, 1862-05-24
LATEST ATLANTIC NEWS
SURRENDER OF FORT MACON!
YORKTOWN EVACUATED
Passage of the Pacific Railroad BmI.

Passage OF the Paclhc Itailroad Bill!
CHICAGO, May S.-Fort Macon, North Caro-
lima, surrendered on the 27th of April, after a
bombardment of ten hours. Seven men were
killed and IS wounded in the engagement
The Wilmington, N. CO. Journal has the fol-
lowing in regard to it:
We have just learned that fire was opened on
the Fort at six o'clock A. NJ Friday. The en-
gagement lasted until O'Clock P. NJ, When the
Fort becoming wholly untenable, it was surren.
dered All the guns inside the fort opposite 10
the side attacked were completely dismounted.-
All but three on the enemys batteries were also
dismounted.
Commodore Faragut has proposed terms OF
capitulaton to the Mayor o. New Orleans, which
the latter has accepted.
The city, at last accounts, was held by battal-
lion of marines from the federal squadron. Gen.
Buffers forces were within few miles of the
city, having landed on the shore of Lake Pom
chartrain.
WASHINGTON, May 2-Southern papers con-
gratulate themselves that the yellow fever will
soon be in New Orleans, and that Lovell's army
can now join Beauregard in his march to the Ohio.
They also say that Memphis, Charleston and Sa-
vannah are secretly threatened, and urge the pol
icy of destroying everything valuable.
The Petersburg, (Ya.,) Express ofthe 29th, has
long editorial regarding the capture of New
Orleans, and says that the city was captured by
our gunboats, they being encased with wet hay
so that neither hot nor cold shot could be of any
use
The Louisiana mounting p guns, was sunk by
our steel-pointed conical shot. Their cotton was
destroyed by fire, and the sugar emptied into the
river. The specie of the banks was all removed
when Gen. Lowell evacuated to the river
Commodore Hollins passed through Columbia,
S. c., Saturday, en- route to Richmond. He was
amazed at the fall of New Orleans, and states
that there were 100 heavy guns between Fort
Jackson and the city, and that numerous board
ing parties were organized to cattme the Nation
al vessels, at all hazards and that the gunboat
Mississippi, though unfinished, could be brought
into aotinn
CINCINNATI, May 2.-The correspondent of the
Commercial, with Hallecks army, gives the fol-
lowing official figures of our losses at the battle
of Pttsburg ,735 killed, 1882 wounded, and
S,99S missing. About 800 wounded have since
died. Our burial parties report 2,7OO to 5000
rebels found dead on the field.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 2.--An official dis
patch says that 400 prisoners were taken at Fort
Macon.
CAIRO, May 1.-Advices from Pittsburg Land
ing to Wednesday noon says, reconnaissance in
force was made on Tuesday morning towards
Purdy on the Memphis and Ohio railroad The
rebels fled at our approach. Our forces took pos
session of the towr, burned two bridges and run
the locomotive into the river, completely destroy
ing the communication between Corinth and the
country from whence large supplies have been
obtained by the rebels.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Specials to the New
York papers say that Gen. Prentiss and 700 fed
eral prisoners arrived at Selma, Ala. The off
GERS are to be sent to Talladega, and the prvates
to Montgomery.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The Memphis .4rgus oflast
Monday contains the following dispatches from
Corinth, April 2Sth:
Beauregard is moving large bodies of troops
southwark Some go by railroad, others afoot
A few have gone west. 1t is generally understood
that he is evacuating, though he declines answer
ing questions. He says President Davis under
stands his movements
Memphis papers of the Doth, say that meet
ing held the night before, concluded to burn the
city in case of the appearance of the Federal fleet
Editorials urgently call on the people to reinforce
Gen. Price at Fort Wright, as the only means for
the salvation of the city.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Joint Committee
on the conduct of the war has made lengthy
report regarding the mutilation by the rebels at
Manassas, of the remains of the Union officers
and soldiers killed there. They say that the facts
disclosed are of painful, repulsive, and shocking
character-that the rebels have crowned their re-
bellion by perpetrating deeds scarcely known even
10 savage Indians Before the Committee were
men occupying high positions in military and civ
Judgment the rebel crimes exceeded the worst ex-
cesses of the Sepoys of India. Our soldiers were
buried face downward, or were left to decay op-n-
", their bones being carried off trophies. Some
times, as the testimony shows, the bones were to
be used as personal adornments. One witress
deliberately avows that the head of one of our
most gallant officers was cut off by secessonist
to get the skull to be used as drinking cup on
the occasion of his marriage.
Senator Summers bill of which he gave notice
yesterday, for the repeal of three sections of the
Act of 1908, regulating the coastwise slave trade,
makes the transportation of slaves from one part
of the United States to another penal ofense.
Foreign.
The London Times editortally expatiates on
the importance of the struggle for New Orleans,
and says the occupation of that place by the fed
erals would be terrible Tightening over the great
artery of the seeded States