, 1862-04-12
Big Bethel is occupied by the Federals.
| 500 rebels fed on our approach

The rebel force a. eoncentraing at Coz
ripth' Miss rqPorssa 10000 tong Beau
regarais Commando % rs
<hhsAatsst news oSsIsiaha No lois 70
the 9th OF march, and states that tie gun
boals and mortars ere ST.. ss..l oomDarding
the rebel works, and had dismounted sevc-
al guns on the main shore Several rebel
batteries were abandonsd on atcQ punt hf the
water
--.-a-1 News of April lst.s. s.'ss..ss,ss..
= sSt.aJeseph, April 1rdispatchs from
bairoso of March 29, says The firing yes
terday at9lsland No. o was quite exciting,
oheFebels opening fire from a new battery.
They haveduyt Completed theaguns on it,
and they are evidently heavy ones, as. the
balls lweie. thrown constantly beyond the
Beqtop. The etemy could be seen ailiday
lpsilyengaged cutting ava utreesand push
sing the Completion ofoother means Of de-
( Tfense rapidly -forMardd Someso of their shot
lnow thrown are estimated 20 beal2S5Round-
ers, They baFemo idea at .presept pt0f evac-
\ 1uatins, and are daily getting moFe cannon
I'm WORD reached 4 The he 'a aeet last hight@ that
'lfopr gunboats, partly protested by an armoi
of railroad iron, had appeared below Pom
'hPleakabt. n Gen. Pope batteries eNtendnn
a continuous line Il miles.m9l lt9is thoughl
impossible for the rebelsto force apassage
lit is probable however, that ifo the Tepor
of their arrival be true, and they make al
attempt, theyxBll beoall9Yed to, pass up t
/. .the Island, asithey, cannot get back again
n The, ,enemy's boats would then be takei
1whenftEe Island is captured, which, thei'
IS eyerv reason to believe, viii be- befor'
N lopg.brsd a.
er9 The ,mortars still continue to throw shel
Kinto every part Of herebelawurksdD sgnr
4 There Is nothing important from thejTelf
lnessee river bnlA.1 aarl Valfrom Memphis to
j day reports general despondepeNo and ibp
Ilittle confidence is felt devenb in the larg
force concentrating at GQrinth. "a a,.
Fortress Monroe, March 2S.EAfaiFs re
\ main quiet here,,so far as to news that cal
be communicated
''lT Gen. Hunter and Staff arfived here yes
terday, en- ro&ie for Port Royal, to'tak
I command of tie army operations in tha
lquarter, ''11i l'' s'loi p sse si slsi.a
!, The Union troops advanced yesterday o.
y the rebel outposts. beyond Warringtol
Junction. ilamI- shan taqs-ljaspi ia sa,of
A special l-dispatch.testhe n " Heraz
1says Our troopsiarer driving the enemy
estimated at 10000, before them along th
! line Of tie Gordonville railroad.
= 9Is sQoorf
III dtIoL ni 1 From Mexico. sfi sgcf-J
q Neu Yblls. March II -aVise sseameri Roanoke,
d FROM Havana on tiie 18th, brings Vera Crz dates
the 4th inst.
The SpanislftT6ops are IVurnins fronahe iuterio
The, English 1eaces yYeEe tQ leave the country
French forces were on the way to Tehuacan. Thei
freintorteinerts lad rot arrived Tc Spanish force
had started foot for Orizaba. Janrez with 500
troops holds the road from Vera CrGz to Mexico.
All American ctizen, bearer oi Cirpatehes from III
Washington Goverpment to Minister Corwin, Wa
murdered between Vera Crnz and Nexico.i li tnili
Negotiations between tt9ei n eMeap Gqyernme1t al
the Allies were commenced on the lst Of March.
1t appesrs that one If the stfmatoas made moth
conference between Plim and Dohlado was that n
fmore troops should be landed. UnGerthis some span
ash troops returied TO GAIA. The Freneh lelito g
; ments we're to return without landing The Engis
force will return via Hcrmuda. Their harness an
mules were sold to the French 2nl
All the British Teops, save l90s haYe embarked tc
home.