The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-13

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ssy SsAfaoa0A, Feb, The Richmond
Enonirer, Of Sataas ssys 10 ankee
prisoners rom New bern skFigad EestaErI
slay. The. same paper says there ID 81
great probabiE lily that alt ne apgfs. exs
Sept q few doing Government work, will
have TO suspend. VIZ ii NJ. ]. " HI q
rs -. s.. ...ss.. s. Mobile 4th.. &
Cur forces are occupying Corinth and
Jack son. Nothing has beer, destroyed
there but Ayerytliing carried OF.
Yankee Cavalry. are In strong force.
acruss the big black; they were met res
terday BY Jackson scavalry, when brisk
- 90 s.$7.= s.a Eharfesto ON 5th. &
Enemy keep up occasional Gre on Stump
ter. Eighty shots fired ut the itys@to-
day. Enemy Bat teFs1 MbaEtor, keeps
up /. slow FIRE on the wreck pFistOs ',yz z
= 55:r a. Morristovn, Tenn 9TH j
A large force of Yankees, supposed to
number s,00g, crossed the Tenn. river
near Observation-Disclosures being, 10.
doubt tie destruction Of the Iron works
lin Cherokee county. Sentinel says our.
picl<ets retired towards Kingston Nc,
after .aaht bachelor creek. .' . ~ Y
CuARIasrox, Feb. 5th.-Hghty shots
were flied at the city to-day. The moni-
tors fred eleven and twelve inch shells
FoRIEEs4 MONROE, Feb: Sth.-Tefe-
graphic corprapHiestisR,hs has been resumed
With Newbern, The enemy hafs retired
and all is quiet. 49,, l.;
that two Union transports and gunboat
we're ut West Point on the Pa, and also
that thre thousand. federals were advanc-
ing up the Peninsula.
|. ,1Spweaty FIVE rebel cavalry. Hefe captured
in Gloucester. county, on the previous
f f;on5siderable arn,xxi&ty i1fef for Earlys
command in Western Virginia.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 0th.-Fort Smith dis.
patches say that the steamer Leon srrlved
with4cot4anlkskrys Stores, and ctlfef stean'
ers are expected shortly.
A squad of Texas refugees six days from
McCulloch's headquarters at Benh&n1, ar
rived on Sunday. They, report Il fearful
state of things through the whole country
BeyoutT the rebel army is IA battle. field.
arrangements between deserteas and the
guerrillas are frequent, the former are
generally successful. ~,
Refugees send unanimous messages to
the federal army pleging enough armed
recruits to hold the country. They only
want to see the head of the federal, army
to rise.
Steele's cavalry advance occupies Ben
ton, sixty miles soWth Of Little Rock.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. Sth.-The
Rischmond Examiner of to-day has the
followings .: q g..
CHARLESTON, Feb. Eighty-eight
shots were fred at the city to-day.
The enemy have been. hauling anmu.
milton to Gregg and Cummings Point
batteries. -: ..-an
A large fire occurred on Folly Island
Yesterday, supposed to be caused by the
burning of the Yarkee hospital.
A gunboat in Edisto river is lying high
and dry, and it is believed she viii be de-
stroyed.
MoB1LE, Feb. 6th.-The enemy crossed
the Big Black yesterday st the railroad
bridge, His force consisted O. six regi-
ments of infantry, two of cavalry, and two
batteries. They attempted TO cross at
Messengers ford but failed.
The city is full Of rumors. Some cx-
element prevails but the people are gen
orally confident.
The enemy is thirty thousand strong,
Gen. Ross whipped their cavalry yester-
day on the Yazoo.
RICHMOND. Feb. 8th.-Richmond is
threatened by the enemy. Our pickets
were driven in on Saturday night at Bot.
tom Bridge, II mules from Richmond.
The enemy'crossed York river railroad
near Dispatch station.
A large force massed at Barklemasville
moved forward to Tallisville yesterday,
and as soon as advancing their force, con-
si<ting of three briGades of infantry, four
regiments of cavalry, and twelve pieces
of artillery.
The cnemy's demonstration yesterday
was probably intended as n reconnois-
sance, preliminary to some important
movement to-dao, for certainly the enemy
has come in such numbers as to preclude
the idea Of q mere raid.