Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-04-30
News Items.

New Orleans after May lst.
Z An Alexandria letter of the 9th saws H.
rebels are burning all the cotton on the Pa
and 0uchita rivers.
1t is thought Forests preparing to retrrn
South. Grierson is to watch and harrass rs.
movement.
An unsuccessful attempt was made br II.
rebels on the 18th to decoy and capture H.
steamer L'tnainagy, So miles below Mempbi.
The Senate military committee reporta3
against the House bill giving s25 bounty IL
months men.
The Senate Pacific railroad committee bav.
authorized their chairman to report some
important amendments to the Pacific rail.
road act of 1862.
A letter states that the Confederate Ninis.
ter, Gen. Preston, will leave Havana for Yer,
Cruz about the 22d inst, and there await tba
arrival of Macmillan.
The Inquirer has a letter from Norfok
giving particulars of rebel attack on Plr,
mouth and an assault on Fort GRAY Tho
rebels were repulsed with fearful slaughter.
Ten more wounded at Fort Pillow, picke8
up few days since from hiding place where
they had been suffering since the battle. b,ye
been brought up to the Mound City hospital
Vienna papers give positive denial to the
report that revolt had been planned bv the
Hungarian troops in the Austrian armv and
that in consequence wholesale executions had
taken place.
A force of 400 Texas cavalry attempted to
surprise a camp of "a Federals at Cassville
on the Arkansas river but were repulsed with
a loss of II killed and large number woun
ded. Our loss was killed.
Gen. Sherman has directed Gen. Hurlbut
to report at Cairo. This probably indicates
some change in the 10th army corps. Its
probable that Gen. auckland will be again
left in command at Memphis and the vicinity.
The naval investigating committee have
nearly concluded their labors. The report of
the majority will doubtless exonerate tile
Department, while Senator Hale will proba-
bly, make minority report on corruption in
making contracts.
A letter of April lst, from Lappazor, Color
ado river, says the Indians were killing pee.
pie, stealing stock, and preventing miners
from working in the Walker river district
Unless energetic measures are taken, little
work will be done this season.
On the 14th Corporal Phelps, of gunboat
No. %, captured a rebel mail carrier near
CrOcket's bluff, Arkansas, with 500 letters
from Richmond and other parts, and 6O,00o
percussion caps for Prices army. The letters
contained official communications for Shreye-
port and considerable federal money.
The Inquirer says that rebel deserters who
arrived in Washington, state that Lees force
on the Rapidan is 10000. Longstreet was at
Charlottesville marching toward StauntOn for
the purpose of advancing down the Shendn-
doah valley. Lees army had received seven
days rations for forward movement.
The Times Washington special says: It
is reported that Gen. Gilmore is recalled
from Charleston and ordered on service else
where. 1t is not unlikely, Notwithstanding
this change, that our irOnclads will be along
side the Charleston wharf before summer is
gone. Gen. Hatch has been mentioned as
the successor of Gilmore.
Rev. Colin Fairbanks, who was implicated
with Della Webster in enticing slaves from
Kentucky several years since, and who had
served Is years of the sentence of 10 years
in the Frankfort penitentiary, was pardOned
by Lieut. Gov. Jacobs, while performing exc
cutive duties during Gov. Bramlette's alb
sence from the state.
The 9Th and 18th Miss, I'd and 18th No,
I'd Tenn, and regiment of Texan rangers
are known to have contributed part of the
rebel force engaged in the Fort Fillow massa-
ere. The rebels acknowledged a loss of 10
killed and 80 wounded, but there are evil
denees of its having been much greater.
A Norfolk letter to the World says the late
mission Of the rebel commissioner Ould to
Fortress Monroe was to ask Butler to send
up for the very sick prisoners at Richmond,
who are too far gone to be removed South
563 have since arrived at Old Point, of whom
Ould said he would consider it almost miri-
Gle if our government succeeded in saving
half
According to the Raleigh Progress the peO-
pie of Western North Carolina have recently
hung several Confederate officers and soldiers
for attempting to enforce the CONSUMPTION
act. The Raleigh, N. G. Confederate says the
election in that state depends on the success
of the rebel armies. IL defeated Holden will
be elected by large majority.
The steamer Fulton from Port Royal arriy-
ed at Fort Monroe Saturday. The Alliance
was captured by the South Carolina. Her
crew, 80 in number, were all found asleep
Her passengers, six in number, escaped in q
boat. She had an assorted cargo valued at
$4,000, vessel about 700 tons and worth
SI25,5 800.
The Richmond papers report riot in Gen.
Wolfords (Ga.) brigade at Bristol, Tenn, re-
Gently. Some 200 members being dissatish-
ed with the quality and quantity of their "a
tions, the store ofthe commissary was plumber
ed. The Provost General fred upon them,
killing one and wounding or 6. The resi-
escaped with their pIuuuUr. a number had
since been arrested and would be sharply
punished. The men were armed only with
stones.
The guerrillas made raid recently upon
cotton plantation at Tensas, La, 40 miles
from Vicksburg, capturing large number OF
mules and wagons, and carried off w. r. Al
lison, Nation, Ill. After getting to a safe
distance they compelled him to dig his grave
and then shot him, and made the negroes
bury him. This may be relied on. GueFril-
las along the river are determined that the
abandoned plantations shall not be worked
by Northern men.
Z The HeralcPs Portsmouth CVa) correspond
ent reports recent expedition for the pur-
pose of capturing the rebel torpedo boat
which tried to destroy the Minnesota, suppos
ed to be up the NansemOnd. Ii was hos
found, but several sharp conflicts were had
with the rebels. Fifty cOntrabands anu
large number of horses we're brought H.
Two of our men were killed and or woaiiu'
ed. One of the killed was Lieut.. Z. r u
der, executive officer of the M'naeSota' WIN WIZ
was in command of the gunboat o'stP"'g
Stone and several naval launches. Inc To- y.
Colonel Whitson has been captured ID I7
between the goth New York cavalry anu lls
command, the Sth North Carolina ea'"li!
The rebels were driven some distance