Ellsworth American., 1863-06-12
WAR NEWS,

AsFpFtF@ AbPt@Fe OF ttEA8kTg NGS INV
nea-TarJ Sgies Arrested. Tricd an
HsHr az ff1nessss-- Oas ef fhess kmg
Ma Hgo CeisreS Troops Fssylt- rs
Re5ei Iraa spgras Destroyed.
MURFREEsRozo, 9th.
Col. Lawrence Wiliiagls ortun. iorme.l
Lswrenrc WisIiaAs Of t.te 2d L. $ Cayair
ono time Gen Scott staff, and late Gen
Briggs Chies Of Artillery. and Lieut.. Dun
hpof tie rebel afisy, were arrested ant
burg as SPIES last might at Franklin.
Ws.ntSGToN 9th.
Gen. BaIks, ia an os5eial fepor; dated be
fire Pors Hudson. May 30sb, gives an &C
count Q! the atiaek % that place similar /,
srep'rts already puHIisaei. In sEes.iag 0
negro regiments, he SAYS = They fuif,ls4
every expectation. Thcir coa1aet was hero
ie D. troops could bo m0r2 hsroic or d4T.
Tag. 1hey made during the d,y, caarss,
IpJn tie batteries Of tac eneIny, suffering
h,avy losses, AMI holding E,5sitiJn .; u'sh;-
taH with the other troops On tie ri-lt OF uur
he. Tie highest commenda,ion IS te-tow
~ up9n them by all the officers in co9man
40 the right. Whatever doab, may hive
bren excited heretofore as to the efficiency o.
o--snizations Of this character. the history
of this day proves eone.asively to those uhc
we're in position 10 observe the conduct Of
these regiment. that goyernm ant will fnd in
these troops effective ssppOrsers and defend
ess.
WASHINGTON. 9th.
Rear Admiral Porter has sent u the Navy
department report dated MississiF p' Squad
ron. near Nieksburg, June lst. in which be
says, - After the return of the expedition
under LeIS. Commander Walker, up the
4tzuo, and the destruction Of the arms and
navy yard, d-sp.tched tie same ut5ser up
gSarR. with instr aefious 10 capture the trans
ports enclose bis report.
Besides the steamers mentioned as burnt,
the rebels burned TIA Arcade aud At:n5
ia, ewo Of their best transJs1.
My object was to break up saeir transp1r-
tsfion on the Yazoo, and with tie except ion
of . fea STEAMERS beyond FJrs Pem5erson.
the rebels can transport nothing b. water
on that river.
Steamers, nine in number, - tie valae Of
Ss1.GU0, we-e ds.sayeI by the late expo
oition.
the Star OF the West was f1aai sunk CON-
pletely olockadiug Y.HlbdzhA river. and
Snnboat Joy was fund sunk mar Liverpool
Landing.
The following is Lieut.. Wakes report !:
L. 5. Steamer Baron de h ,lb,
Mouth of Yazso River, June lst.
Sri have the honor t. report that left
tbs place on the m ornins of May 9th with
toe Fores, Rasc, d. klk, Linden, Signal
snd Petrel.
passed up the Yaz3o as sp -edily as posi-
bir ioT the parpose OF destroying the enewy 5
transports on that river. ! pushed On with
L 4 I 4 = -.
aoout fifteen mics Of n PEN be,toa. where
un3 steamers JOHN v eisI, Rhode Island,
Lirkaad. Golden 4 = and - si4n1 sanA on
tar, completely blocNedins il up. re-
iaained al this point duriRg tie nishs, and
next tJreuoOa ~ Daylight Y4s atiacaed bF a
i1.c. Ot the eaemy, but alter siiarp hrins Tor
a few minutes they bea. ii hss'y Fetr-at.
Oar loss was two men. Re;GEnins down
the Yazoo, blrat lar.e sIw mill p ,1i!=s
blow YazJg City. a; Yazlo City landed
and brought away a large quantity Of bar,
rnnd ami fat iron frdm the navy yard.
At lndaa Shoot sell Ii Brown Of the
Forest Rose. through the R1iiin. Fork. lie
toune quantity OF corn belonging - rebels
which be burned.
At the mouth Of Bayou Quiyer. hearing
of steamers. sent Lieutenant B.ovn. with
the bats oi the Forest Rose and Linden up
alter then- Ascending ten miles. he burnet
tue Dew Drop and Emm. Bell
The Linden barnet the Arso in snail
barou aboa. : miles up tas SaiaaJwer.
also found the C5tson Pint sInA il Lax
Ge0Tge, with nothing oar OF wa1er But der
tnoxe stacks.
A, Gai:Is I4andlns. oa tie SaEa Jwer, !
fund AMI tr}us III ..Saya cutter when ~as
is, in the DeeP cIcek expedition.
| hlveas erisJnsrS E8-inszv' ani oae
pil5l 10 tne rchs. sory.c., ..n4 several iescrt-
vrs ana refugees
(S gneol
JOHN 6. WALKER.
Li.ut. { 5ulua..IeT, | :. y.
T. Actin. K ar Adalra! Porter command
ipS Mississippi s4aa1ron.
NEW Y0ak, 9th.
Tae Posts Hilton Head letter gives Col
Montgomery report, which Is - the eff-ct
that his expediti9a destroyed a vas. amount
Of cotton. rice and oiaeF property, and
brought of 725 slaves.
They had soma sharp skirmishing. in
which the mcn behaved .plendidly.
The Pos,'s letter puts the property de-
etroyed At $1,000
Tue arrival of the 5ith Mass, makes Eve
negro regiments in this department.
The town of Button was burned and in
merse stores destroyed on the Sd, by an ex-
ledition under Col. Barton.
WASHINGTON, 9th.
From what cin he asc-r;alned from pcT-
eoas arrivin, from the Rippaaannock, di-
VISION went over the river IL Franklin Lrnd-
ing last night. Tae reb.l ridc pits, foliage,
d. along the banks hare been destroyed -
the enemy will not ind cover from which
~ annoy US. Eirsbw0r&s have been thrown
up in front with u view, probably ot pre-
venting q night attack, and 10 sAicld our
men ii the enemy should open einnonads.
FREDERICKSBURG is still held by the enemy,
and no attempt has been made by our troops
70 take it. The troops we have thrown
over are not far from the town. Inc Rebels
have not yet bred their gans az US.
IL would be improper ~ mention the
WHEREABOUTS ot th7 several army corps =
The movements Of bo.h armies are involved
IN mystery.
New YORK, oh
The Tsijune has letter iron its CORES
pondent, at ticasburs, saying that up L
ld.y 3lss the seise WAS Progressing admIr.'
bly,. Famine was beginning to tell on the
ive. Inc capture or surrender OF The place
was Considered certain, and that sDeedIiy.
Our iorous were in fne spirits, and our serge
guns within pistol shU, OF the enemy worNs
An apprehensiuas Of attack upon our rear
by johnston are groundless. We hold al
,as passes TO Nlcksburs, AM have complete
ly plJcxsd then against any possio1e al