The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-11

Atlanta, Augusta aud Klcam0ud, AMI Ih'.i
back to Petersburg and thence By flag Of
+ truce on board the Monitor. These gentle
men represent the South one vast plantation
of corn aud potatoes, only enough cotton
| growing for seed. They have seen the in
side of the rebellion, know the enemy :
strength and vulnerable points, and only
await an exchange to give important in
formation.
AS the Government is favorably disposed
to fair exchange, il will doubtless be effect
ed. Privates taken ut Shiloh are at Tusca-
loosa, Alabama, having been taken from
Corinth via Memphis, jackson and Mobile.
From the latter place, all officers OF lower
grade than captain were sent to Taliadega
and those of higher rank to Selma. The
officers have been generally well treated
They were utterly ignorant OF the events vi
the last two months. The only newspaper
they have seen was slip containing Beau
regards report of the battle of Shiloh Tue
psFoled officers are surprised at the impress
sion that Gen. Prentiss and command vert
captured early in tue morning OF Sunday,
end state that the surrender was pr eciseIy
81 clock P on that day.
Msj n Some late Judge of the 9Th Judi
cial District of lowe, was in command ct
y
butts division, and next to Prentiss, when
the former fell back HIS right remained
ia support of the latter, having fought from
8 A. NJ till On attempting to fall
back, Prentiss found himself completely
surrounded, not less than four rebel brgades
being between him and the river, when TIN
81 Iowa, Hurlbuts b. l2;h and ID
Iowa, 18Th illinois, lS Missouri and 1911
Wisconsin regiments, surrendered.
The Committee on the Judiciary has au-
tborized the report of Senator Harris bill.
creating provisional governments, which
will of course supercede military govern
ments.
The following nominations were made
TO-DAY for Briganier Generals: Col Henry
d. Ferry, of Michigan Captain Albion Is.
Howe, 4:h Artillery
Col. Cowan, commanding the fptilla in
the Sound. writes that IN the town OF Eden
ton the Mayor alone, 10 his kuo ledge,
processes loyalty, and Northern residents
recently returned from New berry, declare
that the debat S alleged to have taken
place in the Convention are misrepreSenied.
That whatever demonstrations of Union;sn
have been made, was for the purpo OF
keeping a hostile army at bay, hich the
North Carolina T, brls are not at present
strong enough to resist openly.
Facts accumulate 10 confirm the opinion
heretofore expressed in this correspondence
that a portion OF Beauregard's army re-
Gently at Corinth is now at Richmond
Ia addition to the statements of tb,
Southern papers, it is positively known
that q prominent officer, recently at Co.
rinth, was wounded at the battle of Fair
Oaks.
II has for several days been believed here
that at least portion of Jacksou's force is
en- route for Richmond
The Secretary of The Navy is preparing a
letter to be transmitted TO Congress, per-
haps Tomorrow, stating that no nd, qaaie
facilities xist for the manufacture OF iron
plates fog ships aud gunboats, needed for
the American Navy. but two or three mi Is
in the United States are prepared to do such
work. The Secretary will recommend that
Government take immediate measures to
secure an abundant manufacture of The best
quality of plates. file v i'll also recommend
the establishment of navy yard some here
in the interior of the United States, on the
Mississippi, for the construction of iron YES
sells and gunboats. A point on the Missis-
sippi river should be selected below which
there is never less than fifteen feet water
DR.. Barnes, Chief Surgeon of Halleck's
staff, arrived here tonight. He states that
the health of the troops of the Western
army is FULLY as good rs could be expected,
ard that the WIS ern army was at the
same time in better spirits.
Major-General Ord leaves in the morning
for the West, having been ordered to re-
port to Gen. Halleck.