Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-02-10
WA r NEW s,

Butler from Newbern shows that the rebels
are making active movements in that
vicinity. They held the railroad between
Newbern and Moorehead City, and had
our outposts at Evans Mill surrounded,
but later intelligence, contained in de-
spatch from General Butler to the Secre-
tary of War announces that the enemy
have t.llen back toward Kingston, and that
Newbern is relieved
A despatch to the Cincinnati Commercial
states that eight thousand deserters have
been received within the lines OF the Army
of the Cumberland since General Thomas
took command, and the writer of a letter
from Knoxville to the same paper says
that he has already administered the oath
to one thousand, two hundred and thirty
nine
| The Mississippi river is closely watched
by guerilias. Not long since they whipped
up foraging party of seven sent out at
Bolivar landing Firing on boats is regu-
larry kept up, but with little damage. Ten
guerllIas were captured a few days ago
north Of Lewisburg.
There are ,48l rebel prisoners at Rock
Island, Illinois OF these, sol have taken
the oath and entered the United States
naval service
A reconnaissance in force was made hv
the Army Of the Potomac on Saturday
last.
General Fitzpatrick crossed at Culpepper
Ford and secured the country from Jacobs
Ford to near Fredericksburg, finding moth
ing but cavalry pickets of Hampton's di.
vision, nearly all of whom they captured.
detachment of the I'd New York cav
airy went up to Jacobs Ford, where they
had learned there was sergeant aud nine
men. They captured three of them.
! kilpatricks command, having accom-
plished the purpose for which it was sent,
returned to camp next day at noon
I General Warren crossed the Third Di-
vision of the Second Corps at Mortou's
Ford on Saturday, with little or no opposition
The Second Division of the same corps
crossed, and attempted to join the Third
IN piece Of woods on the left of the ford
The rebels then opened upon them with
musketry from the right Of the ford, where
| they had been concealed in another piece
OF woods. The night was dark, rainy and
foggy, and the firing of each party was di
rected by the fash of the guns of their op
ponents.
During the night, after the firing had
ceased, our men were ordered to return
across the river, which they did without
molestation
Merritt's First Division of cavalry, which
went to Barnetts Ford, towards Madison
Court House, met some of Stuarts cavalry
and skirmished with them, the whole di,
vision excepting those left on picket being
on hand.
Our forces advanced and found the reb
ell cavalry backed by infantry. Gen. Mer.
rit pitched in, and drove the whole force
before him across Robertson s river to Mad
ison Court House
The command held the ford all day, and
then, in obedience to orders, came back to
headquarters, having captured eight or ten
prisoners.
When our troops pushed across Ger
mania Ford, they found the rebel rife pits |
in that immediate vicinity occupied by but |
% pickets, who threw down their arms
and surrendered, stating that there was no
rebel force within IL miles OF their posi-
ton.
Immediately thereafter our forces pushed |
ahead in the direction of Orange C. H., |
but had hardly progressed two miles when
they were opened on from II guns At |
tackng the rebel force working and sup
porting these guns, we drove them from
their position with considerable loss in |
killed, wounded and prisoners, our loss be-
ing 80 in the affair.
The mass of our infantry then re-crossed |
the Rapidan, leaving a force to hold the
rife pits first taken, probably until the op-
erations of our cavalry, that had marched
by different route, had terminated.
The rebel steamer Preston, from Mas
sau, attempted to run into Charleston on
the I'd. Our gunboats opened heavy
fire on her at daybreak and kept it up all
day. She will be total wreck
Dispatches from West Virginia state
that our forces, under Col Mulligan, sent
in pursuit of the rebels, under Gen Early, |
after six hours hard fighting drove the
enemy from Moorefeld, and then sharply |
engaged Gen. Rosser, on the south bank
of the Potomac. 1t is said that we have
taken a number of prisoners, and that our
success has been signal and brilliant.
The Nashville Union of the I'd inst. an
nounces that portion of Gen Grants
army has crossed the Tennessee river at
Larkinsville, Ala. Larkinsville is station
on the Mobile and Charleston Railroad,
about thirty-fve miles west of Stevenson,
Tie Union intimates that the expedition is
intended to capture the manufacturing
town of Rome, Georgia.
A despatch from Fort Smith, Ark, dated
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