Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-05-27
THE NEWS.


dl,ional to what We hase'
SnRESrroRr, May sih, 1918.
All the storirs We have heard ol ate
about tic "sheling OF NicksburgH thu
evacuation Of NeashurgH the capture OF
Nicksburg' sc. Sc, is all borh. lirks-
burg has not becn shelled or taken, and
fur,hcrmore II Is not likely 20 be- aud |
have The epinion Of Col Morrison, of this
State, and Gov. Reynolds, Of Missouri, both
Of whom arrived in this town yesterday,
that no attempt at present will be made 10
inke IT, Our army there Il In fine condi-
lion aud spirits aud Il las on hand sup
ply Of provisions sufficient Tor three mouths,
at least.
The 6ght NJ Port Gibson, where the enc
my attempted to flank Grand Gulf, was no
small matter. II lasted two days, when
the enemy was finally driven back three
lines. Noparticnlars have as yet beeu re-
cciycd, ,9AN
IN ten days from ihs time there will bs
ielcgraphlc communication between th's
poiai and Monroe, Camden aud Little Rock
The dibalr5ss attemptcd-to come mp Rcd
river. When she reached Fort DeRussey-
that wGs--sho camo in contact with our
raft at that point, and our two guuboais.
the Mary I. and Grand Duke
After much hard fighting the Albatross
was compelled to return down the river,
with what damage is not known.
The Mary T. was disabled and returned
to Grand Eeore for repairs. The Grand
Duke maintained her ground--or water
ratlor--and nobly battled the enemy Six
persons were wounded on each of our boats
by spliuters.
RIcnMoSD, May L. The Senate has pass
cd the House bill, placing in military ser.
vice, after the first of July NEXT, all citi-
zens of The United States, aud refugees
from Maryland, residing or coming here
after into the Confederate States.
The House amendment to the bill estab-
fishing flag, was concurred in.
In the House nothing Of interest occurred
except the amendment TO the Senate Bill
establishing flag. The design agreed
upon BY both Houses is battle flag for
the Union, with white field without bars.
The House took recess until o'clock.
RIcHaoSD, May 1.-The enemy crossed
at several points fifteen or twenty miles
above Fredericksburg. and made an advance
down the river by the plank road from
Chancellor, ten miles above Fredericksburg,
At this point they were attacked by Ma
home brigade, and after n brief fight, were
rcpulsed with considerable loss Our loss
was slight.
The Yankees who crossed below Preder-
icksburg, are entrepching.
Yesterday the enemys batteries below
town opened fire on our position, near Ham
lton's crossing, the present railroad ter
minus: Our batteries replied, and duel
continued necessarily until dusk.
V1cKspuRu, May 2.--Dispatches from
Snydcrs Bluff dated to-day, state tho ene-
my maintained a steady fire yesterday On
our works on Graveyard Hill, temporarily
disabling one gun.
A dcscrter, who came dashing into our
lines yesterday evening, reports that siter--
man is IN command on tho flag ship De-
Kalb; that he has only ton regiments, ay-
craging 800, and the present dcmons,ra-
tiou is only teinti no real attack is in
tended.
At the Bluff batteries on Thursday, pri-
vatc Frank Haggerty, Of Company D, 2lst
Louisiana regiment, was seriously wouu-
dea in the right side Private Daniel Thurs
ton, Of Co., had his right leg broken and
amputated.
The dcserter reports that Lieut.. Cotting-
ham, Sd La, (inissing since skirmish Satur-
day,) was wounded in four places and taken
prisoner. He also reports two killed on
the turrcted gunboat Choctaw, and that she
was struck over forty times by our batter
les Look for nothing but good reports
from this quarter. j. h. POWER.
Special to the Houston Telegraph
BEAUMONT, May IS.
A courier with official dispatches to Gen.
Mouion, arrived at Niblctt's Bluff yesterday
morning. On the 9th, learned that Banks
army was advancing in the direction of
Natehitochcs. Kirby Smith was prepair-
ing to meet him.
All our sick and wounded at Franklin
and above, have been parollcd by the Fed
erals Quite number of them have ar
rived here. They confirm the report that
the Pederals believe that Rosencrans has
been defeated. The western officers in
Banks army express great fears that
Ohio will be invaded. They declare that
Bragg has captured Nashville. They also
admit another great defeat in North Caro-
lima.
Gen. Banks has loft but few troops in the
country he has captured and overrun All
the cotton and sugar that fall into his hands
is at once shipped to New Orleans. The
Federals intimate that il is their intention
to form junction with McCiernand in Ar
kansas end thus cut Texas of entirely, aud
then take tho State
Our wounded according TO all reports
received the best df attention from the citi
rens Of Franklin knd vicinity. All those
not too seriously injured, have been sent
10 New Orleans
The negroes neas ST. Martinsville, aeiued
all the arms belonging TO their masters,
and we're Organizing great insurrection,
when the Federal officers ordered large
force out TO quell il. Sixty negroes we're
killed and many wounded. This report is
also confirmed by deserters direct froa the
,nemy.
The whole country ie in n state Of ter Z
rcr. Negroes are dkily enlisted in the /
ranrs Of the invading army
The Franklin Register has gone over
,oul and body to The Federais Its Editor.
me white has taken an officer named
Wing. Of the 22d Maine regiment, insopart- I
iershir. The people in that region how
yer, rcman true 10 u.s. All movable pro-
'srty along the line ef march Of the wand
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