Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1863-04-15
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CDPJ ~ eAc MelnpliS Dullc I'LL Va ~
2lst.
The st atement is positively made that
Rosccrans is mounting three regiments Of
Tennesseeans, to be added to Rosseau' :
cavalry brigade for the defence Of Ken
lucky.
Ii is also announced that Louisville is
to be fortified, and the citizens who sym
pathize with the Confederacy paroled.
Tie Hetty Gilmore aud her crew had
been captured BY the Confederates on
Green river. The boat was engaged 10 a
private trading enterprise
The Confederates had occupied OrntoD,
Kentucky.
PAMELA, March 24.-After tn irty six
hours OF heavy rain we are again favored
with clear weather.
Five small boats have arrived in the
Coldwater with reIufOrcements. The DO
sition Of the enemy is unknown here.
The Mississippi is reported falling at
Memphis.
Pamela, March 25.-The Memphis
Evening Bulletin Of the DIST, and Chica-
60 Times Of the 18th, have been received
1t Is reported from Vicksburg that the
Lake Providence canal was completed,
and that it only required the cutting Of
the levee to Jet volume Of water two
feet deep into the Bayou Macon and Ten
sas. 1t was not expected to be let in for
q week.
General Barbrige was badly whipped
near Greenvile.
On Deer Creek tie Federal loss i re-
ported at fifty. Col. Ferguson's force
there is reported at !, 600
Martial law has been declared il Cow
ington aud Newport, Ky.
A Springfield illinois } dispatch states
that Lieut.. Dustin killed a soldier named
Pitcher, whom lie attempted to arrest
The military surrounded the court, threat
ening whatever its decision, to rescue Dus-
tin and have him tried BY military court.
Intense excitement prevailed, but the
military were overawed and withdrawn
Dustin was held for murder in the first
degree.
4 dispatch from indianapolis says IN e
sale vi lead, powder and arms has been
prohibited ID Indiana.
Columbus, ONO, was fred IN eigh pla-
Gus in single night
4 dispatch from Cincinnati states that
the United States marshal. with two full
companies, provided with six DAYS rations
and thirty six cartridges, had started to
Done county Indiana; t. arrest desertar
aud his advisers. ID.
PAEoLA, March 2G.-I learn from a
gentll man from Memphis that the perina-
ueut occupation IF Northwestern Missis-
sippi, and the erection Of Notifications at
fernando has been determined upon bv
the enemy. They Are repairing Tie rail-
road, aud their purpose cons dared fixed
The minor officers have disclosed their
preparations fJr departure VI this expeII-
ton
Fifteen boats carrying reinforcement,
met the re;reaJiug feet % tile TallaAat-
ellie, near LscJp5.is. when both dcscpn-
icl tle river. The reinforcing boats
have ambaiauces, field artillery aud other
appliances, indicating purpose u atfempl
ilmi operations.
One guHbo4t was NJ Che mouth Of tie
Y CultwIter, repairing dIm-se,, whic Il were
very serious
Thl weather IL becoming settled.
Major Blythe has just sent in batch
of prisoner. II.
PANyLA, March 27-Cap,ain Street.
with LI- command. captured fifteen pris.
ouer, and twenty-five negroes, aud burned
4 train NJ ears seven miles north uf Grad
Junction. The prisoners have arrived
here
Huut's Tennessee cavalry afterward
attacked Street, and after driving him
n!i burned the town d Ripley, Miss
Thirty VI Streets men Are reported mi>-
sing.
The Post, oftho 29th, reports that thc
trains tor Louisville, with q en-. Brannan
on board, were captured at Woodburue,
XIV.
CHATTANOOGA, March 25.-All quiet
at the front, and no fighting since Nor.
CANS engagement at Liberty
The federals still occupy Murfreos-
boro'. Our scouts are il Lebanon and
operating along the south bauk W ;be
Cumberland river from Lebanon to Stone
river.
Accounts from north " the Cumbsr.
land report the Federals destroying farms
iag implements and foraging the whole
country. The inhabitants are compelled
To hide their provisions.
Five thousand Federal Infantry ocoupy
Gallatin, and the Louisville Railroad i
strongly guarded
Il il reported the Fodcrals have des-
froyed Stone river bridge, the railroa d
ane turnpike bridges between Murfrees.
boro and Nashville
SAVANNAH, MARCH 26.-Two captains
and six privates Of the 4Sth New York
regiment were captured BY our men il ]
boat on yesterday morning, while Cd route
from Fort Pulaski to Ossabaw. Also a
large paper and letter mail.
The Yankees came out If Jacksonville
about three miles yesterday They burned
houses and tore up several miles Of rail.
road. We opened fire and they hurried
oft. They are coming out again TO-DAY
and considerable fight is expected.
Pamela, March 2S.-The Memphis Bul.
lctin Of the 24th, just received, contains
various reports from the Yazoc and the
lower Mississippi.