Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-14
TIE NEWS.

d, The movements IN the Southwest indi
cate the approach Of active proceeding;
there. Allthe recruits in Missouri are
ordered to the field. aud veterans who are
on furlough are to proceed at once to the
front. The regiments oftbe Army of thu
Cumberland are to 20 10 Nashville, anc
those of the Amy of Tennessee to Cairo
Active operations for the opening of thu
campaign are going on in the army of the
Potomac. Generals Meade, Humphreys
Patrick and ingalls, had an interview witt
General Grant on Friday. The sever,
storm of Saturday has swollen the rivers
to an almost unprecedented height, doing
considerable damage to public and private
property. Bridges on the Orange and
Alexandra. Railrad were swept away. and
travel between Washington and the Ar.
my was temporarily suspended. ..
By the arrival of the steamship Morn.
ing Star from New Orleans April ., we
have further particulars of the fight at
Cane river, though entire credence was
not given to the news in New Orleans on
the ID. In the fight at Bayou Rapidcs,
on March %. our forces captured two
hundred and sixty prisoners, including
twenty-five officers. four guns and four
hundred horses. The steamer La Crosse
was captured and burned by guerrillas on
the 23th ult., below Alexandria. and her
crew were released on parole, but the Off
icers were retained The same band fred
into che Matte Stevens on the night of
the Both. No injury reported. a large
number of Mississippi refugees are gath
crlhg within our lines at Fort Pike and
vicinity. Seven hundred in one lot are
reported to be leaving rebeldom.
Dispatches from Eicksburg to the Sd
say that the Rebels attacked Rock plan
tation (Which is being worked by the
Government, near Slydersville. on the
Yazoo river on Friday last, and destroyed
all the valuable buildings and machinery
The first Massachusetts Cavalry (colored J
six hundred strong, drove the Rebels off,
after au hours fight. The enemy num-
bered nearly fifteen hundred. .......
During the first week of the Metropolitan
Sanitary Fair at New York the receipts
amounted to over half million Of dollars.
One hundred and twenty thousand people
visited the Pair during the week.
The Navy Department has received in
telligence of the capture Of the Rebc
blockade runners Sumter, Hattie Brooks,
Marion and BRACES by our blockading
fleets.
News from Memphis to the sth reports
Forrest moving southwark with bis trains
and pluuder, and Grierson as watching
and harrasing his columns, though not
strong enough to attack Forrest in force
The Rebel privateer Florida was 70
ported TO be at the Canary Islands on til.
4th of March, where she remained for one
day, and took in coal AMI provisions.
Major General Slocum, recently re.
licvcd from duty in the Department of the
Cumberland, is ordered t. report in per.
son to Major General James B, McPher.
son, commanding Department Of the Ten
nessce, for assignment to the command o.
the fortified pos; of the District of Vicks.
burg.
Brieadier General Wilson. formerly OF
General Grants staff, and lately in charge
Of the Cavalry Bureau at Washington
has been relieved and appointed to the
command of the First Cavalry Division
Of. tho.Arniy Of the Potomac, formerly
commanded by the late General Buford
The Rebels under Col. McCrea are said
to be concentrating at Augusta, on White
river, in great force, one hundred miles
above Halls Bluff They drove out tn,
small garrison holding that placa, ant
forced. them to retire to the gunhoats.
The United States supply steamer Mas.
sachusctts, which arrived at philadelphia
yesterday from the South Atlantic Squad.
ron, reports that on Thursday evening,
when oil Charleston harbor, heavy firing
was heard from Stone Inlst.-Ealtimort
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