The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-19

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poeon Nachez mouth of Red river, ana other points,
Curry Chiffon of Aabama, made an aole logical ana
practical speech to-day on the adoption pt the senate
hin for the destruction OF and tobacco liable TO
fall in the hands OF the enemy
RICHMOND March 9-Presdent Davis has proclaim
ed martial law in Petersburg and surrounding country,
same az in Richmond VIM. Parnell has been appoint
ed provost marshal
RIcHMoSp. March 9-The following dispatch was
re- we'd to-day at the department RON Gen. Huger:
The steamer Virginia on Yesterday dest Dyed the ted
eral rigaes Congress and Cumberland aud ran the Min
nesota aground. To-day she damaged her severely
she is still aground The Virginia and all the Confed
crate steamers to the navy yard at 2 NJ to-day
There is no other information from the enemy.
RICHMOND, March l0-The Norfolk Day Book of
this morning says the Virginia sunk the Cumberland
after fifteen minutes fighting. The Virginia ran within
point blank range and fired her bow guns several OF
which took effect and then struck her with the ram,
causing her to reel, canteen and sink Her officers
and crew escaped in the small boats, and many we're
captured by the Confederates, while number were
drowned. Three wounded men were sunk with tie
Cumberland.
The Congress was next attacked, and resisted gal
anty but forced to ashore and hoist the white
flag Her crew were taken off by the Confederate gun
boats The yankees fred on US with Minnie muskets
while lending assistance to the Congress.
One shot dismanted two guns, killed sixteen men and
tore The Congress to pieces.
While the Virginia engaged the batteries at Newport
News, the Minnesota came up. She engaged our bat
teres at Sewells point and got aground She then
attacked BY the Confederate gnhooats jamestown ana
Patrick henry with great hefeeneSs, DONG heF m6ch
damage. me leoeFai iriS"Ve ~ Lawrence came 70
assistance OF the Minnesota ana she WIFI the Minnesota
also got aground.
The Ericsson engaged the Virginia at a distance Of
thirty or forty yards, when the virginia ram aground
The Ericsson took advantage Of TINS ana poured shoy
after shot into her with no effect After getting OH
tt,a int Tho wifi her nd
she fed.
Many OF the enemy gunboats are sunk and disabled
The MiuneSotais completely riddled, and the 81 Law
renee disabled,
The enemy loss n ooL' gay Is eaC'l"t@u a. rom
10 1900. Out Of five hundred men on the Gum5er-
land only about one hundred escaPeG
All the batteries on newport News were s'leuIe- sA
cept one.
The Congress was et on nre by our vessels on satur
day night about midnight causing inc magazine 70 e2
plode.
The federal tugs and steamers went 70 inc ass ance
of the Minnesota and ". lawrence bRh couldn't haul
them oil the bar
The enemys loss IN Killed aud wounded IS very great
Our total loss is nine killed and twelve wounded
I"enty-thfee prisoners were Drought TO NoHolA on
Saturday night.
The Virginia had two or three men killed and five
wounded.
A small yankee schooner was captured and sent to
Norfolk Two others have since been captured.
COSiS 9o uL9SuSsS4 tiS '~'''tO'." >I'i' "a h'AH
Johnson III tennessee. long ana warm debate TOOK
place Atkins said nearly every member OF Tennessee
legislature had signed petition or the removal oil zen
Johnston from the department Of Tennessee. The Pc
RfrusfoEp March 1.-THE president has sent p mes
~ a corprass STATING that he had SUSPENDED generals
81 aud PILLOW from, command until -bav rive more
iforv areoppts Of the action nj fort DoneIso, The
,rssidplt i unsatisfied with their reports.
Tbe o4i.i,l rancr+s If the action in HamD+nn roads
n, .I,,.J ~
rvantv.one guns. The federal frigates Cumberland
had twenty four Guns the Congress Hftv the ST. Law
renee fty the Minnesota and Roanoke each FORTY be-
sides the Newport News batteries and small rled can
non
The Enforcement lasted three hours The fac Of the
CONGRESS- and the sword Of her commander are in navy
densrtuent
The casualties of the Conederates wele-Capt Eucl-
,n,n wounded with Mimic ball in the 5hgb seriously.
Tor+ Minor wounded in the left side not dalGarrIs.
two men killed and five wounded
Capgrrs nas,ei vote of hunks to the Can't Ulcers
rI MOI, tho VIRGINIA and cher Conf.dartts vess,ls
far their uusrpas.ed galgntry in the late action at
Hanonfon roads
The house nsssad resolutions ADVISING nlautarg II at To
sow cotton or tobacco this wear but to raise provisions
hoes and cattle
The senate nassad hin N o,rapis, tbe s,iarcu,e
court Of the Conf.deracy.
NoRpo4E March s-The Canada arrived AZ Halifax
IN ba 9Th with LivernooI darps 10 H. 22d an t1aens
In tbe bouse Of commons Mr. O,Donabua rensured
the government for not having prevented an breach Of
the neutrality law Ia relation to British shps running
the blockade
general sad chat private ycsseis might
carry goods eonraoand OF war at their own risk.
NORFOLK, March s-A grand naval battle took place
this afternoon off Newport News. Glorious victory
The marine iron battery Virginia, formerly Merrlinae
left the navy yard at halt past eleven this morning &C
eompanled by three gunooats, and proceeded to New
port News. At quarter OF two, two federal frgates
supposed to De the Congress and Cumberland, eommen
ced upon the Virginia The Virginia, when they came
in close quarters open her powerful riaed guns upor
the frgates At quarter past TWO the battle ragee
terrific and violent At quarter of three one Of, TIT
rigates careened nd sunk The 10 sof life is supposed
to be great The other blockading rate was badly dis
abled. She set sail and ran well near ashore to New
port News to prevent sinking Two large trigaes sup
posed to be the Minnesota aud Colorado went up from
Old Point towards Newport News, and when passing
Sewells point the batteries opened upon them. Dam
age supposed TO be considerable The fgigates fire.
briskly
The Minnesota stopped a respectful distance below
Newport News and fired almost necessarily upon thu
MerFnlac until night. The frigate is supposed to b.
aground. The Patrick Henry and jamestown cam