The New York herald., 1862-04-01
TRIPLE SHEET,
New York, Tuesday, April 1, 1s62.
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
despatch to the Navy Department yesterday
from Commodore Dupont reports the result of an
expedition from his fleet into Mosquito Inlet, Fla,
BY the Penguin, Lieutenant F, A. Budd, and the
Henry Andrew, S. W. Mather commanding, in
which both these officers were killed, together
with six seamen, and seven others were wounded.
The object of the expedition was to capture any
vessels lying there which were supposed to con-
tain arms transhpped from British vessels
from Nassau, and to protect from incen-
and ready for shipment. After making survey
OF the inlet in their boats, the two commanders
on their return, landed in the vicinity of some
abandoned earthworks near a dense grove, from
which heavy fire was Unexpectedly opened upon
their men, killing Lieutenant Budd and Acting
Master Mathers, and the number of men above
stated. The rebels who made this attack were
portion of the garrison who abandoned St. Angus
tine on the approach of our troops. On the fol-
lowing morning Qhe 23d ult.) upon the arrival of
Com. Rodgers, the place was found to be evacuat-
ed, but the bodies of the two officers were deliver
ed up under flag of truce by rebel officer, Cap
tain Bird, who came from camp at some distance.
The prize rebel steamer Magnolia, with cargo
Of one thousand and fifty bales of cotton, arrived
here yesterday from Key West. We give else
where detailed account of her capture, and full
description Of the vessel. Our news from the Gulf
to-day will be found highly interesting.
We give to-day some further particulars Of the
killed and wounded at the battle of Winchester.
The wounded are generally reported as doing well
full official list cannot be received for few days
to come, owing to the scattered positions of the
different regiments. General Shields is rapidly
recovering.
, Dispatches received at st. Louis yesterday
state that skrmish took place between de-
tachment of the First Iowa cavalry and
guerilla band of rebels under Colonel Parker on
the goth, about ten miles west of warrensburg,
in which fifteen rebels were killed and twenty
FIVE prisoners, including Colonel Parker and
Captain Walton, were taken.
On our first page will be found comprehen-
sive map of Memphis and the shores of the
Mississippi river on both sides, together with
description of that city and its railroad ap-
proachcs.
A Northern man at Nashville writes to a Louis
fIa hat hare axu;1 ha a ahaI q
new line, extending from Decatur, Alabama, to
Island No. 10. Of two hundred thousand men.
Evans, of Georgia, he says, has arrived from Ma
nassas with the flower Of the army which fought
Us last July. From all the indications, the impend
ing battle will be far the most important of any
that has yeE been fought in this war. The rebel
sand. These facts are important, though not un-
expected, as IL has been long known that the
rebel troops have for some time been moving
westward. under Beauregard Evans, and other
officers. They also prove that General Mcclellan S
policy Of moving his Western forces southwark
before he advanced those Of his own department
W VIC oVeh JuNiNiOHS anu ~ HlOVl VI BoOu Henerd-
ship. Virginia will be won without much blood
she'd and the actual fighting will yet be carried on
in the cotton States, where it properly belongs.
BY the Jura at Portland we have news fron, Eu.
rope to tho 2lst of March. two days later.
President Lincolns emancipation message had
been received in England, ond-so far as it was
commented on by the press, was regarded as of the
utmost importance, and likely to produce very
favorable effect for the Union cause in Europe
The London Times acknowledges this TO grea
extent, but the writer, towards the close Of tn,
article, talks Of the State paper as "bid mad'
towards putting an end to the war" he not being
perhaps, able to comprehend the scope of tn,
policy Of the Washington Cabinet
Russell, Of the London Times, was out again as |
war prophet and sympathizer with the rebels. II,
praises the constancy and tenacity % Of tn,
southern troops, and asserts that the Northerr
sold era care weary Of war; and "clamorous fo
tur,ougls." Such are his fctions Of the 80 o