The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-02
MONDAYS NEWST

MONDAYS NEWSI
WAsAISeTos. March 2s.-shippinr Po;,.
was yesterday occupied By our iroons a.
the steamer Mount Washington passed ,h.s
place the troops had raised the ha1 AZ m.
Union, and the band was playing the Star
Spaugled Banner.
The rebels who have been 10 that yicin;tv
for some time past have left, with the excen.
ton OF two or three companies Of cavalry,
Advices from Manassas state that yester.
day the enemy in large force, was driven
from the Warrenton Railroad Junction By
Gen. Sumner. Snow is falling to-day.
FoRTREss MONROE, March 28.-Gsu.
Hunter and staff arrived here yesterday, on
route to Port Royal, to take command Of the
army operations in that quarter. T
FoRTaEss MoSsoE, March 2g.-Ail ou;et.
No Merrimac demonstrations vet. The
steamer Shwanee arrived from Newbern.--
All quiet there. Gen. Burnside had gone TO
BeS uort and taken quiet possession of the
place. No resistance was made whatever
and no burning Of property. Fort Macon
was still occupied by rebels three to five hum
dred strong, but they were entirely cut off
and must soon surrender.
RoLLA. March 29.-Reliable persons lust
from our army in the Southwest say that tho
rebels, some $500, under Van Dorm aud
Price, have entirely retreaed aersss Boston
Mountains, and are now at Van Buren and
Fort Smith, receiving supplies from Memphis
and Little Rock via Arkansas river, which is
high
The Texas troops are much disheartensd
at tbs death of M'Culloch and Arkansas ielt
the loss OF Gen. M'Intosh very severely.
Lieut. Col. Heron, Of the Ninth lows,
who was taken prisoner, was in the hands OF
the rebels two weeks. They were badly
frightened and retreated very rapidly. and for
the three first days of their fight had moth.
ing to eat. Their cannon and baggage train
might have been easily captured.
I Gen. Curtis army fell back to Keitsville 70
secure forage.
Arkansas, north of Fayetteville, is entirely
eaten out. Our forces are now camped at
the head Of Cross Timber Hollow, where
watea and forage are plenty. Our pickets
extend into Arkansas and the rebel picketS
come North to the top OF Boston Mountains.
Fayetteville is unoccupied. Very little I'm.
ion sentiment has been developed in Arkan-
Sas.
SEDELIA, Mo-, March 29.--The notorious
brigand Quantrel with two hundred Of his
guerrilla band made a sudden and unexpec.
ted attack on de- achment of Col. Phillips
| roOi,napt of Micannrt y,,,l,ii,
Foster at Warrensburg, on Wednesday lsst
but after spirited skirmish, they were
driven from town with loss OF nine killed..
seventeen wounded and twenty horses cap.
tured. Our loss was two killed and nihe
wounded.
Quaptrel made another attack on the town
the following day. the result OF which is un-
known.
Il Lieut.. Col Crittenden had left Georgetown
with reinforcemcnts for Foster. Scouting
parties Of this regiment have captured over
two hundred kegs Of rebel powder in Pettis
county within the past few days.
WAsHINaToN, March GA reconnoiss-
ance was made on the 28th by our forces
beyond Warreuton Junction. A body Of
the enomy's cavalry retreated as our troops
advanced and burned tho bridge over the
Rappahannock. There was sight skirnsh-
: ing but no loss Of lie or any wounded on
our side.
, A military department to be called tho
!; Middle Department, and to CONSIST OF the
States ofPennsylvania, Of New Jersey, Dele
ware, tho eastern shore of Maryland and
, Virginia. and the counties Of Cecil, Hartford.
Baltimore aud Ann Arundel in Maryland has
been created Major Gen. Dix OF the U. s..
, Volunteers, is assigned to the command OF
the Department. The head quarters of which
, are located at Baltimore.
A dispatch from Cairo, dated March Goth
, says:
\ After a lull the bombardment of Island
( No. 10 W&s renewed vigorously yesterday
} The rebels appear to have received and put
. in position new guns OF long range.
0 The army correspondent OF the st. Louis
Republican, writing under date Of Cairo 29th
l says the firing on Friday at Island No. 10
8 was quite heavy, the rebels opening from @
s new battery, mounted, it is supposed. with
one hundred and twenty eight pounders.--
The enemy could be seen cutting away trees
b and rapidly pushing them forward other
# means of defense, they seem to have no
Q idea Of evacuating at present, and are daily
o getting more cannon in position. Word reach.
ed the feet last night that four rebel guuboats
!. partly clad with railroad iron, appeared be.
:, low Point Pleasant, but as Gen. Pope's
d batteries extend almost q continuous lins
}, fifteen miles. 1t is not believed they can force
d a passage.
= Adyicss from the Mississippi Passes state
u that heavy firing was heard from the head
y Of the Passes where some Of our vessels had
d gone
. The remainder Of Com. Porter's mortal
y feet had all left Key West, together with
- some OF our gunboats. New Orleans va!
If supposed to be their destination.
A considerable amount Of cotton is stored
d at Apalachicola, which place is defended b.
N rebel battery Of thirteen guns and three
70 thousand men,
Of The steamer Cuylsr at Key West IRON
HAVANA, reports quite u number of rebe
,s vessels at that port.
1T The health Of our troops at Key Wss
l. was good. The small pox had broken on
in New Hampshire regiment at Tortugss
As Two Of the crew captured on board th
as steamer Magnolia report great preparation
Q. at New Orleans TO resist the threatened at
e, tack Several gunboats were building an
>. martial law would soou be proclaimed.
The Huntsville has two hundred bales Z
cotton and two hundred and thirty -seVe
a. bales Of tobacco, captured from the rebels. :
q: Her officers and crew are all we'll.
h A spscial dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
lp mercial from Indianapolis, dated March 29th
,e says that Gen.NBuell has assumed comman
', OF our forces, and at the latest adyices wa
OF within fifteen miles OF Corinth.
Morgan's rebel cavalry captured anothe
or train on the Louisville and Nashville road Of
Q. Friday. Col. Currin Pope Of Kentucky, wa
o. taken prisoner, with few other Federal o
th hcers. The locomotive ran into ditch 90
be the cars wore destroyed.
Parson Brownlow has arrived in Cincinns
of|h. The hospitalities Of the city have bee
an rendered him.