The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-20
81 LAST NIGRT,s MATL.
News from Murfreesboro

MuRFREEsBoRo, TEN, May 17.-Ev-
erything is quiet here. The weather is
cool and beautiful. Stokes Chicago
battery is assigned to cavalry service, a
section to accompany a brigade This
will suit the boys, as we'll as their enter
prising Captain.
= Gen Wood, after remaining in com
mand at Nashville two days, returns to
the field at the request Of his old divis-
ion. Gen. Brannan takes command of
Schofeld' division, Col. Granville Moody
having resignd. Generals Rosecrans,
Thomas, nephew and others have special
" requested the President to give him
an appointment in the regular army, and
assign him to some post of duty. 1t is
to be regretted that the state of Colonel
Moody health will not permit him to
continue in active service In the field
We are not entirely free from absurd
rumors here, Of which the following is
specimen: General Rosecrans, it is
said, will take command of the Army of
the Potomac. General Thomas of the
1 Vicksburg army, while General McCook
remains in command of this department.
Persons will consider this rumor hard to
| beat t.r
Eight Union ladies came through the
lines to-day from Shelbyville, They rep
resent great activity among the rebels,
and say they talk of attacking us here.
Col. Wilder has again been among the
secesh, capturing eight of Wheelers
body-guard -'
The rebel cavalry on our left are max
ing some demonstrations which cannot,
at present, be well defined --
From Mobile we have the somewhat
important intelligedce, that Buckner has
been assigned to the command of East
Tennessee. This explains what before
seemed absurd intelligence that Buckner
had appeared on the Cumberland
The Mobile Register of the 18th inst,
is informed that new British Consul is
on his way to Mobile, and savgely de.
mands that his presence be not tolerated.
1t denounces the British Government in
unmeasured terms, declares that Lord
Lyons is an abolition Minister of an alb.
clifton government to the Abolition Lin
coin Administration, and charges the
British Government with every kind o.
| hypocrisy ana duplcty.
There must have been 6rst-class bat
tie at jackson when it was taken by Gen
Grant, for a letter from there of the 9tl
of May says that the troops were ther
pouring in from all quarters for defense
Forces had arrived there from North
Carolina, Charleston and Port Hudson
Jackson was then being hastily fortified
and was already bristling with intrench
ments and pickets. The indications ar,
that the Union arms have gained at Jack
son glorious and important victory.
Sixty-seven Union prisoners left Allan
ia on Wednesday last for Richmond
Among them are two correspondents c
the New York Tribune and one of th
| World, lately captured near Vicksbure
There was severe battle at Raymond
Mississippi, on the 18th inst, of whic
you probably have accounts. The rebe
General Gregg fought Grants force tw
hours, and then fell back toward Jackso
and made another stand at Mississippi
Colonel McGaverek of the 10th Ter
nessee was killed on the 18th. A di
patch from Jackson says firing that da
was heavy and continuous, and wa
heard in jackson The probabilities ar
that the Union force achieved victor
at Mississippi Springs, driving the rebel
to and through jackson Rebel dis
patches from Charleston express alarr
at what they consider preparation for
new attack