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of the creek, that they grounded while yet sixty 
yards away. In a moment the soldiers were over 
the gunwales, and the water was swarming with 
them, as they waded to land, carrying their pieces 
and ammunition under their arms to keep them dry. 
In the boat flotilla there were six navy barges, 
with mountain howitzers, the whole battery being 
under command of Lieut, McCook, of the Stars and 
Stripes. Koch gun was drawn by twelve sailors, 
assisted tie occasion required by soldiers who step 
ped from the ranks and lent a hand with cheertu 
alacrity. Besides this battery of navy guns, two 
Wiard rifled 12-poumIera ware landed from the 
transports. Along the river, by the mouth of the 
creek, the ground is marshy, and while not so much 
so as the landing place at Roanoke Island, was still 
miry enough to make the labor of dragging the 
field-pieces very heavy. Our path led for a little 
distance through a fringe of woods, in which the 
Spanish moss was hanging from almost every tree 
a sad-colored drapery, but quite appropriate, I 
thought, for the journey to the spirit-world that 
many were then treading. I recollect standing 
beneath a thick canopy of this moss, with the gal¬ 
lant young Hammond, who fought so bravely at 
Roanoke, to watch the men as they labored to got 
his gun through a hit of mire, and thinking which 
ot these twelve would meet his death before we got 
t o Newborn. A his! every man of them was killed 
or wounded. • 
After leaving the woods we came upon a strip of 
beach, and, after marching a mile through the sand, 
ankle-deep, struck across a piece of fallow land and 
camcnpon the country road. A little way up the road 
we found an extensive cavalry barracks, some dis¬ 
tance back, in a wooded ravine. So great had been 
the hurry of leaving that the officers had left their 
breakfast untouched—the men theirs in the mess 
tins. Furniture, books, clothing, all the conve¬ 
niences of camp litis, were strewn about the canton¬ 
ment 
The rains of the week preceding had brought the 
county road into a sad plight, and our troops 
marched for five miles through mud and waiter, such 
as one would hardly expect to find this side of the 
heavy clays of Yorkshire. There was no straggling 
or hanging back, however, for the officer met every 
loiterer with the order to close up ranks and keep 
together. We had proceeded perhaps five miles, 
when the skirmishers came upon a clearing, with a 
line of breastworks and butteries, apparently a mile 
in extent. The column was immediately halted, 
anti a reconnaissance being made by Capt, Wil¬ 
liamson, topographical engineer on (Jen. Burnside’s 
stall', it was lbund deserted. The work must have 
required the labor of a thousand men for a month, 
bfiing constructed in the most thorough and scien¬ 
tific, manner. A deep arid wide moat extended 
along the front, and an abattis of felled timber had 
been made on both flanks. No guns had been 
mounted. Hie enemy probably thinking the division 
was to move first on Norfolk, -and 11 1 at. no great 
haste was required in preparing the nice little thiug 
for our reception. 
A mile further, oil a road crossing, our line of 
march ran down to the river. Thinking that the 
enemy might have a fortification on the beach, with 
a large supporting body of infantry, a reoonnois* 
sance was ordered by Gen. Foster, and Liouts. 
Strong, .Pendleton, Capt Hudson, and other of bis 
aids, liding down, found a large battery, which had 
been deserted in haste. They waved a white hand¬ 
kerchief as a signal to the gunboats. and a boat, put 
off immediately from the Delaware, and the National 
Hag was hoisted on the parapet 
All the afternoon il had been raining by showers, 
the intervals being tilled with a continuous drizzle, 
which alone would have wetted the men to the 
skin, so that when night was approaching, without 
our having met the enemy, it is not, strange that we 
should liavo looked with anxiety tor the order to 
halt. Gen. Reno’s brigade had boon turned off on 
the railroad at the first point where the country road 
crossed it, with the view of flanking the enemy, 
while the main body attacked them in front. The 
two bodies met at another crossing, and here a man 
coming on horseback from Newborn was arrested, 
and gave us the information that Manassas was 
evacuated. The joyful news was passed along the 
columns from regiment to regiment, and was hailed 
by such a tempest of cheers as made the w elkin 
ring indeed. Imagine the cheering of a whole 
army, itself on tlie march to a battle, on hearing 
such joyful tidings as these! Whether true or false, 
the effect of the story was excellent, for when the 
order “ forward” w T as given, the men sprang into 
their places with a cheerful alacrity, which could 
hardly have been expected of jaded men. 
At 0 o’clock we had advanced to within a mile of 
the enemy’s line of fortifications, and a halt w r as 
ordered. Gens. Burnside and Foster and their 
staffs were riding some distance in advance, even of 
the skirmishers of ibe 24th, and I certainly expected 
that we should all (for T happened to he with the 
party for an hour or so) he bagged by some maraud¬ 
ing squadron ol rebel cavalry, who would dash out 
aud take us in the rear. Capt, Williamson, Capt. 
Potter and Lieut. Strong were sent ahead to rocon- 
noitor, and after riding half a mile, came upon some 
-cavalry pickets, by whom they were hailed, and 
whom they challenged in return. On their report¬ 
ing to Gen. Burnside, the column was ordered to 
halt and bivouac for the night on both sides of the 
road. It was a wet, miserable night, the rain drops 
showering down upon us from the trees, and the 
sodden leaves and wood-molds making anything but 
a comfortable couch. However, we cut down some 
yellow-piue trees for fuel, and by the genial warmth 
of bivouac tires, were soon smoking pipes and mak¬ 
ing feeble attempts to forget our weariness and wet¬ 
ness. 
Jn the morning, at G o'clock, all the Generals were 
in their saddles, and at 7 the column was in motion. 
The column of Gen. Reno, on the railroad, was the 
first to move, the 21st Massachusetts, as the right 
flank regiment, leading the advance. The regiment 
had not proceeded far before, on turning a curve in 
the road, they saw a train of cars, which had 
brought re-enforcements to the enemy, standing on 
the track. In front of the locomotive, on u platform 
car, had been a large rifled guu, which was evi¬ 
dently to be placed in position to take the road. 
Onr men, however, advanced a I the double-quick, and 
poured in a volley witli such accuracy of aim, that the 
enemy, who hud already rolled the gun and caisson 
off the car, did nor stop to unload the carriage, but 
ran info the intrcnchmenls, and the train was backed 
toward Newborn, leaving the platform-car standing 
on the track. The 21st had got within short rauge 
before discovering the formidable nature of the ene- 
' my's earthworks, but now fell back, and. Forming 
line of battle in the woods, opened fire. The Gist 
New Yolk was moved to the left and ordered for¬ 
ward to engage a series of redans, the 9th New .Jer¬ 
sey occupying the left of the line, and tbu 51st 
Pennsylvania held in reserve, in rear of the 9th, 
little to the left. 
Meanwhile Gen. Foster’e brigade had advanced 
up the main road to the clearing, when the 24th 
Massachusetts was sent into the woods on the right 
of the road, and opening a heavy fire on the enemy, 
commenced the action ol' the First Brigade. The 
27th was sent to their left to support them, and, 
news being received that the enemy were trying to 
outflank us on the right, the 25th was sent out to 
resist the movement The 23d being moved to the 
front, next in line of battle, opened lire upon the 
enemy, which was replied to by very heavy volleys, 
and a cannonade from a park of field-pieces behind 
the breastwork. The very first cannon shot killed 
Lieut-Col. Merritt, of the 23d, the ball passing 
through his body. Gen. Foster’s line of battle was 
completed by moving the gallant 10th Connecticut 
lo the extreme left, to a position where they had to 
fight under the most discouraging disadvantages. 
The ground was very wet. swampy, and cut up into 
gullies and ravines, which mostly ran toward the 
enemy, and, of course, while offering no protection 
from his fire, exposed them on elevations aud in 
valleys. The regiment had shown, at Roanoke, 
however, the behavior of veterans, and nothing else 
could have been expected at this time, but that they 
would stand their ground to the last. 
Gen. Parke’s brigade, which had followed the 1st 
brigade up the main road, was placed in line between 
(lie lOlli Connecticut and 21st Massachusetts, the 
4th Rhode Island holding the right of the line, the 
8th Connecticut the next place, the 5th Rhode Island 
next, and the 11th Connecticut on the left. Our line 
of buttle was now complete, the 24th Massachusetts 
on the extreme rigjjt, and (he 51st Pennsylvania on 
the extreme left, and extended more than a mile. 
The naval battery was in position at our Center, 
with Cupt. Bennett's and Capt. Dayton's rifles along¬ 
side, and were all worked with the greatest gal¬ 
lantry throughout the day. The officers in charge 
of the pieces, without exception, I believe, displayed 
perfect coolness, and stood by their guns in some 
cases when a single man was all the assistance they 
had to work them. This was tho case with Acting- 
Master Hammond, of the Hctzel, and Lieut. T. TV. 
B. Hughes, of tho Union Coast Guard, the former 
losing every man, and the latter all but one. 
The battle had waged for something less than an 
hour, when the 21st lost one of its noblest officers, 
in the person of Adjutant Frazer A. Stearns, the 
young man who bore himself so bravely in the diffi¬ 
cult and dangerous charge on the right of the ene¬ 
my’s battery on Roanoke Island. Poor Stearns 
received a bullet in his right breast, and fell dead in 
his place. lie was the son of the President of 
Amherst, College, and possessed the lnveof his com¬ 
manding officer aud the whole regiment. 
The fife of the enemy was now telling so severely 
upon Ihe 21st, that Col. Clark ordered the regiment 
forward on a double-quick, and at the head of four 
companies entering the breastworks from the rail¬ 
road track in company with Gen. Reno, the colors 
were taken into a frame house which stood there, 
and waved from the roof. The rnen at the nearest 
guns seeing the movement, abandoned their pieces 
and fled, and the four companies being formed again 
in line of battle, charged down the line upon the 
battery. Col. Clark mounted the first gun and 
waved the colors, and had got as tar as the second, 
when two full regiments emerged from a grove of 
young pines and advanced upon our men, who, set 
big that they were likely to be captured or cut to 
pieces, leaped over the parapet aud retired to their 
position in the woods. 
On being driven from the battery, Col. Clark 
informed Col. Rodman, of the 4th Rhode Island, of 
the state of affairs inside, and that officer, unable to 
communicate with Gen. Parke, in the confusion of 
the light, acted upon his own responsibility} after 
consultation with Lieut. Lydig, one of the General's 
Aids, and decided upon a charge with the bayonet. 
When the command was given to charge, they went 
at the double-quick directly up to the battery, firing 
its they ran, and entering at the right (lank, between 
brick-yard and the end of the parapet. When 
fairly inside, the Colonel formed the right wing in 
line ot battle, and at their head charged down upon 
the guns at double-quick, the left, wing forming irre¬ 
gularly, and going as they could. With a steady 
line of cold steel, the Rhode Islanders bore down 
upon the enemy, and, routing them, captured the 
whole battery, with its two flags, and'planted the 
stars aud stripes upon the parapet. The 8th Con¬ 
necticut. Gib Rhode Island, and 11th Connecticut, 
coming to their support, the rebels fled with precipi¬ 
tation, and left ns in undisputed possession. 
Gen. Reno’s brigade were still attacking Ihe 
redans and small battery on the right of the rail¬ 
road, and the firing was very heavy. The 31st was 
engaging the battery of live small pieces, the 51st 
New York the first of the redans, tho !)th New Jer¬ 
sey the next two, and the 61st Pennsylvania were 
still in the reserve. Licut.-Col. Robert B. Potter, of 
the 51st New York, when in advance with Capt. 
Hazard's company of skirmishers, was shot through 
the side and fell; but making light of the wound, he 
got his servant to put on a bandage, and in a few 
minutes had returned to his place and was cheering 
on his men. The regiment was drawn up iu a hol¬ 
low, or ravine, from which they would move up to 
the lop of the eminence, discharge their volleys, and 
retire to such cover as the inequalities of the ground 
might furnish. Gen. Reno, becoming impatient at 
the loss ol life which his regiments, and particularly 
Col. Ferero’s, w^s suffering, wished the regiment to 
advance as soon as possible, so Lieut-CoL Potter 
took a color over the brow of the hill Into another 
hollow, and from here charged up an acclivity, and 
over brushwood and abattis, into the redan. The 
61at Pennsylvania, for a long time held in reserve, 
was ordered up lo participate in the decisive charge 
ol' the whole brigade upon the line of redans, anil 
passing through the 51st New York, as it was lying 
on the ground after having exhausted all its ammu¬ 
nition, came under the heaviest lire, and without 
flinching or wavering moved to Its place, and rushed, 
with the other regiments, upon the defenses of the 
enemy. The movement of Col. Ilartranft’s regi¬ 
ment was executed in Ihe most deliberate manner, 
and proved a complete success. 
The movement of the Third Brigade was sup¬ 
ported by a charge of tho 4th Rhode Island from the 
captured main battery upon the works which were 
Iming assailed, and the enemy, already demoralized 
by the breaking of their center, fell back before the 
grand charge upon the left and front of their posi¬ 
tion. and lied iu confusion. On our extreme right 
the brave 2Itb, and its supporting regiments, hail 
been advancing inch by inch, standing up against 
the enemy’s musketry and cannonade without flinch¬ 
ing, and at about tho time when the 4th Rhode 
Island charged in at tho right flank, the colors of 
the 24th were planted on the parapet at the left, and 
the whole of the First Brigade poured into the forti¬ 
fication. The whole line of earthworks was now in 
our hands, and the cheers of our men, from one end 
of it to the other, broke out with fresh spirit as each 
new regimental color was unfurled on the parapet. 
While the regiments engaged in the battle are 
deserving of high praise for their steadiness under 
fire, the spirit with which they surmounted the most 
formidable obstacles, and the fidelity with which 
they obeyed the commands of their Generals, cer¬ 
tain regiments, by the peculiarity of their distribu¬ 
tion, perhaps, were made more prominent for their 
gallautry. These were the 24th Massachusetts, 4th 
Rhode Island, 10th Connecticut, 21st Massachusetts, 
and 51st New York. When the charge of the 4th 
Rhode Island had been made, and the colors were 
carried along the whole length of the main battery, 
Gen. Burnside asked some one what regiment that 
was. On being told the 4th Rhode Island, he said. 
‘‘1 knew it. It was no more than I expected. 
Thank God, the day is ours.” 
FEDERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED. 
The Union loss in the fight was estimated, at the 
latest moment, at 91 killed and 466 wounded. The 
loss by brigades and regiments is exhibited in the 
following tables: 
JMRST BRIGADE. 
Killed. 
IF trunded. 
Twenty-seventh Mass. Vol.. 
. G 
78 
Twenty-third Mr*?. VoL. 
_ i 
39 
Twenty-fourth Mass. Vol. 
.8 
41 
Twenty-fifth M688. Vol. 
. 4 
Ifi 
Tenth Connecticut Vol. 
_6 
16 
Total.-. 
.28 
190 
FKCOND BRIGADE. 
Fifty-first New York Vol.. 
.74 
78 
Ninth New Jersey Vol.. 
_ 4 
58 
Twenty-first Mutts. Vol... 
.17 
40 
Fifty first 1’cnn. Vol.. 
(unknoim) 
10 
THIRD BRIGADE. 
Fourth Rhode Islnnd Vol. 
.10 
22 
Fifth Rhode Inland Vol. 
_4 
7 
Eleventh Connecticut Vol.. 
.C 
21 
Eighth Connecticut Vol... 
.3 
4 
Total. 
.23 
54 
THE WORK OF THE NAVY. 
The following are the details of the naval portion 
of the battle: 
Commodore Rowan was in command of tho fleet 
of gunboats, and had sunken vessels, torpedoes, and 
other rebel obstructions to overcome and pass; but 
surmounted all with but slight damage to only two 
of his fifteen vessels. Two brigs, three barks and 
nineteen schooners were sunk by the rebels above 
their two batteries. After Ihe latter were silenced, 
the sunken vessels were passed, “ Old Glory” being 
hoisted over the silenced batteries as our forces 
passed along. This was on Saturday afternoon, and 
night closed in with a heavy fog. 
On Sunday morning the fog lifted, and our boats 
passed up rapidly, silenced Fort Thompson with its 
two heavy Colt unloads, and the old flag was again 
hoisted; then Fort Kills, with nine guns, was cap¬ 
tured, after pretty brisk lighting, but the rebels soon 
lied iu a panic, and “Old Glory” waved over 
another fort. Only one fort was left to be engaged, 
and Newbem would be at the mercy of our troops. 
This was Fort Lane, but tho rebels had had enough 
of the boats, and offered little if any resistance, and 
fled. 
The rebels fired a large number of scows, filled 
with rosin and turpentine, intending to float them 
down and burn onr gunboats, but they got stuck 
and burned away furiously, consuming only their 
own combustibles. The gunboats then shelled the 
depot and track, but our troops had by this time 
crossed, and a 
did not lose a man. 
while flag was hoisted. 
Our navy 
Department of (lie Mississippi. 
Direct and positive information arrived at 
Cairo on the 21st from Gen. Grant. He is at Savan¬ 
nah, 60 miles from Florence. The troops are iu line 
health and sprits. Beauregard was in command at 
Corinth with 15,000 men from Pensacola. Generals 
Cheatham and Bragg have divisions near. About 
600 men in the vicinity of Savannah, enlisted in the 
Union army recently. On the night of the 13th a 
division ol the 5 Lh .cavalry pul a part of Cheatham's 
forces to flight, and burnt the railroad bridge. The 
forces in that vicinity are divided into five divisions, 
under command of Sherman, Hurlbut, McCIer- 
uand, Wallace, and Lauginan. 
'The Cattlesburg (Ky.) correspondent of the Com¬ 
mercial says: 
The boat has just arrived from Piketon, bringing 
Ihe particulars of Gen. Garfield’s expedition to 
Pound Gap, forty miles beyond Piketon. There 
were fivc\bundred rebels intrenched ou a summit of 
theCumbcrland Mountains at Pound Gap. Garfield 
ascended the mountain with his infantry by unfre¬ 
quented paths, while his cavalry, liy advancing 
along the main road and making a vigorous attack 
in front, drew the rebels a short, distance down the 
summit; the infantry advanced along the ridge, 
completely routing them. After a light of less than 
twenty minutes the rebels abandoned everything. 
Garfield pursued the rebels six miles into Virginia, 
and alter quartering his men over night in the cap¬ 
tured camp, burned their barracks, consisting of 60 
log huts, with, a large quantity of stores. The rebels 
lost seven killed aud seven wounded. Nobody hurt 
on our side. 
The reporter for the Associated Press now on 
board the flag ship two miles above Island No. 10, 
sends the following under date ot the 16th iust. 
The flotilla got underway at 5.30 this (Sunday) 
morning, and dropped down slowly till about seven 
o’clock, when the flag ship being about twenty miles 
ahead, and six miles above Island No. 10, discovered 
astern wheel steamer run out from the shelter of a 
point on the Kentucky shore and steam down the 
river. Four shells were thrown after her, but this 
distance was too great for the shots to take effect. 
At nine o'clock the fleet rounded to about three 
miles above the island. The Commodore then 
ordered three of the mortar boats into position. At 
this hour, two o’clock in the afternoon, we are 
within range, but as yet have heard nothing from 
the enemy. 
There appears to lie a large force on the Ken¬ 
tucky shore. We have counted thirteen guns in 
position on the bluffs, A largo number ot' trans¬ 
ports can be seen across the lower point near the 
Missouri shore busily engaged around the island, 
but what they are doiug cannot be determined. 
The mortar boats are momentarily expected to open 
tire. We discovered the much talkod-off floating 
battery at the island. 
At night of same date ho further telegraphed:— 
Tho rebels at Island No. 10 have a very strong 
position. Forty-six guns have boon counted. Eight 
mortars shelled the battery above the Island to-day. 
Tho rebels left it several times but returned. They 
only fired with two guns. Our shells reached the 
Island easily. Gen. Pope scut dispatches to Com. 
Foote, saying that his heavy gnus command the 
river bo that neither steam or gunboat of the enemy 
could pass. Firing has been heard in the direction 
of New Madrid all day. It is supposed that the 
rebel gunboats were trying to force a passage, 
Seven transports near Island No. 10 are hemmed in. 
The enemy’s encampment is visible, and is sup¬ 
posed to be large enough for 15.000 or 20.000 men. 
A dispatch to Washington on the 18th from the 
flagship Benton, dated near Island No. 10,17th, says: 
We bad hard work this afternoon with the upper 
battery of all at this point. Only four shots struck 
us. One shot, after striking the upper deck twice 
and the lower deck once, arid breaking some half 
dozen beams, finally lodged in the flag officer’s desk, 
depositing itself as quietly as possible. We have 
battered the forts ail to pieces, dismounting one 
gun, but night came nporf us, and we had to leave 
without finishing the work, but win to-morrow go at 
him again, A rifled gun burst in the St. Louis, 
killing two men outright, wounding mortally two 
more, and wounding ten others. These arc the only 
casualties. The mortars are doing well. 
A. M. Fennock, Senior Officer. 
The St. Louis Republican has special dispatches, 
dated Island No. 10, March 20, which says that can¬ 
nonading by guns and mortar boats continued all 
day yesterday. All the guns but one in the upper 
battery on the Tennessee shore have been silenced, 
and one gun on the Islund dismounted. Shells 
from mortars are constantly falling in the rebel 
camps and batteries, and a number of killed and 
wounded are being carried away on litters. A 
large number ol loaded wagons are leaving the 
Tennessee shore, from which it is believed the 
rebels are making preparations for the evacuation 
of their works. The floating battery of the rebels 
has been moved nearer the Island. 
Gen. Pope allowed a rebel gunboat to approach 
within thirty yards of a masked battery ou Tuesday, 
and then sunk her, killing fifteen of those on board. 
He had previously allowed five rebel steamers to 
pass on toward New Madrid, and they are now 
between his batteries, unable to escape. Over a 
dozen rebel vessels, their floating battery, and their 
battering-ram, are now above Gen. Pope’s batteries, 
and will be sunk or captured. 
An official dispatch to Washington from Commo¬ 
dore Foote, received at twelve o’clock on tho night 
of the 19 th, says: 
Island No. 10 is harder to conquer than Columbus, 
as the shores arc lined with forts—each fort com¬ 
manding the one below it. 1 am gradually 
npproaching the Island, but still do not hope for 
much until the occurrence of certain events which 
promise success. 
Commodore Foote adds, we are firing day and 
night on tho rebels, and at e gaining on them. We 
are having some of the most beautiful rifle practice 
ever witnessed. The mortar shells have done line 
execution. One shell was landed on their floating 
battery and cleared the concern in short notice. 
A short time since—anticipating the rebel move¬ 
ments in Texas county, Missouri—Gen. llalleck 
ordered live companies of troops and two light steel 
six pounders, mounted on two wheels, and drawn by 
two horses, under Col. Wood, to repair to that 
vicinity. Finding uo enemy there, Col. Wood 
pushed on to Salem, Fulton .Co.. Ark., about 100 
miles east of General Curtis’ position, where In* 
encountered a largely superior force of rebels, and 
after a sharp fight routed them, killing about 100 
and taking many prisoners. Among tlie latter wore 
three Colonels. Our loss was uboul 25 killed and 
wounded. 
Thu prisoners taken by Gen. Curtis at Pea Ridge 
are now en route for St. Louis under proper guard. 
The report that Gen. Curtis is in a dangerous posi¬ 
tion is falsa Forage for cavalry is scarce, but in 
other respects the situation of our troops is cheering. 
The demoralized and crippled forces of Price and 
Van Dorn are moving South. 
The official list of the Federal loss at Pea Ridge is 
as follows:—Killed,212; wounded, 726; missing, 176. 
There arc no rebel troops in Northern Arkansas 
except tho marauder Pike and his Indians, who kill 
and murder friend and foe indiscriminately. 
A gentleman who has been a contractor at Mem¬ 
phis, who left there on the 17th, arrived on the 22il, 
and states that Gov. Harris disappeared from Mem¬ 
phis the second day after tho one to which the 
Legislature adjourned to, and he has not since been 
beard from. He is supposed to be at Corinth, Miss. 
Tho Legislature has adjourned and gone no one 
knows whither. The subject of burning the city iu 
case an evacuation was necessary was still openly 
discussed. 
There has been no impressment of Union men 
into the Confederate service to any extent, except 
tor guard duty, until since the fall ol Donelson. 
Since Gov. Harris’ proclamation, impressments have 
been general. Hundreds have been picked up in 
the streets, aud taken from stores and dwellings and 
marched off to the camps ot instruction at the point 
of the bayonet 
The floating battery is so constructed as to be 
sunk to the water's edge, leaving nothing exposed 
except the armament, which consists of nine Dahl- 
gren guns. It was built for the protection of 
Memphis, and has been towed to Island No. 10. 
Hollins’ steam ram was also sent there. 
Union men are leaving Memphis in great num¬ 
bers, leaving their property to be confiscated, glad 
to escape with their lives. Quarrels iu tho streets 
are of frequent occurrence between Union men and 
secessionists. Shots are hourly exchanged. 
The rebels greatly need iron, and have offered 
$35.(100 to any artisan who will discover the process 
of making malleable iron. Ammunition is plenty. 
Manufactories are in operation day and night in the 
vicinity of Memphis. 
On the 10th instant. Lieutenant J. D. Joak, of the 
1st Jowu cavalry, with thirty men, encountered a 
band of’ marauders posted in a log hut and bunt in 
Lafayette Co.. Mo. The enemy were defeated after 
a short engagement, in which they had nine killed 
and three wounded, and our loss was one killed und 
four wounded. 
The following dispatch was also in St. Louis, 
dated Kansas City, Mb inst.: 
Geo. T. Beale, bearer of dispatches to Washing¬ 
ton, brings advices from Santa Fe to the 3d inst. 
He confirms the previous accounts of a battle near 
Fort Craig on the 21st ult. The Federal loss was 62 
killed and 140 wounded. The Texans captured a 
partof our field pieces. Col. Steele commanded the 
Texans, who were at Soceres, 38 miles north of Fort 
Craig. 
Col. Canby’s command was concentrated at Fort 
Craig. Nothiug has been heard from them since 
tho 25th, all communication being cut off. A large 
amount of government stores were destroyed at 
Albuquerque, to prevent their falling into the hands 
of the enemy. 
Texans with two pieces of artillery entered Albu¬ 
querque ou the 2d. Major Donelson, command- 
Mr. Beale met three companies of Colorado Vol¬ 
unteers, under Lieut. Col. Tappan, at the Hole in tho 
Rock, 50 miles south of Bent’s Fort, en route for 
Fort Union. Seven more companies had crossed 
the river above; they would meet at the Purgatory, 
40 miles south ofBent’B Fort. 
Department of the East. 
The following telegraphic dispatches, dated the 
23d inst., were received from Washington this (Mon¬ 
day) morning: 
A slight skirmish occurred this afternoon, about a 
mile and a half from Winchester, on the St.rasbnrg 
road, between a portion of General Shields’ troops 
and the rebel cavalry, with four pieces of artillery. 
The enemy retreated with loss as soon as our guns 
opened fire. One man was kilted on our side, and 
Gen. Shields suffered a slight injury in tlie left arm 
above the elbow, from a fragment, of a shell w hich 
burst near him. 
A prisoner, brought in, says that they were under 
the impression that our troops had left Winchester, 
and Gen. Jackson’s forces were on the road from 
Straabnrg, under the same impression. 
Winchester, March 23—8 F. M.—I have just 
come in from the very front of the battle, which 
occurred three miles out We have achieved a com¬ 
plete victory over Jackson’s forces, taken two guns 
aud caissons, killed, in all, at least one hundred, 
and won tided as many more. Our loss is large, but 
probably not over 150 killed and wounded- Our 
men did well, and took a great many muskets. The 
enemy is in full retreat. 
10 P. M.—We have this day achieved a glorious 
victory over the combined forces of Gens. Jackson, 
Smith and Longstreet. The battle was (ought 
within four miles of this place. It raged from 10J 
A. M. till 3 o’clock. The enemy's strength was 
about 15,000. The strength of our division w as not 
over 8,000. Our loss in killed and wounded is not 
ascertained, but is severe. The enemy’s loss is 
double that of ours. We have captured a large 
number of prisoners and some of their guns, and 
the ground is strewn with the baggage they left. 
A contraband w T ho has just arrived within the 
Federal lines, reports that Jeff. Davis issued a pro¬ 
clamation on the 16th inst., calling upon all the male 
inhabitants between the ages of 16 and 60, to form 
themselves into companies, and report immediately 
at headquarters. Virginia, he says, demands every 
sacrifice to maintain the integrity of the soil. Many 
are fleeing from their homes, anxious to reach our 
lines. Everything is now at a stand still, from the 
Potomac to Richmond. Trade is totally suspended 
from Fredericksburg and the interior towns. 
The stearu tug Leslie, which has arrived in Wash¬ 
ington. reports that, when she passed Aequia Creek, 
the buildings and wharves (here were on tire—the 
supposition being that the rebels had evacuated the 
place and burned it. 
Dispatches received at the Navy Department from 
Flag-Officer Dupont, unnouuce that tho flag of the 
United States floats over Fort Marion, at San 
Augustine, Florida. The town was surrendered 
without firing a gun. The tow r n authorities received 
Commander Rogers in the town hall, and after 
being assured that he would protect the loyal 
citizens, they raised the flag with their own hands. 
The rebel troops evacuated the place the night 
before tlie appearance of the gunboats. This is tho 
second of tlie old forts taken. 
Jacksonville, Florida, was also surrendered in a 
like manner. The Governor of Florida has recom¬ 
mended the entire evacuation ot East Florida. 
The United States steamer Niagara, on the 19th of 
February, captured twelve small schooners and 
sloops, with their crews, about thirty fishermen and 
oystermen, who had been engaged iu piloting some 
small vessels engaged in attempting to run the 
blockade and reporting to the rebels the movements 
of our squadron. The majority of the prisoners 
were released on signing parole, but seven of them, 
though expressing uo objection to take the oath, 
refused to return to New Orleans, and remaiued on 
board tho Niagara. 
On the 5th of March, the United Stales steamer 
Water Witolt captured off St. Andrews Bay, on the 
west coast of Florida, the rebel schooner Win. Mal¬ 
lory, of Mobile, from Havana the 28th of February, 
and bound wherever she could make a port. She is 
of 108 tons burden, a remarkably fast sailer, having 
been chased live hours, and fired at several times 
before she would heave to. Her cargo is an assorted 
one. 
February 25th, the United States bark King 
Fisher boarded a schooner under English colors, 
after chasing her 420 miles, during three days and 
nights, and thrice losing sight ot her. She had 
refused to heave to or show any flag after having 
four shots fired at her, and only did so on a shell 
being sent so close as to show that escape was 
impossible. She proved to bo the Lion, formerly 
the Alexander, of Parkersville, Texas, and sailed 
from Havana, February 21st, for Matamoras, with a 
cargo of 250 bags ot coffee, 30 boxes of soap, 50 
boxes sheet tin, 100 boxes and 1 quintal of gunpow¬ 
der. A Confederate flag was found in her cabin. 
The following is Gen. Burnside’s congratulatory 
address to his troops: 
liKADQt ARTRKS. DEPARTHRN'T OK NORTH CAISnujU, > 
Nxwiinitre, Mardi 15,1802. j 
General Orders, No. 17.—The General Com¬ 
manding congratulates his troops on their brilliant 
and hard won victory on the 14th. Their courage, 
their patience, their endurance of fatigue, exposure 
and toil, caniiol be too highly praised, After a 
fatiguing march, dragging their howitzers by hand 
through swamps and thickets, after a sleepless 
night passed in a drenching rain, they met the 
enemy in iheir chosen works, protected by strong 
earthworks mounting many and heavy guns, and in 
the open field’ themselves, they conquered. For 
such soldiers lo advance is victory. 
The General Commanding directs with peculiar 
pride, that as a well-deserved tribute to valor in 
this second victory ofthe expedition, that each regi¬ 
ment engaged shall inscribe on its banner tho 
memorial naiuu “ Newbem.” 
By commanu of Brig.-Gen. Burnside. 
L. Richmond, Adjt.-Gen. 
The telegraph this (Tuesday) morning conveys 
the gratifying intelligence ol‘ the capture of Beaufort, 
N. C., by Gen. Burnside. No particulars received. 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON. 
ing the district of Sauta Fo, "was preparing to 
abandon that place and fall back to Fort Union. 
Many exaggerated statements having been 
made as to the mortality in tho army, it is ascer¬ 
tained front official sources that the number of 
deaths among the regulars stationed here for the 
quarter ending March, 1862, was twenty-eight. 
For the quarter ending with June, 33 regulars and 
46 volunteers. For the quarter ending with Sep¬ 
tember, 50 regulars and 749 volunteers; and lor the 
quarter ending with December, was 108 regulars and 
2,970 volunteers. Total deaths 3,990, of which 100 
arose from wounds; but the above deaths were in 
257 regiments, including those iu the army of the 
Potomac. 
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