The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-19


portion II our troops al Manassas.
/ LOUISVILLE, March ls.-Ycsteriay morn.
/ ing the train from Bowling Green to Nash
/ VILE was intercepted ut Gallatin by II party
Of rebel cavalry, under Capt Jno, Morgan
who ran the train OF the track, and took
prisoners about 80 bridge builders en- route
To Nashville to rebuild the bridge over the
Cumberland
The only remaining locomotive on the
Memphis branch OF the Louisville aud Nash,
vile railroad, near Russellyille, exploded yes,
terday, killing the engineer, conductor. por.
ter and brakeman. This suspeEds railroad
communication on the branch for the present.
Special 10 Chicago Times
CAIRO, March IA messenger, just from
leland No. ~, says that our boats kept up an
inccssant fire on the enemy's works al! day
yesterday.
The rebels have Xix distinct batterie. On
the Tennessee shore.
Oar mortar boats kept up firing every half
hour during the night, One shot from the
rebel batteries struck the Benton killing one
aud wounding seven others.
4 riicd gun on the II. Louis burst, wound
ing several Of the crew.
The st, Louis was struck "a couple Of times
The enemy are very strongly fortified aud
have very large number Of troops on the
main land
The shells from the mDrtars fall in the en-
emy's entrenchmcnt. every time.
All the mortar bouts here. are to leave i'm.
mciately Tor the Island.
The gunbOat Cincinnati received q shot
which Is said to have done some damage t.
her machinery
The lorstlns of the gun on the st. Louis
killed twg, mortally wounded woand severe.
ly wounded 10 others.
\ previous report that one was killed and
seven wounded On the lag ship is contradict.
ed
No damage was done to any other of the
feet
Nothing heard from the land force, at New
Madrid.
CHICAGO, March l9.-The lrbane's special
Washington dispatch says:
A portion OF Banks corps rea3hel Manas.
sas to day, having marched via the Strass.
burg 4 Manassas Gap railroad
Among captains at large Just appointed by
the president, are Edward Baker and Era,-
mus ID. Reyes, Ills, VIM. H. upham, Wis,
pldID, No.
The war department will probably author.
ize The armIng Of the Indians on the Kansas
border. Commissioner Doyle adyices it.
The ways and means committee are still ut
work altering the tax bill.
Gen. Burnside va. confirmed major
general to-day.
New YORK, March l9th.-The following
are the details Of the battle of Newborn.
Com. wan wa' IN command Of the fleet If
gunbjat-, and had sunken vessels. torpedoes
and other rebel obstacles to overcome and
pass, but -urmOunted all difficulties with but
slight damage to two Of his Il vessels
Two brig, three bark, aud nineteen schoon.
crs were sunk by the rebels, above two rebel
batteries. The latter were sicuced the
sunken vessels passed, and our hag hoisted
over the silenced batteries AS our forces went
along.
This was on Saturday afternoon and night,
closed IN. On sunday morning there was a
heavy tug, but 1t soon passed of, whent our
boats went up safely and soon silcncei Fort
Thompson with its two heavy Columbials.
then Fort Ellis with . guns, was captured
after brisk lighting, but the rebels soon fed
in a panic, aud our lag waved over another
| fort, and only one was left to be engaged, and
| Ncwbcrn would be at the mercy Of our troops
This was Fort Lane, but the rebels having
! enough of the boats offered little or no resist
ancc and fed
The rebels then fired large number Of
scows filled with ru.ln anil turpentinr, IN.
tending to float them down and burn our gun.
boats but they got stuck and burned away
quite turIonsly.
The gunboats then shcIlcd the depot and
track, but our troops had then crossed, and Il
white flag was hol,tcl.
Our navy did Mt lose a man.
| The operations on land were briefly IL, fol.
/ lows;
Ourtroops landed T. miles below Newborn,
Gen. Reno's brigade III the advance
Most OF our troops were SO anxious to land
that nearly every regiment Jumped into the
water and waded ashore, and the whole dv-
sion was ashore iii less than two hours
After marching two miles they found de.
serted rebel camp, with fires burning, and Il
hot rebel breakfast untustcd.
y breakfast was then taken, and the divi-
sion biyouaced for the night Early in the
morning skirmishing began Fosters bri.
gadc, comprising the Massachusetts 24th
18th, Doth and 23I regiments, with the 10Th
Connecticut in rescsve, were in line, and en-
! SdSci Il ~ gun TtDcl Ddltefy on tntlr IClt
flank, who showered grape, canister and she'll
upon them, and also showered heavy mu,ket.
ny from their infantry.
| The "a brigade, comprising the LIST Mass.
5lst n. Y, 9th Pa. aud 9th n. j., engaged
them on tie right, and Gen. Parks 81 brig
ade took position in front.
! The lst brigade bore the brunt of the bat.
| tie, and the oath Mass soon had Mai. Stev.
enson and LIT. Col Horton wounded, and the
23d Mass. lost Lit. Col. Merritt "a cannon ball
carrying away one side of his body
The 10th Conn. were ordered to support
the 9th Mass. which had suffered severely.
The ID and Sd brigales executed flank
movement the order to charge bayonets was
given and II hand to hand fight ensued of the
most desperate character, when our troops
drove the rebels out at the point sof the bayo-
Onet.
The rebels took possession of the railroad
train and fed from Newbern, burning the
bridges, the Washington house, some private
dwellings and a number of whisky and tur.
pentne distilleries.
Slaves had commenced pillaging, but were
stopped.
Anumber Of uuiouists were found in the
city,