Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-06
Night Report.

PHILADELPHIA. April "A special to the
Bulltin from Cincinnati to day, says the attack
on Fort Pemberton recommended on the 29th
ult.. by the gunboats Baron Dekalb and Chilli
Gothic. The result is not known.
Indications point the abandonment OF the
Yazoo Pass expedition.
A feet Of IL transports Just out of the Pass
were ordered to return empty
There are over 800 boats at Young's Point.
The bOmbardment OF Vicksburg by gunboats
which was to have commenced on the 29th was
postponed, in consequence OF the storm.
Dispatches from Murfreesboro give an account
of IL brilliant skirmsh the lst inst. An expe
diiion under Brigadier General Hasen and Col.
onel Edwards started for Woodbury. 10 attempt
to capture the Rebel force at that point One
hundred of the 4th Ohio cavalry accomplished il
The infantry surrounded the Rebel camp but the
cavalry dashed in so vigorously that the Rebels
were dispersed, and fed over the hills A num-
Der were killed and wounded. and thirty cap
tured together with fifty horses n number of
mules wagons, and the Rebel camps
We had only one wounded.
The rebels were GOO strong, and were com
manded by Col Smith.
The expedition would have been completely
successful if the cavalry had not been so eager
kilograms from Gen. Hurlburt. at Memphis
Gen Asboth, at Columbus, and Gen Dodge at
Rebel cavalry on the Tennessee river above
Florence
The rebels are constructing bridges i'm tina,
section and building floats Tor crossing the Ten
nessee river. indicating movement of the rebe
army at Vicksburg to Join Bragg with the in
tenton to give battle. Ii this news is i'm
pOrtant.
NKw YORK April 1.-The steamer Northern
Light has arrived with 1927 900 from California
and 81 80 600 from Aspinwall
The passengers report that the government OF
Nicaragua has seized all the property belonging
To the Transit Company. including stea mers or
river OF lake. The government declares tn,
Company has violated their contract, and in &C
cordance with its terms the property is forfeited
Nothing had been heard at Aspinwall of the
+ America or Moses Taylor, when the Northern
I Light left, on the Doth
/ 1t Is doubtful whether passengers will be al
/ lowed 10 cross Nicaragua.
The above news is somewhat doubtful.
MuRFRErsBoRo, April 4-Gen. Palmer ha,
+ another skirmish at W oodbury, driving the Rebel
( off
Twenty members of Anderson's cavaly wer
I lately CONDEMNED to death for mutinv Genera
Rosecrans had disapproved the sentence, and tn
men have returned to duty. The pardon is con
ditional on their future good behavior.
ST. Louis. April 4-The Democrats Cair
special says:
Advices from Young's Point state that the en-
eny has Withdrawn a large force from the iron
and rear of Vicksburg. TO meet the anticipate
attack of the Federals upon Yazoo Pass 0
Haines's Bluff Yazoo City aud Greenwood ar
being strengthened.
During Monday night the Rebel gunboat Wick:
burg broke from her moorings. foated down tn
river. and was captured by some of Farragut
vessels
!. Unless something Is speedily accomplished
the Yazoo Pass Expedition il Is presumed il wi
be abandoned.
Shelling from the nearest Federal batterie
commanding the Rebel works at the foot of th
canal, commenced Wednesday night