The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1862, Page 3

i ! | | ! | | E Hl i fi i i a 2 5 pier ile ene i | fi 7 ARRIVAL OF THE MARION. News from the Department of North Carolina. Interesting Intelligence from the Burnside Expedition. THE BATTLE OF NEWBERN, OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. FOSTER, a, &o., &o, ‘The United States steam transport Marion, Capt. James D. Phillips, arrived at this port yesterday from North Gerolina, and by that vessel we are in receipt of later fatelligence from our special correspondents. The Capture of Washington and Beau- fort. OUR NEWDERN CORRESPONDENCE. Newseay, N. C., March 27, 1862. Ateanee of te Troops—Phe Route Taken— Water Commu- weations Blockaded by the Rebdels—Development of the Union Spirit—Newbern: What It Was—Newbern as It Ie—The Advance Upon Beaufert—T he Surrender of Fort Macon Demanded, but Refused—The Hatteras Lights, dc. Bince I last wrote you an account of the first fight hero ‘and of the victory we had obtained by hard work and the Dest tried courage, there has been but little to write worthy of public attention, up to Thursday, the 20th inst., when we were all thrown into the greatest excitement by the sudden departure of six companies of troops un” der the command of Col. Stevenson. Nobody appeared to know anything about it, nor where they were going; but by industrious research 1 found that they were bound {o Washington, one of the little towns of North Carolina abat it was supposed would have been attacked long before ‘Wis. Indeed, we all thought that Washington was the ‘@pot selected at the time the fleet were making their pre- earations to advance on this plase. ‘The force, an 1 bave said, was under the command of od; Stevenson, and left in the transport Guide, under ‘@onvoy of three gunboats. They started and went down ‘the Neuse river to Pamlico Sound, and through the Sound to Pamlico river. They proceeded up the river to ‘Washington, anchoring on Thursday night some distance ‘Delow thecity. On Friday morning they advanced, but found the river, at @ distance of about seven miles Below the town, blockaded almost in a similar manner to ‘that used by the peopie of Newbern to prevent our pro- rece. It was found impossible to pasa.this barrier with ‘the exception of one of the guudoate—the velaware, I ‘think—which took up a portion of the soldiers and made @irect for the town of Washington. This may, perhaps, be classed among the most daring acts that have taken ‘Place during the war, for a mere handfu) of men to under- take © passage to a place they knew little or nothing ebeout, and actually land and take possession of it Without any resistance being made. They went up ‘0 Washington, paused a little, and then landed, ee much victora.as if they had nobly fought their way rough legions. They were certainof nothing, and ‘Kmew not but that they would be met with strong oppo- @tion. After landing, they found thoy had everything ‘their own way, the great portion of the citizens having Jeft-and no rebel troops having been found there. The troops were halied with the greatest joy by the that remained, and the Union spirit appeared ‘be predominant everywhere. After remaining some ‘Mitle time the troops re-embarked and returned to New- ‘Ror, fully satiofied with the visit that they had paid eA the feeling of the people of North Carolina towards Qe Union as it was and as it sball be. ‘ewbern is already well known to your readers as fay am togards ite geogri position and eommercial =) ; but, ro ge Tg Re reputation prettiest little towns in the Herth C. ‘Bit fe State of ‘ i i 2: H i E 5 5 g ry een transacted here some ago. There ie no street without its ample sup- 4 large storehouses show that the busi- Rt Pa i z H 4 depots, &c., were its pride; but, alas! their own uct and mad stupidity havo thrown Newbern twenty years, although nature evidently in- for an important position. our triumphal entrance, a short Newbern has undergoue aud # ment of bsineat are perceptibie, "Many have Te are perceptible. ve re- their houses and their ‘os; but there is no aa # show of confidence displayed in any one. afraid of speaking the scutiments that they ‘tain for fear of offending somebody else, De Union or secession; while others have no @ettled opinion, uor ever had, always agreeing with the @trongest party, whichever that may be. Thore can be mo doubt @ great portion of the people are strongly ‘Union in their sentiments; but that siill stronger feeling, eelf-preservation, prevails, and they trembie for fear of fiajuring themselves rte true utterance of their teclings. people become better acquainted ed deadly enemics of the North, a much better feciing will exist, and the present trou! ‘Watera will once more resume their accustomed chaunels. ‘The most important thing that has transpired since the first fight is au advance towards Beaufort, North Ceroliua, ‘the Third brigade, under the command of Gen. Parks. loft this place om Thurscay,the 20th, taking boats ’s creek, and from thence to Boaufort by means @f hand carson the railroad. ‘The brigade stopped at Morehead City, some little distance from Beauiort and Fort Macon, and # flag of truce was at once dospaiched to the fort, demanding an uneonditioua: surrender te our » This was stoutly refused, tbe rebel commander woply ing that before ame oo be would fight a little. This ‘answer no doubt seities the fate of Fort Macon, although 48 may defer it for aday or two. General Burnside has up bis mind to take it, and that is here considered same as if it had fallen. Of course, many aro ewer here that it would be highly injurions to jet public know of at the time; but J most sincerely trust to date.my next from some important point, and to have to again =. the history of auch another engagemont as that at 1 believe attention bas been drawn more than the great necessity of lighting the lataps in Hattores light, and it is @ most disgraceful thing that it should be per- mitted 40 stand there without the means of good @t a time that its services are needed more than at any period since its erection, A common locomotive lamp ‘would ansrver until such times as apc caee oat be obtained. A few hints in the rection would no doubt seenast ie greet = cy Cap wecurity © our . os need tended = wiinout delay. y , and shonid be at- w words about our soldiers, and I elose for th eat, ‘The mort of theso mon had never sven tire bevore they joined the division of General Burnside, and manner in which they stood under has been known to all the world by this time; but they ere now called upon perform a duty almost cntirely new to the to do they carry it through. J allude to pA 4 Gaageromn bere, u “ | oe well, and on); n tt time i ! if Gf it i oun await ren foreementa to aid ove or more victories to t read pra asfossoke and Newbern, me MTeMy tWmeral Foster's Report of the Battle of Neavbern. arcren® GENERAL Fostae’s maf Deratrtkar oF NortH Carouina, Newsneny, March 20, 19 Capt Wa Lawis Romer», \eoistant Adjutant General Yha\ve site honor to report that im pursnanos of the orders .W General Burnside, and in accordance wih the plan of « ‘perations agreed upon, 1 proceeded to lend my brigade on 13th instant, at Blocum’s oreek. I wok om board 0. Pilot Boy about 609 men of the Twenty. fourth Maseac Susetis Volunteers, amd towing the boats of Drigade, cas ‘T¥ing About 600 more, reached the mouth the creek, and landed without molestation. Tlanded with the*Arat detachment, and instructed Cap. in Messinger to ren.\qia on the Pilot Boy and land the Palence of the brigade. I bad sent orders to:Qrm the Twenty-fourth and ad- qjence @ short distance ont main road, and on landing 7 ($e command and moved on, giving the advance to the Poeaty fret rectrent Massactwaette Volunteore, of Go re Tho troops were halted inside the fort to reat and eat. Burnside then coming up, I, agreeably to his orders, advanced bag aa about three o’clock, on the country road, Gen, Keno being ordered to take the rail-. road track, which ran off to the left of the country road. We marched about four miles, halted and bivouseked for the night near the enemy’s position, At daylight of the next morning (tho 14th), I ad- ‘vanced my brigade by order of General Burnside, until I came to the enemy’s position—(General Parke was ordered to the left by General Burnside) and made the following disyositions:—The Twenty-fifth was thrown to the oxtreme right, followed in order by the Twenty- fourth in line of battle—there left resting on the country road, just on the left of which I placed the howitzer from tho Highlander, under command of Captain Dayton, supported in lino of batile, on the left, by the Twenty: nov puth Massachusetts, and opened fire. On the arrival the navy boat howilzors, under command of Lieut. Moree, ey Wore placed in ine on the left of Captain Dey ton’ gu’, and the Twenty-third was ordered to the left of the twenty-seventh. ‘The firing was incessant and very Severe from the broastwoi kand within a very short range. Goneral Burnside arriving, ¥ communicated to him the dispositions I had made, which be approved, sounding over t2 Genera) Parke to push on the cnemy’s right, aud }-dgaving mo to hold the front, he rode off to reach Genera) Reno’s position. The Tenth regiment Connecticut Volunteers haying ar- rived, were ordered to the left of the Twenty-third, and tosupport them if rendered necessary by want of am- munition—this being the case, they formed on and to the left of the position of the ‘twenty-third, and opened fixe. Hearing from the Twenty-seventh that they were very short of ammunition, I ordered the Eleventh Con- necticut, of General Parke’s brigade, which had just come up by order of General Buruside, to their support, and gent one of my aids to conduct them to their posi- tion. Tho Twenty-sevonth Massachusetts then retired ts, and wait further orders. | fre, one! ‘The ammunition of the naval howitzers being nearly exhansted and one piece disabled, the Twenty-fith Mas- sachusetts were ordered to march by the tlank and form 80 a8 to gupport the guns, leaving the Twenty-fourth on tho extreme right. About twenty-five minutes from this time the head of General Parke’s column, the Fourth Rhode Island, had reached the breastwork at the railroad crossing, and, after a brisk fire, pushed on and entered the breastwork in an left for the railroad track, and where the enemy’s fir had mueb elackened in consequence of the steady and constant fire of the Twenty-third Massachu- setts and Tooth Connecticut. This position of affairs being discovered, I ordered an advance along the line, which was promptly obeyed, the enemy retreating with reat precipitation. On entoring tho breastwork sharp firing was still heard to the right of the enemy’s posi- tion, and hearing from General Parke that he was on- ed with the evemy’s forces im their works on the Tight of the raliroad, Iled the Twenty-fifth Massachu- setts to their support, and reeeived the surrender of Colonel Avery and 160 men. The breastwork we bad entered was similar im con- struction to the abandoned one, rupning from Fort Thompson, at the river, to the railroad track, a dis- tance of a mile and a@ quarter, and from the railroad track, rifle pits and detached intrenchments, in the form of curvettes and redans, followed each other for the distance of a mile and a quarter, terminate dby a two gun battery. Fort Thompsen, a flanking bastion, mount- ed thirteen guns, all thirty-two pounders (two rifled), four of which were turned so as to bear on our lin ‘Tho breastwork was mounted with two complete ficld batteries, besides several small pieces of heavy artil- Lat flor teary Hn apg The jo men artillory of the other de:ences J am unable to give, they Ded coming Se my .cbesevasion, Pressing forward then with my brigade I reached railroad bridge at Newbern, which, being Montene vent our following up the flying ens »l rested tho men one field on the east bank of the Trent. By order of Gen. Burnside, who had continued up with me, I shortly aftercrossed with my brigade over the river and en- camped the regiments, with the exception of the Twenty- fifth Massachusetts, in the camp of the enemy at the fair grounds, the enomy having left all his camp equipage, and from appoarances must have tied very precipitately; the Twenty-ffth being quartered in the town for police duty. ‘The fatigue and bardsbips of the march from Slocum’s creek Ineed not mention; the horrible state of the road, the wearing labor it cost to drag for twelve miles the howitzers, the severity of the storm and the wet ground ‘of the soldiers’ bivouac for the night you well know. I must mention in my brigade, where all behaved bravely, with particular praise the Twenty-fourth Mas- sachusetts and Tenth Connecticut. The former, from musketry in the front and cxposed to a flanking fire of grape and ca- nister from Fort Thompson, uuprotected by the trees, Dehaved with marked coolness and ateadinees; the latter advanced close under the enemy's fre, in line of battle fired with the Pap int ro steadiness, and stood steadily up, giv! 1@ MAE severe fire. Tre bow! the McCook, > itgers, under command of Liout Masters Daniels and Hammond, Captain's Clerk Gaberdan, Licuton- and Hughes, of the Unien Coast Guard, were most admirably served during the day, and when their ammunition was exhausted they laid down by their jieces rather than withdraw from their ponition. Dayton voluntecred again to land and command the gun frem the Highlander. His gun was first in posi- tion, and he served it,as before, with steadiness and efficiency. Lieutenant Tillotson, whose gun was dis- abled, rushed ahead after the action, in pursuit, with auch speed as to be captured by the enemy. From tho joy of victory I must turn tothe price it cost, in the sokHer’s death of Lieutenant Colonel Srorrict, of the Twenty-third Massachusetts, who fell early in the joo soon Lg) Gooed beet men ard and of Lieutenant J. W. Lawton, 0 Twenty-neventh Masea- chusett, abot dead ia the field. sin r rt H. Stevenson, of the Twonty-fourtl Massachusetts, was wounded in the lag. fae stood up = couraging his men till forced to leave the field. Adjutant W. L. Horton, of the same regiment, was severelp wounded by a grape shotioa the shoulder, while in the active performance of his duties, and Lieutenants Daniel Sargent and James 8B. Nichole were each slightly Saene nV. V. Parkhurst, of the un V. Vv. uret, the Twenty-fifth a chusetts, had his leg fractured. —— Lioutenants J.S. Aitchigon and J. W. Trafton, of the fae nggeome — eg wounded. Captain R. R. wift al severely woun: and Lieutenant G Warner hada footehotof. ee Captains Wesley C. Sawyer and William B. Alexander, & r Twonty babel gaya ee Doth wounded, tho former severely in the leg, rendering amputati necessary, and the !atter in the hand. ream, Lioutenant T. W. B. Haghes, of the Union Coast Guard was also wounded. | fi and you tho returns of killed and woun showing a total of 39 killed and 163 wounded. _ It is with much pleasure that 1 can reportall of my staff as uninjured. They consisted during the day of Brigade Surgeon J. H. Thompson, who voluntecred in the early part of tho fight to carry any order for me, and he did go till called elsewhore by his duties, under the hottest fire; Captain Southard Hoffman, A. A. G.; Captain Edward F. Pouer, A. C. 8.; Lieutenant John F, i Ileutenant J. M. Pendleton, A. D. C.; Lieu- A. D.C.; Lieutenant Edward N, Strong, A. D. and Lioutenants J. L. Van Buren and R. T. Gordon, of the Signa! Corps, who were used as Aids; and I most cordially bear my testimony to the conduct of the above mentioned officers as most worthy a gallant setof gentlemen. They were indefatigable in carrying bg + urging on sar kita in placing the regiments, coolly and correctly obeying every order, and always uunder the heaviest tire 4 r) ‘Without drawing any distinctions in the staff, 1 would take advantage of this opportunity to mention the names of Lisutenant Jas. M. Pendleton and Jas. H. and Fdward N. Strong, as being volunteors, who. without commission or emolument, have acted during the outire campaign as aidsgand performed every duty zealously and gatiafac- torily, and whose conduct during the day I bave already spoken of, and to suggest that, under these circum. siances, thoir services deserve a recognition if not award from thegovernment. i also desire to return my thanks to the colonels for the able essistance t rendered, in promptly and correctly obeying, with the regimenis under their command, my ordera dur the day. They were:—Oolonel i dwin Upton, of the ity-fifth Massa- chusetts: Colon’) Thomos G. Stevenson, ‘Twenty-fourth Mansachusetts; Colonel Horace C. Lee, Twenty-soventh Massachusetts; Colonel Johu Kurtz, Twenty-third Massa- chosetts; Lieutenant Colonel Albert W. Drake, Tenth <a Colonel Charles Mathewson, Kie- icnt. Tam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J, G. FOSTER, Brig. Gen, U. 8, A. The One Hundred and Fifth Regimen New York State Volunteers, At @ mosting of tho officers of the One Hundred and fifth regiment. New York State Volunteers, held at the Astor House yesterday afternoon, the following resolu- tian was read and upanimous'y adopted:— Resolved, That the thanks of the officers of this regi" ment be and the same are horeby tendered to the officers ofthe New York and Erie Railroad, and particularly to 0. A. Comstock, who accompanied the regimont to this pte Omak = ae exhibited towards them and their commands, on their transportation from Camp Upham EAS Sie eeasnennien ‘The Coe Mundred and Fifth regiment is at present quar- tered ip tho Park Barracks, and are aa fine tbody omen as wo bave yet seen the Empire nce. They ue thousand men, and will be supplied with the je ip the course of a few Opening of Navigation in the Conneeti- cut R: ver. HatrorD, Conn. Navigation has.opened on the " Comnegeiene sti stavmer City of Hartord arrived he tng ut ittle ioe in the river.’ l# morning, Aind- ho City Of Hartford snd the Granite State will now form eylally line to and from Hartford to New Yer podhecieinochdebemenheeerbeteabndin 8 se Of the America, Boston, April 2, 1862. . ‘at elovon o'clock, with Tpool awd twenty-eight for ‘Tho steamship America sailed forty-cight paasongers for x and $10,000 in speci Tit) | ORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1862—TRIPLE SHEET. MOVEMENTS OF MAJOR GENERAL BANKS. Occupation of Woodstock, Virginia—Fight at Stony Creek. IMPORTANT FROM THE VIRGINIA VALLEY their destruction by pouring inte the exemy showers of shells. a ee ‘Me Richmond Enguiver of the 27th ult. places our lous at Winchester at 1,200 to 1,600, and theirs from 360 to 400. Victorious Advance of Gen. | among their casusities are mentioned Colonel 1. J. 5 Moore, of Winchester; T. H. Towner, of tho General Banks’ Army. Assembly, killed, and Colonel C. Chols, of the Twenty- seventh Virginia, wounded. The Second Virginia regi- ment lost 100 men. Whe Losses in the Battle at Winchester. ‘Winemesren, April 1, 1662. THE REBELS DRIVEN BEYOND STONY CREEK, Fourteen rebel victims of Sunday’s battle wero seen Destruction of Bridges by the Re- | to-dsy ata house near Newtown, Six bad died, the treating Rebels, mainder were wounded. They had been deserted by x rie their own physicians, but were cared for by ours. Snb- der, Coy sequently two rebel soldiors paid a visit to their wound- ed friends and were captured. Our loss in the engagement on Saturday and Sunday, the 22d and 234 of March, was eighty-six killed, four hundred and twenty-four wounded. Fifty bave since died. A portion of the wounded have been sent away, including fifty taken home by the Surgeon General of Pennsylvania. In the hospital at Winchester there are at recent one hundred and ninety-two wounded. NEWS FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK, The Hostile Armies in Sight of Each Other—Skirmishing of the Cavalry and Artillery=Rebels Captured, &e., dic., de. ‘WasunxGrom, April 2, 1862. ‘Slight skirmishing continues to be the order of tne day along eur front,esch army lying in sight’ one of the and entertaining each other with eecasional artillery practice and cavalry charges. Yesterday Col. Geary captured a number cf rebels, after a spirited ekirmish, in whieh several of the enemy were killed. ‘The completion of the railroad to within the immediate neighborhood of the advance, places many of our forces in @ mueh more advantageous position, and will doudtlese greatly accelerate the movements of our advancing Woonsroce, Va., April 1, 1862. General Banke advanced from Strasburg this morn ing towards this point. When approaching the town, Ashby, with his rebel cavalry and infantry, disputed the passages to the piace. We passed through the town, howev: the rebels frequently stopping and throwing shells at us, to which we responded with effect. Goneral Banks pureued the rebels to Edenburg, five miles eouth of this. Ashby, in retreating, burned two turnpike bridges and one railroad bridge. All the railroaa bridges between here and Strasburg had been previously burned by the rebels, ‘The only casualty on our side was one killed im the Twenty-ninth Penney lvania regiment. One of the Second Massachusetts regiment received @ rifle ball on bis belt plate; but it was harmless in its effects. Woonsrocn, Va., April 2-8 A. M. Our guns and mueketry drove the enemy from Stony Creek, near Edenburg, at seven o'clock this morning, ‘Thoy were in line of battle and within range of our guns. Probably they were only Ashby’s command. Our forces will build the bridge over the creek to-day. All was quiet during the night. arwy. It is not known whether any of Jackson’s forces were | The rebel eavalry continue to make incursions through engaged yesterday. the eountry beyond Manaysas Junction, occasionally Wooperocn, April 2—P. M. The rebels, when retreating yesterday, attempted to ‘burn the bridge over the creck near Narrow Passage, but it was extinguished. ‘The magnificent railroad bridge, one hundred feet high, over the same stream, wee burnt by Jackson when re- treating from Gen, Shiclds. A deautiful gray stallion, said by contrabands to be Colonel Ashby’s, was shot yesterday near this town. Th, ‘ball must have wounded the rider in the left thigh. The current report, however, that Ashby was wounded, is not credited at headquarters. Some of Asbby’s so made their appearance this morning early on the high wooded ridgo on the opposit® sido of Stony creek, beyond Edenburg. They were fired on by some of the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania, when Ashby unmasked four guns and threw several shells into the camp. He subsequently retreated under tho fire of our guns. During tho day they froquently interfered with our bridge builders, by shelling them at long range. ‘The foot of the bridge, however, bas been completed, and our skirmishers and some of the Andrew sharpshooters are pow on the other side, beyond the town. picking up @ stray soldier, or a Union man who may have ventured to return (o his property. These marauding Parties are composed chiefly of the Prince William eayval- Ty, and bave already become quite a terror to the neigh Dorhood, notwithstanding that numbers fall into oup hands from day to day. Assistant Engineer Moore, of the military railroads in ‘Virgitila, went out on the Manessaa Gap Railroad yesier- day, seventeen miles beyond Manaseas Junction. Finding & bridge destroyed, timber was cut from the adjoining woods and a new bridge immediately erected. Proceed- ing further, a bridge was found destroyed at a digtance from any timber, whereupon Mr. Moore returned to Alex- andsia, took load of bridge materials, went back, and completed the” second structure, returning again to Alexandria to-day. The road was otherwise in most ex cellent order, the train being able to make good timo. Wounded \diers at Philadelphia. Pritapespmta, April 2, 1862, Fifty wounded from Winchester arrived here to-day and were placed in the St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital. Busincss at the Custom House. RECEIPTS OF MANCH—BUSY TIMES—LANGE MMroR- TATION OF SUGAR—TH® CONTEMPLATED REMOVAL OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE, BIC. The receipts last mouth for duties at the Custom Honse were much larger ‘hen usual, amounting to over $4,500,000, They were paid almost entirely in the de- mand notes, but @ small portion of the sum received Deing in specie or in jnterest Treasury notes. ‘The sugar importing season is now at its height, and many large cargoes of this article constantly arrive. A large portion of that imported is placed in bond on its arrival, osusing a heavy business to be transacted in the warehouse department. The receipts yesterday of this department were over $120,000—a sum much Isrger than the total receipts of the Custom House many d: year. The importation of coffee has somewhat diminished since the begiuning of last monta, but that of tea has largely increased, In tho course of the month there were several arrivals of vessels direct (rom China, with valuable cargoes of this produet. Of dry goods the im- portation is still large. Several invoices of lead have also arrived within the past few weeks, as have also some valuable ones of Enfield rifles. An invoice of the latter, valued at over $150,000, was, = few days since, parsed, the rifles being allowed ontry free of duty under the law passed by Congress at the extra session, which provides that all frearms imported for the use of the United States government shall be allowed such entry, The government, of course, loses nothing by thus allowing firearms to be withdrawn, as it procures them ata correspondingly reduced price. Arrangements are being made for the removal of the business of the Custom House from the building at prosent oceupied to the ok! Merchants’ Exchange. The specifi. eations are al! printed, and bids have been reeeived; but ‘she work eanaot be prosecuted until Congress shall have made the requisite appropriation. It was at fret supposed that the change could be effected by the lst of May; but the ind ‘cations now are that the necessary changes can- not be made by that time, end that the removal will, in consequence, have to be postponed to @ later season. ‘The old Custom House is to be altered considerably in its internal arrangements to aeoommodate the Sub-Treasurer, ‘The specifications for thege alterations have also been prepared T mboat New World, Anmany, April 2, 1862. The steamboat New World is still at Coeyman’s. To- morrow an attempt will probably be to bring her to Albany Albany Democratic city Convention Wrsorrmerar, Apri! 2, 1862. Second Lieutenant Deff and two privates of Ashby’s cavalry were captured yesterday. Daff admitted that he was carrying despatches, but arrogantly refused to di- vuige the contents or tell who they were from. ‘A late intercepted letter from a rebel line officer speaks: siqnificantly of the anticrpated open rebellion ia Mary Jand; but this is regarded as one of the means resorted to by secession leaders to dupe their followers into continued reristance. ‘The expotisive railroad bridge at Edinburg was burned by Jackson yesterday. There is only one locomotive at thie end of the Manasas road, and no ca ‘Ashby’s artillery was reiforced to-day by two or more heavy guns, with which he practiced on us at long range. ‘The firing of yesterday shows the accuracy of our can- noniers. In one fleld, were Ashby made ® stand, were counted ten shells, in aspace of 150 feet, at a mile anda half ran, ‘The Valley of the Shenandoah shows great neglect of agriculture, and is almost Deseiged by men, wouen and children. They have unlimited confidence in tho Yankee troops, and hold unrestricted intercourse with ilem. Goneral Banks is here, and General Shields ig at Stras. burg. A division post office has been established here, but the mails are irregular at present. ‘Wasurncrox, April 2, 1862. ‘The following despatch was received hi to-day, dated Woodstock, Va., April 2:— ‘Wo have driven the enemy to-day from Strasburg to ‘Woodstock istance of twelve miles, and then te Edin. burg, seven miles beyond. He contested the march most of the way, and ata strong pesition, at which he contemplated making a stand, as at Edinbugg, quite a sharp contest occurred. He burned the bridgy to his flight, except that at Narrow Passage, which we wore enabled to reach in time to extinguish the flames, ‘We lost but one man, and had but one wounded. The @nomy suffered more, but I cannot state the extent, Colonel Ashby received @ shot through his cap, which he exhibited with some satisfaction te the people of Woodstock, Others suffered more severely, The men behaved admirably. Daring the advance yesterday our yaaguard and skir- mishors wore frequently fred upon dy the rear guard of Jackson's retreating force. We shelled them through the gown, and as often as they appeared in range, After passing the bridge over Stony creek they set fre to ity but our troops arrived in time togaveit. They Mvemt apes, 1908, ‘The Democratio it also ee fire to another pike Uridge and tho railroad Convention nominated Fil Perr: bridge, als Within two miles thie side of Edinburg, and | ror Mayor, Dennis P.- Gaffaey for Police Justice, and Our artillery endeavored, but uneuceessfally, to Dreyens J oho Traoy for Police Commire/oner, to day THE MEW BATTLE FIELD. nie} Purdy, the road,atand above Chickasaw, on the river, and miles in front of Corinth, directly toward our from Pit Landing. ’ Fortifications are being ies are being put into as ofc! ‘® state as possible. Fortunately there is no occasion pela encane about the Coriuth fortifications, 1° pot them. There is no need to disguise have serious work ahead of us. The Posted, but they have the most skilful engineers from the oid United States Army. They are i successes, but they have their pet General at their bead, and desperation must nerve them for @ last terrible struggie. Not only does Memphis fall with Corinth, but defeat here opens to an army larger than that of the Po- whole territory of the Guif States, and the rebels are not ignorant of the extremity of their peril, SBCERION )BSPONDEN( Y. Through the entire region of the country adjacent to OUF extenied lines, the secessionists taik desponding); Many active rebels do not hesitate to admit their failure and are only anxious that their leaders, while arms still make them formidable, even in defeat, should use their power to secure favorable terms from the victorious free pense: 7m ee of a rebel garrison of nearly 2 resident rebels are utterly re- fusing the Confederate bouts ‘in auy form, ct a8 any rate of discount, It i8 & mistake to suppose that the people are not informed of thei diswsters. I have found none, in the course of conversatious with scores of them at diferent points outside our lines, who wore ignorant of the retreat Columbus and Mavasres, the magnitude of the the Henry and Donelson defeats, the occupation of Nashville, the capture of Roanoke Island, Winchester, eb New Madrid—of which last they had informa- ut as soon as we had. It has been supposed that the common people have been kept in ignorance of bi.cse disasiers, but I have always found fully alive \o their magnitude, MIBCLSSIPPI PRISONERS, Prisoners are brought in occasionally from the rebel pickete. The wel! known Judiana scout, Horaee Be.}, and @ couple of our Fifth Ohio cayairy men, made a dash on @ rebel picket yesterday, and brought away a conple of Mississippians. ‘They wore well dressed in gray uniforms, ‘and appeared intelligent. General Wallace asked if they were disposed to tell anything about the position or numbers of their army. ‘No, sir,” promptly respouded the elder of the two, “I do not think it would be honora- ble, aud Iwon’t toll anything about it.” They wore armed with a short, rifled, muzzle-loading carbine, very m..ch like the old fashioned yager, and bearing the stamp of a New Orieans manufacturer. * RERUGHES, Union refugees from the various counties round about here—and some even from Mississippi—continue to pre- sent themselves hore, seeking the protection of eur army. In all probably hundred of these men have arrived at the various divisions of our army at Savanuah. About one hundred and fifty—so I am _informed—have enlisted in various of our regiments, These fugitives have the same old stories to tell of impressments into service, and the general reign of terror existing in their respective neighborhoods. Tobe a Union man is only to subject @ person to all sorts of persocution, begiuning with the larceny of their property at first, and finally ending with a complete banishment from their homes and firesides. The late sounty elections and the repeated stories of these refugees leave us no reagon to doubt the oxistence of a vory strong Union sentiment throughout this portion of the State, Of the five or six counties immediately sur- rounding Savannah, every one of them gave large majo- rities for the Union candidat In one district of this county (Hardin) out of tota of 660 votes 606 were cast for the Union nominee for Mayor. It should be stated that this vote was cast before the advent of our army, and when there was nothing to prevent a {ree ex- pression of opinion, save in the presence of a few ma- randing rebel cavalry companies, but for which the popular expression would doubtless have been till more emphatic. NEWS FROM CUMBERLAND GAP. Ga) Reconneissance to Camber! Union Infantry, Cavalry and [from the Louisville Democrat, March 29.) We havo been shown a private letter from Camp Cumberland Ford, dated March 24, which contains the following information:— On Friday, the 2ist, a reconnoissance in force was made to Cumberland Gap by infantry, cavalry and artillery. On arriving within one and a half miles of the Gap, en advance guard was thrown out, which came ip cvntact with the rebel pickets and drove them ip. + few shote were exc! |, Without loss. The forces em- eamped that night, bu! Mie the fires out of range of the enemy’s guns. Considerable snow fell during night, ‘and on Saturday morning the mountain was covered. Shortly after day on the 224 firing with skirmishes (rom our side, to which the evemy res, onded f-om rifle pits, now ead then throwing aahell. The ar- fei was then brought into the field, some timber cut, and firing began inearnest. During the day the battery (Captain Wetmore’s) fired about one hun red and Atty shots, while the rebels fired some two hundred, very few of that number reaching the position of our forces. Several of their balls, picked up on the field, wore nine inches in diameter. Gur forces remained on ihe field al? Saturday night, moving the artillery under the hill. camp fires, stretching out for a mile in extent, must have The App:maching Great Battle in the gouthwest. —, Corinth, Mississippi, to be the Waterloo of the Wer, Hf Seventy-Five Thousand Re- bels in Arms. Beauregard, Johnston, Bishop Polk, Cheatham and Others in Command. The Rebels Armed with Pikes and Battle Axes. THB NOTES OF FEARFUL PREPARATION, &e., &e., &e, We gather from our Western exchanges the following information in relation to the great impending contest at Corinth, Mississippi. As the two armies are now almost within hailing distance of each other, a few days will probably decide upon which banner the fortunes of war will bestow the victory:— [From the Si. Louia Republican, March 29.) It ig difficult to see how the two adverse armies at Savannah and Corinth can be long kept apart, A battle in that quarter would soem to be imminent, though it may not ike place for several days. ‘The rebels havo for somo time been concentrating large forces there, and a determined stand will undoubtedly made. Corinth, Ciehimingo county, Mississippi, is situated in a bil!y country, dotted by spure of the Apalachian range. It iy the junction of the Memphis and Churlostou and Mo- bile and Charleston Railroads, and forms the intact com- munication of tbe Atlantic and Gulf seaboards. Itforma the right Mom?) from would proba- bly fall back upon Grand Junction, the converging point of the Memphis and Charleston and Missixsippi Central railroads, forty-one miles trom Corinth and fifty- two from Memphis. In tho capture of Memphis we anticipate some of the finest military manwuvre: have been witnessed in the art of war for mavy years. A splendid field is pre- sented for strategic and tactieal skillon both sides. and itinay not be many days before uctive operations are begun. ches to the A-publican, dated March 28, say:— ives by boat that arrived t] morning state that the rebel force at Corinth ia being rapiaiy incroased. ‘There is direet railroad communication with Richmond, and troops are continually arriving. intelligence by deserters and spies states the enemy’s strength at seventy thousand men. To mect so formida- bie a body our generals have to move more slowly than was at first anticipated. A German deserter from Corinth stated that Beaure- gard was there when he left, and that he was lame from some injuries lately received. Among the regiments, there was one with pikes, aud anothor earried battlo axes. the latter was a dark fleld with s large tree upon it, branded abolitionist’s government. A personage repre- senting Lincoly was in the top, and the battle axe regi- ment at the butt, chopping the treo down. 'Yhe rebels are confident they have made Corinth im- pregnable, Parade grounds and place for the healthy recreation of troops: were being formed by General Grant's command at Pilteburg. Owing to the prompt pnnishment visited upon offenders the practicn of shooting into passing boats on the Ten- nessoo has been abandoned by the rebel inhabitants along the banks. % ‘A happier, healthier, more efficiont army than that now at Savannah and Pittsburg never, probably, went to war, Kach regiment is burning to winiourels to wear with (heir companions who got fame and sara at Fort Donc!son. Opposed to this noble army is 4 rebel force of forty-five thousand, lying in wait behind their works, eighteen miles distant. Corinth ts a position naturally strong, and formidable defences have beenerected there. Rife pits, redonbta, abattis and otber means of strength, from behind which to hurl destruction upon av angailing force, have been constructed. The very best rebel mili- tary lalent, embracing Beauregard, Bragg and , ie force. tr eareatcd there, end at Corinth wil be fought ihe | &'v60 the fen of an immense Goal of work at theGap, Forty | and do not seem to have ceased yet. They have a breast- | pd pod dattle of the Western cam: jcavy guns and a grout number of fel pieces are pos- | Work on the west side of the Gap at least six hundred earthworks sessed by the enemy, and immense stores of provisions thrown up one crrwathared in, 4b6 dower of sheSouth ure cengregarea | [aren Tom, the Tidy aatcen oe there to offer battle, and they cannot retreat except by ‘Sunday morning the pooenmatiecing, yore, returned to encrificingeverything. = the Ford, having sccompl! the in view, and ‘The road between the Union camps and Corinth is | fit the enemy’s ion. The only casualties to eur siong an excellent turmpike, and the distance can be | forces were that of the First Tennessee, cagily traversed im a day, General Grant has his head- had « ball pass through his clothing, Dis side, quarvere at Savannah, while the bulk of the army lays at | ang firigads Surgeon Stanford received a ball through hie Pittsburg. Parade grounds and epote for comfortable | rubber cape. No one was killed om eur side, sor ie it quarters are being cleared, and everything gives token of a week's longer stay there. During that time General Buell is expected to reach @ point from which ho can carry out success/ully the part assigned him. While at Savannah, word reached there that General Lew. Wallaco, with fifteen thousand men, having taken a civcnitons course, had penetrated to Fierence and de- streyed rebel raiiroad communication in that direetion with the South, Within two weeks measures will have been accom- plished that will render retreat by the rebel army at Corinth impossible, and if beaten they will bave to surrender, not escape to be again met in some other sirenghold, Snecoss hag failed to make the Union gene- vals raxb, and when they move it will be surely- ‘Whey fully understand tho importance of the coming struggie. Goneral Grant, althongh slightly careworn, is iv good beaith and laboring hard to insure succves, General McClernand still sufters somewhat from the ex- posure at Henry and Doneison. skirmishes with small parties of the enemy occur occasionally, and severa! bave been killed on our side as wellas theirs. Some companies of the rebels met known that any injury was done tothe die- tance being too great. On the return to camp one of the cavalry was aceidentally shot, but whether killed or only wounded the letter does not state. ‘The only object in thin expedition seems to have been to feel the enemys position, end that object gained, the forces retu: to camp. 1s Bombard! Old House in The Rebe! a peor ndent of the Chicago sends the follow- ing from Ielaud No. 10:—The rebels had a magnificent y. The rising water has inundated the ‘banks of the river and the whole surreunding country, and in many cases bas carried off fences and farming paraphernalia of all kinds. Inthe present instance the ravenous waters seized upon a emai farm house, and carried it off, body and boots, and at an early hour in the morning iteame floating past here with the roof only visible above the surface. The five mile current suoncar- ried it into the rebel lines, and they, espying it, immedi- ately concluded that it must be some device of Yankee have been armed with the best of weapows; but tbey | ingenuity for doing mischief. If it wasn’t gencrally have, a8 at other places, shot guns for the | & floating battery it oust be an infernal ma- cavalry. The long knives, a short Lime ago so prevalent, chine, and if it wasn’t an inf machine have been di-carded. it must be an immense torpedo, or at some cute invention for running ‘The people at Savannah are apparentiy loyal, an are also mos: of those fa the country around. Thepare weil pleased with the conduct of the Uaion army. AS a move of groat ie, the present one up the Tennessee has so far red few subjects of interest for publication, but So they opened upon it and pond Hae hind jerced in a hundred places, it ‘avely, and. pie Btill foated calmly on, and fairly ran the gauntlet of all the batteries, when, fearing Jost it should: escape them, at con bring forth events that will, for weal or wo, Do felt quickly and long through the entire country. A brave and veuturésome Body of seceah charged uped {#rom the Chicago Times, March itant boarded it. They climbed upon, the ridye of ie A bette in the neighborhood ef Corinth, > Pahang anpmee ge see jeepney . They vannab, Teun., appea s probable before the sae ieped them ap, and ther “mn fae k.” Hoth sides bave conceptrates tmmouse | end TIPHCE tees Ns Ne turbulent waters bul sicniy of tote two. place, and Beaure: | PUSEL BATT Toe aes they found an atlquated vagy direct ihe movements of the rebels. An \ will hardly be ventured wpon by Gen. Grant until y, which is atyaucing in hig shviile and Decatur Rail- ‘the Louisville Journal of Friday has a letter from an educated military man—a Northern man—at Nash- ville, which states that there will be a rebel forco on the new line, extending from Decatur, Ala.. Island No. of two hundred thousand men. Evans, of Georgia, says, bas arrived from Manassas, with the flower of t! army which fought us last July. "From ail the indica. tions, the mponding battle will be far the most impor- might in thie war. Janding yesterday cor- roborate previous reporis of tho organization of our forces t ere for je, though # conflict js not thought twas romored that Gen. Beauregard was cat, whose serenity was undisturbed by the feaiful ri sho bad run, aud whose only auxiety seemed to be to out of her uncomfortable position. ‘The details, as given by a refugee, were very ludicrous. The rebela mourned a largeamount of powder and shot wasted, and nary Yankee circumvented. 23 Tl Jackeon Artillery at Fort Wood. ‘The Jackson heavy artillery, at present garrisoning Yort Wood, Bedloe’s Isiand, under command of Colonel Sarauel Grabam, had a grand eld day yesterday. It wap orpected that General Harvey Brown, of Fort Pickens celebrity, would have visited the fort for the purpose of inspecting the fortifications and the occupants of the fort, Dut on account of indisposition he was unable to fulfil hie appointment. About haif-past eleven o’clock, however, the following military and civic gentlemen got on board the government barge General McClellan, and proceeded to the fort to pay @ visit to the Jackson artillery, and witness their operations as artillerists:— ‘or Opdyke, Messrs. Duer and of the Chamber Py: eens Committee on arbor deenowes Brigadier ‘ais Ewen and Crooke. Oe airte ing at the fort the visitants were received by Colgaal Gralam, (ievisrpe, ina very precions amnen, 1] Meera of Other A toside the battery, where the ten stood at shelt guns ‘‘rendy for action. —_ with—preparing, loading, firing, &e.—were effected Lafayotte (Ind.) Courier, the lust great battie is on the ey vicinity of Corinth. The rebels are reported to be con- contraied there, from 60,000 to 100,000 in number, under the lead of Beau juvston and others, and mani- fost a disposition destiny of the Mississippi Valley in a single pitched Some of the vobels are well armod with rifles and shotguus, but some hare only long speare. It is also stated that they have some heavy grins in porition, as well a8 @ large quantity of field artii- lery audcanpon, Surgeon Fry, however, has no foars of theresult. The rebel rank and file have lost confidence in their officers, in their causo,and im themselves. De- gerters eay the rebel trains bad to be guarded to prevent the soldiers from running aw: While this is the feel- ing among the rebeltroops, the Union suldiers are girding & degree of Lge Bagh ee aaa we been themaclvos for the fin strugale. ‘They know are poured from raw recruits, for they eas nly be miles from home, and that defeat is destruction. They | >Y any other ie eae, wey have had only care? feo) that there is no retreat. They must conquer or die. Factice at t Sea * colonel ure! yrs wring rac ‘They will triumph. ‘The war cry of the Indiana boys, rrp nth Ho |, Colone! aa qoceia “Remember Buena Vista!” will be re-echood by the | qartere, — La eand- other galiant sons of the Northwest, and together ty will drive the rebels from the field with the bayonet, and plaut tho Stars and Stripes in triumph over the cities of Memphis and New Orleans. wiehes, Mayor Opdyke made & few remarks, proficiency which the Jackson artillory had attained so short @ space, and in the observed that at an interview From the Cincinnat) Gazette and st. Louis Democrat, yp Sxvatwan, Teun, March zy 1002. | AX" queer’ suggested “tail he Coriaith, Mississipp!, seems to be the principal centro | York harber should heovier of the force which is being concentrated aguinst us, and is probably in the possession of twenty thousand or twen- ty-five thousand men. At Eastport, where the river bat- is placed, there is another formidable force, while at ter; Gizundaw: afd to the weet near Purdy, and even eotar | “icuser Metrimse, and General Totten the people north as Lexington, in Henderson county there are other a etre Cary Isle Vo fear. armies of greater or lesa magnitude, im force is daily Bigadior ‘and Ewen then gugmented, and to such an extent that it has created m | few obser veto the manger in which Gov. very decile! impressiqnamong our generals that it is the | sorgan had treated them in not ealling then inte sollyg intention of the rebel. leaders to concentrate against this | service at the head of their brigades, which they thougtrt column every available man they can bring to Doar, | was very great , to nay the least, Joaving the Mississippi in the moan time, to take care of ‘The men were then aril in infantry tactics, which itself, At Corinth on ‘Tuesday, no less than thirteen | thoy performed in praiseworthy manner. trains arrived, each consi Of eightoon or twenty ‘Adjutant Farrell, an old member of eee See, cars. Gonerale Beauregard, Jobnaton, Bihop Polit who han new become quite an “old soldier,’ Cheatham and others, are reported to be with the rebel ‘considerable ability in forming his men for parade and colamn im front, General Beauregard was at Purdy on | ingpection Wednesday. The whole affair was_vory creditable, and the military No less than three of our scouts carne in this morning, | men prese impressed with the soldier. cach reporting that he had been milew inside the rebel | jjko bearing of the men. — 7 a aed See eee te force at Co. — a rinth and vicinity at over seventy-five thousand, and Sale of the Prise Brig Herald. rr reporting the dai iy arrival of more troops from all the Puinavenema, Apell 2, 186% Impreesment je vigorously forward; the Purdy Court House is fall of Uaton mee; ‘vanced posts are gathering (nem up throughout the country, and, willihg or anwilliig, they are burried into the ranks at Corinth, Deserters say the army te full ot ‘The prize brig Herald was sold to-day for $4,000. Hes cargo of 7,000 casks epirits of turpentine sold at G26 a 9be, per gallon, the ad-