The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-05


Mi1Wy departments -BnH Run Russell
going homc-We rcLcis aLoW IN aJanion
I,iryium-RspoHs .trom hud No. 10
4 rcJd STEAMER bura,i Horlrc G,ceicy
mirtcd Mhtayy HosptaiS al Ncm IL.
jaty and S. Loms ifrson Bromnior
m rmcuutNt,.
WA,nINGru>, April 4th.--Attorucy gen.
Bates has given his opinion that acts Of Jan.
uary and August, lS62, granting pensions
for wound, and disabilities, are applicable
only to the forces thereby created and will
not cover cases Of those called in service hy
the act, Of the 22d of July last, nor are their
widows or orphans entitled To- pensions uu.
der the act Of the ith Of July. l-5G. Grave
doubts may be suggested whether the exist.
ing laws make provisions iur pensions to wild
dows OF those now in service who may die
from disease or be killed in battle, aud upon
the whole question the attorney general in
clucs t. the opinion that thcr" j. no adequate
provision Of law by which such widows are
entitled to pensions IA addition r. the bounty
conferred hy the act Of July last The NIL.
tia received under the Presidents rroclama
tun If the Ijth uf Aurll lSGI, which was in
ttftIAAI'' WIN lll' luN 81 lll' ~ ~ august,
1873, are, IN case Of wounds and disabilities,
entitled to pensions under the provision.
An official war bulletin from the war de-
partmcut, creates two divisions, as follows:
l-t, That portion Of Virginia and Maryland
lying between the mountain department and
Blue Ridge. to be called the department Of
Shenandoah, to be commanded by Gen,
Banks.
A.
Ridge and west of Potomac and the Fred
rick,lurg \ Richmond railroad to include
the District Of Columbia and the country be-
tween the Patuxent and to be called the de-
parmcnt of the Rappahannock, and to be
commanded by Gen. Mcdowell
CAIRO April 3th-A boat arrived here from
Island No. 10 at T. o'clock last night Firing
was resumed yesterday morning by the gun
boats and mortars.
The gun boats replied Justify. One Of our
shells burst upon the rebel steamer, Winches.
ter, which set her on fire and burned her to the
waters edge. The Winchester was sunk by
the rebels on the morning Of the arrival Of
the federal guuboat-, IN the main channel on
the Missouri side Of Island No 10.
During the firing, the rebels towed their
floating battery to near position, and tried
" ''"I' - WI ,''' ',u ',on' "'i 81 p'"nu
r'nr', va, neI a"o'9 '''! '"r snort an" "''Gf
Sou 'e o. hou'' H'al'""'er'hS S'r was taken
back to her ola position Iut OF harm way.
several sne,Is were hrG' al the rebel trans
P" ,rI ~ .ng ''u'r"n Egno2a,n'
we reb'Is are erecting hrtterleN all along
the Tennessee shore to prevent the landing Of
the federal troops from Missouri.
WA,ul<.roS, April 1.-The Time, CORES,
pondcncc tcIrgrauhs, tonight, from Bndd's
Ferry. a. follows:
4 body Of uicked men, hrlon,in, 10 fine
Excelsior brga1r, let Liverpool Point under
7 the command 81 "eh ScNle1' early on Tues
Gay m"h'nG, Tor S'aiord I; H. on a recon
n.'>ant'' me troops iH"ded at shipping
i"ht batteries and marched from thence past
nnmirr'' through Aqua to Stafford {. II.
There was skIrmlsh between a body of 600
rebel cavalry and the advanced corps Of Gen !
Sckes' command, 4 miles this side Of Stat.
| ford. and firing on both sides was continued
until we reached that place
The rebels in their retreat set fire T., ,he
town and NIL the store, Our C,rroy,rIr,,Ir
slammed fine confederation fN'
i number of prisoncr, horse, stores Gr
fell into our hands
From Brooke station = farce IF IoDp roIoI
infantry and n battery If six fnIl n;o,o. ,,or,
moving M 10 sunn,rf thc;r raya,ry ,tor 80.