Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper/Volume 18/Number 450/Summary of the Week

VIRGINIA.

A cavalry skirmish occurred recently near Strasburg, Va., between 100 of the 1st New York and 300 rebels.

Seven of Moseby's men were captured on the 29th by a scouting party from Fairfax Court House.

The Union troops recently entered, and, it is said, burned Madison Court House.

NORTH CAROLINA.

A flag of truce was sent to Plymouth, but was not received.

Gen. Wessells and his little band of 1,500 fought like heroes for four days and nights, and the rebels admit a loss of 1.700.

A Union or "Buffalo" camp near Windsor was attacked and captured by the 624 Georgia, about the middle of April, and Capt. Hoggard, the commander, killed.

The Fork Jackson, Capt. B. F. Sands, with the Niphon, on the 21st, went up to Masonboro', near Wilmington, and destroyed valuable saltworks belonging to the rebel Government.

SOUTH CAROLINA.

The suspension of hostilities here has been followed by the withdrawal of troops. Beauregard has proceeded to Virginia, as he did three years ago. He passed through Wilmington on the 21st.

The shelling of the city is kept up at intervals, and a broadside given to Fort Sumter.

LOUISIANA.

Our army is at Grand Ecore, fortifying. The large boats are above, but the smaller ones are below. Several of the boats have been hotly attacked by guerillas and troops on the bank. The Blackhawk had quite an adventure with them.

Gen. Steele is said to have captured Shreveport, and Banks has advanced on the 22d to meet the enemy.

Gen. Stone has been superseded by Gen. Dwight. A small Union force had gone up the Wachita river, and a cavalry expedition had been sent out on the north bank of Red river, near Alexandria, by Gen. Grover.

The rebels, under Jumel, have made a raid on Plaquemine, destroying a large stock of cotton.

TENNESSEE.

Our pickets near Nickajack gap were attacked on the 23d, and five killed, seven wounded and 19 taken by the rebels.

ARKANSAS.

Gen. Thayer joined Gen. Steele at Elkin's ferry, on the Little Missouri river, where the rebels were driven from their breastworks. The enemy then made a stand at Prairie de Anna, fortified by riflepits and epaulements, but Steele flanked their positions, and Price retreated towards Washington. Steele then dashed on Camden, which Price endeavored in vain to reach before him. From Camden Steele moved on Shreveport.

MISSISSIPPI.

Forrest is retreating towards Alabama, followed by Gen. Grierson, who had a fight with him on the 21st near Hudsonville, MIss., and captured a number of prisoners, wagons, horses and mules.

KANSAS.

Quantrell is reported to have crossed the Arkansas and Verdigris rivers, on his way to Kansas.

Gen. Blunt has been ordered to Kansas for service.

MISSOURI.

A detachment of Rogers's Union troops at Charleston had a fight with guerillas, on the 19th and 20th inst., in which they killed 12 of them. Six more were killed by the State Militia.

KENTUCKY.

A detachment of the 45th Kentucky, under Capt. Adams, attacked the rebels in Brent Hill county, killing and capturing 20; he then pursued Everett's command, whom he also defeated, killing two officers and taking 35 men.

FLORIDA.

A party of refugees ascended Wetappoe river some 20 miles to White bluffs, and destroyed 2,000 bushels of salt. They captured a valuable barge. Some of the crew of the Restless destroyed another Government saltwork on East bay.

NAVAL.

COmmander Fox, of the Potamac flotilla, recently ran up the Rappahannock and destroyed two ferries, seven large lighters, three pontoon boats, 22 large skiffs, white oak ready to build a sloop of war, 22 large boats.

The blockade-runner Mary Sorley, from Galveston, was captured on the 3d of April.

The rebels continue their torpedo attacks. The Wabash in Charleston harbor was recently attacked, but escaped.

Admiral Dahlgren has gone back to the command of Charleston harbor.