Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-03-14
Important News f.cn the South. /

News G.csp tssc South.
FoRTREss MoNRoR, March S.--[By Tele-
graph. The Richmond Dispatch, of the
9th inst, says that the Indihnola, recently
captured from the Yankees, was blown up
last Tuesday night by the Rebels, and that |
her guns fell into the hands of the Federals |
The Queen of the West left in such a hurry !
that part of her crew were abandoned on
shore.
A later despatch says that the Indanola
was not destroyed, and that they (the Fede !
rals) are raising her. ...
The Federal gunboats are making great
havoc on Lake Providence.
LATER.
HEAD-oUARTERs OF THE ARMY OF THE
PoToMAc, March S.-Thc Richmond Euquir-
er of the 9th, which has been received here,
contains the following despatch:
MOBILE, March ..
The Jackson MssisSippi1a says the de-
structon of the Indianola was most unnc-
ccssary and unfortunate affair. The turrctcd
monster proved to be nat-boat, with sun
dry fixtures to create deception.
She passed Vicksburg on Tuesday night
and the officers of the Indianola, believing
that she was really turreted monster blew
the Indianola up, but her guns fell into the
hands of the enemy; the Queen of the West
left in such hurry as to forget a part of her
crew, who were left on shore.
! The natural supposition arising from
these Rebel dispatches about the Indianola
| is, that the crew of the Queen of the West
were engaged in removing the guns from
| the wreck of the Indianola, when they were
surprised by the appearance of Commodore
! Porters gunboats, and is apparently n con-
! nf no licI
day, that the fleet, or portion, had passed
! the batteries at Nicksburg. -REPORTER.
WAsurNGToS, March s.
The Richmond D&patci, of Saturday,
March 7th, contains the following tclc-
gram -
CHATTANOOGA, March q.
The following official despatch of General
Van Dorn's late engagement has been recei-
we'd. The fight took place at Thompson 5
Station, and not at Franl;lin
TuLLAHoMA, March 2.-To Colonel T. Il.
Ewel The enemy attacked Van Dorm yes
tcrday at Thompson's Station, between
Columbia and Franklin.
He drove them back handsomely, and
captured five regiments Of infantry, twenty
two hundred officers and men. Our loss is
uOl Ntl ltpNl'C't
(Signed BRtNT0N BaAGG.
JACKSON, March j.--To Gen. s. CoorER
Gen. Stephenson. commanding at Nicks-
burg, tclegraphs March 1, as follows The
Indianola is not destroyed We are at worl,
to raise her. One / inch Gun was bust
the Others are not injured.
(Signed) J. {. pEMnErToI,
Lieutenant General.
Porr UrDsoN. March .. via MOBILE
March 6.--mtclligcncc, reliable and of tho
greatest importance. has been received from
the front The preparations being made by
Banks Army point irrcsstibly to an carly
advance. Seventeen mortar-bo0ts, the sloop
of-war Mississippi and the gunboat Essex
; are now anchored at Baton Rouge.
Banks force is fally thirty thousand
Amhulancc5 and littcrs are being prepared
The opinion of military men is that thi.
} point Will I've attacked in n few days Th'
utmost confidence prevail, among both OIL
= GERS and men in our ability to defeat tn
enemy. The report that our piclicts ha,
, been driven in Is un,ouHled, but an immc
: diatc advance is anticipated. The latca
| information confirms The dissatisfaction il
, the Abolition ranks. Il j. reported tha
r Banks is opposed to the attack, but Ia
orders from the War Department.