrccsboro,
together with $50, 0,C00; also number of pris--
onere, including Two Majors, three Captains.
and three Of Gen. Rosecrans' staff.