Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-04-20
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THE CAPTURE OF FORT PILLOW.
Official Dispatch from Gen. Sherman.
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General Sherman confirming the news
of the surrender of Fort Pillow and
! the brutal conduct of the rebels i'm
mediately afterwards, which bids fair
to be ampl y retalated in that quarter
in due time.
| The Star says according to General
! Sherman 5 report. our loss was 80
white troops killed and 100 wounded.
and 800 black troops murdered in cold
blood after the surrender.
/ Fort Pillow is an isolated post of no
value whatever to the defence of Col.
umbus, and utterly untenabIe bv the
rebels, who have no. doubt left that
vicinity ere this, having been disap-
pointed, with considerable loss, in the
! object OF their raid thither. which was
the capture of Columbus. whence they
were promptly and severely repulsed,
with no loss to US.
The rebels, according to the official
dispatch received here last evening
| effected nothing at Paducab. losing y
soldier killed and wounded for every
horse they succeeded in stealing. and
doing Us no other damage than by a
| few thefts
1t is believed that Forests raiders
will next appear in the vicinity of
Memphis where they can effect no more
than they did at Columbus and Padu-
cah, and stand fair chance, indeed. of
finding themselves surrounded bv over
whelming superior forces.
From all that can be gathered of
! this affair, it is evident that somebody
is seriously to blame. Forrest has
been moving about between Paducah
and Columbus for the lastfortnieht.
and If our commander in that depart-
ment had shown the least amount of
energy or ability both places might
have been rendered secure against
attack. There is large force oftroops
at Cairo, only twenty miles from Col
umbus, and feet of gunboats on the
river. But Fort Halleck seems nei-
therto have been reinforced from Cairo.
nor were there any gunboats present
to assist III its defence. The President
or court martial ought to make short
work OF all officers this spring who in
the slightest degree fail in their duty.
VI S-AiliDit liINOlllpSIcllCN.
Late advices from New Orleans
to the 10th instant-state that the
reported sinking of the rebel ram Ten
nesseee i'll Mobile Bay was a canard.
The Louisiana Free State Convention
had completed its organization, and by
nearly unanimous vote decided that
all the members should take the oath
of allegiance contained in President
Lincoln's Amnesty Proclamation. A
disastrous fire occurred on the night of
the 8th instant, involving a loss of
several hundred thousand dollars.
A despatch, dated Pilot Knob, April
s, from Lieutenant Colonri J. y. Her
der, commanding the po It, states that
Captain Milks, Sd Cavalry, Missouri
State Militia, stationed at Pennington,
Missouri, had just returned from Prai
rie-du-Racher, Illinois, where he was
sent, with some members of the Cap
taln's company, after some bandits |
He reports complete success, having
had a fight with a notorious gang Of
robbers, killed three and wounded |
several, among them the notorious
bushwhacker and guerilla chief, John |
Highly, who had long been the terror
of that part Of the State.
Accounts from the Army of the Po- |
tomac say that the Sd Division of the |
I'd Corps, commanded by Gen. Birney,
was reviewed on Thursday by Gen
Hancock, and presented a splendid
appearance. Gen. Meade was present
and complimented the division and it's
Commander After the review the
General partook of refreshments with
John NJ. Bolts, at his invitation, and
aftcrward with Gen. Birney. The day
was beautiful.
A letter from Point Lookout states
that Gen. Kinks, commanding at that
post, on Thursday evening returned
from a successful expedition into Vir-
ginia, having captured $4,000 worth
OF tobacco and a gang of blockade
runners. The tobacco seems to have
been on its way from Richmond to
Baltimore.
By an arrival from New Orleans we
have advices from the Red river expe-
dition to the 9Th instant. The report
of rebel attack on Alexandria and of
a fight there, with serious loss on both
sides, was IA fabrication. No further
news of the progress of the expedition
is given.
The Greenville Convention of 1861
at Knoxville, Tennessee,
on the 18th. About one hundred and
sixty delegates reported in person,
twenty-five counties.
The President, I. A. Nelson, on open
ing the Convention, made an explana-
tory speech and resigned the chair
William Heskell was chosen President.
Andy Johnson made strong Emanci-