The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-04-08
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MEMPHIS, April, !


ed the river navgable for future use by
removing Instructions, Notwithstanding
their failure to accomplish the object.
Heavy fats with "a FOUNDER Parrot guns
have beer: towed from Youns's Point to OPP
pcsitc Vicksburg, within plain range and
were to open fire last Friday, but the wealth.
er was too stormy. We shall hear their
thunder soon. The steamer Victor
has arrived from Yazoo Pass. Last Friday
the gunboats Chillicothe and De Kalb re-
commenced the attack on Fort Pemberton.
The result is unknown. The Victor left
shortly after it began and met reinforce
ments going up.
Twelve transports that accompanied the
Victor were immediately ordered back
This indicates retrogade movements. The
Greenwood battery is hard to take and can
not be tlanked by land force on account Of
water.
Eight million dollars was received last
evening to pay off troops.
Gen. Hurlbut has ordered the removal OF
IL secesh families 20 rebel domnions.
The guerrillas attacked a train at Mos
COW.
The m;sconStruction Of orders Of the
Treasury Department forb,dding shipment
of supplies here will produce famine if car
ried out.
LEXINGTON, KY. April 2.
Especial to Ch ;cnyo Tribune. )-GeneraI
Gilmore and Staff returned from the front
last night, leaving Colonies Runkle and
Wolford to pick up prisoners and bring ~
the rear. General pegr,m's long planned
and boosted invasion Of kentucky has end
cd in destructive and disgracelul defeat, te
the bitter disappointment Of resident rebels
and the CONSERVATION Of the Dragging Con.
'ederates who. AZ vast expense of time
men ami money, have At last made but 4
meagre haul.
Gen. Gilmore assumed command in per
SON, and left here with the determination t
recapture tho spoils Of the rebel expedition
and punish the audacity OF the bragsards
Perceiving that they had converted = 70
treat into peaceful fight. he left the infan
try and pushed on with his mounted fore,
consisting Of the LIST Kne,ucky cavalry, Col
Wolford ; 45th Ohio cavalry. mounted. Col
Runkle detachment Of the 4i,h moun,et
under Maj. Mitchell, and 7th Ohio. cavalry
Col. Ganard, in all ,2OJ men. ..r..5
As often as the rebels made stand. the,
were dislodeed with shell. Within twclv
miles Of Somerset, at buttons Hill, in /
very strong position, the rebels drew up !,
force and planted their batteries, and herr
about IL o'clock commenced the real battle
Our line Of hattie was drawn up with th
batteries in the centre, supported by the II
cavalry; Runkle, with = detachment Of tn
: 44.h and 45th on the left, aud Wolford's o
the right. The preliminary artillery fsh
lasted one and half hours, dismountiu
three Of their guns. The wings were the
ordered to advapce-Wolfurd did 30 noun
ed and Runkls disnounted-and found r.
too hot but when the enemy found hi,
out ard commenced Smelling he threw asid
all hesitation, and at the head Of his men
lgallansly charged up the hill. The rebe
$ Imovcd out to meet him and for IN insta,
!. the line wavered. with the batteries riayiu
directly upon them, shot and shell boomiu
lover them, and icadea rain playing aroun
them. -. ~ "a. ..s..s.. :. CD. IN
II They paused only 10 take breath, IA
! with shout they buried their column npc
: the advancing ke. Col- Ruakie and b
icnmpanions behaved like heroes
Il A detachment Of Scotps men were see
flying into the rad TO cut OF Capt. Stow
when Gen. Gilmore, 1t the hesd Of b
!, lbody guard charged d0wn upon thea liz
: whirIwisd, and Their turned OF into anosh'
: lroad. Gen. Gilmore an5 guasd catered Il
Itovn. and held il until the 44sh and Is,
IreEiments Came up Tbs sae1y 0ass =
! lo,her stand three miles hslov Souersl
1 land were again routed Night c.ns !.
d |and our boys were exhas<ssd- Ia 4
EoInGosning il WIS found that III nhels b,
Iesossed TIE iver dmine III aiikl Il grse
I6nafnuion, and soss than one Asa3Isd, 4
L SID. were drownsd.
III They plan.et hastery On the rivs
(which was qmeklv dsAolished- We rees
eIeFed four handred cattle q lie river. II
iuse. in killed and captusd, i neasay :,