The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-02
NEWS-FRoM THE SOUTH.

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tains the following:
UNION MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA..
ORANeE CouRr HOUSE,, April 20.
ut is reported that the enemy commenced
to day moving up their rear, preparatory TO
an advance. -
Nothing is going on I'M our frontindica-
ting an immediate advance.
The roads are dry apd hard.
cAPTuREo OF A UNION SPY. ~
RICHMOND, April 20.
A Yankee SOY under the assumed name
of Sterling King, was arrested on the lsth
at Marion, Va. He was recognized as De-
tective from Chicago. ~
REBEL SUCCESS IN MISSISSIPPI
MOBILE, April e.
On Wednesday Gen. Writ Adams re
pulsed one thousand five hundred Eederals
near Mechanicsville, Miss.
CAPTURE OF GEN. BANKS COURIER.
mobile, April 18th.
Warren Adams, a courier from the trans
Mississippi army, reports that on the 9th
inst. q courier from Gen. Banks to Gen.
Franklin was captured. Banks says that
the town of Hastonup is surrounded by
rebel cavalry that the Red river has fall
len, and that forty transports and gunboats
are caught above the raft, and cannot get
out till the waters rise.
REBEL RECONSIDERATION OF SUCCESS.
The Atlanta (Ga.) appeal says it was
known more than week since that the
three armies of Smith, Price and Taylor
were marching to point Of concentration.
Price, who, it was generally believed, was
marching north, was suddenly heard OF
marching toward Shreveport. 1t was the
purpose Of the Confederates to bring the
invaders to the issue of battle. 1t Banks
was equally willing to fight, and we sup:
pose he was, relying upon his supposed
overwhelming force, there was nothing to
prevent the occurrence of this bittle.-
Surprising it has taken place, the chances
of victory were in favor Of the Confeder,
ates, now fighting under their favorite lead
e1s. and reported to be in fine fighting con.
dition. As For Banks, it would not be the
first time that overwhelming odds, relied
on for victory, have brought disappointment
| to Yankee expectations.
REBEL REPORT OF THE CAPTURE OF FORT
PILLOW.
A special dispatch to the Mobile AdUe,ti
ser and Register of the 10th inst. gives in
telligsnce from Fort Pillow to the 18th.
Forrest attacked Fort Pillow with Chal'
mers' division on the l1th. The garrison
consisted of three hundred white and four
hundred neg troops. The commander OF
the fort refusing to surrender, it was taken
by storm. Forrest led Bells brigade and
Chalmers led McCulloch's. Beth entered
the fort, from opposite sides simultaneously,
and an indiscriminate slaughter followed
One hundred prisoners were taken and
the balance slain. The fort ran with blood
Many jumped into the river and were
drowned or shot in the water. Over one
hundred thousand dollars worth Of stores
we're taken and six guns captured.
The Confederate loss was seventy five
Lieutenant Cololonel Reed, of the Fifth
Mississippi, was mortally wounded.
THE VALUE OF REBEL CURRENCY
The Chattanooga Gazette, Of April o.
says an intelligent deserter from the
Twelfth Arkansas was in our Office last night
He states that the old issue OF rebel curren
cy is worth, in specie, 81 SO per $500, and
that the new is worth 81. He states, fur
ther, that the several officers exercise extra.
ordinary vigilance to prevent deserving to
the "Yanks.' 1t is his opinion that one
half of Johnston's army is ever on duty
watching the other half.
PRICES IN NoBILE.
MOBILE, March 18th.
Everything is very high here. Flour
is $34O barrel butter $l2 per pound
sugar sc, and molasses $40 gallon domes
tics, $40 yard calico SIS yard silk
$40 yard shoes from SIS to 800 q
pair.
THE. IMPENDING BATTLE.
The Richmond Wig, of April 18th says
We have been permitted to publish the
following extract from private letter from
a Presbyterian minister of Lexington, Vir-
gina, now visiting the Army Of Northern
/ Virginia, which happily illustrates the good
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