Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-21
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WASHINGTON, April ID -The following
was received here at $50 this evening.
HEADQuARTERs
Army OF THE PoToXAC,
-.....,.. s,. April Is, 1869.
An official report was received at head
quarters giving a list of the killed and
wounded in the engagement between the
Sd Vermont regiment and the enemy on
Wednesday, mention of whichSwas made
yesterday. The information, SO far as re-
cetved, put the killed at 80 and the wound
ed at so, some of which will probably
prove fatal.
The cOnduc Of the Vermont troops on
the occasion is spoken. Of in the highest
terms, earning for the "Green Mountain
Boys laurels only to be won by the brave.
They drove superior number of the eue.
my from their fortified position, but were
compelled to reliuquish it on the rebels
being reinforced t!titl
The loss of the enemy in this engage
ment must have been heavy, as the we'll
directed fire ofour artillery moved them
by acres.
Yesterday afternoon, while Lieut. Wag-
ner, Of the Typographical Engineers, in
company with squad of men, was ma
king survey of the enemy's works, a
shell struck the table on which lay the pa
pers, and instantly exploding, the left arm
OF the Lieutenant was shattered and after
wards anputated. Heis comfortable this
morning, aud no fears are entertained as
to his recovery. Jos Luther, Jr., of the
I'd r. H.. WAS probably fatally injured.
Danl Paenher, of Berdan's Sharpshoot-
ers, mentioned yesterday, is dead.
About o'clock this morning, the enc
my, in force, attempted to cross the dam in
front ofOur lines, evidently with the view
of capturing battery of our artillery
which had given them considerable trou-
BILE during the last few days. On the reb-
els making their appearance they were
opened upon by a well directed fire from a
body of infantry acting as a reserve to the
pickets, fOrcing5them to beat retreat, Ieav
ing their wounded in the dam, which they
succeeded in recovering before Daylight
Both parties opened with artillery, which
has continued at intervals up to the pres
Ont time. Nine oftOur men we're killed.
WAsH1NGTON, April l9.-The act to re-
organize and increase the efficiency of the
medical department of the army adds to
the present corps 10 surgeons and 10 as
sistant surgeons, twenty medical cadets
and as many hospital stewards as the Sur
geon General may consider necessary,
The Surgeon General to be appointed
by this law is TO have the rank, pay and
cmolument of IL Brigadier General. There
is to be one assistant Surgeon General and
one Medical Inspector General of Hospi.
tails. The latter to have supervisional
control of The sanitary condition of the
army; besides there are to be eight Medi-
cal Inspectors, charged with the duty of
inspecting the sanitary condition of hos
pitfalls, quarters and camps of the field and
rRnF hF,uR fol
to he made by the President either from
the regular or volunteer surgeons, with IL
sole regard TO qualifications.
The act authorizing the Postmaster
General to establish branch Post Offices
iu tho cities prescribes the charge of one
cent in addition to the regular postage fer
every letter deposited in any branch Post
Office to be forwarded by mail from the
principal Office which shall be prepaid
by stamp, aud one cent for every letter
delivered at such branch Office is to be
paid on delivery.
The naval appropriation bill contains an
item of nearly 100000, to pay for and
finish the Stephens battery, the money not
to be expended unless the Secretary of
the Navy is of the opinion that the same
will secure an efficient steam battery.
The section appropriuting thirteen millions
merely says to enable the Secretary to
contract Tor iron clad steam vessels OF
war.
The Post Office appropriation bill pro-
yides a million for the service of the Cali
fornia Central route and repeats the acts
requiring the Postmaster General, in
causing the transportation of the mails by
steamships between the United States aud
any foreign ports or between any of our
own ports touching at foreign ports, to
give preference to American over foreign
steamships when departing from the same
port for the same destination within three
days OF each other. The Postmaster Gen.
eral is authorized to establish coast mail
not less than semi-monthly by steam be-
tween San Francisco and Crescent City,
CALIFORNIA;; including service at the inter
mediate points, provided the same be paid
for. Such service shall not exceed 100000
per anuum.
The President has approved and signed
the above named bills.
A despatch from Commodore Dupont
was received at the Navy Department this
morning in which he says the dispatches
from the commanding General of this de-
partment to the Hon! Secretary of War will
convey the gratifying intelligence of the
fall of Fort Pulaski. 1t was a purely mill
tary operation, the result of laborious and
scientific preparation of consummate skill
and bravery in the execution. 1t would
not have pertained to me address you in
reference to this brilliant and successful
achievement, had not Maj. Gen. Hunter
with generous spirit long to be remem-
bored, permitted the navy to be represent
ed on this interesting occasion, by allow
ing detachment of seamen and officers
from this ship to serve one of the preaching
batteries. l have thanked the General
personally for his kindness, and desire at
the same time to express my acknowledge
ment to Brig. Gen. Benham aud Acting
Brig. Gen. Gilmore. for the acts OF consid-
GRAFTON shown by them to my officers and
men. He enclosed the report of Conlmau-
der G. R. P Rogers, who had the honor to
command the battery, Sigel on the second
aud important day. i
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