Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-19
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL
Especial to Cincinnati Gazette.
Lnte RHheI News.

WASHINGTON, JAN 15.-l make the fol-
lowing extracts from the Richmond En-
quirer and Examiner of the eighth inst /:
D2LT6E, Ga, Dee. 20" Intelligence
having reached here day before yester-
day that large wagon train belonging
to the enemy, was moving toward Knox
vile, Major General Wheeler was order
ed to take what troops of his command
could be spared from the front, and, if
possible, capture it.
His force, sixteen hundred strong,
under command of Brigadier General
Kelly, reached Cleveland yesterday
morning. Here he found the train had
not pursued that route and he pushed
forward to Charleston, where he encoun-
tered a brigade of the enemy and drove
them to their reserves, within two miles
of that place Our little band had the
modification to see the last of the train
pass through town safely.
The eremy's forces being computed at
5000 infantry, orders were given to fall
back, when cavalry force, 5000 strong,
which had been thrown out to flank our
troops, was observed, and their object
completely foiled by the skill! of our
commander.
! The enemy approached cautiously, as
Y if apprehensive of an ambuscade, and
evinced no disposition to charge, but
kept up fire with revolvers Our re-
treat was conducted with cousummate
skill and success. Lieut. Porter, of Gen.
Wheeler's staff, was indebted to his cour-
age and GOODNESS for narrow escape.
Two of the enemy had their sabers
drawn over his head, and deman led his
surrender, when he deliberately drew his
pistol, killed one, and the other fed after
discharging his revolver through that Of
fcer's over-coat Our casualties sum
up killed, 5 slightly wounded, and G
taken prisoners. On the part of the
enemy were killed and 10 or y
wounded.
tRUssELLvTLBE, Jan. -6-The fighting
last week was altogether on our side
Col Crow, of Morgans Division, attack
ed the enemy near P .udridge, and cap
tured a battery, with the exception of one
gun, which was afterward re-captured,
but the enemy were driven back to their
intrenchments at Messy Creek Major
Ball, Of the 9th Georgia, was killed In
an engagement on the 29th, Gen. Mar
tins entire force attacked a superior
force of the enemy at Talbot's Station,
and after a stubborn resistance drove
them back four miles. They were rein
forced by division of infantry, which
drove Martin back with considerable
loss. The enemy remain at Messy Creek
strongly intrenched. The railroad will
be in running order to Bristol within a
few days.
Especial to Gazette
CHATTANOOGA, Jan. 1.-Two trains
Of provisions came in on the railroad to-
day.
At latest reports all was quiet at Knox
vile. The downward boats are loaded
with veterans.
"ATLAxrA, Dec. 90 "-"Houston da:es
of the Sd received Gen. Kirby Smith
has taken the field against the Yankees
in Arkansas The enemy hold Little
Rock with about 5000 men under Gen.
Steele. In Texas the Yankee invasion
is the sole topic with all. Young and
old are pressing to the scene of action
with great unanimity, and negroes and
cattle are being taken to the interior,
stripping the coast for fifty miles The
enemy were at Matagorda Pass, to pre-
vent an advance along the beach to the
mouth of the Brazos River.