The Caledonian. [volume], March 14, 1862, Image 2

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THE CALEDONIA.
BY C. M. NTOXE & CO.
St. Johnsbury, Friday, Mar. 14, 18G2
After two weeks of comnarative quiet in
war news we have arrived to a week of ac-1
tion. Victory is again perchcd upon our ;
banners, and all loyal hearts rejoice. The
Union army of the South-West has defeated
the combmed forces of Gens. Price, McCul
lock, Van Dorn and Mclntosh, in Arkansas
in a severe battie of three days duration, and
with a loss to our side of one thousand in
killed and wounded. The rebels were routed ,
with great slaughter, Gen McCulloch heing
among the killed, and the scattered forces
weje being pursued by the federal cavalry at
last accounts. Doubtless the rebel hordes
which have overrun and devastated Missouri j
and Arkansas are now effectually broken and
scattered. News tlso of a cheering nature
comes from the "quiet l'otomac." The reb
els have unnccountahly evacuated Manassas
and Centerville, their strong-holds, and those
places are now occupied by federal troops.
In fact the rebel army has withdrawn from
the whole length of the Potomac, falling
back upon ilichmoi.d, or somt place still fur
ther south. This movement was quite un
expected and leads some to mistrust a trap.
but it is more probable that the rebels are
forced to this action, and will gather their
forces for a death struggle in the Cotton
States.
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from the Lhesa peane the disaster of Sat-
mlm-i.u,i . i -ii- 1
ndaj was turned mtoa bnlhant success on
Sundav Wp W hp,v?k. ? v . 1 ,
.-iunuav. e Jost heavilv in vessels and'
men still n! If ,imri.,i ; T.
men, situ as it pioed, it was a success. It
shows what a small but active navy can do,
for if the iron-clad Merrimac had not met J
the Monitor she might have run the block-!
ade of the whole coast, and steaming up the ,
Potomac thrown ten-inch shells into the !
White House
From the Southern coast the news is most t
cheering. Capt Dupont has captured Bruns-'
wick, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., and has
cummand anil
of Gcort'J.i :
Thus we hnre everything to cheer and en-'
courage us on every hand! The" rebels are!
in a panic; thev lind Union men in Kich-
mond, the very heart of rebeldom. As the
dim light of tivason llickers in the socket, !
ine Jignt 01 truth, Joyalty am
crows hnirhter dav liv itnv.
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government
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An important mcssaire was transmitted tn
f!nn.P l:ict Tlinrs.h.v (. iwm. t .
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..vjw . MHlhMlll 111 -1 ILOIUUUL IjlUUlJUl.
lOOKIIl" tO the Lrradll.il nhnlifinn nf silivprv
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toanv State w h eh shnll flpa-,r ,
h(r slnVPS. Tllia Kulit'Pt nf clnvorv ih niioi
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that has forced itself upon us, and one that
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nn n a 11iifiii1 trt ii(iif 'IMin pnfiiinl v rc
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sage of the President, although it will take i
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joy. The sulject has thus been presented
Congress and Congress will be oblij
consider it. Let U9 hone that a nractical
lution of this exed question is nearat hand.
But whether it is or not, in view of late
events every American citizen should be led
to exclaim, Long live the Kepublic and
Ahhaiiam Lincoln, its President !
A Great Naval Battie.
The whole countrv was surnrisod and as-,
tonished by the news from Fortress Monroe j ance was given that the legislature would
on Sunday and Monday. It seems that the take the matter in hand and sift the subjeet
rebels, who have been quietly iron-plating to the bottom, yet there was an effort to hush
the steamship Merrimac at Xorfolk lhe past the matter up. The article referred to inti
six months, had got her finished.and on Sat-! mates that the facts in this case are kept
urday morning quietly run her down towards j back for fear they may injure the prospect
-Newport xews, anu aimost ueiore our little
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navy mere was aware oi u, nati engageu the
uuiui. wuwu, a wucii .iiuii,i-ui-n a. ui nvcii-
ty-four guns, and running her long iron prow
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into her side, made a hole some se cn feet a
eross, and left her in a sinking condition. In
the meantime two rebel gunboats, the James-'
town and Yorktown, came down James liver
and engaged other of our vessels. After
sinking the Cumberland, the Merrimac turn-
ed towards the Congress, another wooden
sailing vessel of fifty guns. This vessel, be-
tr.fT tinrtPnrtitntnMv uMfhntit o km.
ing on board a large number of soldiers,
thought best to strike her colors, when the
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itjuiJ tuun. uu iici UIHLC13 illlU SKL Iier
on
iire. By this time the war steamship Minne
sota had partially got up steam, and by the
assistance of some propellers got w ithin one
mile of the Merrimac, where she went a-
ground, and at that distance thev cannonad-
ed one another t'll ni'rht. withnnt anv n-.iin.1
rent effect. :
Providentially on Saturday cveniii" the
iron-clad Ericsson batterv, Monitor, arrived
111 llampton lioads from
XewYork, and on
Sabbath morning these iron monsters engag
ed in mortal ombat sometimes in so close
contact that they aimost touched each other
for fuu; ur five hours, u;.l!l, it is said, the
Merrimac hauled ofTin a damaged and sink
ing condition, and was towed by her consorts v " in Puces.
backto Xorfolk, from wh.Vh nW it U Lal me"think 1 the Herald was sup
doubtful if she ever dare
:s venture again.
Thus ended a contest which at first seemed
a rebel success ; and which indeed was a reb
el success so far as concerncd the dostrnction
ot those two vtssels and the probable drown-
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ing of a hundred or two of our brave sold
iers, incapable of self-defense or snlf-preserv-ation
; but the most opportune arrival of the
ir m Monitor repulsed the rebel iron ship
and probably saved our whole fleet in the
Chesapeake.
One of the most natural questions on read
ing the telegraphic account of this battie is,
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how came tne res.eis hy such a hrst class iron-
clad steamship as the Merrimac? Xow comes
the humiliating part of the story: Last
April, after the capture of Fort Sumter bj
the combined rebel batteries in Chwleston
h irbor, the commandant at Xorfolk navy
vard the lareest arsenal in this eountry-
scuttled and sunk len ships of war belonging
to the U. S. government, and among them
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was this steampr .uerrimac uim um tuun
damage to our fleet on Saturday. This great
destruction of property was made that it
need not fall into the hands of the rebels.but
if there was not really a traitorous conniv
i ancc, it was so bunglingly done, or rather
half done, that the rebels raised some of
the ehips and saved a vast amount of plun
der. By that evacuation the federal govern
ment lost and the rebels gained among other
things, twenty-five hundred cannon.
After the Merrimac (which was pronounc
ed one of the best vessels in the service) was
raised, it was reported that the rebels were
iron-plating her and otherwise fitting her to
act against our navy and coramerce. As it
aPPtars she was most thoroughly fitted to
Uo mischief, and her debut on Saturday came
ncar 8ivinS tlle whole eountry a panic of
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which Bull Ilun was but a small circumstance
The inhabitants of the seaboard cities imag
ined they saw those iron prows rooting into
their harbors ; and but for the timely and
s'-,(;raing providential arrival of the Ericsson
battery the result of that first trip of the
iron-clad Merrimac would have proved far
more disastrous to our navy, and no one
could have told where the damage would
'iave stcpped
The Ericsson battery was iust completed,
ard had not at the time of her engagement
with the Merrimac been accepted by the
government, having never been tried. It is
supposed that the government will not ask
any further test. She was built in Xew York.
State Politics-"Kicking Out of the
Traces."
Some time ago the Bennington Banner
which, by the way, is one of the old and sub
stantial republican papers of the state had
an article on the next election, and the prob
able cliange of program which was about to
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ake nlace n ouv stntP nn t , Tt u-nr.w.,1
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1110 0111 ponucai wire-pu ers o party action,
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and advised them to be a 1 tt e careful how
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they moved ; and added that 'Hhey would do
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well to oear in miiu that party is at a dis-
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coun a"d, whalTW. honorS lhe' etthp i
Wte will have a voice m, more than for
fv"or ten ln the same
UC,e W& ,JOld awt,on was ade I
1 I,re-se,,t Ihase of afTairs, a man
'"" uuiu u.tci iiuu u!s uiauu inai unuer
for whom he nleascs, and not be accused of 1
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"bolting the nominations." He can vote for i nor tlie remarks of other gentlemen, except
men and not party, "sirnply because there is to aude to "a few common place speeches."
no party, and what is more theie will be ; The writer's secession sympathies find ex
none in time for political snuabblers to use i Pr(-'ssion in ho)ing that "all hearts, thouh
the September election for a turn-table. on a i
8rand 8ca,p' which wil1 st0I' in its evolutions
31 ever-v fat office a,:d let lhem A Iittie
rU 011 t,ie Pl,ciansf we admit, but a sen-l
I t rr ntnii...... t I . T P . .1
tence containing a great deal of truth.
In regard to conventions, the article in
queslion admits that there must be stich
things but most pertinently says "if a fi
men make the mat'ons among them-
selves, and hy a system of wire-nullinr and ! 11
lirnvv - llP.tin(' nraec tI,.-o,w.l, ,..:..! 1-
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" J""-J" u"""b" 1"" ntuiui cuuui-
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u:t : nK nave io uo wui ne to snafcc
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.1f. 1 .if.i.. fm ?. .1
ranumaies. ims is me
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sum
and suhstance of the matter.
Men to get of-
fice m Vermont at the next election must bt
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a"'e to show boncst antecedents, free ivon
last week in which it tnlL-s nlmnt i h-it AnKnnti.
... uiiuim.1 imiiui
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little matter of the fiftv thousand dollar
.i,;i, , ii.. i' ...,, r .u
treasury a couple of vears ago, when Bales j
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was treasurer. It says no dennite mforma-1
linn tn thp wh .ri.;ilinnf c nf tli.it mnno,. Vi.,c '
ever been arrived at. And nltlmiioli nccnr.
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ot some political organ-blower, and savs:
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"ltiere is good reason tor supposing tliere i
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Huctiiiie an insii?ni mio, anu t uouir h
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quue an mterim has ensucd, it is none the'
less reason it should be smoothed over b !
1 men who dare not let it ome out in its
normity for fear their political chances mai
oe aamaged tnereoy. It is about time lhe
people turned their attention from something
hesides party "considerations," stepned in
ironi oi ponucai uunooners, and demanded
trPMenrv ;,, i.v .
, Sllr1!h.em fnend Cook' and don,t lfct
, P?hlIM ! thc State more corruI,,
than it now is.
Gen Fkkmonts Di-fensk. On the fourtf
1 page of this paper will be found an article
from lhe X. Y. Tribune with the above cap
tion. Those persons who have not access to
the entiro defer.se of this perseculed man
n 1 it . . .
Wlil do wel1 to Peruse ths article. The
na-
?ers' Ietter8' teleSrams' and documentary ev-
1Uence m thls case occuI)ies five closely print-
6(1 pages 111 the Tribune ofMahl.
txF The Tribune makes no boncs of call
ing Bennett of the Xew York Herald a black
hearted traitor, and the best of it is the char
ges are substantiated by repeated articles in
the Herald which the Tribune reproduces.
pressed. It has done more harm to the Un
ion cause, both at home and in Europe, than
any score of rebels yet unhun.
v Hampsiiire Election. The election
i" Hampshire on Tuesdav nrobablv re
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sulted in the re-e!ection of Gov Berry by the
people, by some 1500 majority. The repub
licans largely predominate in both branches
of the legislature. Treason must die out in
15 ii Granite State. We are glad to learn
that ilenry O. Kent esq., of the Kepublican
is elected to the legislature from Lancaster.
TlIE V'f. "Tll .wn Rtit rp... at -.l
. . ermoni an
regiment left ilutland for xew York last
Monday. Their destination is not made
puhHc. The 8th regiment left Brattleboro
or' 'rilu"sday of last week. The sons of Vei
T! ?rk gav ,the ofRcers a dinner
Supposed tole SWp Island!' deStinalin 18
Secession Sympathy at Home.
The Boston Post of Saturday publishes
"A Letter from Vermont," purporting to be
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""tten b one ho "PPCned to be at St
( JhnSbury, Vt., on the 22d ult., and gladly
I aVai,ed himself of the PP"unity of attend- j
ing the celebration there held in honor of
the day."
The writer professes "to give a brief,truth
ful account of it," and closes the article by
sajing, "we stood and listened with just in
dignation that so hallowed a day should be
so celebrated."
Xow, when it is known that the writer of
U- JH L .i. Pi T 1
bury, is one of our own citizens, it becomes
interesting to analyze this "brief, truthful ac
count
The writer first speaksof the organiZation,ianotherinthehead- Fortunately no com-
le singing the Star Spangled Banner amI '
merica, and the reading of the Farewell I
Addreiss. and thinks thP hm,r tnn i,niv I
to be desecrated bv the introdiintion nf nnlf.
, v
nnrilicm ni,i: Ua
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bellion and of our recent victories,
which
-nvo t,nt rinv .oi,.u.i
duce the Itev Mr Cummings. He represents
the Kev Mr C as relating a "talk." which
was "so devoid of interest and pith that he
would not take the trouble to relate it ;" and
then, says this "truthful" writer, "the rather
visionary clergyman mounted what I pre-
sume to be his favonte hobbv, and m a I
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twinkling was awav off down South, expatia-
ting with evident delight on their peculi.ir
and all-surpassing sins, and said finally they
never were loyal and rever would be until
thoroughly subjugated."
Xo notice is taken of the historic relation
of the forms and system of governnr.ent from
the times of the feudal system down to the
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ircscnt era, nor the ana b'v so hann v tmr-'
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goes on with his "brief, truthful account." uaiu"e uie rou iVS ine names 1 Tmenas. passage 01 a jomt resoive proi-,
T.w-IM1 M(iM ne fh. ! were called the men would answer for the fenng national co-operation and pecumary
. b r. 1UC"L ulcabSentPP,. -Sbnf tl.n W eW ?n .. aidto each and every state that ahall see fit j
pam to tne memory ot Washington by the . " " 1 to inaujjurate the abolitior. of slaverv within , tt
lu u) ieverenu genueman oetween thatll: , , ,, , ., .
, , . . . ' lightly to good old Yankee Dood e over the r
system and the mstitution of compulsory ser-' , , , .
j entrenchments and took possess bn of their
Vltude ever'where. 'I 'his part of Mr Cum- 'trnn, ,, w ,
. , ,, . , stronghold. e ihoujrht as we surveved
n"gs address, so interesting to the vast an- t, - .,. , t , . rvLjtu
n their position what a slauchter that dav
'T " Cha uri-on.c j would have seen had they not given up, and
ho could see nothmg in this d.squ.s.tion we thouKht how many of our Xinth would
i";1 u"cmPro,snS enunation ot a part.
ui um ut-ioeu union. ine "truttitu ac-
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av vote ! count makes no mention of the e oquent I
. :. ,iandn.trint!onddnf.l..ii-f.P...L J
aml patviotic address of the llev Mr Cushins:,
transported with joy at our victories, micht
'et he softened with charity, and all arms be
t'xl - "tlL'(1 if! Melc01iR- lourds the misguided,
'1S il0U as u v snouiu retum to demand ad
mittance." Xo punishmcnt is due and no
SOOll 3S theV SHnll 'TPtlirn on.l .7., I
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u uiitm uu-
nnlllp InirilHls t(i t,.i.;.l.,.l" f i
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Lii is a maucr oi rcgrui io sotnc ot ttii! uiu .
friends of the Boston Post that its editors
should lend its columns to such secession
M,rMnn,i.n.t n. i w ie , u r i
coirespondents; au! it is a matter of decp
mortihcation to citizens of this place that ,
ful celebrations ever had in our town. F.n. '
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The Battie of Fort Donelson, t
Who was in it.
I.ETTKK FROM CAI'TAIN IIAWKS.
We are permitted to copy the following
hasty letter from Capt Hawes to his parents
in this village. Although the main incidents
of this hard-fought battie are familiar to ali,
the account as given by one who was actively
engaged in it will be read with interest.
Ux Board Stkameu Hax.miui.,)
Pn rm,t, fnr fML-.vi-iin t..
aw V lltllkOlllilli 1 Lltll.i
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Saturday, Feb. 22, 1SG1. )
j i AHI.M.S : io relieve vour api)rc-
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hensinns I pmhrnrf t nc tlm iWat nnnnH..n,-.
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l' SIIlce our reat victory, to let you know
that 1 am safe. Our regiment left Paducah
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bef,'c ,"e 7t,"e f "-j-
on the fennessee. and co-onerntms vith the
gun boats took posscssion of that stronghold nt,eulf Iie aWval 0 ( ""S"?.. , 1 e Congress ,n the meantime krpt up a 1 sCiiun and the aunboats l.-ft in char4 -,
. ., . i eountry, there is the end. liut if t tioLS sbarn ena..emi.nt witli tl,.. vi-,... '.t " ,u . P cna-
wuuuuigeuing a snoi-the sea-dogs of Com-
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mcuore roote doniLr thp whn p wnrL- Aftol-
lemaining a lew days at fort llerman. onno-1
remaining a few days at Fort llerman, opno-,
site Fo.tHenrj-ontheTenne8.ee, our regi-1
ment was ordered to move on Fort Donel-,
J son. We started on Wednesday mornin'
son. Westartedon Wednesday morninjr, ,
, and the same night were in position bt
! the works of that. f
ort. Forlhree nichtaweir1"11
bivouacked in the open air, changinsr our no
o
sition frequently and suffering intensely from
the cold, but had no part in the fight until
Saturday morning, when we were slationed
on th? extreme right of our position. Those
three nights were awfully cold. and our men
suffered extremely, as we were a part of the
time without fires, and the weather terribly
cold. On Saturday morning, at just day
light, the rascals tried to cut their way out of
the fort, and for that purpose concentraled
the flower of their armv for an attack nnnn '
uui iiyuu inifc .uississii)iji reciicents made i
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a ueiermmed movement upon our nosition. l
which was much exposed, and gallantly did i
our -oioouy xMntn ' repulse them in seVeral
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distmct attacks, and justify her appellation.
For more than two hours we held our ground,
the balls raining like hail aiound us, and
never a man flinched. I saw our men fall a
round me like sheep, but still we held on.
Talk about fighting! our old Mexican War
soldiers all said that Buena Vista, Cherubus
co, or Chepultepec were nothing to it. But
at last our men, having fired forty rounds of
cartridges, and being entirely out of ammu
nition were comptlled to give way, which
they did in good order, and formed in the
rear to get cartridges. I went into the bat
tie with 80 men, and when we fell back I
could get together only about 35 or -10. Of
course some had gone to the rear with woun
ded men, but many were themselves woun
ded. Our regiment lost about 45 killed, and
not less than 175 wounded, and only eight
;ery ex-
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niatc II ai i 1 i 1 1 ' 1 1 i .11. 1. 1111 11 1 1 11 11 1. , ui ,
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posed position, we only lost 2 killed, 1 mor-
tally wounded, 27 wounded, and 1 prisoner.
One of our companies lost 11 killed. This
company received a sevei e cross fire which
cut them un terriblv otado2en nf our
cut them up tembJ. iotadozen ot our
ing, or on their persons. Six have bullet
holes through their caps. You may well
agme we were notly engaged. 1 have no
over
jveral
were
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coat like the men saved my life, as several
nffifpra whn wnrp tlip flnrt nvprrnat wprp
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i wounded. Two captains were
severeiy
I.UUUUI.U, a.m mi: ui ii ncuic.juiiis aIBU
were clinned with bullets. One will lose an
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arm ; anotler has a shot in the mouth, and
""ssioned omcer was killed. Iwo of my
braVe bo's fell and were left on the fiel(1'
missioned officer was killed. Two ofmyi
wttere they have smce been buned, m a
trenCh Wltil 6b ottiers ot our
trench with 36 others of our gallant Xinth.
The saddest part of my duty was after the
answers ret"med by their comrades as their
naints were cal'ed- One poor fellow had an
shot 0Ut WlthUt ProducinS dea a"d I
am told he will get well. 1 tell vou the
scenes of the battie field are terrible. But
I will tell you all about it in some futtire let
ter. But the next morning was the happiest of
my whole life. Yankee Doodle never sound-
i r u , , ,
ed so fine as when we marched up the lines
of the motley rascals with their armsstacked,
and their heads down. Victory was ours.
l.'5,000 rebels were there in all the glory of
butternut jeans and C. S. A. finery. C,3 nc
ces of cannon were standing in grim silence
behind their breastworks, some spiked rough-
ly with nai'.s and telegraph wire.
I never
shall torget that Sunday mom ng, when with
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the stars and stnnss above us we stenned
havc b j f n , j
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awurueu ine peruous auvance ot the storm-
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,n" I,ar,-V- H concedcd by all that the
right wing did the hard fighting. and I think
that the oflicial report will give us justice,
which the newspapers have not as yet
done.
I have some trophies of the battie which I
will send to you as soon as I can get an op
porlunity to send them by express.
I have been over the battie field once since
the engagement. I cannot see how it is that
o-ir regiment was not annihilated. A burv
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in h.v,. time i
Hl v rttc
,iclUs uf thu hattlf, which I thiisk was as
hard fought a battie as was ever seen in this
countrv I snnnose ibout fivo hnT r.Ml r,f
counlI- 1 suppost al.out .c hui.dred of
0ur gallant boy. have bit the du.t in this
siejre, and not Ies than 1.100 were wouiulod.
lunir iu iiiitc DOhSL'fMOIl
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miuiii wunii ui ine siaie.
companies were in the action. I am
aim, snot m the head,' were the vanous ;t!8 Wdprs. Thl mpnap ranCt;t..iP nf lu
I have but limited time and I will cloe
1 mt' . c,0&.e-
vmm WASIIIKGTOX.
rWesisime of the ri eitlent.
The president on Thursdav transmitted to
i
Longress the tollowmg message :-
Feilow rittPtlS nf thp Sonaio mrl irinc-Q
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of l.epresentatives :-l reeommend the a.lop-
tion of a ioint resolution bv vour honorab e
bodies, wh.ch shall be siibstanl.ally as fol-
.ows - i.esoneu u,a tne L mted Mates
'," i.uiih.iiu-, ijuuuu u;iu nnvaie,
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proposmon contamed in the resolution does
mmm, m1 SM. nnnmmi i ,i.,m ;, ..r ;
i'..i, i utun ii, ui niiiiui-
I'lllPH tllflt lli.vcl.it
interested should be at once distinctly notifi-
mieresicu snouiu ne at once distinctly notdi- '
c!01 l,!e ,act' so tliaU,,L-v maV h-gin to con-
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terest in such a measure. as one of thP
! eificient means of sel, preservation. The
ii,,. 1 ,t ,1,.. ,...., :ii ..i.r 1
ki.k muuu uiut inu uutci.HiiL'iii miii uiiunaieiv
i,p fnr.,l ,n Mwu .7" : , " " V," 1 '
c' r r , :"
of some part of the disaffected region, and
that all lhe slave states north of such parts
wiil then say, the Union for which we have
struggled being already gone, we now choose
togowththcsouthernsection. Todeprive,
them ot this hope substantiallv ends lhe re-
bellion, and the initiation of emancipation
comnletelvdenrivpsthpmnfit. nn.l L -.11
the stateainitiating it. the point is not that!
all the states toleratine slaverv wuuld v.rv !
soon, ifat all, initiatc emancipation, but that '
while the ofter is equally made to all, the '
more northern shall, by such initiation, make .
mor northern shall, by such initiation. make !
i if . . .i ... .
. ... . -n .1 r . T .
event wdl the former ever 10111 the latter in I
th
iu itu;ii Lu inu niure snuiuern inat m no
because, in my judgment, gradual and not 1
o.w Irl.... '.I... ! 11
3 V , 1 ' v u r 101 alL I
i . , . .
ln the mere nnancial or pecumary view,
any member of Congress with the census ta-
bles and treasury reports before him, can
readilv see for himself how verv snnn tlip
readily see lor himself how very soon the
current expenditures of this war would pur
chase at a fair valuation all tlip sl.nrpa Jt. nv
named state. Such a proposition on th'e 1
claimifarihtbvfcderaUiitW
S r.u .?.5J.V
l"11,1 U1 u,c yciiLim government, sets up no f
iciu wuu siuverv Wlinitl State limits rpfprrinjr i
m each case to the state aad its people im-
morliqtnlt mtain.tni1 T . i 1
u.maivi; iuii.ii.oicu. i is iiroposeu as a i
matter of perfectly free choice with them.
In thc annual message last December, I
thought fit to say the Union must be preserv
ed, and hence all indispensable means must
be employed. I said this not hastilv but de
liberately. War has been and cont'inues to
be an indispensable means to this end. A
practical re-acknowledgment of the na
tional authority would render the warunnec
essary, and it would at once cease. If how
ever, resistance continues, the war must also
I haxe but limited time, and I will close. j iro-clad steamers Yorktown and Jamestown
e have fought and won, and C5od be prais- came down Janus rier and engaged our fri"-
ed. Your all". son, i atcs on the other side. Thv baiteries al
Airx G Huvts 'ffrort Xews also opened on the Jame
; , -IJ-l' !, ' " town and Yorktown, and uid all in their
the incidents which may attend, and all Ihe
uju
may
- ... ... - ...
rHin which ma fo'lnw it. Snr.h as
seem intiispensable or may obviously prom"
seem indispensable or may obviously prom -
ise preat efficiencv towards endinsr the strue -
gle,mustandwillcome.
ri'i ..i: . i r ir i
ine proposuion now wuue is an oner oniy.
x.lc piv-.. r
1 'e it may oe esuraaieu no onense io asK
whether the pecun;arjr consideration tendered
of the 'propose(1
adoption ot the proposecl resolution woum
be merely initiatorv, and not within itself a
practical measure, it is recommended in the
i hoPe tnat il would soon lead to miportant re -
sulLs.
i hop
1 .u
In full view of mv great responsibilitv to
, my Uod and n,y countrv, 1 earnestly beg the
! attention of Concress and the neonle to the
mv countrv. I earnestlv bez the
i
subject.
subiect.
(Signed,) AuiunAM Lixcolx.
The President for Freedom.
AVe never printed a state paper with more
satisfaction than we feel in givi'ig to our
readers the snenl.il mpssnfp nf Prpsirlpnt T.?n-
coln to Congress yesterday, by which he re- J
commenas the passage ot a jomt resolve prot-
self an epoch in the history of our eountry.
ii nas no preceueni : we trust it may tiave
many consequents. It is the daj-star of a
new national dawn. Even if it were no more
than a barren avowal by the chief magistrate
of the nation that IT is nioili.Y DE.siu.UiLK
TIIAT THK L'XIOX 1!?: I'L'KGED OK SLaVKUY, it
would be a great fact, of far weightier im
port than many battles. But it is not des
tined to remain unfruitful. Congress will bi
more than ready to welcome and act upon it.
It will lead to nractical resulls. and iIipsh tlip
most important and beneficent. The Gth of
Mareh wiil yet be celebrated as a day which
initiated the nation's deliverance from the
- -
mosi .siupentious wrons-, curse and shame ot
the nineteenth century. Years may elapse
before the obiect boldly contemplated in this
message shall be fully atJained ; but let us
uuiwwi UUUl mat b u.wiiiaie :n
a g lorious fruition.
lhe transmission of this message to Eu-
rone bv to-morrow's ;fpnmpr nlft!,,. fat.. of
1 1 , 1,. slean?pr seals tne late of
the rebelhon in everv Chr st an and. Daho-
indeed "one and inseparable.
the Amencan Jtepublic-
un
THE WAR.
A NAVAL BATTLE!
TWO UNIOW SHIPS CAPTURED
AX OPPOHTI NK ARRIVAL.
UXIOX IKOX THK STBOXGKST.
Foimtixs Moxroe. MAur-ii s.
The dullness of Old Point was startled at
1 i 1 l 1 1 1
n? sinrnpfi fit
a mvsterious vesjel, s-inuoscd to be thp Mp--
iu u ciuck IO-uav llV llie announrnnpnt tlmt
: 1- 1 i-i . .
"n unu jiuai;-
oke of appioachingdaimer, and all was ex-
curiueni in anu anout I-ortre.ss Monroe.
tltt, I UUI 1 it
nu
ashorts.mokes.tack. She nioved alonsr siow-
v. ond tun.ing into the clumiL-1 leaJing to
'P01-1 steamcd dirt-clly for iVi--
ates Cumberland and Congres. which wore'
hill? at lhc mouth of Janfes .er. As ",on -
as slie camt; witl in ranire of the Ciimherlnn.!
, - ... "i
' 6 v - TT S,UC l,,t'
'iron - clad steamers orktown and Jamestown
, power to assist the Cumberland and Con
gress. which, being sailing vessels. were at
thi mercvcf the approaching steamers.
The Merrimac in the nicantimp L-.nit
o:,1 h?' c?ure' aud slowl.v approached the
Cutnberland, when she and the t:nnrpw. nt
a d:staiIce of 1(H) vanls,rainC(1 full h " , -, ,
nn tl nl.,.1
ie miui lonsrn)
e hct . Rlancing upward and flying oif. having
the e ect on v to cherk hfr !ir,i..rc ti.
1 he shot took no
moment. Atier leceiv-.ng the first broadMdej
ot l he two Ingates she ran into the Cumlur-
11 , . t ,.
V nnnn h-r culup 1... 1. .1 ir
' n ini.iuk-
prow, anu KiiocKlli" m ncr sn e. left her tn
h.k ii, j. ,,.
lav about a nuarter ofa mile disinnt.
i ' . "c...i t" .. . 7" i-4"
.I.UUL.-HMMI, anu iiiuui" no rejruiar crew un
resisting the iron-clad 5
resistiti'' the iron-clad steampr. at .mro .in.pl-
her colors. Her crews had been discharged ,
ESjS! S L?L
, n , C I ' . ' ..T
the St Lawrenc. whichwas have u
-Monday to take her noiit on as one of ihp
mop::rimn" vesM-K nt inmt. ,-;.-.. r-.. i.
,1,1- .
t"""""', "a ' V1. V'J' u,u
uiigiess MriKing ner colors tlie Jamestown
approached and took from on board her all
hlr ofiicers as prisoners.but allmm tl e crc '
to cscape in boats. The vesSel bein- Sua
cleared was fired b) the reb s
The Merrimac anl her two iron-clad com-
nanions then oncned WltH llnt nr..-I ctw.ll
Xewport Xews batteries, w ch WskTv re-
r.M ' CU b"Sk,J rc"
Various reports have been received nrind -
nnliv Un, fP UtmA ' .1 .f S. ?"nCI
of whom reprcnled thaM
been compelled to retrea frl tS
to thc wo'ods. It was also reported E the
to thc woods. It waS nUn t' Ia .i.7.
... . --..w.itu uwi me
two snialler reuel steamers tio.l i,
-.......0 uau ucen com
nelled to retreat from the "uns nf ti, it
lled to retreat from the nun. nf ' Z.
In the meantime. the stPnm fP;t l
... . ' '"h""' -'llllllt-
...... ..0 pui ui biuam, was oein:
towed to the relief of the two fri"ates but
did not get up until too late to SS ! t'hem
She was also followcd up by the fri-ate St
T.Cr..n,n r.u ,. oo .iL - . , - 1
sota, having partly got up steam was bpin.
Lawrence, which was taken in tow by aever-
ai ot thc small harbor steamers. It is, how-,
had pi'.ots on board
ever, rumoreu that neitfier
UUllllllUG aim 1L 13 IIIIUUSSILIC IU lUIMtV- ail
, - - j ----- 1 -j tiiv a iir
Lt neither of these vessels Monday morning our forces, amountin -
d them, and after a short , to upwards of 2,000, procceded to Centerville
of tfiem seemed to be, in j and occupied the vilhse about -i o'clock in
3tS. nn Sptcnll'a Pnlnt n..llii .Cmn.... 1 . - .
engagement both
r ""ieemeu io ne, in
Sewall's Point a-,
irrnnnrl Thn Mi'nnn. . -.l - . ,
steamers at about a mile di "tance
.
her tw
poured
brinc
the most
Point
l i
rrLo.. . . , , .
Sl.m:,i,ei,i&, u musi. ue uorne in
mind, are all based on what could be seen
mi t?? VI at r "Ce . -f i "early eiht
mile. and by a few panic-stricken nonom -
batants,whofledatthefiringof aimost the
first gun from Newport Jews.
O IJOW iruns. Th St. T.nwrpt'pp nlcn u .!.? . . . ' . . . I recnmmpnil ttin 11 . j rt.. -1.
u . e ii , - -ai., uiucu oi ineir nronenv as tney could !, V, u.iu.n au imuic auui
m snot trom all the cuns she onuhl nnt pom-'ih. i :.i " n i" , Uuded to nml n.l.u ; t...
IO Uear. and lt was the lmnrpsstnn nF .in.t .1 . - . I vis nrfimlK- mon.t .z ir.. .t... v !
. - i ucjiui, in inai vicmiiy ivere extensivelv , - uiuistrn on me uarrei. m-
exnenenced naval ofncers nn ttio ArTnn..A i ...t i i . , - , ton bpinc .-..it wi :.. ,t,r-
that both had been damaged consider-1 tion was annarent. There is nnu- sntUfam . maincd until the ilames were cxtinmsr.td.
In the meantime darkness approached,1
muugu iw luuuii uu iB . );;. - -
ing but the occasional flashing of the guns
though the moon shone brightly, anu nom
. i .
'could be seen. l he .uerrimac was aiMi uc-
f lieved to be aground, as she remained sta-
tionary at the distance of a mile from the
i H AnnvT t r n i 'ii'i.
" r
i .uinneauiu, uiunniy uu uncinji. w .
uwsuht.
, It was the intention of the Mmnesota,
portumty to uo, oemg airaiu 10 nave uiu
' Minnesota crcw approach her at close quar-
, ters when aground.
' At b o clock, when the Baltimore boat left,
a fleet of stcam turs were sent un to the rc-
a ueei ui Mtam lugs were seni un 10 uie rc-
j lief of the Minnesota and St Lawrence, and
an endeavor was to be made to draw them
an enueavor was 10 oe maae to uraw mem on
i from the bar on which thcy had grounded.
i m ine meanuuiu uic nnng nau oeen sus
minnesota anu severai iruus weic uiuu ui nur
fmm fpvnir. Pnmt. as she went un. Jone
of them. however, struck her, but one or two
of them passed over her.
Baltimore, March 9.
Thp hnnt lpft niil Pmnt at S o'clnck last
iiisrlit Ahniit ).:ilf nn limir nffpr shfi loft the
w - ----- - - -
harf the iron-clad Ericsson steamer Moni-
ir nasSL'd her pnin? in. towed bv a lars'e
...... .... -
tor iiasseu her frmn? m. towed bv a iare
.steamer. The Monitor undoubtedly reached
Fortress Monroe by 9 o'clock, and immedi -
ately went into service. If not, she would
be ready to lake a hand early on Sunday
morning.
The foregoing are all the facts as far as
can be ascortained, and are probably the
worst possible versinn of the affair.
Aiwthcr JJi.tpafch. The Monitor arrived
at len P. M. lat nit'Iif. nnd vnt iinmpilsatR-
, . , . o -
IV ti tlip nrnf 1'r-tmn nf thp Minnpsnts l in"
o
ly to the protection of Ihe Minnesota, lving ,
aground just helow i ewport - ews.
j pauie: hy two w
' town an(i T.,mpsi
vt t a. M. lo-dav the Alemmac, accom-
roodcn steamers. the York-
iuwii :um .liuiiL'sioHii, aim sevfrrai lugs, sioc.u
. i i . i
nnt tmv.nil tliP ATInnr.osnfn A ni..ni ;r :
; The Monitor met them at once and returned
t the Hpp. wlwn U.p onomrV vp.13 rTrp.l
ce.,t tie Merrimac The two iron-clad ves-
. st.is tought, part of the time louching each
, Mtheri from s A y untU nQ , !
Mmimac retreated Whether she ia iniur-
V rrim'lL.r-.irtauu- J nuntr snt 13 mjjr ,
, e(i or not it is impossible to sav. .
i;,i r ri,.i. i. i.j J
arable." Longlive! , " asiiinotox, March 97 P. M.
'New Vorl- Trilt-'v y- eleSraPh froai fortress Monroe.
! 1 he hriesscn arrived at Fortress Monroe last
night. Early this morning she was attacked
. I bv lhe thrf'F- VP;Sp1; tllP MnrrnniP tliu
. t
i ty lhe three vessels, the Merrimac. the
Jamestown and the Yorktown. After five
; hours contest they were driven off, the Mer -
' rimac in a sinking condition.
lw lORh, --larch !. ( hundred and seveniv-four feet long, tstend-
A special dispatch to the Tribune, from j ing over the sides of the lower hull three
Fortress Monroe, siates that the Cumbtrland ; feet seven inche-s and over each end twentv
had a crew of five liundrcd men, ncarly half ' five fet-t. thus serving as a protection to
of wimm went down with the frigate, but a . proptller, nulder, and anchor. The sides of
neyro states that some of the crew who , the upper hull are coinposed of an irmvr
oWi.ni r.5-hore give.s the number lost at one guard of iron, a wall of white oak tl.:r:v ::.ch-
llUlldred. Tht !IlnS Of t?IP 'nillirn:c iflur ' OC tlllM- nfnrn.l - "
i- c . v .. j
1 lior o.litlrn trniii ttiv.irk.l n n . . 1.
t.v. '.uiuiu w:i uui u.uttiiva iil
cwIort Aews. General Woul scnt two
iricpnwill n,.fl.nlPt .lltcr Threc U:lx
Hard Fishtiny. "
01TICUL 1 KoM OFN HMLHK
, - -
. ' -
atld AlClntObll. IHlV loss m kllfp;l nn.l
, wounded is eMimated at 1000: that of the , than or.e inch thickness of joint. A
enemv was ili hrger. Guns. fl.i?, provis- proof fiat-roof, of perforated plate irnn, iLc
io:js, .:a, were captured in large quantitios. ed cn forgeu Leams. inserted six inche dnu-a
Our cavalry arc in pursuit of the flying ene-jihe cjiindcr, covers the top. The ?la!in:
my. 1 1. Y. Hallkck, Major General." ; hatch in this cover is perforated to give lisht
' ' a"d for musketiv fire in case the biiterv" i
: GOOD KBWS PEOM GEORGIA. . boarded. A spur-wheel, Gk inches in drine-
, TIiP u-ITOl P rnisT i v iirn nnccrc
! "mv LR 1 oss
Brnnswick and Fcrnaudiua Caplured.
'
opkiiations or com dltontV ixeet.
lhe steam gunhoat Alabama ha arrived
at Baltimore frm Fernandina. hrin.nn"
c n...:. t-... 4i ,i- r., . B
1 li.l Ctonm CTfllllmt A1n1.nnn t . " 1 I
hmiic s,r.iadron, aud bearer of XckL
f,o:n Com Uunrnt to the navv ilemrim. m
.iiimniiii uu- t.111 iiri" cn rnriTiiiii
m a uuiiuiuii
n - t t i , ...
n-i Tirnncn-:f.l- tl-, T;... i i i
, 'r "it
o...,.i. r,.. ...... . i
s.sormncni tne vrnoie coa,t o:
iipnnM-i trnn Smnii ('nn t
lhe ?na.
r'.,.,l 1 c 1 :. , '.
bor of ' lmandina and enlcd Z
und in the or-t
i?!1' s JP 01 P1""? Wto, Seminole.
' AS' ZT?
n, i- '..11 ,
.i..' . . ,t . .
t -.1 . . . -----
"j tui. a.ii.iu umicu MPmpr
saac bmith, l'otomska, I'encmn and Ellen
' XeU came th revenue cuttPr l..r;,,,
im,d irnnvVnrf A pS,, , "Mnetta,
" Ci v I n VdT-T
Ctb V W : " fv. i?-
Tl nd S
ofS WriSL
AIM .1 '. . . .
nin rf, .fc 7l T W s,?ht "t
phnch, the rebels were discovered makinir
'ffifrShptrS VT? 1?ndo, ;G"lt5raie; & what you please, but
.ols ro.m V1 ette ?uns of lhe f"rt. fort must not be suuendered with ne in it ;
Zv lZ If, V , rri raUSed.
S
l nf 1p r, ?; n 1 t ""'V?" ' fnd 'hc
' T. V- TMSS on OI; ana hc llag
i oi me l nton ratsett nn thp ni.i cr i -u
h... i . i , . mui,
: 1? 1UU Ulf exa u torous col-
1 nas
PROM WASHINGTON.
.
Ccntcrvillo M-,,.
; Ccnlenille 'md 1
; OUR TROOPS IX FULL POSSF
11 1
vncuated.
'OSSESSIOX.
THE REBKL ritOl'EUTY HESTROYED.
anu occupied the vi ase about -i o'clock in
the afternnnn. Tt i. ..11 . ?1: : , 10
1 o.i . " uo au-jKciiiH ucscnfu.
F-v evence that the main body of the rebels
' left their lines nearlvtwo weeks atr0. The
roads in Virginia in'some places are tolera-
. b,e and impwving. The ihereabonts of the
' rebels who retreated from Mansas is a
subject of earnest speculation. All was oul
; el on the line of thi Potomac Ttit !daj IXi
. ...ui.uasaj, arriins; incre in tne evenni" t .u mc jum uepamneiu,
uu umy ine reoeis had dpstrnv..d hr fir.. nnfl oti.. consiaeration 1 bej? Jeave io
iiiu uuuiii;' ni. iiiiii iiiii iuiiir iiiii iin'rv nrwi f innin uuu umi ui uiin iiiivi i iiiti iii- l.
A LATEtt DESPATCH.
- Up(m cjQSe examjnat;on Jt wa
, L pon close examination it wni ,v
, thatthe rebes before . nH
boasted strongholds at Centervilir , Uti
, ,
asl -Mar..
rv stores as lhey Could not co ?,m5t5--
iir - - :ii it
ry on. ine piaces presented a scnip
utmcst desolation, a mass of chrr ia-
,)!ackene(1 j The rebek -.l.? 4
sorte mlW "i , '
locomotirc . ' '
deslroyed.it u
posed bv bein' blown up and th - --SB?
J)f the pQl covercd fasme V1111?
chinerv belonging to the" destroved ll JDi"
( tivc jt is sai(1 he rebels j f J " Jocoa
J..i.. :' . -i ttnilL
s,iv ,nnr: i 0 .
nti Wp rXrhoA i: aibfrs
off .,1 u,.,i i , V :ci
now eslend beyond Manassas Ju V'
a c,; ; h' i1"1013' aad
- . , , Btnt -:. nf cat
.i . i. - , i -
., , , ,n , , b 'UUIt h:r
-.-.-. j .i..1 'U) ine
jj tue rttjf;1-
in their retreat, and that the greater poni C
of the tracks is also torn up. 02
The earthworks at Centerville had I
, 14 4. llllirillUCllLCU. 1 HHV Tl'i'Vn. .
r,,;,Ul , 0!
greain nnsrepreseniea. liievwere not t
ii ii tuituiuuuit: ii Mirnincoi it
emy before evacuating had somewiat iV
'! "tJiPm l.ol-;., ti.. i . Jur"
'ol ih
casemates, and so at Manarsas, which k ,
' eVer. has not been fullv examined (jn
, troops arriving at Fairfax Court Honse ,?iT
jfound not mote than a dozen familicC vl
; soldiers rushed into the court houst -t
hrought awav some of the records bir ?
, being discnv'ered the officers directed1 rl?
j rL.turn. When our troops learned that ju
Ussas had been evacuated their snirits
Li..i,- i,nnnn,n .1 .1 i , ",ua"
IU1..1M ui.i.uu.cuiicjM.-iiusdiev iiau amir-
. . .l . - ji-. -.1 . uu
ji.ucu .1 jnrufu Luiniici wiin ttie eneuiv
About 1 miles before reaching Cenimili
a number of raves were discovered. jirincf
pally of Alabama troops.
A Doscriptioii of the "Monitor."
'e find the following description of the
Monitor in the Tribune:
F , . ln t, . . ,
iJt,rnaU s,1f Ves?M to the hre 02 &
enemys guns a hull rising but about ei-t
r.Pn ;np1iP; nimvp thp xrtor ,
n lnches anove the water, and a s1rt of
:a point .at an angle of eighty degiees tothr
vortical lme. It is flat-hottomed, ix and a
half feet in depth, one hundred and twewv-
j four feet long, thirty-four feel wide at tbs
I tnn ic l.nilt Kr,l, -i .1 - V
, ...w " " " iikmwiiii. UilU IOII1JI1!' Tll
I "-- "iw ia
ton, and is built of linht thn f-P?tll lnr.
iron. Another, or upper hull, resti on ti
with perp?ndicular sides and sharp end Hl
J feel high, fort feet four inches wide.' oae
, v..- i.uvii, v.uiicu mm iioii armur s:s itipii
.1.-1.
. IIUUH.
"When
iiears aliove the deck. and the nnh- ihlr,n
txjiosal arc the turret or citadel, the wheu-
l ' , .-. 1 JL 1, .
1 a ball to stnke it m anv nart mut
l" 4 Parl musipass
.JSryf- and
, C l"0-"'"1 iron rface at an angV of
about 10 degrees. In the event of the
J' hoarIi- lhe bal .v can do 3
harm. as the only entrance Is at the ton c.f
- r uun. uvi-
l-i
' l?r' nioTcd l"' a douhle cylinder engine.luras
- ,the turret. guns and all, a rod connected
with the running gear of the engine enabling
1 - i -
uie j;unner io coniroi tne aim. ihe ?uns
j movL in forged-iron slides across the tnrrtt.
1,ie carnaSes ueig made to fit them acca-
1
'
i'
laiejv.
Thcse guns -were furnished with
wroaght-iron shot bv the Xoveltv Voik.
b?.l 1M pounds and conlng
r, ; 0alis T .v forging squiK
WAR AND OTHER ITEMS.
fl A reconnoitering parlv of xhv ttl
l'cniisvlvania. lleinizt'lmairs )iviion. wds
l
I tT S
through the wood. Capt Chapman and
Lieut I.yle were killed, and two privaus
were wounded, one of them morlallv.
ftj The rebel steamer Magnolh. laJea
with -JOU bales of cotton, attempting to run
out of Mobile, was recemlv cajttured bv the
United States steamer Saxon. The enljinctr
tr.eu to blow the vessel up, huf the escaping
steam killwl him nlnn.-
steam killed hini alone.
Ax AcrrsLNC Coxsciecce. At the c.
sultation of the rebel Generals in Fort Pon-
Itation of the rebel Generals in Fort H,
elson. before the surrender. Ffnvd Kal
a , lf l .now I .hould be hung."
II 1Sftlf perceive that the .elf-
! ncs-s f tthe-man docs not 1'wvent him from
! ness ot the man
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ff?3 fohn Davis, gutsner mate tn bcarl
( lhc Valley City, at the takin of EHzabelh
i City, perlormid a noble deed. He was at
' his slalinn during the aciion, in the tnaca
I zine issuiag powder, when a shell from ths
j cnemy s battery dropped into the mara7iae
; and exploded. 11c threw himself over a
barrel ot powder, protccting it with his cwr.
i itr.dy from the firc, while at the saiae tiaie
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1 1,cd: from lhf firc' i5e
' ?n" le !'owder 1
I !nmIore Goldsborough, i
Ifltcr tn tllP narv iLnri
for the suns. Cuni-
uwuwie 'urougii, m transmittms iua
letter to lhe navv denartmpr.t .-Ir rf-
in transmittins his
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lr-?T
uery accident in England. the news of which
was hrought over by the last steamer. The
gas in the Cetline coal pit al Mestl.yi-Tydfi:,
exploded on the 19th of l'ebruarv, fwm Mmt
unexplaiucd cause, and 50 of the '200 weik
men were killed.
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