The Shasta courier., 1862-04-12

Beauregard has been outhanked at Corinth,
Miss, and compelled to fall hack, and that
heavy body Of troops is between him and
the Mississippi.
Notice has been given Governors of States
that no new enlistments will be made until
further orders from the War Department.
The force now in the field is deemed amply
sufficient for the suppression of the rebellion,
and a speedy termination of the war.
JuLEsBuRG, April 9.
Denver City. April Jones has jus ar
rived with important news from New Mexi-
co. On the 2Sth the Colorado regiment, un
der Col. Slough, numbering about 1900 men,
reached Apache Pass. Maj. Chivingston
took three companies of cavalry, and pro-
ceeded in advance of the main body, to in
tercept and capture some of the enemy, word
having been received that $50 rebel cavalry
were Is miles from the Pass. Maj. Chivings-
ton found the enemy assembled, and whipped
them out in short style, taking 81 prisoners.
The command which was on its way down
the under Col. Slough, encountered no
enemy until arriving at Pigeon Ranch, fifteen
miles from Santa Fe, where it met at the
mouth of the canon HOO Texans. This was
on Friday, March 2Sth. Col. Slough's seven
companies engaged the enemy in front,
while Maj. Chivingtoa's four companies
two of cavalry and two of infantry-deploy
ed and attacked the rebels in the rear, driv
ing the guard from the rebels supply train,
and capturing the train, consisting Of fifty
one wagons. Maj. Chivingston also cap
tured and spiked one of the enemy's guns,
then retired and joined the main force. In
the mean time our force under Slough con-
tended desperately against superior numbers
and dis dvvntage of ground, the enemy be-
ing walled up in the mouth of the deep canon,
At O'Clock the fighting ceased by mutual
consent, Col. Slough withdrew his men to the
creek. The loss on our side was 20 killed
three officers and forty to sixty wounded.
. Kiskadee" LEFT the morning after the fight,
and expects that before this the fight has
been decided one way or the other. Colonel
Candy was within short distance of Santa
Fe. The communication between him and
Col. Slough was continually kept up, and the
prospects were that Sibley was in tight
fix. 1t is thought Slough will fall back on
Fort Union, and wait for Candy, when an
advance will be made with success.
St. Louis, Sth, p NJ.
FIRST DISPATCH.
Headquarters Department of Missouri.
To Hon. E. STANTON, Secretary of War:
Gen. Pope crossed the Mississippi river
yesterday, and captured the enemy's floating
battery, IA guns, and occupied Tiptonville,
Tenn. The enemy were driven from all their
works below New Madrid, leaving behind
them artillery, bagg: &, md 81 k. A land
battery of twelve heavy guns was Il so taken.
Gen. Pope will attack Island No. 10 to-day,
and hopes to get into rear of the enemy's up
per batteries before night.
H. w, HALLEcK,
Major General
SECOND DISPATCH.
Island No. 10 has surrendered. The ene-
my has abandoned the upper land batteries,
and are endeavoring to escape across the
swamp. Gen. Pope is endeavoring TO cut
them off. They abandoned everything.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Brig. Gen. w. W. McKall, late of U. S.
Adjutant Generals department, with over
1000 of rebel forces, has surrendered to Gen.
Pope, and it is expected that many more will
be captured to-day. Immense quantities of
supplies have fallen into our har ds
FOURTH DISPATCH.
The enemy attacked our forces at Pitts
burg yesterday, but was repulsed with heavy
loss.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
Gen. Pope has captured 3 Generals, 5000
prisoners of war. one hundred siege guns,
and several full batteries, with great quanti-
ties of small arms, tents, wagons, horses and
provisions. Our victory is complete and
overwhelming. We have not lost a single
man.
Cairo, April 7th.
special to ST. Louis Republican saws Fri
day evening our forces at Pittsburg were
attacked by two regiments of infantry, two
pieces of artillery, and large force Of cav
airy. The enemy only fired one round and
commenced retreating. We returned the
fire, and killed and wounded quite number.
We took sixteen prisoners. The rebels only
killed one of our men. General Grant was
at Savannah, but Immediately left for the
field of action. 1t is supposed to have been
only reconnoitering party of the enemy, 20
find out the strength of our force, and find
ing more than they expected, they beat
hasty retreat for Corinth, Miss.
New York, Sth.
The n. Y. Tribune's Tennessee CORES
! pondent writes that the rebel army has been
greatly overrated and that their whole force
does not exceed 80, 900 men, and that half of
these are new recruits.
A Ship Island dispatch of March 9th re-
ports the arrival of Gen. Butler on the GOTH
A rebel feet of gunboats had made their
entrance into Mobile Bay, and the U. S.
gunboat Santiago de Cuba chased steamer
laden with cotton ashore on the coast of
louisiana, and shot shell into her, burning
her to the waters edge.
The schooner George E. Baker, with 100
bales of cotton for Havana, was captured by
gunboat r. r. Cutter
Washington, 7th
A dispatch from Gen. Halleck states that
General Sturgis goes to Kansas and General
Craig to Indian Territory. Gen. Buells ad-
vance has reached Gen. Grant. General
Halleck will Immediately take the field in
person.
Andrew johnson, Military Governor of
Tennessee, reports the arrest of several prom
inent persons engaged in rebellion.
jackson is at New Market, Va, General
johnson at Gordonsville.
Wheeling, 7th.
Dispatch to New York Times says telegram
just received here informs us that the rebels
are retreating before our forces under Cen
Gilroy, who has advanced from Cheat Noun
tain, and now holds Camp Allegheny, lately
evacuated by the rebels The rebels have
also fallen back from Mount Ferry and
Hunterville, and seem te be arriving at
Stanton, where they would have railroad to
escape.