The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-01-06
WAR NEWS


The new Confederate steamer Sea King, now
called the Shenandoah, has been heard FROM
According TO the report of Capt. Hansen, of the
Brig Susan, who reached New York Yesterday,
the Shenandoah has captured and destroyed the
Susan, schooner, the Larks Elena and Z. G.
Godfrey, ard has also captured and bouded the
ships Kate and Prince. The officers and crews
OF the captured vessels we're taken by the Shen-
andoah into the port of Bahia, Brazll-the port
in which the Florida was seized-and were there
released.
An arrival at Cairo from New Orleans on the
26th ult., reports that Col. G. d. Robinson, with
force Of about 2 600 Union troops made
successful raid TO Pollards, Alabama, and de-
st.oyed all the railroad and government property
there, including cars, grain, 10000 stand OF
arms, &c. Whist rellfsning the expedition ell
counlered the enemy at the, bridge over the Lit
tie Esculba, who opposed their crossing. The
enemy were attacked twice aud repnlsed with "A
loss of five OF their flags. Col Robinson WAS
wounded. The Union loss during the expedition
is estimated AZ seveaty-iye killed and wounded
The abandonment Of the honbardnent Of Fort
Fisher, the return of the land forces to Hampton
Roads, and of Admiral Porter's feet 10 Beaufort
are confirmed by later advices from Northern
and Southern sources. The loss of the feet dur
ing the bombardment is estimated at enty-five
men killed and wounded. The loss sustained by
the land forces is put nj one thousand four hun
bred and seventy. F
The Confederate loss in prisoners was two hum
dred and fifty, and in killed and wounded about
fifty. =.
Since the depaI ture Of the feet and the resump-
ton of the blockade three hlockade-rnnnefs have
reached Wilmington oaded with supplies for the
Confederate Government and with miscellaneous
stores. The shore of North Carolina from Fort
Fisher to Masonboro' Inlet. is said 70 be strewn
with the wrecks OF boats mostly naval.
despatch from Washington s. rs the informa-
ton from the Army of TIL Potomac is to the eff
feet that force Of three Hundred rebels made n
sudden attack early Saturday morning on the
line of Union pickets between Forts Howard
entertainments. killing two, woundiug three, and
capturing thirty-five. The enemy then gathered
The blankets, knapsacks, &c, at the pickle: posts,
and retired to their lines.
The Union EXPEDITION from Plymouth, North
Carolina, under Col. frankie, is reported to have
returned to that place. They proceeded as far as
Rainbow Bluff, on the Roanoke river, where it is
said, the rebels were found in strong force under
General Hoke. Gunboats which were to have
co-opernted with Col. Frankie were to great
extent prevented from fulfilling their allotted part
of the expedition, by the torredoes in the ROAM
oke. One Of these concealed rebel missiles WIS
recently exploded under the steamer General Ber-
ry, in Albemarle Sound, but did her no dam
age.
The steamship Alpha, from ST. Thomas on the
22d, via Bermuda 9th ult., has arrived. She
reports the arrival at Bermuda, on the 23d, of
the steamer Charlotte, from Wilmington, with
l,024 bales of cotton; Owl with 700 bales and
Lamb, with l. 800 bales from same port.
! Advices from Tennessee represent that the bulk
of Gen. Hood army is still north Of the Tennes-
see river, and that he has loen compelled by the
Union gunbOats to abandon the point near Flor
ence, Ala, where he had pontUons. Hood is re-
ported to have first made on attempt to strike the
river at Decatur, bnt found the place occupied
by Gen. Changers troops.