The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-16
War News of the Week.

The army of the Potomac Is still NUT
bound, but the greatest activity Is report
ed in the vicinity Of CulPepper and An
earlv movement is confidently predicted.
Gen Lee is evidently anticipating All adj
vance by Grsnt. and has notified his Off
GERS to send all their extra baggage to
Richmond by the 18th, as after that date
the railroads Will be wholly occupied in
bringing up reinforcements. 1t is limited
that the advance upon Richmond is 10 DC
made in three columns by Grant, with the
main army of the Potomac from Culpep'
per; by Gen. Smith, from Fortress Mon"
roe, and By Burnside from North Caro-
lima
A sunboat recoa noi.anee was made fro--:
Fortress Monroe on Thursday OF Ia
week I'd the Chickahomisy to within ID
miles of Richmond but the object OF the
expedition is not diyulged. 1t skirmisn-
ed with the rebel cavalry and captured
some 20 contrabands.
Lonsstreet has finally abandoned Eas-
tern Tennessee, destroying all the rail
roads and bridges behind him. The rebel
papers announce his arrival, with his ar
nav, in Richmond, and also that half
dozen of his generals are to be court>mar-
tailed for the failure of the campaign in
Eastern Tennessee.
Gen. Sherman is al Nashville. The ar.
my at Chattanooga is mud bound. Great
activity is reported by deserters to prevail
in the army Of the reoe! Gen. Johnston
who has been heavily reinforced from
Beauresard and by raw leries from Geor,
gia. The rebel papers, however, do moi
profess to fear an attack by Sherman upor
Johnston at Dalton, Bat say the only OBJ
ject of Sherman is to keep Johnston IL
check so that he will be unable to assls
Lee in the attack to be made upon him b,
Grant
There is nothing later from the Re-
River expedition. There is only Jlinc
report of a fight on Cane River. 81 mile.
above Alexandria, between Gen. Smith
force Of 5000 infantry and the rebel Gen
Dick Taylors force, estimated at 1000
The hght is said to have lasted hours
during which our loss was Is killed ane
about 90 wounded. The los. Of the sne
roy was much greater" De We-captureS
800 prisoners, Including number of Off
GERS. Il is roundly stated, in letters from
Nen Orleans that the expedition 10 Fec
River is there considered failure, ane
that 90 advance on Shreveport, (whers
the rebels are strongly posted and corcen
tra:ei.) Will De c,aa!e. tg, that the exps
G.tion will >ooa - zS1-i.-ei The lead
ins object Of the expedition IS asserted &c
have been cotton, Gus as Porter commeDe
ell his advance up the river by Smelling
ard burning ali the houses on shore, th'
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Treated legend ,ns Tennessee line II,
finds western kentucky and Tean-s,.e
cool country 10 Say in. aai -h.io IL,
plumber lie is gathering IS enormous. L i
LITTLE force OF > ., .1an oy which he VA
allowed to enter that region, has been &c
cruited - l., 900 or 10 200 On Wednes
day morning one of his Generals (Buford
demanded the surrender Of Columbus
Ky. Col. Lawrence, the Federal con- m an
der, replied that he should hold the p.ac,
if possible, and sent Of the women an,
children te Cairo. just As they yer
leaving, two steanier-!c-,!s Of Fedora
troops, numbering about 5000, came =
,as .yires and disen barked al Columbus
This.chaEsed the aspect OF affIirs, an
the latest report is, that the rebels hay
withdrawn from that vicinity.
Ike manner demanded the surrender {
Paducsh. Col. Hicks declined compl;
ance, and opened fire Epea tLe rebels, " b
taercupon retired.
About the some tinio another part c
FORESTS force made an attack on Fol-
Pillow, and captured it. The Federal ga
rison consisted of 800 white troops an
200 .ne-roeS; while tho rebel force wa
from 5000 IL 5000, under Forrest, Chal
mers, AMI Mccullough. The fight laste
for eight hons, when the negroes brok
and he'd, and the whites were compci!e
to surrender. No mercy was showa 10 tn
Africans. they being sho. rs fast rs disco,
cred. The rebels took about loo risor
els, and there were s. Feaerals wounds.
the commander being killed The reb.
loss is unknown Three cannoa fell int
the hands OF the rebels The fort fic
tiens were destroyed, and tho town burr
ed 10 the ground. The rebels were sti
in possession of the place on Wednesaa
evening. but expressed no intention of r.
manning.
1t is again minated from Wa,hincto
that the State snali,i, OF Illinois, Indian,
aud Ohio. will sooa be called into servc
for six months, to garrison posts, defen
railroads, repufss guerrillas, sc.
Terrible AeclAsul ct ;fxatsy:lle, Ala.
The telegraph brings a despatch freI
Huntsville, Ala that will carry .es,-ow I
many a family in this vicinity. 1t is, i
substance, that on the II.l inst, a cal:
.on CT Cogswell's q t Illinois) ba,
terry exploded on the railroad cross:n
ut Huntsville, instantly killing six me
and wousdins two others. The follewip