The New York herald., 1862-03-27
THE SITUATION

New York. Thursday, March "a, 1864.
THE SITUATION.
The reports of the burning of the prvateer
Nashville by the rebels at Beaufort, and the more
recent rumors of her capture by our forces, prove
sea on the evening of the l7th inst. after dark,
successfully passing the only two Union vessels
which were guarding the blockade sailing bark
Gemsbok and the steamer Cambridge. These two
vessels appear to have done the best they could to
arrest the fight of the rebel steamer but the latter
being fast sailer, outdistanced them after re-
ceiving a heavy fire from the guns of our vessels.
Twenty shots were discharged after her in as many
minutes some of which are thought to have struck
her. In spite of all attempts to retard her pro-
gress, however, she made good her escape to
sea, in the absence of an appropriate force to in
tercept her.
As the details of the battle at Winchester on
Sunday reach us, the valor of our troops and the
completeness of our victory become more mani
fest. The personal courage evinced by many Of
our officers is almost without parallel. The severe
wound received by General Shields in Saturdays
srmsh, owing to the imperfect setting of the bone
of the arm, has resulted in q more prolonged
absence from the scene Of action than was at
6rst anticipated. The limb, however, was reset
yesterday, and the surgeons pronounce that after
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to resume his services in the field. Our pickets
were yesterday six miles beyond Strasburg, and
the enemy were nowhere in sight. The full ac-
count of the battle, as described by our special
correspondent to-day, will present our readers
with admirable picture of that brilliant affair
Secretary Stanton has forwarded highly CON-
him and his troops for their splendid victory. He
says that the wounds az well as the success Of
General Shields, prove that the division of General
Lander is still bravely led, and that wherever its
standard is displayed the rebels will be routed and
pursued.
Our troops from General Ho0kers command are
removing the guns from the abandoned rebel bat
teries ON the Lower Potomac, the gunboats Yam
kee and wyandank being actively employed in
this service. Large numbers of negroes from the
Virginia side are pouring into General Hooker's
camp since the rebels left that line of defence
Our news from the Lower Potomac squadron to-
day will be found interesting.
According to intelligence received from Men,
phis, large force of the rebels are concentrated
at Corinth, Mississippi, where Gems. Beauregard,
Clark, Polk and Cheatham are all located. A great
battle in that vicinity was expected.
Information comes by the way of Nashville that
tho Union troops have possession of Florence,
Ala, and Tuscumbia and Iuka, Tenn The two
later places are on the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, Tuscumbia being about midway between
Chattanooga and Memphis
The news from Island No. 10 is important The
rebels are transporting their cannon and ammuni-
tion from the island to the mainland, but they have
not burned their transports and barges as was sup
posed At the latest accounts their principal bate
ries on the mainland were submerged and the whole
Mississippi Valley was nearly overhowed, which
win greatly impede operations for the present
The European news by the China, so far as il
relates to American affairs, is not important.
JEFF Davis inaugural was published in most of the
London journals, and the Herold-the organ of the
aristocrats and abotionists- to console its
readers with the idea that the war in the United
States will be prolonged in consequence Of the
determination" manifested by the rebel leader.
Other writers endeavor to draw some anti Union
qualification from the State paper but they evident.
ly fail, and the Times is forced to wind up with
again advocating the idea Of peace.
The manufacturers Of vosges. France, had called
the attention Of the Emperor, in very plain spoken
address, to the losses which native industry had sss-
tanned by the existence ofthe war crisis in America
His Majesty replied, through the minister, by
referring to the efforts which he had made, and
was making, to obtain supply of cotton indcpcn-
dent OF the Southern States of America. The
other governments, he added, Joined him in this
movement.
BY the Columbia, from Havana, we learn tbat
nineteen hundred Spanish troops were on the sick
list at Vera Cruz, Mexico. The British fig.,o
Donegal, at Havana, brought the Enyl n troons
from Vera Crus. and many sick among them.