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mitosis, Tuesday, April 15, 1862.
W We are proud of our good old State.
While her brave .sons are fighting the battles
of their country in the South, and covering
our State with imperishable glory, her loyal
men at home have risen, and, with a shout
that reads the heavens, have declared that
come what may the rebellion shall be sup-
pressed, the Union restored, the honor of the
Flag vindicated, the Constitution and Laws
maintained.
Nine thousand majority for Buckingham.
It is not Massachusetts, with warm, impul-
sive, ever ready patriotism that speaks—it is
not New York, with her hundreds of thou-
sands of voters, and patriotic ‘rural districts’
—-it is not the great West withlts wild,brave,
open-hearted yeomanry—but it is Connecti-
cut, conservative to the last; Connecticut,
bereft of thousands of loyal sons; Connecti-
cut, speaking as a brave old New England
State should speak.
Thank God for last Monday’s victory, and
let all the loyal people say “Amen.”
We have vindicated the fame of our State.
We have strengthened the hands of our ru-
lers. We have cheered the hearts of our
sons and brothers on the field of battle. We
have swept away the last hope of a reaction
in the North, and told the rebels in language
never heard from Connecticut before, that
while wereverence law ourselves and abide
by established “institutions,” even though
some of them may be “peculiar” and dis-
tasteful, we will never permit treason and
disloyalty to assail our country under any
shape or form.
Peace flags—they are a thing of the past.
Peace men—they are buried under the ma-
jorities of last Monday. “Olive branch”
men—they thrive not in our soil. Hence-
forth the only peace flag will be the Stars
and Stripes brought back in triumph from
battle; the peace men will be our brave vol-
unteers who have routed the enemy, saved
our country, and purchased for coming gen-
erations blessings as dear and as valuable as
the patriots of the Revolution bequeathed to
us.
We do not claim the victory as a Republi-
can victory. It is not one. But it is a “Un-
ion” victog as truly as if won at Newbern
or Pittsburg Landing. We thank God and
take courage. The victory is twice as com-
plete stifle dared hope for. Henceforth let
no one'dare attempt to shake our courage in
the good sense, virtue and patriotism of the
peoplepkatmnecticut.
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THE. FIFTH C. V.—The Hartford 'Press
hears that the Fifth Regiment, C. V., is in
the neighborhood of Yorktown. The last
we heard from them they were chasing the
rebels through the Shenandoah Valley, but
we are not surprised to hear that they are
nowht Yorktown. Th ere is no use guessing
wherdthe Fifth is, it would take the Flying
Dutchman to keep pace with their move.
ments. '
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[3‘ Among the prominent members of
our House of Representatives will be Messrs.
Carter, Treat and Sterling of this County,
Peck, Train, (Milford,) E. C. Scranton,(Mad-
ison,)_Plumb, (Derby,) and Elton, (Waterbu-
ery,) of? New Haven County, Catlin of Litch-
fi'el'd’Codnty, Adams, Weaver and Trumbull
of ‘New London County, Rice, (Farmington)
Pisa, (Rocky Hill,) of Hartford County, &c.
There are other prominent and active men
on the Union side. ,
Among the Breckz'nrz'dgars are Charles
Chapman, A. P. Hyde, and G. W. Peet.
In‘ the: Senate, the prospect for party de-
bate isnot' favorable.
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.SCHOOL‘ EXHIBITION—In South Norwalk,
where the Union School still flourishes, and
is the pride of the village, they are to have a
grand School Exhibition, on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week, at Ely’s
Hall.” The Winslow Band will furnish mu-
sic-for‘th'e'occasion, and extensive arrange-
meuthihav‘e' been made for having a “good
time? Whoever expects to get a good seat,
mustnte‘ssrly-
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ACCIDENT—A young man from Ridge-
field, named Albert Mead, was accidentally
shot, on Saturday night, at South Norwalk,
by one of - his companions. A number of
young (men were examining and carelessly
handling a pistol, when it was diSCharged,
the ball entering the body of young Mead,
wounding him severely. It is now thought
he will live. When will people learn that
firel-Tirms‘are dangerous things to trifle with.
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, The Continentols.
Sometime since we announced that the
Continentals were “coming.” So they were.
but they did not get here. Now, however,
theyintend to make their appearance, and
“take the town by storm.” By their adver-
tiseme‘nt,’it will be seen that they are to give
entertainments at Lockwood’s Hall, Tuesday
auditWednesday evenings. Their “Mirror of
thei<War” is said to be a very fine produc~
tion—abut, we shall all be there to see for
ourselves.
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. The Speaker-ship.
‘ Fi-The Hon. J. M. Carter, of Norwalk, will,
.we'suppose, without doubt, be the Speaker of
the next House. Mr. Carter has twice been
a member, and on both occasions was Chair-
man of the Committee on the Judiciary, the
most laborious position in the House. He
is well known in this County as a leading
member of the Bar, and thronghoat the
State as a. most efficient legislator, and aman
of most incorruptible integrity. His age and
experience, his ability and character alike
entitle him to the position of Speaker of the
next House of Representatives.
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WIn formation has been received by the
Department at Washington, from Mr. Geo.
F. Upton, the Consul of the United States at
Rio Grande, Brazil, of the wreck of‘ the brig
“ Mary Staples,” of Westport, Connecticut,
on the bar of that port, on the 13th of No-
vember, 1861. The Captain, his wife, and
crew were saved through the exertions of
Jose Pereira Pinto, Commandant of the Bar,
and Miguel Mareira, the first pilot.
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RUNAWAv.—A horse belonging to Mr. Lu-
cas, while on arunaway down West Avenue,
Monday, ran into a grocery wagon,knocking
the horse over, upsetting the wagon, and
throwing the driver,(C. F. Betts,an employee
of S. E. Olmstead & Co.,) to the ground,and
rolling a barrel of' molasses, over him, brui-
sing him severely, but, fortunately, breaking
no bases.
: nislrcd us much good news.
the surrender of Island No. 10 was announ-
TE. '
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“’AR NE‘VS.
The past week, as was expected, has fur-
On Tuesday.
ced. This has been one of the most dama-
ging surrenders the rebels have made during
the war, and it has weakened them in their
most vital part, as they have lost over a
hundred heavy seigc pieces, 24 pieces of
field artillery, an immense quantity of am-
munition and supplies, several thousand
stand of small arms, &c., &c. It will not be
easy for them to replace the heavy guns lost
there, in fact we believe it will be impossible
for them to do so. We also captured 3 Gen-
erals, 7 Colonels, 7 regiments, and several
battalions of infantry, and 5 companies of
artillery.
On Wednesday morning, startling news
was received of a great battle at Pittsburgh
Landing, Tennessee, the first account of
which will be found on our first page and
later particulars in our news columns. It
seems to have been the most desperate battle
yet forrght in this war, but all accounts
as yet, are provokingly unsatisfacty; we
hardly know whether to call it a great victo-
ry, as first heralded, or simply a decisive re-
pulse of the rebels. They seem to have tried
the same game that Zollicofl‘er tried at Sour-
erset, with a like result, 2'. 0., to cut off Grant’s
division before Buell could form a junction,
but fortunately for us, they put off the trial a
day too late. The latest reports put our loss
at about. 3300 killed and wounded, and 2 or
3000 taken prisoners, and the enemy’s loss at
4300 killed and wounded, among them Gen.
A. Sidney Johnston, their commander-in-
chief. Gen. Banks also reports (Sunday
morning) that Gen. Beauregard is dead; ‘he
receives his information from the enemy in
front of him and seems to believe it. We
hope it is so, but it needs confirmation. All
previous reports from there however concur
in the statement of his being wounded. Gen.
Prentiss, in command of our advance, was
captured by the rebels the first day, but is
since reported to have escaped. Our loss in
officers is also reported to be large, amen g
them Brig-Gen. W. H. Wallace, who was
made a Brigadier for gallantry at Fort Don-
elw
FrOm Mc’Clcllan’s army, we have the in-
formation that he is beseiging Yorktown,
which is found to be very heavily fortified
and defended by the whole available force
of the rebels, under Generals Joseph E.John—
ston and Lee. It is thought that the enemy
have more than50,000men at that point,it will
probably however have to succumb in the
course of the week.
P. S. The latest telegraph says that our
loss is 4,000 killed and 12,000 wounded.—
And that we captured all but two or three of
their cannon, including their celebrated
Washington Artillery Corps of New Orleans.
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OFFICE SANITARY COMMISSION,
CHICAGO, 28th March, 1862. i
DEAR MADAM :—Pleasc accept for your-
self and the ladies, the thanks of this Com-
mission, for the, valuable box which has
reached us, and is this day on its way to
Fort Donelson. The articles will be of more
value than the donors can easily know. I
send you our circular and quarterly report.
I am, respectfully, your ob’t serv’t,
E. M. BLATCHFORD, Cor. Sec.
MR8. L. A. SMITH, “Hillside.”
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W The Mountain Department, Major-
General Fremont, whose head-quarters at
present are at Wheeling, Va., is divided into
four sections. That under Gen. Cox is on
the Kanawha, that of Milroy in the region of
Cheat Mountain, that of General Schenck
about Cumberland, that of Gen. Kelly is
called the Railroad Division, as he has the
care of the western branches of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad.
It is a difficult country to march troops
over, on account of the absence of railroads
and telegraphs, and speedy transportation
and means of information are proportionally
retarded.
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W According to the letter of the Secre-
tary of War to the House of Representa-
tives, there are four hundred and seventy-
two chaplains in the Union army. Of these
there are from New York 97, Pennsylvania
64, Massachusetts 19, Maine 11, New Hamp-
shire 6, Vermont 7, Connecticut 7, Rirode
Island 4, Delaware 2, Minnesota 2, Kansas 4,
Ohio 44, Illinois 46, Indiana 30, New Jersey
11, Iowa 12, Wisconsin 11, Michigan 13,
Kentucky 16, Missouri 9, Virginia 4, Mary-
land 3. They are divided among the vari-
ous religions denominations as follows :
Methodists 124, N. S. Presbyterians 94, Con-
gregationalists 67, Episcopalians 66, Bap-
tists 43, Old School Presbyterians 24, Unita-
rians 23, Catholics 22, all others 9. Total
472.
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W Gens. Lee and Johnston are both re-
ported wifh the Rebel forces near Yorktown.
The Rebel position extends across the Pen-
insula from Yorktown to Warwicktown,
near the James River, so that they command
all the leading roads. Different estimates are
given of the strength of the insurgent army,
and from all accounts, it would appear to be
at least 50,000. The National troops are
said to be greatly inspirited by the news of
the Western victories. Washington dis-
patches say that the enemy’s position, both
in nature and by art, is strong.
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Mourns & DOTr have just been putting in
a large new stock of Dry Goods for the
Spring Trade. They always keep up with
the times with the quantity, quality and
price of their goods, as the ladies all know.—
--Gentlcmen will find a good assortment of
Gent’s Furnishing Goods. Read their new
advertisement and give them a call. ,
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W The Rev. E. FRANCES of New York
will preach on Sunday, April 20th, at Nor-
walk Hall, morning, afternoon and evening,
on the doctrine of Universal Salvation. The
public are respectfully invited to attend.
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W At the Annual Meeting of Columbia
Base Ball Club, on Tuesday evening last,the
following named gentlemen were elected to
the several offices for the year ensuing—Jra
Cole, President; George M. Holmes, Vice
President; E. T. Payne, Secretary; A. H.
Wilcoxson, Treasurer; A. J. Meeker, G. N.
Ells, Directors; George Selleck, Stephen H.
Holmes, Vigilance Committee.
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W‘Gossip in the London , ubs tells of
another romance in the peers . How, re-
cently, a noble lord took a fancy in a rail-
way carriage to a pretty traveller. She was
the daughter of a miller, and going to be a
sculliery servant in London. He prevailed
upon her to go, took lodging—all very res-
pectfully—and asked her to reside there
three Weeks, at the end of which time she
was asked, without knowing who he was, to
give a yea or nay to his proposal of marriage.
She was well advised, and when the noble
lord called for the reply, she made a low cur-
tesy, and said, “Yes, sir, it you please," and
she became “my lady."
«We
Having now obtained Foole-hold in
Tennessee expect to send our Porter or our
Butler with a message to our Southern friends
and Grant them the privilege of paying their
“rights,” of which they ragg much—and
may the Pillow under leapers’ heads be as
adders and scorpions till they pay the Price
cf treason, and their rebel carcasses be Polk’d
into their traitorous Toombs.
Louisville Journal, J
Vote For Governor.
FAIRFIELI) COUNTY.
Fairfield, 394 .‘271
Bridgeport, 1059 808
Danbury, 632 411
Bethel, 202 115
Brookfield, 109 144
Dnricn, 175 111
Eusto n, 129 154
Greenwich, 326 425
Huntington, 164 1 63
Monroe, 108 182
New Canaan, 262 162
New Fairfield, 000 000
Newtown, 261 404
Norwalk, 649 307
Bedding, 151 136
Ridgeficld, 293 176
Sherman, 000 000
Stamford, 513 407
Str‘atf'ord, 238 161
Trumbull, 1 50 178
Weston, 54 131
Westport, 203 236
Wilton, 219 100
6,269 5,1 76
@‘The Hartford Daily Courant sars that
the following is the aggregate of the vote ii r
Governor, as shown by their returns, which
includes every town but Sherman in the
State. The showing must be satisfactory to
all hearty supporters of the Administration
in its prosecution of the war:
RECAPITULATION.
Buckingham. Looma's.
Hartford Co. 7940 6258
New Haven (10., 7651 6828
New London ('30., 4708 3163 -
Fairfield Co., f 6440 5352
’Windham“Co., 3024 1467
Litchfield Co., 4890 3553
Tolland 00., 2186 1392
Middlcsex (‘30., 2900 236.2
‘ 39,748 30,675
Buckingham ahead, 9073.
One town, Sherman, to hon r from.
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OUR .R-EPRESEN'I‘ATIvrcs.—-Wc think we
are fully entitled to the indulgence of a little
local vanity and glorification over the gentle-
men selectcd to refinescnt the town of Nor-
walk in the next ouse of Representatives
—-Lawyer Carter, and President I-lill ! What
capital timber for a speaker the first, and for
our present intricate finances, whata pmctic-
al, common sense and valuable man we have
in the lash—Nomadic Gazette.
And the state is obliged to you for sending
such men to the legislature. N ever was
there more need of them. We have already
had experience of the ability and integrity
of Mr. Carter. Clear-headed watchful, hon-
est as the sun, perfectly true to his convic-
tions, at forcible speaker and a fine rcasoncr,
his influence is already a controlling one in
the legislature—Press.
WNorwalk has done herself honor in
her Senator and Representatives. As to Mr.
Carter, all that know. him will concede the
justice of the eulogy of the Press. A purer
and betterman is not to be found with Dic-
gones’ lantern, and as a lawyer and legislator
he stands in reputation among the first in the
State—Palladium.
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The Siege of Yorktown.
NEAR Yonx'rowx, April 12.
The sun shone brightly yesterday and to-
day, much to the relief of the thousands of
soldiers who are compelled to sleep in the
open air. The roads are still in very bad
condition.
The rebel forces have been greatly increas-
ed within the past two days. On Thursday,
several vessels were seen to land troops at
Yorktown, and also at Gloucester, opposite,
which place has not been occupied up to this
time. Reinforcements have also been receiv-
ed from Norfolk, by way of the James river.
The balloon reconnoissancc made yester-
day by Gen. Fitz John Porter, shows that the
rebels had materially strengthened their
works since the advance of the federal troops
and that many additional guns had been
placed in position.
Gen. McClellan has written a letter highly
complimenting the 6th Maine Regiment for
their gallant behavior while making a recon-
noissancc on Warwick river. Similar honors
have also been bestowed on the Berdau
Sharpshooters, by Gen. Porter, for their con-
duct while acting as skrrmishers during the
advance.
They now do picket duty in front of the
enemy’s works, and many a rebel has fallen
from the bullets of their unerring rifles.
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Pay of the Soldiers.
All the sick and wounded soldiers of Con-
necticut Regiments belonging to Gen. Burn-
side’s Division, who have been sent home,
can obtain pay for January and February by
sendin to Col. J. H. Almy, 137 Broadway,
New ork, their Descriptive Lists. Any
person who is discharged, should send the
certificate of the same.
Those wounded at Roanoke and at New-
bern, have not been paid since they left An-
napolis. Col. Almy has been nctified in an-
swer to his letters‘that the sum often thous-
and dollars is now ready to meet their special
wants.
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WThe New London Chronicle, of the
10:11, says: “Lieut. Leverett Wright, of the
7th Conn., from Hartford, Lieut, Lewis of
the 6th Conn., from Bridgeport, Lieut. Peck
of the 6th Conn., from New Haven, Lieut.
Hanks of the 12th Conn. from Hartford,
and Lieut. Chincry, of the 5th Conn., from
Norwalk, have arrived at Fort Trumbull,
with their recruits, about 75 men, to report
to Col. Gates, by order of thc Adjutant Gen-
eral of the U. S. Army. They will immedi-
ately leave for their respective regiments.
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an Usn FOR CONTRABANDS.— The New
York Evening Post reports that the Secreta-
ry of War is considering a proposition to
garrison the recaptured Southern forts with
negro regiments during the sickly season.
It argues that the rebels having several regi-
ments of well-drilled negroes in service
proves their capacity, and thinks, consider-
ing their new~born love of freedom and ac-
climation, a few regiments of able~bodicd
colored men, with a few good officers, may
be safely left to hold the forts and towns re-
captured from the enemy.
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MILITARY CIuTrCIsMs.—Whocvcr listens
attentively to the criticisms pronounced at
the corners of our streets, or published in
the columns of the political press, in View
of recent military movements and events,
can hardly fail to come to the conclusion
that the country at present has, in the “cool
sequestred vales” of private life, very many
able Generals without commands, and in ac-
tual service, on the “tented field,” runny
commands without able Generals.
National Intelligent-er.
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W’l‘hc Louisville Democrat states that
during the occupancy of Bowling Green by
the rebels, between forty seven and forty-
eight hundred graves were made there.
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(13" A minister, appointed Chaplain in a
Southern Regiment, lately wrote the follow-
ing note to a brother preacher:
“ Dear brothir, if you can get a comishun
as Chaplain, it will pay you $6ty a month
and a livin beside. The cause of Krist
kneads you in the army."
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ENEMIES.—-GO straight on, and don’t mind
them; if they get in your way, walk round
them, regardless of their spite. A man who
has no enemies is seldom good for anything;
he is made of that kind of material which is
so easily worked that every one has a hand
in it. A sterling character is one who thinks
for himself, and speaks what he thinks; he is
always sure to have enemies. They are as
necessary to him as fresh air. They keep
him alive and active. A celebrated character
who was surrounded by enemies, used to re-
mark, “They are sparks which, if you do not
blow, will go out by themselves." “Live
down prejudice.” was the iron Duke‘s motto.
Let this be your feeling while endeavoring to
live down the scandal of those who are bitter
agninstyou. If you stop to dispute you do
but as they desire, and open the way for
more abuse. Let the poor fellows talk.—
There will be a reaction if you perform but
your duty, and hundreds who were once ali-
enated from you will flock to you and ac-
knowledge their error.
I‘.>p.—— . 7' .
W Gov. Harris of Teunesse, is a consis-
tent as well as a discreet man. A week or
two since he urged upon his people to come
up to the rescue, with pikes for weapons.—
To show that he was in earnest. he took (me
himsetf when Nashville was in danger—via:
the Murfreesboro Turnpike.—
Norwz'ch Bulletin.
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W‘By orders of the War Departmen',
recruiting has been stopped entirely, until
further orders. Lieut.Chinery has closed his
oflce here, and returned to his Regiment.
'l‘he occupations of Huntsville. ,
General Mitchell tclcgraphs that while
Gen. Buell was bringing up the main body
of his army to sustain Gen. Grant, at I’itts- ;
burgh, Tenn., he has pushed his division
forward into Alabama and seized Huntsville.
,7 an important and wealthy city on the fine '
of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.—
This is abrilliant achievement, and effectual-
ly cuts the line of communication between
the rebels on the Mississippi and the rebels
in Virginia. If Beauregard is not able to
, send aforce from Corinth at once, which
will drive Mitchell back, and if Buell is able
! to sustain, by reinforcements, Mitchell's da-
, ring advance,
' most important of the war.
. new line of the rebels, and, as Gen. Mitchell
' himself says, cuts the great artery of connec-
tlre movement is one of the
It. breaks the
tionbetween the southern states. .
The following is the dispatch received by
. the Secretary of State:
HEADQUARTERS 30 DIVISION, (
HUNTsVILLE, Ala, April 12th, 1862. 5
After a forced march of incredible difficul-
ty, leaving Fayettville yesterday noon, my
advanced guard, consisting of Twrtchen’s
Brigade, Kcnnet’s Cavalry, and Simonson’s
Battery, entered HuntsVillc this morning at
13 o’clock.
The city was completely taken by sur-
prise, no one having considered the march
practicable in the time.
We have captured two hundred prisoners,
fifteen locomotives,a large amount of pas-
senger, box and platform cars, the telegraph
apparatus and office, and two Southern
mails.
We have at last succeeded in cutting the
great artery of railroad communication be-
tween the southern States.
[Sigrred,l O. M. MITCHELL,
Brig. Gen. Commanding,
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Island No. 10.
Official Thanks to Com. Footc.
The following was sent to Com. Foote on
\Vcdnesday :
NAvr DEPARTMNET, March 9.
To Flag Oflicer .Foote—Sm: A nation‘s
thanks are due you and the brave officers
and men of the Mississippi flotilla, whose
labors and gallantry at Island No. 10, which
surrendered to you yesterday,havc for weeks
been watched with intense interest. Your
triumph is not less appreciated because pro-
tracted and bloodless. To that Being who
has protected you through so many perils,
and carried you onward to successive victo-
ries, be the praise for his continued goodness
to our country, and especially for this last
great success to our arms. Lct congratula-
tions to yourself and command be also ex-
tended to the ofl‘icers and soldiers who co-
operated with you.
GanoN WELLEs, Secretary of the Navy.
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The Merrinrac Again.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 11.
To Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
’The Mcrrimac, Jamestown and Yorktown
and several gunboats and tugs have ap-
peared between Newport News and Sewell’s
Point. The only damage done us is the cap-
ture of three small vessels, and one loaded,
it is said with coal.
These vessels were captured opposite
Brigadier-General Casey‘s division,with small
guns of three-inch calibre, and some two
hundred feet from shore.
[Signed,] JOHN E. WOOL,
Major General.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 11—5 P. M.
Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War:
The Merrimac came down towards the
Monitor and Stevens battery. The latter
fired four or five rounds, and the Merrimac
one round, when she with hereonsorts returned
to C'raney Island. Thus ends the day. What
the night ma bring forth I am unable to say.
[Signed, JOHN E. WOOL,
Major General.
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Death of Theodore Frelinghny-
sen.
The Hon. Theodore Frclin huyscn died at
his residence in Newark, ew Jersey, on
Saturday, the 12th inst, after a lingering ill-
ness. His age was 75 years.
Mr. Frelinghuysen was born at Millstone,
Somerset County, N. J ., March 28, 1787. He
took his degree at Princeton in 1804, and en-
tered on the practice of the law in 1808. He
immediately gained a high reputation at the
bar. In the war of 1812 he-took part as a
captain of a company of volunteers. In
1817 he was chosen Attorney General of the
State. In 1826 he was transferred to the Uni-
ted States Senate. He was a Whig in poli-
tics. In 1835, he quit the Senate, of which
ire had so long been a moral and political or-
nament. New York, alive to his.learning,
his piety and his noble character, then made
him Chancellor of her University. In 1844,
the Whig National Convention at Baltimore
nominated him for Vice President,and Hen-
ry Clay for President. In 1850, Mr. Freling-
huyscn gave up his Chancellorship and be-
came President of Rutgers College, New
Brunswick, N. J.
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The Seige of Yorktown.
THE REBELS REINFORCED AND A
DESPERATE RESEIISTANCE EXPECT-
A dispatch from near Yorktown on Thurs-
day, at 1:20 P. 11., says the weather still con-
tinues rrnfavorable for military operations.—
Iniormation received shows that the rebels
have a force of 60,000, which is rapidly being
added to by troops from the neighborhood
ofRichmoud, which is one day from York-
town by railroad and river. Tircy have four
steamers and sixteen transports in use, and
b r the time the roads are in condition for the
niorrlrrmy to move, the rebels mzfy be able
to meet them with 100,000 men. The flower
of their army, with the best arms, are in a
slronglyintrenched position. Previous to our
troops occupying the present position, the
military authorities had no means of ascer-
tainin g the extent of the rebel works. Infor-
mation obtained from dcser‘ting contrabands
and other sources show that the enemy have
nearly 500 guns, sonrc of the largest calibre.
The rebel Gen. Johnston, with some of his
forces, has arrived and taken command in
person, showing that they intend making a
desperate resistance to the advance of our
troops at every point. Their intrenchrncnts
extend entirely across the peninsula from the
James to the York river. The cheering
news from the western department arrived
on Thursday, and our troops are wild with
enthusiasm over the result, and are anxious
to be led to achieve similar deeds of valor.
«.»~—___
WA charitable unmarried lady, of
Springfield, some months ago made a pres-
ent of an under-garment to a poor woman
in her vicinity. Recently a baby, wrapped
in adress on which the name of the char-
itable donor was distinctly legible, was left
at the door of one of the best looking houses
in Springfield. The younglady whose name
was on the dress, acknowledged no respon-
sibility for the baby, but gave such informa-
tion as enabled the police to track the really
guilty party. Query: Would it not be ju-
dicious for ladies in such cases, to chime their
names from their garments, before they pass
beyond their control ?
. e<.>.*__.__._.
WM an account of the battle of VVinchcs-
ter in the New York Herald, the following
incident is given in relation to tire rebel for-
ccs:
Several attempts to rally the ‘right wing
failed; and to add to the confusion, the Irish
Battalion, Of 150 men,when brought forward
and ordered to fire upon the Union troops
refused, and a rebel regiment immediately
drove this gallant little band forward, but
could not compel them to fire upon the Union
army.
1‘.-.
WSince the commencement of the war
the tirree foundries at West Point, South Bos-
ton aud Pittsburg, Pa. have together manu-
factured for the government, twenty-inch ri-
fled cannon 1; eleven inch 11; ten-inch 10;
nine-inch 72; eight-inch 67; seven-inch 1;
' ten-pounders 219; twelve pounders 230; sev-
enteen-pounders 24; twenty-pounders 153;
thirty-pounders 141; fifty-pounders 36; eighty
pounders 19; one hundred pounders 5; one
hundred 'and fifty-pounders 9; rifled siege
guns 20; guns of small calibre 28; total num-
bervof cannon 1,046.
Of mortars and howitzers they have made
thirteen-inch mortars 54; ten-inch morlar's
61; eight-inch mortars 26; eight-inch howit-
zers 10.
They have also turned out the following
number of shot and shell:—Thirfeen-inch
shells 6,000; eleven-inch shells 2,829; ten-inch
shells 2,050; nine-inch shells 7,420; eight-
inch shells 3,200; shot and shell of smaller
calibre 151,727; total number of shot and shell
173,226. .
At last account there were three thousand
three hundred and twenty~cight bales of cot
toast Memphis, Tenn.” At present prices
this is worth over four hundred thousand
dollars." ' '
. . .. _-..-’...,_..._._..- .
a?“ Many anhouesthrau practices on him
self an amount Of deceit sufficient, “if prac-
"ticed on others, in a different“ way, to send .
him to the we crises
/
Island No. Ion-Official.
FLAG Srrrr'Br-JN'I‘ON, Island No. 10, l
April 8th, 1862. 5'
Hon. Gideon ll'rllcsz—I have to inform the
Department that since I sent the telegram
i last night, announcing the surrender to me
of Island No. 10, possession has been ta-
ken of‘ both the Island and the works upon
the Tennessee shore by gunboats and troops
under Gen. Buford.
Seventeen officers and 368 privates, besides
a hundred sick and a hundred men employed
aboard the transports, arc in our hands, no
conditionally prisoners of war. I have
caused a hasty examination of the forts, &c.,
captured. There are 11 earth works and 70
heavy cannon, varying from 32 to 100 pound
ers, titled. The magazrnes are well supplied
with powder, and there are quantities of shot
shell and other munitions of war; also great
quantities of provisions.
Four steamers afloat have fallen into our
hands, and two others, with the rebel gun-
bont Grampus, are sunk, but can be readily
raised. The floating battery of 16 heavy
guns was turned adrift b the rebels, and is
said to be lying on the h issouri, shore below
New Madrid.
The enemy uponthc main land appear to
have fled in great precipitation after dark
last night, leaving, in many cases, halfpre-
pared meals in their quarters; There seems
to have been no concert of action between
the rebels upon the Island and those occupy-
ing the shore, but the latter fled, leaving the
former to their fate.
These works have been erected with the
highest engineering skill, are of great
strength, and with their natural advantages
would.have been impregnable if defended by
men fighting in a better cause.
A combined attack of the naval and land
forces would have taken place this afternoon
or to-morrow morning, had not the rebels so
hastily surrendered their stronghold. To
mature the plans ofthe attack has absOlutely
required twenty-three days of' preparation.
Gen. Pope momentarily expected to arrive
with his army at this point, he lraviug suc-
cesfully crossed the river yesterday under a
heavy fire, which no doubt led to the hasty
abandonment of the works last night.
I am unofficially informed that the two
gunboats which so gnllantly ran the fire Of
the rebel batteries a few nights since, yester-
day attacked and reduced the fort of the cue-
my opposite, dismeunting 8 guns. The fol-
lowing is a copy of the order of Gen. McCall,
on assuming command of the rebel forces
on the 5th instant:
“Soldiers 1 We are strangers, commander
and commanded, each to the other. Let me
tell you who I am. I am a general made by
Beauregard a general selected by Beauregard
and Bragg for this command, when they
knew it was in peril. They have known me
for twenty years. Together we have stood
on the fields of Mexico. Give them your
confidence. Now give it to rue when I have
earned it.
“Soldiers: “The Mississippi Valley is en-
trusted to your courage, to your discipline,
to your patience. E hibit the vigilance and
coolness of last night, and hold it.
W. D. MCCALLJ‘
Iregret that the painful condition of my
feet, still requiring me to use crutches, pre-
vented me from making a personal examina-
tion of the works. I was therefore compelled
to delegate Lieut. Commanding Phelps, of
the Benton for that duty. A. H. FOOTE.
o‘.>o*
The Tennessee Battle Ground.
Pittsburgh, where the battle of Sunday was
fought, lies on the bank of the Tennessee
river, at which point it turns northerly, a few
miles below Savannah. Corinth a few miles
south westerly, lies just within the northern
boundary of Mississippi at the crossing of the
Columbus and Mobile, ~and Memphis and
Charleston railroad. These roads approach
it through cuts varying in depth from twenty
five to seventy-five feet.
—4 . ‘. b n .—
From Burnside’s Expedition.
A letter from Beaufort, N. 0., dated the
3ist ult.,says a detachment from Gen. Parks’
brigade, consisting of the 4th Rhode Island
and the 8th Connecticut regiments, crossed
to Beaufort on the night of the 25th ult.,and
landed without opposition. In the morning
the citizens found their houses well guarded
by Union troops, and the town in their pos-
session. Early evi ence of‘ good will was
exhibited by the people toward the new com-
ers. They declared that they had never giv-
en adhesion to the rebel movement,and were
and Union men. The commander of Fort
scan is Col. White, a West Point raduate.
The beach south-west of the fort as since
been taken possession of. An officer from
one of the squadron has been ashore and
had an interview with Major Allen in regard
to the arrangements for the capture of the
fort, The British ships Alliance and Condor
loaded with resin and turpentine, are at
Beaufort. They have had guards placed on
board. Since the battle of Newbern it is
said there have been 7,000 barrels of spirits
turpentine burned in the vicinity. About
10,000 barrels are now being placed on board
vessels for New York.
«9
one of the Heroes of' Pittsburg.
Among the killed on the National side, at
the late bloody victory in Tennessee, was
Acting Brigadier General William Pegram.
He was a brother of Robert Pegram, com-
mander of the Nashville, who has rendered
his name forever infamous. Though born in
Virginia, hehad resided for a number of
years in Kentucky, and was never seduced
from his loyalty by the poor soplrisms that
led his brother into treason. From the first
he was a staunch loyalist, raising a regiment
Of cavalry, which was in the engagement
at Pittsburg Landing, and has now offered
up his life in defence of the country against
whitihhis brother has lifted upa writer’s
ham.
.a.».
it?“ Prince Alfred \Vindislrchgraetz of
Austria, whose death is reported by the last
European arrival, was at one time common-
der-in-chiei of the Austrian armies. He was
born on the 11th of May, 17‘ 7, and was
therefore 75 years of age at the time of his
death. 0n the maternal side,the Prince was
descended from the grentDukc of Fricdlaud.
He plurned himself on the purity of his des-
cent; was an absolutist and reactionary in
politics; and during the revolutionary move-
ments of 1848, in the summer of that year,
he led the armies which bombarded Prague,
Pesth,and the Austrian capital in succession.
The Prince succeeded, sixty years ago, to his
father’s title, and married in 1817 a princess
of the house of Schwarzenberg, by whour
he had six children. His name will only be
remembered in councction with the repres-
sion of Liberty.
1‘.--
car The death of Count Nesselrodc is an-
nounced by the last arrival from Europe.—
Karl Robert vou Nesselrode was born on
board a Russian frigate, in the port of Lis-
bon, Dec. 14, 1780. He was descended from
anoble German family, long settled in the
provinces of the Lower Rhine, who were
made, at the beginning of the 18th century,
Counts of the Empire. He began his career
in the military service, but early became at-
tache to the various embassies of his father,
and subsequently the leading diplomatist of
Russia. In 1844, he was promoted to the
rank of Chancellor of th. Empire. He corr-
ducted the foreign affairs of the country un-
ti July 30, 1856, four months after the sign-
ing of the treaty of peace at Paris, since
which time he lived in retirement.
. .<.>.
WHere is a scrap from the Savannah
News :—-“It is reported that our Yankee iu-
vaders at Port Royal are going rapidly for-
ward with the establishment of their colony,
which they call ‘Ncw Scowth.’ We see it
stated that they have already a steam saw mill
at work. We shall not be surprised to hear
that they have a clock factory in operation
in the course of a few weeks, and that they
have set the contrabands to raising ‘garden
sas,’ for the supply of the New York and
Boston markets.”
_....49....__ .....
ATROCITrrrs or WAR—In the battle of
Pea Ridge—the most severely contested bat-
tle ever fought on this continent—-tlre rebels
employed a force of savages, whom they
made drunk before the engagement, and in
that condition set them upon our men. In
their intoxication and fury they respected
none ofthe established usages of war—nei-
ther flags of truce nor the helpless condition
of wounded men ; and afterwards they scalp-
ed indiscriminately both friend and foe.
Tire accounts of the bar‘baritics they com-
mitted, given by apparently trustworthy cor-
respondents of both the eastern and Western
papers, are too horrible to be repeated or
dwelt upon. But the fact shows the desper-
ation to which the rebels, in their numerous
recent defeats, are driven. It was one of the
complaints of our fathers against the British
government that ithud authorized the em-
ployment of the murderous Indian savages
against the whites; and now we find the
same odious resort on the part of the insur-
gents. This alone should separate them from
the sympathies of. the civilized world.~
' ‘ ~‘ " Eve. Post.
Later From the Great Battle ’-
' OUR VICTORY COMPLETE !
0r“- Loss 6,000 Killed and Miss-
ing.
CAIRO, April 9,—Furthcr advices from i
Pittsburg Landing give the following about 1
the battle: "The enemy attacked our forces
at 4 o‘clock Sunday morning, the brigades of
Gen. Sherman and Prentiss being first en-
gaged. The attack was successful, and our
entire force was driven back to the river,
where the advance of the enem was checked
by the fire of the gunboats. ur force was
then increased by the arrival of Gen. Grant
with the troops from Savannah, and inspirit-
ed by the report of the arrival of Gen. Buell’s
armies. On:- loss this day was heavy, and,
besides the killed and wounded, embraced
our camp equinngc and 36 field guns.
The next morning our forces, amounting
to eighty thousand, resumed the offensive,
and by 2 o’clock P. M. had rc taken our camp
and batteries, together with s orne forty of the
enemy’s guns, and a number of prisoners,
and the enemy were in full retreat, pursued
by our victorious forces. Our casualties
were numerous, and include Gen. Grant,
wou rrdcd in the ankle, slightly ; Gen. W. H.
Wallace, killed; Gen. Smith, severely
wounded; Col. Hall, 16th 11]., killed; Col.
Logan, 32d Ill.. wounded severe] - Col. Da-
vis, 51st 11]., wounded severely; l ajor Hun-
ter, 32d Illinois, killed; Col. Peabody, ’25th
111., severely wounded. Our killed,wounded
and missing are not less than 5,000.
WAerINGTON,April 9.-—-Tlre following was
received at the war department this evening:
“General A. Sidney Johnston’s body was
left on the battle-field, and is in our posses-
sion. Also the bodies of a large number of
other prominent rebel officers." ‘
CICA o 0, April 9.—The enemy were corn-
manded by Gens. Polk and Beauregard, who
suspended the attack about 6 o‘clock.
On Monday morning, the troops having
rested on the field and being reinforced by
General Nelson’s division, supported by the
gunboats, drove the enemy back and occu-
pied tbeir former position, completely rout-
ing the rebels, who were immediately fol-
lowed by scveral thousand cavalry, who at
last accounts were seven miles beyond Cor-
inth. The Tribune places our loss at from
600 to 1,000 killed, and 3,000 to 5,000 wound-
ed. The rebel loss is twice that number,—
Six of our batteries were taken and re-taken
six times.
The Times says that Gen. Beauregard had
given orders not to destroy any of the camp
equipage taken Sunday, as he expected a
complete victory the next day.
CAIRO, April 9.—An officer who left Pitts-
burg Landing on Monday evening reports
that our forces occupy Corinth, and that
Gen. Johnson’s body had been found on the
field. He also confirms the report that Beau-
regard hud his arm shot off.
CrIICAco, April 9.—Tirc Tribune’s special
from Cairo, the 9th, gives the following sum-
mary of reports gathered from persons who
witnessed the battle. The federal army was
posted between two streams, about four miles
apart, that run into the Tennessee, nearly at
right angles with it, about tWO miles from
Pittsburg. The left front was commanded
by General Prentiss, who had several raw
regiments. In his rear was General Sherman
with his division, completely cutting it off
from the main army. General Mc lernand
put himself at the head of his troops, and cut
his Way through the rebels and rejoined the
army.
The fight had now become desperate, and,
on Gen. Grant’s assuming command, the en-
emy was driven buck and the Union forces
occupied at early night nearly the same posi-
tion they did in the morning. The battle
lasted 15 hours. During the night General
Lew Wallace came up from Crump’s Land-
ing with 19,000 troops, and in the morning,
the battle was renewed with great fury,
neither party being disposed to yield. Be-
tween 12 and 2 o’clock the fight was terrific.
Gen. Buell had crossed the Tennessee and
attacked the enemy with 40,000 men. The
rebels were soon routed.
Gen. Buell was pursuing them with 12,000
men, mostly cavalry, and the latest reports
were that he had taken Corinth.
Rebel prisoners say that Beauregard made
a speech to his troops before entering the
fight, saying he would wafer his horse in the
Tennessee river or «In hell, and that the fight
before them was hell, unless successful.
0‘.-.
Rebel Strongholds on the Mis-
sissippi,
Commodore .Foote in his progress down
the Mississippi River will probably next at-
tack Fort Randolph, if it {be not evacuated
in consequence of the rebel defeat at Corinth.
It is 65 miles above Memphis and located on
the Chickasaw bluffs, fifty feet above the
level of the river. The bluffs at Island No.
34, immediately above, at the point where
the Hafchrc river empties its waters into the
Mississippi, are natural parapets for batteries,
where a view of six miles each way on the
Misssisippi is obtained. Tire fortifications at
Randolph are reported as much stronger
than those at Columbus, while the country
in the rear is broken and precipitous.
FORT PILLOlV.
Fort Pillow, a short distance below this
fort, is a strong earthwork, with bastions,
walls and trenches, mounting thirty guns en
bar-bette,
Movements now being made on the part
of the Union forces will send us cheering
news of success from this quarter speedily.—
When Memphis falls, as it must, should the
enemy at Forts Randolph and Pillow be
overthrown,the comparatively uninterrupted
navigation of the Mississippi river will be
open to New Orleans.
.———-—— -__o.~.¢>.,._
A Great Work.
Gen. Pope, in his official report speaks of
the canal cut across the peninsular at. New
Madrid, twelve miles long, through which
the steamer and several barges were taken,
much of'it being heavy timber which had to
be sawed off by hand four feet under water.
The idea of this laborious undertaking orig-
inated with Gen. Schuyler Hamilton of this
State, and the work was performed by Col.
Bisseli’s Missouri engineer regiment.
Palladium.
[Co]. Bissell is a native of Connecticut, and
a brother of George P. Bissell of this city.—
En.Pnnss.]
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0m- Westerns Dead.
In a remarkable degree have we of the
East been spared the terrible realization of
the horrors of war. What spectacles of'mis-
cry may lie behind the curtain of the future,
into what ghastly chambers of death red-
hunded war may lead us, into what charnel-
houses of hideous dissolution we may be
compelled to look, God only knows. But
thus fur no refluent tide of blood has flown
in upon us from gory battle-fields compared
to the awful slaughter that has desolated the
henrthstones of our countrymen of the West.
As they have won the glories of conquest
in a great degree, so too have they worn the
cypress in commemoration of the sacrifice at
which those honors were gained. Mill
Spring, Donelson, Pea Ridge Pittsburg Land-
ing, with their attendant triumphs are the
scenes of Western bravery, the sepulchres of
Western dead. On the banks of the Cumber-
land and the Tennessee, on the bleak moun-
tains of Arkansas, thickly are clustered the
graves of unknown heroes, fighting as they
fell, many without the kind and solemn cere-
monies of‘ sepulture, most of them rewarded
only for their untimely deaths by the tears of
a small circle of relatives and friends. Our
Western armies are composed of the stur-
drest elements of the hardy, vigorous and
virtuous population of the West. Thousands
of homes to-duy, on the prairie, in the forests
in the mansions of the metropolis, in the huts
of the pioneer settlements, are mourning for
a husband, a father, a son or a brother. We
have but little conception of the inroads upon
the families of the West which the successive
conflicts there have made. We owe them a
debt of gratitude for their bravery and their
indomitable devotion; and while we sing
peans t0 the victors, let us not forget to drop
a fear for those glorious youths, who with
the dew of manhood yet upon their brows,
took their lives in their hands and wentforth
to battle for our protection and preservation.
Let us build, in our hearts at least, enduring
monuments to those who repose by the wa-
ters of the Tennessee am] the Cumberland.
They are worthy of our nrost sacred grief
an d .profundcst praisc.— Com'rmt.
.40».-—
WTO the Democrats of Connecticut we
can now say, your organization is on a solid
i‘outitration.—-Hur(tbr(l Times.
Yes, it has got cleur down to the bottom.
It cannot “roost lower.”— .V. II. ('ourz‘er.
~<.>o.___——._.__
W It has been suggested that Cameron,
instead of going to Russia, he sent to catch.
Floyd. The reason for the suggestion is not
givem— Gin. Enquirer.
= are now prisoners.
Newswfr-Om-ISI’dhd NO 6 1O ' I
Further Pa rf iculnrs ol' the great
' Baffle.
CAIRO, Apr-ii 10.——\Vi1h a few exceptions, ;
Island No. 10 3
the whole rebel force around
An attempt was made
by them to cross Lake Redfort on rafts, but
they were surrounded and compelled to sur-
render. _
Thirteen guns were taken, instead 01 the
number previously reported. .
Tire prisoners say that seventy were killed
on the Island by our mortars.
ST. LOUIS, April 10.-A special to the Re-
publican, from Island No. 10, says that 200
hogsheads of sugar, several barrels of molas-
ses, 80 cannon, 400 wagons. 126 horses, 60
mules, 5,000 stand of arms, 33 pieces bf hght
artillery, great quantities of blankets, cloth-
ing, «20., have fallen into our hands. The to-
tal number of prisoners captured is 5,000,
Maj-Gen. McCall and Brig. Gena. Walker and
Lehman. Tire prisoners are being embarked
as rapidly as possible for Illinois. We also
took about 56,000 solid shot and immense
quantities of ammunition.
CINCINNATI, April 10.—A correspondent
of the Cincinnati Times writes the following
account of the Pittsburgh battle. Our forces
were stationed in the form of a semi-circle,
the right resting on a point north of Crurnp’s
Landing, our centre being In front of the
main road to Corinth, and our left extending
to the river, in the direction of Hamburg,
four miles north of Pittsburg Landing.
At2 o’clock on the morning of the 6th,
400 men of Gen. rrentiss’ division were at-
tackcd by the enemy half a mile in advance
of our lines. Our men were falling back on
the 25th Missouri, swiftly pursued by the en-
emy. The advance of the rebels reached
Col. Pcabody’s brigade, just as the long roll
was sounded, and the men were falling mto
line. Resistance was but short, and they re-
treated, under a galling firc,until they reach-
ed the lines of the 2d Ohio. At six o’clock
the attack had become general along our
whole front. The enemy in large numbers
drove in the pickets of Gen. Sherman’s divi-
sions, and fell on the 48th, 50th and 72dOhio
Regiments. These troops were never before
in action, and being so unexpectedly at-
tacked, made as able resistance as possible,
but were, in common with the forces of Gen.
Prentiss, forced to seek support of the troops
immediately in the rear.
At one o’clock, the entire line on both
sides were fully engaged. The roar of can-
non and musketry was without intermission.
From the main centre to a point extending
half way down the left wing, the rebels made
a desperate charge on the 10th Ohio battery,
which, not being sufficiently supported by
infantry, fell into their hands.
Another severe fight occurred for posses-
sion of the 5th Ohio battery, 13 of its uns
were taken by the enemy. By eleven o of]:
a number of Commanders of regiments had
fallen, and in some cases not a single field
oflicer remained, yet the fighting continued
with an earnestness which showed that the
conflict on both sides was for death Or victo-
ry. Foot by foot the ground was contested,
and finding it impossible to drive back our
centre, the enemy slackened their fire, and
made vigorous efforts on our left wing, en-
deavoring‘to outflank, and driving it to the
river ban .
While the contest raged the hottest, the
gunboat Tyler passed up the river to a point
opposite the enemy and opened in broadeides
from her immense guns, greatly aiding in
forcing the enemy back.
But up to 3 o’clock, the battle raged with
a fury that defies description. The rebels
had found any attempt to break our lines
unavailing. They had striven to drive in
our main columns, and finding that impossi-
ble, had turned all their strength upon our
left, foiled in that quarter, they now made
another attempt at our center, and made eve-
ry effort to rout our forces before the rein-
forcements which had been sent for, should
come up at 5 o’clock.
There was a short cessation in the fire of
the enemy, their lines were falling back for
nearly half a mile, when they suddenly
wheeled, and again threw their entire force
upon our left wing, determined to make a
final struggle in that quarter, but the gun-
boats Tyler and Lexington poured in their
shot thick and fast with terrible effect.
Meanwhile, Gen. Wallace, who had taken
a circuitous route from Crump’s Landing,
appeared suddenly on the enemy’s right
wing. In the face of this combination of
circumstances, the rebels felt that their en-
terprise for the day was a failure, and as
night was approaching, fell back until they
reached an advantageous position somewhat
in the rear, yet'occupying the main road to
Corinth. The gunboats continued to throw
shells after them until out of range.
After a Wearied watching of‘ several hours
of‘ intense anxiety, the advance regiments of
Gen. Buell appeared on the opposite bank of
the river, and the work of passing the river
began—the 36th Indiana and 68th Ohio be-
ing the first to cross, followed by the main
portion of Gene. Nelson’s and Brewer’s divi-
sions. Cheer after cheer greeted their arri-
val, and they were immediately sent to the
advance, where they rested on their arms
for the night.
All night long steamers were engaged fer-
rying Gen. Buell’s force across, and when
day broke it was evident that the rebels too
had been reinforced.
The battle was opened by the rebels at 7
o’clock, from the Corinth road,-and in half
an hour extended along the whole line. At
9 o’clock, the sound of musketry and artille-
ry fully equalled that of the previous day.
The enemy was met by our reinforcements,
and the still unwearied soldiers of yesterday,
with an energy they certainly could not
have expected. It became evident they were
avoiding the extreme of our left wing, and
cndeavoring, with perseverance and deter-
mination, to find some weak point by which
to trrrn our fire. They left one point but to
return to it immediately, and then as sudden-
ly would, by some masterly stroke of gener-
alship, direct a most vigorous attack upon
some division where they fancied they would
not be expected, but the fire of our lines was
as steady as clock-work, and it soon became
evident that the enemy considered the task
they had undertaken a hopeless one.
Further reinforcements now began to ar-
rive, and took position on the right of the
main centre under Gen. Wallace.
Generals Grant, Buell, Nelson, Sherman
and Crittendcn were everywhere present, di-
recting movements for a new stroke upon the
enemy.
Suddenly both wings of our army were
turned upon the enemy, with the intention
of driving them into an extensive ravine.—
At the same time, a powerful battery stao
tioned in the open field, poured a volley of
canister into the rebel ranks.
At half past 11 o’clock the roar of the bat-
tle shook the earth- The Union guns were
fired with all the energy that the prospect of
the enemy’s defeat inspired, while the rebels
fire was not so vigorous, and they evinced a
desire to withdraw. They finally fell slow-
ly back, keeping up a fire from their artillery
and musketry along the whole columns, and
retreated. They went in excellent order,
battling at every advantageous poinl,and de-
livering their fire with considerable effect;
but from all the divisions of our lines they
were closely pursued, a galling fire being
kept upon their rear.
The enemy had now been driven beyond
our former lines, and were in full retreat for
Corinth, pursued by our cavalry.
The forces engaged on both sides in this
day’s battle, are estimated at about 70,000
each.
N.»
REBEL IRON CLAD VESSELs—The Augus-
ta (Ga.) Chronicle, of March 18, speaks of a
“Mcrrimnc” now building by the rebels at
Mobile. It is mentioned as of 250 feet
length and 50 feet beam, well supplied with
engines and boilers, and when completed it
is supposed will be quite equal to Mcrrimac
No. 1.
0‘..-
A RESTORED U. S. J noon—Not many
weeks ago the rebels expelled the venerable
Judge Catron from Nashville, for _persisting
so firmly in his loyalty to the National Gov-
ernment. He is now about to return to that
city to try for treason the individuals who
maltreated him.
v‘.'o’———_
‘4 Among the charming customs of the
Siamese people is one which will particular-
lv commend itself to people who hate chil~
dren and are bothered by noisy boys. Hom-
icide in Siam is punishable at a regular tarifl‘
of prices. Thus, the penalty for killing a
babe from one to three months is 6 “ ticul,"
or about $3.50; for a child of four years
about $10; for a boy of 15 about $15; and
for a man between 26 and 40 nearly $36.—
choud the age of forty years the pcnnlt’es
decrease, so that it is no more expensrre to
kill an old man from 86 to 90 years than an
infant of two months. Women can be killed
at two~thirds of the rates for males. Anoth
cr pleasing custom is that which allows a
man to hire out his wife to his creditor as a
slave, and thus cancel his debt by means of
her toil.
sus, lmd‘ncilher house
shc replied with emphasis, “blessed bead .
‘7
NEWS" ITEMS”:— M,
—--I’utrick Munion of Dunbury has surren-
dered himself to be tried for the murder of
Miles Dorun, last December, for which Pat-
rick Rynn was tried and acquitted.
——-——Captain Jennings, a merchant of South-
porf, received an anonymous drop letter,
Wednesday evening containing one. hundred
dollars—a case of conscience.
——In a card in the Wheeling Inlellz'gencer,
Gen. Rosecrans cxplicity denies that he has
thought of resigning, or that he objects to
serving under Gen. Fremont. He expresses
the opinion with reference to Gen. Fremont,
that “if a general is fit to hold his commis-
sion, he ought to have his command.
——At New Fairfield, both parties nomina-
ted the same candidate for Representative,
the Republicans voting for him supposing
him to be a Union War Democrat. but in the
course of the day he (Marshall Treadwell)
came to the polls and voted the clean seccsh
State ticket.
—-—'I‘he Secretary of' War has accepted the
tender by Gov. Andrew of Mass. of the ser-
vices oi volunteer surgeons for the army of
the West. Some half a dozen volunteer sur-
gcons were yesterday sent by Gov. Andrew
to Fortress Monroe, to render aid to the.
wounded in McC.ellan’s army.
——It is said that John Slidell (whom the
London Times noticed as being of no more
account than a negro), before he left the Uni-
ted States for Europe, sold all his property in
the South, amounting to two or three thou-
sand dollars, and invested the whole in Eng-
lish and French securities.
——LL. D. Russell, the base pander to the
London Times, sailed for Liverpool in the
steamship China, on Wednesday last. A
good riddancc this.
____.._..»..¢p.—..—.m .. ... ’
Samuel Byron Britten, Capt. W. D. -
Porter’s Aid, who was instantly killed on the
gunboat Essen, by a shot from the enem , at
the capture of Fort Henry. wasa son of rof.
S. B. Brittain, formerly of Bridgeport. On
the fall of Sumter, although but 17 years of
age, he wished to enlist as a private, but his
father being unwilling, he yielded to parental
advice on account of his extreme youth.—
Subsequcntly offered the situation of Master’s
Male on the Essex, with his parents’ consent it
was accepted. His gallant conduct, a few
days since, received honorable mention in
Capt. Porter’s official dispatch regarding the
action at Lucas Bend. He yielded his young
life on the altar of his country.
-<.>.o——
W A Gloucester, Mass, fisherman, who
had been out in a heavy gale, lost all his
boats, had his buiwarks carried away, started
his trunk, etc., fell in with a British brig on
her beam ends, with her crew lashed to the
top and sides. The Gloucester man was al-
most a wreck himself; and without any host
it seemed impossible to save the unfortunate
Britishers; but Yankee ingenuity did the
work. The fisherman got rrp part of his ice-
chest from his hold, made a fox out of it, put
in it a man with a bucket to bale it out, and
so veered it out with aline to the brig, which
drifted to leeward. In this rude way, one by
one, the crew of the brig were saved, and
brought to Gloucester, aboard the fishing
vessel. Ought not this Yankee to be com-
memorated‘.’
«‘4.»-
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE—A correspon-
dent of a Boston paper, decribing the occupa.
tion of the rebel batteries at Cockpit Point,
says : -
“Among the men left behind by the rebels
was one who claimed to be a Union man, and
that because he refused to accompany them
to Richmond, they had threatened to hand
cuff him when he deliberately tool: out a
razor and cut his throat. This necessitated
his being left; and having been called upon
by our Assistant Surgeon, Dr. Monroe, be
freely told the circumstances to him, claim-
ing to be a Union man, and entitled to Union
protection. Thousands are willing to cut
the throat of their enemies for the Union, but
very few, we imagine, carry their attachment
so far as to cut their own. The man, with
good care, will undoubtedly recover.”
<<.pu
WA Nashville letter in the Chicago Times
say:
“Many Union people in Nashville, early in
the history of the war invested their surplus
money, in cotton, which was sent back from
the river stored beyond the reach of' the rebel
authorities. This cotton is now coming to
light, and several boat loads have already
been sent down the rive. There is much
more yet to follow. It was bou ht at 8 1-2
cents per pound, and will be sol at 24 or 25
which makes to the speculators a handsome
profit. It is gratifying that this profit can
only be earned by loyal citizens, none others
being permitted to ship any kind of produce
to market.
«OD- ' _
GEN. HALanx 0N McCLIsLLAN.—-“Sir,"
said my friend, “I have heard General Hal-
leck say, in substance, repeatedly, that he
considered the military skill, scrence and
penetration of Gen. McClellan as second to
that of no man living; that whatever had
been done in the West and elsewhere, was
but the carrying out of McClellan’s great plan
of the war; that the general idea of each and
every one of those movements was the fruit of
his foresight and knowledged of war and its
appliances, and that McClellan had rough
hewn the whole work and only left thefin:
ishing touches to the department and division
commanders.”
~<.’.
it?" The peach crop may now be cunsider-
ed out of danger from extreme cold, and
hopes are entertained of an abundant crop of
this delicious fruit. The probabilities of a
good crop of peaches can be easily ascertain-
ed by a minute examination of the blossom-
buds about the middle of March, after a few
sunny days, which have a tendency to swell
the fruit germs. The fruit buds can beeaaily
distinguished from the leaf bud, as the latter
are long and sharp pointed while the former
are nearly round. Tire bud should be cut
through the centre, audif the germ is injured .
by the cold it will be black; if not it will be
fresh and green. '
a-———o-‘.>-o
W Gen. Hulleck was lately guilty of giv-
ing ex )ressiou to the following bon mot:
“Col. Wymnn, the commandant at Balls, on
being ordered by Gen. Curtis to join him
with his regiment, telegraphed to St. Louis
for instructions as to what he should do-with
his post, as there was no one to relieve him
of his command. In reply to his message,
General Halleck sent him the following,
‘Stick the post in the ground and ‘go on."
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THE ATLANTIC MONTnLv.—The Publish-
crs say that this magazine has not shared
the unfavorable influence which the wartime
had upon literature generally. Since the be-
ginning of the year more than 10,000 copies
have been added to its circulation,—a result
at once highly satisfactory to its conductors
and gratifying to the lovers of literature.
The conductors of the Atlantic accept this
fact, as well as the unanimous verdict of the
press for three months past, as an assurance
that their magazine has reached a point of
excellence which it has never before attain-
ed. They will not, however, pause in their
efforts on this account, but will constantly
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tablished. The same thoughtful and patri~
otic political papers, from the best prose wri-
ters, will continue to lend power and dignity
to its pages; and favorite poets will evolve
from the ever-shiftingphases of our national
affairs the lessons of the hour. The two
great serial features which have so firmly
fixed public“ attention—Professor Agassiz‘s
popular expositions of the science of Natural
History, and James Russell Lowell’s “Big-
low Papers”—.will be continued each month.
Still other features of extraordinary inter-
est have been provided for the forthcoming
numbers, and the conductors will always
seek to present in the pages of the Atlantic -
the best and freshest thought upon all topic».
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BAD BOOKS AND Eer COMPANY.—-Sir Pe-
ter Lely made it a rule never to look at a bad
picture, having found by experience that
whenever ire did so his pencil took a tint
from it. Apply the seine rule to'bpd books
and bad company.
. <.-. 0——
63“ A virtuous person looks upon the
whole world as his country, and upon God
to he a witness and judge of his words and
deeds. lle so governs his life and thoughts,
as if the whole word tune to see the one and
read the other.
W
TRUTII.-——Adherc rightly and undeviatingo
ly to trmb;but while you express what is true,
express it in
the pidiurc, the
plays it. to advantage.
a pleasing manner. Truth in
manner is the frame that till-
fi—d-‘wf—fl
(1% A durum sinvcimldel‘ in Louisville,
was cxlun'liug :1 pious old female to be v
humble. rt-rniudiug her that the Saviour 10-
nor home. “ a,”
—He had no house, no home, and—no 111..
gers." '
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