The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-31
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FORTRESS MONROE, March 29.-The
enemy attacked Williamsburg this morn
ing with cavalry and infantry, and were
repulsed by the 9th Pennsylvania cavalry
under Colonel Lewis. AZ noon to-dsy
the enemy had retreated, and Col. Lewis
has re- established his pickets The loss
has not yet been ascertained.
The enemy attacked WingHeld, but
were repulsed. The enemy's force con-
sisted Of the AID North Carolina Regi.
ment and guerrillas under Col. Brown,
Lieut.. Mclean, with part Of a company
/ of the LIST North Carolina volunteers took
refuge in u blockhouse, where they de-
Tended themselves successfully, and after
a fight Of an hour and a half, beat the
enemy off.
General Foster came up the next day
from Plymouth with reinforcements.
Brown succeeded in crossing the river
with the rest of his force. The remain
der were attacked near Edenton aud
dispersed after a short resistance. Our
troops are hunting them in the swamps.
WASHINGTON, March pa despatch
was received by the Navy Department
to-day from Admiral Farragut, dated be-
low WarrentOn, Miss, the 10Th, in which
he says that when about ten miles above
Grand Gulf he saw the wreck of the In
dianola on the right bank Of the river.
She was partially submerged and her up
per works very much shattered.
New YoRK, March 90 The Heyalds
despatch says there is no reliable founda-
ton for the report that the rebels have a
large force in the Shenandoah valley.
Gen. Halleck believes the report was
started by the inhabitants TO stampede
the Federal troops in that vicinity.
The Mercury has q special despatch
from Cairo. The rise in the Mississippi
has Hooded the peninsula, and there are
fifteen feet water in the cutoff
A fleet of elk iron-clads and twenty
transports has passed through, carrying
10000 men. They are to go with Far
ragut. The object is kept secret. II is
thought they will attack Port Hudson.
Another despatch says a report has
been received announcing the success of
the expedition under Generals Ross and
Quimby and Admiral Porter.
II is said that Greenwood has been
captured, with all the rebel force. No
particulars, at.
An official despatch from Gen. Sax.
ton, received 81 the War Department,
confirms the heretofore reported success
Of the negro expedition TO Florida un-
der Coils. Higginson and Montgomery.
Col. Ludlow, commissioner for the ex-
change of prisoners, has concluded ar
rangements with the rebel commissioner
Ould for the exchange Of all officers held
by the rebel government.
An officer who deserted from the rebel
ranks arrived in Norfolk yesterday. He
reports the rebels are evacuating Rich
mond as fast as possible. The report is
not fully credited.
CAIRO, March 29.-Memphis papers of
the 9th confirm yesterdays Geographic
dispatches that large force, under Gen.
Sherman, passed through the Sunaower
and landed near Haines' Bluff. No ac-
ton had taken place up to the latest
dates.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
March 28.-The Richmond Dispatch Of
the 9th, notes the execution by hanging
of Capt. NJ. ID. Hart, of Arkansas. who
was sent out by Gen. Heron 10 clear the
White river district of migrants guerrilla
band.
Captain A. Webster has been tried by
court-martial in Richmond and sentenced
to be hung on the I'd of April, for the
murder Of Captain Simpson, Of the Con-
iederate army.
The railroad bridge over the Holstein
river, at ZollicoiIer, Tenn, which was de-
stroyed by the Union army, has been
repaired, and the trains are now running
New YoRK, March 28.-Congressman
Casey arrived here from Kentucky to-
day. he expresses the opinion that the
rebels really mediate the invasion Of his
State in force. Their sympsthisers ex-
pect them and loudly boast that they will
occupy and hold the whole of Kentucky
The invasion is a necessity with them, in
Mr.. Casey's OPT ion, now that they have
lost the Mississippi-and that they have
lost 1t he considers almost certain--it
being impossible Cor them to subsist the
gsrrisons Of Port Hudson and Vicksburg
unless they can draw supplies from the
west side of the river, which our feet
commands the more easily and thoroughly