, 1863-05-18
LATEST REBEL REPORTS.

FORTRESS MONROE, May 16.-The Rich |
mond Inquirer Of yesterday says that fighting
Hns going on In Mississippi. The enemy yes
terday adysuced, 1000 strong, upon Rapioan,
sshere Gen. Gregg had Al 900 infantry and
few cavalry. ssirnishing commenced about
3 o'clock In the morning. The enemy was
continually reinforced Till o'clock p. n,
Rhcn We opened the battle heavily with
musketry. knowing that the enemy was
heavily reinforced and ready to engage Us
with their full force, we retired to Missis-
tippi splipgs, where VIC hare reinforcements.
Col. McGar1ack Of the 10Th Tenn, was killed.
The firing to-day was heavy and continued
toward jackson.
NEW ToRk, May 16.-The following are the
latc6t rcbel reports in the Richmond papers:
JACKSON, Miss, May y11.-Eevcn Of Grants
cavalry entered and burned Crystal Springs,
o. thS SsT Orleans 5aresd tGday y Rod at +
Springs and Western Springs. Gen. Oster-
haus IS nj Cayngn With 5000 cavalry and six
Or seven regiments Of infantry, The enemy
are reinforcing at Willow Springs and Rocky
Springs, from the riye5: Grant y W1n probably
T1cksnuRG, May 1--Nothing Of impor-
kance tranEp}red to-day. A barge loaded With
coal ran past the batteries 1ast night. The
c1emy's feet above the city is increasing.
The Richmond Enquirer has savage article
on Burnside Tor his order against spies and
traitors at homo, and condo1es With fallan-
digham in his persecution.
Richmond papers say there Is no doubt
that Jackson's wound was inflicted by the
bulls in the left arm and band This oc-
Cured after dark On Saturday. HnvIng
given orders to fire on anything coming up
The road, before le LEFT the lines, and on sec
E1Urc1 1rafo hat
to rrtreat, aud was shot By his own mcn- His
funeral Was very largely attended, by jeff.
Davis, the rebel Cabinet, &c His body was
sent 10 Lexington. & statue is to be erected
in the capital.
Unreliable rumo1s are going the rounds, o1
great land and naEal battle at Vickshurs
Rebel kilograms Of flc 11th say nothing Of it,
Fon4REs. MONROE, My II, 1sea
The British frigate Rinaldy arrived this af
tsrneon, having left Charleston at p. m. last
By this steamer VIC hare received copy o
The Charleston Ldi19 tourier Of May II, whicl
contains the following;
y1cKspCRG, May 7-Thc enemy have mad
no movement this side Of the Big Black Riy
er. The cnc,ny's cavalry is reported to b
about GFogs Katy e. o. fanRea nR Tn,:s eava's
night, captured Mr. Owen and his son, plar
teTs, and re-crossed the Big Black again.
V!cKsDrnG, MAY 8.-Thc enemy arc usiu
She spades on the other side OF the Big BlacL
The Yaukecs occupy Utica, Hincs count!
Miss.
v1cKsprne, May o.-Noth,ng new from th
front to-day. The enemy are landing troop
at !o"ng's Point. It is supposed they III
destined 70 reinforce Graut.
The Wig newspaper Office was destroye
by Tire this afternoon. The origin Of the I'll
Among the Yankees captured by Forrc:
are many citizens or natives Of Souther
States. nc hope the Governors Of The sever
States will promptly make demand for Il
retention aud trial Of these traitors, uni.
the 6tatc laws. It will be worse than ID
uockery to turn them loose on exchange.
An act has passed the Confederate Co
gross establishing that the flag Of the COME
crate States shall be a. follows: Tic field
=" ns White, the length double the width, vii
1Ae Union fnow used as the battle flaEl to |
square Of two-thirls thc width Of lie la
nTtHng {he ground red, thereon broad salti
,.,,m1, - niue oordeled wEits and enablazoned vii
to TIE n,',. VI ne pointed stars, corrcspondir
proved SilS9Sf XIV a. q Confederate States A
gui'xT of the 1itA inet.. fs recas.ed r. ~ ~
1ains the following storics+ - 'ece''eo' Il co
inthAna1' ~. MN aay .'y H-scouts from the fro,
heavy baggage aud trnta " 10 OF the eaems
Ti1le. -es' VI Nus
CHATTANOOGA, May 11.--An quiet On ~
front. There are. no prospects of patt' pn q
Andy johnson has been comm;sstona55 ua,5'
Major General in the Yankee aTmv ~iss }.
authority to organize a force Of S, do Tenn
6eeans and 10000 niggers. Bob johnson 8
Of Andy johnson, las been promoted t
B,igadicr General Ex Gov. EeIll A. Bro
has come throughout lines from Naahyi
and is now at Pulaski.
The Enquirer says fre or si1 transpo
landed Federal troops at West Point, on
18Th inst, who are throwing up cntren
ments across the Point, from the Mattapt
to the the Pamungy river,