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- to this vicinity rae ctl Ree Des bp cde know where to expect an that yesterday afternoon they: b caent eee. evacu- ting the place, General Hamilton meanwhile advanced from Bunker ‘Gill, tho Michigan cavalry leading the way. ‘Twelve hundred of the cnemy’s cavalry gave battle, ~Gupported by a section of artillery. , Thi ‘was about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, * & dattation of tho First Maryland regiment reinforced ont cavalry, and one of our sections of artillery camo up ~@bd replied to the onemy’s guns. <The fight was soon over. Tho enemy fled, loaving Guns, two in number; several horses, aud aboug ‘thirty mon killed and wounded. ‘The abells thrown emong them by our artillery were ‘Vory destructive. Our whole loss was four killed and fifteen wounded, ‘Ql of the First Maryland. Skirmishing was continued al! Inst aight, the result ‘Doing 2 few mex wounded on both sides, but none killed on ours. At daybreak to-day our column was again in motion, Qnd advanced upon tho town in time (o sce tho rear guard of the rebels retire for ever. Large stores of ammunition, provisions and many ‘horses have fallen into our hands, and the Union ag Gies triumphantly over Winchester. ‘Tho reception of our troops by the pédple bas been Most enthusiastic. General Gorman has come tn, and be and Genera! Ham: dton are exchanging mutua! congratulations. Wasuinaton, March 12, 1862. Goformation to-night, reccived from Winchester, ts that our forces to-day took possession of that town, THE ADVANCE ON THE POTOMAC. mars! OCCUPATION BY OUR TROOPS OF THE Ri- BEL FORTIFICATIONS OPPOSITE BUDD'’S FERRY. Wasrxotow, March 12, 1862. In compliance with orders from General Hooker, early eon Monday morning a detachment, under Lieutenant Colonel Miles, First Massachusetts regiment, took pos- aession of the rebel works at Shipping Point and Evans- port, while a similar body undor Colonel Mutt, Fifth Now Jersey regiment, occupicd those at Cockpit Point. ‘Tt was found that the rebels had attempted to destroy ‘@verything possible by blowing up thoir magazines and Durating their guns. The guus were loaded to the maf. ‘les with eolid shot aud sand bi and a Gre was built ‘under them, which Durned the carriages and neated the uns sufficiently to ignite the powder. In this way they Durst three riflea guns and ono forty-two pound shel, ‘Bu0 out of twenty-one left in their works. They had in the Shipping Poiut battery a one hundred ‘and twenty pound English rifod gun, Blakeley’s patent, of 1861, weighing 10,759 pounds. It is banded at the Wreech, in a manner similar to our Parrott guns, while ‘The groove is different from any I have geen, being but square down on one side, and gradually sloping tothe mext groove, It was illod with shot and sand and the vearriage burned, but the immenze thickness at the breech prevented its being hoated through sufficiently to eause an explosion. It is probably one of the guns brovght by the Bermuda scme time since. Among the other guns, uninjured fis a nine inch Dah!. ‘ton gon, which was casi in 1855, and is supposed to be one of those stolen by the rebels at Norfolk, All the guns, with the exception of the English gun ‘mentioned, are no doubt those stolen from the United ‘States at various points. The extreme Northern gun at Shipping Point is bursted, and an inscription on the face of the breastivork states that ‘this gun burst on the 16th of February, 1862." There was 2 rumor at that time in our camp that it had burst, killing two men and wound {ug one, which this Cate secms to confirm. ‘Yhree scouting parties were sent out from Shipping Paint ia different directions ‘Che first proceeded up Quan- ico creek, discovering the lately deserted camps of the ‘enemy. They proceeded to withina mile of Dumfries. capturing a young man belongiag to a company tn a ‘Texas regiment, culled "The Yankee Rillers."’ He appear- @d quite willing to be taken, and eays he had twice at- tempted to get away from the rebels. He is a very gen, tock locking English lad, “scarcely ninateen years old,’ aud says he has becn in this country but ayear, He in Piste that there are two brigades of rebel soldiers at Duwufries; but his story is not believed A second company was rent up the gouth tice creek, uu discuvercd aun: nk of Quan- of a large Jy foree of the enemy haying lately occupied the place. A“ ‘sutler’s store, with a stock of some three thousand ‘dollars’ worth of goods, consisting of boots and shoes, tobaceo und ecgars, meats, vegetables, frults, &c., was found. It bad been so hastily deserted that some two Or three dollars in change had been left in the money ‘drawer, They also found a silk flag, beautifully em- broidered, and inscribed “Randolph Hornets,” and on the reverse “Onward to Victory; also a fine silk banner, which had been thrown into the creek, bearing on one Gide the Arkansas seal, and on the reverse the foliowing ‘fescription, which I give verbatim, et puncluatin:ae Lene OOOO LEEL EE HbELED NbaE DNLEOLEEOL EEE CbEbteEE OR, RIGHTS. PEACEATLY 1° We CAN FORCIBLY 19 ? WE MUeT ‘ OCP LOGE OE DERE LEE ELEETE TEIOLEDEDIGEDS BODE IEOE Numerous other trophiow of almost every doscription ‘Were found. The third party proceeded in a southwesterly direc” tion, with similar success. The latter two brought in Goveral stragglers,gome of whom were known Uvion men, and who state that the rebels have becn moving off in the direction of Fredericksvurg as fast as the cars would carry them for some days past, and that the last Jeft on Sunday. A letter written by an artilleryman says:—" Our guns ‘have been scout away—where to1 do not kuow—but we ‘hall probably follow the gunz.” The guns referred to Gro no doubt those of the Maryland artillery, which had “Pwo baiterieson the ground. One of our men picked up a roughly drawa map of the Pebe! batteries, which gives the location and number ‘of guns in the various battorics, a copy of which is sent ‘othe Henarn. It was probably drawn by some one of the rebel soldiers for his own amusement, andjis in (he main quite accurate. Although not drawn to a scale, it gives ® good goneral idea of the number and location of guns and troops in the immediate vicinity of the batteries. Battory No. 1,at Shipping Point, had but two guns in Positionone having buret, and the three southerly one: thaving nover boon mounted, their placea being supplied Dy three heavy onk logs covered with canvass, tuteaded ‘to deceive our ballooniste, Gonoral T. H. Hotmes seems to have been in command ‘Of the forces, and Captain F. Chatard iu commaad of the aval batterica of the Potomac. THE EVACUATION OF AQUIA CRERK. Wasuixaton, March 12, 1962. By an arrival at the Navy Yard today it was asoor. 4ained that the rebel baiteries wore evacuated at Aquia creek yesterday moicing; whether permanently or aot ~Shere are no moans of ascertaining. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI. St. Lovrs, March 12, 1962. goncral order will be issued tomorrow ‘The foliowi: morning: Haapqvanrens Drrarrweyt oF toe MiemssrPpt. In compliance with orders of the President of the Thited States, the undersigned assumes the command of the Dopartment of the Miseissippi, which includes the pao departments of Kausas and Missourl, and the ment of Ohio and the country west of a north and onal lino drawn through Knoxville, Tennessee, aud east Of the western boundaries of the States of Missouri and Arkansas, The beatquarters of the Department of tho Mississ! slp willremaia until further orders at St. Low Commanding officers not in the Department of Missour! ‘will report to those headquarters tho strength and posi- tiou of their several commands. H.W. MALLICK, Major Genorai Cominan ding, Perso: Inte Higene A large throng of citizens, more or fess eminent tn all othe walks of lifo, waited apon Major Gon Fremont, at Qisapartmontsin the Astor House, yesterday, which ‘was largely increase! upon the reception of the nows an Wounciog that he bad been assigned to (he command ofa department, The General will leave for Washington by ‘Chis afternoon's train, in accordance with @ peremptory Slewont in the Provident’s order. Ths composition of ‘bis staff and al! bis movemen(s will be determine’ upon ou his arrival at Washington, and after cousultation with the Prosident nad Socretary of War, Dlovemonts of Gov. Johnson, Mr. Ethe* ridge and Parson Brownlow. Lovisvitte, March 12, 1862, Governor Johnson aud Messrs, Etheridge and Maynard Heft for Nashville to-day. ‘The Nashville Patriot says thot Parson Brownlow is on his way to Nashvillo, with a pass through the revel lives from Jeff. Davis. Browalow is reported to vo ill with - gonsumption. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1862. THE NAVAL CONFLICT. ern rewres Additional “Interesting Details of the - Fighting at Newport’s News. Names of the Killed, Wounded and Missing. — THE REBEL COMMANDERS, Go, &o., &o, ‘Wasmarox, March 12, 1862. ‘The telegtaph from Fortress Monroe this evening re- ports all. quiet there. The flag of truce brought but little news backto-day. Parties accompanying the rebel flag Of truce jocosely admitted that our ‘‘cheese box”? had severely wounded the Merrimac, It is thought she can- ‘B06 make another venture until sho is repaired. Tho telegraph works admirably, nad Washington eonverses with Fortress Monroe ag readily as it does with Alexan- dria and the camps on the Potomac. The official report of Lieutenant Pendorgrast, of the Congress, addressed to Commander Marston, bas beep forwarded to the Navy Department. REPORT OF LIBUT. PENDERGRASP. Lieut. Pendorgrast states that, owing to the death ofthe late commanding officer, Joseph B. Smith, it becomes my painful duty te make @ report to you of the part which the United States frigate Congress took in the efforts of our vessels at Newport’s Nows to repel the attack of the rebel flotilla on the 8th inst. The report says that ‘‘when the Merrimac, with three small gunboats, was seen steaming down from Norfolk, and had approached near enough to discover her charac- ter, the ship was cleared foraction. At ten minutes past two the Merrimac opened with her bow gun with grape, passing us on the starboard side at a distance of about three hundred yards, receiving our broadside and giving oneinretcrn. After passing the Congress she ran into the Cumberland. The smaller vossels then attacked us, killing and wounding many of our crew. Scoing the fate of the Cumberland, wo set the {i> and topsail, and, With the assisiance of tho togbogs Zouave, ran the vessel eshore. At half-past two tho Berri. Tac took @ position astern of us,’at a distance of about one hundred and fifty yards, and raked us fore and aft with shells, whilo one of the emaller steamers kept up @ fro on our starboard quarter. In (ho Patrick Henry and the Thotaas Jefferson Pee rs approached from up James river, firing with pfecision and doing us great damage, Our two stern guns wore our only means of defence, Theso were soon disabled, ope being dismounted and the other having its muzzle knocked away. The men were knocked away from them with great rapidity aud slaughter, by the terrible fire of the enemy.’’ . Lieutenant Pendergrast firat learned of the death of Lieutenant Smith at haif-past four. The death happened ton minutes previous. He saya:—‘Cooing that our men were boing killod without the prospect of any relict from the Minnesota, which vessel had run ashore in at- tempting to get up to us from Hampton Roads, uot being able to get a single gua to bear upon the enemy, and the ship being on fire in several places, upon consnitation with Coramander Wm. Smith, we deemed it proper to haul down our colors without any further lors of life on our part, We wore soom boarded by an officer of the Merriuinc, who said he would take charge of the ship. He left shortly afierwards, and a small tug came alongside, whose cantain demanded that we should surrender and get out of the ship,as he saiended to burn her Immediately, A sherp fire with muskets and artil- lery was maintained from our troops ashore vpon tho tug, haying tho effect of driving her off. ‘The Merrimac again opened upon us, although we had a peak to show that we wero out of action, After having fired soveral shells into us, sho left us and engaged the Btinnesota and the shore batteries, after which the wounded were taken ashore in smaii boats, the ship baying boen on Qre from the beginning of the action from hot shot fired by tho Merrimac.” Lioutevant Pondorgrast reports the death of the follow- ing officers :-Lieut. Joseph B. Smith, Acting Master; Thowas Moore, and Pilot William Ruodes. REPORT OF COMMODORE PURVIANCE. «The following extract from the report of Commodore Purvisnce, of ihe United States frigate St. Lawrence, iu regard to the action with the rebel dotilia, at Hampion Roads, will prove interesting :-— At half-past eight we got under weigh, in tow of the Cambridge, and when abreast of the rebel battery at Sewoll’s Point the battery opened fire, one of the shells exploding under the forefoot of the St. Lawrence, doing, however, no materia: injury. Tho fire was ro- turned, and, it is believed, with some effect. The Cumberland had at this time gone down, having been run inte by the Merrimac, and the Congress had surren- dered, «ftor @ terrific slaughter of her men, and when rendered perfectly powerless by the fire of the rebels. The Minnesota was aground, and was engaging the ene- my, whose foree consisted of (he rebel steam ram aud four or five sidewhee] gunboats. When near the Minne sota the St. Lawrence grounded, and at that time opened fire, but her shot did no execution. The armor of the Merrimac proved invulnerable to her comparatively fee- ble project: Taking adyantage of those por- tentous circumstances, the Merrimac directed her attention to firing seve projectiios of formida_ bie dimensions, one of which, an eight pound eboll, penetrated the starboard quarter about four inches above the water line, passed through the pantry of the ward room and into the stateroom of the Assistant Sur> eon on the port side, completely demolishing the bulk- head, and then struck against @ strong fron bar which secured the bullseye of the port. It returned into the ward room expended. It fortunately did aot oxplede, and né one was injured. The damage done by this shot proves the power of the projectiles which she employed, and readily oxplained the quick destruction of our weoden an@ antiquated friga Our position at thie time was one of some anxiety. Boing aground, the tug Young America came alongside and goy us of; after which @ powerful broadside from the spar and gun decks of the St. Lawrence, then distant about half a mile, thrown into the Merrimac, induced Ber ww withdraw, whether from uecessity or discretion ig uot kuowa, BREPORT OF CATTAIN VAN BRUNT. The report of Captain T.J. Van Brunt, in command of the Minnesota, has been received at the Navy Depart, ment, It states that tho Monitor came alongside of the Minnesota at two o'clock on the morning of the Oth of Marci, having arrived the night previous, and re. ported for duty, All on board at her appearance rejoiced that they had found @ friend that would etand by (hein {n their hour of trial. At six o'clock on that day the enomy again appeared, when the crews were beat to quarters; but they ran past the Minnesota and the tugs, At the time being aground, Captatu Van Brunt ordered some of the spardeck guns to be thrown over. board, and sent half the crew on board the tug to lighten which superhuman efforis were made tu juccesding in getting her « balf milo, eh for the tide bad fallen ¢o much that thore was not water to float her in the chan- nel. At lougth, Lowever, ehe was towed out of the med into deep water, and at the time of writing the report the Diincesote was at apghor opposite For. tress Monro Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence, Fontnsss Moxnoe, March 10, 1862. Purther Particulars of the Engogement—Safey of the MinnecotamOu Correspondent Visits Her—Captain Van Brunt Regrete Mis Misfortune What He Would Have Dove—Conduct of Her OficertmTie Meet Surgeon's Opi- cial Report—Nanies of the Killed and Wounded on Board oS the Minnesota and WhilehallReport of the Minneso- ta’a Injuries by Her Carpenter The Gunner's Report, do. The dotails of the terrific engagomont between our navy aud the rebel craft Merrimae are coming in vory slowly, inasmuch as the vessels on our side are all busily engaged in repairing damages. Tam happy to announce that the noble frigate Minnesota, Captain G. J, Van Brunt, was Goated off at four o'clock this morning, and arrived at her anchornge about daylight, With what joy the majestic vostol was decried lying off the fort by thousands of admiring gazers ia scarcely to be do acribed, ‘erybody had given up the ides of hor ever floating ag and, in fact, during yesterday afternoon {t was reported that Captain Van Brunt was deterinined, rather than let the rebeia bave one ajar of big fine ship, to blow her to atoms. But by diat of exertion of numerous tugs, assintel by SLR. Spaviding, the Min. nesota Was got into decp walor,and her engivee not damraget eve made ter ‘The glorious Stars and Stripes, riddled tv the centre by @ Gholi, floats et tho mizen pouk proudly end dedant!y, iw aight of the rebels. Four ttdos bad passed, and tho Minnesots was atill aground, the Monitor being her protector, She was not #0 mugh txposed to tho raking ff Of the Kierrl mac es she was on Baturday; but tho Min- per ernaape miterecepiecs 3 the and bar, and ‘notwithstandin, ns were thrown overboard, es ay hat Pe er os a islons, Ac. , sho was lying in such ® position that Thor head’ worked further upo the beach. Firing on both sides had consed. ‘he revel batiering ram elunk away, like @ our, er ve ihe little Monitor, and made ‘her way, tgwards Norfolk. The Jamesiown, ein sudan fenry algo left at the Gamo time, of them has shown its at. This morning I haye visited the noble Minnesote, snd found the undaunted and bray Captain a Yao Brunt looking 08 hearty ag if nothing had transpired to shake hiscoinyosure. ‘The only thing Capt, Van Brunt ro; fs that his vessel was hard disabling hor frou usit.¢ more than ber bow gun. Had he been in deop water he covid and would have A the Merriwaac down and buricd her on the bottom, look up the channel. The officers of the }./nnesota apes and every one done nobly, not a man flinching, and the that cool and recki crew Sane leas daring characteristic wine American tar, Captain Van Brunt glories Over his wurces in axvfag na voce, and well may he be proud Tam cortain that he would never bave come back witHbut her, A visit the =D showed me, iu glaring light, the havoc teri and savage bombardment oan inflict on a vesgol. REPORT OF KILLED AND WOUNDED ON AND ALONGSIDE. Tum HARP OrA ix Tom ACR OO A 9am Ce Manca, 1862. - ‘ie feed on Boara be tga ry ee coma. re ‘ov 1. John ea, rtermaster, seriously. L i, Quarts 7, seriously. seriously. 3. 5: Giants Denia, ), Ordinary: seaman, mo mortal 4. Samuel H. Hiller, ‘Ondlosty seamed seaman, 8! 5. Christopher Sewall, coa! Leaver, mortally, 6. Charles Thom 7. Joseph Au 8. Samuel Ne » seaman, mortally, UB, musician seriously. AS, tonsiciaa, lightly, t, musician, alightl ys es ondibary. ‘seaman, slight . » Quartermaster, slig! ighily. 14. Joyee Moore colored ) andsiaan =< oe 45. Bi Parris ( isman, al it, dzvaltlarc i oomlial ship Bi any are in the joapiial 6) jamin Morg fan, DAInes hot aEoertain " re 6 Total kiliod. ‘Total wounded 20 <= WM. MAXWELL WOOD, Fleet Surgeon. 67er ‘Thompson, ship’s carpenter of the Minnosotay reports the following injuries received by tho vessel:— in obedience to your order of this dute,I submit tho ey ‘ing report of fore, sustained by this ship in il, spars end boats, in the engagement on the 8th and uh instant with the rebel steamors Merrimac, Yorktown one other, name unknown, Port sido received ono shell on after quarter at the wator line, wach cut through tho planloing: one shell bets ering fhaln and ee 4 Tigging, bolow air-port line, which pasaed. fete Enginoer’s stateroom , Orossing and tearing up br over tho cockpit, and ‘striking the clamp faa kneé in carpenter's stateroom, where it exploded, carrying away the beam olauyp and knee,and completely demo- lishing the bulkheads, setting fire to tho same aud ripping up the deck, One shell passed through hammock net. ting abaft of main rigging, striking the spar deck on star- board side, cutting through four — then ricochet. ting, carry'ing away truck aud axle of gun carriage and wounding waterways. Two shells passed through No, 8 port, carrying away planking timbers and deck clamps, snd opt tering soveral beams and castings. One sholl passed through forward part of No. 6 por’, carrying away planking timbor and uppes sill. One ehell undor fore rigging, which cut away sheet cablo, penetrating plank+ ing timber and splintering dec’: ctatnps. One shail on starboard side carried away hammock nettings and gargway boards. There are several wounds on port side Toccived froin fraginents of exploding shell. One shell passed through the matnmst fuurteon feet adove deck Cutting avsy cne-third of the magt and bursting some of theiron bands, One shell struck the spar deck in star- board gangway, cutting it up. One passed from port to starboard gangway, forward of mainmast, where it ex- ploded, wounding two boata. o REPORT OF AMMUNITION UBD, Solid shot, ten inches... Solid shot} eleven inches Shell, ten tachos, figieen seconds. fhell, etuven inelies, firtoou secon Shell, eight inches, fifteon geconé Service powdes, pounds, a sails iAS. N. HORNER, Gunner, Our Newport’s}/cws Correspondence, Mewrori's News, March 10, 1862. The Recent Engagement~The Number of Killed ant Wounded Troops— Narrow Escape of General Mans- fla and Others—The Buildings Most Damaged—The Kiled and Wounded of the Congress and Cumlertand~ Foot Of Lieutenant Morris, of the Cumberiand—the Wounded Well Taken Care OfmoMovements of Qenierat ie nside, dc., de. Notwithstanding the destructive fire ~ Ae rebel boats a8 the MHE PRuwrgs ineut in those waters against our encampments but three men were wounded, and vone killed, Apumber of hairbreadth et however, a0, corred. A shell went (hrough the General's quarters, an he wae sitting wriliug at bis table, with his aid-de. camp, Captain DeKay, by hia sido; the shell pasced across the room, not four feos from them, and Alled it with smoke, splinters and pieces of brick; but, as good fortune would havo it, neither of them was iujured. The Assistant Adjutant General's office, the Commissary Department, the Provost Marshal's office aud sevoral other buildings, suffered more or lens. As s00n as we get a little over the excitemoat of there two days I will send au officiel jist of the saved from the Congress and the Cumberland. ‘Their officers are now at work — ui out. ‘The Comberland suflered the | 6, as it was impossible to save the wounded me eviry ous who was not able to take eare of himself waa drowned. It is supposed that the Joss on both ships will not fall puch short of 250 to 200. The Captain of tho Cumberland being at Fortress 3en- roe at the time of the mont, Lieutenant Morris was the commanding officer, and nobly did he io tee bis duties. Unti! the vessel fairly went down, cept firing his guns and chaering his m a 1a hie great misfortune he should receive the regard and praise due to a conscientious and gallant officer, The wounded men of the shia are now quartered in the barracks ately 0ce cupied by tho Tw jeth New York regiment well cared for in every respect. To-morrow I bait completo list of them, aud of those that died brought on shor ‘The two white m an, who came in the other day in the oyster sl p, tate that Burnaise. 1s ap. proaching Suffolk, and that’ most of the forces tioned at have been transferred to that p Food and clothing are more than ever scarce and the Unjon sentiment is mauifes rebels, of eolrke, wer y doings ou Saturday, But eoud'biy re(rained from meu- tioning her exploits of yesterday, First Baoang, Tinat Division, Dart. ov Vinainga, Newrort’s News, March 31, 1862. Litt of Rilled, Wounded, de., of Company D, Nincty-ninth New York Volumteert, Doing Service on the Congre List of Killed, Wounded and Saved Navel Offcers—List of Wounded Sailors tn the Moapitals at Newport's News: e., dew Since my letter of yesterday nothing new hae hap- fered, either by land or wi Our frieuds of the Soventh, Twentieth and Ninety-ninth New York regi- Still doing the honors of outpost duty. Yes- Twoutieth regiment, with Colonel Max Wover at ite head, made a tour of seconnolssance fur several miles in various directions, but did mot meet @ sivgle enemy, The genoral impression in camp is, that the defeat of the Merrimac, on Sunday last, discourage@ the land forces from attacking us. Tho Ericsson batiery Monitor remainod during the greater part of yesterday stationed at the signal party, Late in the afternoon she went down to Fortress Monroe, whore General Wool and ‘tho Assistant Seoretary of the Navy iutend to pay her o visit. The all-absorbing (opie in camp is, of courte, the sad occurrences of Saturday. [t seems as if we still are in the midst of a horrid dream. It is bard to belleve that sankon bull, with only the masts visiblo, ia the Comber, land; that those black, smoking rulos are all that re. main of the beautiful fri Congrese, once our pride and our trust, Tt fshard to believe that a hundred of more brave, fearless men, foliowed the Cumberland in ita defont and destruction, sealing thelr patriotism coursge with thoir lives. It is hard to believe that right ja eight of us, nota mile from shore, and In loss than an hour from the time she was attacked, the Cum! a wont down, carrying wilh her 0!) the sick and the wounded. All bency to our brave men, who are now resting in their old boloved ship, wiih the waves of the James rigor singing @ plaintive doath song over them, They stuck to (heir eitp and thoir fag tothe last, ‘They proferred death to surrender, and es long a8 i® a0) Amorican heart that beats warmly for our boly cavec, thelr heroism aod selfsacrificing patriotiom shall mot be for. gotten, When aske oot Morris who commanded thi 2 No, Lwill not strike my fing | (o his mon, b «Would you do it?’ © No," was the frm rep! they did not do Ut!) When the ship was ginking the old a in proud dodance of the mysteriou ¥. "phe officers of the Congre busily at work, preparit well as the mate ‘The records of Uv of many of then shij wore lost, going by land to Fortress Monroe on Saturday even'n Rancos the dimenity of asoortsiuing the exact number raved. [tis bopod that the Loss is not oa large ag at first antictpated, Te will provabiy not ox- ead two hundrod ‘The following i the fate of ihe oMgers Captala William Smith, le of the Congress ce ei a ed Mouten ant Jovoph 6. Smith, kill astor McoKeau aban, &ai> ‘ihe Edwond shippon, gale Ausistant Surgeon E, Py iino, age. Tioutonant AusvE vonde-grast, al Lioutenant Ignry De linven Mainly, Idoutonant Josoyh F. Barker, aes Marine, safe ‘Yhis officer, who was tweuly-one ne of age on ‘ho evening before te battle, ia said to have conducted L u- Pay: Golf with unvsual bravery und cooinoss, ‘Acting Master Thomas ioore, killed. Pilot Coapiain) Rhodes, Bevercly burned. Wo was oar. ‘on shore and died in the course of the evening, Mastor’s Mote ereens, missing. Master's Mate ates, Fale. nS0t Captain's Clerk ueclinvocic, safe, Paymuastor'é Clork Elisha Turner, aafe, After the Merrimac had coased firing the rebel tugboat Eesrietorees up to the Congress for the purpose of taking hor officers prisoners. Iu this they were prevent- ed by soui0 of OGF soldiors who had. posted toemselves belund the trees ov the shore, and popped the rebels off a4 they comm nced showing themselves. So the idea of taking our officers prisoners was abandoned, and all re- ports to the contrary aro incorrect. Company D, Ninoty- ninth reginout New York Volunteers, Union Coast Guard (late Naval Brigade), were detailed for several months to do duty on tho ‘oss, The following is a correct list of the killed, wounded, missing and saved of the company — Sergoant James Jachy. Corporal Charies Tymon. He received @ severe frac- ture of the thigh bone, He was carried ashore ans and had his log amputated; md diod subsequently, and was buried in our finer al, Privates W! 1, James Tracy, John Gualt; Wm. Loslio, Richard Th: ‘WOUNDED. Prd aay Trancis Noodham, slightly wounded ia the wicorporal Patrick Dwyer, eyes and face burned; not wngerous. Trivate ‘Thomas Burnett, cut over the eye; not danger- ous. Private Stephen Brennan, severe fracture of the log; it ts hoped that amputation will not be nocessary. Private Jarner Calloway, ines wounded in the arm. we Lawrence Furlong, head and body severely urned, Private Charies Gill, severely wounded in the right hand; amputation probably necessary, ee 0 James Goulden, severely wounded in the head; v wee ‘Williams Patterson, slightly wounded in the mreAING, During the latter part of the fight, a number of the crew of the Congress jumped overboard, and several are known to have been drowned. Those who are classed under thia head may have porished thus, or may have gone to Fortress Monroe the same evening, and not yet reported to the headquartors of their regiment. Privates Dennis Foy, Miller Dolano, James Goodwin, Francis Kenney, Terence McKenva, Archibald BMoLoan, John Peterson, Wiilisin Hayes, John Blackwood, William Baldwin, Are AND ONEURT, Captain Wi'liam J. dicIntire, Lieutenant Goorge L. Elder. Sergeants James A. Floming, Earnest W. Gourd, Patrick Heglan, Henry Morrison. Cofpor sis Edward Towner, Nicholas Dunn, Hugh Kelly, John H. Looney. Privates James H. Brown, Fdward Baker, Patrick Burns, Jobn Byron, Joba Comers, John Cunningham, Joha Carty, Peter Caifrey, Jolin Coyle, Bernard Chariton, Patrick Casey, Kdward Connolly, Robert Casey, William Dow, Jobn Donohue, Patrick Dougherty, Patrick Finne- an,’ John Fay, John Feely, Edmond Finn, John Flynn, edward Foy, Kobert Greer, Thomas Hoare, ‘Daniel Hart, ‘thomas Hammond, Samuel Jennings, William Jones, Joba Johoson, Richard Liptrot, Edward Logan, Joseph Lynch, William Murphy, James Murphy, Jacob deuz, Apdrew Maroney, William Marley, Joveph BeTeague, Pailip| McDonald, Patrick Morrison, Joba Nelson, Joi Norris, Patrick O'Brien, James Parker, John Michael Roach, William R. Radcliff, Cyrus Rudge, Mighael Riley, James Siewart, Robert Taylor, John Wiliams, Castles SVillin uu! ‘The company nembercd” some time past detailed on tress Monros, ‘The foliowing wounded men ware brought to our hospi- tais und have received iho kindest care at tho hands of Suigoon Stable, of the Seventh New York, Surgeon MeL an, of c Tgeon Gray, of the Eleventh Now. Yor of the Twentioth Indiana, ail under th ence apd guidance of Brigade Surgeon Dr, 3s many of those wounded owe their good chances of recovery, WOUNDED MEN BELONGING TO THE GUMPERLAND. Alexander Mcadden, murine soldier; compound frac ture in right arm; in « fair wey of recovery, Jolin Crady, sailor; arm amputated; sovere contusion ine ud. Goorge Rott, snilor; severe contusion in the head, but in aiair way of reoovery, WOUNDED HELONGING TO THE CONGRESS Tho Ship Quartermaster (uame.no ape movorely injured; right leg amputated, died Sunday morning. James Breslin, sailor (called captain of mizentop); leg amputated; died ‘under the operation. Thomas Searen, sailor; band amputated aud otherwise very severely injured; his case is doubtful. Jesse H. Jewitt, sailor; legs, arms and face terribly burned; be presents a tearful spectacle; bis faco aud th entirely black: still he may recover. —— Peppers, sailor; skull fractured and face burned; one eye entirely desiroyed. George Webster, sailor; right arm amputated; doing well. “alexander Jounson, sailor; right leg injured; doing Wal MoCiosky, marine soldier: leg amputated; all cir. cumstances considered, doing remarkably well. Chacles Trask, sailor’; badly burned iy face and hands. Ho and al! the following ones are considered out of dan- ger, a Most of those injured by burns will be dis- figured for lite:— ‘Manuel Donorado, sailor ; face and bands burned, Stephen Brennan, sailor; slightly wounded. Heury Millenberg, sailor ; burneg inal. bor polico duty st For. Wim. ao sailor, burned ip face, George V. Dew Jor ; burned in face. Wim, Moabey, awain's mate; vadiy burned, + Charles Wilson, sailor: tly wounded. Patrick Clancey ‘sailor tly wounded. Jolin Caliill, sailor; zalighaly ‘wounded. Joha Barrett, eating shih fractured. inte All the oficers prcane withgot Revere injurien, except Master’ pore liste john Harriugtén, who wis killed early ta tho ment, and Chaplain Leonard (of Morristown, N. J.),@ universally esteemed aud beloved man, who died im the discharge of hie Chsissian duties, He drowned while in the inidst of his labors, together with those to whom he was tiying to ronder the last comiort, Ho was a brave aod @ true man, and a faithful minister to the last Notwithstanding tho largo uumber ef shells thrown into our camp by all Gteamers, bul two casual. ties took place, as 1oliowsi— Private Paul Foratner, of Company G, Seveath regi- ment Now York Volunteers, who was wongdod While on picket guard nearly half a mile (rom cam). pad pieces Of wire, one of them six inches lofig, eutéred Wis back, producing very ugly wounds. He ts, however, in a fair “v of recovery. Uiivate Christo ber Sie hug Oamaay A, same regi. ment, bad his leit tog sha maki amputation pe. conmury. wet doug opera iy ‘The weathor is delightfully mild gow, alunost like aum. mer; yet it will Bot bo able to dispel the gloom that bangs over this gauip at the recellestion of the foartul occur. rences of Salurday, proach of the Merrimac, the destruction of the cunt |, With all ber sick and wounded ; the sheliing of the camp, the butving and cx- pleaion of'the Congrese—all there and many clhier scenes combine 40 form « terrible picture, that can Vloited out Of the minds Of those Who witnorsed it. it was fearful thing to catomplaie, thai we ail of us atthe mercy of that single ‘black, mySterions looking craft. All to Captain Ericsson, who tuleed was our delivercr. He arrived none tov soum. Would that Le bad beew Bows before, before, THE REBE REBELS. The Commanders or the Merrimac Sketches of Franklin Buchanan and Catesby Ap R. Jones. Bartiwons, Marob 12, 1852, ‘The Old Point boat has arrived. ‘We learn through Lieutenant Hayward that @ copy of the Norfolk Duy Book bad soached Old Pot It con. tains a highly colored accouut of Saturday’ and Te admits that gome of the shot from that vessel eutered Gue Merrimac, Oue elie killed seventeen men, aud wounded Captain Bucwacan, wio eubsequently died. ‘The Mouitor is admitted to be formidable, ft says sho appeared like « black Yankee cheese bor on a raft ‘ihe Merrimac, on Sunday, was cuder command of Catosby Ap R. Jones. The accountis mato!y confined to Sa- turday’s fight. Tt says @ome slight repairs will bene. cossary to the Merrimac. The reason why the Morstmac did not Aret attack tho Congrose was because Captain Bueha had @ brother on board as Paymaster, The above ivteliigence from Fortress Monroe reports that Prankiia Buchanan commanded the Merrimac on Saturday, but, boing wounded, the command was traus ferred the feat day to Catesby Ap R. Joves, who con. daoted tho battle beiweon the rebel vorsel and the Soi. bor, The following are sketches of the two mouse SKETCH OF FRANKLIN BUCHANAN, Franklin Buchanan, the Gret commander of Ub Mec, and who les boon reporied as wounded day action, and S000 to have diet of those wou Halive Of Maryland, but A citizen of Pennsylva which St He entored the eery and steadily worked himself through the various grada- tions of promotion until he reached tho topmost branchos of vas tics, bis name at the commen mb of 1st ng No. 47 of tha list of captain, and ho Q20ee of bs Companions ia arms Vole above ead below Mervt athe @! Washington, a post of honor,and ove which he Lad n Sunday, the sogond day of the ight, formerly belong. ed to the United States Navy, but left the service when the rebellion broke out. Virginia, from which State he wos appointed to the United States service, which he entered on the 18th of June, 5. ee eo bis. received ap upward pushy be mosid bass 203 xa | dmoiai Drawings or Murray, Eaty @ risou had ho n0t rovigngd, 1612 reported that after his Co."> Kantuahy ant a, te ccisignatjou ho repented hin of um action and requasted | gg get NG a 3, 2 th, ts, & 1, 44 pale to Do reappointed, but this the government rofnsed to Kusrvoce, 2° Maieh 1 ie soquiescs fa, and Buchanan wout directly over to the | 3%. 41, 47, 67, Th, 2h, 10, 88, it, prewar i atiates * Oficial Drawi war sate inter ge of ao Kentucky and “2094 Y—Kexriba CLASS G7—March 12, 1362. 8, 10, is. TN oe Ih, Sh, 37, ‘Oh, 50, "BT, TB, Te Dacawanx—Ci ise Ira 2, 17, 70, 7, Bs, ly 159, TS, OT, BT, 21, 4, Se Circulars sent by aids FOUN A. MORRIS & 00... Wilntagton, Delaware, or hacsra.ogny) Kentucky. Legalized Lottertes, JOSEP BATES, Broker, _1) Wall street, up stake: War News.—In Spite of the Prohibition a the part of the goveran win we reveul the Cact to the: fic that RNOK, Genera! F, sa\toued on the nord corner of Broailway ana Ful n sirect, 1s making War by ee ry rele, While inthe Union service he received bis cap- uw 's commission, op the 14th of September, 1656, but bed gover been to wea under ft, His (otal aoa service had been about sixteen years and @ half, aud bo had ‘Don on shore aid othor duty for nearly fourteon yours, Hg had been ungmployod for about fitteen and a half yoars, and Lis totul 661 vice under the United Stater go- vernment was over forty-six years. When he resigned Le waa in the positiou of Commandant of the Navy Yard bold for a length of time. SKETCH OF CATESBY JONSS, Cateaby Ap R. Jones, who commanded the Merrimac He Is @ pative and citizen of Fine Pocket Cutlery.—The sortment ta the cily, at J. & 8. SAUND 1836. Aftor gradually working himself through the regular gradation of promotion, he was appointed a Heu- tenant of the navy on the 12ih of Biny, 1849. Ho was last at cea under the United States flag iv May, 1859, after which he was appointed om special duty in the fit- ung out of the Pawnee, He served for nearly four years ot sea under his lieutenant’s commission, and his total Gea service was fourtecn years and six months. Hoe was on shore and other duty for nearly six years, and was un- employed for over four and ahalf years. He had been in the service of the United States up to the time of the rebellion for twenty-five years, an’, notwithetanding the length of time he bad ed under the old flag, when our troubles commenced ho eae up his commission and joined the eause of the rebels. When he resigned Ls ‘etood No, 73 on the list of iieate nts, With Commodore Nutt, all the Othes ovelties and the splendid drama, Barnun's Museum oll, continucs crowded At J. Everdell’s “Wedding Cards ead Note Papers,—These cviebrated Engraved Cards sold only ar tue old eatdblishment, We Broadway, corucr of Duane et, Miner & Somervill ille, Suctignssyes wi give their personal aitontion ta sales of Household Pu: tise, atthe residences of fumilics declining housekect 7 f their salesroomn, 37 Nassau street, At Jeffers’, 573 Broadway, Tadies! ate Moral Bootes at 32 and $e Dj ior m Mand 6175, few ehildsen, $1 26 and und 8 A Pure Toba o=—¥cllow 0. miles rate by Fel ow Bank ‘obi ion, for gyle by ail tovarco 4 holon by. @GoDWWiN Dt Chief Engineer Stimers on the Mouttor. 1s CLAD 4 Bourton fost ‘March 9,1 } Mr Dear Sin—Aftor a stormy paszage, ecg proved Us to be the finest sea boat { was ever in, we fought the Merrimac for more than three hours this forenoon, and sont hor back to Norfolk in @ sinking condition. Iyon- Glad against {ron-olad, We manucovred about the bay here, and went at each other with mutual flercencss, 1 consider that both ships wore well fought; we were Struck twenty-Lwo times, pilot house twice, turret nine times, side armor eight times, deck three times. ‘The ouly vulnerab!o point was the pitot house. Ono of your great logs (9 by 12 inches thick), is broken in two. “Tuo shot struck just outside of whore the Captain had his oye, and it has disabled him by destroying his loft eye and temporarily blinding the other. The log is not quite in two, but is broken and pressed inwards one and a half inch oe alluded to ig made of wrought iron of the begt She tried to rma us down, and sink Winanv’s 1: vis ag sue fed umborland yesterday, but she got the | cure forRheumatism, Neuralgia, &. worst of it Her bow passod over our deck and our Hill's Hair Dy mse cents, brown. Infallible Onguent for the bay: Depot No. t Bar olay atreet, and sold by wii druggists, ~ Cristadoro’s Hair Dye, Preservative aud and retu, aud Vow Wigs, the best in the world, whole m, dye privately applicd at Nu.'6 Astor House, Batchelox's Hair bg Area ca Rest in thé world; harmless. reliable and lastentancous, Sold and or: plied at BATCHELOR'S Wig Factory, 10 Bond steret, Dr. Kennedy, Proprictor of en ity Discove a the Smithsonian March 1 with 9 “stg \e humor 4 ease of the ita \fully invited to «wt. dian Lintment is a Sare Depot 51 Barciny treet sharp upper edged side cyt through the Nght iron shoe Barry’s Trico herous. is the Best aad, upon hel rem ul well fits Ler oak. she Will not try | cheapest article for dressing, beautify ing curling, cleaning’ that again. Shi 6 & tromondous thnmp, but did we hair, Ladies, try tt. Suid bp ee not injure ue in the least, W point ‘of coutnct, ‘The turret is a splend'tetructure. 1 don’t think much of the shield, but the pendylums are fine things, though I cannot toll you how they vould stand the shot, as they wore not bit. ‘ou wore ‘@ just able to find the Mrs. Ss. A. Allow: fa 8 to the wo rftal wists ev and Hair Dros vr als, and e guarantee goes with every Voth 19s Greenwich Street, wear Pulton, Beautiful | Complexion Laird’. Bleom ry corre.: in your estimate of the offect of of wpon the man on the intide of the turret when it was if Youth, or Liq rescrves and Li 6 (he Com. struck near him. Three men were knocked down, of | Of Youlh, 4 bi i ‘a6 NO, whom Iwas ono; tho other two had to be carried below, | Icugwand eit For sale by ail diuggisis and but I was not dleabled at all, and the othere recovered fore the battle was over. ce leh o. rong h & Con 7 * “=a superior article, oulte the church sun6 and I tur fedand was lieved by Greene, when I managed the turret myself, ‘er Stodden having been one of the two siuuned men. upon your great MISCELI. an feels ATIENTION, casi BUY! PRINTS AND pe acu BLISS & BELOCK ony fer for sale, mune meateet! ete ue tock of OMAGH WAMSCTEA MOSKEAG, KIC: ALMOND: eutcor and olker A Sharp Look Out for the Merrimac, {Yrom the New London Registe Colovel Gates, in command of lort Trumball, New Lon. don, yesterday received the following despatob from Major ral MoCiellan, which shows that the active young ! has his sye in ali directions:— - astusorox, March 9, 1 To Cosmanpive Orricer Fort TRUMBULL: The rebel iron-clad s ver Merrimac Las destroyed tro of our frigates near Fortress Monroe, and finally re- WITTE GOODS, nd STAPLE DRESS GOODS. WHEELOCK ve 300 Browdweag. Also, 1 7 wast nig (o Craney Island. She may succeed in vps the batteries and yo to sea. It is necer All persona, who wish, to purchase, Scutedam, Aromatig cave piace rene fort in the best poss ps. and ottier Botiled Liquors at my oll nites, To WOLE for defen ter make carly application, , and do your best to slop ner, trontd whe ou. bot doavor to run by, ‘Anything that can be eflected in the aiey _)_ #2 Reaver stragt. vba should bo dos Og bi i a Ai Tiajor Gen sti “Tay pA Li, ARTICLES FOR SOLDIERS SHOULD ANB ¥ aL liale rates, é Broadway. Colonel Gates immediately replied as follows: — tend dally (oval poruts oven , Forr Tecxntre, Coun To Major General Gvoror B. McCue Coludal Gates has received the a MeClellan, aud it will be attended March 0, 1862, T GINBREDE Aibams (Tor fifty pictures) v Inafow hours the guna were uncovered and pat i 2 BROADW AY. WEDDE Papers, e'egant sivies. ‘Th CARDS AND Wt ga eh nly athe ola ‘eetubih corner of Dna sted Carda working order, the bot shot house put in readiness, and T ‘The Star says the to work the men drilled in artillery practieo. Mayor has the guns in that the Morrim: of Montauk and 10 kes this ugly craft escape thro ene be the means of a ping, especiatly in Fas ml paution ig worth @ pound of our IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. The Rebel losiicieol ekcnte | the Captain of the Merrimace=Pillow and Floyd Suspended by Jeff. Davis, &c., Kc. Portnw@ Morror, March 12,1862. Aflag of truge was sent down from Craney Iniand to day, with an officer of the French corvette Gassendi, who wont to Norfolk a few days since, We find the following in the Southorn papers: In the House of Hepresentatives, on Monday, a resolu od advising the planters to withdraw from the cultivation of cotton and tobacco, and evote their iS to raising provisions and cattle, hoge and shee) a vote of thanks was passed to Captain Buchanan, his officors aud crew, for their galiapiry in the late action in Hampton Roads ‘The Sonate has passed @ Dill to organ. Court. The President sent a me stating that he had suspended Generals Floyd and Pillow from their commands until they could give more satis factory accounts of their action at Furt Done’ ‘The President is dissatistied with their reports, The m staioa that neither of thom say that reinforeene: asked for nor do they show that their position could not have b aciiated and a whole army saved as weil es apattof it. Itis also not shown by what authority two senior ganerals abandoned their respovsibliity by traos fariug the cominand to a junior ollicer Yolersburg and We surrounding ten miles have been | >> yl under mac\ial law as wellas Richmond and Nor romised the assistance of citizen: The idea would get to New York by way nd, and hence this order our coast. Should lockading fleet, she mizebief to our “An ounce of Hoots, greus vaniely. ay HEIRS, " ERS. qos mimi, IMESTIC LIFE, A conis ine To whom, mall free of BUNIONS, INVERTED N i, ani! all disenses of the ehee io the parient, by Broadway. ARUTCNES AND CANES FOR THE, MILLION ~A® CM ire wunutitcuers: . PINNELL, No. 2 Crviande street the S apreme , 400 and 492 Broa cently that, charing just completed the redite Y. corner of Broome atrect, Resp 4 were PUtation DIAMOND EB t i BEEP YOUR Boots wud 8h pl folk. Oss 13 7K sEse The Evanviner contains a s¢ article against Gover. ree Or wee" nor Letcher, of Virginia, on his resent prociamation call. asin towle log upon the whole body of the militia te turn ont, der idl by all dr signating it as frandulent aud misehievong and calculated A. I, MAT rat Agent. to breed disloyalty, The proclamation i+ ul to Lave been enliroly vanecestary in view of all (he fa It is reported that the nomination of General Lec, a6 the Commanding General of the army, was sent to the Senate on Monday A now theatre is to be built in Richmond, four stories high. It will be Onished by July Arvival of Colonel llarvey Brown, The bark Eogio, Captain Baker, which arrived at th yesterday from Fort Pickens and Key We reign counirict na and pampi ia Bugusis and German irce on applicadon at the are been engaged in solleiting patente ovor sikwoen yoars, gud more thau hfleou thousand patenter have heen granted through their agency, PHOTCGRALTITE 8 For Car Agent d les, a'l super inanitactyred and plied bo the tra 69 and 67 Nassau strect port at, brought ae passenger Colovel Hervey Brown, late in command of —— --———- Fort Pickens, He comes home tor the venet of bis} S$," ™ ——onane Bealih, which has muah improved by the voyage, PLANTATION BITVERS “iiee indigestion ‘The Nagle alao brought Captain M. Mf, Blunt, Lieutenant | aua sitengihons the J.T, Barker, Cuited States Army, several of Wilson's Zonaves, two of firth New York State Volun teers, and two of whom come bome as invalids a gives tone to (ue moma recalle Toute and A most IMITH & BROTINGS bs) , PALS ew at Dorwortn's HaLt.—A dramatic 1 soiree, for the bencht of the Ladios’ Peve- volont Society of 8. Francis Xavier church, will be given at Dodworth's Hall tis evening. Mes, Filet, an Atuatout reader, whose voice, method and dramatic force aré much praised, will read the trial scene from : “ants Ph kwiok and recite a beroie ballad" Our Country's Der . liverwage.”” Me. Berga, the disbinguishod organist, ant | H# for axle wis day by at Me. Honey Appy, tho ) Will furntel the musio, bs ‘The atteudance promites to be large and fashionable Uk & Anus HEIR! —— LTHOR Sor EAST LYNNE, seine Mthad brewed from the eholoeat 183 and 100 Wee #10; MEL King Conte, Vests, $2.00. 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