Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-03-11

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60 the jlb. Tho enemy, under Van Dorm,
and d ledethl fotce met near Franklin, on
tho an, when q SHARP engagemon, EN-,
sued, Tho rebels losing about too Prisons
ora. Tho federal loss, IS killed The
Fight was renewed the next day, but no
further account has reached us.
One thousand rebel cavalry we're report
ed in the vicinity Of llarpelh Shoals, on
the Cumberland, awaiting the appearance
Of u fleet Of steamboats, loaded with stores
for Nashville.
Rosecrans was reported TO be slowly i'd
yancing having reached Tuscumbia which
place was captured, with two hundred
prisoners,
From Vicksburg our latest accounts
state that the work on the canal is still
progressing, and that two dredging mas
chimes had arrived TO assist in the opera
ton. The river was still rising, and had
broken through the %leyees, OVERLOOKING
the camps at the head Of Island %. A
rumor prevailed that Porter's fleet had all
passed down the river-but it needs conN
irmation.
The reports respecting the condition OF
The gunboat Indianola, which the rebels
captured are various-some accounts reps
resent her rs so mnch injured as 10 be
worthless whilst other accounts say she
was but little injured, and is already in
the service OF her captors. The fight in
which she was captured lasted but twenty
minutes. Inciuding the Queen OF the
West and the InG;anola,--both Of which
we're captured by the rebel'--lhey now
have six gunbosts to operate with on the
Mississippi.
There is no new movement or any note
on the line of the Ra~ppahannock.
1t was reported that Fort McAll,ster,
one Of the defences OF the city Of Savan,
nah had been captured. This turns out
incorrect, but the rebel steamer Nash
Vile grounded near the fort, and was
blown up by a shot from n of our gum
boats.
LATER.-A dispatch from Nashville,
dated the 9Th, says the fight on the 9Th,
at Spring Hill, IS miles from Franklin,
resulted disastrously to the Union force9,
consisting of five regiments Of infantry,
18th Ohio battery and the 9th Penusyl-
vania and I'd Michigan cavalry. The fight
lasted all day. A large part of the 33d
and 85th Indiana, 10Th Michigan and ODD
Wisconsin, with most Of their officers.
were killed or captured. The cavalry and
artillery escaped. Van Dorm commanded
the rebels, and Col. Celum, or Colum, the
federel forces.
Adyices from Port Hudson, via Rich.
mond, are to the 9th nit. The Unior
advance had reached within II miles o
that place, when they were driven back
Thirty thousand Union soldiers are repor'
ted at Baton Rouge, and the attack upor
Fort Hudson was daily expected.
From Fort McAllister our advices ar
to the 4th inst. Three iron. clad gunboat
and two mortar boats had been playing OF
the Fort all day of the Sd, without dom.
material injury, One gun had beef dis
mounted, but it was again in position o.
the 4th.
Accounts regarding the guntoat Indian
ola are extremely contradictory. One is
that she was abandoned by her captors
and again fell into the hands of the Uniol
men. On the contrary, q dispatch iron
Memphis, under date Of March Sd, say
that the Indianola end Queen Of the We
were both anchored under the rebel gun
o.. Warrenton just below Nicksburg) az
parently IN good condition.
!, HORRIBLE RIOT AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Detroit Men,, March 6, Top. Mas a nc
gro, who committed an outrage upon
, young white girl, wcs being taken troi
/, the courtroom TO Jail, under escort of til
: military, this afternoon, an attempt
: get possession of the culprit was made i
; a gong Of rowdies. Two Of them were f
=, red on, and one man was killed and sever
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