The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-03
WAR NEWS.

On Friday night week the Confederates made
descent upon Holly Springs, Mississippi, kill
ing and wounding two hundred Federal troops,
and taking prisoners one hundred and fifty more.
Four thousand bales of cotton and 225 Govern
ment wagons were seized, together with depot
full of ammunition and commissary stores, val
ued at half million of dollars.
A Confederate guerilla party visited the sub
urbs of Memphis on Sunday night last and car
ried off considerable property. The town Union
City, and the bridge over Obon river, in North
western Tennessee, have been burned by the Con-
federates. 1t is reported that JEFF. Thompson is
moving on New Madrid with twenty thousand
men from Arkansas.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune writes trumphanty, that it is now
certain that the President will stand fast by his
emancipation proclamation of Sept. 22d, and
that he has also made up his mind to garrison
the Southern forts with black soldiers, "who
will doubtless, u it is said, ''be used to enforce
the proclamation of freedom for the benefit of
their brethren 1t will occasion no surprise to
learn that Gen. Phelps will, in all probability,
Shave an African command"
A skirmish occurred on the Blackwater river,
Virginia, on Wednesday. The fight took place
near Franklin, the Confederate pickets being
driven in, but were subsequently reinforced, and
the Federal force reiterated.
The Confederate schooner Relief which reach
ed Havana recently, loaded with cotton reports
that the steamer Oreto-now called the Florida
has succeeded in eluding the Federal squadron
and is now on the high seas with crew of one
hundred men.
The Intelligence from Kentucky is interesting.
The Confederates have advanced to Muldrounh's
Hill, % miles south of Louisville, capturing
some 600 Federal troops stationed there, and de-
stroying the railway trestle-worl, interrupting
communication with Nashville.
On the 7th December, the Confederate steamer
Alabama succeeded in capturing the fine Califor-
MIA steamship ARIEL whilst on her regular trip
to Aspinwall from New York. The arms and
ammunition, and $4,000 in Treasury notes on
board the Ariel, were seized and detained One
hundred and thirty marines were paroled. The
first intention of Captain Semmes was to destroy
the vessel, after putting her passengers ashore at
settlement of huts at San Domingo, but he f.
nally consented, in view Of the danger that might
accrue to the passengers, to release the steamer
Captain Jones, her commander, giving bonds
in the sum of $26o,O payable thirty days after
the acknowledgment of the Southern Confedera-
cy.
Recent dispatches state that the Confederates
have made raid in the rear of Gen. Burnsides
army. They made an attack on Saturday MORN
ing on three regiments of Federal troops station
ed at Dumfres and afterwards moved north to
Occoquan, where another fight occurred the
Federal troops at that point maintaining their
position. From Occoguan the Confederates
moved still further north, encamping at AMMAN
dale, miles from Alexandria on Saturday
night. At last reports they were making their
way towards Leesburg. number of wagons
and ambulanoes had fallen into their hands, be-
sides some forty prisoners. They burned the
railroad bridge in Accotink, some twelve miles
from Alexandria, on the Orange road