Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-03-09
The News of the Week.

The News Of the Week.
The attack on Savannah by the enemy,
commenced on the Sd inst, three iron clads
playing on Fort McAllister. The first days
fighting resulted in dismounting one of our
heaviest Columbiads and ~wounding two men
slightly. One of the iron-clads was with
drawn in the evening, supposed to be injured
by shots from the fort The enemy contin-
ued firing all night, but no further casual
ties had occurred at the fort. A despatch
from the fort on the morning of the 4th,
says the enemy had ceased the attack. Our
Columbiad had been re-mounted, the Fort
was in good condition and our troops there
in the finest spirits. The enemy's gun
boats still in the river.
Gen. Van Dorm attacked the enemy on the
1st inst, at franklin, Tennessee, Is miles
south of Nashville, with cavalry and light
artillery, and took possession of the former
place. He captured SO wagons with stores.
The federal loss was one thousand killed and
wounded and 1000 taken prisoners. Our
loss is also said to be heavy.
The abolitionists are in motion about
-seers q large force moving upon Fort
Hudson. The 4th Louisiana drove tha.n-
fT1,rH ruruevvuPv~-vn0y ANONYMOUSLY re
treated MT the appearance of our forces.
After all the reports and rumors we have
had of Hooker's army I" changing its. base"
it is now believed that the bulk and strength
of his forces are yet above Fredericksburg.
1t has been ascertained that no material
subtraction has been made from the army
operating there, and that, with the exception
Of 10, 900 men-sent to some unknown point
the Yankee force is quite as strong and
formidable in numbers as it has ever been.
This gives a new phase to the situation
about Fredericksburg, ard will again make
that old borough the centre of interest.
On the 25th ult Gen. Fitzhugh Lee cross
ed the Rappahannock and attacked a Yankee
camp of cavalry, capturing and killing som
two hundred, losing only one man killed and
one wounded. One hundred aud fifty of the
pI lSOuCAC law q III ASiSuulOilu, dIlOHR
them two captains and three lieutenants.
On the same day, Gen. William E. Jones,
commanding a brigade in the valley, attack.
ed and routed two brigades of the enemy at
Edinbutg, forty miles from Winchester, kill.
ing one hundred'and taking between three and
five hundred prisoners.
In this charge the Yankees are said to
have offered but the feeblest resistance, and
to have surrendered with evident feel
ings of satisfaction. Hardly had the attack
been made than their white handkerchiefs
were seen Tapping in the wind, and the FIRE
of our men arrested by this miniature dis.
play of the white flag" 1t is said moth.
ing can exceed the generalization of their
army, and that their men are so disafected
and disgusted with the war, that they refuse
to fight. The p~romptness and alacrity with
which this party besought the immunity of
the white flag" would go to confirm the
stories we have of their decentralization.
The Examiner learns that Milroy, the Fed
eral General in command of the Winchester
department, actually has a negro regiment
six hundred strong under his command
Milroy is stealing slaves, provisions and eve.
ny thing his vandals can lay hands on in the
country around Winchester.
Our navy on the Mississippi is doing won
ders. Since the capture of the Queen of the
West, she has been refitted, and she. in
company with the Webb, attacked the IRON
clad Yankee steamer, Indianola, last week
and sunk her. Lieut. Brown, commanding
the Indianola, with all the officers md crew.
surrendered to Maj. Brent, commanding our
forces. The Indianola, it was thought, could
. gotten up and made of service.