Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-15
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Southern News
NEW YoRK. April IL
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NEW YORK. April IA, 1869.
REBEL REpoRrs FROM CHARLESTON.
HCHARbEsroN, April 9.
"T0 Gen. S. Cooper
"Gen. w. s. Walker destroyed an armed
steamer in the Coosa river, at daylight this
morning. No casualties on our side All
quiet.
"six Monitors and the Ironsides are still
(Signed, sc. T. BEAuREeARD,
General Commanding"
The Coosa river is few miles TO the
south of Pocolaligo. 1t separates Port
Royal Island from the main land.
4 CtqriestOn, april 9.-All quiet. No
prospect of fight to-day.
j A Confederate officer from Morris Island,
boarded the wreck of the Keokuk last
night, and found that her turret had been
Ipierced through by q ball.
LATER.
Charleston, ApriL Six Monitors and
the lronsides still lie within the bar, about
two and half miles from Fort Sumter
4 The enemy is waiting for anew machine
to remove torpedoes.
Everything is in readiness for attack
Accounts from Fort Sumter reflect the
highest credit upon the garrison for their
coolness and bravery in the recent fight.
When the Monitors were discovered, the
men were at dinner. At the sound of the
long roll they sPEang to their guns with
cheering.
The battle Tag was runiup, and the air Of
Dixie was played by the band on the par
rapet, and q salute of ID guns was fired.
Col Alfred Rhett was the Commanding
officer ofthe fort.
Thu n1nT,u fSpaS al,okg ~ AZ,
thirty four of which took effect.
The garrison is eager for the next chance
at the Monitors.
TIE REBEL DEFEAT IN KENTUCKY.
Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, 4pril
l4.-Fhe Richmond Dispatch OF the 10th
admits the bad defsato of Pegram in Ken
tucky, says the rebel loss was heavy and
after severe hand to hand fight of several
hours the confederates gave up the unequal
contest and fell back, tho enemy not pur-
suing.
The Dispatch says Rosecrans has sent
five regiments of infantry to Kentucky
and has has ordered all the cavalry from
that State to his army at Murfreesb6ro. and
is moving his troops on his left four right
doubtless to prevent any movement upon
our part in that State.
The Danville cars brought into Rich
mond, on the 9th, $40 Union prisoners
captured by Gen. Forrest at Brentwood,
Tenn, among them 23 commissioned off
GERS. All will be exchanged at an early
day.
e 9 AsFEDERAL OFFICER HUNG AT RICHMOND.
Capt. A G. Webster of the Federal army
was hung Friday last at Richmond. The
unfortunate man met his fate with fortitude,
himself giving the signal for the fatal trap
to be sprung.
Chattanooga, ApriI - The enemy occu.
Ply Lebanon with adivision under General
Reynolds They are also in force at Car
thage.
=. Hidksburg, 4pril g. Everything quiet
here. Twosmore transports left this alter
noon, bound up the river. A number of
transports are still in sight.
Jackson, Mss, Aprit ga special dis
patch to the Appeal, from Memphis yester-
day, says:
The Mississippi river is rising.
pbis.
The Vicksbrrg is to be cotton clad SO
as to land troops at Vicksburg.
The boats returned from Sheets BAYOU
are badly damaged. The navigation of the !
bayou was found to be more difficult than
the Yazoo.
humphrey 1aESnallaG ,Mlncne6ter, with |
heavy infantry, encountered Gen. Quimby's |
forces, who iguomIniousty fed, leaving |
everything in their retreat.
PoRT HUDSON, April 9.--All quiet here.
The enemy's fleets below have disappeared
and paroled prisoners from New Orleans
arrived yesterday. The troops are in excel
lentsPirits, aud vigilantly watching yankee
vessels. Some excitement was causedIast
night by log of fire floating down the
river! A skiff with negroes attempting to
pass the batteries was captured this morn !.
ing. .5afs ,!5a
JEFF. Davis in a report to the rebel Con.
gress on the history and condition of the
telegraph lines urges that the interests of
Northern persons in them amounting to !
$3T,375 be sequestered. The report further
proposes to seize iall Southern telegraph
lines and turn them over to the rebel Post
Office Department, the Government ndem-
nifyi5g the rebel owners for their losses by
the act.
General News.
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