13. Gen. Butler forbid the opening of churches on the 15th inst. in N. O., for the purpose of observing a fast day prescribed by Jeff. Davis.
13. Attack on Fort Wright, Miss. river, by reb. mortar and gunboats.
13. Slight skirmish near Monterey, Tenn., by Gen. Smith’s troops. Reb. loss 10; Union 2.
13. Natchez, Miss., surrendered to flag-officer Farragut.
14. A skirmish near Trenton Bridge, N. C. Col. Amory with 17th and 25th Mass. defeated a reb. force, killing 10 of them.
14. Rebel steamer Alice captured in Roanoke river by U. S. steamers Ceres and Lockwood.
14. A party consisting of four officers’ servants and several convalescent soldiers, in charge of Surgeon Charles Newham, 29th N. Y. V., when on the road to Moorfield, were attacked while passing through a gap on Lost river, near Wartonsville. With the exception of Dr. Newham, who, though severely wounded succeeded in cutting his way through, the whole party were either killed or taken prisoners.
15. The Fed. iron battery Monitor, together with the mailed gunboats Galena and E. A. Stevens, attacked Fort Darling, on Watches Bluff, 6 miles below Richmond, on the James river. The fight continued for four hours, when the ammunition of the Galena having become exhausted, the Fed. vessels retired. The Galena was badly damaged, and lost 17 men killed and about 20 wounded. The large rifled gun of the E. A. Stevens burst early in the action. All the vessels engaged under great disadvantage in not being able to obtain sufficient elevation of their guns to bear on the high bluffs occupied by the enemy.
15. A company of infantry from Gen. Geary’s command were attacked by a body of rebel cavalry. Fed. loss 17.
15. Slight skirmish near Batesville, Ark., by 5th Ill. cavalry, Lieut. Smith.