, 1864-05-07


bile body Of rebels this side Of the Rapilan
II is hrlieved that Lee would not Venture Lpon
an offensive movement. Reports prrthils that
he was removing his heavy artillery to Hrh.
m"nd, but there is no foundation for the ru.
NOR.
l.ongs'rcei's force is at Thoroughfarc Gap.
Fiizhugh Lees division was reviewed TODAY
by Gen. Stuart at llamptcn's Crossing, below
fredericksburg.
DrsertcrS are coming into our lines. At one
point the average number has been eight per
day for a week.
1t is said in high quarters that the President
thinks Of sending Gen. Sickles to take the place
Of Gen. Banks.
spirited engagement Is said to have taken
Place between detachment Of the LIST New York
Cavalry and 900 or 400 rebels ut Newton. near
Strasburg. No particulars.
The tobacco belonging to the French, at Rich
mend; amounting to between 1000 and 5000
hogshcads. of the finest quality. worth several
millions Of dollars, will soon be shipped to Eu-
rope.
Washington, April 81. Preparations are
nearly completed for the accommodation of 3O.-
900 additional wounded
Rumors are about that the rebel government
is leaving Richmond, and Lee is falling back be-
hind its defencCs.
Newbern, n. G., April 23.-Rcports from
Piymouth say that our flag still dies over the
fOrtiticatiOns there, though the enemy has nos.
session Of the town and river. II Is said that
Gen. Vessels retired with his forces to the for.i
iications with fifteen days provisions. This re-
port Is believed. Washington and Newhern are
much stronget fortified than Plymouth, and,
with few more troops and gunb0ats, which are
said be on their way, can be held against the
rebt
Cmcago. April 27.-The Navy Department
has The following in regard to the attack on Ply.
mouth:
On the afternoon Of the 9Th, Fort GRAY, above
Plymouth. was attacked by the rebels, with a
battery Of six field pieces on sand bank about
thousand yards up the river. AT early dawn.
on the 18th. the enemy charged on the Fort and
were rebulscd. Later in the day the enemy up
ptared in force IN the rear Of the town. and ai
shutdown they commenced vigorous attack on
Forts Williams and Vessels, and were repulse,l
in threc assaults. The gunhOat .SoutLfed was
shcllng the rebels constantly, and ut 3 o'clock
on the 10th the rebel ram dropped dOwn the
river, and. when near the SoutLfcid, ran across
her starbOard bow the PROV or the ram run.
ming into the SOuthfeld. and causing her to sink
in fiiieen minutes. The Miami was purslutl for
q short distance by the ram, but in consequence
OF her superior speed the gunboat escaped. Some
OF the officers and men Of the IyonihfsM arr
prisoners. hut most Of them escaped. THE gun.
boat Mitchell was sunk on Monday night, the
18th. An immense slaughter of the rpbels was
effected by the garrison at Fort Gray. The
gunboats assisted. and the big guns Of the fort
poured broadsides into the rebel column. repeat.
ttlly making huge winrOws Of their ranks This
engagement was only equallel in execution and
slaughter by the grat battle OF Malvern Till,
where the navy poured ,ch raking vOlleys Of
grape aud shell into the enemy. Gen. Wcsscl.
on the 18th, ordered I'll non-combatants to leave
town.
A Huntsville (Ala.) letter, dated the goth.
says the rebel forces under Roddy. variously es-
timattd at from 5000 10 10000 men, with artil-
lery. have BON haver;ng in that vicinity for
scveraldays. Twelve Of ellis mounted infantry
hnd several skilmshes with the rebels. II was
thought to be the intention Of Roidy t. attack
our position at Decatur. ut which place we have
strung Qualifications. or 10 ATTEMPT ilnhk move
meut. RcinGorcements have been sent IRON
HUNTSVILLE.
Philadelphia, A April ga jacksonville fla
letter. dated the 18th. says frum reliable sources
we have Information Of the rebel army m Flor.
ida. which is quite as formidable as nj any ,imr
since the expedition first landed in the State.
They have from 5000 to 10000 Infantry within
twelve miles OF this place. Another large cun,n
Is at Baldwin. The correspondent adds that The
rrbcls must have lnrger armies IN the field than
we credit them with, or else they consider Flor
ida immensely valuable.
Fortrcss Monroe. April -C,cnnrol or,,ors
have been issued lrum headquarters At Nrwbcrp.
announcing the Gall Of Plymouth. The enemy
stormed L five times, and as many times were
repulspd with great slaughter; and, but for the
prompt assistance Of the rebel ram, Plymouth
still might be In our possession.
New York. AnriI 9e.-I .opvstrep,,. d;v;s;on,
have been sent hack 10 Richmond. " '''',''' 7
II Is said that Orders will soon he issucl 10
Officers having rnjor,d troons unler tl,rm ~ r.,,
taliate upnn the rebcls. =
OrIlers have beeh issncd mr. nm Immediate ,,,an
In PennsvIvnnia. New .Jerscv. Mae. rbus,,s .,,,.,
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