The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-16

Items From Richmond Papers.
Expedition to Operate on Cumberland River.
Reported Federal Attack on PasoagouIa.
City of Mexico Reported Captured.
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK
ON WILLIAMSBURG.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON, N. C.
Destruction of Valuable Blockade Rum
Items From Richmond Papers.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroMAc. ,

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF Potomac,
April Is.
The Richmond papers of the 18th contain
the following dispatches:
A special dispatch to the Appeal, from Sc
nalobia, Miss. says 80 boats and II gunboats
have gone up from Memphis to operate on the
Cumberland.
Heavy shipments are being made on the
Memphis & Ohio Railroad
The Cornth merchants are shipping their
goods North, and the suffers are selling their
wagons. A great strategic movement is afIoat.
Mobile, 10M.-An official dispatch states
that the enemy, 400 in number, mostly contra
band troops, landed at Pascagoula Yesterday.
and were attacked by our cavalry. The enc
my lost Is killed. Our loss one lieutenant and
one private slightly wounded The Yankee
gunboats put back to Ship Island with their
wounded. Reinforcements have been sent I'D
to renew the action.
Mobile, 1lh.-An officer from a British shin
of war off the Bar last night reports the cap
ture of the city of Mexico by the French.
Admiral Farragut is reported to be again
blockadng the Red river.
Miitedgerilie, Ca, 11th.-The State Senate
to-day adopted, as a substitute for the bill en-
dorsing Confederate bonds, resolution SUBJ
hitting the question to the people at the next
election.
The House rejected Stephens resolution
against endorsement by one majority.
Charleston, 10H.-There is no change in the
position of affairs. All is quiet tonight.
Steamer Emma d Anna, formerly running
between New Orleans and Galveston. arrived
this forenoon from Nassau with cargo of
merchandise.
Ficksburg, 1oh.-Nothing new has trans
pired here.
Two additional Yankee transports went IN
the river tn-dav IpaHah Will
are preparing to follow.
The Richmond Wing says reports were in
circulation yesterday that fight took place at
Williamsburg on Sunday, 4th inst, under
Wise and the Yankees. These reports were
confirmed by passengers who arrived last eve
ming. At an early hour on that morning our
troops drove in the Yankee pickets and occu-
pied the town, the enemy retiring to Fort Ma
gruder, from which point they commenced
Smelling the place. Gen. Wise took position
near the College, and replied to their fire. Our
casualties up to the Sth inst. were slight. A
cavalry movement had been ordered, the re-
suit OF which has not been learned. Rumor
is that we have captured 40 prisoners, q lieu
tenant and large quantity of commssary
stores, but this is not vouched for.
The Wilmington, Y. c., Journal of Thursday
evening has report that the town of Wash
ington has been taken by our forces, under
Hill, the day previous, but the Journal doubts
the correctness oil the report.
The Kingiisher correspondent of the Raleigh
Journal reports that on the 10th the Yankees
had fallen back from Swift Creek to Newborn.
report from Petersburg says the Yankees
In large force entered Isle of Wight G. III. on
Wednesday, capturing four of our pickets,
when they retired.
WASHINGTON, April 15
The Richmond papers of the l4th contain
the following:
Charleston, l2M.-Last night the steamer
Stonewall Jackson, formerly the Leopard.
while attempting to run into this harbor was
holly chased by half dozen blockaders, which
fired at her, and she received several shots
through her hull. Capt Black, finding it i'm
possible to escape, run the steamer on the
beach and burned her. The crew and passen-
gers took TO the boats, and have arrived here,
saving very little except the mails and passen-
gers effects. The steamer burned to the waters
edge in sight of the Yankees. The cargo con-
sisted of several pieces of field artillery, 200
barrels saltpetre, 10000 army shoes, and a large
assortment of merchandise.
Goidsboro, N. C., l3h.--News of a partial
victory over the abolitionists near Washing
ton, n. c., reached us to-day 1t appears that
the Yankees under Foster, marching to the
relief OF Washington, now invested by our
troops were met en- route last Thursday eve
ming near Blaids Creek by Gen. Petegrow.
No loss on our side.