The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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We have good news from all quarters,
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Gen. Pope's command has been for some
time at Point Pleasant, below New Madrid,
Mo-, while the rebels were strongly fortified
at the latter place, and a fight has been
lookedsfor at that point; but by a telegram
from Gen. Halleck to the Secretary of War,
we learn that after several days skirmishing,
and a number of attempts By the rebels to
destroy Gen. Pope's batteries, they evacu-
ated their, fort and p intrenchments, and
crossed the river in the night. This was
the last stronghold of the enemy in. Mis-
souri,. A later dispatch says twenty-five
pieces of artillery. consisting of twenty -four
and thirty -two-pound ridedi cannon, two
batteries of field artillery, an immense
quantity offxed ammunition, several hun
dred small arms, one hundred boxes musket
cartridges, three hundred horses and mules,
tents for an army of twelve thousand men,
and an immense quantity of other property,
not less than million dollars in value, has
fallen into our hands. The men left so hur-
riedly they had to leave officers baggage,
knapsacks, their dead unburied, and suppers
on the table. The storm which ragged dur
ing the night enabled them to cross the
river undiscovered. During the whole day
Thursday our lines were drawn close around
their works, under the fire of sixty pieces of
artillery. The fear of an assault on their
works by daylight on Friday induced them
to fee preeipitately during the night. Many
prisoners were taken; also the colors of
several Arkansas regiments. Hollins was in
command of their fleet of gunboats. Gen.
Pope has twenty five guns planted in the
enemy's works, commanding every part of
the river. eeae @ tae
Centeryille, Leesburg, Winchester and
Manassas Junction have all been evacuated
by the rebels, they first burning and de-
stroying everything valuable. a7ff
A portion, of Dupont's fleet lett Port
Royal on the lst Of March for Brunswick,
Ga. They took possession of that city, the
enemy flying at the approach of our gun
boats. The fleet next went thirty miles
south to Cumberland Sound, which is the
entrance to Fernandina, and took possession
of Fort Clinch. Twelve large guns fell into
our hands, one 100 pounder, rifled. We
also captured the rebel steamer Darlington.
loaded with wagons and ammunition. The
Federal forces under General Wright landed
aud garrisoned the forts and earthworks.
taking possession of the city. This latter
has been one of the most useful forts to the
rebels. adi" dta a5aata oqxa a aa
&c A terrific battle has been fought in Ar
kansas. between the Union men under Cur
tbs and Sigel and the combined rebel forces
OF Price, McCulloch, Van Dorm and Mo
Intosh. The latest accounts give our loss
at only $50. but it must have been much
hea yier than that. We publish what par
ticulars we can gather. in another column.
e 9, Adispstch says Col. Geary took many
prisoners At Leesburg. e 10 esF
3udNew4 Orleans. is said to be full of secret
Uaion clabs. 1T is believed that no less
$4,000 belong to these clubs. Two gentle
men who arrived at st, Louis from there,
say that great distress has prevailed in that
city all winter. ba 's=s4 5sas7as nh
The rebel Generals Buckner and Thigh
man have been placed in close confinement
1t Fort Warren, Boston.
a bill has been reported for the organiza-
ton Of the Territory of Arizona.
!, A London letter of the 1st of March says
that on the whole there is an obvious growth
of the impression ip England that the strag-
gle will be terminated in the spring. Amer
lean securities havsg bean consequently
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