The New York herald., 1862-04-15
TRIPLE SHEET.
Few Herk. r.esAay, April IS, lsea.
THE SITUATION.

4AE STU ALTON.
Tssrs ID no ssirring news from Yorktown to-day.
Ersrysaag 5 progressing well and quietly there.
IL ssess nevs from Fortress Monroe represents
evesysains quiet there The Merrimac has made
% movement since Sunday.
A despatch from General Besuregssd in the
Norfolk papers, claiming great victory for the
rebels st Pittsburg on Sunday week, and the cap
ture Of eight thousand Union troops, is without
the slightest foundation. All reports published
by us and received also at the War Department
are to the effect that the rebels were completely
defeated and driven back to Corinth on the sue.
ceeding day, Monday.
Commodore Dupont reports to the Navy Depart.
ment the capture Of two schooners belonging to
the rebels, loaded with rice and NEAL also Of
ship bound to Charleston from Calcutta, with over
two thousand bales of gunny cloth, and British
sloop bound from Nassau to Charleston.
The future operations on the Mississippi since
the capture of Island No. TO- and the advance of our
troops southward, will be ofan important character
We give to-day map of the vicinity Of the island
with the canal cut: by General Pope, the position
Of batteries. gunboats and transports at the time
Of tho surrender.
The progress Of our army in Alabama is most
satisfactory. A few days ago we were enabled to
announce the occupation Of Huntsville by General
Mitchell To-day we can report a most important
advance still farther south, on the authority Of
despatch received at the War Department from
Nashville, stating that on Saturday morning two
expeditions were started from Huntsville by rail.
road. One, under Colonel Sill, of the Thirty third
Ohio. went east to Stevenson, the junction of the
Chattanooga with the Memphis and Charleston
Earoad, which point they seized, two thou
sand Of the enemy retreatng without firm,
q shot. Colonel Sill captured FIVE loco
motives and large amount Of rolling
stock. The other expedition, under Colonel
Turchin. of the Nineteenth Illinois, went west,
and arrived at Decatur in time to the railroad
bridge. which was then in flames.
General Mitchell now holds one hundred miles of
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad-thus sc.
curing our position at Huntsville and its vicinity.
We publish some highly interesting intelligence
from the South in another column, showing the
suffering and persecution which the people are
undergoing from the despotism of rebellion, and
their disposition to return to their loyalty and seek
once more the sheltering protection Of the
government.
By the arriva! Of the Norwegian at Portlsnd
last night we have FIVE days later n.ws from Eu.
rope The question OF iron batteries WAS the oil.
absorbing topic in England sioce the in!sIlssace
Of the feat Of the Monitor in Hampton Roads hid
been received. All the leading journals 40 urg.
ing the necessity Of constructing iron Tessels.
The London Times says 1t is understood that orders
we're in the course of transmissio.. to all dock
yards to suspend any further operations upon
wooden vessels, and Lord Bentnck had given notice
in the House Of Commons tina, he would move an
amendment 10 Mr.. 0sborne's resolution, declaring
it nexpedient TO proceed with fortifcations to the
effect that the government be empowered to apply
The nouey voted for Notifications to the construc
tou OF iron sheathsd vessels.
The Morning Post also calls attention to the
improvements which this country is making in
ordnance, the weight Of the shot thrown by the
Monitor being nearly double that used on board
any Of the British ships.
The brgs Adelaide and Mary Wright arrived at
Liverpool on the % instant from Charleston, hav-
Ing run the blockade at that port. They had car
goes comprising l,4oO bales Of cotton, 200 boxes
OF tobacco and quantity of rosin. They reported
that q bark and four schooners laden with rosin
had run the blockade in company with them. and
further, that the sunken stone feet in Charleston
harSor is breaking up and the tmbers of the
rAstiefs floating about the harbor.
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