Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-03-17
Late News

ton is given by correspondent of the
chicago Tribune. one Of the two cores
pondeBts who accompanied the expedition.
From this account it appears that the ex-
petition left Vieksburg on the 3Oth of JAN
asry. The next day it crossed the Big
Black river, as before stated, with Writ
Adams cavalry drawn up in line OF battle
Col. Potts brigade advanced and were
strongly resisted by the enemy. who began
TO retreat after fight of an hour and a
half. Our troops pushed on in line OF
battle. following them Ave miles, and by
night had driven them beyond Jackson
They drove squad Of rebel cavalry out of
Jackson. and occupied it. The State
House is in good condition, and not burn
cd as has been reported. In the night
somo soldiers burned down a number Of
houses The next morning the pontoon
bridge was thrown across Pearl river. and
the army marched to Brandon. where they
skirmished with rebel cavalry, and drove
them out On reaching Morton they en-
countered a division Of Loring's and
French's. They had been throwing up de-
lenses, and evidently intended to fight, but
as our forces came up. slowly. they retreat
ed without firing gun. On the 18th
Gen. Hurlburt's corps entered Meridian,
the remainder Of the expedition following
the ensuing day. having destroyed the town
I Of Hillsboro. in Scott county, on the way.
In Meridian we encountered sone rebel
cavalry and drove them ont after some
skirmishirg. and then took possession of
the tow and held it four days. At that
time expeditions were sent ont which .des-
troyed fully one hnndrel miles of road on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and on the
railroad leading to Selma. This includes
over so 900 feet OF bridging, and large
amount of rolling stock was also destroy
ed. We found that the rebels themselves
had destroyed much rolling stock to pre-
vent j. from falling into our hands
While this was being done the town OF
Enterprise and the village and railroad
station at Chunkey were destroyed. togeth-
err with large amount OF rebel stores
There had been no intehtion Of going to
Selma, and the main body Of the army
never went beyond Meridian. The expe-
di,ion took with them only twenty days
rations, and all was accomplished that had
been intended. Our entire loss in killed,
wounded and missing. is put down by cor
respondents who accompanied the expedi-
ton as only about one hundred. Nearly
six thousand negroes Of oil ages and sexes
followed the army on its return to yickss
burg. escorted by Col. Potts brigade
! Smiths cavalry was to have joined them
at Meridisn. II it had done so it would
have been used to do important service on
the Tombigbee river. in addition to the
serious damage inflicted by other troops
The expedition was at no time in danger
from the enemy's resistance, and SO formi-
dable that the utmost terror was caused by
their advance, and the country was gener-
ally helpless before them. Confidence was
felt that with necessary provisions the ex-
petition could have marched successfully
to Mobile. Our army subsisted almost
entirely on the enemy's country. and at no
time was it short Of provisions. 1t left
Canton on the 4th and returned to Vicks-
burg on the 9Th aud 9TH inst.
General Butler has visited the pretended
non contestants of King and Queen Court
House, who ambushed and murdered Col
Dahlgren, with deserved punishment. He
sent out portion of KiIpatrick's cavalry
under Colonies Onderdonk and Spears,
who broke up and dispersed camp Of the
enemy near Carrollton's, taking seventy
prisoners. and also took possession Of the
Court House, AMI burned mills. store
houses and large mount Of grain.
The Colorado Territorial Convention
was held at Denver on Friday. delegates
were elected to attend the National Con
vention at Baltimore, resolutions were pas.
sed endorsing and pledging support to the
Administration, and asking Congress to
pass an at enabling Colorado to come in.
to the Union.
Governor Bramlette OF Kentucky. ha.
sent a remonstrance to the President
against the enrolment and enlistment o.
slaves, and notified him that he shall exc
cute the laws OF Kentucky against all wbt
attempted to take slaves from their own
ers without their consent. He says thai
Kentucky has furnished more than 80. 00(
men for the war. and is ready to furnish
still more. that she has proved her loyalty
and her laws must be respected.
Gen. Sherman arrived at New Orleans
on the 81 inst.
Michael Hahn. the newly elected Gov
ernor Of Louisiana, was inauguaated on tn
4th. s..
Rebel papers to the 9Th have bern II,
ceived which give full account of th'
Fitzpatrick raid. The details given in thes'
rebel accounts are full of interest. The,
. give the first information as to how Col
Dahlgren and his party met with thei
misfortune, as well as interesting particu
lars concerning the whole raid. They al
NIT that it was of q most daring character
and confess that much damage was done
They claim victory. however, because tho
: force did not enter the city, and assert tina
only the local batallions for city defense
composed of department clerks and citi
zens, repulsed our forces. Dahlgren ant
his party, it seems, were ambushed, ahf
he was standing unconceaied in the ROAD
, late at night, demanding his foe to surren
, der. when a volley was poured upon him
and he fell, pierced with five balls. Hi
command dispersed in the darkness, bu
most of them were captured in the morn
/ ing. The officers captured had been con