The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-11
J THE NEWS.

IHE NEWS.
auH}rA r ;au New York, May 4.
is The Hersld's Savannah correspondent o
the 29th, says: is 7talyr aj9a
General Wilson's famous raiding expedi
ton arrived here yesterday from Macon.
The following account is condensed histo
ry Of the trip: . " 'a
General Wilson left Chickasaw, Alabama
on the 22d of March. It is not proper t.
give any statement of the number Of hi
forces. Ebenezer Church, near Planters
vile, Ala, was taken, after short engage
ment with Forests cavalry took three hun
dred prisoners and captured three guns
Forests forces retreated te the west side sl
the Cahawba river and separated. A col
umn vas sent to Tuscaloosa, which cap
tured and destroyed much government prop.
erty. Selma, 241 miles from the base, wa,
captured on the I'd Of April, with 2,70O
prisoners, 80 guns in position and seventy.
five in the arsenal. We destroyed three
rolling mills with their fixtures, a very large
naval foundry, and an arsenal the second in
importance Z in the Confederacy, powder
works, magazines, and large number Of
cars. We remained at Selma eight days
The Alabama river was bridged $50 feet,
the operation occupying five days from the
9th to the 10th. The next place attacked
was Montgomery, fifty miles distant. All
the bridges on the Alabama and Tennessee
river railroad were destroyed. The enemy
destroyed $4,000 bales of cotton. Mont
gomery surrendered without assault. Five
guns fell into our hands. We destroyed
two rolling mills and foundries, two ma ga
zines, one locomotive, sixty three cars, five
steamboats, captured on the river near We
tumpka, and nitre works. The rebels
burned IS 900 bales Of cotton before evacu-
ating. Columbus, Georgia, IS miles dis.
tant, was taken by assault by Gen. Upton,
af'er dark on the 10th. Twelve hundred
prisoners were captured, ffty.th-ee guns,
seven large cotton factories, 100000 bales
0 cotton, and immense quantities Of ord
nance, quartermaster's aid commissary
stores, a large arsenal, pistol factory, an
requirement factory, naval foundry, roll
ing mill and foundry, an arsenal foundry,
thirteen locomotives, ever 100 cars, depots,
machine shops, &C.; also. captured and de-
stroyed gunboat mounting s finch rifled
guns. called the Jackson, but the name of
which was recently changed, at this place.
A detour tc West Point was made by way
81 L~s-~-s., --a::tha brigade .-h;~h .s...L.-a
carried il by storm. capturing the garrison,
$50 in number, and guns, and killing the
rebel General Tive. in command; Is loco
motives were destroyed 200 cars, bridges
and two large factories in the vicinity. We
destroyed large quantities of quartermas
ter's and commissary stores at Griffin, and
burned the bridges on the Selma & Mont
railroad. We captured five rebels
along the road. s ..af ...a.as.s
Macon was taken without opposition. 1t
has not been necessary, as yet, to destroy
any property. We captured Generals How.
ell Cobb, Gustavus w. Smith, formerly the
Inspector of New York city, Robertson.
Mercer and Mccall. We captured 1872 guns
in field and by assault, 200 guns in arsenal.
with an immense amount Of ordnance and
stores, . cotton mill and ma
chinery, railroad stock, &c. sgl
The result of the campaign may be sum.
med up Is follows The capture and occupa-
ton of four of the most important cities in
the confederacy; 5000 prisoners, and over
200 guns; large supplies of small arms de-
vastation Of the country. and destruction Of
Of at least $500, 100000 worth of property,
directly or indirectly belonging to the rebel
government. The casualties Of the cam
paign have not as yet been obtained. but do
not think they will exceed $50 in killed,
wounded and missing. rea..,8 arr =,
New York. May 4.
The Herald's jacksonville, Florida, cor.
says:
About 1900 Union soldiers, formerly i'm.
prisoned at Andersonville, Georgia, were, on
the morning Of the 2sth ult., transported
by the rebels down the Florida Central rail.
road to within ten miles Of Jacksonville.
where they were Internationally released
and left to make their way into the Union
lines, which several hundred reached befor,
night.
They all presented . pitiful appearance,
and many were barely able to walk; bu,
their joy was great on finding themselves
once again under the protection Of the old
flag.
The Herald's Hilton Head correspondent
speaking Of the arrest Of OK. x.Governor Al
kins, says:
The Governor claims to be an original
Union man and an opposer Of notification
in Calhoun's time. and friend to the Union
and Constitution ever since, but they rebut,
ted and contradcted this, and among other
things he is accused Of furnishing portion
Of the brain which has enabled the rebels to
hold out four years, Of having held several
advisory interviews with JEFF. Davis.
Il These are only reports, but Of course the
War Department must have had some foun.
dation for its action against him.
g B Lamors, prominent citizen Of Sa.
hann IL IL z.