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belong to Gilmore's corps, and are recently from Florida, and that Butler commanded in person. the enemy lost heavily — prisoners say 2,000. All quiet to-day, save slight firing from gunboats in the Appomattox. Brilliant affair — destruction of the gunboat Suwanee--capture of what was left of her Crew. On Saturday last a very handsome affair resulting in the destruction of the gunboat Suwanee, took place at Curles Neck. She had landed a party who had fired the buildings on Mr. Allen's place and was lying in the stream off Pickett's farm. About 12 o'clock she was attacked by four companies of dismounted cavalry and Starke's battery of light artillery. It appears that the crew were at dinner, and the second shot bursted the boat's boiler, causing a scene of terrible confusion. Every one that could scrambled for the deck. When they appeared on deck a heavy musketry fire was poured into the struggling crew, driving all who were not killed or wounded below the deck. S