The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-03-11

Denrrr CT, Marcll I.

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neas aas received lsefV to-day
A desperate ard terrible battle. lssiing
az das, took pl4ce ~ Yalectjr, ten miles
ssssiih q F..u Craig. "a iisv xist ut. TIE
a~li was probably resumed ua ihe ZEi
los 1eai va hah SIDE. Boli lafiIes
claimed ihr ,ssoy. Aresmci y New
I NcAieau> roumsbled hy tui Fanou ran
anay CAPS MrRay head ciafSe q The
iaiiiliefy, ana every tase q his command
were kil.ca a sl.eif lso,ls. atd ibeir csanoi'
iaAsn - lie enemy. HI tsrsou VA.
vlih fifteen miles d Fort Craig. lie.
ing was beard Ia has dirrrtgun. bui With
SHAT result was ut kuoWn = lhe tme
/ tie messenger LEFT.
Fort Monroe, March 7.
/ Tie aean4ues Atlantic and Peadu-
Ian, iron Philadelphia came nso ihe
Roasls ,ls,s morning. The Pendulum VS.
.uuk while passing the llgii.shipi all
haiiIs we're sascd. The Sliapnce. Nhirh
sailed for tlaiIcra, on Thursday, with
stores. returned "a account ol bad weath-
e.. Shr Was 10 ssil again oa Friday
night. Tie sind Is changing TO the
+ Northwest.
Wasliingion.-AlarcI ..
+ Tie Government las received iniarna-
ton irOm Fnu Aeurae, that yesterday
be iron clad steamer M,rrmaek. and t4e
sun5u,as jamestown mud Yorktown. at
tack "a pur ileet, suck the Cumberland,
mld ,aoa the risaie Congress. lhe MIN
nesoia was aground whei, thu Fou Mon
/ roe boat le,.
BY Telegraph from Fort Monroe:
Tie Ericsson arrived a Fort Monroe
last night. larry his morning She was
attacked Us llaee vessels, bc Merrimaek,
Jamestown and o,kiown. Alter five
hours clnt,s thty were driven of, lha
4 Mrfrimark IL - king condition.
The .do.c is otlitial.
Washington, March 2.
The stars and Fir pcs wave over Cock
Pi Poi I. About , =. ". t. day the
r bels commenced 10 fire Heir tent, aud
olhcr property difficult Of removal. They
NJ burned the steamer Paige and all tile
Other craft IN The Creek Our gunboats
open d IRE on the Cock Pit battrry,ahont
| 9 o'clo I. NJ, and At half past ., land
I'd, and ran up The glorious old flag.
4 Col Geary has taken Leesbursh, and
driven Gen. Hill, with lis whole com
ma d, from tie tow and surrounding
forts.
Tile stars and stripes nos wave over
all.
Gen. llil's army fll back towards
Middltburgh.
Last night, Col. Gcary left I.ovetts,ile
with his whole command. and marched
through Wheailand and Waterford, TAX
ine prisoners AT both places and putting
the scattered rebels % fight.
Shortly after sunrise lie took possession
Of For, johnson. which was tc-chrisicned
by the officers Fort Grary." lie tiien
entered Tie town with flags flying and
bayontt fixed.
Tie rebels. WHO thought this one Of
iLcir greatest sironghoils. could be discov-
cred through glass, relrcating.
Tie command took many prisoners and
stores. and are now in possession OF the
aux, post flee. and pablo buildings.
Forts lieanregard and Evans verc also
taken.
This brilliant achievement by we'll
timed low and ,kllliul mannuvre, is Of
sa.r Importance.
Tie command is well and in good spir-
its.
A deta. hmcnt Of the lst Michigan cav
airy did much Sc, vice under Col. Geary
IN this movement.
Char!cstown, Va, March g.
/ The report lat u GIT that our forces
lad occupied Lee>bur.l, is officially con-
4 tiruied. The enemy evacuated the town
on FRIDAY morning, taking alI their sup
plies and baggage to Mi,ldleburgh, but it
/. not knuwn Whether they started tow
ards Winchester OF not,
Col. Grary occnpicd the town unrcsisl-
ell yesterday morning, capturing consider
able piop,ry. credited 70 the rebel army.
All VAS qu.el OH our frontier last
night.
Poolesviile March Q.
4 To Grn. S. F, Williams -
I Lee.burgl wa. entirely evacuated yes
trlday by the rebels. Tie reports are
/ thai Col. Geary', advance is there
/ n J. I. Dana, Bris.Gen.
Washington, March Q.
Tie following was received by Major
Gen. Mcclellan from Gen. Woo, II, Z
O'Clock this evening.
/ Two hours alter MY lelegfaphie despatch
+ to the Secretary Of War, last evening, the
Moiiior arrived. SHE immediate wcni
10 the assistance Of tie Minnesota, which
was aground and continued 20 until few
+ momeats since.
Early this morning she was attacked by
+ tie Merrimack, jamestown and Yorktown.
After five hours contest, they were driv-
en- of, the Merrimack in sinking condi-
/ iion. She was ,owcd by the jamestown,
+ larktown, and several smaller boats ow-
ards Norfolk. no doubt, II possible, to get