The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-12
THE WAR NEWS.

the lower forts in the bay. are being ''ser-
enaded'' by Admiral Farragut and the
mortar fleet. Pensacola was nearly destroy
ed by FIRE on the 18th ult Great threat at
Mobile of a ram more powerful than the
Merrimac.
The Pest has the following from Gen.
Butler: Dispatches from Fitzpatrick. dated
Yorktown, 4th. say Col. Dahlgren was d.
rected to make diversion with 500 men on
James river. He attacked the enemy Tues
day. P. NJ, and drove the enemy in on
Richmond, the main attack having failed
Dahlgren attempted to join me at Meadow
Bridge. He and Col. Cook were with the |
advance guard, which became separated
from the main force. Since then nothing
mas been heard from them. I hare hopes
still that they may yet come in. The main
force marched here with slight loss. Gen.
Butler adds that deserters report to his Aids
that one-legged Colonel and about 100
men were taken prisoners.
Richmond papers of the lst and Cd inst.
admit that Fitzpatrick penetrated TO within
five miles of Richmond, and relate how mar
rowly Gen. Lee escaped capture. General
Wise also had narrow escape.
Four hundred more of our prisoners were
shipped February 29th for Americas, GA.
Nearly three thousand have thus far been
sent there There are accommodations for
six thousand.
Forty miles of the Mobile and Ohio rail
road were destroyed by Gen. Sherman. The
Southern road was slso destroyed from Me-
ridian to Jackson. and many negroes car
ried off.
Rebel accounts of the battle of Olestee,
Fla, show their forces consisted of eleven
regiments of infantry, four battaions of
cavalry, and three batteries of artillery.
Their loss was eight hundred killed and
wounded.
A special to the Commercial says it is
known here that Gen. Sherman was back at
Vicksburg in time to start on new expedi-
ton on the Gath, as it was contemplated he
should. We viii, however, soon hear from
him again, in active operations.
1t is not believed in military circles here
that Admiral Farragut intended to accom-
plish anything more at Mobile than to make
: a demonstration to draw the attention OF
the rebels from the other points of opera
tons.
There are stories about here to the effect
e that the testimony of Gen. Sickles, touch
5 ing the battle of Gettysburg, will make ii
necessary for Gen. Meade to resign COM
+ mand of the army of the Potomac. In that
f case, either Gen. Hooker or Gen. Smith will
e be his successor. Gen. Grant, it is said
: has recommended Smith.
. The steamer Rocket. from Vicksburg
b 9th, arrived at Cairo on the 9th, with II
z guerailla prisoners, captured at various
times by the Marine Brigade. They be.
longed to the bands who have been firing
on our steamers along thr river. Among
: them are two Lieuterants and one Cap.
/ tain.
A telegram from Newbern. N. c., Marcel
t 1st. says big ram is said to be in the rive
! Neuse, and about to attack our fleet ant
another is said to be ready on the Roanoke
:, and two others on Tar river
JEFF. Davis has suppressed the Raleigh
:, Standard, and has ordered all parts of tn
! Corfederacy of North Carolina now in pos
:, session of the Federals to be seized
The hanging of twenty three white pris
:. oners, soldiers, all of North Carolina, ha
/ exasperated our men, and they will take n
1t more prisoners.
J, A despatch from Baltimore, March 9Th
says there are exciting rumors on the Ches
. apeake. tits stated that the steamer Louis
Is lana, of the Norfolk line, had been captur
n ed by party of rebels while on her down
@ ward trip to Fort Monroe. and taken int
:, one of the rivers on the Virginia shore. 1
: is said the rebels were in armed tugs. A
n far as can be asceItained this rumor is false
l. Init three other small boats have been cap
: tured. One of them is a side-wheel steam
er, plying between Fort Monroe and Cher
IL rystone Inlet. The other two were tug
, employed in running between the SAM
q points The party making the capture wer
in a schooner, which is supposed to bav
1t come out of the Rappahannock. The,
l. boarded the steamer and compelled Capt
e Webster to give bond to the amount 0
: $50, 600, and then released her. They stol
= 81 900 from the captain.