The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-25
War News.
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the Massachusetts 10th, puts their fore
at from 10 900 TO 10000. Nothing els
ofimPortance.
MONDAY.
Col. Morrow Of Gen. Hunters eiai
bearer Of dispatches, says the Ere on +
Pulaski was terrible. The James an
Parrot projcoiilcs bored holes throug
one wall and passed through the surrout
digs Of the magazine, lodging in the oT
poSitc wall.
Col. Morrow brought the sword O
cRpt. Simmer, editor of the Savanna
Republican, captured in Fort Polusk
which represented TO Congressman Cur
ley.
Capt. Duront's dispatch to the Sccre
tsry Of the Navy, says the fall Of Pulas
kills purely military operation, the re
suit Of laborious aud scientific prcpura
tions, aud cousummaie skiil and hrayerl
and execution; and thanks Gen. Hunter
for having, with aPencrou4 spirit, long
TO BE- remembered. permitted the navy Ia
be represented, by allowing scamon an,
officers from the Wabash 10 serve th,
hrcnehinp battery Sigcl.
Gen. Mcdowell has advanced from
Waucnton Junction upon Frcdrick sburg
Fort Macon, near Beaufort, n. c.. hn.
been completely surrounded by Burn.
sides forces. -Four companies OF tho
Connecticut Eighth had skirni-h on
h6 l2th, with one hundred aud fifty rcb.
yfcls, who made sortic from Fort Macon
and drove in our pickcts. Ancr q short
engagement tho rebels were driven back
To the fort. Duringthr engagement the
fort fred SEVENTY shots al the engaged
forces. Two Of our men were wounded.
We shall open ON the fort on the 2lst,
with moriurs aud siege guns. The health
Of the troops ~ good.
II is said that there Is a very short
stock Of provisions in the fort. General
Banks occupies Sparta, miles in front
OF New Market,
TUESDAY.
Tho city VI kpalach'eolu has been cc.
cupicd ly oOr ttoors, thus giving us uu.
other important point in Florida.
Cen. Mitchell. who, It will be rcmcm-
hercd' seized the orly telegraph between
Dcuurrgard's army aud Richmond, has
intercepted the following telegram;
CoRINrn, April o.
To Gen. Sam'l Cooper Richmond;
All present probabilities are that when
~ T thu enemy move on thin position he
will do so with an overwhelming force Of
not loss than S6,0 900 men. We can now
muster only about $4,000 oftctves. Van
Dorm may rrohi bly, join us in few days
with about No 900 more. Can we he re-
inlurccd from p,mbrrton's nrmyl Ii de-.
fratcd here VIZ lose the Mississippi, valley
aud probably cur cuust; whereas we
could even uf; ri 10 lose, for while,
Charleston and Savannah for the purpufc
of defeating Bucll's army, which would
not only Insure ~ the valley of the Mis-
sissippi, but cur independence.
Gen. puntcr, on the l3lh inst, issued
m order declaring "Oll persons ol color
lately held 10 Involuntary service by cnc-
mhs Of the United States in FL Pulaski
and Cockspur Island, Gcorgio,' Ms CON
iscntrd aud free. This order does not
co,rr many persons nor operate v,v cx-
tersiv-ly, hut is an important suggestion
NJ TO whni the rebels are Coming 10 if
they continue little longer.
WEDNESDAY,
The Norfolk Doybooi SAYS that 800
rebel artillery, ON the 18th encountered
: OUnion men, near Jacksonboro, Tenn,
ard after hard fight succeeded IN kill
ing 10 aud taking 600 prisoners, while
the rebels lost none killed and but %
wounded.
The news from the feet n, TT. Wright
is unimportant; the bomhordmcnt con-
tinucs. The rebels have cut the lcvoe
on the Arkansas shore opposite the fort
aud fine farming lands there are now
covered with lake OF water for miles
around. The residents nrc great cSosperO.
ted at this outrage,
The most encouraging nova continues
Z" he received :run llaiIcck's army,
Price and Van Darn are reported to
huvc been last Monday at Dcsark, ninety
mics below Jacksonport, Arkausas.
A rcconuoi,cring party Of the sth
Michigan regiment, went out under the
command OF Col. Fcuton, 10 accompany
Lieut.. Wilson of the Engineer corps, to
Wilmington Island, Tor the purpose OF
erecting { riifcations, They encounter.
cd regiment of Georgia troops in om-
hush and a skirmish cusucd which ended
Ia a complete rou, orthc rebels, leaving
their dead on the field Our troops pur-
suing them for two miles. They had ~
Killed and as wounded,
THURSDAY,
Gen Banks tclegrplhs that his advance
has rtaehrd Hair.nnburg, within % miles Of
both warrenton aud culrerpcr q, H., with a
turnpike 60 each place.
Ndldng is doing at Fort Pillow.
ti~n. Pope has been ordered to move ut
once to the assistance of Gen. uallcek in
his attack upon Coriuth, wh,ry it is expected
trrriJle battle viii be fought in few
dAys-
Gea. sig,l has so far recovered as to be
$40 TO take the field again to. day.
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