New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
THE WAR.

THE WAR.
SH1LoH.-The latest information we have from
Corin.b, is EN- raced in the following telegram,
published 10 The Richmond Dispatch Of yesterday:
CoRISTH, April 9, 1862.
We slill hold the battlefield. 1t irnot thought the
enemy will advance. The weather is bad, and the
roads mpasasbo. We pOssosa oil the captured
property.
Morgan's cavalry, yesterday Tuesday morning,
attacked considerable force OF the enemy, II one OF
their csmps aud killed iaige number OF them,
beside burning tho tents our army were unable to
brinc away with them.
The wounded are pouring In. Our los ir probably
1905. The most Of the wounded were slos N The
limbs.
/ Gems. Gledden, Bnshrod Johrsor, and Iiiodmsn
1 ara wounded. Col. BlXtbe o. Mistssjppi and Capt.
Hampton Of AleXandIi4 were killed. Lleut. Storam
Of the Washington Artillery was shoi thIough The
body.
me fgkt Of Monday ,cas i>ss ice'sire than hat
of Sund0y. The firing coa.ed mutually about :
o'clock, both arule5 IA ling back
TIE enemy's total loss in prisoners is between
I 4 000 aud 5000.
/ Buell. TCtniOrcements on Monday are estimated
u $1,000.
Our troops are in admirable spirits, and ready ior
another fight.
/ We group together the following extracts (rom
special uis achcr 10 our exc ranges, contSig ilels
OF interest from the batt.e-ield:
Tie prisoners taken ssy that ile enemy i5rce on
III. side OF the glver il 10 OO0 I'D tLst Buel Las
10, vet crossed. He viii probably ro-eniorco them
very considerably.
men with the deadhes. determination and reEsever-
Bg valor.
Tho battle was opened early 10 the morning by
the CoDiede aiss, Gen. ll0TGee leading the attack.
The battlefield is wooden, broken country, pre-
I oI
yorr and iudei ,ndent operations by comparatively
small bodies al
! We captured 50 piece. Of artillery 600 priscners
sud an imG.ense quantity ~ stores. Ihis is from
member oE Gen. Crii'cureu's stat.
Another private d. sich sihies bat the killed and
wounded oi The enemy will reach from eight 10 ten
/ tlogsud.
/ A dispatch from Dalton, Ga, stb inst, mys:
Eleven car losds Of the Union prsonen captured ut
the battle o. Shiloh, arrived at Chattanooga to-day
\ nc O'Clock. The arms, stores, aud camp eguiragc
that were captured are being RAPIDLY removed.
/ E1HT PULAsKI.-Ihs enemy yUetercay morning
open-d fire Oh Fort rulaski, which IL situated ss
most Of our renders know, few miies below Ssyan-
nsh aud constitutes OF he defense, oi that city
Communication has FOR some Seeks been cut Oh
from the city 10 the fort. PulasH has garrison "
gJno rix or eight huudIed men, and is Vrovisioncd
for siege Of siX months. {ls nat d0atfcf ft0fH - c0H
stand tie eaHH0aodiag ef Hl Y0Nkces. mil yellop
/ fcrer cOpcs to scafteT tim.
/ TrR PEsiSsULA.-MCClellan pauses tie Pen
insula but il j. tie opinion Of wellinformsd gentle
men l.le from Lincolndom that he innsi light, and
that speedily, take Up his acode IA the Baslile
/ When be fret appeared in front Of Msgruder, the
hero Of Bethel issued DE following address 20 his
troops:
GEssR'L OaDsns No ~. Tue enemy !, before u.-out
be osso Egsry hour we hold olt bhnss u' 20
lhi. o-sof viii BE- r.sd 90 ssch command.
By command Of hslofGsueraI hsf 4d.I; ,,.
Asisttut Aiutalt Go ersL
friend writes as: "1he enemy il below, re-
ported m large force Of all afms. Ius army il ready
10 receive them with bloody hospitality. IAcy
ere In fine spirits. TIE General is in excellent
health ana fee0lyed 10 achieve succes or perish at
n.r post
IiLArD No. lo.--Three Of tie eDemy's gunboais
have succeeded in paPsing oar tateiies at Island
No. ~. IL If not likely they will attempt 20 20
lover down than kew-Msdfid. Very ChcctuI
means OF taxing care Of them, aud all other Adyen-
tulous craft, exist .n the Lower Nississppi. We
sL1 probably hears good account from thai qnsrter
jefore long.
Tho Virginia keeps quiet in her lair.
PRihcE POLIosAC.--Ibc Enquirer learns that
Prince Pohguac, who has been for come time ON
Gen. DesurgaId stahi has, under the { OF Con-
grers taken tne oath ofoegance 10 the Rebel States
and become citizen OF Virginia.
RsalL CokGHEsg, l0ih.-in The Senate, Mr..
Ysnccv Of Alabama, introduced resolution, which
wsf l,lopted d rectirg inQnry INTO tue rights and
wiylogcr exercised by Consuls Of foreign countries
ill passed authorizing the Issue Of 90, 900 600
of Treasury uotcs Of the denomination Of 81 and 81
The House Lac yet % act upon ihe bill. JOINT
resolution. from thc llouso, expressing the thanks OF
C0ngrees 40 the patriotic women q tho country for
their contributions n the army, was concurred IN.
Tie House Oi Representatives adOpted resolutions
Of thanks TO Gen. Sibley his officers and men, for
TIE late victory ia Eew-MeXico, aud 70 the officers
sad mon Of thC Patrick Henry, Jamest0wD Iea1er,
and other ve.fels engaged u the naval battle NJ
Hampton Roads, for their gasliry on the occasion
Bib regulating tho fees Of Clerks, MGrshao and
Diltict-Attcrneys, were passed.
The maximum annual salary Of District-Auorneys
Il fixed at $J,OOJ.
Tic report Of Capt. Buchanan Of the naval battle
"a HAMPTON Roads Was received, and 900 copies Ol
IL ordered 70 be- printed. Il sa very lengthy docl-
ment md its publication ~ necessarily deferred 70
future day.
Tar Barn. OF VsLyrRDE--rHy Com yDERATE
ACcoUfr.--IHe Mestia IUltg Extra OF March !,
cont;ius additional particulars OF the glorious pnd
decisive victory achieved hy Gen. Sibicv'e lit'o
armv at Valverdc, AeW-MeNico, Feb. 81. The main
facts Of the previ us ropCts ure c0nhgued by I1t
T1lcs, and. indeed ltiC that il ueW aided. ihe
EXtu fnys:
TIC brtie was Gercely contested, aud undoubtedly
The f-yclls Of tht present waf Is cctgria.e as any
Ga record for Tic amount " men engaged. Tho roar
- hnnllGrLs, Of she'll canister, craze sid i'hnd
shoi is oescubed having DoCn terrific, anu lndi-
yiiual Instances OF gieu. bravery ana -hlmuiIy /
lupbc lcs6 while the whole AMY fought De ve'el,
ans sn1 patriots The victory though hcnioFeu
gi,riorsly oyer gdoublenurnlmbcr. was dearly Won.
We have Ia mourn tie lo.e Of 20 heroes, and layo
Tho nisG. after the aslt he Uuiopist., under
ano of tce r,rDcsied u rnssion n bury fheir dead
and collect their wounded. AZ tbs time our in-
iounant leit the number OF killed ani wounded was
MOI accurately kuogp. but was supposed ~ 70 o'ef