Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1863-03-13
THE SENTINEL.
sIIMMARY OF war NEWS.

the past week, we extract from the Baltimore
Gazette
FRIDAY Mar. Give have nothing to report
from Tennessee except skirmish near Eagle
vile, in Which brigade of regulars, belong-
ing to Gen. Rosseaus division, encountered
some Confcderates and put them to fight
The Number of dead left behind by the latter,
is stated TO have been several - the Federal
casualties were two men, wounded.
A later despatch has been received which
states that Van Dorm advanced on Wednesday
towards Franklin, and was met by q Federal
force which drove him back, and ca ptured one
hundred men of bis command. The Federal
loss was thirteen killed-the number of woupd-
cd is not given. The fight was renewed yes
terday morning, but il is said that no particu-
lars Of the result had been received. We note
however, that endorsements were pushed for
ward TO General Gilbert, at franklin, and it
is confidently asserted that, with the aid Of
those additional troops, Van Dorn's command
would be either destroyed or captured.
1t is reported that about one thousand Con
federate cavalry are in the vicinity of Harpeth
Shoals waiting to attack any boats that may
reach that point on the Cumberland river.
In Eastern Kentucky, near Mount Sterling,
there is a camp OF nine hundred Confederates,
which is being reinforced by predatory bands.
Humphrey Marshall, with from three to five
Thousand mon, is supposed TO be at Cosaargo,
Montgomery county, and it is feared that
Clukes regiment has joined him.
SATURDAY, Mar. 7.-On the Mississippi, the
two points Of special interest now are Port
Hudson and Vicksburg 1t was supposed that
General Banks, on his arrival at New Orleans,
would have proceeded at once to attack the
former place but the dispersal of his feet by
storm the necessity of bleaching q portion
Of his command to operate against the Conte-
derates in the Bayou Teche region, the negro
troubles, the absence of all iron-clad vessels,
with the exception Of one, joined TO the weak
ening of Commodore Farraguts fleet by send-
ing vessels to search for the Alabama and the
Florida, and to re-establish the blockade Of
Galyeston-al these various circumstances
have combined to limit the ability of General
Banks to maintaining the positions already
held, and have even compelled him TO stand
on the defensive at Baton Rouge. Until rein
forced from the North, or he succeeds in OBJ
tanning the cooperation Of Grant and Porter
General Banks is in no condition to attempt
the reduction OF Port Hudson Two hundred
and fifty miles further up the river lies the
enormous fleet OF mor!ars and iron-clads, Of
rams and transports, belonging to the naval
part of the expedition which was organized
for the reduction Of VicEsburg. Stretched
along the shore opposite the Confederate for
tihcatOns are the camps of the Federal army.
Its numerical strength, after Grant formed a
junction with Sherman and assumed the COM
mand, though perhaps exaggerated by news
paper correspondents, was undoubtedly very
great; but from the severe labor imposed on
the troops in the attempt to cut q navigabe
canal acros Youngs Point, and from the ma
larious nature of the soil and climate large
numbers are said TO have already died, whilst
II is impossible to compute how manv more
have been and are now stricken with disease
and therefore utterly incapable Of military
service.
In Tennessee the main body of the army I'M
der General Rosecrans is still encamped in the
vicinity OF Murlreesboro. ii was reported
that he had commenced to move on Tullaho-
ma; but heavy Iains and limited supplies have
prevented him from marching as vet He is,
however, prepared 10 take the offensive when
eyer the@sads arauka- A-sanai tian---- II has
been heavily reinforced recently, and as the
troops in his command are among the best in
the service, il is not probable that he will al
low them to remain long inactive.
In the meantime the Confederate cavalry are
operating in his rear. On Monday last, Van
Dorm attacked four regiments of Federals an
der Col. Celburn, at Springylle sixteen miles
south of Franklin, and, after a desperate con
Aict killed or captured the whole Of them 4
detachment OF Federal cavalry, ono hundred
strong, with one battery Of artillery, escaped
Two other batteries were taken. The rein
forcements, which were said to have been sent
in numbers sufficient TO destroy OF capture the
whole of Van Dorn's command, failed to reach
the field of battle.
MONDAY, March 9.-We have nothing new to
report from the seat of war; except what is to
be found in the kilograms to the Southern pa
pers. From these sources we learn that Gen
Van Dorm in the recent fight at Spring Hill,
captured Of the Federal troops sent against
him from Franklin, twenty-five hundred off
GERS and men
Fort McAllister has not been taken. On the
contrary, the Federal iron-cads have desisted
from their efforts TO reduce the work and have
retired from the Ogeechec river
The bombardment of Charleston had not
commenced on the 9th instant. Commodore
Dupont was probably waiting the arrival of
the iron-clads from Ossabaw sound Ii was
supposed at Richmond that an attack upon
Vieksburg would soon be made. The New
York Tones is nevertheless, Of The opinion
that Gen. Grant has abandoned, for the pre-
sent, all attempts 10 take Nicksburg and Will
endeavor to reach the Lower Mississippi by
the Lake Providence route, and cooperate
with Gen. Banks in the reduction of Port
Hudson.
TUESDAY, Mar. l0.-A Brigadier General be-
longing to the Army of the Potomac, to-
gether with all his staff, has unexpectedly come
to grief. Early Yesterday morning a small de-
tschment of Confederate cavalry suddenly en-
tered the lines at Fairfax Court House, and
carried off Brigadier General Stoughton, of
the Vermont Brigade, and all his staff, with
the exception Of Lieut. Hooper. Thoy endeav-
orod to find Captain O'Connor, the Provost
Marshal Of the town, but failed 20 discover
him. They also searched the house occupied
by Colonel Johnston but the las'er made bis
escape in his--well, in his night clothes
General Percy Wyndham was likewise sought
for, but that officer was-fortunately for
himself-at Washington. Failing therefore,
in capturing him, they took his Aids and his
papers, aud doeanped. Finally, il is some
what ominously intimated that there was'a
large amount Of Government; stores at Fairfax
CoDrt-llouse; but, says the Star, not over
confidently, " il is believed that the Confede-
rate cavalry did little damage to this property.
The iron-clad steamer lndianola has been
sunk, blown up, is aHoat and defiant. ana has
finally been left ashore on the Louisiana side
81 the river, with the Conederates actively
engaged in getting her into condition for
prompt service. For this last piece OF inior-
nation we are Indebted to a letter from nco,