16. Three hundred Ga., Texas and Ky. cavalry captured near New Haven, Ky., by a detachment of Walford’s cavalry, under Capt. Adams.
16. The army of the Potomac withdrawn to the north side of the Rappahannock, from Fredericksburg, Va.
17. Baton Rouge, La., occupied by Fed. troops under Gen. Grover.
17. Fight at Goldsboro’, N. C. Gen. Foster’s troops destroyed a valuable bridge, and defeated rebels under Gen. Evans.
18. Lexington, Ky., occupied by rebs. under Gen. Forrest, after defeating the 11th Ill. cavalry, Col. R. G. Ingersoll, who fought 2 hours, and lost 40 men and 2 cannon.
18. The steamer Mill Boy, at Commerce, Miss., was fired on by reb. cavalry and 3 men killed. The U. S. gunboat Juliet and City Belle with 11th and 47th Ind. were dispatched to Commerce and burnt the town and plantations in the neighborhood.
19. Holly Springs, Miss., surrendered to rebs. with 1,800 men and 150 officers. $1,000,000 worth of commissary stores, &c., destroyed.
19. A lieutenant and 30 men of 10th N. Y. cavalry, with 14 wagons, captured at Occoquan, Va., by reb. cavalry, who were overtaken by Col. Rush’s cavalry and compelled to destroy their plunder.
19. Col. Dickey’s Fed. cavalry returned to camp, near Oxford, Miss., from a 6 days’ scout, with 150 prisoners. 34 miles of the Ohio and Mobile railroad were destroyed, with a large amount of rebel stores.
20. Skirmish near Halltown, Va. Capt. Vernon’s Fed. cavalry defeated rebs., capturing 3.