, 1863-04-25


MURFREEsBoRO, April 12.-Van Dorm attacked
Gen. Granger at Franklin, yesterday, with force
estimated at 10000. They fought most of the
day. The enemy was repulsed wi tn a loss of4OO
killed, wounded and missing Gen. Granger's
cavalry, led by himself, charged and captured a
battery with 200 prisoners, but being unsupported
was compelled to relinQuish the battery and all
but % prisoners.
WASHINGTON April 12.--Oficial dispatches in
regard to the fight between Van Dorm and
Granger at Franklin, say tne engagement com
menced at one o'clock on Monday morning. The
infantry kept the enemy at bay until the ammu-
milton was exhausted, and re-inforc ements from
four miles out or the Murfreesboro road, under
Gen. Stanley arrived. The fire from our siege
/ guns and light artillery literally strewed the
! ground with rebels.
CAIRO, April l2.-The dispatches received by
boat from Vicksburg say that the iron-clads
Louisville Mound Ciy, Benton, and three 9th
ers, are being employed to run the blockade, and
are expected to execute the movement on Satur-
day night.
The entire Tallahatchee river feet, consisting
OF divisions under Gems. Ross and Q2imby, with
numerous gunboats, arrived at Helena, April Sth.
The expedition had been absent 43 days. They
left the fort at Greenwood on Sunday. As soon
as the hustle Of preparation was commenced, the
movement to depart was discovered by the enc
my They opened brisk fire of shot and she'll
which continued until the last boat steamed up
the river. On the passage up the Talahatchee
and COldwater rivers the boats were fred on by
guerrillas concealed in the canebreaks Twenty
/ five or thirty on the transports were killed
NASHVILLE, April 19-By a flag of truce from
Franklin, we learn that the rebel Gen. Crosby
was wounded, also that one of Van Dorns aids
was captured and many horses.
CAIRO, Apri. 14.-T5e rebels in the vicinity OF
Fort Donaldson havf bee. rsome time gathering
up all their horses for cEsry service To stop
this Resecrans has ordered all the good horses in
the neighborhood to be taken by the Federal
forces While on this business on Friday the
men fell in with about the same number of rebel
cavalry, near Wayerly, skirmish ensued in which
2l rebels were taken prisoners.
NEW YORK, April l3.-The stea mer Peabody,
Capt Atwell, with dates from Key West to the
6tn inst, reports that at Hilton Head on the Sth
she saw the monitor Wehauken repairing. She
had holes in the chimney and reported that she
had 800 shots fired at her by the rebels at
Charleston harbor, but she was not seriously in
iured. Some of the rivets have been started from
the turret, which prevented her guns from work
ing to advantage. She was within 200 yards of
Folt Sumter, in the action. She received one
shot at the junction of the turret with the deck
preventing the tufret from revolving, rendering
her useless for the time. The Ironsides received
so shots and sustained no damage farther than
starting few bolts The rest Of the fleet were
uniniured They hauled of, the reconnaissance
being accomplished, to ascertain the locality Of
the distractions Our entire loss was two killed
and l3 wounded.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The steamer Flam.
beau arrived with dispatches from other than Of
fetal sources by which it is ascerlained that the
! ,eeeale oono,,riei1,o the Aon+ o1voDcod ,,-.oD
Charleston in the following order The Wehau-
ken, Passac, Patapsco and Ironsides. The flag
ship with Admiral Dupont and staff on board
next followed the Naugatlck, Montauk Nahant
and Keokuk. In this order they proceeded up
the main channel, arriving within about LOO
Yards of the main forts, the Ironsides became un-
manageable owing to the tide and narrowness of
the channel. She was therefore obliged to drop
anchor to prevent drifting ashore. Owing to the
circumstances it was signal.ed that the Ironsides
could not control her actions, and the remainder
Of the squadron continued their course, and soon
came within range Of the rebel batteries from all
points Distractions in the channe from Fort
Sumpter to Fort Moutrie interfered with the
progress Of our ships; in consequence Of this and
the position of the Ironsdes, and the space for
maneuyerirg being only from 500 to 500 yards
wide, the vessels were obliged to prepare at once
to engage the Forts Ond adjacent batteries a sig
nal had been made for action at half past
o'clock p NJ. by the Ironsides, but the rebels
previously opened fire on the leading vessels
1t is said that the uunser Of men in our feet
is only LOO vi so guns, while the enemy has
at least 500 guns the best in the world.
The injuries to our vessels, excluding the Ke-
okuk, are reported to be of such character as viii
require hut short time for repairs.
FRANKLIN, Tenn.-Passengers to Nashville
we're captured at South Antioch on Friday after
noon by 500 rebels, cars burned, the mails and
100 passengers 80 sutters, some 20 officers and
some soldiers of the 10th Michigan were captured
The guard, with 43 rebels in charge, made a stout
resistance, lost 6 killed and 12 wounded. The
rebels lost like number.
LOUISVILLE, 13.-Last accounts from Foster
say that the rebels had sent in three flags Of truce
for him to surrender Little Washington. Fos-
ters last reply was to send more flags Of truce;
if Washington was wanted to come and take it, !"
New YORK, April l4.-The Tribune learns
through private channels that Longstreet attacked
our forces under Keyes, near Yorktown, on the
11th. The rebels were repulsed and fell back to
Williamsburg
The City Of New York from Liverpool lst and
Queenstown 2nd has arrived. The London Post
regards the affairs Of the Conlederaoy as favora-
BILE at home and abroad, and hopes that before
a year has passed the struggle will be successful.
1t has been positively denied that The Confede-
racy intends rsking further loan abroad.
Palmerston in a speech at Glasco, deplored the
war in America and said that Notwithstanding the
representations of both parties the British Gov
eminent would never depart from its neutrality.