The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-02
--latest News.
We copy and conderse from the Chicago
Times of Monday morning.

battle took place in Florida, Is miles from
jacksonville, on the Goth ult. The Fcderals
after desperate contest of three hours were
defeated, and compelled to fall back tiistunc,
OF miles. The rebels, who numbered ID. 900
are reported by a prisoner to have come from
Charleston, aud to have been under tho com
ruand Of Beauregari. The Federal loss is e
tlmatcd Mt from 900 to 500 men, besides j
pieces of artillery. Rebel loss not known.
But few particulars Of the disaster have ms vet
been ascertaincd, Gen. Gilmore having ordered
the seizure of all private letters in possession
Of passengers on the steamer which brought
the news from Port Royal to New York. Gen.
seymour, Of the Federal forces, has been ar
rested by order of Gen Gilmore. Gen. Wedges
is his successor, and has left Hilton Head for
jacksonville with rcnforccmcnts
In the fighting at Tunnel Hill Ga , on Wed.
ncsday and Thursday, the Federal loss was less
than 100, while that of the rebels is estimated
to have been 500. Advices as to the present
whereabouts of the Army Of the Cumberland
are conf ciing-one report locating it within
two miles of Dalton, and another stating that
is has returned to Chattanooga.
Gen. Smith has returned to Memrhis. During
his recent cavalry expedition he DESTROYED g.
0oo bales of cotton and 200O,O00 bushels of
corn /; broke up the Mobile & Ohio Ralrol d
from OkOlOna to West Point 4; and captured g.
900 hor es and males, 500 negroes, and 100
prisoners. He had seven cngn gcmcnts, being
successful in all but one, in which he lost a
battery OF nlountain howiizers. His loss in
killed and wounded 1as slight, but 400 or 500
of his men were taken prisoners.
The President is understood to be revising
his proclamation of amnesty.
La the House, on Saturday, Frank Blair
stated that more prohigate administration
than that Of the Treasury Department never
existed
tits rcptrtcl that Sherman, having taken
Selma, gill attack Atlanta and Montgomery.
and cooperate with Banks and Fnrragut in OF,
crations against Mobile.
LonSstrcct is reported to be falling beck to
Virginia
Bccckinyidse and Buckncr have taken com.
mand Of the cavalry here toiore under Wheeler, !
and are making preparations for an iucurson
into Kentucky.
Advices from The Federal feet off Mobile
state that IN attack on IT. Gaines was expected
70 take place on the 10th ult. The rebels had
ABOUT ~ ,uO0 troops in and around the city, and
two iron-ciads in the harbor. With these YES
sells, and the forces under Gems Magruder aid
Taylor, they expect, it is stated TO re-capture
New Orleans, and blockade the Mississippi be-
tween that point and Natchez.
The steamship Bohemian, from Liverpool,
struck a rock four miles from Cape Elizabeth,
on Monday evening, and sunk about two miles
from shore Seventeen passengers are known
20 have been lost, and 2G others remain to be
heard irom. The cargo Of the steamer was
valued at 81 100000. A portion of the mails
were saved, including three bags for Chicago.
The Associated Press dispatches we're lost
= he news of the week is not very eSci'ing
Latest European advices put breadstuffs down
--'he German and Danish war up and flourish
nr--the Danes ahead
The British authorities at Cape Town seized
he rebel privateer Tuscaloosa on charge of
VI llating the neutrality laws.
>, The Lncoln-Chase mbroglio has got into
congress, and bids fair to end in an explosion.