Shreveport weekly news., 1863-04-03
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Chattanooga Marc! 23.-No move
r,c,.. Of the army OF Tennessee" took
place on Friday. The enemy was
advancing on roads from frankl'n,
towards Columbia but on Saturday
retired TO Franklin.
Van Dorm is still Oh the North side
Of Duck liver.
Our forces occupy Florence and
Tuscumbi;s, Alabama.
No movement of the enemy from
Corinth in ,hi. direction.
Morgan had a fight ut Auburn
Cannon county Tenn. on Friday last
with an ov.rw hrlming force OF the
-nemv.-Hr fought sallantly and
killed and wounded numbers OF the
enemy but at last was forced to retire
before superior numbers.
Mobile, March 24-ihc Tribune
has reliable information from Pensa-
cola stating that til. city has been
evacuated By order Of Banks to REIN
fore, tn. Mississippi expedition. The
aboli,ionis.s burned from thirty to
:or:v houses in the city, before itav-
ing taking ali the negroes to New
+ Orleans.
Vicksburg March 25.- An attempt
was mad. to pass the Vicksburg bat
trri~s, this morning, when one FED
sral :.nboat was sunk and one pass
ed in :. disabled condition.
Mobile March 25-Otficial lntelli'
gene. has been received Of the cvac
ua,i,n OF Pensacola, by the en"ny
They now on y occupy the Navy
ward, Forts Barrancas and flckcnS
III. garrison Of the town with III
others tina, could br spared, have bee,
, sent 20 Banks.
Vicksbur= March 25.-Four gun
, boats .a,nc to the turn at sunrise
two attempted to pass one was sunk
with all on !.oard, tn. other lies a
. the mou,l. Of the canal apparent.
disabled. {. l.. STEVENSON
M.jor-Gcueral Commanding.
, Nohi!,., March ia special +
, the Advertiser and Register, date
Chattanooga, March IS, says intell'
. c-ucr by the evening train state
:. that our scouts are four miles thl
. siG,, Of Murfrr>boro.
, Ro-ccraus Ectrea.inS. They RI
: nor; the enemy rctrcatinS from thenc'
!, Something is in .ht-wood pile, pre-
y bab!v a flank movement.
!. Cen. Johnston and staff, have gor
= TO Tullahomu, which will be- tn
II present Headquarters, he assumin
d III. personal command of the army
:. Eumor saws that Rosecrans h:
Y ,"n, y large force to prevent Lon
: streets advance through ken;uck.
e The New Orleans riIayunc of II
/, 18th gives "a full acc"un, OF the a
tack on por, Hudson, and taking
$, altogether, i, is anything but e'
10 couragius TO their side OF the que
II ,irn. :,
X The ricayunr admits the total 10
C of the Mississippi, with A.s!"s-N Ma
u TER Robert W. Kelly and siAty-h
p Men either killed or n:i>sins.
c. The MahonSahela, it says, h:
i. seven ,nru killed and twcnty-o
ID wounded. Capt. Mckinstry Of y
u. nonsahcla, was s;andingon the br'd
III wl,,n it was shot away from und
< him, and he was very seriously
II. iur.d. I, is generally reported tn
It. in his case the a,npu-stion OF Que
K will be necessary.
es The guuboat kinneo was bad
id hurt. 30 account Of her killed a
so wounded had been received tor pu
10 licatien. =,
od Lieut.. Com. Boyd had his leg 81
cd of below the knee.
as The Richmond was badly hu
and the Picayune is silent as to
to whereabouts.
wv Speaking Of the Mississippi
i'm Picayunc further says:
as "Some Of tho mon took to the DO
,cr and pulled for tho shore. Sevc
as men jumped into the water and "
to picked up by the boats OF the NJ
,ut OF those who landed OH shore, "a
Use Foutaine. of the marines. was tai
;prisoner."