Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-04-12
FROM THE WAR
GLORIOUS VICTORIES!
Island No. 10 Surrenders.
5000 PRISONERS TAKEN.

We are in receipt Of war news TO the 9th inst.
o'clock on Friday morning, bringing Shasta
Courier, Ertra, from which The annexed glorious
Intelligence is taken:
JrLEsBURG, April 9th
Denver City, April Jones has just arrived
with important news from New Mexico. On the
2sth the Colorado regiment under Col. Slough,
numbering about 1860 men, reached Apache
Pass. Maj. Cbivingston took three companies of
cavalry, and proceeded in advance of the main
body, TO intercept and capture some Of the enc
my, word having been received that 2j0 rebel
cavalry were Is miles from the Pass Maj Chiv-
ingston found the enemy assembled, and whip.
ped them out in short STYLE taking 10 prisoners.
The command which on its way down the
under Col. Slough, encountered no enemy
until arriving at Pigeon Ranch, fifteen miles
from Santa Fe. where it met at the mouth of the
caIlon, 100 Texans. This was on Friday, March
29tb. Col. Slough's seven companies engaged
the enemy in front, while Maj. Chivngston' IS
| four companies two of cavalry and tHo of in-
fantry-deploycd and attacked the rebels in the
rear, driving the guard from the rebels supply
train and capturing the train, consisting of nty-
one wagons. Maj. Chvngston also captured
and spiked one Of the enemy's guns, then retired
! and joined the main force. In the mean time
our force under Slough contended desperately
against superior numbers and disadvantage of
ground the enemy being walled up in the mouth
of the deep caion. At o'clock the fighting
ceased by mutual consent, Col Slough withdrew
his men to the creek. The loss on our side was
20 kllcd-ihree officers and forty to sixty men
wounded. "Kiskadee" left the morning after
the fight and expects that before this the fight
has been decided one way or the other. Colonel
Candy was within short distance of Santa Fe.
The communication between bin and Col. Slough
was continually kept up. and the prospects were
that Sibley was in tight fix. 1t is thought
Slough will fall back on Fort Union, and wait
for Candy, when an advance will be made with
success.
Sr. Louis, April Sth p. NJ.
FIRST DISPATCH.
! Headquarters Department Of Missouri To
| Hon. T. STANTON, Secretary of War;
Gen. Pope crossed the Mississippi river ycster-
day, and captured the cnemy's floating battery,
IA guns, and occupied TptonvilIc, Tenn. The
enemy driven from all their works below
New Madrid, leaving behind them artillery,
baggage and sick. a land battery of twelve
heavy gnns was also taken Gen. Pope will
attack Island No. 10 to-day, and hopes to get
into rear OF the encmy's upper batteries before
night
II. W. HMIEcK, Maj. General.
SECOND plsPATCIT.
Island No. 10 has surrendered. The enemy
has abandoned the upper land batteries, and is
endeavoring TO escape across the swamp. Gen.
Pope is endeavoring to cut them Off They
abandoned everything.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Brig Gen. W. W. McKall, late of L. S.
Adjutant Generals department, with over Z000
of rebel forces, has surrendered to Gen Pope,
aud il is eAPeotrd that many uIuru will he cap
turcd today. Immense quantities Of supplies
have fallen into our hands.
FOURTH pISPATCH.
| Gen. PGpc has captured Generals COCO pris
oners of war, one hundred siege guns, and several
full batteries, with great quantities Of small arms,
tents, wagons horses and provisions. Oar victory
is complete and overwhelming. We have not lost
single man,
Carlo, April 7tb.
special to st. Louis Republican says Friday
evening our forces at Pittsburg were attacked by
two regiments of infantry, two pieces Of artillery,
and a large force of cavalry. The enemy only
fred one round and commenced rctreatng. We
returned the fire. and killed and wounded quite
number. We took sixteen prisoners The
rebels only killed one Of our men. General
Grant was at Savannah, but Immediately left for
the field Of action 1t is supposed to have been
only accommodating party of the enemy, to
ind out the strength of our force, and finding
more than they expected, they beat a husty re-
treat for Corinth, Miss.
New YoRK, April 8th.
The n Y. TriJune'S Tennessee correspondent
writes that the rebel army has been greatly
overrated, and that their whole force does not
exceed 10000 men, aud that half of these are
new recruits
A Ship Island dispatch Of March oath reports
the arrival of Gen. Butler on the 20th.
A rebel feet of gunbOals had made their en-
trance into Mobile Bay, and the u. S. gunboat
Santiago de Cuba chased steamer laden with
cotton ashore on the coast Of Louisiana, and shot
a shell into her, burning her to the waters
edge.
Tho schooner George Z. Baker, with 1870 bales
of cotton for Havana was captured by the gun
boat r. X. Cutter.
WASHINGTON, April Slh.
A dispatch from Gen. Ilalleck states that Gen.
Sturgis goes to Kansas and Gen. Craig to Indian
Territory Gen. Buclls advance has reached
Gen. Grant. Gen. Halleck will Immediately take
the field in person.
SECRETARY STANTON AND BENNETT. order
of Secretary of War Stanton, the other day
raised the worst kind OF an unpleasant odor at
first. No war news No military paragrap phs
ton Our newspapers were in desperate strait
our editors were furious. Two policemen ut
each press room door to compel obedience to the
governmental mandate, reused the anger of the
devil" (the press imp and all his works. But
the Herala subsequently published the news of
Gen, Ranks division advance into Virginia de-
spite the prohibition. inserting an article at the
same time in praise of Secretary Stanton, whom
it ha es. This stirred up more feeling, for the
other journals had the news, but were afraid to
give it, and the andacity of the Acrdd created
terrible uproar. The next day, though, Rennett
was in profound trouble. A dispatch from
Washington actually arrived, ordering him to be
sent to Fort Lafayette. and nothing but Mrs.
I4incolns personal interference (she was pteous
ly implored by Bennett to intertere) saved him
from the disgrace. These are facts though the
utmost pains have been taken to keep them from
the public eye and could tell you exactly how
a check of $l0O was distributed to insure silence
on the part of the Government officials Inton's