The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-02-04
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ten. Foster teleeraphs from Knox
vile, tenn, Jan. %: Gen. Sturge,
achieved victory over the cneml's cav
airy csterday, ten miles east of Sewer
vile. McCook's division drove the enc
ny about two miles, after a stubborn
fight, lasting from daylight until N
! We captured two steel rifled guns and
over 100 prisoners, The enemys los:
was considerable, G5 being wounded o,
killed in one charge The enemy, Cos
strong, attacked the garrison at Athens
but after "a hours fl sht were repulscd
Oar loss was 20, the eueny's much great
CT. On the 9th Col Miller had a Sc
we're fight this side of Florence, repulsinn
the enemy. Our loss is Is killed and ! j
wounded.
"A short time stree the rebels drove
off 500 head Of Government cattle within
three miles of Knoxville. A reconnoi
sancc discovered that Longstrees had
mode hasty retreat and gone beyond the
cambridge.
toy Gamble of Missouri, died, at
St. Louis, on the 3Oth uIt.
ten. Gilmore still! continues pegcing
away at Charleston, notwithstanding re
ports to the contrary. Five shells were
fired at the city and five shots at Fort
Sumter, on the night Of the 9th ult., ali
of which struck. JOB fuse shells were
fred on the city GU the 2lst nit. The
lower two thirds of the city is said to be
in ruins. The Navy Department has in
formation that but few Of the distractions
in the harbor have washed away
Arkansas in her Loyal State Conven.
ton declares slavery dead, and in the
same connection provides for the estab-
lishment OF Free Schools. This is an
other death blow to Coppcrhead Democ,
racy. 1t is worth while to have lived to
see this day.
--Authentic advces from Gen Thorn.
a. army state that since he has assumed
command at Chattanooga, 5000 rebel
soldiers have voluntarily come within his
lines. Al this rate little will b. left of
Johnston's ARMY by spring.
There was considerable 6g'.ting
among tie N Xican- in Ma'amoras on the
10Th uIt., when GeH. Heron command
lug our forces at Blowhs,il, dj-ra chcd
the 2O.h Nj>ro.>in, I.h ,>.,:!d five
pieces Of the Wi.c.u>sn hstr.ry .cl.,>> the
river. All Int tie -:.h Nl-ro:~in hi
vouach,I on the banks. Ia, this regiment
went almost up to jh@ Plaza, and spent
the night 10 front Of the residence ot the
American Consul, who next morning was
escorted to Brownsville, together with
large number Of followers, some two hun
drcd Of whom retained their arms, which
they delivered up to the United States
The Herald's New Orleans letter of
the I'D says: "Previous to Admiral
tarragut's arrival in this city it was re-
ported that lie had arrived off Mobile
with the intention of commencing an at
ack there, and that the garrison of Que
If the forts at the entrance Of Mobile
larbor had mutinied, that force was
sent to qucll the disturbance, and that
he mutlnccrs fred upon them with the
guns OF the fort and drove them back
With great slaughter, Mary of the sol.
liers garrisong forts Morgan aud Gains
nave deserted and joined our feet Of the
Of the harbor. These descrtcr>
report that a regiment of cavalry 600
strong, stationed a short distance in the
rear Of Mobile, had absolutely refused to
serve any longer. Many of the citizens
of Florida, at Pensacola and On the Pen
lnsuia, are enlisting in the Union army.
and two regiments are already forming of
white refugees.
Col. Clayton attacked aud routed
Shclby's rebel force 20 miles below Pine
Bluff, AK, on :hc 10Th ut 1t. Gates
made reconnaissance on the l4th ult ,
toward Clifton, Van Buren, CO., and bro't
back l. prisoners, 8 Of whom were Vert
Adams men. Gates also captured Her.
woodland NcRai's command Capt. Ham
lIton had a fight with 100 Of the enemy
under Capt. Thompson, killed six and
wounded as many more. Hamilton had
one or two killed. Thompson was killed
The rebels were dressed in Federal uni
form.
The Secretary of the Treasury will
soon declare ihe ports Of New bern, n. G.
Brownsville, Texas, and Fcrnaudina,
Fla, re opened to the commerce of the
world
-Four hundred rebel prisoners. under
guard of E.lsworths Zonavcs. arrived a,
NJ E--i- g. Gl:---~, -. -,.v o.,
ult. The prisoners, who have taken the
oath of allegiance, were escorted to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, where they were
placed en- board the receiving ship North
Carolina.
The Post,ofice Department is now
se'rsustainlng, for the first time in fifteen
years.
The New Jersey Agricultural Soci-
ETY. has awarded Il premium to Samuel
Ryerson for a crop of timothy hav.
amounting to nine tons and fourteen
hundred pounds, from two acre and cjob.
ty one one hundredths Of an acre.
Judge Hoyt. Of St Paul. las lust
returned from the Bannock mines. Idaho
Territory. He reports Die MINIS IN Sol