The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-10
WAR NEWS.

cupation of the gallant Capt Morris, of the G. S.
steamer Florida. As will be seen by the follow
inc despatch, received yesterday by the Secretary
of the Navy, he has lately been amusing himself
and his brave crew by sinking two gunboats be-
longing to the universal Yankee nation
Fort FISHER, May Hon d Mallory, Sec
retarv of Navy-Sir: have authentic intelligence
bv the .CIreyhound," from Nassau, that the Flori-
da has sunk the "Huntsville" and another gunboat
in the West Indies. COL LAMB.
The Huntsville" is a screw ship of Sl7 tons,
and five guns and one of the East Gulf squadron
EVACUATION OF WASHINGTON, ~ Can Of
fetal despatch received from Gen Hoke, an
nouncing the evacuation of Washington, N. c., by
the enemy. Washington is the capital of Beau
fort county, n c., and is 127 miles east by south
of Raleigh It is situated on the north side of
Tar river, at its entrance into Pamlico, river, a
branch of Pamco Sound, at the head Of ship
navigation. 1t has court house, Jail, churches
several stores, and two banks. In 1888 Wash
gton had 20l5 inhabitants.
i FROM BELow-It is said that the waters of
ALTERNATE Sound are in quiet possession.
The fisheries are being worked with great results
By the people. The amount of provisions secured
by the fall Of Plymouth is said to be far greater
than any one had supposed, and the countryopen-
ed to US will furnish enough to feed largearmy
FORESTS PLUNDER.-One of Forests men
called upon tailor in Mobile recently to hive
suit of clothes made of materials from Padlcah.
He represents says the Register, the spoils d the
expedition as immense-quite beyond his means
to estimate At the different points successfully
attacked vast stores were found, ana horsesand
mules in large numbers. This being the Ease,
every vehicle of whatever desert pton, Harness.
ed and loaded, and only such of the plunde1 de-
stroyed it impossible to bring away. OF
jeans alone at Paducah, they took enough toload
completely long train of army wagons. There
must, he says, have been enough to cloth all
Gen Johnston's army. T.
FIGHT NEAR PORT HUDsoN.-Moble, Maya
The operator at Tangipaho reports fight at olive
Branch, yesterday, between 1900 Federals and
SCOTS cavalry, 800 strong. The fight LASTED s
hours, and resulted in the enemy being dnven
across Thompson's Greek. No loss reported.
FROM PLYMoUTH-A letter from his sn to
one of the editors of this paper, informs us that
our troops now in quiet possession of that pace
The letter written on the 27th Immediately
after the arrival Of the command to which the
writer belongs. He says incidentally eve are
somewhat jaded after our march, and are resting
ourselves in Yankee quarters This is decidedly
one Of the best fortified places | have yet seen
1t is impossible, after looking at the Notifications,
to conceive how any number of men could have
successfully stormed them and entered the town.
This is dirty, filthy place, and is almost unbear
able, IN some portions, account of the stencil of
dead horses. Our troops literally demolished the
Yankee dens here, which had succeeded the CON-
Portable habitations of once happy people. The
plurder they obtained may be said to be inYalua-
BILE: but who record what can reward the
unrivaed valor Of the victors "
Appropos-a gentleman just arrived from Ply
mouth states that between three and four hundred
neg1o women and children, who had been taken
from their legal owners, were re-captured at Ply
mouth The men were either killed in battle, or
made their way to the swamps and forests Many
Of the latter will doubt be taken. A Yankee
lieutenant who in command of the negro
forces, has, by order Of Gen Hoke, been confined
with the negro women and children. He is said
to present most abject hang dog appearance,
and has requested to be sent off with the other
prisoners of war, but as he preferred the company
OF negroes previous to the capture of Plymouth,
General Hoke has determined not to separate him
from them now.-Goldsboro Journol.
AFFAIRS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
What has become of Thayer's force of ''eight
regiments which formed one of the converting
columns in the late triangular expedition against
Shreveport?
Banks has proved as good commssary in the
West Stonewall found him in the East. The
latest reports from Steele represent him in full re-
treat for Little Rock, with Price close at his heels,
1.-TWO hundred wagons and large quantity of prs-
oners' being already profits of his part of the
programme. But where is Thayer, who marched
from Fort Smith about the same time Steele left
Little Rock, confidently expecting to share in the
easy triumph at Shreveport? The most reliable
intelligence from him makes it highly probable
that he has fallen into the hospitable hands of the
gallant Stand Waite, the distinguished chief of
the Cherokees
We have been furnished with the following ex-
tracts from letters received in this city, which
will throw some light on the above interrogato-
rles:
"lst Indian Brigade, Camp Longstreet,
Choctaw Nation, March 80, 1864
= ''It is reported that heavy force
efthe enemy from. Fort Smith rs on the march to
clear out the Indian Nations; it proba bly, numbers
ten reg iments, or four or five thousand men. So
you see we are likely to have some fun soon.
Stand Waite now commands the 1st Indian Brig
AIDE, is in fine spirits, full of confidence, and anx.
ious to meet the enemy. Look out for stirring
news from US"
In another letter of later date this writer says
"'We have met the enemy and they are ours
that is, what's left of them Old Stand, with
portion of his brigade, attacked force of the enc
my, 1900 strong, thirty miles from Doggy Depot
He fought them until dark and retreated several
miles, leaving the Yankees 10 full possession of
the battlefield, and under the pleasant delusion
that Stand Waite was whipped-but Waite out
fankeed them this time In the still hours of
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