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Port Royal, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 1
From Fredericksburg — the firing at Port Royal.
--From passengers by the Fredericksburg train yesterday evening, we give an explanation of the firing at Port Royal Wednesday morning. The Yankees, with six pieces of artillery, supported by infantry, appeared on the bank of the river opposite Port Royal Wednesday morning, at aPort Royal Wednesday morning. The Yankees, with six pieces of artillery, supported by infantry, appeared on the bank of the river opposite Port Royal Wednesday morning, at an early hour, and opened fire on the Satellite and Reliance, the two captured steamers lying at the wharf there.
They put a half dozen balls into the Satellite, and one or two into the Reliance.
The fire was replied to by our men from three guns, (some say one gun, mounted on wheels,) which had been taken from the steamers.
ThePort Royal Wednesday morning, at an early hour, and opened fire on the Satellite and Reliance, the two captured steamers lying at the wharf there.
They put a half dozen balls into the Satellite, and one or two into the Reliance.
The fire was replied to by our men from three guns, (some say one gun, mounted on wheels,) which had been taken from the steamers.
The Yankees retired after finding their efforts to destroy the vessels ineffectual.
All the guns, machinery, and furniture of the two steamers had been removed from them before the attack by the Yankees, so that very little damage was done by the cannonading.
No one on our side was hurt by the enemy's shells.
Burnside (search for this): article 2
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Buckner (search for this): article 2
Warren Hooper (search for this): article 2
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): article 2
From Tennessee — the evacuation of Knoxville.
--The evacuation of Knoxville, noticed in this paper yesterday, is confirmed.
The citizens nearly all left, taking with them what they could of household furniture.
A gentleman, who left the city after its evacuation, describes it as presenting a most lonely appearance, the houses being all closed and hardly a living thing in the streets save a few stray dogs, whose masters had left them in the hurry of departure.
The occupation of the city by the enemy is not yet certain, though it is stated that a small scouting party has reached the place.
All the Government stores were shipped from the city in safety.
There is no telegraphic communication direct with Knoxville, the telegraph operator having left there two or three days ago. The people from London county, below Knoxville, are bringing their negroes and chattels with them to Bristol, on the Virginia line.
Burnside's force is reported to be 30,000, though the report is tho
Grant (search for this): article 3
From Mississippi.
--The ranks of the Mississippi army are fast filling up with returning soldiers.
A gentleman just from Vicksburg brings the following news:
Grant will not move on Mobile until the fate of Charleston is decided.
Fifteen transports left Vicksburg, loaded with troops, a few days since; some went up, and some down the river; the troops were taken from the vicinity of the Big Black; it is thought by some that these forces were to overrun Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana.
The negroes and Federals at Vicksburg are dying off rapidly; there is a great number of deaths among the citizens also.
Lincoln's oath of allegiance will soon be administered to every inhabitant who will take it, and those unwilling will be sent into our lines.
Fifty of President Davis's negroes have died since they were taken to Vicksburg; negroes can be seen lying dead almost daily about fence corners in the outskirts of the town; they get sick and crawl to some place to shade t
Lincoln (search for this): article 3
John G. Davis (search for this): article 3
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): article 3
From Mississippi.
--The ranks of the Mississippi army are fast filling up with returning soldiers.
A gentleman just from Vicksburg brings the following news:
Grant will not move on Mobile until the fate of Charleston is decided.
Fifteen transports left Vicksburg, loaded with troops, a few days since; some went up, and some down the river; the troops were taken from the vicinity of the Big Black; it is thought by some that these forces were to overrun Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana.
The negroes and Federals at Vicksburg are dying off rapidly; there is a great number of deaths among the citizens also.
Lincoln's oath of allegiance will soon be administered to every inhabitant who will take it, and those unwilling will be sent into our lines.
Fifty of President Davis's negroes have died since they were taken to Vicksburg; negroes can be seen lying dead almost daily about fence corners in the outskirts of the town; they get sick and crawl to some place to shade th