Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-02-23

Rebel Dispatches.

New YORK, Feb PA rebel dispatch of
| of the 14th reports Gen. Polk at Meridian,
and he is much censured for not attacking
Sherman. His force was sixteen thousand
men. Morgan was at Dalton ON the 18th.
Forrest and Lee are stated to have re-occu-
pied Jackson and to be lowering on Sher-
mans rear. Another report says Adams
and Logan reoccupied jackson instead of
Forrest and Lee. There Is rumor current
that Gen. Smith, leading Sherman's cavalry,
had fight at Meridian and was seriously
wounded. 1t is thought to be canard.
A Mobile dispatch of the 18th reports
that Adams attacked Federal supply train
at Decatur, Alabama, yesterday, destroying
forty wagons. The infantry coming up in
force, he had to abandon his prisoners.
A rebel dispatch reports the Federal force
in Florida at fifty thousand.
A Charleston dispatch of the 18th says:
Our batteries shelled Morris Island to-day.
The Yankee flagstaff on Wagner was shot
off. Four shells were fired into the city by
the Yankees.
Another dispatch of the 18th says: The
Yankees have withdrawn from Johnson's
Island in gunboats. The Yankees on Nor
ris Island are repairing their batteries. No
further shelling of the city.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 22.-The Rich
lowing: .-
Spencer Dayton has been arrested, tried,
condemned and hung as Yankee spy at
Col. D. Miles, 10th Pa; Capt. Thos. Har-
dy, 18th ILL.,; Lieut.. j. G. Hall, 112th H.;
1t. Greble, Sth Mich; Capt. wilkins, 18TH
ILL.,; Lieut.. Col. Eli, 18th Conn.,; Capt. +. s..
Smith, 10th U. S. cavalry; 1t. Wilcox, 10th
N. Y. cavalry; 1t. Odome Kauf, 45th n: Y;
Dan1 Fransberry, LIST Mich. cavalry; 4. j..
Ray, 59th Ohio; j. III. Gadsby, 18th U s.
infantry; M. M. Bassett, 53d Ill; M. Bedell,
123d N. Y; Capt. M. Moore, Goth Ind; 1t.
Simpson, 10th Ind; Capt. Phelps, 73d Ind;
Capt. Roseman, 3d Ohio; Col. II. G. Rose,
77th Pa; II. p. Crawford, I'd Ill. cavalry;
and S. d. Switzerland, 125th Ohio, have
been recaptured and returned to Libby
prison.
E<An official dispatch to the War Depart
ment of the 18th inst. announces Sherman's
arrival at Quitmen, on the Ohio and Mobile
railroad, without opposition, but he will not
be allowed to take Mobile without des-
perate battle. Their advance was without
comparison the boldest movement of the
war. Sherman has from twenty-five to
thirty thousand men. They tear up the
railroad and bridges in their rear. He med
itates no step backward.
| MOBILE, Feb. 19.-Farragut has not re-
newed his attack on Grants pass. His fleet
lies in the sound, the weather being too bad
for action. No landing is reported yet in
the direction of Pascagoula.
| Major Gen. Scammon and staff have ar
rived at Richmond and are lodged in Libby
prison, which is pleasing offset for the loss
of Col. Streight. al-
Fifty-eight escaped Yankee officers have
been returned to Libby prison. Three de-
serters who went to Newbern and took up
arms against the Confederacy were captured
and hung at Kinston on the 18th. ~
! The Richmond Inquirer of the 18th pub
fishes the following:
MOBILE, Feb. 15.-Meridian was evacuat.
ed Yesterday. The Government property
was saved. Capt. Adair, of Forests staff
has arrived here. Forrest was at Oxford or
the 9th. He was confronting column O.
infantry six thousand strong from Memphis
via fernando, and twelve regiments O.
cavalry via Colliersville. Sherman's forces
thirty-five thousand strong, are marching
in close order, with Lees cavalry harrass
ing their fanks and picking up stragglers
ORANGE COURT HOUSE, Feb. l6.-Th'
enemy have not fallen back to CenteIvill'
as reported. Gilmers cavalrythrew trair
of cars off the Baltimore S Ohio railroad
six miles above Harper's Ferry, land parolet
fifty officers and obtained some booty.
PAsCAGoULA, Feb. 15.-The enemy's fleet
including the flag ship, have gone eastward
through the sound in the direction o
Il Grants Pass. Four more gunboats have
4 lust appeared, steering the same course.
| MOBILE, Feb. 16.-Gov. Watts this morn
ing issued proclamation to the citizens O.
Mobile that the city is about to be attacked
and exhorting non-combatants to leave.