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l immediately ordered the attack, and after a brief but hotly contested fight, the enemy were broken and fled in utter rout towards Alexandria. They were pursued for several miles, and many prisoners captured. All their artillery was abandoned and fell into our hands. We have no particulars of the casualties on either side, but it is stated that the Yankee dead covered the field of battle, and numbers of the frightened wretches slaughtered in their flight. Among their killed were Gens. Stearns and Kearney. We had no officer of note killed or wounded. This column of our army continued to advance, and on Tuesday evening occupied Munson's, Mason's, and the adjoining hills, within full view of the Yankee capital, and only about five miles from Alexandria. We also have information that on Thursday morning two divisions of our army, one under Jackson and the other under Longstreet, left Drainsville at 8 o'clock, and took up the line of march for the Potomac, one crossing
turday morning our mortar-boats were throwing occasional shells into Vicksburg. We have captured the batteries both above and below the town. Cairo, Thursday, May 28.--The steamer Imperial arrived at Memphis on Monday morning. From Capt. Stearns, a passenger, we learn the following: The fighting Friday was desperate. Gen. Grant charged the fortifications and took some of them. The rebels rallied and retook them. There was much hand-to-hand fighting. Capt. Stearns says oCapt. Stearns says our loss that day in killed, wounded, and missing, was about 5,000. The rebels used hand-grenades when our forces attempted to storm the works. It was reported that one corps of Banks's army had arrived at Warrenton. Editorial Strictures. The Times says editorially: The dispatches concerning affairs at Vicksburg continue to be nearly as possible incomprehensible. This is a pretty good indication of the repulse of the Yankees, but here is a better from the Times:
One hundred dollars Reward. --Ranaway from the subscriber, about the 10th of my negro man Solomon. The said negro it a carpenter by trade, and formerly worked for Mr. MeKinn, corner 21st and Main streets. He left the premises of Mr. F Stearns, (where his wife lives,) with a pass from me to come to Lynchburg. I will give the above reward for his delivery at any jail, so that I may get him again. John R Todd, C S Nitre Refinery. Lynchburg Va. je 2--6t*
One Hundred Dollars Reward. --Ranaway from the subscriber, about the 10th of may, my negro man Solomon. The said negro is a carpenter by trade, and formerly worked for Mr. McMinn, corner 21st and Main streets. He left the premises of Mr. F Stearns, (where his wife lives,) with a pass from me to come to Lynchburg. I will give the above reward for his delivery at any jail, so that I may get him again. John R Todd, C S Nitre Refinery, Lynchburg, Va. je 23--6t*
One hundred Dollars Reward. --Ran away from the subscriber, about the 10th of May, my negro man Solomon. The said negro carpenter by trade, and formerly worked for Mr. Mcklun, corner 21st and Main streets. He left the premises of Mr. F Stearns, (where his wife lives,) with a pass from me to come to Lynchburg. I will give the above reward for his delivery at any jail, so that I may get him again. John R Todd C S Nitre R. finery, Lynchburg. Va. ja 23--6t*
. On taking the question on the section giving freedom to the mother, wife, and children of negroes so employed by the Government, there was no quorum, and the Senate adjourned. A Federal Disaster. The New York Herald, of the 11th, says: Dispatches from Nashville, dated the 9th inst., report that four companies of the 9th Pennsylvania cavalry were surprised and cut up at daybreak on that morning at Tompkinsville, by a party of one thousand five hundred rebel cavalry, under Col. Stearns, who immediately pushed on with his command in the direction of Bowling Green. It was rumored that Col. Williams and Majors Browne and Jordan, on our side, were killed, but some doubts were entertained as to the fate of the former officer. From Fort Monroe. Fortress Monroe, July 8, P. M.--A. flag of truce was sent up York river yesterday, and returned this afternoon. At Cumberland they found 105 of our wounded soldiers held as prisoners by the rebels. The latter readily c
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list, viz: Allen, W. C.1 ball, Dandridge1 Cosby, J. W.1 Carrington, Colonel1 Cohn, Jacob1 Christian, Ann1 Duval, Samuel S.1 Duval, Miles1 Dickinson, B. F.1 Ellett, A. L.1 Edmunds, Robert1 friend, John E.1 Francis, James G.1 Ford, A. J.1 Garnett, William F. G.1 green, B. W. & Sons2 Haxall, Boling1 Heekler, V.1 Hughes, John C.1 Higginbotham, E. J.1 Johnston, Thomas1 Kerr, Mrs. & Robert Maxwell1 Knight, William C.2 Lersner3 Leake, T. C.2 Lawson, Peter1 Maynard, J. C.4 Omohundro's, S. Estate1 Poe, John1 Payne, Robert1 Randolph, William B.2 Shields, John C.1 Schutte, Richard1 Sheppard, Lavinia1 Stearns, Frank1 Taliaferro, William C.1 Taylor, M. S.1 Tinsloy, Reeves1 Winston, James1 Werth, John J., agent5 Westham Iron Works15 hospitals. Louisiana Hospital1 Samp Lee1 Camp Winder Hospital11 Camp Jackson Hospital8 Howard Grove Hospital4 Chimborazo Hospital10 Stuart Hospital1 A copy — Teste: William Eolkes, C. H. C. ja 26--5t