Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-23
The War tn shc Soush.Vvc
FIGHT ON rHT BIG BLACK RIVER


ST. LOUIS, april 10.
The steamer Baker, from Paducab last
evening, reports that, at three o'clock yes
terday afternoon, the rebels, 800 strong, APP
pea-ed before that place, and sent flag of
truce and again demanded the surrender of
the fort.
Colonel Mitchell and the 54th Illinois and
other tro Dps were marching out of the fort
to meet the enemy, as the Baker left, but no
fighting mad taken place
CAIRO, April 16. The steamer Swallow,
from Paducah at 8 o'clock last night, re-
ports all quiet, and that no fighting had oc-
cured up to the time she left.
The Sd, 9TH and 9Th Kentuckey (rebeD
regiments are overruning Western Ken
tucky with impunity. The inhabitants of
Metropolis are in II constaa. state OF suspense,
not knowing at what hour they may be at
tackled. Every body has slept in their
clothes for the past two nights, ready to
! defend themselves or to dccamp, as circum-
stances might require. Gunboats are con-
stantly patrolling, taxing every percaution
to prevent the rebels from crossing, 10y sink
| ing and destroying all skitfs and other
craft that could be used for that purpose.
| CHATTANOOGA, April 16.-All is quiet at
the front, and there is no change in the
situation of the rebel lines. Several rebel
! leutenants and fifty two non-commissiOned
officers and privates came into our lines
last night. They report that IIardee's corps
is ordered away from Dalton, and that sew
eral trains left before they came away. 1t
was believed in the rebel lines that they
were going to Virginia.
CAIRO, April 16.--The steamer Glendale,
from Memphis, has arrived She passed
Fort Pillow last evening There was no
appearance of the enemy, and the river was
all clear. Nothing remains OF the tort but
q mass of ruins The Glendale brought 965
bales of cotton for Cincinnati. She brings
no papers or news from below. A number
of steamers are leaving for the South.
The celebrated guerrilla Reynolds com
mand was surprised yesterday by q small
force of our cavalry. Ten were killed and
fifteen with Reynolds himself were captured,
with their horses, equipments and arms.
CAIRO, April 17.-The main body of the
rebels left Fort Pillow on Friday morning,
and the rear guard in the afternoon, taking
all the small arms, and having destroyed all
the ammunition and everything else that
could be destroyed.
Late advices from Duvall's Bluff report
the country infested with gucrrilas, who
are constantly robbing people and commit
ting all manner of depredations.
Mr.. Nixon, the State Representative from
Franklin county, has been murdered, and
the Representative from Arkansas county
kidnapped. Nothing has been heard from
them.
On the 18th inst. 400 Texan cavalry at
tempted to surprise camp of 24O Federals
at Rossviie, ON the Arkansas river. but were
repulsed with the loss of twelve killed and
large number wounded. Our loss was
five killed.
MEMPHIS. April, 17.-Thcrc is not much
said but there is Il general gri:ting of teeth
among the officers here when the massacre
of the brave garrison Of Fort Pillow is nilud
ed to- Several officers have been hea rd tt
say that, unless the Government takes re-
tributive steps, they will consider it thcil
duty to shoot every man Of Forests com
mand that they meet, and to take no prison
ers. The soldiers threaten to shoot Forrest :
men now in the Irwin prison if they car
get chance. This is the general feel
ing.
CAIRO, April 1.-THE steamer Nina wa
fired into on Thursday night, near Fort Pill
low, by fifty rebels, in Federal uniform, sup
posed to have been the rear guard Of tn,
enemy, who are Withdrawing in n nothcrl
direction. 1t is believed that Forrest ha
not yet removed his headquarters from Jack
son, Tennessee.
The steamer Golden Gate from Memphis
laden with stores and private freight, wa
= taken possession ofby guerrillas on the nigh
of the 18th instant. at Bradley Landing, ti
teen miles above Memphis. The boat anC
passengers and crew were robbed of ever.
thing
The steamer Calista was fred into nea
Augusta, on the White river, few day
ago, and one man killed and three wound
ed.
y Ii the steamers approaching the shor
apOve Duvall's, are fired into.
The fight ut Rosssjlle, referred to in
former dispatch, lasted four hours. Sevc
hundred bales of cotton were placed O
! board a schooner during the fight.
An affidavit taken here declares, tina
the quarter-mastcr of the 18th Tennessee
cava Try was, while living, nailed to
board by the rebels, and thrown into til
-, flames of a burning building at Fort Pi
low.
LOUISVILLE, April 16.-On Thursday, Co
Gallup, while falling back to get an advan
tageous position, attacked 1000 rebels, Kill
ing and wounding twenty five" including
rebel colonel, and capturing fifty rebels, on
hundred horses, and two hundred saddles
Near Selbyville the rebels advance ran int,
Colonel True's advance, which was goin
e from West Liberty to Selbyvile. lie cap
tured six rebels, and then pressed forwar
to join Colonel True.
1 Forty citizens of Bonneville whippe
c seventy-fiye of Grays gucrillas. 1t is report
+ ed here that there were no rebels in PER-
or Bresthill counties. Whitcsburg, in tn
Il interior of the latter county, has been evaC
c uated by the rebel forces there, Jack Ma,
J. I hay IN rait
force the rebel forces under Colonel Edward
J. near Piketon.