, 1863-05-02
Late Eastern News.
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Late Eastern News.
News of April 18th.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Navy Depart
ment has advices of the capture ofthree blockade
breakers on the coast of Texas.
New York, April l5.-Gov Curtin. of Penn
sllvania, on the new exigency of the public SER
vice, has suggested TO the President the plan of
garrison for the delences of Washington with
militia, so that the volunteers now in that depart
ment be spared for more important duty on
the field
The Times New Orleans letter says. General
Banks is fortifying all the approaches 10 the
city.
The enemy is believed to have 5000 men who
can concentrate near the city at twelve hours no.
tice. There are some apprehensions of raid from
Mobile against Ship Island.
Ecws of April 10th.
New YORK, April 16th-Dates from Buffalo
to the l4th, say our pickets, on the morning of
the 18th. were driven in. Skirmshing ensued.
The enemy were erecting Notifications and breast
works on the left bank of the Nansemond rlv,r
four miles from Suffolk. Seven of our gunboats
shelled them, and the rebels abandoned them ell
so, signal towers on the Petersburg railroad In
the course of the afternoon another skrmish on
sued, when the rebels were driven TO the woods,
and all the houses afordng protection tG the rebel
sharpshooters destroyed. On the morning of the
14th, our gunboats sheled the woods wherever
the rebels were likely to be.
Deseiters report that the rebels in front of Suf-
folk number $4,000, End eighty pieces of artil-
lary.
On the 14th, the rebel artillery opened from
the direction of Summerton. Our forces re-
sronded, and the enemy changed position. The
firing lasted an hour, when the rebels fed back a
mile ard again advanced, when the firing on both
sides was renewed and did not cease till 10 o.
clock. None on our side were killed or seriously
wounded.
special Washington dispatch to the World
saws that evidence has been received that the enc
my on the Rappahannock is being rapidly rein
forced. Army deserters report that the number
of troops here is less than at any previous time
since General Lee commanded.
The new Supreme Court at Washington, has
issued writs for the return of negroes to slavery
claimed by loyal owners.
Hanover advices report that 5000 oftte French
re-inforcements arrived at Vera Cruz on the 25th
uh.
News of April 18th.
SALT LAKE April l7.-Col Evans left Camp
Douglas on Monday, 12;h inst, with 1870 men to
chaStise the Indians who have recently caused
much trouble on the overland route. He was
preceded by Lieut.. Honeyman with FIVE men and
howtzers, at Pleasant Grove. They were attack ed
by fifty Indians. Killed three, and kept their po-
stion until Joined by the command. We found
500 warriors 20 miles south, entrenched in a
canyon which was considered impregnable. Capt
Price, with forty men, assigned the right
flank, and Lieut.. Clark the left, while the Colonel
with fifty men and the howitzers brought up the
centre. The Indians were completely surprised
but stood one hour, when they were forced to fall
teen miles in every direction. The command killed
thirty Indians, captured a large number of horses
and all their implements OF war Lieut.. Peel was
killed at the first discharge, also Quartermaster's
Sergeant Brown and Sergeant Booth
News OF April 2lst.
CHICAGO, April 21.-Caro reports say that the
steamer SiiUer Moon, from Vicksburg on Friday
says that Thursday night six gunboats and three
transports left Youngs Point and ran by the
Vicksburg batteries. All got through safely but
one transport, he Henry Clay which caught fire
opposite the city. 1t was burned. The gunboat
Benton was the only one struck. Our loss was
one killed and two wounded. The drumhead oil
the Forest Queen was injured by coming in con
tact with one of tie gunboals. The damage was
very slight. The time of starting until the last
shot wes fred by the rebels was one hour and a
quarter, by which tine nearly all had got safely
past. A brilliant light was seen on shore, which
Illuminated the river for TWO miles, but soon died
out Five hundred shots were fired on both sides
but with what result is not known. Each gun
boat and Transport had coal barge in tow.