Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-02
THE WAR NEWS.

with a severe reverse. \ battle took place
at Oliquel on the 9Th or 9th, in which. our
troops captured and destroyed over one and
half millions dollars worth of rebel prop
erty, and captured t rifed cannon, four cais-
sons filed with ammunition, four wagons,
fifty horses and mules, camp and garrison
equipage, and a large list of officers bag
gage-six prisoners and a telegraphic in
stlument They then proceeded to Bald
win. where they found three railroad cars
loaded with corn, cotton and ammunition,
and in the depot So barrels Of turpentine l6
tierces rice, 40 boxes tobacco, and large
lot -four saddles, ordinance stores and camp
euuipage, etc; and four miles from the
city they captured 1000 barrels OF turpen-
tine and lot Of bacon Next they reach
Sanderson When they entered the place
they found that the rebels had fed having
set fire to some buildings containing valua-
bic stores From Sanderson they proceed
ed towards Lake City, and on the way cap
tured Camp Finningan, with large lot of
sabres carbineS, pistoIes, etc, the rebels
destroying IA vessel and 275 bales ef cotton
near the place On the afternoon Of the
Goth, our troops met the enemy about b.
GOO strong, about eight miles beyond San
derson, on the Jacksonville and Tallehasse
railroad \ battle ensued. The battle
was desperately fought during three hours,
and at sunset our forces, overpowered by
numbers, retired to Sanderson, taking with
them the greater part of the wounded All
the officers Of Hamilton's Battery were
wounded Col Henry Of the 10th Mass,
had three horses shot under him, but es-
capped unhurt- The enemy's loss is not
known They captured three guns. Gen.
HaTdcc was on the field, and the troops are
supposed to be part Of Bragg army. Our
loss is variouSiy estimated at from 800 to
1900, in killed, wounded and missing.
The latest reports repeat. without confirm
ing Longstrect' 5 retreat across the French
Broad River 1t is thought here that, hay
ing failed to accumulate force sufficient for
prompt, energetic operations on our COM
munications, he has grown fearful of con
centrations against him or Johnston, and is
now endeavoring to form junction with the
latter at Dalton before the Spring campaign
can opea The largest estimates give Long
street %, coo infantry and 30 feld-pieces.
Johnston can alone have at Dalton six di-
visions of infantry, about $4,000 men. The
two armies concentrated will probably mus
ter 60, 900 men, and might prove dangerous.
Gen. Palmer force occupied Ringold on
Monday afternonn o. -, a''-'t@ i 'a,4'-nt1y
IN advance drove out the small Rebel patrols
found at Colorado, about two miles distant.
bat did not pursue The town is quiet But
seven families are left in the place, which
formerly had 5000 inhabitants.
We have Newbern dates to the l7th inst.
Oar men made raid to Lake Phelps on the
22d OF January, captured number of guer-
riilaS and destroyed some Rebel property
On the 25th, a forage was made ten miles
beyond Colerain, on the Chowan River when
our men succeeded in capturing and destroy
ing eos, 900 pounds Of pork, some tobacco,
cotton, horses, miles, wagons, Ec. Some
prisoners were taken and one man killed
accidentally. On the 29th movement was
made toward Windsor The bridge and
cantonment near Windsor were destroyed
horses, mules, wagons, ammunition and
clothing were captured. Two prisoners were
taken and several prominent citizens were
brought away as hostages for persons confin-
ed at Richmond On the ID inst. we cap
tured several cart loads pork travelling for
Dixie. estimated at $500 pounds.
y Nashville dispatch of the 26th says
A scout arrived from Gen. Grant headquar-
ters says Gen. Sherman has struck the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad and cut Polk ; army
in the middle. and that both sides are run
ming away from each other. Gen. Sherman
subsists on the country, which abounds in
stores There was great excitement at
Montgomery. and the people We're much
scared There is a tremendous Rebel cav
airy force IN the rear of Sherman, but no
apprehensions are felt for Union disaster.
Gen Grants scouts also report that heavy
attack on the forts of Mobile is in full oper-
alton, but with what success could not be
learned
A Fort Smith dispatch says: Advices
from the Indian country state that the val
ley on the Canadian River and its tributa-
ries, is clear of Rebels, and that the Upper
Seminole country is entirely swept of every
thing All Rebel supplies for movement
in Arkansas must come from Red River,
where they are now concentrated The Reb-
el Indians are thoroughly disheartened.
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