The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-03
WAR NEWS

1ndianola about ten miles below Grand Gulf
This disposes of the story. that she had been re-
captured in condition nearly ready for service.
Another despatch received in Washington states
that the only vessel of Admiral Farragut's feet
which has been heard from by the Federal forces
opposite Vicksburg is the Hartford, the flag ship.
General Viele has issued very stringent order,
closing the theatres in Norfolk, and prohibiting
persons from being out ON the street after nine
o'clock. r.. .,.. r,u,4,e.. G.,.s. ..-...,
An official despatch received at the War De-
partment confirms the heretofore reported success
of the negro brigade in Florida. pgiara.. i. If
aA steamer was attacked by Confederate guer-
ilas on the Missouri river on Saturday and five
soldiers killed and large amount of government
property destroyed. is aggy % eurJ %. i.i
are concentrating all the infiuntry formerly in
Parson Brownlew reports that the Confederates
East Tennessee at Tullahoma, while their cavalry
make diversions into kentucky, with the design
my! agoifjlI bad a'75&,d 81. G.af
"A despatch from Vicksburg, dated Wednesday
last, states that two of the Federal ganboats at
tempted topass down theriver on that day, and
the batteries opening on them sunk one with all
on board, and badly damaged the other A
Mobile despatch reports an engagement at the
confluence of Deep Creek and Sunfover river,
thirty miles above the point where the latter
empties into the YAoo, in which the Federal
forces were repulsed with loss of three gunboats
and number of barges. The fight took place
on Saturday, the 18th inst
Press dispatches from the Mississippi, above
Vicksburg report an arrival from above Green
wood, bringing dispatches from General Ross
urging the widening of the gap in the levee at
the head Of the Yazoo Pass, with the object of
flooding the country, and thereby force the Con-
federates to evacuate Fort Pemberton and their
position at Greenwood. n, ,.,. ...t....s
Information was received in Louisville yester-
day thatsthe Confederate infantry crossed the
Cumberland river on Saturday near Wailsburg,
Pulaski county. Frankfort and Lexington haye
both been placed under martial law. s,
IT is reported thai considerable body of Con-
fsderates are. now at Front Royal, Va, under
Gen; Jackson, who intend another movement
towards Washington, sdt..i4 ytvf An Fl .a+
The Federal forces are said to have abandoned
Pensacola, and after placing sufficient guards in
the forts, the BALANCE have been sent to Gen.
Banks. A battle is expected ut Jacksonville. If,
IAN arrival from New Orleans brings the Fed
eral account of tue recent affair at Port Hudson.
The number of the vessels in the feet engaged in
the movement is not given, only six, the Hart
ford, Albatross, Mouongahela, Richmond, Essex
and Mississippi being named. The two first sue
ceeded in passing the batteries, the Mononga-
hela, Richmond and Essex were repulsed, and the
Mississippi run aground under FIRE from the Con-
federate works and WIS abandoned and destroyed,
as previously reported. Sixty-four Of the crew of
the Mississippi are missing, forty Two Of whom are
prisoners and the remainder supposed to be killed
The Confederate accounts claiineH that 81 only
were captured. The Richmond lost three killed
ana seven wounded, and the Monpngabea seven
killed and twenty-one wounded. H''" @'13
A Murfreesboro' correspondent says that there
is reason to believe that Gen. Van Dorp at the
head Of considerable infantry aud cavalry force,
has moved to reach the Cumberland river, below
Ciarksville, to intercept navigation, and thus
cut off supplies Information has been received
that the Confedetates are concentrating to resist
Gen Rosscrransp advance, and that they are six
IL thousand strong at Tbllah omaa, Stevenson and
Bridgeport Gen. Bragg is ii command Of the
army, Gen. joe Johnston headquarters are at
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