The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-04-23
THE WAR NEWS,

The N. Y. Tribune's Army of the Poto-
mac dispatch says the majority of the suit
lsrs and other citizens have left for Wash
ingtou. Gen. Grant has returned to the
army, and should good weather continue for
few days longer important news may be
expected. Sixty pieces of artillery. con-
sisting of 12-pounders and smooth bore
howitzers. had left New York for the Ar
my of the Potomac. The accession of
three or four brigades to the enemy's force
opposite Raccoon Ford is reported on good
authority.
Another dispatch states that about noon
Of the 18th inst. party of rebel cavalry
made an attack on the pickets at Burton
Station, but wero driven of after a brisk
skirmish. One man was killed and two
wounded, belonging to the 18th Pennsyl-
vania. Several of the rebels were wou nd
ed, but we're carried off by their comrades.
The mail train. with Gen. Grant on board.
bad just passed few minutes before the at.
tack was made. and it is supposed the in
tention was to capture him.
An Alexand( y Of " qe-Of the / 18th
says: Early this morning, Mosby, at the
head of FIVE hundred rebel cavalry. made
his appearance on the line of the Alexan-
dria & Orange Railroad, near BristOw Sta
tiOn' so sudden as to take by surprise the
patrol for the protection of the road between
that place and Manassas. From twenty TO
twenty Eve of our men were captured. The
rebels went away in the direction of Fred
eTieksburg.
The following is contained in Cairo dis
patch of April 14th: As stated in a dis
patch yesterday. the rebels attacked Fort
Pillow with force of 5000 on the morn
ing of Tuesday. the 18th. Forrest, soon
after the attack began, sent in flag of truce
demanding the surrender of the Fort and
garrison, and in the meantime disposed of
his troops SO that he gained decided ad-
vantage. Major Booth, of the 18th Ten.
nessee cavalry, was in command of the Fort,
having under him about 400 of that regi-
ment and 200 of the first battalion of the
Sixth United States heavy artillery, former
ly the ist Alabama Colored Cavalry. The
flag of truce was refused, and returned to
the rebel headquarters, and the fighting was
resumed. Afterwards a second flag of truce
came in, and this also was refused. Bolh
flags gave the rebels an advantage in gain
ing new positions. The battle was kept Up
until about o'clock in the evening, when
Major Booth being killed, the rebels fol-
lowed up their last flag of truce in swarms,
empowering our forces and compelling
their surrender. Immediately upon the sur
render ensued scene which battles descrip-
ton. Up to that time comparatively few
of our men were killed, but insatiate and
blood thirsty as devils incarnate, the Con-
federates commenced an iudiscriminate
bntchering of whites and blacks, and even
those of both colors who haddbeen previ-
ously wounded. The black soldiers became
demorslized aud rushed to the rear of their
white officers, having all thrown down their
arms, became defenceless. Both white and
colored we're either bayoneted or sabred ;even
the dead bodies were horribly mutilated
Children of or 8 years and several negro
women were killed in cold blood. This all
occurred after the surrender When it
came to collecting the living men, all out
of 600 that could be found was about 200 :;
the most of these were killed after the sur
render. Six guns were taken by the rebels
and carried of, two lO-pound PARROTS and
two l2-pOund howitzers among them A
large lot of valuable stores were destroyed
or carried away.
The Richmond Examiner has a rumor
that Burnside was. landing at Newport News.
The N. Y. Times New Orleans letter
says that Banks command is above Match.
idoches, and there has been no battle with
the rebels. There is constant skirmishing
with Taylor's rear, and things promise
collision at Shreveport.