The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-04-28

damaged, AID hid her steam drum
slot away. AZ last accounts heavy
G.ing was heard ~ the vicinity uf
Narrenloa, supposed 10 he lac gum
boats sleiline the hsiterie. there
There are eleven Gunlnais le ow
Vicksburg nov, including three under
Falragul.
Washington, April 20.
The Navy Department has received
the following official dispatch. dated on
board the United States shop P,snsa-
cola, of New Orleans, April 18Th:
I On the morning OF the 9th alt, at
about daybreak, Admiral Fatragut in
the Hartford, engaged the batteries at
Warrenton. three miles below Vicks-
burg. and passed below H.
On the morning Of The goth alt..tle
Aibatross, having lakrn in a full sup
ply Of provisions, from . barge which
had been foated down the previous
morning. hy Admiral Porter. also pass
ed Warreuton batteries, and anchored
near The hag ship AZ
Oa the marninl of the 29th. about |
m, the wharf hoal Vicksburg having
broken adrift from the mooring> at the
city, Aoa,ed down aial ran ashore OPP
posite where the Hartford and Albsi-
ross were anchored
During the Jay an oflirer was sent
on board the Vicksburg, who found
that all her machinery had been re.
moytd She had nothing on board.
except four old mnskcts. which had
probably belonged 70 The guard.
While the Admiral was hesiisting
as 70 the ropri Is ofre mig Der rs a
wharf boat, Or a depot. the rebels
came Town and % De night ~ the
30lh burned her. The Sui'zer and,
Hartford and Albaiross. being all iii.
ed up With Goals and provision iloa'.
I'd down by Gen Giant and Amiral
Potter in aees
We remained bio kadi q tie mouth
Of Red River uutd ll,c morpi & Of
the 9Th inst. wh wr ct under way
al about halt pas tour n b morning.
and proceeded down 10 iIayou Sarn.
where we Topl cd sized upg,p 4
threw into the liver al Ut 10000
sucks # corn ard then PROVE did or
orr va, to pou iln o., where 49,
anchored atout dy miles above the
batteries, a 4 r N p shc est.
TBfnAY.
ST, Louis, April 70.
The Democrat of this cify has
special desl alch from Cairo, whirh
says our gunboats fave destroyed the
rebel battery Mt Warenton below
Vicksburg, and ihe he were lying
Al anchor At Carthage oil the i7ih
inst.
Gen Grant WIS 10 20 down the
samr day.
Gen. Eellt's marine hrigaAe and
Gen. Freh's light draaghi guoboals
have nearly swept the Cumberland
RIVER of rebel casglry, wlo we're on
boil side u DE river
Some sescre lighting occurpa and
many prisoners were taken.
Mnrirtesforo, April 70.
Refugee relieved from oppression
a McAlunnyille 81 a highly sucte,s-
fall expedition II Grn. Re, nol,ls,
have arrived II Reddysille Gen.
Hazen ielearaphs that ihey State, that
Reynolds took the town, captared2
railroad trains, train Of wagons, and
i uuml er Of prisoners, among whom
was Mrs. John Morgan.
Gen. Thomas novel Gen. Negley's
Division tits morning.
The Chattanooga rebel Of The 10Th
says that dispatches from Jaekson 10
The l7th have been received saying IN
subs'anee that an early atis'k - made
IN vieksburg from opposite ard be-
low Tie ci'y, and for that purpose fhe
rebels had passed eight boats On the
night previous,
Late dispatches s'ale thai the reb-
els expecl Grant to maker demon
s,raliol south from Corinih NJ the
same time.
jack on. April -.
Gen. Stevenson reports that the
enemy's batteries opposiics Wick burg
opened o. he Eth. With tive thirty
pound Parrots. AMI that THREE case
mates are visible.
Relel di.pa'clles from PoaehsiulA
18th. cooGrfps thu aex. regarding lie
destruction 81 the Queen 81 the West
aaa iL evacuation of ihe rebel works
e, C,a,reville.
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