Posted on 04/20/2023 4:42:42 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
BALTIMORE, Sunday, April 19.
The Richmond Dispatch of Friday last publishes the report that Gen. LONGSTREET has surrounded our forces at Suffolk, cutting off their communication with Norfolk. The Dispatch, however, discredits the story, and also a rumor that the whole of our forces have been captured from the Peninsula. The Dispatch reports that Gen. WISE has captured Fort Magruder with one thousand prisoners -- the Dispatch credits this, but it is of course untrue. The following has probably a foundation.
"As a result of the fight at Kelly's Ford on Tuesday last, twenty Yankee prisoners were brought to this city by Central train yesterday evening, and lodged in Libby Prison. It seems that the enemy were repulsed five successive times in their efforts to cross the river, and finally gave up the undertaking; their loss is estimated from twenty-five to thirty in killed and wounded, besides these captured and brought down last night; our loss was one horse killed and one soldier slightly wounded. Everything was quiet at the ford yesterday morning."
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Thursday, April 16.
The enemy's troops at Lake Providence have moved down to Vicksburgh and Granada. Travellers report that there was a universal opinion at Memphis that boats going up to Vicksburgh was a ruse. A heavy movement commenced on Thursday.
VICKSBURGH, Tuesday, April 14.
All quiet here. One transport with troops left the fleet this morning. Many tents and a dozen transports are still in sight.
JACKSON, Tuesday, April 14.
A large force was observed last night above Vicksburgh, supposed to have been caused by the burning of transports.
VICKSBURGH, VIA MOBILE, Thursday, April 16.
The fleet is still in sight across the river. The Yankees have abandoned the Furqulona expedition. The Yankee cavalry entered New-Carthage last week,
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