Evening star., 1863-04-15
FARRAGUT BLoCKADINGi RED RIVER.
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59a,s have gone np thed4 Id Hyssar. "A 7thFees
esln irons clad was ahandonedzaud dsstrosnaf
by the Yankees at the mouth of the Amite. The
Memphis lines are closed and ermeically
sealed for sixty days. Neither cotton cot nor cen-
trabands viii be adpilled. adp d.,Iw -
JACKSON, ApriI 4i.@The enemy, in Black
Bayou are retresting towsrd the friver, lying
aste the wheie country. 8hAi Ri YER patrols
report that'two 'guntoats, conveying five cav.
airy transports, passed up the lriver on the
7tb; also, nineteen transports with infantry,
aud forty freight boats, loaded down. The en-.
emy are reinforcing all the depots on the Mem,
phis and Ohio railroad. -sa ~ / =
-Aspecial to the appeal, from Sanatoba SAYS
thirty boats and twelve gunboats have gone up
from Memphis to operate on the Cum nberland
Heavy Shipments are being made on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad. The Oorinth mss-
chants are shipping their goods North, and the
suffers are selling their wagons A great STRAIT
egic movement is afloat. r
MOBILE, April l0.-An Off cial dispatch state.
that the enemy, four hundred in lumber. mo ST.
ly contraband troops, landed at Pascagouia
yesterday, and were attacked by our cavalry,
and lost ffte en-. Our loss was one Lieutenant
and one private slightly wounded. 81
The Yankee gunboats put back to Ship Island
with the wounded.
Reintorcements have been sent UP to renew
the action. ..
MOBILE, April 1l.-An officer from British
ship of war off the bar last night, reports the
capture Of the City of Mexico hy the French
Farragut is reported to be again hockading
Red river. .eaT.
CHATTANOOGA, April 10.-Nothing additional
from the front to-day. ...
Burnside was at Louisville with twenty
thousand men.
MILLEDGErILLg, April 1.-THE Senate, to-
day, adopted as substitute for the bill en- :
dorsiDg the confederate bonds, a resolution
submitting the question to the people at the
October election. The House rejec ted Stephens
resolution against the endorsement by a ma
jority.
CHARLEsTON, April lO.-No change in the
position Of affairs tonight. All quiet, The
steamer Emma and Anna, formerly from New
Orleans ard Galveston. arrived this morning ?
from Nassau, with cargo of mercAa ndise, in.
Guiding large quantity Of Havana cigars,
FICKsBuRG, April 10.-Nothing new here
Two additional transports went up the river
to-day. loaded with troops. Others are pre-.
pairing to go. ..
ne Wing says reports We're In circulation
yesterday that a fight took place at Williams
burg on Saturday, between Wise's forces and
the enemy. These were confirmed by mas.
seneers last evening. At an ca ly hour Satur.
day morning our troops drove in the YanKee
plckefs and occupied the town. the enemy
retiring to Fort Magruder, from which point
they commenced shsIling the place General
Wise took position near the College, and
replied. 10
Our asualties mp to the sth were slight. A
cavalry movement had been ordered, the result
OF which had not been learned The runor is
that we captured forty prisoners and burnt a
large quantity Of commissary stores, but this
is not vouched foY.
The wilmington journal of Thursday eye
ming has report that the town OF Washington
had been taken by our forces under Gen. Hill
correctness Of the report.
The kingston correspondent of the Raleigh
Journal OF the 10th, reports the Yankees have
lhllen ba ck from Swift Greek to Newbe
The Whis has rumors OF fighting for the past
two days on the Blackwater, but not OF a reIi
able character.
a report from Petersburg says the Yankees,
IN large force, entered Isle OF Wight Court
House on Wednesday, capturing our pickets,
and retired.
Other interesting news is contained in the
Rlchmond papers, but not important enough
10 telegraph.