Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-30
The REPUBLICAN


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great movement. of which we have had
so many mysterious hints, has proved sue
cessftl. On the ght of the 10Th inst.
four OF the largest Of our iron clads.
mounting in all forty seven-g guns, accom-
panied by the six gun sile-wheel steamer
Lafayette. the ram General Price, aud
three transports. started upon the perious
adventure Of running the batteries at vicks
burg. and with the exception of single
transport. all passed through the ordeal
safely, and before this have doubtless join
Ell the fleet Of Admiral Farragut. So adj
mirably arranged v ere the plans of Admi-
raj Porter, that nearly all the vessels had
steamed by the works before they were
discovered. On passing Warrenton the
Admiral saluted the residents with show
or OF shot and shell. This gallant ex
plot may be regarded as one of tho most
important which has yet been achieved in
the Southwest, and to the rebels, who
deemed it not only impossible for their
stronghold to be captured, but utterly I'M
practicable for our gun boats to elude their
vigilance after being once caught mapping.
Il must be disastrous and demoralizing
blow.
The Rebels who. for so many days. be-
sieged Washington, North Carolina. have.
It appears. either from disgust at their fail.
ure to starvc or capture the little garrison.
or from apprehensions Of early defeat, a.
--bandoned their positions and batteries and
reiterated. thus reopenirg comm unication
aud relieving the Union force at that point.
Advices from New Orleans to the 18th
instant have been received. General
Banks hail taken the field in person. at the
head of Growers and Emory's Divisions
and Weitzers Brigade. and important
movements were in progress on Bayou
Tsche. an important stream which. rising
in St. Landry parish. near Opelousas.
flows enthusiastically about two hundred
miles. and unifes with the Atchafalaya,
west of Brashear City. On the 18th in
slant General Wei,zcl's forces advanced
TO Jacksonville. FIVE miles up the Teche
and fifteen miles below Franklin. the cap
.ital OF St. Mary's parish. AT the same
time General Groser moved to Indian
Bend. . point in Grand Lake. above
Franklin. thus placing the enemy between
two fires; but. as the steamer left two days
later. we have no intelligence of further
movements, except that. on The 18th in
nstans. the rebels were retreating, and Gen
eral Weitzei was reported, on the follow
ing day, to be within six miles of Frank.
lin- sss
f1s The expedition to Fascagouls, Missis-
sippi. heretofore reported. on rebel author.
ity, to have been attended with lack oil
success. now appears to have accomplish
ed all the objects for which it was sent
and that the landing of the small force had
the beneficial effect Of preventing troops
from being sent from Mobile to Charles
toni. e-ar. srr 4r
81 The vicinity Of Corinth. Mississippi. ha.
sagain been the scene of Union victory
General Dodge having attacked the enemy
and driven them from Bear Creek, stream
which rises in Franklin County, Alabama
and enters the Tennessee River on the line
between: Alabama and Mississippi. t.
Crane or Craney Greek. Our loss was a
bout one hundred killed aud wounded
The rebeLiorce at Tuscumbis, few miles
TO the eastward Of these creeks, is said t.
h.vs been largely reinforced.
The rebels near Suffolk. on Sunday un,
masked battery on tho Western Branch
near Milverstown, and commanding thu
lower Nansemond in the direction
of Portsmouth. but they subsequently re.
treated. go
BY the steamer City Of Baltimore We
Learn that another :privateer. the Virginia
took her departure from the Clyde. on the
TIN. with crew shipped at Liverpool, and
another was on the eve OF following her.
with seamen also enlisted in Liverpool
sWhils these vessels. both said to be OF thu
Alabama pattern. are supposed to be pre-
pared for active service without molesta
ton. considerable Importance is made O
the seizure by the Government of . small
<-~aff; Of one hundred and twenty tons 10.
tended for the use Of the rebels.
From the West we bear Of success at
tending the movements of our forces. Or
Ssiuzder evening. week three regiments o.
infantry and one Of cavalry left Memphis
ON ., Reconnaissance. and when near Non
conner met detsehinent Of rebel eavalr,
an11epul.ed Item. On the next morning