Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-04-23
INTERESTING WAR NEWS.
Fur thsr from Pittsbarg Landing.


road towards Corinth and on coming up with
the rear Of the retreating rebels had brisk
fight with their cavalry, driving them from
their position. Gen. Grant in his report sets
down our loss 500 killed, $500 wounded,
and the missing are estimated at about 4,Ooc.
Our troops captured about 900 unwounded
rebels, and 200 wounded. Over 2, 200 dead
rebels have been buried by our troops, and
others still remaining on the ground. A
correspondent says that our troops re-took,
on Monday, all the batteries lost on Sunday,
and captured IL pieces from the enemy. So
confident were the rebels in their ability TO
hold our camps which they took on Sunday,
that with single exception, they did not de-
stroy them. On Tuesday Beauregard sent a
flag Of truce, requesting permission to bury
his dead, and saying, sowing to the heavy
reinforcements you received on Sunday night
and Monday, and the fatigue of my men,
deemed 1t prudent to retire and not renew the
battle.' The permission was not granted.
The bearer of the flag OF truce admitted that
Beauregard received slight wound in the
left arm.
APRIL IA force Of four thousand troops
in five transports left the landing on Saturday
night accompanied by the gun boats Tyler and
Lexington, and proceeded up the Tennessee
river to point near Eastport, Mississippi,
where they landed and proceeded inland to
Bear creek bridge. Here they destroyed tho
two bridges on the Mobile and Ohio railroad,
one measuring one hundred and twenty one
feet and the other two hundred and ten feet In
length. A rebel cavalry force of $50 men
were found there, who, after having killed,
skedaddled in the most approved southern
style. The expedition returned Sunday
night, without having lost man. This was
one of the most successful of its kind during
the war, completely cutting eff the communi-
cation of the main rebel army at Corinth with
Alabama and the rest of the confederacy, ex-
cept New Orleans.
Railroad taken by Gen. Mitchell.
.WAsBINGroN, April 4.--The following dis
patch has been received by the Secretary of
War, dated Nashville, Tenn, April a. "On
Saturday morning two expeditions we're start
cd from Huntsville in the cars. One, under
Col. Sill, of the Thirty-thrd Ohio, went east
to Stevenson, the junction of the Chattanooga
with the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
which point they seized, two thousand of the
enemy retreating without firing shot. Col.
Sill captured five locomotives and a large a.
mount of rolling stock. The other expedition,
under Colonel Tuchiu, of the Nineteenth Illi-
to save the railroad bridge, (which was in flames.
General Mitchell now holds one hundred miles
Of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
Soldiers Drowned.
WINCHESTER, Va, April 16.- Yesterday
large boat containing a number OF officers and
privates Of the 10th Pennsy lvania regiment,
was swamped at Castleman's Ferry, on the
Shenandoah, and between forty and fifty men.
and several of the officers were drowned. A
mong the officers lost were Adjutant Teatman,
Capt. A. Wilson, Ord brigade Commissary, and
Capt. Ward. l will endeavor to obtain a full
list Of the names of those drowned on the ar
rival of tho regiment at Winchester. The
10th Pennsylvania was formerly comm anded
by Col. Bohlen, of Philadelphia, now acting
Brigadier General of the Sd brigade of Gen.
Blenker's division.
Battle at Apache Pass
WARRINGTON, April, l6.-Secretary Stanton
received early this morning tho following de-
spatch, dated Kansas city, April IA. The
battle OF Apache Pass, New Mexico. Our loss
Is $50 killed, wounded and missing. The
enemy acknowledge their loss to be from
three TO four hundred killed and wounded.
Ninety-three rebels were taken prisoners.
thirteen OF whom were officers. Our forces
captured and burned sixty-four wagons laden
with provisions and ammunition, killing 200
times, the last time coming within forty feet
Of our guns, but they were repulsed with heavy
loss. Col. Slough is encamped at Bemal
Springs, forty miles from Fort Union. The
Texans fell back to Santa Fe. Col. Candy,
with l 200 regulars and Kit Carson's regiment,
are reported to be within three days. march of
Col. Socum. Col. Slate is reported to be on
the Jormda with reinforccments for the enemy.
From the Rsppshannock.
WAsHISaroS, April 17.-fntelligence was
received to-day from the Potomac fotilia.
which on the l4th inst, visited the town Of
Urbana, on the Rappahannock. A boats crew
was sent ashore, and when within few yards
Of the beach they were fred upon from rife
pits. No one was injured, but the boat re-
ceived several bullets in her hull. The Jacob
Bell being the nearest to II Immediately open.
ed fire upon the rebels, which scattered them
in every direction. After this the fotilla pro-
ceeded on its voyage towards Fredericksburg.
Arriving opposite Lowry's batreries, they
commenced from the whole feet to she'll the
works and forti6cations driving out the pick
cts who have occupied 1t since the evacuation
twelve days ago by large body of the rebel
army. After the sheling the boats crew
lfnded and proceeded to burn some one hun
dred and fifty plank and log houses used by
the rebels as quarters, after which the boats
returned to their ships loaded with blankets,
quilts, medicines and muskets, left by the
rebels in their flight. The feet thence pro-
ceded to the town Of Rappahannock, about
two miles above Fort Lowcry, arriving off
which blank cartridge was fired and flags of
truce hoisted, which responded to by the
people of the town by displaying a number of
white flags. Our commander with his gigs
crew landed, when they were met at the beach
by large concourse of persons of all colors,
and 1t seemed with great demonstrations by
the dark population, one old woman exclaim-
ing, ssBress God, de Yankees have come at
last" The American flag was run up over