Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-03-09
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The city papers have columns OF
pretended war news, most of which is
about as reliable as yalIer kiver" lit
erature. We give below all that we
can gather from numerous confused
accounts.
The great raid of Gen. Fitzpatrick has
terminated with his arrival within Gen.
Buffers lines on the Peninsula He failed
in the effort to penetrate into Richmond.
As we had no high expectations of such a
result, we are not disappointed. Though
he did not succeed in his main purpose,
General Fitzpatrick did vast amount of
damage to the enemy, destroying their
railroad communications, and also the
canal and mills on the James river, and
brought off his command without serious
damage. His loss is less than one hundred
and fifty, but we have to regret that among
this number are Colonels Dahlgren (son of
the Admiral Litchfeld and Cook. The
two first named are supposed to be prison.
ers. .s.
Col Dahlgren's detachment is said to have
failed in its object. which was to penetrate
Richmond from the south side, whilst Gen.
Fitzpatrick maze an attack froIc the north
on account of the treachery Of negro guide.
by whom they were led toward Goochland
directly away from Richmond This is a
rather doubtful story. The negro however.
was hung On his route Gen. Fitzpatrick
damaged the railroads and DESTROYED large
amolnts of Rebel stores At Fredericksball
he captured a Colonel and several officers
who were holding a court martial Gen. Lee
had passed through on the railway only an
hour previous. The misdirecting of Colonel
Dahlgren's command delayed the attack, and
put the rebels on the alert. Gen. Fitzpatrick
forced his way through the first line of in
trenchments, but the second lines were too
strongly manned for his force; and be wisely
retired, Over FIVE hundred prisoners were
captured, but it was impossible to bring them
in. Considerable damage was done to the
James River Canal, and several flour mills
were burnt. ......-....
Col Dahlgren it is now reported is killed.
An arrival at New York from New Orleans
announces that Admiral Farragut was opera
ting actively against Mobile The mortar
and gunhoat feet were bombarding Fort Pow
ell, at the entrance to Grants Pass. and il
Ntc DCiiCHCd llldt IL huuIO Dnt UOlu nuC Tong.
The rebel ram Tennessee was inside Mobile
Bay. near Fort Morgan. Troops were being
forwarded from New Orleans to take part in
the attack on Mobile
The reports as to Gen. Sherman's move
ments are still contradictory. One despatch
reports that Gen. McPherson's Corps had ar.
rived at jackson. Mississippi, and the whole
OF the expedltionary force would soon return
there. Another account is that after the
failure OF Gen Smiths cavalry expedition to
join him at Meridian. Gen Sherman, bv
rapid move, turned towards Aberdeen and
Columbus, IN the richest part of Eastern Mis-
sissippi, where bis army was sure to find an
abundance of provisions. By this be turned
his back upon Selma and Mobile. marched
toward Logan, who had advanced to meet
him. and, by an audacious stroke of strategy.
placed himself a distance of one hundred
miles from JOhnstoR's flank, now menaced
by his advance. The despatch saws that ru-
NOR spread concerning the attack upon Mo
bile and Selma by Sherman was simply meant
to divert public attention from the real object
OF the expedition, which aims at an invasion
of Georgia somewhere between Trenton and
Lafayette.
A party of Rebels, who are said to have
come out of the Rappahannoek River in an
armed sloop, have been making a bold and
successful raid in the Chesapeake Bay. They
visited Cherrystone, on the Eastern Shore of
Virginia and captured two Government tugs,
said to be the Titan and the lola, though
there is some doubt about the names of the
vessels. One of the tugs was burnt and the
crew paroled.
The town of Pensacola, Florida, has been
burnt by the rebels, in order te prevent our
troops from occupying it.
A despatch from headquarters. West Vir-
glnia, reports heavy movements of rebel
troops eastward over the Virginia and Ten
nessee Railroad. probably Longstreets COM
mand. = .-