Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-04-10
THE WAR NEWS.


An official dispatch has been re-
cciyed which brings the gratifying
news of the capture of the Yankee
Gun-boat Diana, in Berwick's Bay,
Louisiana, at the terminus of the rail
road from New Orleans, and the poig Of
cmbarkation for passengers to Calves
ton. The crew, composed of one Con
necticut and one New York company
numbering $50 men in all, also fell
into our hands.
Capt. Mosby (not NIosely as stated
in some of the papers) was lured by q
traitor, into position near Dranes-
vile, for the purpose Of entrappine
him and his command, and while rest
ing his men and horses, the horses being
loose, and unsaddled in an enclosure
was suddenly surrounded by more than
double his number of the enemy, who
came down upon him at a charge
His men met them with a few well li-
rectcd shots from carbincs and pistols
which wounded a small number caus-
ing the rest to flee hismen mounted as
quickly as possible and pursued them
with such success as to bring off
eighty-two prisoners and one hundred
and forty horses, besides paroling the
wounded, although, his ownforce-num-
bered but 76. Every YaHkeed officer is
said to have been killed. Capt. Mos
by bids fair to equal some of his broth
er cavalrymen in daring exploits.
The report Of cannonading near
Charleston, which was supposed
to be an engagement between our
forts on Edisto Island and the IRON
clads seems to have been prema-
ture, as there had been no fighting. al
though the enemy's gun-boats were in
the river.
Capt. Lawrence Jdfes Of Genl Nor
CANS command, crossed the Cumber-
land last week and captured train of
cars, with number of Federal officers
and twenty-five thousand dollars in
funds
Bob johnson, old traitor Andy
son, is reported captured. Pity it isn't
Andy himself, so that Tennesseeans
might make him a loyal Southerner
by administering Cobb's oath.
The Chicago papers report some
CONSERVATION prevailing in Kentucky
on account of the rumored Confederate
advance on Lexington, and that troops
are concentrating at Cincinnati
Late dispatches state that Gen
Morgan was attacked by the Federals
at Liberty and driven back to Snow
Hill where he held his position and
the enemy retreated. The enemy adj
vaaced on Woodbury. and McMinn-
vile, but were outfanked by our
forces and retired. Fifteen thousand
Federals are advancing on. Columbia,
and battle is imminent. The enemy
are retreating fiom Fort Pembertoss3.
Their camps were shelled and a trans
port, filled with troops, was fred into
damaging the boat.
Gen. Pegram had a desperate fight,
near Somerset and after hand to hand
fight fell back six miles, the enemy not
pursuing. Loss on both sides heavy.
Banks is said to have crossed with
10000 men at Donaldsonville and
gone down the Bayou Plaquemine to
reinforce Heitzel and attack the Ba-
you Teche country.
Eight iron-clads are reported to
have crossed the bar at Charleston.
and our rams have taken position be-
tween them and the Forts, SO that the
enemy, when they advance, will be
under the concentrated fire of our bat
teries and gunboats. -Four iron-clads
and twenty transports are also said to
have run up North Edisto and landed
several hundred contrabands, three or
four miles from the city, who are for
tifying on Coles Island.
General Hill has demanded the sur
render Of Washington, North Carolina,
and the Yankees peremptolily refused
to comply with the demand. He has
notified the nou-combatants to leave, |
as ne intended to shell the town.
We call attention to the no.
tice of Mr.. Bennett, Auditor for the
Commonwealth, from which it will be
seen that tla r ,pUis1atura of N;,.os; |