Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-02

+ i customary. to make the enemys iist
lar 70 sualties equal to thatsof OurFown IA
- th;s instance believe can fellow the rule
sai,sl be- ms very far from the truth. !" hen
we consider that the enemy had Put iouf %
Eve. and we sixteen pieces OF aftliiery, IN
Jf,cSition. it is nofdifficult to believe We-ln-
f.ieted upon him quite as much injury as ne
nrxDn us. The fact that he did not s1ono"
rapidly is'signifeant of the immense dam
age he sustained.
s1sHE FFFEer s5p
which our defeat viii have upon the citls,
zens of Florida is to be lamentcd, for they
had been assured we came to protect them:
When our army was retreating, noticen
several families passing on with the column D.,
nrtfarring to come with us rather than re-
NAN in the rebel lines. The fact that the
ENEMY sent so large force into FLORIDA TO
Ibou,os.s us is proof conclusive of the high
! yaiue he places on the State as a source OF
supply. During the action on Saturday,
Ifrain of cars filled with rebels came down
| from Lake City and landed just above the
battlefield. r-f<fo ss-ry rfs.frt.rr
+ 4 Savannah paper Of late date says that
our troops have beer. repulsed at Lake City,
and it will be Gen. Beaure gard + fanlt IT we
are not driven outof the State. Gen. Mercy,
of the Savannah forces, is said to have been
in command of the rebels on Saturday.
Our troops are now in the vicinity OF
Jacksonville. They are at work Certifying
the place. and no apprehension is entertain
ed that the eerrtteinny will attack them there.
Three or four gunboats lie in the stream
ready to do service when occasion offers
I Gen. Seymour is at jacksonville. Gilmore
was at Hilton Head when the fight, occur
red No one was more surprised than he to
learn that an advance movement in the. di-
rection of Lal e City was contemplated. BE
took measures to prevent the fight but the
party empowered with authority didsnot, in
consequence of the heavy sea and high
wind, roach Jacksonville in time. The re-
verse we have suffered in the interior will
by nj, means decide who shall haye posses
sion of Florida Neither does it terminate
our operations in the State. Before many
DAYS the enemy will be convinced of our
determination to act in that direction, and
he may possibly meet a foe whose Strength
he iisstie suspects. agnsaaza 9vosa tool +szi1
/ Hutton HEaD,, S: G., Friday Feb 26, 1864.
1.-THE army transport Dictator. with about
250 wounded, arrived Wednesday night
from Jacksonville All of the wounded
except the most critical cases, are doing
we'll Isend by the steamer that conveys
this dispatch, ali additional list of casualties
which, in connectionwith the list previous
| " sent, nearly completes the roll s,
| Another steamer came in from Jackson
vile early this morning. She brings the
intelligence that the rebels are Concentrating
very large force in the vicinity of Bald
win, with q view, undoubtedly, to attack us
in the position we now hold. ,s,-s>.
! Our present position is IN front Of Jack
sonville, six or eight miles from that place.
The men are working night and day,
erecting and completing Qualifications; and
] all other necessary measures have been ia
/ ken to resist the aggressive movements OF
the enemy. ~ 49, = = ! Z n !
Reinforcements are Fastening forward,
and no apprehensions need be felt as to the
ability OF our troops, not only to hold their
| ground, but to administer to the rebels the
severest thrashing they have yet suffered,
should they open an attack.
Tberrepuise given our troops at .Qlustee
does not in the least dispirit them They
ask to be led again to meet the enemy, and
/, pledgelaH that is. good and holy TO lannihi
hilate the foe or sacrifice their lives instead.
| The ,iildofnitable wilithus exhibited 10y our
braye fellows cannot fail to insure them sue
cess. y z II 11--c 1K's7 -1ssaiCtdU
The public may rely upon it, Gen. Gil
more has not the least intention to abandon
the Florida enterprise. He will certainly
do what he set out to accomplish, no matter
how numerous or stupendous the obstacles
against which he has to contend.yel zaiNsf
Gen Seymour is with his command in
! front of Jacksonville. ~ ~ ~ aaa9