The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-27
THE LATEST NEWS.
BY LAST NIGHTS HAIL.

crabiy above Alexandria from the enc
N.Y. besides having Several killed and
wounded The reports Of another fight
on the 10Th are not true.
The steamer Rob Roy and Matte
Stevens had arrived at New Orleans
from Red River, having run the gaunt-
let Of q large number Ct u rr.llas,
The Rob Roy had four guns, and
fought the most Of the way down.
A cannon-ban passed through the
clerks office One soldier was killed
and five wounded on board the Matte
Stevens
The rebels are still IN the vicinity Of
Pleasant Raige. Our army is at Grand
Ecore, and IS lortilying both sides Of the
river General Banks and Admiral
Porter are both there. There Is only
I've feet water at Grand Ecore The
c8aboat PASSPORT isaground there III
the large boats are below, and tho
lightdradghts are above.
Prisoners say that Kirby Smith and
sibley were killed in the recent battle
The steamer Lacrosse, from the Red
River for New Orleans, stopped at q
plantation to take on cotton, where the
crew and soldiers got drunk at a distil-
lery on the place, and a company of
louisiana rebel cavalry made a decent
on the boat The passengers and crew,
after being ROBBED, were paroled. The
beat and cotton were burned
Galveston dates Of the 4th say that
the schooner Mary Shorley, with TWO
hundred and fifty bales Of cotton, was
captured on the night of the Sd, while
attempting 70 run the blockade. The
Harriet Lane and the English steamer
Isabella were behind the fort waiting
Tor an opportunity to run the blockade.
Memphis dates Of the 22d sag For
rests entire force Is moving towards
Alahama, followed by Grierson
Polk is said TO be marching North,
and Forrest will probably join him
On the morning Of the Dist Grier-
5oils cavalry came upon some OF For
rests troops near jacksonville, Miss.
A sharp fight ensued, the rebels retreat
ing toward Jackson, passing through
Lagrange A number Of prisoners,
horses, mules and wagons were captured
and taken to Memphis.
Gen Price has eyacuted Caldon, Ar
kansas, and General Steele occupied the
place
NEwBERN, April 23.-The battle, which
had been going on at plymouth from
tho 10th to the 10th, resulted in the
capture Of the city by the enemy on
Wednesday, including General Vessel
and his forces, one thousand five hun
dred men. The enemy obtained pos
session Of the town at 3 o o'clock in the
morning, and General Vessel and his
troops retired into Fort William, and
held out until noon, repulsing the
enemy IN five assaults. Their loss is
said 10 DO seven hundred. Our loss is
slight Vessel, who gained such dis
tinction in tho seven-days' fight before
Richmond, made, in this siege, a most
heroic resistance with his little band of
veterans. Several weeks since, he call
ed for five thousand men, stating in the
most solemn manner that it would be
impossible 10 hold the city with less
number
Gen Peck, who says that he had Civ
en- Gen. Vessel al the assistance in his
power, in 4 solemn manner, time and
again, had called for reinforcements
1t Is reported that the enemy has left
Plymouth and is now moving on Wash
iDgton, and also on this city.
The rebel ram at Kinston has, it is
ascertained, moved toward Newbern,
and Is expected to make an attack in
day or two.
More ganboats and reinforcements
are Immediately required here and at
Washington.
Two companies Of the ID North Caro-
lima volunteers, were among the cap
tured at Plymouth, most of whom were
taken out and shot by the rebels after
our forces had surrendered All the
negroes found in uniform were shot
The funeral of Commander Flesser
tskes place here tomorrow.
The rebel ram. at Plymouth, which
como down the Roanoke, is expected to
act in concert with other rams in the
attack on Washington and Newbern
She carries three small guns and one
sixty-fOur poUn9er With the aid of
few gunboats these rams could readily
be run down, Gs their sca-going quail
ties are bad. Under the cover Of night
the ram ct Plymouth sunk two Of our
gun-boats. Ii is not expected she will
attack any respectable number Of gun
boats in the day time
WASHINGTON, april 25.-The navy de-
partment has received a communica-
ton from Commodore Fox, commander
Of the Potomac fotilla, in relation 10
the expedition up the Rappahannock.
lie says: Having learned from various
sources that the rebel government had
established ferry at Circus Point, q
few miles below the Rappahanock, and
was busily engaged collecting boats at
some point on the river, for the pur-
pose ofattacking the blockading vessels.
1 proceeded thither with q portion of
the notilla on the 18th, where | remain
cd until evening, visiting all the ferries
from Circus Point TO Mud Mill Point.
with the following result: Ten ferries
broken up, 7 large lighters, each capa-
BILE of carrying 100 mon; 3 pontoon
bridges, ID large skitis and canoes, 100
large white oak beams and knees, large
enough TO construct q sloop Of war %
large boats, one Of which was CAPABLE
Of carrying small arms, all destroyed
besides q large amount of bran and
wheat and q lot Of small articles brought
of from the south side of the Kappa
hammock.
The following captures have been re-
ported at the Navy Department.
The United States steamer Scioto,
of Galveston, Texas, on the 4th. She
was formerly the United States revenue
cutter Dodge and was seized by the
rebels in Galveston Bay a. the beginning
Of the rebellion.
The British steamer n ?. Benton
was captured BY the United States
steamer Aroostook She was loaded
with iron and shot She cleared from
Havana, and purported to be bound for
Matamorss.
Oar men were opposed by q force Of
rebel cavalry, said to be FIVE hundred
strong, which vas kept NJ bay by the
fire Of the Eureka in Harriets creek.
The rebels made an attack on the
Eureka on the afternoon of the 2lst
inst, and were splendidly thrashed.
Commodore Porter says he has it from
trustworty sources that the rebels
placed torpedoes in the Rappahannocle
and al branches Of the Chesapeake
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