The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-04

and concentrated on the main land, but
nothing certain is known. The days was
hazy that the effect of the bombardment is
unknown. The enemy replied occasionally,
but the shot fell far short of the fiotilla, and
harmed nobody.
AT Hickman and Columbus precautions
were taken which will effectually guard
against a rebel attack in that quarter.
Nothing has been heard from the Ten
nessee. The river is falling.
| An atrocious murder was yesterday com
nitted in drunken brawl on the levee, in
a drinking saloon which tlourishes here, in
spite of the Provost Marshals and martl
law.
General Strong Immediately issued Gen
eral Oder No. l3, commanding the arrest
Of all venders ofliquors and the confiscaton
of all intoxicating liquors and beverages
found on the premises, and also ordering the
breaking up of all gambling houses and dis
orderly resorts. The order went into effect
his morning.
Rebel gunboats and transports have
passed Riddles Point in the night, with sup
plies for the batteries opposite, and the
| Point Pleasant rebels have established bat
terry at Merrthers Landing.
Cheering News from Florida---East Flor
ida for the Old Union.
New York, March 3O.-The steamer
Empire City from Port Royal has arrived.
The following is from the new Southern
newspaper of the 2sd ult.
Gen Sherman visited Jacksonville on
the 10Th. He was waited on by COM
mittee of citizens, who represented all the
people In the town as nionistr.
The rebels, when they left, threatened
to hang all who remained.
Guerrilla bands were destroying the
property of all suspected Unionists, bv
order of the rebel General Trapier.
The sentiment of Eastern Florida is
declared to be loyal. Rebel deserters are
numerous. Many of them are willing to
take up aims i'll defence against rebelsty-
ranny.
The gunboat Ottowa has been one hun
dred and twenty miles up the St. Johns
River, beyond Jacksonville, meeting with
no opposition. White flags were display
ed, and the inhabitants claimed protec-
ton. The steamer St. Mary and yacht
America, were found sunk, but we are
raising them.
Pensacola has been evacuated, inclu-
ding Forts Barrancas and McCrea. The
troops raised in Florida were ordered of,
but refused to go. General Sherman is
sued proclamation to the people of East
Florida, saying he had come to protect
suscisate Government. The sole desire
of the Government is to maintain the in
tegrity of the Constitution and laws, and
reclaim revolted States to their allegiance.
At meeting of loyal citizens of Jack
sonvll!e, on ...',r 10th, it was declared that
no State had constitutional right to sep
arate itself from the United States, and
the act of secession adopted by Florida is
void, and in conflict with the Constitu-
tion-never having been submitted to the
people for ratification. They protest against
all acts of the Convention, depriving them
of their rights as citizens Of the United
States. The despotism which denied them
the freedom of speech and press, forced
contributions OF money, labor and enlist
ments. They recommend that conyen-
ton be called forthwith to organize a
State government, and the United States
Government be requested to keep suffi
clent military force to keep order and pro-
tect persons and property.
New York, March 3o.-The gunboat
Huntsville arrived this evening from Key
West on the 25th. The Niagara, South
Carolina, Mohawk, Water Witch, Marion
and eight other vessels were there. Hea-
Wy firing had been heard at the head of
the Mississippi Passes, where some of our
vessels had gone.
Porter's fleet had all left Key West al
SO several gunboats. An attack on New
Orleans was momentarily expected.
The expedition against Apalachicola
contemplated considerable cotton there.
The place is defended by thirteen guns
and 5000 rebels.
Vessels from Havana report number
of rebel vessels there. A French man of
war from Vera Cruz had twenty seven
yellow fever;cases aboard
The rebels captured on the Magnolia
report great preparations at New Orleans
to resist an attack. Several gun-boats are |
building. Martial law will soon be pro-
claimed.
AHolc 10 iiO I'll util Ill Iiio Cd ptuIS vi all
cey. He engaged passage in the captured
schooner Mallory, but afterward changed |
to the schooner Break of Day.
The Huntsville brings a lot of cotton.
a Skirmish at Rappahahannock Bridge
Manassas, March 29-At skirmish at
Bridge last evening Capt
Jlark's Battery of forty artillery-men shell
ed the rebels with great precision. The
enemy left, in their haste, number of
;ars loaded with grain and forage. A reb-
Il lieutenant and four privates were cap
ured. Six men of the New York Sixty
sixth were captured by the rebels yester-
lay. Heavy firing is heard at intervals in
,ront. A bottle of strychnine was found
lmong the forage abandoned in the vcin
ty of Warrenton Junction. The horse of
Lieut.. King, Fourth Artillery, was poi
'oned. A secret meeting of Secessionists
vas held at Fairfax Courthouse last
Wednesday. Several soldiers have been
Tiled in that vicinity BY rebel sympathi-
erS.
From Island No 10.
st. Louis, March 3O.-The army cor