April 28, 1863, The Charleston Mercury
FROM CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, April 27. – Nashville files of the 21st instant have been received. The Cumberland River has fallen forty inches on Harpeth Shoals. Col. RELBURN, of the 2d Iowa Cavalry, has been appointed Inspector of Cavalry for the Army of the Cumberland. General MINTY commands all the cavalry in ROSECRANS’ army. A Washington telegram of the 20th states, on the authority of Ex-Governor HICKS, that a secret organization has been unearthed in Maryland, the members of which were sworn to join the Confederates on the first favorable opportunity. A St. Louis telegram says that 3000 rebels attacked Fayetteville, Ark., on the 18th. The Federal loss in the affair was 5 killed and 17 wounded. The Yankee official report of the battle of Murfreesboro’ states the number of their killed and wounded in that action to have been 19,340. The Captain of General ROSECRANS’ body-guard has deserted and gone home.
Hon. WASHINGTON BARROW arrived on Saturday and took rooms at the Crutchfield House.
FROM BRAGG’S ARMY.
TULLAHOMA, April 27. – WHEELER’S command has returned to McMinnville. The enemy’s pickets are near Tuscumbia. All is quiet in front.
(In addition to the above telegrams, we have received a quantity of the usual unintelligible gibberish from Jackson, Miss., which we forbear to print. – MERCURY)