The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06
WAR NEWS.

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IA Port Royal letter to the New York Tribune
makes the announcement that a force of five
thousand negroes, led by whites and supported
by regular troops is inst ready to enter one of the
|. most densely populated districts of the Depart
ment of the South to Surprise the rebels with
the reality Of servie instruction" 1
The full particulars given by the Southern
journals of the capture Of the Federal ram Queen
of the West remove all doubts of the fact. 1t ap-
pears that the pilot of the captured Confederate
transport Eva was taken on board of the Queen
and compelled, under guard, to pilot her up
the river. He succeeded in deceiving the COM
mander of the Queen as to positions of the Con-
federate batteries, and when she had reached
Gordon's Landing, she was fired into and disa-
bled. She drifted to the opposite side of the
river, when all but thirteen of her officers and
crew succeeded in escaping to the transport De
Soto. The Queen and all her armament, supplies,
re-, remained in the hands Of the Confederates.
according to the report, a Confederate steamer
subsequently pursued and recaptured the Eva,
Which had one of her wheels disabled, and the
De Soto was burnt to prevent her capture.
On Thursday afternoon train of twenty cars
was captured on the Louisville and Nashville
. railroad, not far from Bowling Green, by par
ty of Confederates.
Gen. Hunter has caused the arrest of Gen Ste
venson, Of Gen. Fosters staff, for publicly de-
claring that he would rather be beaten by the
rebels than fight with negroes" and all the 9th
er officers Of the staff have beeen peremptory or
dered to leave the department because of the
utterance Of Sentiments tending to create dis
satisfaction, characterization and mutiny''
Advices from Nashville report that four bri-
gades of Confederate cavalry are north of Colum-
bia and that portion of the force is within four
miles of Franklin. -
1t is reported that there is considerable Con-
federatc force at Warrenton, and that General
Stonewal Jackson has moved up the valley to
Strasburg. All the Federal picket guard near
Centreville-with the exception of one man
were captured by the Confedcrates on Wednes-
day night. 49,. m. ~
Two dispatches from Cincinnati state that the
Confederates are advancing on Lexington in hea-
Wy force while another says that they are retir-
ing from the State by the way Of Mount Sterling
II seems to be positively known, however, that
they captured steamer laden with forage and
provisions, on the Barren river, and it is feared
that another will fall into their hands.
Rear Admiral Porter, in a despatch to the Ma
w Department, dated 9th ult., announces
that the Federal ram Indianola, which recently
ran past the batteries at vicksburg, and which had
been sent up the Red river torecapture the Queen
ofthe West has, like that vessel, fallen into the
hands of the Confederates. The despatch states
that she was attacked by the Queen of the West
and the Confederate ram Webb, and compelled
to surrender. 4. ,,,-...ao \....
An arrival from ST. Thomas, Bermuda, reports
that the privateer Florida. on the 18th ult, cap
tured and burnt the ship Jacob Bell, loaded with
teaand bound for New York. The cargo was
valued at two million dollars. l,,.,
"A late London letter says: T. s. Beglre Of
London, sent two thousand barrels of powder in
one ship that ran the blockade Of Charleston.
Officers from Port Royal bring no assurances
Of an early attack upon Charleston or Savannah.
Arefngee from Charleston, who has been long
engaged there as printer, states that the prepa-
rations for its defense are such as to render its
captureimpro as5gr- 81.