Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-04-13
General News.

ioaN6 nO tNNulo VI EchGIdl lbDOIlduCc
have recently occurred.
Advices rom Florida report small Skin
mishing on March 2lst, neal Pilatka, be-
tween our pickets and rebel cavalry
The latter took to their heels in a short
time. The g;.nboat Ottewa shelled them,
but with what effect il unknown. By
means of flag of truce permission was
obtained by Chaplain Chapman, of the
G9th New York, to 90 TO Tallahassee and
and ascertain the condition of our wound
ed in the hands of the enemy. Report
says they are badly treated, especially the
cOlored soldiers.
Gen. Hatch is temporarily in command
Of the Florida district. Gen. Seymour
remains at Hilton Head for the present.
Gen. Gilmore has been at Jacksonville
and Ferdinand and has returned to Hill
ton Head.
A few shells are occasionally sent into
Charleston.
The famous ~300-pounder Parrot, at
Cummings Point, exploded after being
fired 4,6l5 times.
Refugees from Richmond report that
Lees army is being largely augmented,
and he expects to start on his spring cam
paign with $4,000 or 10000 troops. Con-
scripts arriving at Richmond are sent for
ward to the Rapidan without delay.
The reports that the Richmond L Fred
ericksburg Railroad was taken up by the
rebels are pronounced untrue.
1t is the understanding in Richmond
that the rebel leaders have concluded on
a defensive line of operations this spring.
The Federal Wal Department are bout
to weed out unemployed Generals to the
number of 80 t 40 and make room for
the promotion of others.
A dispatch from Louisville says several
of Forests officers crossed the Ohio into
Indiana and Illinois for the purpose OF
exciting the people to q revolt. Others
remained in Kentucky to help the con.
spiracy and keep the flames of sedition
alive.
Forest in his late raid secured several
hundred Kentucky recruits. He is on
his way to Corinth and will from thence
undertake, with reinforcements, a raid to
Middle Kentucky, with the expectation
of getting a number of recruits. Others
say he will join Longstreet and proceeded
into East Kentucky.
Advices from Hilton Head report thai
the rebel rams on the stocks in Charles
ton are badly injured by our fire which il
directed against them, whenever the
weather is favorable for practice.
A large amount of cotton lie being cap
tured along Red River.
Several naval officers were captured
while confscsting cotton.
Admiral Porter has issued a circular t
captains OF steamboats, in the employ o
the rebel government as transports, i
they will deliver their boats to him h
viii afford them every opportunity TO re
cover their property, while if they burr
them there will be a total loss.
A letter from Mobile reports eight Fed
eral vessels still lying off Fort Powell, an
, ten off Fort Morgan.
The steamer Continental, from Ne,
Orleans the evening of the I'd, arrived q
: Cairo, April 8th, bringing a large numbe
of Government mules and wagons froI
Vicksburg. Nine hundred contraband,
t men, women and children, arrived fror
Alexandra.
The officers of the steamer from Re
River report a considerable fight on Can
{ river, Is miles above Alexandria, on tn
r 18th ult., between Gen Smiths forces
consisting of 5000 men, under Ger
$ Mower, and Dudley's brigade of Lee
: cavalry corps, and Dick TayIor's army
: estimated at 5000 strong. The troop
+ were posted in an advantageous position
e The fight lasted about two hours. Gu
loss reported at Is killed and 60 wounC
C ed. That of the rebels 200 killed an
I wounded. We captured 500 prisoner
and others are still being brought in
e Dudley's brigade were in the advance an
e greatly distinguished themselves. Gu
d troops did not halt on the battle ground
< but pushed on the retresting enemy
o No rest would be given the enemy.
e was General Smiths design to push tn
y enemy, give him battle and defeat him
possible.
A considerable number of deserte l
, have come into our lines.
The steamer Lacrosse was captured an
burned by guerrIllas on the 25th ult., b.
low Alexandria. The crew were release
: on parole but the officers were retained
Large numbers of Mississippi refugee
are gathering within our lines at Fol
I Pike and recently 100 in one lot were n
ported to be leaving rebellion.
? Sales of cotton at New Orleans lst, fou
hundred bales ordinary 56@5s middlin
r 5000.
Sugar, new crop l59l74.
a The gunboats Brewster and Gen. Gre
e sup, with a small force. went up til
Chickahominy within fifteen miles (
Richmondlast week. The troops scoute
: the country and exchanged shots wit
rebel cavalry. Some 40 contrabapds wei
j brought back. The expedition was fc
! q secret purpose.
Subscriptions to the Ten-forty loan no
foot up about ten million dollars.
4 The Worlds Army Potomac letter n
e ports that reinforcements are arrivin
daily. Every train brings up large nun
4 bers of re- -enlisted veterans and new n
Y cfuits. All indications point to an earl
advance.
b Lieut.. Gen. Grant directs hat activ
measures be Immediately taken to g
into the field all the recruits of new o
4 CARNATIONS and old troops.
d Gen. Sherman, in q dispatch to th
Governor of Missouri, on the same subje,
says, that the War Department has give
him control of all veterans now absen
and requests the Governor to have thel
a sent to the front Immediately on the e.
piration of their furloughs. No excu'
will be taken for delay, and Commands
of regiments will be held to strict accoun
ability for absence of a single day.
y The General says, now is the time thu
every soldier should be in his place 81
men on time are better than a thousan
too late.
n All regiments belonging to the armi
of the Ohio and Cumberland 90 to Mas
vile, and those to the Army of Tenne
see, to Cairo, where they will receive flu
Their orders.
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