Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-04-14
From kOsecrans' Department
The Rebels Destroy Two Steamers ON
the Cumberland,
suecessrul Federal expedition.
ttARksv1LLr. Tenn. April

Twelve hundred rebels, under Woods
ward, with two pieces of cannon, captured
and burned the steamers Lovill and Saxo.
mia, to-day. killing the captain of the Los
will; and shooting of an arm of the caps
tain of the Saxonia.
Generals Johnston and Bragg, recently,
boosted that they would posses Kentucky
before harvest.
CINCINNATI. April 9
Aspecial to the Commercial, from MUIR
freesborO, sSys:
''Col. Wilder has returned from his ex
petition ria Lebanon and Carthage. lie
paptured 90 rebels, destroyed quantities Of
wheat, corn and bacSn, and also brought
in $50 negroes"
MURFREE>BnRO, Tenn, April s.
The IIatchie Brigade commanded 10y
Col. WIltler, retured this p. m. from an
expedition Uid Lebanon to Carthage.
Twenty-niRe rebels were captured before
rauchidg Snow Hill, Five thousand bus
hels wheat and much corn were destroyed.
A big barn. with great quantity of ba-
con. was burned. Col. Wilder found that
after Gen.. Stanley returned to Murfrees-
bUro, Wharton's rebel re giment reOccu.
pied Snow Hill. Wilder moved UP lie
hind him, aut captured So, the remainder
Dispensing. He returned to camp with
$50 ex ra horses, and 100 able>bodied me-
groes, captured from rebels. Wilder also
snapped off all his own poor horses for
good ones, transferring the stock to Union
men and taking good animals from rebels.
Several rebels diseOyered in Federal uni
forms were summarily shot, One was
caught near our lines Wilder thought it
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rope around the collar of the uniform
and left it hanging in the woods, that the
owner might find it.
During. the past week our expeditions
have captured 700 horses and mules; 200
prisoners, and over 200 able bodied contra
bands, and destroyed much rebel forage
and subsistence
The Atlanta LHteliigencer of the 4;h says
that the rebel financial agent, De Bow,
has negotiated in Mississippi and Louis>
lana for about IT'S 900 bales Of cotton at
IL cents, being for the security of COnfed-
crate bonds,
The rebel force in front of Franklin is
increasing to an extent that indicates al
intention to attack Granger:
Smallpox is reported to have compelled
the rebel force to move from Tullahoma
4JOWdIuo OneiDyVlIle.
In consequence of SANKEY'S affair al
Snow Hill, the rebels sent strong force to
McOlinnvillc. They are removing rails
and cruss>ties from the railroad between
McMfnhYilie and War Trace.
The force dispersed by Wilder had been
sent to'reinforos Morgan.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, Apri! 8.
Col. Wilder. commanding and expedition
consisting of brigade of mounted infan
try from Gen Reynold's division, sent gu
on the, Lebanon pike with the object of CO
operating with the expedition under Gen
Stanley, against Snow Hill. has Just re-
turned to camp. Gen. Stanley seems t.
have left some unfinished work at tina
place, which Col. Wilder has completed ii
san exceedingly thorough and commend
able style, After securing the count,
between here and Lebanon, defeating thu
enemy in every skirmish. and capturin.
three prOwling rebels dressed in Unclt
Sans authoritative of whom, returning
to camp on the Liberty pike, were in
stantly shot-the Col. paid a visit to Snow
Hill from which place Gen. Stanley bat
driven large force, defeated the rebel
after brief engagement, captured so pri<
Oners and 400 horses, destroyed 500
bushels of wheat, and brought away l6
negroes and two wagon loads of tobacco.