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.
Gus. Scammon, Shasta messenger, arrived at 3
o'clock on Friday morning, bringing us a Shasta
Courier. Extra, from which the annexed glorious
intelligence is taken:
JuLEsBURG, 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. Chivingston 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 250 rebel
cavalry were l5 miles from the Pass. Maj. Chv-
ingston found the enemy assembled, and whip
ped them out in short STYLE taking 10 prisoners.
The command which was on its way down the
under Col. Slough, encountered no enemy
until arriving at Pigeon Ranch, fifteen miles
from Santa Pc. where it met at the mouth of the
caTon, 100 Texans. This was on Friday, March
29tb. Col. Slough's seven companies engaged
the enemy in front, while Maj. Chivingston' s
four eompanies--two of cavalry and two of in-
fantry-deploycd and attacked the rebels in The
rear, driving the guard from the rebels supply
iran and capturing the train, consisting of lltty-
one wagons. Maj. Chivingston 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 caiion. At o'clock the fighting
b,,, Glouuh NIL \
his men to the creek. The loss on our side was
20 killcd-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 within a short distance of Santa Fe.
The communication between bin and Col Slough
was continually kept up, and the prospects were
that Sibley 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.
ST. Louis, April Sth p. VI.
FIRST DISPATCH.
! Headquarters Department Of Missouri. To
| Hon. T. STANTON, Secretary Of War;
! Gen. Pope crossed the Mississippi river yester-
day, and captured the enemy's floating battery,
IA guns. and occupied TiptOnvillc, Tenn. The
enemy were driven from all their works below
New Madrid, leaving behind them artillery,
baggage and sick. a land battery Of twelve
heavy guns 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. HALLEcK, Maj. General.
SECOND DISPATCH.
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 oil. They
abandoned everything,
THIRD DISPATCH.
Brig. Gen. ". ". Mckall, late of L. S.
Adjutant Generals department, with over z000
of rebel forces, has surrendered to Gen. Pope,
aud it is eApeotrti that many will he cap
turcd to-day. Immense quantities Of supplies
have fallen into our hands.
FOURTH pISPATCH.
| Gen. Pope has captured Generals, COCO pris
oners Of war, one hundred siege guns, and several
fall batteries, with great quantities Of small arms
tents, wagons horses and provisions. Our victory
is complete and overwhelming. We have not lost
a single man,
Carlo, April 7th.
A special to st. Louis Republican says Friday
evening our forces at Pitsburg were attacked by
two regiments of infantry two pieces Of artillery,
and large force of cavalry. The enemy only
fred one round and commenced rctreating. 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 rcconuoitering party of the enemy, to
fed out the strength of our force, and finding
more than they expected, they beat hasty re-
treat for Corinth, Miss.
New York, April Sth.
The n y. 7riLtHeS Tennessee correspondent
writes that the rebel army has been greatly
overrated, and that their whole force does not
exceed $4,000 men, and 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 fleet of gunboals had made their en-
trance into Mobile Bay, and the U. S. gunboat
Santiago de Cuba chased a steamer laden with
cotton ashore the coast of Louisiana, and shot
shell into her, burning her to the waters
edge.
Tho schooner George E. Baker, with 1870 bales
of cotton for Havana, was captured by the gun
boat Il. X. Cutter.
WASHINGTON, April Slh.
A dispatch from Gen. IIalleck states that Gen.
Stnrgis goes to Kansas and Gen. Craig to Indian
Territory Gen. Bucll's advance has reached
Gen. Grant. Gen. Halleck will Immediately take
the field in person.
SECRETARY STANTON AND BENNErT-The order
of Secretary of War Stanton, the other day.
raised the worst kind Of an unpleasant odor at
first. No war news No military paragra phs
No army statcmcntsl No secrets from Washing
ton Our newspapers were in desperate strait
our editors were furious. Two policemen at
each press room door to compel obedience to the
governmental mandate, reused the anger of the
c devil" (the press imp) and all his works. But
the Heratd subsequently published the news of
Gen, Banks division advance into Virginia de-
spite the prohibition, inserting an article at the
same time in praise of Secretary Stanton whom
it ha tes. This stirred up more feeling, for the
other journals had the news, but were afraid to
give it, and the andaciy of the HeraH 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.
Lincoln's personal Interference (she was piteous
ly implorpd 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 $500 was distributed to insure silence
on the part of the Government officials C"tohs