Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-03-04

possihIe for the array under Rossorans TO
Ike ] fosward movement Or several
Bs. The movonlnss of IL eoaleder-
= ineease IN lns>nsisaks confess the
Fshsr advance of lila ssny. Van
Dorn's forces now occupy Columbia,
whils another eolama sends ONT parties
for reconnaissance, almost daily, On Rose
nsans' lafs. The oaafsisTstes are erect
ing strong Notifications atTuIlahoDa and
Chattanooga.
A force Of LEO confederate ssEsisy ar
tackled forage train Of 10 wagons, from
Memphis, ana captured Ii. 1t IL also re-
parted that anoshTfsdsral train Was cap
sarsd near Aesaos, Tsnu., On, the 24sh
uit. The town Of Hopsfeld, opposite
Memphis, has been burned by the federals
bsssase u aieizsas hssboesd soufsasrass
gusrillas, who were In tho habit of firing
upon passing federal steamers.
Ii 10 reported shat fhs confederate Gsa.
Forrest, died on the 18th ult., from
Hounds received al Fl. Donslaon. les
| On Wednesday night, the 2Sth uls.
Two confederate cavalry brigsies under
Pitzhugh, Lee and Hampton, made 0
dash int tbs federal lines. They osess-
ed the Rappahasaeck as Ksllsy's ford,
and succeeded by strong attack il
breaking through the thin lines Of khe
federals, and capturing few msa. Tbs
federal reserves ware brought ap, whsH
she ensny reiterated. A force has been
sent in pursuit. The federals captures
| two or three oihcsEs- ..~..t 49,. - ..
| Atelsgram from Cairo gives the fed.
sEal ssrsisn Of she capture Of the ran
Queen Of the West, as follows: .
Cairo, Feb. 2s.-Pull dispatches IN re
gard 70 the expedition Of the ram Guess
Of the West TO Red River, have been re
esiYed. The Greg conslsted mostly O
negroes, her agtiIirists are sweaty inax
! perieneed men detailed from ths Hi
nois Infantry On Tharsday aoxnia,
. before her capture the ram ran down AT
; chafalgo river few miles and eaptursa
and destroyed . rebsl Quarsssmastsx trai
! consisting Of seven Wagons, RaaaRnia
she vas bred On By gpsrillas NJ Siinms
. Port. Next morning. Col Eiles laade
; and burned all the buiIdisgs in the yieia
j ity In retaliation for Destroying half
! million dollars worth az property q
: Saturday abe eapsared tho rebel stsame
! Eva, No. 5, With a cargo Of corn. a
: dark the sans evsning she came With
. rage of Fort Taylor, ealy Ave kaadss
4 yards distant. TAs ram engaged lha for
e The third shos from the rebels struck be
crushing through her decks Our me
II | fred one after thla, and then deserted u
guns. La thls emergency Coz. Ellas q
a aered tia pilot TO back ous. Atssmptin
10 do 30 shs raa bard agroaaa4 Ti
: next sbot from the rebel Fort broke h
I lever Of the engine. The saseeadiag %
Il cut her ateam pipe in twos sample1e
n disabling her. Twenty-six out of eft,
one white men escaped. The skaamsg
Soto which accompanied the raaa a. tes
Il der. was blown up 10 prevent her fro
i falling into the hands Of the eaemy.
An expedition consisting of 1000 ca
s airy and 1900 infantry left the FEEDER
4 camp ut Murfrsesboso on the LIST inst
|, They proceeded fifteen miles in tAs dire,
ton Of Eddyviae, when they encountszt
e ths ooafadsEases 10 foree. An engag,
!, mens snsued, which lasted about thr'
d hours, when the eonfederatss fell BAG
b towards Woodbury., where there Is lar,
confederate force. The federals capsu
> 50 prisoners and large number OF sal
4 dies and other aceoutrements. The nnu
. Der of killed and wounded Ia not given
= but it mast have been large on both side
: The confederate steamer Columbia IA
: she bloekade.as Wilmington, n. c., 40
i arrived safely at SIS. George. She wa
: laden With cotton aBd tobacco.
e The cargo of the ship Jacob Bell. whic
was captured and destroyed BY the COZ
: fedsrats steamer, Florida, was valued 4
q si0o, coo. ..ss 49,. .-s.D
!. A dispatch from New York dated Marc
/ Sd, says thai Gen. sigel has resigned.
t Tho eonfedeFates repaired the IA.
, Queen Of the Wsss captured few das
, ago By them, and went out and attaeke
1 the U. $. gunboas Indianolia- After
: sharp fght the Indianolia vas forced /
: surrender. The eonfederalas now has
possession of the two ganboats whic
. 50 unwisely ran the blockade II Vieka
; burg few days sincaaa .-.s ...-
. The Gonfederasa war steasaer Alab%ms
} has captured and destroyed within ID
last month the following q. s. vessels
Castlsaine, Golden Rule, and the Haao
! ves all owasd in Nav York.
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