The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-05-07

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+ ubinerged. Thousands Of cattle. sheer md
hogs. have washed away. Many |hrnlIies
are living in fiat boats. 8.'' . sssa,4 . 30
gEserywhere along tho river there is very
great suffering in consequence Of the unpre.
csdent food E.. . %S@z g
The whole OF Columbus, up to the foot
Of the Notifications, is cverfowed. The
water is running into the windows Of the
houses. Hickman is also suffering great.
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Tho Notifications Eat Island No. ID and
off on the mai'' land opposite are stiIl above
water. excepting the upper battery.,,ess,.s..aase
! A large amount Of cannon, heavy ord
nance and stores captured from the rebels on
he main shore, are still lying in the bayou
and cannot Do removed until the water sub
sides egg go y s}s5tsj> u ~ t#@e} &E337li'
Paint Pleasant is entirely drowned ont, al
Memphis papers of the 26th saw That II
convention Of cotton planters held in
Alabama, It was UNANIMOUSLY resolved to reeI
strict tho Prediction Of cotton to- 500
pounds for each hand employed. end advis..
ing the cul walton OF breadstuffs instead.
They recommend the levy OF a tax of ss25
per bale on all cotton grown over that 1
mount, 49, = 1e'.a! .,t*' '.s; - J w :.
Martial law is declared in Eastern Ten
neSsee. IT, :-tsT.- .F.... 80 4 J
The Columbus, Georgia, works are turn.
ing out six cannon per day.9s1 g.. g.. ~.
General Albert Pike issued an order com.
p''menting the Indian allies for their gallant
~ at Pea Ridge
"'' r r." 49, Cairo, May1.
The river rose Two inches in tho last
twenty-four hours. 'f'." "...t -|s
The steamer montgomery Of the rebel
gunboat fleet from New Orleans. arrived of
the fort and Joined the nol'ins feet. J..
-. 50 g. MILWAUKEE, May l.
Specials report heavy cannonading through
ont. Monday night and Tuesday, in the :di-
rectiots of Fort Wright. 1t is supposed
that gunboats from New Orleans had attack
ed our fleet.
serious skirm'sh took place between
the advance guard Of five thousand strong
and, large body Of rebels. five miles from
Cornth. Federals victorious. + =: r
Cannonadins still heard when the steamer
left. No particulars as to losses.
~ FORTRESS MONROE, May l. !.
To Hon. e. N. Stanton, S cretary Of War.
Capt. Worden, ofthe navy, with dispatch
es from Gen. Burnside, has just arrived
He reports Fort Macon was taken after
eleven hours bombafdment Four hundred
prisoners were taken. Colonel White late
|of the Ordnance Department, commanded
at Fort Macon. Loss on our side one killed
and eleven wounded. .,..,, a., :,~.
(Signed) JOHN E. Wool
General Commanding.
The Petersburg Erpre<s Of to -day saws
that many rumors were in circulation YES
tcrday, among them one Of the evacuation
of Memphis and Cornth, also the report Of
the capture Of Wilmington, North Carolina,
by Gen. Burnside. =. ~
BEFORE YORKTOWN, Mayl.
On Tuesday steamboat was seen with
a load of troops before Yorktown. They
probably came from. West Point, 80 miles
above, indicating that the enemy IS being re-
inferred instead Of preparing to evacu-
ate.
" Heavy April showers stiH continue TO visit
us daily, retarding in a. considerable degree
military operations 49,.
Two deserlers belonging to the Missis-
sippi battalion, commanded by Col. Taylor
ca,nped near Yorktown, deserted last night
while on picket duty. :,
They are both Northern p,en. They
could give little or no information. Gen
erals johnson and Magrnder made speech.
es last week to a" ths troops. calling on them
to use every exertion to defeat the northern
invaders that they should never surrender
so long as there was man left that If
they were defeated At Yorktown the cause
of the Confederacy was gone, as they were
determined to rest their cause in this their
last battle. =,
HUNTSVILLE. AlABAMA,)
Via Nashville, May, IL
IL Hon' EH,oar1 NJ Stanton:
SIR yesterday the enemy having cut
our wires. attacked during the night one Of
our brigades. made it my duty to head
in per son the expedition against Bridge
port I started by a rain Of cars in the
morning, followed by two additional com
panieS Of cavalry. found that our pickets
had engaged the enerny's pickets four miles
from Bridgeport, and after q sharp engage.
ment. in which we lost one man killed We
drove them acr, ~ stream, the railroad
bridge Of which had previously burned.
With four regiments Of infantry two
pieces OF artillery, dragged by hand, and
,wo companies Of cavalry at Bridgeport
We advanced on the burnt bridge. and open,
cd our fire upon the enemy's pickets on the
other side = t..-.'t --..I
This accomplished, the entire force was
thrown across the country about mile,
and p'rt on the road leading from Steven
son to Bridgeport. The middle column
now advanced a, a rapHl pace. Our scouts
attacked those Of tie e,ieiny. and forced
'hc,n rom the Bird s5ort road. We thus
succeeded in maxim. complete surprise
Immediately forming our liae of battle on
the crest Of a wooded hill, within S y yards
Of the works, constr acted 10 defend the
bridge. At@oar first lire, .lhe rebels broke
add run ~ 4s.3s..s.,:f s,y.~s :. x~~.g
They attempted 10 blow up The main
bridge hut failed. and then attempted I" fire
the further OK creme bai The volunteers IT
my cal! pushed forwardSn the FIRE and saved
!, the bridge. From The. Island to the shore
we could not save il, Itsis Of small moment
its length being but 45a feet. S*.'zs@s s<S :.
I Prisoners reports five regiments Of infantry
and eighteen hundred cavalry stationed at
the b.. dye.
+ This campaign is ended. and now occu
Epy Huntsville with perfect security, while
in all 4 ALBANIA north Of the Tennessee river
floats no flag but the MD lag gs...g ~
(S'gned]. O. N. MITcHEtI. .sr.ss:.s-@
! BIigadier General.
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