The New York Herald Newspaper, March 12, 1862, Page 3

—— ‘eo government have becn acoomplished. Wery respect Your moet obedient servant, Wig Officer, commanding Soutb Atlantie Blockading ‘Squadron. ‘Vo Hon. Gipson Wass, Secretary of the Navy, Wash ington, D. 0. THE GREAT FIGHT IN ARKANSAS Our Splendid Victory at Pea Ridge. The Official and Soldierly Re- port of General Curtis. Scattering of the Entire Rebel Army ’ After Three Days Fighting. The Rebel General Ben MeCulloch Killed. THE FLYING REBELS PURSUED, ey ery de ‘The following is the official report of Genera Curtis to @enera) Halleck Heapquarrens ARMY OF TUR SoUTRWEST, Pra Rupor, Ark., March 9, 1862. (@mrensi—Oo Thursday, the 6th inst., the enemy com- (@enced an attack on my right wing, assailing and follow- fag the rear guard of a detachment undor General Sige! © my main lines on Sugar creek Hollow, but ceased ‘@ring when he met my reinforcements about four P. M. During the night I became convinced that he had moved @m go as to attack my right or rear, therefore early on ‘the 7p I ordered a change of front to the right, my Fight, which thus became mg left, still resting on Sugar @reck Hollow. This brought my line across Pea Ridge,’ ‘with my now right resting on Head Cross Timber Hollow, which is the hoad of Big Sugar creek. 1 also ordered an fmmediate advance of the cavalry and light artillery, ‘under Colone] Osterbaus, with orders touttack and break what I supposed would be tho reinforced line of the @emy. This movement was in progress, when Whe enemy, at eleven A. M., commeneed an ‘Qttack on my right. The fight continued mainly at these Points during the day, the enemy baving gained the pois, held by the command of Colonel Carr, at Cross Timber Hollow, but was entirely repulsed, with the fall of tbe fommandor, McCulloch, in the centro, by the forces ‘nder Colonel Davis. ‘Tho plan of attack on the centre ‘was gallantly carried forward by Colonel Osterhaus, who ‘was immodiately sustained and supportea by Coloney Davis’ entire division, supported also by General Sigel’s eomaand, which had remained til near tho close of the Gay on thote: Colonel Carr's division held the right under a galling, continuous fire all day. wo. the evening, firing having entirely censed in the @entre, and the ‘right being now on the left, I reinforced Wis right By a portion of the Second division, under Gene waLAsboth.. Before the day closed I was convinced that the enomy had concentrated bis main force on tho right. Yeotimiericdd another cuaoge of front forward, so as to face. the. snamy .where he had deployed on my right @enk:in a strong position. The change tad only been Partially effected, but was in full progress, when, @t ‘sunrise on the 8th, my right and cen- @re renewed the firing, which was immediately answored by the enomy with renewed energy along tho whole extent of his line. My left, under General Sigel, moved close to the hills occupied by the enemy, driving htm from the heights, and advancing steatily towards ‘he head of the hollows. I immediately ordered the cen- ” @weand right wing forward, the right turning the loft of the enemy, and cross fring on ‘This final position of the encmy was in the arc of Acharge S infantry, extending throughout the whole Lint, completay wouted the whole rebel force, which retired in great confu- ton, but rather safely , through the deep, impassable de- Bles of cross timber. Our loss isheavy. Tne enemy's can never be ascer tained, for their dead are scattered over a large field ‘Their wounded, too, may mauy of them be lost and per- qb. The force is scattered in all directions, but J think Isis main forco has returned to Boston Mountains. Genoral Sigel follows bin towards Keishsville, while my cavalry is pursuing him towards the mountains, scouring the couniry, bringing in prisoners, and trying 90 find the rebel Major General Van Dorn, who had com- mand of the entire force at this. the batile of Pea Ridge. Thave not as yet siatementsof the tlead and wounded, @eas to justify a report, but ( willreter you toa despatch which I will forward very soon. Officers and soldiers have displayed such unusual gal- fantry that I hardly dare to make distinction. I aust, however, name the commauders of division. Genera, Bizel gallantly commanded the right and drove back the Ieft wing of the enemy, General Axbows, who is wounded fm the arm, in bis gallant effort to reinforce the Fight; Colonel and Acting Rrigwicr General Davis who commanded the centre where McCulloch fetj qm the 7h and pressed forward the contre on @he 8h. Colouel and Acting Prigadier Genorat Carr der the eon. dest days of fe also wounded mm tho arm, and was tinuous fire of the enemy during the two har the struggle. Miinois, Indiana, fowa, Ohio and Missonri may prowdliy share tho honor of victory which their gallant heroes ‘won over the combined forces of Van Dorn, Price and MeOulloch, at Pea Ridge, in the mountains of Ark Thave the honor to be, General, your obedient servant, SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Brigadier Goueral. Srminarman, Mo., Earch 10, 1862. A messenger who arrived this morning at throoo’clock veports that the battle lasted from ‘Thursday morning ill Saturday evening, and that our loss was about 450 Killed and wounded. ‘The rede) loss was about 1,000 killed aud wounded and 1,000 taken prisoners—among them Col. MeRea, of an Arkanshs regiment. ‘The attack was made from the north and west, our army being complotely surrounded. Generals Van Dorn, Price, McCulloch and Mcistosh were present, with about twenty-five @iourand men. Generals McCulloch and Mo- Imtosh are reported morially wounded. ‘The attack from the rear was made by Gea. McCulloch, and was mot by Gen. Sigel, who routed him completely. His corps scatéered in wild confusion. We have also eaptared a large amount of etores, cannon, teams and ammunition. DEATH OF BEN. McCULLOCH, GEETCH OF THE REBEL GENERAL BEN M’CULLOCH. ‘The official report of General Curtis announces the death of General MoCulloch during the engagement of the 7th inst. The following sketch of his life will be in- teresting — General Ben McCulloch, better known heretofore as the Major of the Texan Rengers, was born in Rutberford eounty, Tonnesseo, in 1914. His father, Alexandor McCulloch, was aid-de-casp to General Coffee, and fought ‘under General Jackson at the battlo of Talladega, Talla- nacsas and Horseshoe, during the Creek war. His father emigrated to Georgia while Ben was very young, and Ben was keptat school in Tennessee until be was fourteen years old. After this Ben was kept hunting until he ‘was near twenty-one, At thet time the bears were so ‘bad in Tennesses that tho settlers could not raise their Boge. Hunting bears in the cano required much cautions and if a man’s gun snapped he lost his breakfast. Young McCulloch froquantly killed as many as cighty bears Goring @ season, and never less than twenty in“tho course of a winter. This life gavo him a taste for wild adventure, and whon he became of age be determined to g9 on an expedition to the Rocky Mountains, and left his ome for St. Louis to join ® company of trappers. Hie arrived too late, however, and likewise failed in joining a. company of Santa Fe traders. Ho returned home and soon after called om Col, David Crockett, who was making up an expedition to go to Tex- es to take part in the revolution. The whole Southwest et that time was alive with foolings of sympathy for «the Texans, and men were dajly flocking to their stand. gv@. Nacogdoches was appointed the piace of rendezvous fron’ Which the expedition was to start, and Christinas of tis year 1895, was named for the day of mooting, when, ax ‘(Old Davy” expressed it, thoy were to make thetr Chridimas diner off the vamp of @ buffalo. Yew. Book again arrived wo jase, aud duding the party eu) ane. |} NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1862.-TRIPLE SHEET. he proceeded on by himself to the river Brazes, where he was taken sick, and he did not recover until after the fall of the Alamo, MoCulloch’s diseppointment was Very great at not being able to join the gallant band of Patriots, but it afterwards proved very fortunate for him, for Colonel Travis, after having sustained a siege of thirteen days, with only 180 Texans, against Sante Anna’s army, fell, with his brave little band, after having killed 900 of the enemy. McCulloch, on joining the Texan army under Gen. Sam Houston, was assigned to the artillery, and made captain of a gum. He served gallantly at the battle of San Ja- into, where Santa Anna was taken prisoner, and his army of 1,500 men killed or taken prisoners. McCulloch afterwards settled in Gonzales county, Texas, and was employed on the frontier surveying and locating lands. He frequently led the wild border scouts against the In- diane and Mexicans, which service he entered before the celebrated Jack Hays. He also'distinguished himself at the battle of Plum creck, in @ fight with the Indians, who at the time burned and sacked the town of Linnville, He joined the expedition against Mier, but not agreeing with the plans of the leaders, he returned home before the fight, and escaped the cruel hardships and imprisonment of that command, which had surrendexed to the perfidiqus, Ampudia. When the war broke out with Mexico, he rallied a band of Texan warriors on the banks of the Guadaloupe, and Set out for the seat of war onthe Rio Grande, The eom-' pany arrived four days after the battles of Palo Alto and the Resaca, His company was accepted by General Taylor, and he was afterwards employed in the daring Scouting expedition towards Monterey, in which battle, a8 well ag that of Bucna Vista, he won imperishable re- nown. He afterwards joined Genoral Scott's army, and continued with it to the.conquest of the city of Mexico. For his gallant services be was honored with a national reputation, and the office of United States Marshal of ‘Texas was given him by President Pierce. Since that time he has been Commissioner to Utah in’ conjunetion with ex-Governor Powell, and has always en- Joyed the fullest confidence of the goverament until our recent civil convulsions, Regardless of all, he saw fit to ignore all past favors and obligations, and joined the rebel cause, He hada fine physical form, with great energy in action, Quiet in mapper, he was yet a man of violent passions. Vold towards his troops, he was not beloved by them, but yet at the same time they never doubted his courage. ‘He was a thin, spare man,ef great mnscle and activi- ty, and about 48 years of age. He had a pleasant fece, and wae mild und courteous in his manners, with an air of ditiidence. He was very cool and of determined bravery. At one time he wasat the head of @ body of rebels who were to have seized upon the capital, but as he was Bet deomed by otters sufficiently, cautiess to execute the measure, &o was sent of’ to tho West. He was at the battloof Springheld at the time wheu Gen. Lyon fell, alter which action he was said to have quar- yelled with Gen. Price, and to kave left him and Mis souri togeton the Best way they conld. Sines then be as been reported et various places—at one tame in Rich- mond, at another in Missouri, &e.; but nothing definite was known of bis movements until he again turned up in Arkansas with Gen. Price's rebel column. Gen. MeCnllock was married about © rears since, anda charactoristic story is told of him when his hrs: child, a boy, was born, Uhat he insisted, 20 the great horror of bis young wife, in baying the youngsier ebvivtened “Buffalo Hamp,” in honor of a particidar friend, wp old Indian chief of that unique name, THE UNION HEROERS OF THE WEST. SKETCH OF ACTING MAJOK GENERAL SAMUEL curris. General Sawuel R. Curtis is a native of New York, and entered the Military Academy of Wost Point asa cadet in the year 1827. Ho xraduated in 1832, and on the Ist of July in that, year was appointed a brevet Second Liew tenant of the uth infantry. He resigned onthe 30th of June, 1832. He practised as 9 civil engineer in Obio from that time. vatil 1887. From April, 1837, to May, 18 he was Givil Kngineer of ‘he Meskingum ‘River improvement. He next practised law, and was a couuselior-at-law in Ohio for « Jength of time from 1842, atter which ‘he went to Towa During bis stay in Okio ho was a Captain of the Ohio Milita, and afterwards a Colonel of the same. He be- come Adjutant General of the state of Ohio from May 20, 1846, to June 23 of thesame year. He then under- took the colonelcy af the Ihird regiment of Ohio yoltn- teers in the Mexican war, and fought in the Unitedstates service during the campaign in Moxico, He served as Colonel from June 23, 1846, to June 24, 1847, After the discharge of his regimont he served in the stad of Briga- dier Geaeral Wool,as Acting As-istwat Adjutant General, and afterwards acted as the clyil aud inilitery Governor of Saltillo, iu Mexico, in 1847. On-his return home he ‘wus appointed Chiof Engineer of une es Moines River na, provemont, in the State of Towa. This position he filled from Nec. 4, 1847, to Jan. 1, 1550. He was afterwards retukned.to,Congregs to represent ndistrict of the State of Jowa, Whilo serving in Congress te commanded the Secoild regimeut of Towa Volunivers, and while they were in service in Missouri he had to Jecve his command in charge of ant Coloncl Tuite, while he proceoded to Washington 10 attend the exira session of Congress, in which he spoke strongly in favor ofthe Union and its RX eau: At the close the session he returned to Misgouri, to back up his words with sill nobler deods, He was appomted a Brigadier General, bis com. mission daving from May 27, Sul, and resigned his seat in Congress to further 2p aria in defence of the go- vernment. For some time he had chargeof the city and district of St. Louis, holdin in this capacity the same. Hi © Gen, Vre- mout, When Gen, Halleck avsnmed eemmand of the de partment Gen. Curtis was ord re important post at Rolla, asm starsing point and depot of eoncontra tion of the troops now u| pecly prepared he, as J of acorps Murmer, went in pir rebel troows. On the Mth of Febr cially annonneed that Gen. Curtis’ command had eap. tured Springfleld; on the 15th éhat the of the Union was floating over the border.and in Arkan. sas; on the 20h, that General Curtis had defeated Price at Sugar creck, on the 2fet, that ne had taken possession of Bentonville; on the 26ih, that he had driven the rebels from Cross Hollows ; on the 27th, that he had taken po: jon of Payette ille, and now that he has beaten the ed rebel commands in the Boston Monutains. Such a succession of brilliant movements is worthy of Napor Joon the Great. SKATCH OF GENERAL stcer. Acting Major General Franz Sige! was born in 1824, at Baden, in Germany, and wos educated at the Military School of Carisruhe. In 1847 be held the rank of Chiof Adjutant, and was universally alowed to be one of the most promising officers, and, perhaps, the best artillerest yn Germany. When the Revolution broke out in 1848 ho joined it at once, and lost his commission in consequence, Ho obtained service, however, among the revolutionists, and soon rose to the chief command of their armies, When the reaction took place, the sovercigus raised an overwhelming force to crush out Sigel. He fought them with thirty thousand men against eighty thousand, abd, more fortunate than at Springiield, he brought of every one of his guns. Peace goon loft the General without an army,and he emigrated shortly afterward to this country. Here he eutered the academy @f a Monsiour Dulon, whose daughter he after- wards marrie!. A fow years since he was chosen pro- fessor in college a St. Louis, where he taught, among other things, the art of war to his pupils, When the rebellion broke out, General Sigel was one of the first of the gallant Germans of Missouri! who rallied in sup- port of the government, He commanded the thira regi. ment of volunteors raised at St. Louis. His memorable victorious retreat (rom Carthage 4a too well known to be easily forgotten. He subsequently co-operated, with vigor andability, with the late lamented Lyon, and was with him up to the evo of the battle of Springfleld. Acter the death of Lyon, General Sigel commanded our army, and led the retroat to Rolla, after which he remained some. what inactive at St. Louis until appointed to the preveut corps d’armee, of which he commanded a division. SKETCH OF GENERAL ASnOTH. General A. Asboth is a Hangar: by birth, and @ the brother of the noted General Asboth, of Hungarian revolutionary fame. He himself held the rank of Colonet in the same army, and is somewhat noted as a talented cavalry officer. He visited this country with Kossuth, and doubtless finding more liberty here than in his own eountry, determined to stay, andfresided for some time in shis city. When General Fremont was appointed to the department of the West he took Asboth with hin, giving bim the title of Brigadier Genoral without haying reaeived the authority soto do, and making him chief of bis staff, When Goneral Fromunt took the fled General Asboth was placed in command ofa division ay’ an Acting Major General; but when General Fremont wag yoca'led Qameral Asboth was also remover, his division ¢placed under the oomraand of hie procont com ‘<--=snea Sgt aight roentgen rns eomepmei pla eee aes tle te peter apna pene THE VICTORY IN ARKANSAS. Operations of Major General Samuel P. Curtis, Ending in the Decisive Battle at Pea Ridge. CAassviLiE EVIL, a PERRYVILLE} panion-n-arms, Acting General Carre General Asboth having ‘been appointed by government a Brigadier Geueral,. he was placed in command of a-division of General] Curtis’ corps d’armes, and.again has become an Acting Major General. His talent and bravery have been proven in this action, in which he has been wounded. SKEICH OF ACTING GENKRAL DAVIR. Colonel Jefferson C. Davis, in commandef a division uuder-Goneral Curtis, was appointedso theregular apmy from the State of Indiana in the year 1848, receiving the commission of @ Second Lieutenant of the First United States artillery on the 17th of June im that year, He was not instructed at West Point, but appears to hayehad a goodmilitary talent. On the 29thof Kebruary, 1852, he was promoted to a First Lieutenancy, and on the 44th of May, 1461, was appointed Captain in the same regiment, being allowed leaye of absence to take the command of the Fwarity-second regiment eneral Fremont, without anthority, made him a Brigadier General, which, the govermeent repudiating, be nearly lost both his brigade and regimental command. ‘He is at present acting as Major General, with the simple rank-of a colonel, although he bas performed -some bril” liant -exploits, When under the command of Gencral a thousand mien, and now his division has rid. the eountry of tive noted rebel General McCufloch. SKETCH OF COL. Carr. Cotone! Rugeve A. Carr, in command of « division, composed of two brigades, under General Curtis, is a native of New York, and entered the Military academy asacadet in the month of Septenrber,1846. He was brevotted a Second Lieutenant of the mounted rifle corps of ¢be United States Army on the lst of July, 1850. He ‘was promoted to the rank of First Lientenant and trans. ferred to the First cavalry in March, 1356. On the 11th of Sune, 1858, he wi ade a captain, whieh rank he bow holds in the Fourth regiment of the United States cavalry, haying obtained leave of absence to take the command of the Third regiment. of Iilinois -eayalry. In the Jist of names showing the limeal rank of captains of cavairy his name stands No. 6. He ‘has ‘in this cam- paign acted a’ a Major Gencral commanding division of General Curtis? corps *d’armee. He is-comparatively a young man, and his prospects are very great of becoming a noted soldier, he having already proved himself to be &@ brave and talented ove. HE REBEL OFFICERS IN THE FIGHT. SKETCH OF GENERAL VAN BORN. Gen, Bar| Van Dorn is a native of Mississippi, and was educated as acadet at the Military Academy of West Point, entering that institution ia the year 2838. Hie graduated in 1842, although with not very high honors. Jn the sume class were two other noted rebels—Gustayus W. Smith and Mansfield Lovell—forming together a very disreputable trio, On the Lat of July, 1843, he was ap- pointed Brevet Second Lieutenant in the Seventh United States sufantry, and was mada full Second Lieutenant on the 20th of November, 1844. On the Sdof March, 1347, he was promoted to a First Lieutenancy, and on the 18th of April was brevetted Captain for his conduct at Cerro Gordo. in the following August he received a fur- ther brevet of Major, for his conduct at Contreras and Cherabuseo; and on the 13th of September was wounded while entering the City of Mexico. He was Aid to Gen, P. FP. Smith.daring the years 1848 and 1849. He was Seo- retary and Treasurer of the Military Asylum of Page gonla, Miss., from January 1852, to June, 1855. Was made full Captain of the Second United States cavalry in March, In July, 1856, he was distinguiehed in the command of the expedition against the Camanebes io Northern ‘Texas; again,on the Ist of October, 1858, in the command of the expedition against aud in coutlict with alarge force of Camanches near Witchita village, ‘Texas, gaining a“ most decided and important victory,” leaving fifty-six Indians dead on the field, but was him- self four times wounded—twice dangerously, On the 13th of May, 1859, he was again distinguished with a similar command in action with a body of Camanches, strongly posted in the valley of the Nescutunga, iu which he was completely victorious. When he joined the rebels ho first received an appointment in Texas, next near the Potomac, and afterwards ju Arkausas, SKETCH OF MAJOR GENERAL 8. PRICE. General Sterling Price, in August, 1846, entered the service of the United States during the Mexican war, as Cola! of the Second regiment of Missouri Volunteers, acavalry regiment, enlisted for twelve months. He was commissioned a Brigadier General, United States Volun- teers, on the 20th of July, 1847. lle was wounded in the engagement at Canada, New Mexico, January 24, 1847, in which be commanded. He comman:ed algo in the battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales, March 16, 1848, in which year his division was disbanded, He has since been Governor of Missour!, and for his military specialities while initia- ting, with Governor Jackson, the rebellion at Boonville, has become the victim of several pasquinades from the press, In the battle of Boonville sucoese wan against him, vut at Springfield and Lexington he was more fortu- nate, his forces being more than four times as great ag those of his opponents. He hus managed to subsist his army—at one time very large—during this campaign without much assistance from the rebel government, Since the time ke was upposed by General Curtis ho hag met with nothing else than a series of defeats—this last one mere signal than the rest. Retaliation. Lourvinix, Mare 10, 1862. On Friday night last squad of cavalry, undor the no- torious rebel Colonel John Morgan, who was some time since erroucously reported killed, attecked a Union picket fiftoon miles south of Nashville, taking two prisoners and @ix government wagons. On Saturday a party of Obio Union cavalry went in parsws, found and attacked the rebels, killing four of Morgan's men, captaring eight and recovering the six wagows. They are now in pursuit of Morgaw’s yang, confident of eavehing thom, Ighinan: Plaeod Generals Buckner and T lose Continement. Bostos, March 11, 1862. Information from Port Warsen states that Generai® Buckner and Tilghman were pat inciwe conSuoment yes te MB of Indiana Volunteers. « Pope, in Central Missonri, he effected the capture of over | NTERESTINS FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST Arrival of the Steam Transports Philadelphia and Oriental. OPERATIONS (tN THE GULF, &e., &e., &e. * The United States transport Oriental, Commander Tazo, arrived at this port et half-past ten o'clock last night, from Key West and Port Royal. ‘The Oriental left the former port on the 4th inst., at four o'clock P. M., and arrived off Port Royal at four P.M.-of the 6th; Was detained ontside twenty hours for want ofa pilot. She left Port Royal at five P.M. of the 8th, and experienced fine weathor the entire passage. She brings no news, except that the United States gun. Doat Verona had just arrived from Fernandina, Fla., bringing Intelligence of the suceess of Commodore Du- Pont’s expedition, and confirming the news of the cap- ture of Fernandina and Brunswick, all of which we have had in detail by the Alabama at Baltimore. Everything remained quiet at Key West and Port Royal. ‘The troops were in good health and spirits, Our Ship Island correspondent, writing under date of Feb. 27, reports the Union troops there in thebest of spirits. Lieut. J.C. Tilfrey, of the United States Engi- neer Corps, had arrived there in the Saxon, to finish the construction of Fort Massachusetts. Lieut. Charles 8. Palmer, of the Ninth Connecticut regiment, has been ap- pointed by Gen. Phelps acting Postmaster. Mr. Charles H. Hammond, Paymaster of the gunboat Scotia, shot himself accidentatly, while removing his pistol from un der his pillow, and died shortly after. The following vessels were at Key West:—United States steamship St. Jago de Cuba, United States steamship R. R. Cuyler, United States gunboats Pinola and Owisa, United States brig Bainbridge, Spanish prize bark Tere. sita, brigs Samuvl Welsh, of Philadelphia; Rebecca s pard, of Philadelphia; Almore, of Waldebo: Louisa Frazer, of Now Jersey, and several athe! ‘The Oriental brings the following passenger States A: ¥ Rocher, Lieut. R. Riges, 8, W. Harcourt, James ridge, P. Springsiein, H. Elkin, J, ©. Lakion, Lieut. Jobn Stark, (en soldiors—and 19 in tho stocrage, We are again indebted to Purser Amtonto Leakens, of the steamer Oriental, for favors. ‘The United States steam transport Philatelphia, Henry Parton Commander, from Fort Pickens March 1, Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, March 4, and Key West Mareb 6, at six A. M., arrived at this port last night, The Philadylphia took out from New York one hundred and sixteen head of cattle and fifty sheep, and landed them all without losing a single one. : Left at Fort Pickens the United States steamer Missis. sipp: and briga Emir, Parker, and Yaukee Blade, Fair child; threo-masted schooner ‘Meerschaum, unloading stores. United States storusbip Fearnot, Captain Fancen, sailed for Ship Island March 1, taking the Philadelphia's mail for that place. Bark Tycoon arrived at Fort Jeffer- sou, Tortugas, March 2, from New York, with four com- panies of the New Hampshire Seventh regiment. Ail wet Bark Soap Dragon and brig A. C. Merryman were unload. ing stores for the fort. Left at Koy West the United States brig Bainbridge, steamers Sant de Cuba and R. R. Cuyler, The steainer Harriet Lano is the flagship. ‘The United States steamer South Carolina arrived at Key West March 5, with the confederate steamer Magno- lia in tow. She hag one thousand bales of cotton on board, and was captured by the South Carolina while attempting to run the blockade. Captain Shannon and cvow, of the Magnolia, are prieoners on the South Cano- lua. The Second Assistant Engineer was killed by the ‘explosion of the steam chest. ‘The Magnolia was sot on fire in five places, but the fire was extinguished without damage. She is in fine order, and cafries one gun—a twelve-pound howitzer—on the upper deck. Four contrabands crossed over from Ponsacola on the night of March 1. They report that one regiment nad left, and two others arrived, but had no arme. General Anderson was tobe court martialed fer com mencing the bombardmont January 1 ‘Tho Philadelphia brings seven deserters from the rebel army who escaped from the Pensacola Navy Yard, crossing tg Santa Roen Island in a small boat after Grilhin, W. D. Cook, seven rebel from Fort Pickens, Jas, E: Everett, Wm, Meredit ¥. Spear, a Buchanan, J. . Goods, R. Corte tog yO -aaal seal Our Key West Correspondence. Key Wesr, March 6, 1862. Arrivat of the Ste:mer Philadelphia from Fort Pickens— Reda Desrters—Iheir Reports—Rebel Troops Leaving Pewvacola for Modile—Letter from Fort Pickens—Arrival there of Four Ccntrabands—Phe'r R-ports—Mortar Plee— Steamer R. R. Cuyler—Further Reports of Deserters— Arrival of the United States Steamer South Carol'na and Prise Stamer Magnolia—Hep Cyd and Cuplain— Visit to the South Carotina—Phe Pris mers—An Old Acquaint. anc:—His Reports about Affairs in New Orleans, @c. ‘The United States steam transport Philadelphia arrived last evening from Fort Pickens, which point she left on tho 2d instant. We have the following intelligence by her:— ‘Tho Philadelphia has on board the following men, de- se (ors from the rebel army at Pensacolax— G. A, Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, W. Morodith, of Peunsylvania, Reuben Crocker, of New York J. E. Everctt, of Obio, B. T. Spear, of Hlinois, J. E. Goows, of Indiana, 8. Adams, of Maseachusetts, ‘These men all belongod to the First Loussiana regiment, and have beon for the last ten months at Pensacola, ‘They were forced to enlist at New Orleans or be sent to Jail. Five of them suececded in escaping at twoo’clock on the night of February 10; the two others came over: afterwards, They escaped in a boat and came out of Grand Bayou, passing two sentries, who did not chal-- lange them for tho reason of their heingarmed with “(six shooters,” and knowing what would be their fate if any alarm was given. They report the First Alabama and First Louisiana regiments having gone to Mobile, and that the force ro- maining at Pensacola does not excced three thousand men, Your correspondent received per Philadelphia a letter from Fort Pickena, which gives the following informa- tion: Four coutrabands came over to-day, and roport that many of the guns from Fort MacRue and the bat- teries opposite have been taken within the past three days down to Mobile, and most cf the troops have gone there. Tho Fifteenth Mississippi regiment and a light battery left for Tennessee this week. They (Bragg) evi- dently thinks Porter is bound for Mobile.’” All the above information goes to prove that the rebels are abandoning in haste their line of wosks at Pensacola, deeming them of minor importance, and are concertrat- ing all their available force in the vicinity of Mobile. It ‘would not surprise me to hear at any moment that allof them had loft Pensacola, and that the place was once more in our hands, Ihave no doubt they will destroy all that is left before leaving; but Ido not think Forts McRae and Barrancas will be blown up on account of the scarcity of powder with them, for they dare not expend a pound unnecessarily, A very short time, how- ever, will work wonders on the Gulf, and lam inclined to think a few weeks will show Florida clear of rebeis and rebellion. ‘The mortar fleet aro now all here and would have sailed this morning, only there is not a breath of wiud. We had a tine breeze during the night, and at six o’clock this morning a gun from the fingship (Harriet Lane) gave the order to ‘prepare to get under weigh,’’ but it jell calm soon after, and now they are ‘ whistling for a breeze.” Iwill nodoubt in my tlext be able to their departure, and give a complete list of officers and vessels. They will present a very beautiful sight leaving the harbor. May good luck attend all their operations. ‘The R. R. Cuyler is ordered to report here to Flay McKean, and will, no doubt, form part of tho ivision of the Guif squadron. In all probability many of the purchased vessels will be sent to this neigh- vorhood, leaving the regularly constructed men-of-war to operate whore their services are most neoded. Forther reports by. the deserters at Fort Pickens say that provisions of all kinds are very scarce. Nothing is received over the Pensacola and Montgomery Railroad, and in a little while all, troops incladed, will be on the verge of starvation, Almost everything used in P cola comes from @ distance, for the country around is nothing more than a pine barren, not capable of raising anything. If they are forgotten by these of the.interior, they oe necessity, very soon yield or evacuate ‘Tho United States steamer South Carolina and the prize steamer Magnolia have arrived from Ship Island, ‘Tha former is on her way North for repairs, and tho latter to ‘be turned over to the United S'a°es Marshal at this point. The Magnolia, if sold hy thould be purchased by the eager te for use in this military depart- ment. She is of very light draught, very fast, and can accommovate one thousand men readily. She would be invaluable here to General Brannan, and I do not belie’ the government could replace her for twice what she will bring at.pubiic sale. ‘There are on board the Magnolia,as ‘near as cam be ascertained, about one thousand and flity bales of cotton, and I understand the parties in New Orleans who purchased her for the venture paid for ber over one hundred thousand dollars, The offices nek crew are on board the Sonth Carolina, and will be sent North by uke Rhode Island, Ti seems that her owners wore desirous that she should reach Havana before the news arrived there of the disasters to the rebol cause in ‘Tennessee, wishing to ‘in the high prices that have heretofore ruled there; but the capture destroys their fondest hopes, and by desiring too mach they have lost all, She is av laable prize even at present pr ol though the cargo had better be sold soon, for it will not be long betore it is down, down, down,to the old standard or very near it. Her Captain, whose name is Shanavn, is a rank rebel; he is very sore regarding his capture, Dut atthe same time supposes that “Uncle Sam” will permit him to go ‘scot free,” ax he was not in arms, aad send him to “Dixie,” vie Od Point and Norfolk, in ‘order that he may again ron the chance of capture. May be that Unele Sam will, but net unti he has had the pleasnre of inspecting the interior of Forts Warren or La- fayette. Thave just returned from visiting the South Carolina, and found on board of her, among the Magnolia’s pri- soners, an old vcquaintance, He was mate of the steamer Galveston, and aiterwards of the Matagorda, on the New Orleans and Texas line, some years wince, aud was in the same y. His name is John Levis, by bir Swede, but bes lived a long time in this country, has sa‘led for some tite out of New York. He was mar- rivd in New Orleans, and has been there during all the troubles. Twas able to obtain some important iuforn tion from bim regurding the p sition of aftairs at Orleans and the surrounding country. He states that the suffering in New Orleas among the poorer classes ix terrible. All kinds of provisions ‘are at famine prices; and by the majority peace on avy terme would be hailed with tue greatest de- light. "It is evident from his manner that he is telling the irath, for what he says is ntraight forward, without hesitation; and he appears gia at the prospect of a ter+ ination of hostilities, and the chance of ence more ob- taining employment. — He deseribes the chase of the Magnolia by the Brooklyn as terrible, broadside a‘ter broadside being dred at them, the shells flying over and around then tn quantitte ind when the South Carolina opened her tire they could not stand it no louger. They fired the ship in several places, in hopes that she would be destroyed rathorjthan fall into our hands. They lost all but what thoy stood in, and are pleased to have exczped with their lives. A large steamer, brig rigged, with two smoke stacks and beam engines, has just pasted Sand Key, bound west, aupposed to be the Vauderbilt, THE UNITED STATES SHIP VERMONT. The Ship Boarded by the Schooner I. M. Chapman—Aceident to Capt. Baldw Hopes Entertained of Her Safe Arrival at Some Port, &c., &. Ry the arrival of the schooner I. M. Chapman, of New London, Conn., at this port on Monday evening, wo are put in possession of some interesting information respect- tag tho United States frigate Vermont, about which so much painful anxiety has been felt all over the country. Captain [. M. Chapman, commander of the above mon- tioned schooner, reports that on the Ist inst. he fell ia with the Vermont in latitude forty degrees thirty mi- nutes, longitude sixty-teven degrees fifty minutes. The Vormont was firing signal gans and rockets, evideutly in great distress, Captain Chapman immediately changed the course of his vessel, and steered for the disabled ship, which be reached ina short time and boarded. He found the Vermont in a very porilous condition , with rudder Jost and sails blown away, drifting away at the mercy of wind and tide, At the request of Captain Augustus 8, spiking a gun im one of the rebel water batteries. They aro all Northern men, who were pressed into the rebel service at New Orleans. They are all dressed in the cowtaon cloth which is used for uniforms, called “negro cloth.” Cornelius Murphy, drummer boy in the Seventy-sfth New York Voluntecrs, was accidentally shot on the Ist March by one of the Sixth regitnont, who was trading pietols. He was from Auburn, New York. A launch from the stearwer Mississipp! was upset in tho surf while attempting to land the mails, and one of the ovew was drowned. A member of the Seventy-fitth New York Volunteers was also lost in trying tw reseue tho soaman. Tho balance of the mutineors belonging to the Thir- toenth Now York Volunteers, who have been serving out the sentence at the Tortngas, came home on the Philadel. phia, in charge of Lieutenant Edward Latham, of the Sixth New York Volunteers, who will take them on to Washington to rejoin their regiment. They number twenty-nine men, aud are woll spoken off by all at Fort Jotlers 9, where they were doing duty. Tho Philatolphia brought the following pacsexgers :— Dr. Chas, Sutherland, U, 8. Ay: M. B. Bradley, Quarter master, sixth N.Y, V.; Liew), Pa, Lathan, sixta Tiny and two chiltren, Cavter Bate Aus fb old): n i rt Pekan, fourteen die th N.Y. V., Ke Baldwin, commander of the Vermont, Captain Chap, by the frigate, and assisted in tho work of potting things to rights on board the disabled vessel, Hesides the rudder and sails, the anchor, anchor chain ani threo boats had been swopt away by the storm, and ‘all the furniture between decks was loosened and cas, about in every direction, going to ruju, All hands were busily at work repairing the damage dono to the ship and furniture, and after considerable labor new sails were rigged out and other deficiencies made up for. j Captain Chapman kept his schooner by the Vermont for six days, until Mareh 6, when he eet sail for Now York and reached bere on Monday evening, When be loft aiuirs were a more encouraging appear ance, The Vormont was “tight and in an easy condi. tion. The sailors had broken up fome of the topmaste, and wero making every effort to rig out something asa substitute for the lost radder., Captain Chapman con. siders that the Vermont bos proved herself a splendid sea boat, and he has no doubt that, if the sailors sucecod in con-tructing @ rudder, tho vessel will roach some port ineafety. At the time he left the Vermont was in latitude 38 deg. 45 min , longitude 68 deg. 08 min., or al 400 miles east of Cape Henry, She was on the edge of the Gulf Stream, which would drift her in joutberly direction towards the Azores, An immense ply of provisions was on board the frigate, so that no ny ension need be entertained on that score, During one of the storms Capt. Baldwin was struck on head and knocked Insensible. He was taken to the cain, where some person indiscreetly lit a charcoal fire, from the smw which Capt. Baldwin waa nearly suf. forated, thas a 4 to the external injories recnived by. Tie bad completaly racawopad however, and was wun, Supert Ag Ln? Matters Cd Bie Bini A | playing their prowess. 3 AFFAIRS AT FORTRESS MONROE. The Merrimac Still Remains in Elizabeth River. ee eee All Quiet at Newport's News and the Fortress Yesterday Noon. de. Banwone, March 12, 1862. ‘The boat from Old Point has arrived, but brings litte Bews that has not already been telegraphed, ‘The officers and men of the Monitor spoak in the highest terms of her performances, and think they might, have destroyed the Morrimac without much difflcvity if they had been alowed an opportunity. ‘The Master's Mate of the Congress, Peter Hargous, ts missing, and may be among the prisoners. Fortress Monnor, March 11, 1662 All is quiet here up to noon, ‘The British sloop-of-war Rinalde sailed this forenoon. A flag of truce has just been sent to Craney Island. , ‘All the papers of the frigate Cumberland haying gone down with her -it is impossible, to obtain. listef the killed and missing. The latest and most cortect acequot is 116, and it will probably be reduced to100. The ames can only be ascertained at the Navy Department by comparison of pay rolls. Master M. 5. Stuyvesant was wounded, also John Grady and George W. Butt, The following are at the genera) hospital:—John Bates, L. Livingston, John Devin, Joseph Russell, John Gardper, Edward Cobb, John Bunt, James Benson, Joba McGuin, Alexander McFadden, John V. Cavanagh. On board the Congress was one company of the Unicp Coast Guard, Ninety-ninth New York, Capt, Mcintyre. ‘Tho following are killed, wounded and missing :— Kuixp,—Sergeant James Lapey, Corporal Charles ‘Tyman, privates James Tracey, John Gault, Wm. Lesley, ‘Wm. Bell, Richard Thomas. Wovcxpzp.—Francis Needham, W. R. Radcliffe, Thomas Bennett, Alexander Keyes, Samuel James, Charice Giil, Stephen Brennen (or Brown), James Golden, Joseph Cal- loway, Lawrence Seurlory. Missxc.—James Goodwin, Millard Delano, Dennis Fay, Francis Kinney, Terrence McKenna, Archibald McLean, John Peterson, Edward Logan, Wm. Hayos. ‘The following, at the genoral hospital, are from the Congress :—Thomas Gannon, David Ferguson, George L. Dean, James McFadden, Wm.Chayman, Patrick Clancey, sobn Fitzpatrick, of the Whitehall, is also at the goneral hospital. Early yesterday morning # small sail boat arrived at Nowports News wharf, containing two men and a ‘woman, who represented that they supposed the place to be in the possession of tne Confederate forces, avd ‘wanted to sell some produce and establish a store. They were soon informed of their mistake, much to-their chagrin, and wore conveyed to the hoadquarters'of Gen. Mansfield. They were brought here by the express this afternoon and taken before Gon. Wool. After the party had digcovered their mistake they represented that they were Unionists, who had for some time past beon endca- voring to escape; but their first story is of course more probable, Lieutenant Selfridgo, of the Cumberland, bes been or- dered to the command of the Monitor, A flag ot truce was sent to Craney I despatches. ‘The oficers of the rebel boat represcn‘ed that the Mer_ rimac, or, a8 it is called by them, the “Virginia,” bad received damage, but nothmg that was seriows. ‘They admit the less of four killed and several wounded on bourd. Captam Buchanan, who commands her, was so- riously wounded on Saturday, and the command devolved. upon his Lieutenant, The oilicers say little or nothing about the Sunday's fight. Ihe Yorktown is said to have a shot in her oiler. ‘The Noriolk Day Book of yesterday gives a glowing ace count of the opening of the James river blockade and the destruction of the Congress and Camberland. It isstated that the Virginia, Flag Officer; Buebenan commanding with the stearitugs Pewrtort, Lieutenors Commanding Parker, and Ruleigh, Lieutenant Commans- ing Alexander, left the Navy Yard xi a qoarter past eleven o'clock. The Commander of the Cumberland is spoken of as fighting his ship witha gallantry worthy » better cause. Tho total rebel loss is said to Lo moe killed and twelve wounded, Twenty-three prisoners ar- rived at Norfolk Saterday night from the Cougress,enge died on the passage, ‘The friesson is said te have been seriously injured by the Virginia of our gunbo are said to have been sunk: boih of which statemontsare, id to-day with of course, entiroly incorrect, Our loss is pxid thay? been between six and twelys Wundred, The Dey Joe says:—Ha ving comp! 1 the Sinesota, end “is abled the Lawrence a above, aud dostroye:t ina word, having a besides, ne #1 sted Grom ’s gabe vib they devi, apon, ere t verre's left the scone ef thelr tri yetarna) to the yard, whore they awa In the rebel A. S. dehnston in Mr. Adicings said that nearly nezsee Tegivinture had signet x from that depariment, Bewufort correspende ville is Bow tying et M dred ve ‘contain retato vke iniet w said to bo h been called upon for fe Virgin tional troopy. Wastwetox, Mar A dospatetr from Fortrers M lise that all is quiet in that yieln ceived to-day obtained about f Norfolk on Sandoy whieh st ferred that she was not eapabie of inakyny vary geod time. When, some time ago, it was stated in this eurrespen. dence that the rebels were falling buck fom Manus, the assertion war industriously co Dut there os now satisfactory evidenes thas the maiz bod their lines nearly two weeks ngo. The roads in Virginia in some places are tlerably good and improving. ‘The whereabouts of the rebels who retreated from Ma naxans is a enbjcet of earnest speculation, Captain Buchanan, who commanded the Merriuiacon the first day's fight, ie reporcod, by a telegram rocmved to-day, to he wounded. Captain Jones commanded the Merrimac on Sunday. AFFAIRS AT THE SOUTH. Important from New Orleans=—The Forti- fications There—The Cnion Sentiment, Sr. Lovet, March 11, 1862, Aspecial despated to the St. Louis Democrat, from Cairo, that two Union men reached there from New Urieans to-day, They left that city on the 26h of Feb- ruary, and by careful traveling were enabled to get off ingafety. Both spent the winter in New Orlodna, where the greatest excitement and distress prevailod. The ap- proaches to the city on the south were pretty well de fended. On the north the fortifications ran back to Car rollton, The only persons in the city not regularly en- listed aro Jews. Tho city was also full of secret Union clubs, At least 12,000 persons belong to the claba, ‘The condition of things was no botter in Memphis. The Momplis Appeat advocates the burning of the city as a last resort, bat the Mayor had issued @ proclamation that any pereon detected in setting fire to houses ghould be immediately hung. ‘The New Hampshire Election, word, Mare’ 11 ay De ine The election for State offer ace to-day. Three candi tho feld, ¥ A Berry, present incumbent, supported by the republicans; Starke , demograt, and Wheeler, nomi- nated as an indepoudent candidate. A majority is re. au red to elect a tovarnor in et tame r Governor in some of ty oa is & — for Gov i om Dover... wat 465 4 Portsmouth ie A bai . 488 1 ine 201 vor y Finy ive towns foot up:—Berry, 12,712; Stark , 9,688; ter, 803. Wine vote ‘of Concord was—Borry, 1,214; Stark, 812; Wheoter, 27. Manchester—Berry, 1,227; ‘Stark, | 740; Wircier, 49. Nushua—Derry , 906; Stark, 860; Wieeler 17. peor, Matoh 11—Miditight—The rentit su 319 towns for Governor, gives It is believed Governor Derry’s majority, over all, wi bo over 1,500. Tho repubtican majority in the House witt ve from 60 1 75. The republicans bave also probably alostad ten Cato” the twelve Senators, and four of the uur ies is