The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-02
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F.rTsBuRG. Tenn, MAY Item uulleck
tecyraphs to Hon T.. NJ Stanton secretary
Of war, that official confirmation has been re.
ceiycd Of the defeat and route of COO savurcs
under command Of Co.'s. Coffee and Stasom.
wright, al NcoshO. Mo, by 80 Of the first
Missouri volunteers. SiXty.two prisoners
were taken, with - horses and large aunn.
tIty Of arms.
The body Of Gov. Harvey, who was recent
Iy drowned At Savannah has been found
forty miles below, on the bank Of the river
The weather is clear and pleasant, and
there are good prospects for improvement in
the roads
The river i fui,in.
zen +. W. Sherman, Of Port Royal. has
arrived and has taken command Of brigade
SPECIAL u Times:
toRr PILLOW, April 3O.-Tha Ina, been no
change III the outward appearance VI thing.
at this place since my last.
Certain Indication. point tna speedy term
nation Of our protractel siege. Am not at
liberty 20 say how soon.
letter arrived to-day from tho rcbc! gun.
boat fleet, in which the writer SAYS that the
ycs,e! TO which he belonged has been employ
Ell for nearly week past in cruising between
the tort aud Memphis in search OF cotton
Every lot discovered was ut once burned. The
lots varied from five to sixty bales each, aud
the aggregate burned va. several thousand
bales.
A 10, OF five bales, discovered in this vicin.
ity, WAS seized by Com Footo.
Montgomery rebel fleet from New Orleans
la. arrived If the fort aud Joined lloIlIn-.
rebels have unyy .I fIi,.i,,,, ,,.,,,
to make a show OF resistance, and it is be.
l,cved when we advance they viii fight with
ali the desperation Of corHcred rats Indeed
they can DO nothing else, they nre between
two federal fleets nnd must fight or die.
WAsuISGroN, April 29,h.-Fort Macon
surrendered on Friday, p, after Il lombard
mcnt of ten and II hail hours. Their batter
les were pIun1cd behind heavy sand banks.
The preaching battery was 100 feet dis.
lance, and the mortars 400 feet. The gar.
rison wns allowed the hon0r- of war. The
officers retained side arms. Seven men Kill.
led, and Is wounded
Fort Monroe, May lst.--Gen. Wool tele
gtaphcs to Sec'y Stanton that five negroes
arrived in MansieId's division. report the
fall Of Fort Macon.
Beauregard has evacuated Corinth and
has fallen back to Memphis.
tbs reported that Com. Tatnoll aud the
principal officers Of the Merrimac have re-
signed. She now lies at Marine hospital,
Craney Island, fast to tt buoy She now
mounts II guns.
Forsyth, Mo, April -. On tn oath inst
cavalry from this place destroyed the exten
slye saitpetre works near lel!ville, Ark. land
burnt the buildings
Lieut.. llickock, 18th Iowa cavalry was Kill
ed and one private wounded.
large amount Of supplies for the use Of
Jayhawkers and deserters hiding in the noun
talns were captured by Gen. Curts's com.
mand
Maj, Hubbard, with l46 men Of the lst
Missouri cavalry fought and routed Coils.
Coffee, Stowm, Wright and 600 Indians, at
Seasho, on the 10th inst. Killing and woun.
ding 80 and taking 81 prisoners, 70 horses
and large quantity of arms.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, via Louisville, May |.
To +. VI. Stanton:
On yesterday the enemy having cut our
wires, ana during the nigat attacked one of
our br'gades, deemed it my duty to head in
person the expedition against Bridgeport |
started 10y tram Of cars in the morning, fol.
lowed by two additional companies of caval-
ry founi that our pickets had engaged the
enemy picketS tour miles from Bridgeport,
ana after short engagement in which we
lost one man Killed, drove them across n I
stream. the railroad bridge Of which | had
previously burned
WIN tour regiments Of infantry,two pieces
)t artillery, and , companies Of cavalry, we
advanced to the burnt bridge and opened our !
ire upon the enemy's pickets on the other T
''de' thus producing the impression that our
lsvance would be by the railroad, but onr
'nttre force was thrown across the Country o
Ibout mile, and put on the road LEADING 5
rom Stevenson to brjlgcuort. The m;l)Io I
column now advanced at rapid pace. Our
e"uts attacked those of the enemy and drove
hem from the Bridgeport road. We thus u
ncceeded IN making complete surprise, and e
forming our line of battle on the y
rest Of a wooded Hill, within Stewards af the "
FORKS constructed to defend the bridge. At
ar first fire the rebels broke and ran. They p
tempted to blow up the main bridge but >,
llIef, then attempted 10 fire the further ey L
'emlty, but the volunteers at nv command "
ent forward in the FIRE and saved the bridge. " =,
rom the island to the main shore we could d
1t save. 1t Is OF small moment. Its length
but 100 feet II.
PRISONERS report FIVE regiments of infantry u,
ID $500 cavalry stationed at the bridge. Nc
lhls campaign is ended, and now occupy g ~
nntSvlle IN perfect security, while in all Of 10
Iabama north Of the Tennessee river, floats ,
flag but the old flag U u.
Signed, O. NJ. MITCHELL, DE-
Brig General, commanding. 800