Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-04-16
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The Latest War News.

We have received Tuesday evenings edi-
tion of the Baltimore american, which gives
us the latest war news before going to press.
The latest news from Charleston is to the
evening of the 9th taken from Richmond
papers All was quiet then, and there was
no probability of the fight being renewed
Six Monitors and the Ironsides were then ly
ing inside the bar, within two and half
miles of Fort Sumter.
Since the defeat of Van Dorm at Franklin,
Tennessee, he has fallen back beyond Spring
hill. II is ascertained by flag of truce that
two of Van Dorn's aids and the rebel Gen.
Crosby were wounded in the fight. The
rebels lost heavily in wounded.
The New York Tribune Of the 14th inst.
has reports from Washington that the rebels
attacked Yorktown, Va, on Saturday last,
and were repused.
The rebel General Pryor has assumed the
offensive at Suffolk, in order to prevent the
dispatch of reinforccmcnts to Gen. Foster.
There is nothing later from Gen. Foster
The special correspondent of the Baltimore
american, c. c. F., who writes from "off
Charleston Bar" April 10, says:
We are still lying off Charleston bar, and
the Ironsides, the Montauk, Weehawken.
Catskill, Nahant Nantucket and Passaic are
holding their positions in line of battle along
the shore of Morris Island, the leading YES
sci being less than two miles from Fort Sum-
ter There they have laid since the fight on
Tuesday, wholly inactive. The Patapsce
left on Wednesday for Port Royal.
The feeling in the fleet at this failure to
renew the attack on Sumter is most infarse
have heard quite number Of office rs
sert that they feel themselves pcrsonally d.
graced, and express tho hope that a 0,au
should be sent to take command of the tset
~ Yesterday two flags of truce were Sc ou'
from Charleston, but we, have only ln0r
a. tt.~:. ",puit. Thv sailors o. tb
lronsdes intimate that the rebels gave .he
Admiral notice to leave within twenty iour
hours, and all manner of jcsts and iok al
the Admiral's expense, arc floating t. rough
the feet.
1t is pow understood that the ..a-c'aG
fleet are to be sent down to join Farragufs
squadron and participate in opcrat - Oh
the Mississippi. The effect Of this al sancf-
ment Cd the officers and men has bee, ute
cheering, as they have abandoned all hope
Of reaping honors in connection with ibig
squadron. .. '.
The delay Of the feet here is atogcth ~ M
account of the arrangements making for
destruction of the Keokuk. The sea
been rather rough for the work. and it 'ha'
not yet been accomplished. though hopes arc
entertained that it will be to-day. The re-
bells are building battery on the beach OPP
posite the wreck, and they are allowed to
progress with the work without interruption
An occasional shell would stop them, but
the order is not to fire. as it would only
"hayc the effect Of irritating the enemy"
Orr tug-boats are hourly passing along the
channel, from one Monitor to another, within
easy range of the shore, and as the enemy
does not fire ON them; it may heipresumcd
that they have orders also mot to irrtate the
enemy" How it will be, however, when
they get their battery finished commanding
tho lower bay is not known.