Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-22
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o.i a. MIS- * received Gen Grant states
;;at the rlace Was occupied on lhursoay' ri me
~ ;nsf after three hours fighting. Inc
(on<atiera1e forces we're under the command OF
s1an .Johnston, and retired northwardly, win
r;,.- ;ntant:on Il is supposed, Of joining the
a'so at Vicksburg It is said that the Con
todaratcs are Withdrawing their troops from
v.r;ous points for the purpose ofopposng ten.
l;rant's movements. It is stated that their
inrces At ShelbyviNe have been sent off either
;, snnnort Gen. Pemberton at lcksburg, or
- retake Jackson 3 rumor prevailed III Mur-
treeshoro' that Gen. Bragg was quietly with
drawing his men from the front and seho'hg
them to Jackson Then comes the news from
Cincinnati that Gen. Grant had evacuated
Jackson, after destroying the state house ana
The Confederate stores. ReportS OF the apan-
donment Of that city by Gen. Grant also come
from other sources but nothing uennlte IS SUD-
ted as to the time the manner, or the cause OF
1hat novement The main body of his forces
are said to be strongly posted, and II meeting
Win reverse. can retreat to Grand Gulf:
Admiral Porter, in dispatch to the u. 5.
Navy Department, dated the l4th inst, an,
nounces his capture of Fort de Rnssey and
Alexandria, on the Red river On the even
inc Of the 9Th, he took possession OF A !exan1
,lria without resistance, and on the evening OF
the 7th Gen Banks arrived, when the place
was turned over to him..
r. is stated that regiment of Contederates
crossed the Rappahannock, fifteen miles oeio"
Falmouth. on Saturday night, to protect the
massage Of sundry medical and other supplies
for Confederate use They are said to have
taken eight prisoners from scouting party OF
Federal cavalry, and to have effected their pur-
pose.
One Federal regiment, with detachments OF
three Others made reconnaissance feW days
since towards Little Rock, Ark. Two bngades
Of Confederates were metand sharp sklrmlsh
took place, the Federal forces retreatlng across
the river with loss Of two killed and eleven
wounded. The Confederate loss was ftty-hve
killed and large number wounded.
The Confederates have evacuated Warren
ton, on the Yazoo river, and destroyed the
batteries. On Wednesday last, raid was made
from Corinth, Tenn, into Alabama and four
hundred prisoners and large number OF hor-
ses CAPTURED. A skirmish occurred the same
dav near Holly Springs, in which the Federal
loss was killed and IL wounded. The Con
federate loss is supposed to have been larger.
We take the following from the letter OF the
n. 7. Tribune, dated Carrsvllle, Va, May
10Th ''The Confederates are at work remoy-
ing the rails from the road, where we common
ced operations, and will undoubtedly place the
Blackwater between them and us ere long
The work is progressing rapidly ON our part,
and in the course Of day or two we shall I'M
doubtedly begin to turn toward camp JESTER
day deserter came in, who reports the ene-
my force on the Blackwater at 81, O0o
We learn from Western Virginia that there
are no Confederates within sight or hearing OF
the Federal forces A number OF the families
of Tnhodan's men who gave Information IN
their late raid have been brought to Martins,
burg, and sent across the lines. Fifty captured
Confederates were also sent on Wednesday to
Han,,> Gl,.na Ohio