Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-22
News of the Week.

FAdhllAE III -hi0'b'''
perseeded General scHoFIhLD 4
takes his place
The work Of confscating reb-
y property in The District Of Co
lumbia " now progressing rap
idlys
-Adjutant General THOMAS,
who lad arrived al Memphis from
GRANTS Army, reports the organ
ization Of ten full regiments of ne
gro troops, and recruiting was
still in progress, with the pros
pect Of adding ten more regiments
To this eolored force.
The health OF the Army of
the Cumberland is most excellent.
In Gen. Rousseau's division there
arc but 400 men reported unfit for
duty
Large numbers of disloyal
persons continue TO be sent south
from ST. Louis and other places.
Many of them are very wealthy.
and have held prominent places in
society.
The Sth and 18th Ind. Regi-
ments distinguished themselves at
Port Gibson BY SPLENDID bay
onet charge, carrying a difficult
position and capturing a rebel
battery.
From the Gin. Gazett's con
densed news we extract the fol
lowing:
The Richmond Enquirer, which,
il will be remembered, is the Off
cial organ of JEFF. DAVIS, has 4
responding article on the probable
character of the summer campaign.
II SAYS our troops threaten the
South on every side. There Is
great activity in the Southwest,
while there are indications of Il
renewal Of the attack on Charles
ton. Hookers army still mena-
ces the line of the Rappahannock,
and our troops are troublesome in
North Carolina. In short, inces-
SAINT watchfulness is required by
the South in regard TO operations
ia every quarter. A blow may be
struck in any one of many places.
The article is printed among our
dispatches.
The news from New Orleans,
which we publish in our dispatch
es, ia indeed cheering. Alexan-
dria, the rebel stronghold on the
Red river, has been captured by
Admiral Porter's fleet. and 8
strong rebel force commanding IT.
defenses has been entirely des
trcyed. Port Hudson was bonn
harded by our fleet a few days
since, and it is reported that the
place has been evacuated by the
enemy. Col. GrierSon expedl-
ton, from which we have had very
favorable accounts from time q
time, has reached Baton Rouge al
ter . series of most brilliant sue
ceSses. livery railroad IN Missls
sippi was cut by them, sevcra
important bridges destroyed, de
pots burned, and n whole train o
cars laden with rebel stores com
mitted to the flames. Among the
articles on board were 5000 shells
destined for the Vieksburg bat
teries, which exploded with a fear
ful crash. The amount of dam
age inflicted by the raid is almost
incalculable. The men provided
themselves with fresh horses oil
the march. and rode safely int
Baton Rouge, accompanied h,
800 negroes on horseback most a
whom also led horses.
Major General Hunter writes t.
Governor Andrew. under date O
Port Royal. Nav 4. = letter strong
" complimentary Of the cOloreC
regiments in the service in his de
psrtment. He speaks Of them ~
hardy, brave. patieRt. and Obedi
ent: and saws that with the brig
ade Of liberated slaves already il
the field. and few regiments o
intelligent oolored men from tn
North, he would place them in
condition to make an EXTENSIVE
incursioR upon the main land
through the most densely popula
ted regions, and from an expedi
ton OF this character be doubt
not that the most beneficial result
would arise
Two rebel spies were execu
ted on Johnsons Island. near San
dusky. Ohio, on the 18th inst.
Brig. Gen. Which has beel
exchanged, and has reached In