The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-04-09
Monday Nights Report.

WASHINGTON. April 7.
Mails for Oregon and Washington Territory
are now transported overland from st. Joseph,
to which place correspondence can be sent
from any post office.
A telegraph dispatch was received in this
city yesterday, announcing that Gen. Mitchell,
with the forces under his command had reach
ed Sheibyvlle, Tenn, and had been received
with great enthusiasm by the inhabitants.
WHEELING, April 7.
Special to N. Y. Times-A telegram just
received here informs us that the rebels are
retiring before our forces under Gen Mlroy,
who has advanced from Cheat Mountain and
now holds Camp, Allegheny, lately evacuated
by the coA'ederates.
The rebels have also fallen back from Mon.
trey and Huntersville. and seem to be aiming
for Stanton where they will have o Railroad
escape.
WASHINGTON, April 7.
The following in regard to the Merrmac has
been received at the Navy Department.: w hen
she run for Norfolk on Sunday the 9th Of
March, in the evening, she had feet of water
in her hold; one shot from the Cumberland
rddled her, and one shot from the Monitor
through her porthole dismounted two guns
The Monitor put ball through the boilers of
the Patrick Henry and killed two men and
scalded others.
The steamer Freedom has arrived up from
Liverpool ! ONT, bringing some additional par.
ticuars OF the skirmsh nj Stafford C.. IL. Gen.
sickle's troops captured some 40 horses belong.
ing to the enemies cavalry and number of
small arms and the mails in the Stafford post
Office, some OF which will probably be of i'm
portance to the Government. Six prisoners
were also taken, who were brought up OH the
Frecborn and sent up to The old Capital prison.
AS the crew of the Fieeborn were getting off
the horses and other property captured. the
rebels opened heavy fire upon them from
thicket, but on the Freeborn returning the com
pliment with schrepnal, the enemy hastily dis
appeared.
New YORK, Arril 7.
Special dispatch to the Philadelphia Enquir.
or, dated Thoroiare Gap, Va, April 2l, via
Baltimore, April 9th, says rebel force of 7
regiments Of infantry, regiments cavalry and
batteries were thrown across the Rappahan-
mock to cut off Col. Geary's command at " bite
Plains by forced march. They reached
Salem, within miles Of the Union band, last
| evening, with the intention of attacking Col.
Geary in two columns, cutting OF his retreat
| and then Selling this formidable gap to inter.
cept the progress OF recOnstructing the Manas.
sas Gap X. K. The attack was to be made ut
day break this morning Their movements
, were made secretly with the intention of max.
ing dash and csttng the Union command to
pieces Col. Geary became apprised Of their
presence and designs. and moved his whole
command off quietly during the night and bat.
tied with the mouatain roads, wadng streams
and rivers of mud for five miles, and by day
light occupied this Gap, where he prepared for
a rcsolute and determined stand in the noun.
tain defiles.
The movement was most important, frustrat
ing design to accomplish a victory by the
destruction OF much dreaded command to
revive the dropping feelings of the rebels in
Va. The calls were beaten in the evening
and the camp fires left burning as usual after
the command marched. Although in such
| superior force the rebels had not the temcrity
| to follow and attempt an entrance into the
ragged defes. 1t is supposed they returned at
once to their original position south of the
Rarpahannock. One Of the Union scouts was
killed and rebels were taken prisoners
Iherofare Gap is station on the Manassas r.
r., miles west Of Manassas. 1t is u Gap in
the Bull Run mountain.