The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-01
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FORTRESS MONROE, April Tth.- Dispatch
es received yesterday from Yorktown say
the rebels fired on some boats that were
passing Wormiey's creek doing no damage
AT ten O'Clock they opened brisk fire
upon our men near York river, but did
no damage. Our gunboats shelled the
works near Yorktown for M hour. Early
yesterday morning one company of the lst
Massachusetts regiment carried by assault
an advance work defended by two compa-
nies Of rebel infantry. The latter broke
and run. Our loss was three killed and
thirteen wounded. We took "a prisoners
and destroyed the works.
WASHINGTON, April 27th.-The French
Minister has returned from Richmond and
reports that the rebels are thoroughly con
Gdent Of success at Yorktown. They still
claim the battle of Pittsburg Landing as a
great victory for them.
New YORK, APRIL 27th,-The Sunday
Mercury states on the authority of the
steamer Boston, that Fort Jackson, six
miles below Savannah, is in our possession.
Our pickets we're within four miles of Sa-
vannah.
CAIRO, April 27th.-The steamer Platte
Valley, from Pittsburg Landing. arrived to-
day. Halleck is pushing forward his forces
as rapidly as the condition Of the roads will
permit. On the Goth Gen. McCook's divis.
ion made a reconnaissance as far as Mon.
terry, on the road to Corntb. The rebels
appeared in great numbers, but our forces
carried everything before them and in
stantly put the rebels to flight. The priso-
ners taken cay the Confederates have plenty
of provisions and supplies; they also report
that they have extensive works at Cornth,
and hundred and fifty thousand men. Our
advance pickets are now near enough TO
hear the locomotives whistle. Recruits are
arriving from all parts of the South for
Beauregard's army. Col. Turcbin's brigade
has evacuated Tuscumbia, Alabama, and
retired to Huntsville where Gen. Mitchell's
division is encamped. Turcbin burnt the
town before be left.
WHEELING, Va. April 27lh.-Combined
movements have been ordered by Gen.
Fremont against the guerrillas, who still
infest Braxton, Webster and the adjoining
counties, and they have been eminently sue
cessful. One detachment has returned and
others are returning. 10 q fight seven
miles from Webster, seventeen guerrilas
were killed and ten captured. The town Of
Addison in that county, which has long
been guerrilla haunt, was burned.
New YORK, April 28th.-A letter from
Edisto South Carolina, dated April 18th,
reports a brilliant affair at st. Johns ISL
and, (date not given) between sixty Feder-
erals and two hundred rebel cavalry. The
latter we're routed with loss of fifty killed
and wounded. No one killed on the Fed.
eral side.
New York, April 28th.-The gnnbOat
Connecticut, from the South coast, on the
18th, with the sick and wounded Of the
Gulf Squadron, has arrived. When she
left, all the ships Of the New Orleans expe-
dition were inside the passes; their decks
were sanded and all ready for action.
HARRTsoNBURG, Va, April 27tb.-Our ad-
vance pickets eight miles from the Gordons-
vile road were attacked yesterday by
large force of Ashby's cavalry and driven
back. One of our men was killed. The re-
serve of the 46th Pennsylvania, and a Sec
tion of Hampton's battery, advanced and
repulsed the rebels, who then retreated to
the woods, which we're sbeled by our bat
terry; several shells busrt 10 their midst and
a wagon was seen gathering up the dead
and wounded.
CAIRO, April 2Sth.-Gens. Buell. and
Beauregard have effected an arrang cement
for an exchange Of prisoners.
JEFFERSON CRY, No, April 2Sth.-The
Governor has issued a proclamation con-
vening the State Convention on the lst
Monday in June. The principle reason
given is that the State should be re-district-